Music Cultures East Asia

Question 1

Early rule in East Asia

Answer 1

Dynasties

Question 2

Musical instruments classified into 8 categories in China

Answer 2

Bayin: wood, bamboo, metal, stone, clay, skin, silk, and gourd.

Question 3

Chinese music mostly consists of:

Answer 3

vocal music, folk, theater.

Question 4

Guqin

Answer 4

Ancient zither with silk strings, and players pluck and bend the strings to change the tone.

Question 5

Guqin’s form of notation

Answer 5

Tablature

Question 6

Main music ensembles of Shanghai

Answer 6

Silk and Bamboo or Sizhu, or amateur music.

Question 7

The four instrumental instruments of Shanghai

Answer 7

Erhu, yangqin, dizi, pipa

Question 8

Pipa

Answer 8

Lute-type instrument . Players use fingers or plectra.

Question 9

Yangqin

Answer 9

Hit with hammers. Used with accompanying usually

Question 10

Dizi

Answer 10

Flute-like instrument with 6 finger holes

Question 11

A type of Opera in Beijing

Answer 11

Peking Opera, or Jingju

Question 12

Specialized singing in Mongolia

Answer 12

Overtone/Throat singing

Question 13

Form of music that tells stories and history in Mongolia

Answer 13

Long songs

Question 14

Korean Hymn’s to the ancient Chinese philosopher Confucius

Answer 14

A-ak

Question 15

Vocal and drum music that tells a story in Korea.

Answer 15

Pansori

Question 16

Shallow barrel drum with two tacked heads used in Pansori

Answer 16

puk

Question 17

New genre of music in Korea that means “Four instruments playing”

Answer 17

Samul-nori

Question 18

K-Pop

Answer 18

K-Pop

Question 19

The three essential instruments of Japan.

Answer 19

Koto, shakuhachi, and shamisen

Question 20

Specific kind of court music imported from Chine to Japan

Answer 20

Gagaku

Question 21

Big drumming very aggressive, etc.

Answer 21

Taiko Drumming

Question 22

Japans best known chamber ensemble consisting of the three instruments

Answer 22

sankyoku