TRADITIONAL MUSIC OF JAPAN

TRADITIONAL MUSIC OF JAPAN : 

TRADITIONAL MUSIC OF JAPAN

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Introduction Though Japanese enjoy various types of modern and contemporary music, the charm of the traditional and the ancient Japanese music has not been lost. Even today, many of the traditional musical forms of Japan are performed during various religious and social gatherings. TRADITIONAL JAPANESE MUSIC There are two types in traditional Japanese music: art music and folk music. Art music has several different styles, each of which was established separately in different periods of Japanese history. The Japanese have maintained those time-honored styles, modifying them as time has passed. In general, vocal music plays a more important role than instrumental music in the history of Japanese music. Besides, traditional Japanese music often developed as a part of drama such as Noh, Kabukl, and Bunraku. Traditional music of Japan are divided into three category Instrumental Theatrical Court music

Characteristics of traditional music of Japan : 

Characteristics of traditional music of Japan doesn't have regular chords   one cannot beat time with one's hands because there is an interval ma the rhythms are based on ma; silence is important Japanese traditional music flows, in an attempt to reflect the feeling of nature   tempo usually starts out very slow and gets faster, returns to being slow again, and has a drawn-out ending   traditional Japanese music is influenced by Chinese music because some of the musical instruments used came from China

There are several types of traditional, Japanese music. Some of the most important ones are listed below: : 

There are several types of traditional, Japanese music. Some of the most important ones are listed below: 1. Gagaku: is the ancient court music adopted from China and Korea e oldest type of Japanese traditional music includes songs, dances, and a mixture of other Asian music wind, string and percussion instruments are essential elements of gagaku music 2. Biwagaku: A type of short lute, the biwa was a favored instrument of accompaniment for long chanted ballads about great battles and heroic deeds, and this music is called biwa-gaku. 3. Nohgaku: Music played during Noh(theatrical) performances. consists of a chorus, the Hayashi flute, the Tsuzumi drum, and other instruments

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Types of traditional Japan music,continued Sokyoku: Music played with the Koto, a type of zither with 13 strings Also accompanied by Shamisen and Shakuhachi The Shamisen, or Japanese 3-stringed banjo, is the instrument most people associate with geisha Shakuhachi: Music played with the Shakuhachi, a bamboo flute played by wandering Buddhist monks Shamisenongaku: Music played with the Shamisen, a kind of guitar with only three strings. Also used in Kabuki and Bunraku (theatrical) performances. Minyou: folk songs. Found throughout Japan, many min'you are work songs.

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Types of traditional music instruments: In traditional Japanese music, there are three general types of instruments - stringed instruments, percussion instruments and wind instruments, mostly flutes. STRINGS Plucked Biwa - pear-shaped lute Ichigenkin - one-string zither Koto - long zither Junanagen - 17-stringed zither Taishogoto - zither with metal strings and keys Kugo - an angled harp used in ancient times and recently revived Sanshin - three-string banjo from Okinawa Shamisen - three-string banjo Yamatogoto - ancient long zither; also called wagon Tonkori - plucked instrument used by the Ainu of Hokkaidō b. Bowed Kokyū - bowed lute with three (or, more rarely, four) strings and a skin- covered body  Note: (Sakuhachi, koto, Shamisen, Biwa were Japanese main traditional mucical instruments)

Japanese main traditional musical instruments: : 

Japanese main traditional musical instruments: BIWA KOTO SHAKUHACHI SHAMISEN

Types of traditional music instruments, continued : 

Types of traditional music instruments, continued 2. WIND Flute: Japanese flutes are called Fue Different types of flutes Hocchiku - vertical bamboo flute Nohkan - transverse bamboo flute used for noh theater Ryūteki - transverse bamboo flute used for gagaku Kagurabue- transverse bamboo flute used for mi-kagura (Shinto ritual music) Komabue - transverse bamboo flute used for komagaku; similar to the ryūteki Shakuhachi - vertical bamboo flute used for Zen meditation Shinobue - transverse folk bamboo flute b. Reeded instruments -Hichiriki - double-reeded instrument used in gagaku c. Free reed mouth organs -Shō - 17-pipe mouth organ used for gagaku -U - large mouth organ d. Horns : -Horagai - seashell horn; also called jin

Different types of traditional Japanese flutes : 

Different types of traditional Japanese flutes Horagai (seashell horn)

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Types of traditional music instruments, continued 3. PRECUSSION a. Drums -Kakko -Taiko, literally "great drum" -Tsuri-daiko-drum -Ikko -San-no-tsuzumi -Den-den-daiko b. Other instruments: -Hyōshigi -Mokugyo -Shōko -Sasara Ita-sasara Bin-sasara -Kokiriko -Kagura suzu -Kane -Shakubyoshi -Mukkuri -Koukin

TRADITIONAL MUSIC IN MODERN CULTURE : 

Traditional Japanese music is declining in popularity today, however sometimes traditional Japanese musicians collaborate with modern Western musicians. Also, musicians create new styles of Japanese music influenced by the West but still using traditional musical instruments. TRADITIONAL MUSIC IN MODERN CULTURE