MUSIC OF EAST ASIA

What are the four classification of

musical 'instruments?
Watching Videos:

Observe the different kind of musical

instrument being used in performances.
Musical Instruments of Japan:
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 Musical Instruments of China:

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Japanese Instrumental Music

Traditional Japanese music is basically

meditative 'in character. Its performance is highly
ritualized, as much in the music 'itself, as in the
composure ■ of the musicians when performing
'it. Japanese chamber and solo music have a slow
meditative pace.
Percussion Instruments
(Membranophone)
Odaiko (big drum) - The
physical ■ energy and sheer
excitement of an Odaiko
performance is an integral
part of many Japanese
matsuri ■ (festivals).
Tsuzumi (hourglass-shape)-
There are two varieties, the
smaller kotsuzumi and the larger
otsuzumi. They are used in both
noh and kabuki performances.
The kotsuzumi is held on the
right shoulder and the player
alters the tone by squeezing the
laces. The otsuzumi is placed on
the left thigh.
Tsuridaiko - A large
hanging barrel drum.
Taiko - is a
Japanese drum
that comes in
various sizes and
is used to play a
variety of musical
genres.
String Instruments (Chordophone)
Koto - is a 13-string zither, about two meters long and
made of Paulownia wood. It is plucked using picks on
the thumb and first two fingers of the right hand, while
the left hand can be used to modify pitch and tone.
 Shamisen - is a plucked
stringed instrument. Its
construction follows a
model similar to that of a
guitar or a banjo,
employing a neck, and
strings stretched across a
resonating body.
Biwa - is a Japanese
short-necked fretted
lute, often used in
narrative storytelling.
Wind Instruments
(Aerophone)
Shakuhachi - the
most famous flute
made from bamboo. It
has 4 or 5 finger holes
on the front face and a
thumbhole on the rear
face.
Nokan - a parallel,
bamboo flute is the
only melodic instrument
used in noh.
Hichiriki - is a double reed Japanese flute used
as one of two main melodic instruments in
Japanese gagaku music, the other being the
ryuteki.
Sho - is a Japanese free
reed musical instrument
that was introduced
from China during the
Nara period.
Shinobue - also called takebue (in the context
of Japanese traditional arts) is a Japanese
transverse flute or fue that has a high-pitched
sound.
Ryuteki - literally "dragon flute" is a
Japanese transverse fue made of
bamboo. It is used in gagaku.
Chinese Instrumental Music
(Chordophone)
Yueqin - Moon-shaped
lute with shorter neck and
four strings, played with a
plectrum or pick, used for
accompanying local
operas.
Pipa - Four-stringed lute
with 30 frets and a pear-
shaped body.
Erhu - Two-stringed
fiddle and one of the
most ipopular
Chinese instruments.
Zheng - An ancient
Chinese instrument
that has an arched
surface and an
elongated-trapezoid
with 13 to 21 strings
stretched over
individual bridges.
Idiophone

Yunluo - Literally "cloud

gongs" or "cloud of
gongs", the yunluo is a
set of ten small tuned
gongs mounted in a
wooden frame.
Pengling - These are
two small bells made
of high-tin bronze,
without internal
clappers, and
hemispheric or
bottomless gourd-like
in shape.
Aerophone Sheng -
Sheng, or Chinese mouth
organ, looks like a set of
ipanpipes, with 12 to
36 I bamboo pipes.
Dizi - Dizi is the
traditional Chinese
flute.
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