Ch 7: East Asia

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.