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    Three general characteristics of East Asian music are linearity which emphasizes melody over harmony, transparency which focuses on individual instruments, and low abstraction in lyrics. Traditional Japanese music is highly ritualized and meditative, based on human breathing. Traditional Chinese music is melodic rather than harmonic. Traditional Korean music has two divisions - court music for ruling classes and folk music for common people. Common instruments include the koto, shamisen, and shakuhachi in Japan; erhu, pipa, and sheng in China; and gayageum, haegum, and piri in Korea.

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    Three general characteristics of East Asian music are linearity which emphasizes melody over harmony, transparency which focuses on individual instruments, and low abstraction in lyrics. Traditional Japanese music is highly ritualized and meditative, based on human breathing. Traditional Chinese music is melodic rather than harmonic. Traditional Korean music has two divisions - court music for ruling classes and folk music for common people. Common instruments include the koto, shamisen, and shakuhachi in Japan; erhu, pipa, and sheng in China; and gayageum, haegum, and piri in Korea.

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    Three general characteristics of East Asian music are linearity which emphasizes melody over harmony, transparency which focuses on individual instruments, and low abstraction in lyrics. Traditional Japanese music is highly ritualized and meditative, based on human breathing. Traditional Chinese music is melodic rather than harmonic. Traditional Korean music has two divisions - court music for ruling classes and folk music for common people. Common instruments include the koto, shamisen, and shakuhachi in Japan; erhu, pipa, and sheng in China; and gayageum, haegum, and piri in Korea.

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    Three general characteristics of East Asian music are linearity which emphasizes melody over harmony, transparency which focuses on individual instruments, and low abstraction in lyrics. Traditional Japanese music is highly ritualized and meditative, based on human breathing. Traditional Chinese music is melodic rather than harmonic. Traditional Korean music has two divisions - court music for ruling classes and folk music for common people. Common instruments include the koto, shamisen, and shakuhachi in Japan; erhu, pipa, and sheng in China; and gayageum, haegum, and piri in Korea.

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    Three general

    characteristics of east Asian


    music
    THREE GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS OF
    EAST ASIAN MUSIC

    Linearity which Transparency


    emphasizes on the Word orientation
    focuses on
    melody. very low use of
    Harmonies are very individual abstraction in music
    rare instrument
    Japanese Music
    Japanese Music

    • highly ritualized
    • meditative in character
    Japanese Vocal Music

    • based on the intervals of human


    breathing rather than mathematical
    timing
    Traditional Japanese Music
    • religious festivals
    • work
    • dance
    • love
    • regional songs
    IN-SEN SCALE
    Chinese music
    Chinese Vocal Music

    • traditionally sung in a nasal and a thin-


    non resonant voice
    • usually solo rather than choral
    Traditional Chinese Music

    • melodic rather than harmonic


    Chinese music
    KOREAN MUSIC
    Traditional Korean Music

    • Gugak (Hangul)
    • National Music
    Traditional Korean Music

    One of the longest and rarest older forms is the


    kagok, which consists of 26 five-section solo
    songs and one duet
    Two Major Divisions of Traditional Korean
    Music
    Chong-ak

    • means “right music”


    • music correlated with the ruling classes
    • also pertains to ensemble music for men of high
    social status outside of the court
    Two Major Divisions of Traditional Korean
    Music
    Sog-ak or minsogak

    • music for lower classes or for the general public


    JAPANESE Musical
    instruments
    Odaiko
    • big drum
    • gives physical energy and sheer excitement
    • an integral part of many Japanese Matsuri

    Musical Instruments of Japan


    Tsuzumi
    • hourglass-shape instrument.
    • has two varieties, the smaller (kotsuzumi) and the
    larger (otsuzumi).
    Musical Instruments of Japan
    Tsuridaiko
    • a large hanging barrel drum

    Musical Instruments of Japan


    Taiko
    • a drum that has various sizes and it is used to play a
    variety of musical genres
    Musical Instruments of Japan
    Koto
    • 13-stringed zither
    • performs through plucking using a pick
    on the thumb and first two fingers of the
    right hand, while the left hand can be
    used to modify pitch and tone

    Musical Instruments of Japan


    Shamisen
    • is a stringed instrument and performs
    through plucking.
    • strings stretched across a resonating
    body
    • neck is fretless.

    Musical Instruments of Japan


    Shakuhachi
    • most famous flute made from bamboo.
    • consists of four or five holes on the front
    face and a thumb hole on the rear face

    Musical Instruments of Japan


    Nokan
    • most famous flute made from bamboo.
    • consists of four or five holes on the
    front face and a thumb hole on the rear
    face

    Musical Instruments of Japan


    Hichiriki
    • is a double reed Japanese flute.

    Musical Instruments of Japan


    CHINESE Musical
    instruments
    Yueqin
    • moon-shaped lute with a shorter
    neck and four strings.
    • used to accompany local operas

    Musical Instruments of China


    Pipa
    • four-stringed lute with 30 frets and a
    pear-shaped body
    • has extremely wide dynamic range
    and remarkable expressive power

    Musical Instruments of China


    Erhu
    • one of the most popular
    instruments in China
    • fiddle with two strings.

    Musical Instruments of China


    Sheng
    • known as a Chinese mouth
    organ
    • consist of 12 to 36 bamboo
    pipes

    Musical Instruments of China


    Dizi
    • traditional Chinese flute
    • can have a membrane over an extra
    hole to give the rattle effect

    Musical Instruments of China


    Zheng
    • an elongated-trapezoid
    with 13 to 21 strings
    stretched over individual
    bridges.

    Musical Instruments of China


    Pengling
    • two small bells are
    made of high-tin
    bronze

    Musical Instruments of China


    KOREAN Musical
    instruments
    Kayagum
    • zither like string instrument,
    with 12 strings, but recent
    variants have been constructed
    with 21 or more numbers of
    strings.
    Musical Instruments of Korea
    Geomungo

    • traditional Korean six-string plucked zither with


    bridges and frets.
    Musical Instruments of Korea
    Haegum
    • two-string vertical fiddle. It
    has two silk strings, rod-like
    neck, a hallow wooden
    soundbox
    • is played vertically on the
    knee using with a bow
    Musical Instruments of Korea
    Piri
    • is an hourglass-shaped body
    with two heads made from
    animal skin
    • Both heads produce sounds with
    different pitch.
    Musical Instruments of Korea

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