Chinese Japanese Korean

Traditional Chinese vocal It is based on the intervals of There are many typ
music has been sung in human breathing rather than traditional Korean mus
falsetto or a weak, non- mathematical timing in it is divided into main g
resonant voice. Rather than Japanese vocal music, and of court music and
choir, the vocal music is Japanese artists exhibit their music. Court mus
frequently solo. Rather than spiritual self-mastery in performed based on th
being harmonic, all mastering their instrument of ceremony. Folk
traditional Chinese music is rather than simply perfecting performances vary an
melodic. As may be heard in a method of some sort, and based on singing, da
Vocal Music
the song "Mo Li Hua," the how they value their and acrobatics
music uses the pentatonic performance. instrument playing. K
scale. music is greatly influen
Chinese music. Even C
tunes were used b
Koreans. They
pentatonic scales com
used in court ceremoni
for entertainment.
Musical Instrument  Yueqin - Moon- Traditional Japanese Instrumental Music of
shaped lute with instrumental music is Korean music especia
shorter neck and four primarily meditative in South Korea has a rich
strings, played with a nature. Japanese music has tradition, and d
spectrum, used for three general types of instruments and music
accompanying local instruments - percussion Folk songs, religious
operas. instruments (odaiko, tsuzumi, court music, and sh
 Pipa - Four-stringed shoko, tsuridaiko, taiko), rituals all express the s
lute with 30 frets and string instruments (koto, a nation whose hist
a pear-shaped body. shamisen, biwa), and wind filled with colorful
This instrument has instruments -mostly flutes fascinating tales.
an extremely wide (shakuhachi, nokan, sho, String Instruments
dynamic range and hichiriki). Compared to our  Kayagum (gaya
remarkable music, Japanese music is very - is a trad
expressive power. simple. They sing melodies in Korean zith
 Erhu - Two-stringed unison and they never repeat string instru
fiddle and one of the the same melody in a song. with 12 s
most popular although
Chinese instruments. recently v
It is used as a solo have
instrument as well as constructed w
in small ensembles or or more numb
large orchestra, and strings. It is pr
by various ethnic the best-
groups. traditional K
 Yunluo - Literally musical instrum
"cloud gongs" or  Geomungo –
"cloud of gongs", the string plucked z
yunluo is a set of ten is a trad
small tuned gongs Korean st
mounted in a musical instr
wooden frame. of the zither fam
 Sheng – (Chinese instruments
mouth organ) looks both bridges
like a set of panpipes, frets.
with 12 to 36  Haegum (two
bamboo pipes. Each vertical fiddle)
pipe is of different has a rodlike n
length with a brass hollow w
reed at the bottom soundbox, tw
and a hole that must strings, and Is
be blocked in order vertically on th
for the note to of the perform
sound. played with a b
Wind Instruments
  Dizi - is
traditional Chinese
flute. It can have a
membrane over an
extra hole to give the
characteristic rattle
effect.
 Zheng - An ancient
Chinese instrument
that has an arched
surface and
elongated- trapezoid
with 13 to 21 strings
stretched over
individual bridges.
 Pengling - these are
two small bells made
of high-tin bronze,
without internal
clappers, and
hemispheric
bottomless gourd-
like in shape.
Confucius' ideas dominated
Chinese society
thousands of years; he
conceived music in the
highest meaning as a means
of soothing passions and
eliminating discontent and
lust, rather than as a kind of
enjoyment.
Practice/Belief
The Chinese have long
thought that sound has an
impact on the universe's
harmony. Significantly, one of
the most essential
responsibilities of each new
dynasty's founding emperor
Function of Music in Life
was to find and set that
dynasty's pitch standard. As a
result of this philosophical
attitude, the Chinese were
philosophically opposed to
music that was only intended
to be enjoyed.
Folk Songs Mo Li Hua - it is a popular
Chinese folk song from the
the
an
or
Similar to martial arts and
for other kinds of art such as the
tea ceremony and
calligraphy, the performance
of Japanese music has always
been spiritual in nature.
Religious festivals, work,
dance, love, and regional
melodies are generally the
subject of it.
In Japan, audiences are
seeking for musicians who
can master themselves.
Music has become extremely
ritualized as a result of this. practiced in Korea, o
In their performances and
poise, musicians must
demonstrate this spiritual
self-mastery. They focus on a
person's inner strength in
mastering his or her
instrument rather than
simply achieving a technique
and entertaining others.
Sakura – (Cherry Blossoms) is Arirang is a popular
a traditional Japanese folk singing genre trans
 Piri - it is m
bamboo. It
reed
cylindrical
gives it a
mellower
that of
other typ
oboe.
Percussion Instrument
 Changgo -
most widel
drum used
traditional
of Korea.
available in
kinds,
consists o
hourglass-s
body with
heads mad
animal skin
Folk music in Korea, w
extensive use of
rhythms and me
provides a more livel
erratic contrast to
country's classical
repertoire. Besides ens
music for men of high
position outside of the
Chong-ak also refe
"proper (or correct) m
Traditionally linked wi
lower classes or the g
population, sog-ak,
known as minsogak,
colorful and dynamic
of Korean music. Panso
minyo are two examp
genres included. Panso
type of music perform
talented voice vocalist
drummers. These tun
the other hand, mig
sung by anyone.
Korean music is the
blending vocal
instrumental sounds fo
or emotional expressi
Korean peninsula, whe
Chinese and Mongols
influenced a sign
indigenous legacy.
Jiangnan region. The song song depicting spring, the and recreated orally. It
dates back to the 18th season of cherry blossom. in multiple traditional
century. Over time, many as well as symphoni
regional variations were modern arrangem
created, and the song gained Arirang typically cont
popularity both in China and gentle and lyrical m
abroad. accompanied by the r
‘Arirang, arirang, a
Over the Arirang hill yo
Arirang songs speak
leaving and reunion, s
joy and happiness.
various categories
according to the lyric
melody used; the th
known versions of A
have also unde
continuous developmen