East Asia 2

Question 1

What does Jiangnan Sizhu mean and where from

Answer 1

China
South river silk bamboo

Question 2

What are trad Chinese inst classifications

Answer 2

Skin
Gourd
Bamboo
Wood
Silk
Earth/clay
Metal
Stone

Question 3

Characteristics Jiangnan Sizhu

Answer 3

Amateur music
Casual
No conductor
Ones own pleasure
Regional distinctions

Question 4

More characteristics of music jiangnan sizhu

Answer 4

Heterophonic added flowers ornamentation
Free combo of instruments
Composed

Question 5

What instruments

Answer 5

Erhu (two strings)
Yangqin (zyther)
Pipa (chord)
Ruan (ROUND chord)
Sanxian (shamisen)
Dizi (flute)
Xiao (flute)
Sheng (pipe flute thing)
Gu Zheng (zyther)
Gu ban (drum clapsticks)

Question 6

What is modern Chinese orchestra

Answer 6

Successor of jiangnan sizhu
In response to modernization after failed encounters with Japanese and western forces
Chinese inst with West influence

Question 7

Characteristics of Peking Beijing opera

Answer 7

Inst music, vocals, mime, dance, acrobatics
Prev only men
Developed by peasants to earn money

Question 8

Inst Peking Beijing opera

Answer 8

Erhu
Guban
Daluo (gong) pitch decays down
Xiaoluo (small gong) pitch decays up
Jinghu (bowed chord)
Yueqin (chord)
Suona (horn)

Question 9

What is revolutionary model opera?

Answer 9

Mao propoganda