Traditional Music

Traditional Music-is often used as a broad classification of music genres that contrasts with classical music and popular music genres as referring to genres founded neither upon any theoretical canon nor upon any mass commercial medium.

Traditional Japanese Music-is the folk or traditional music of Japan.

3 Types of Japanese MusicInstrumentalTheatricalCourt Music

Kabuki - is a type of Japanesetheatre. The music of kabuki can be divided into three parts:

Gidayubushi largely identical tojoruri.Shimoza ongaku music is played inkuromisu, the lower seats below the stage.Debayashi incidental music, played on the Kabuki stage; also known asdegatari.

Noh or ngaku - is another type of theatrical music. Noh music is played by the hayashi-kata. The instruments used are the taiko , tsuzumi , kotsuzumi , and fue .

Gagaku - is court music, and is the oldest traditional music in Japan. Gagaku music includes songs, dances, and a mixture of other Asian music.

Traditional Korean Music- includes combinations of the folk, vocal, religious and ritual music styles of the Korean people. Korean music, along with arts, painting and sculpture has been practiced since prehistoric times.

Two distinct musical cultures exist in Korea today:

Traditional Music (gugak)Western Music (yangak)

Korean Folk Music-is varied and complex, but all forms maintain a set of rhythms called Jangdan and a loosely defined set of melodic modes owing to diverse instruments, while even drums were eligible to demonstrate variety of rhythmic cycles.

There are three types of court music.1) Aak is an imported form of Chinese ritual music.2) Hyang-ak is a Pure Korean form.3) Dang-ak is a combination of Korean and Chinese influences.

Traditional Chinese Music-refers to the music of the Chinese people, which may be the music of the Han Chinese as well as other ethnic minorities within mainland China. It also includes music produced by people of Chinese origin in some territories outside mainland China using traditional Chinese instruments or in the Chinese language. It covers a highly diverse range of music from the traditional to the modern.

Confucius- A prominent music teacher and a talented musician who was able to play several instruments expertly. He also was China's foremost social philosopher. In Confucian teachings, the purpose and role of music are laid out and the qualities of "good music" are defined.

Three Kinds of Traditional Music

Chinese opera music meant for theatrical performances,Ensemble or orchestra for cultured audiences, andSolo instrumental performance

Instruments:Erhu and other stringed instrumentsWood clappersGongsCymbals Wind instruments

Traditional Serbia Music-Serb and Serbia has a variety of traditional music, which is part of the wider Balkan tradition, with its own distinctive sound and characteristics.Traditional Serbian music include various kinds of bagpipes, flutes, horns, trumpets, lutes, psalteries, drums and cymbals

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Traditional British Music-refers to all forms of music associated with the United Kingdom since its creation.British chamber and orchestral music drew inspiration from continental Europe as it developed into modern classical music.Classical Music-musical composition, performance and training in the United Kingdom inherited the European classical traditions of the eighteenth century and saw a great expansion during the nineteenth century.

Folk Music-flourished until the era of industrialization when it began to be replaced by new forms of popular music, including music hall and brass bands. Realization of this led to two folk revivals, one in the late-19th century and the other in the mid-20th century, which kept folk music as an important sub-culture within society.

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