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known as one of the cradles of civilization
china
china’s center is located near __________
the great yellow river
bamboo transverse (horizontal) flute. It has 6 holes and gives an ethereal timbre
dizi
also called laba. a double reed aerophone
suona
wind blown mouth organ that consists of 17 bamboo piples mounted on a wind chest that represent the folded wings of a pheonix
sheng
king of traditional chinese instruments. It is a chinese lute
pi-pa
a chordophone that has two strings. Made during the tang dynasty and is approximately 4000 years old
erhu
zither that has 16-21 strings fastened over a large wooden resonating box
guzheng
pair of two cuplike metal cymbals struck together and bound by a court
pengling
medium-sized, barrel-shaped traditional chinese drum with two heads covered in animal skin
tanggu
the redominant religions in japan
shintoism and buddhism
one of the most rominent japanese chordophonel. Two-meter long zither with 13 and movable bridges
koto
three-stringed chordophone that has a drumlike rounded rectangular body
shamisen
a japanese lute, a short-necked chordophone characterized by its pear-shaped body
biwa
famous japanese bamboo flute. it is an end blown aeropphone with four to five holes
shakuhachi
japanese membranophone instrument a very large drum
daiko
hourglass shaped two headed drum from korea
changgo
a clindrical double reed aerophone that has a saxophone like sound
piri
has six finger holes a membrane covered hole and several open holes
taegum
six stringed zither (chordophone) which has its roots from the chinese qin
kumungo
two stringed chordophone that resembles the chinese erhu
haegum
zither (chordophone) with 12 strings and 12 bridges
kayagum
traditional vocal music based on the three line form of classical korean poetry
sijo
performed by a singer or a narrator describing in song the folk tales of korea
pansori
