Mapeh (Music) 2nd test
is an island nation in the Pacific Ocean of East Asia. It is also known as the "Land of the Rising Sun"
Japan
means music
Ongaku
it is used On formal Occasions at Shrines or imperial functions and at Shinto folk festivals
Kagura
It is sung in unison with Ornamentations, free rhythm etc
Shomyo
Japanese folk songs are sung in Chinese and in tight-throated and melismatic fashions. they are usually set in duple meter some in triple meter.
Saibara
Consisting Of four instruments, three drums +flute
Hayashi
refers to the traditional court music Of Japan, which flourished during the Nara and Heian Periods (1710 - 1185). In Japanese, gagaku means "refined". Gagaku is music of the elite, It is Often known as the "art Of singing and dancing". It is considered as the oldest surviving Court music in some shrines and temples.
Gagaku
used specifically in music for the Koto Shamisen excluding gagaku and Shomyo
In scale
used specifically in folk songs including gagaku and shomyo.
Yo scale
sound more like chinese scale
Ryo Scale
sound more like Japanese scale
Ritsu Scale
dance music
Bugaku
for shinto ceremonies
Ritual music
it is an orchestral music and instrumental ensemble
accompanying the dance in Bugaku. This ensemble means,
wind and string instruments
Kangen
it is an ensemble composed of three famous
Japanese instruments, lt is used as an accompaniment for
vocal music and serves as an interlude in between music
sections.
Sankyoku
is a simple transverse flute with a blow hole and fingering holes. It's used for folk performing arts
Shinobue
is popular end-blown flute made of bamboo. Blow hole is made by cutting the end part on an angle. Originally, it is said that it was introduced into Japan from continent as one of the instruments for gagaku
Shakuhachi
is one of the traditional Japanese transverse flutes. it's used for gagaku, It's made of bamboo called medake. Urushi lacquer is painted inside of it. Kaba
Ryuteki
is thinner and shorter than ryuteki. lt is a whole tone higher in pitch than the ryuteki. lt produces sharp and
clear sound.
Komabue
is longer and thinner than ryuteki. lt is a whole tone lower in pitch than the ryuteki. It's played elegantly with gentle breath It's said that the most expensive flute
in these three flutes.
Kagurabue
is a free reed instrument made of bamboo pipes and body. Free reed called shita is attach on the lower part of bamboo. So it becomes hard to make sound if shita is wet by breath, it need to be dried before performance
Sho
is a double reed instrument made of bamboo body and reed. lt needs to put the reed into the warm tea before attaching the body in order to open blow hole
Hichiriki
is one of the transverse flutes in Japan. It's made of bamboo called medake. A short bamboo pipe called nodo is put inside of it between the blow hole and the nearest fingering hole.
Nohkan
is a shell-conch flute of Japan. It's often used by shugenja, practitioner of the Japanese religion of the shugendo for chanting and sending signals. Or, it's played as communication tool in middle ages.
Horagi
is a popular Japanese three-stringed lute. Although it's a string instrument, sometimes it's played like percussion by hitting the skin with a plectrum.
Shamisen
is a general term of the Japanese string instruments and nowadays it means sou, a Japanese zither lt was 13 strings type of zither.
Koto
is one of the Japanese lutes. Biwa used in gagaku is called gaku biwa.
Biwa
is a lute in Okinawa, Japan. lt's used for traditional music of Okinawa and Amami district. lt's often played as back
ground music for the folk song in, Okinawa.
Sanshin
is a name of barrel-shaped taiko tightened by tacks and also known as miya daiko.
Nagado daiko
is a general name for drums tightened by rope or other tools. It's used for festivals, folk performing arts, kabuki theater, noh play.
Shime daiko
is a drum made by stretching a skin over a round frame and attach a handle on it. I's used for kabuki theater folk performing arts, Nichiren Buddhism
Uchiwa daiko
lt is hung from the frame stand. The stand looks like a gaku daiko's stand
Shouko
is a large and thin gong made of bronze. lt is originated from Chinese percussion called ra. lt is used for Buddhism music, kabuki theater, and folk performing arts.
Dora
is a Japanese hand bell used for kagura dance performed by local people and miko
Kagura Suzu
is made by string wooden plate with a handle attached at each end. The player makes a sound by bending it
Binzasara
is a giant bronze bell used in
Buddhism temples. lt is struck to
announce the time and send signals
lt has wide range of the size and
usually about 1-2 meters in length
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