MUSIC

WAYANG KULIT

A PUPPET PLAY THAT COMES FROM INDONESIA BUT IS INSPIRED BY INDIAN EPICS AND STORIES

GAMELAN ORCHESTRA

THE MUSIC OF WAYANG KULIT

DALANG

PUPPET MASTER

GATRAS

MEASURES IN WAYANG KULIT MUSIC

KABUKI

MOST POPULAR PLAY IN JAPAN IN THE EDO PERIOD

NOH

PLAY FOR ROYALTY IN JAPAN

BUNRAKU

PUPPET PLAY IN JAPAN

KA

THIS MEANS SONG IN KABUKI

BU

THIS MEANS DANCE IN KABUKI

KI

THIS MEANS SKILL IN KABUKI

LIVE MUSIC

KABUKI MUSIC

TSUKECHO

NOTEBOOK FOR MUSCISIANS IN KABUKI

GIDAYUBUSHI

PLAYED FOR A NARRATIVE VERSION OF KABUKI

SHIMOZA ONGAKU

PLAYED AT THE LOWER SEATS IN KABUKI

DEBAYASHI

PLAYED TO HEIGHTEN THE MOOD

SHAMISEN

INSTRUMENT IN KABUKI THAT IS PLUCKED

TAIKO

INSTRUMENT IN KABUKI THAT IS A DRUM

HAYASHI ENSEMBLE

FLUTE AND PERCUSSION ORCHESTRA USED IN KABUKI

PEKING OPERA

ALSO KNOWN AS BEIJING OPERA IN CHINA, BASED OFF CONFUCIUS

CHANG

VOCALS IN PEKING OPERA

NIAN

DIALOGUES IN PEKING OPERA

ZUO

ACTING IN PEKING OPERA

DA

MARTIAL ARTS IN PEKING OPERA

XIPI

INTENSE MUSIC FOR PEKING OPERA

ERHUANG

MELLOW MUSIC FOR PEKING OPERA

SHENG

MALE PROTAGONIST

DAN

FEMALE CHARACTER

JING

ANTAGONIST CHARACTER

CHOU

CLOWN CHARACTER

WENCHANG

ORCHESTRA FOR CIVILLIAN PLAYS

WUCHANG

ORCHESTRA FOR MILITARY PLAYS