Music - Japanese INSTRUMENTS

Question 1

Japan:
Big drum

Answer 1

Odaiko

Question 2

Japan:
Hourglass shaped instrument
- used in kabuki
>k - smaller
>o - larger

Answer 2

Tsuzumi
Kotsuzumi
Otsuzumi

Question 3

Japan:
2 types or Tsuzumi, smaller and larger

Answer 3

Kotsuzumi, Otsuzumi

Question 4

Japan:
Large hanging barrel drum

Answer 4

Tsuridaiko

Question 5

Japan:
Drum that has various sizes

Answer 5

Taiko

Question 6

Japan:
All japanese percussion instruments
(4 main 2 sub)

Answer 6

1) Odaiko
2) Tsuzumi
- kotsuzumi
-otsuzumi
3) Tsuridaiko
4) Taiko

Question 7

Japan:
13 stringed zither

Answer 7

Koto

Question 8

Japan:
Performed by plucking
Neck is fretless

Answer 8

Shamisen

Question 9

Japan:
Short necked freted lute
Used in narrative storytelling

Answer 9

Biwa

Question 10

Japan:
All japanese chordophones (3)

Answer 10

1) Koto
2) Shamisen
3) Biwa

Question 11

Japan:
Most famous flute made from bamboo

Answer 11

Shakuhachi

Question 12

Japan:
Bamboo flute

Answer 12

Nokan

Question 13

Japan:
Main melodic Instrument in Japanese Gagaku
- Double Reed Japanese Flute

Answer 13

Hichiriki

Question 14

Japan:
-Introduced from china (Nora Period)
- Free Reed

Answer 14

Sho

Question 15

Japan:
-high pitched sound
Also knows as T

Answer 15

Shinobue (Takebue)

Question 16

Japan:
- Japanese teansverse — literally translates as dragon flute

Answer 16

Ryuteki

Question 17

Japan:
All japanese Aerophone

Answer 17

Shakuhachi
Nokan
Hichiriki
Sho
Shinobue (Takebue)
Ryuteki