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arranged folklore
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practice of collecting (monophonic) tunes from rural communities, codifying and harmonizing them for poylphonic performance by a large ensemble
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estrada
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("small stage") popular music from the former soviet union, often featuring a combo of national instruments and synthesized sounds
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usul
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system of rhythmic modes that provide the ryhthmic foundation for Uzbek/Tajik classical music (term also applies to turkish + arabic musica calles iqa in arabic)
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nola
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pitch bending ornaments on voice or instrument that are often microtonel & are considered highly expressive
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shashmaqom
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a set repertoire of Uzbek/Tajik music that originated in the city of Buhara during the 15th century. it is traditionally played heterophonically and includes both instruments and vocal sections
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Maghrib
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A geographic region in North Africa that includes Morocco, Algeria,Tunisia, and Libya.
time of place of sunset |
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mashriq
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A geographic region in the Middle East that includes Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, and Iraq.
time or place of sunrise |
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arabic
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holy language of islam
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ottoman empire
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An empire centered in what is now Turkey that spread
throughout West Asia, eastern Europe, and northern Africa from the fourteenth to the nineteenth century. |
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takht ensemble
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An Arabic music ensemble
including zithers, bowed and plucked lutes, drums, aerophones, and sometimes non-traditional instruments. |
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firqaorchestra
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these larger ensembles sometimes include
a chorus in addition to the principal vocalist. |
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maqam
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arab system of rules which governs the choice of pitches and
intervals and offers standard melodic patterns as well |
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iqa
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rhythmic mode in arabic music similar to usul in uzbek & Turkish music, establishes both rhythmic pattern and the meter of a piece or section
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cents
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Arabic theorists have
devised a system—which may vary slightly in actual practice—of 24 pitches in an octave, with each measuring fifty cents (a half semitone, or quartertone) |
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raqs sharqi
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The Arabic name for what is
commonly referred to by outsiders as “belly dance.” varies from clothed or naked time eastern dance |
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tarab
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Arabic word for a state of emotional transformation or ecstasy achieved
through music. |
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taqasim
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improvisation in arabic music, usually used as either an introduction or interlude in a metered piece
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ud
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unfretted lute, pear shaped
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violin
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lute S. India
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ney
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vertical flute held at an angle
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qanun
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plucked zither
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riqq
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tambourine, A small, single-headed drum with pairs of small cymbals inserted into its frame
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tabla
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a goblet-shaped hand drum found in Arabic music.
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buzuq
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A round-bodied lute fretted
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adhan/azan
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The Islamic call to prayer recited in arabc, Muhammad is messenger
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muezzin
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the person who recites the call to the prayer (usually a man associated w/ a mosque is legible)
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dhikr/zikr
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A ritual commonly performed by Sufi Muslims in which
believers chant the names of Allah with the goal of entering a spiritually ecstatic state. |
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dastgah
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A mode or system of rules and expectations for composition and
improvisation in Persian classical music. melodic 7 notes |
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gushen
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short composed melodic phrases found in Persian classical music within a dastgah
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jalal a din rumi
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Sufi saint of Islamic
mysticism known for his poems and as the founder of the Mevlevi religious order. |
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mashavi
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a book of mystical by rumi
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muhammad
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hjh
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shiah
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The fundamentalist branch of Islam.
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sufi
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The mystical branch of Islam.
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sunni
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The mainstream branch of Islam.
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santur
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A hammered zither from the Persian classical tradition. Often cited as
the origin of hammered zithers found throughout Asia, northern Africa, Europe, and the Western Hemisphere. |
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hindustani
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cultural traditions of N. India
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carnatic
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cultural traditions of S. India
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Filmi/ Filmi Git
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Popular music taken from films in India.
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raga
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A mode or system of rules and expectations for composition and
improvisation in Indian classical music. |
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mode
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A set of rules or guidelines used to compose or improvise music in a particular tradition.
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solfege
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Mnemonic syllables corresponding to individual pitches in a scale.
do re mi fa so |
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alap
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The opening, freely rhythmic period of improvisation
of raga performance in Indian classical music. |
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jor
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A regularizing of the beat in the opening section of raga performance in
Indian classical music. |
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jhala
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Refers to a set of drone strings on Indian chordophones. Also, a reference
to the climactic end of the alap section of raga performance in India. |
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tala
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Rhythmic framework found in raga performance in India. (rhythmic mode)
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bols
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Mnemonic syllables corresponding to drum strokes in Indian drumming
traditions. (rhythmic mode) |
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gat
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The composed section of instrumental performance in
Indian classical music. scale of melody |
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rasa
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The mood or sentiment of an artistic expression in India.
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bhajan
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Devotional songs from India.
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guru
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A teacher or spiritual guide, primarily associated with Hindu traditions from India.
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kriti
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A genre of devotional Hindu poetry from South India.
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aradhana
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A South Indian festival.
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vina/veena
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A plucked lute from South India, often associated with the Hindu goddess Saraswati.
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nagasvaram
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A double-reed aerophone from India.
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tavil
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A pair of drums from India, often used to accompany the nagasvaram.
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srutibox
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an electronic instrument that emits constant drones (electrophone)
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Indigenization
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to make indigenous to adapt beliefs, customs, and practices to local ways, to increase local ownership
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sarod
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A fretless plucked lute from S India.
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sitar
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A fretted plucked lute from N India.
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Tambura/Tanpura
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A round-bodied lute used to provide the “drone” element in N Indian classical music.
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Harmonium
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A free-reed pump organ. N. India
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MRIDANGAM
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A barrel-shaped drum from S.India.
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tintal
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rhythmic mode 16 beats/4 groups of four pulses
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sargam
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singing the notes of a musical composition
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ravi shankar
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A famous musician and composer from India.
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LATA MANGESHKAR
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Famous filmi singer from India.
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tyagaraja
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saint like composer "sarasa sama dana"
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bollywood
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informal name for indias film industries combining bonbay and hollywood
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tahrir
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A freely rhythmic section emphasizing melismatic performance found
in Persian classical music. vocal ornament with glottal stops |
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tar
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solo in dastgah mahur
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zarb/tombak
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A goblet-shaped hand drum used in Persian classical music traditions from Iran.
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ouge
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climatic point in a piece of classical uzbek/tajik music like the shasmaqom
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tanbur
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A fretted plucked lute common to Turkish and Arabic music uzbek
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sarakhbor
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usul in the shashmaqom
2 slow beats |
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mo' gulchai
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usul in shashmaqom
5 beats |
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gijak
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Uzbek instrument, fiddle played like violin, chordophone
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dutor
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uzbek instrument, two string instrument, fretted
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sevara nazarkhan
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yol bolsin, hector zazou/ real world records
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sarakhbori dugox
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performed by munojat yulicheeva,
shasmaqom example |
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ashot petrosiants
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lead acoustician in folk orchestra, founded the conservatory
arranged folk example |
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kashgar rubob
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short necked lute, chordophone from uzbek
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targun alimatov
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ne of the leading Uzbek classic music and shashmaqam virtuoso and composer, an eminent figure of 20th century folk and classic music.
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dynasty
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China
a ruling family and the era characterized by that family's dominance |
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Dalai Lama
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Tibet
"living Buddha" secular and spiritual leader |
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Om mani padme hum (Om Jewel of the Lotus)
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Tibet Buddhist Ritual
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drilbu
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Tibet
bell (idiophone) |
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dung chen
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Tibet
low-range trumpet (aerophone) |
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kang dung
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tibet
mid-range trumpet (aerophone) |
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nga bom
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tibet
drum (membranophone) |
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rom/rol mo
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cymbals (idiophone)
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gyaling
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double reed (aerophone)
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cultural revolution
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China
10 year period in China's history marked by severe social and political upheaval |
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bayin
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chinese organological system based on eight material
namesly, wood, bamboo, meta, stone, clay, skin, silk, gourd |
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sizhu
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"silk and bamboo" music ensemble comprised of Chinese stringed (silk) instruments and flutes (bamboo)
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Jiangnan Sizhu
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amature "silk and bamboo" music ensemble
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qin
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performance including plucked sounds, tone-bending and harmonics
fundamentally pentatonic (5 tones) music sounds fluid |
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tablature
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quin notation: chart that indicates how to pluck, stop, or touch each string with minimal indications of rhythm or pitch
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Yungchen Lhamo
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female voice of Tibet
"Incantation" and "Mani" |
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Mantra
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word or formula chanted or prayer
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