Music (Wayang Kulit, Kabuki, Peking Opera)

Question 1

It is a shadow theater known for it’s well-crafted puppets made of leather or wood.

Answer 1

Wayang Kulit

Question 2

Brotherhood -

Answer 2

Mahabharata

Question 3

More of a love story -

Answer 3

Ramayana

Question 4

It is a Japanese theater form that incorporates music, dance, mime & elaborate costumes.

Answer 4

Kabuki

Question 5

What are the 2 types of puppets in Wayang Kulit? Define them.

Answer 5

• Wayang Klitik / Golek - 3D wooden-type puppets.
• Wayang Kulit - One dimensional leather puppets.

Question 6

What does the oil lamp mean in Wayang Kulit?

Answer 6

Sun rays needed by all living things.

Question 7

What is the meaning of the darker side scenery in Wayang Kulit?

Answer 7

Afterlife

Question 8

What is the meaning of the brighter side scenery in Wayang Kulit?

Answer 8

Material World

Question 9

What is the meaning of the white screen scenery in Wayang Kulit?

Answer 9

Universe

Question 10

What are the 2 types of Wayang Kulit? define them.

Answer 10

• Balinese : Uses realistic puppets & is performed among folks.
• Javanese : Uses more stylized puppets & is performed in court.

Question 11

What are the essentials in Wayang Kulit?

Answer 11

• Puppets
• Puppeteer = Dalang
• Musicians = Ni Yoga
• Lights = Oil lamp/Ben Chong
• Performers = Pesindhen.

Question 12

What is a Japanese theater form the incorporates music, dance, mime and elaborate costumes?

Answer 12

Kabuki

• somewhat coarse, gaudy, and extravagant
• interacts freely with the audience
• may run from morning till evening
• at formal occasions such as their national theater, it runs approximately for 4 hours.

Question 13

Who is the female dancer who became popular performing parodies of Buddhist chants?

Answer 13

Okuni

Question 14

What are the male actors called when they portray as female characters in Kabuki?

Answer 14

Onnagata

Question 15

It is another Japanese theater form known for its fragility & elegance.

Answer 15

Noh

Question 16

It is a wooden idiophone clapper played by striking 2 wooden bars together that marks the start of the presentation.

Answer 16

Hyoshigi

Question 17

It is a transverse aerophone flute made from bamboo that plays after Hyoshigi.

Answer 17

Nohkan

Question 18

It is a small membranophone drum that accompanies Nohkan.

Answer 18

Shime-Daiko

Question 19

Is an instrument with 3 strings attached from the thin neck of the fretless board to the square like body covered with animal skin or plastic that follows after Shime-Daiko. The Japanese word for it literally means “Three-Stringed”.

Answer 19

Shamisen

Question 20

It is a small drum with heads tied together.

Answer 20

Okedo

Question 21

It is a 2 headed drum used in Shinto music.

Answer 21

Daiboyoshi

Question 22

A tambourine-like drum used in war scenes.

Answer 22

Goku-Daiko

Question 23

A small gong used for temple scenes.

Answer 23

Dora

Question 24

A thin metal gong, used to mark the entrance of antagonist characters.

Answer 24

Soban

Question 25

It is a bell used in Buddhist services & in religious scenes.

Answer 25

Rei

Question 26

Is a wooden xylophone.

Answer 26

Mokkin

Question 27

The national theater of China that incorporates music, dance, theater, and martial arts.

Answer 27

Peking Opera • was introduced in the 18th century • got popularized in the 19th century • revolves around Chinese history, daily lives of the Chinese and Chinese society. • serves to inform & entertain the audience. • also called "Jingxi" by the Chinese.

Question 28

Face paint used in Peking Opera.

Answer 28

Jingiu Liampu

Question 29

One of the most outstanding actors in Peking Opera.

Answer 29

Mei Fanlang

Question 30

The main role in Peking Opera.

Answer 30

Sheng

Question 31

The dignified role of an elder man in Peking Opera.

Answer 31

Laosheng

Question 32

Young male character in Peking Opera.

Answer 32

Xiaosheng

Question 33

Martial character engaged in combat & acrobatic roles.

Answer 33

Wusheng

Question 34

It is the female role in Peking Opera.

Answer 34

Dan

Question 35

Old female roles in Peking Opera are called?

Answer 35

Laodan

Question 36

Martial or married woman in Peking Opera are called?

Answer 36

Wudan

Question 37

Female warriors in Peking Opera.

Answer 37

Daomadan

Question 38

Respected virtuous women in Peking Opera.

Answer 38

Qingyi

Question 39

Single & happy women in Peking Opera.

Answer 39

Huadan

Question 40

It is a male role with a painted face, who plays a secondary roles in Peking Opera.

Answer 40

Jing

Question 41

It is the male comic role.

Answer 41

Chou

Question 42

It is a bowed two-stringed chordophone and also the smallest insturment in the Huqin family.

Answer 42

Jinghu

Question 43

It has a long, sticklike neck at the top; the tuning pegs are attached to the neck.

Answer 43

Erhu

Question 44

A transverse flute and is usually made of bamboo.

Answer 44

Dizi

Question 45

Expressions such as happiness and anger (Is female and is presented slowly).

Answer 45

Xipi

Question 46

Expresses deep thought and melancholy (A male aria, has faster and rhythmically dense presentation).

Answer 46

Erhuang

Question 47

Japan's oldest form of theater that involves use of slow movements, poetic language, monotonous tones, rich, and heavy costumes.

Answer 47

Noh • narratives are based on Japanese legends, history, literature, and contemporary events. • often draw inspiration from fantasy themes • all characters are played by male performers

Question 48

What does the okina-men mask mean?

Answer 48

Spirits or Ghosts

Question 49

What does jo-men mean?

Answer 49

Old Men • Can represent wisdom, experience, and sometimes tragic plight of the elderly.

Question 50

What does onna-men masks mean?

Answer 50

Women

Question 51

What does otoko-men masks mean?

Answer 51

Men

Question 52

It is a type of classical Japanese comic theater performed with highly stylized actions and lines.

Answer 52

Kyogen • staged between noh performances • is performed also for comic relief for the solemn or serious acts of noh. • Kyogen performers do not typically wear masks. • also attends commoners, whereas Noh is popular among the elite.

Question 53

What is the dance in Noh called?

Answer 53

Mai

Question 54

What is the musical accompaniment in Noh?

Answer 54

Hayashi

Question 55

What is the singing in Noh?

Answer 55

Utai

Question 56

What does Kisihin/kijin-men masks mean?

Answer 56

Demons • can be decipted as fierce gods, goblins, or other wordly creatures.

Question 57

It is a Japanese puppet theater.

Answer 57

Bunraku • Popular at the end of the 16th century • is performed to the accompaniment of narrative singing and music played on the shamisen • is known as one of the world’s most refined forms of puppet theater.