Music Flashcards
(18 cards)
what is kuomintang
a nationalist party
bamboo pipes that are tuned according to the sound of birds
twelve-tone system
a pentatonic scale consists of how many notes?
5
it is the male-female relationship
yin-yang
what is the music of nobility
ya-yiieh
outdoor ya-yiieh
yiieh-hsuan
indoor ya-yiieh
t’ang-ko
what are the 4 main islands of Japan?
hokkaido
shikoku
honshu
kyushu
what is the capital of japan?
tokyo
what does the word nippon/nihon mean?
source of the sun/land of the rising sun
what are the first two cultures of japan?
Jomon, and Yayoi
japan’s national costume
kimono
what is the scale for men
yo sen
what is the scale for women
in-sen
it is similalr to joruri music
gidayu-bushi
played for kuromisu (lower seats)
shimoza ongaku
uses taiko, ktsuzum, fue, and otsuzumi instruments
noh
oldest japanese traditional music
gagaku