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Unit 3: Music from China Unit 3: Music from China and Japanand Japan
Chinese Instruments
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TONE > Melody!TONE > Melody!Eight classes of instrument, categorized by the materials with which they are made and the TONE they produce!◦Gourd (sheng)◦Bamboo (panpipes)◦Wood◦Silk◦Clay (globular flute,
xun)◦Metal (bell)◦Stone (sonorous
stone)◦Skin (drum)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SWt4mf3whxw
(chu, trough-shaped percussion)(zither, strings of silk)http://
www.youtube.com/watch?v=PLa4aXxispc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=en_xlxq5FP4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bGH24QepCRE
More details: StringsMore details: Strings
http://www.philmultic.com/home/instruments/
Plucked Strings:◦Lute family◦Zither family◦Harp family
Bowed Strings◦Huqin family
Hammered Strings◦Yang-qin (Chinese Dulcimer)
Luogo EnsembleLuogo Ensemble Percussion
ensemble Seen at parades and
festivals Often theatrical Use mnemonic
chant to learn parts
Daluo – large gong
Xiaoluo – small gong
Bo – cymbals
Gu – drum
Xing (Pengling) – bell
Bangzi – Woodblocks
Yunluo – Cloud gong (pitched)
Huagu Ge – Huagu Ge – Flower Drum Song of Feng Flower Drum Song of Feng YangYangOne of the most famous Chinese folk songs
From Anwei providence in Southern China
Originally: Sung by a girl with a painted drum accompanied by a man with a small gong (a mini Luogo ensemble!)
Many different versionsUsed for many occasions
◦Formal concerts, choirs, dances, festivals, pop…
Verse 1Zuo sho luo, you sho guShou na luo gu lai chang ge
Zhi hui chan ge Feng Yang ge
Feng feng yang ge yi yo ya
Verse 2
Wo ming ku, wo ming boYi sheng yi shyr jia bu jan hau jang fu
Ren jia de jang ful zuo guan you zuo fu
Wo jia jang fu ji huei da hua guDa, da hua gu, ge yi yo ya
Refrain:
Drrr ling dang piao yi piaoDrrr ling dang piao yi piaoDrr piao drrr piaoDrrr pio drrr piao piao you drrr,Ling dang piao yi piao
Huagu Ge – Huagu Ge – Flower Drum Song of Feng YangFlower Drum Song of Feng Yang
Left-hand gong, right-hand drumWith drum and gong in hand
I came to sing
Other tunes I do not now knowOnly Feng Yang song – yi yo ya
Bitter my lot, bitter my fateMy whole life long, never a good husband
All the best men married other girlsI married a man who plays the drum all dayPlay, play the flower drum, yi yo ya
(Imitates drum sounds)
Begins with mnemonic chant(da da) dong chahng dong-dong dong chahng … … …
(d d) D K dD D K | D K dD D K| D K O D KO | D K D K K D | K K D K O