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    This document provides information about traditional music from China, Japan, and Korea. It discusses the classification of traditional Japanese music into Shinto music, including Kagura used at shrines and Shomyo Buddhist chants written in Sanskrit, Chinese or Japanese. It also notes the classification of Chinese court music into T'angKo chamber songs and Yiieh-hsuan chime music. The document then provides a brief overview of Korea being divided into North and South Korea and defines the Japanese word for music as coming from the words for sound and music.

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    MUSIC 8 TRADITIONAL MUSIC

    SECOND GRADING  
    Traditional Japanese music may
    LESSON 1: MUSIC OF CHINA
    be classified into SHINTO (MUSIC
    China, officially the OF WORSHIP).
    People’s Republic of China, is a The Shinto Music may be
    country located in East Asia. The classified into:
    modern word “China” is most
    likely derived from the name of 1. Kagura- It is used on formal
    the Qin (pronounced “chin”) occasions at shrines or imperial
    dynasty. It is the world’s most functions at Shinto folk festivals.
    popolous country. The people of
    China call their nation Chung-Hua,
    2. Shomyo (Buddhist chants)- It is
    and its capital is Beijing. China is
    written in one of three languages:
    also known as the “Flowery
    Sanskrit, Chinese or Japanese.
    Kingdom” and many of the fruits
    and flowers (such as orange and
    the orchid) that originated in this
    country are now grown all over
    the world.

    The affinity of the five sounds with


    the five relations
    of men and things are explained as
    follows:

    1.Kung- The note corresponds


    to the emperor, the ruler , or
    the chief.

    2. Shang- The note


    corresponds to the minister. LESSON 3: MUSIC OF KOREA

    3. Chiao- The note is related to


    the people.
    Korea is an East Asian
    4. Chih- The note represents country that is currently
    the affairs of the states. divided into two separate
    countries: The Republic of
    5. Yu- The note represents Korea (South Korea) and the
    material object. Democratic People’s Republic
    LESSON 2: MUSIC OF JAPANESE of Korea (North Korea).

    INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC
    The State of Japan or Nihon or
    Chinese court music is called Nippon is an island nation in the Pacific
    Yayue, which measn “elegant Ocean of East Asia. Located in the Pacific
    music” Yayue may be classified Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of
    into: Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea,
    and Russia.
    1.T’angKo or chamber song
    which is performed inside the
    The word for music in Japanese is
    hall.
    ongaku, “on” meaning sound and “gaku”
    2. Yiieh-hsuan or chime music meaning music. Traditional music of
    which is performed in the Japan is rich and varied. Most of its
    garden fronting the halls where musical forms were imported from China
    rituals are done. but were reshaped into Japanese styles.

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