China and Tibet

Buddhism

A religion based on the teachings of the Buddha.

Cheng

Ruler who found the Qin dynasty.

Chos-rnga

large tacked barrel drum mounted on a pole and played with a curved stick

Confucius

Chinese philosopher (circa 551-478 BC)

Dalai Lama

the spiritual head of Tibetan Buddhism and, until the establishment of Chinese communist rule, the spiritual and temporal ruler of Tibet.

Dril-bu

Tibetan Buddhist Instrument. hand bell

Eight Instrument Categories

bamboo, gourd, clay, wood, metal, skin, stone, reed

Erhu

Bowed, two-string fiddle from China, with its bow hairs fixed between the strings; rests on the leg while playing.

Extravagant music

Chi yue

-attributes of inappropriate loudness, noisiness, stimulate excessive & licentious behavior

Guqin

seven-string Chinese zither

opera

a drama set to music

Pentatonicism

A musical scale with five notes per octave.

pipa

Chinese lute

Proper Music

Music for specific times (sacred music)

Changed day to day according to church calendar

i.e. Easter, Christmas, etc.

Rag-dung

large telescoping trumpets made of copper

Rolmo

cymbals

Ruan

four-stringed, round-bodied lute

Sheng

Chinese free reed aerophone with vertical pipes

Sizhu

silk and bamboo ensemble

Suona

Chinese double-reed wind instrument

Tablature

notation that indicates how to pluck, stop, or touch each string rather than indicating pitch

Thod-dam

a drum made of the tops of two human skulls with beaters attached

Ti-tzu

side blown flute

Tuva