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A-ak
Traditional vocal music from Korea.
Bayin
A Chinese classification of musical instruments based on material.
Biwa
A traditional Japanese lute with a pear-shaped body.
Bon
A style of singing in Tibetan Buddhism.
Bugaku
Japanese traditional dance accompanied by music.
Erhu
A two-stringed bowed musical instrument from China.
Gagaku
Ancient Japanese court music and dance.
Geisha
A traditional Japanese female entertainer trained in music, dance, and conversation.
Harhiraa
A Mongolian musical term or practice.
Komuso
A sect of Zen monks in Japan known for playing the shakuhachi.
Koto
Japanese string instrument resembling a zither, with movable bridges.
Ko-tuzumi
A type of drum in traditional Japanese music.
Samul-nori
A genre of folk music in Korea featuring four traditional percussion instruments.
Sanjo
An improvisational Korean music style.
Sankyoku
A genre of traditional Japanese music performed with three instruments.
Hichiriki
A double-reed woodwind instrument used in Gagaku.
Jing
Traditional Chinese opera, particularly in the Beijing Opera.
Jinghu
A two-stringed bowed instrument played in Beijing Opera.
Morin Huur
A Mongolian horsehead fiddle, a traditional string instrument.
Nga bom
a double-faced Tibetan drum
Shakuhachi
A Japanese bamboo flute with a rich history in Zen Buddhism.
Bunraku
Traditional Japanese puppet theater.
Chobo
Narrators in traditional Japanese bunraku theater.
Ch'un Hyang Ka
A famous Korean pansori (musical storytelling) work.
Cultural Revolution
A sociopolitical movement in China impacting music and arts.
Dan
A female role-type in Beijing opera.
Diao
Refers to melody types in Chinese music.
Dizi
A Chinese transverse flute.
Dung-chen
A long trumpet used in Tibetan Buddhist music.
Dung-kar
A type of ritual trumpet in Tibetan practices.
Jingju (also Jingxi)
Chinese opera known as Peking Opera.
Kabuki
Classical Japanese dance-drama known for its stylized performances.
Kang dung
A traditional Himalayan trumpet.
Kayagum
A Korean zither-like instrument with twelve strings.
Key
Musical terms for tonal centers or keys in compositions.
Khoomei
A Mongolian throat singing technique.
Kisaeng
Korean entertainers skilled in various arts, similar to Geishas.
Noh
A form of classical Japanese musical drama.
Nokan
A traditional Japanese bamboo flute used in Noh theater.
Nongak
Korean traditional music played during farming festivals.
Overtone
Higher frequencies produced beyond the fundamental tone.
P'ansori
A traditional Korean genre of musical storytelling.
Pipa
A Chinese traditional lute with a history spanning thousands of years.
Puk
A Korean traditional drum.
Qin (also Guqin)
A Chinese seven-string zither recognized as one of the oldest stringed instruments.
Ryuteki
A Japanese flue instrument used in Gagaku music.
Sheng
A Chinese free reed instrument resembling a mouth organ.
Sho
A Japanese mouth organ used in Gagaku.
Sizhu
A genre of Chinese instrumental music played by a small ensemble of “silk and bamboo” instruments.
Suona
A Chinese double-reed horn.
Taiko
A style of Japanese drumming often performed in ensembles.
Urtyn Duu
Traditional Mongolian long song singing.
Yang ban xi
A form of Chinese revolutionary opera.
Yang qin
A Chinese hammered dulcimer.
Yue qin
A traditional Chinese moon-shaped lute.
Zheng
A Chinese zither with 21 strings.
