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Han
type of people, the majority (92%). They inhabit rich agricultural land and the eastern third of the country
Mandarin
language of China….a tonal language
Chinese-speaking territories
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disapora
people and traditions are dispersed beyond the boundaries of the region
*virtuosic
possessing great level of musical ability. (I think it is like a master piece according to like what I found on google.)
erhu
- 2 stringed fiddle (Special notes from powerpoint: 1. Very characteristic sound 2. It has no finger board 3. The bow never separates itself from the string 4. Strings are really close together)
pipa
4 stringed and round-bodied lute
zheng/guzheng
a bridged zither with usually twenty-five strings
Ancient Chinese Instrument classification
Sound-producing materials:
• (1) silk
• (2) bamboo
• (3) metal (bells)
• (4) stone (chime stones)
• (5) gourds (hollowed out to make the body of a mouth organ)
• (6) earth (clay ocarinas)
• (7) leather (stretched to make drum heads)
• (8) wood (as in clappers)
Chinese music classifcation
Ancient chinese music classification-
Vocal
Solo-Folk song
Group- ritual song
Instrumental
Solo (elite)-Qin, pipa, erhu, piano
Group- sizhu, beiguan, New Folk
Vocal and Instrumental
Solo and Group- Beijing Opera, Ballad Singing, Buddhist Chant, Christian hymn, Film Song, Pop song
Elite
Qin, Pipa, Erhu, Piano Solos
Sizhu
(Jingan ensemble) Silk and bamboo music, flexible ensemble of amateur music (pg 376)
kugak
Korean National music
nongak
Farmer's percussion bands

folk music typically performed outdoors involving farmers
salmunori
Percussion genre
typically has 4 differnt drums, but gongs or obes can be added based on drumming style

Formed after WWII
sanjo
folk style of solo instrumental music (Accompanied by changgo).

means "random tunes" typically peformed by kayagum, but can use other instruments like the haegum or p'iri
p'ansori
narrative folk music from Korea, with a vocalist and drummer.

Some are acting out a story
Intangible Cultural Properties
Program by Korean government that preserves traditional music and dance
Choson
Old Korean Court (aak =court music)....very slow and grave
Confucius
Influential scholar and philosopher who emphasized communal characteristics...aak( elegant music) is performed in Korea as a sacrifice to Confucius
classical versus folk music (differences)
Classical music,like aak, is elegant, slow, grave, and awe inspiring

Folk music is for dancing and has a beat that one can dance to (nongak)
kayagum
12 stringed zither in Korea
Haegum
Fiddle in Korea
p'iri
bamboo oboe from Korea
changgo
double-headed hourglass drum from Korea
Meiji
(1868–1911) Since then western music has been more influential and the education of it has been encouraged to spread
Tokugawa/Edo
- time period from 1600 to 1867 There were 4 types of instruments that became popular during this time period 1. shakuhachi flute 2. koto zither 3. kouta songs( performed by geisha and accompanied by the shamisen[which exemplifies heterophonic texture] 4. bunraku puppet theater and its music, giday_u-bushi) Also in this section of the reading was the Jo-ha-kyū (Slow “Intro”-Faster and building “breaking apart”- peaking and then slowing down of the “rushing”)

Edo-Tokyo before 1868
geisha
female performers of kouta in tea houses and play the shamisen (Track 2 “Hakusen no” (“A White Fan”))
* monophony and heterophony
Monophony-When there is only one instrument or voice playingTraditional Japanese Music is monophonic or heterophonic.
Homophony-One main voice with accompaniment
koto
Koto- played by merchants and is a thirteen-stringed zither. The shakuhachi was the prototype of the koto and came from China. Tokugawa attributed to its spread from the elite. Plays sokyoku (or koto music)
shamisen
three stringed lute. (Straight from the online reading) “used to convey an outpouring of emotion and drama. For this reason, it is considered an excellent instrument for the theater, expressing highly dramatic situations in the bunraku puppet theater to great effect. It is also used in another major theatrical form, kabuki, and sometimes to accompany folk songs, as on Track 3. In a more intimate setting, the shamisen also accompanies short, evocative songs called kouta (literally, “short song”). Sometimes a plectrum is used to strike or pluck the instrument.
kayagum
12 stringed zither in Korea
Haegum
Fiddle in Korea
p'iri
bamboo oboe from Korea
changgo
double-headed hourglass drum from Korea
Meiji
(1868–1911) Since then western music has been more influential and the education of it has been encouraged to spread
Tokugawa/Edo
- time period from 1600 to 1867 There were 4 types of instruments that became popular during this time period 1. shakuhachi flute 2. koto zither 3. kouta songs( performed by geisha and accompanied by the shamisen[which exemplifies heterophonic texture] 4. bunraku puppet theater and its music, giday_u-bushi) Also in this section of the reading was the Jo-ha-kyū (Slow “Intro”-Faster and building “breaking apart”- peaking and then slowing down of the “rushing”)

Edo-Tokyo before 1868
geisha
female performers of kouta in tea houses and play the shamisen (Track 2 “Hakusen no” (“A White Fan”))
* monophony and homophony
Monophony-When there is only one instrument or voice playingTraditional Japanese Music is monophonic or heterophonic.
Homophony-One main voice with accompaniment
koto
Koto- played by merchants and is a thirteen-stringed zither. The shakuhachi was the prototype of the koto and came from China. Tokugawa attributed to its spread from the elite. Plays sokyoku (or koto music)
shamisen
three stringed lute. (Straight from the online reading) “used to convey an outpouring of emotion and drama. For this reason, it is considered an excellent instrument for the theater, expressing highly dramatic situations in the bunraku puppet theater to great effect. It is also used in another major theatrical form, kabuki, and sometimes to accompany folk songs, as on Track 3. In a more intimate setting, the shamisen also accompanies short, evocative songs called kouta (literally, “short song”). Sometimes a plectrum is used to strike or pluck the instrument.
gagaku
Gagaku- Ancient orchestral music for the court, from China, that accompanies a highly stylized dance. This is also a modal system linked to Chinese. This incorporates that jo ha kyu thing.
taiko
taiko (drumming) ensembles are a national symbol of Japan’s musical tradition, on par with the koto and shakuhachi. However they are post WWII. emphasize samurai values: discipline, hard physical and mental training, group coordination, and perfectionism. Track 7
karaoke
“empty orchestra” 1970
podhale
Region in Poland
Muzyka Podhala....place where a musical festival is held
nation
: a significantly united people (by ethnicity, perhaps)
nation-state
a politcal unity within a state....not natural and must be invented
imagined community
Benedict Anderson, 1991

Europe as a region is just a concept, nations don't really go together
invented tradition
notion of national musics is a human invention
classical music (poland)
institutional support

large performance ensembles and is written
folk music (poland)
"music of the people" regional varieties, oral tradition
Popular music (poland)
commercial support, mass media
*Tatry/Tatra
people from the Tatra Mountains of Poland are called the Gorale of Podhale
gorale ensemble
typical gorale ensemble: lead violin, one or two accompanying violins, and basy

basy: three-stringed cello-like instrument
*gorale
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nuta
literally means note, referse to a melodic idea/tune family

-any recording of a gorale nuta is only one possibility of melodic idea
goralski dance
couples dance
-improvised with structure
male plays basy player for a song
always beings with an ozwodna (5 bar structure with 2 pulses in each bar)
followed by krzesana,drobna, or ozwodna, ended by zielona
kaval
end-blown flute from Romania, larger version of the fluier; with turkish origins.

2 playing styles
1. Lowering of the lip
2. Throat humming
Both banned during the 50's and 60's
fluier
higher pitched, end blown flute, has 6-8 holes.
ocarina
flute-like instrument, looks like a potato
doina (Romanian)
specific form; musical tune style iwth turkish influence that is meant to be poetic and melancholic.

slow free,rhythmn melody, against a fast accompaniment pattern.
"stealing melodies"
improve style, amateurs would listen to other musicians and memorize the melodies.
Andes, Latin and Central America
Focus on the following countries: Chile, Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru
Quechua
an indigenous culture or language of the Andes, spoken by some six to eight million people in Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, and Argentina
Zampona
panpipes, native to the Andes

in a zampona ensemble, all play same melody resulting in parallel octaves.
Siku
Andian panpie used in a musical genre called Sikuri associated with music form the Kollasuyo or Aymara speaking regions. made of bamboo shoots
panpipes
zampona....aerophone...closed tube
quena
Andean vertical notched flute made of bamboo
charango
"necked bowl" lute chordophone made with the shell of the back of an armadillo
harp
Andean harp,often what sounds like a drum in this Andean music is actually the golpe on the body of the harp. Most popular instrument in the Ecuadorian highlands region. made of cedar and wooden nails
Typical Ensemble (Latin america)
k'antu-ceremonial panpipe music from the altiplano, or high plateau of Peru-Bolvia ensemble. Panpipes, triagle, double-headed drums

Sanjuan- guitars, percussion, violins, harp
ira/arc
male and femal; ira is male; arca is femlae; refers to the panpipes because you need both to create a scale
hocket/ing
two players interact to create a melody in alternation' melodic term in one voice; ties into the idea of ira and arca.

Melody is disperesed amoung two or more voices or instruments.
diegetic
sound/music that exists within the movie's world....that characters experience
non-diegetic
music that characters can't hear
music score
all the music heard in the movie...like a soundtrack which includes both diegetic and nondiegetic sound
"mickey-mousing"
when the music follows the events/actions of characters...
Leitmotif
recurring theme in movies which represents characters....Darth Vader...Aragon
music as coding system
music codes things; certain music gives sentimental or scary feeling....basic ideas about certain sounds
vernacular
Contemporary film culture
super culture
Hollywood....its influence is across the world
subculture
Independent films
transnational
The last Samurai...American Movie trying to capture Japanese Culture
1896
First Movie
1927
First movie with sound included.
western appropriation*
homage-idealized, borrowing or sharing

appropriation- exploitation, stealing
Dangdut
Western-influenced pop music in Indonesia, also influenced by Indian films

imitation of the sound made by hand drums/electic guitar

Rhoma Irama
fusion/collaboration*
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