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4. • Nihon/Nippon – sun’s origin
• Land of the Rising Sun
• 10th largest population
• Tokyo – capital
5. • Music – Ongaku
• Japanese music was influenced by the court music of
China.
• It is based on the five tone scale or pentatonic scale
• Before the historical period, Japanese traditional music
(HOGAKU) developed an accompaniment of ritual dances
called Kagura.
• Japanese music is monophony in nature. It observes
minute tones, free rhythm and delicate timbre.
6. VOCAL MUSIC OF JAPAN
Based on the intervals of human breathing rather
than mathematical timing,
Vocally, the Japanese are apt to sing song in high
notes. Tight- throated and mellismatic manner.
In general, vocal music plays a very significant
part than instrumental music in the history of
Japanese music.
7. TEMPO
- Usually begins with
slower pace and gets
faster and then slow
again before moving
into a long transition,
and ends with a
drawn-out ending
PITCH/TONAL SYSTEM
-Based on pentatonic
scale
-Yosen and In-sen are
the two basic types of
scales
-The most important
note in pentatonic scale
is “cornerstone”
TEXTURE AND
RHYTHM
- Monophonic
- Free rhythms and
observes minute
tones with silence
- Written in duple
meter
8.
9.
10. SHOMYO
- Used as a formal
ceremonial music in the
temple and even at home.
GAGAKU
- Which means, “elegant and
refined music”
- It is considered as the
oldest surviving court
music in some shrines and
temples
11. a. Instrumental ensemble (Kangen)
b. Dance music (Bugaku)
c. Songs
d. Ritual music for Shinto ceremonies
12.
13. A. SOKYOKU
- An instrumental solo piece
which is a style of Japanese
classical music played with
koto.
15. A. KANGEN
- It is an orchestral music and
instrumental ensemble
accompanying the dance
Bugaku.
- “wind and string instruments
16. B. SANKYOKU
- This chamber ensemble
consists of the three famous
Japanese musical
instruments, namely: koto,
shamisen, and shakuhachi
- This ensemble is used as an
accompaniment for the vocal
music and serves as an
interlude in between
sections.
17.
18. KOTO
- A 13-string zither, played
using thumb and first two
fingers of the right hand
BIWA
- A short neck lute used to
accompany puppet play in
gagaku
19. SHAMISEN
- A long slender three-string
plucked lute covered with
animal skin
WAGON
- A 6-string koto of
trapezoidal shape. It is used as
an accompaniment in
kuniburi-no-utamai.
20. RYUTEKI
- Used in kangen ensemble
which is a seven-holed
transverse bamboo flute.
SHAKUHACHI
- A bamboo flute with four
finger holes
21. SHO
- A mouthpiece organ
similar to a Chinese
Sheng
HICHIRIKI
- Used in kangen with a
seven-holed double reed
instrument made of
bamboo.
22. SHIMEDAIKO
- A small Japanese drum,
played with a stick named
named “bachi”
TAIKO
- Also used in kangen
23. KAKKO
- An instrument used in
gagaku and is made up
of deer skin
SHOKO
- A small gong used in
kangen. It has two
strokes: female
(mebachi-left hand
stroke) and male
(obachi-right hand
attack
24. 1. SAKURA – It is considered an elegant old music where the
melody reminds of the culture of an urban or court life in
Japan.
2. TSUKI – means moon in English. It is a popular song
describing the shape and beauty of the moon.
3. JAN KEN PON YO – the famous children’s game of paper,
scissors, and stones.
Editor's Notes
The characters that make Japan ‘s name mean suns origin, which is why Japan is sometimes referred as Land of the Rising Sun.
Japan has the worlds tenth largest population
Tokyo the capital of Japan is known for skycrapers , shopping and pop culture
On- sound, Gaku- enjoy
Japanese music favors sound effects to the detriment of melodic contour, such as concious vibration generating inaudible breath
mas binibigyang halaga sa musikang Hapones ang mga epekto sa tunog kaysa sa melodiya,
Japanese vocal music is quite different from the Western vocal music, and is based on the intervals of human breathing rather than mathematical timing, and how Japanese musicians show their spiritual self-mastery in mastering his or her instrument more than simply perfecting a technique of some sort and how they give value to their performance and composure.
The seating arrangement in kangen orchestra: woodwind ins. Sits at the back (left- 3 ryuteki, middle 3 hichirikis right- 3 sho), string instrument sits in front of the woodwind (left two koto, right two biwa players), and 3 percussion sit at the front row (left shoko, middle taiko, right kakko)
