Quiz 9 Flashcards
Overtone
Tones that form the harmonic series derived from the fundamental pitch.
Khoomei
Mongolian throat singing
Imitate the sounds of nature
Overtone
Belief of throat singers
They singing is from the sacred nature of mountains, the song genre from “long song” from western Mongolian
Morinhurr
Two stringed horse head fiddle from Mongolia
Korea
Colony of Japan, the country is still split in two.
A-ak
Confucian ritual music
Sung once a year on his bday
Chinese vs korean music
Chinese music evolves when revolution occur
Korea still has their court and ritual music
P’ansori
Korean narrative vocal performance style. Featuring epic length stories.
Samul-nori
Folk derived percussion music
Japan 4 island nation
Hokkaido
Honshu
Shikoku
Kyushu
3 instruments for Japanese music
Koto-zither
Shamisen- lute
Shakuhachi- flute
Chinese vs Japanese music
Chinese tunes are continually rearranged + embellished freely
Japanese music is played with consistency
Sankyoku
Japanese chamber ensemble
Vocal voice, 3 instruments: koto, shamisen, shakuhachi
Gagaku
“Elegant music” Confucian derived ritual court ensemble from Japan
Kabuki theater
Flutes, lutes, drums
Story telling movement, and white painted faces
Mount Everest 29,000 ft high
In Tibet, tallest mountain
Buddhism in Tibet
Practiced by most population
Dalai Lama
The living Buddha, from most Tibetans
Kang-dung trumpet
Trumpet made from human thighbone, but made by metal today
Dung-Chen trumpet
5-12 ft long trumpet, make low pitches and played in pairs
Rom
Large cymbals
Bonism
Ritual+ offerings to please the demon
Some people use human sacrifices
