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| Elements of Japanese Music (4) | 1. Scales with semitones
2. Slow tempos
3. Sense of space
4. Prominent classical solo repertories
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| What are semitones? | very small intervals
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| What does it mean for a piece to be nonpulsatile? | it does not have a perceptible beat
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| Shamisen | fretless, long-necked lute that accompanies bunraku puppet theater
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| Biwa | 4-string, fretted pear-shaped lute
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| Shakuhachi | vertical bamboo flute; court music, very meditative
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| Koto | curved board zither (played in homes)
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| What religions dominate in Japan? | Buddhism and Shintoism
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| What is the ancient court music called? What is is like? | *Gagaku
*two genres: togaku (left/old) and komagaku (right)
*three sections:
(1) Jo - introduction
(2) Ha - exposition
(3) Kyu - ending
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| What is "ma"? | It is the Japanese aesthetic principle that describes the space in between objects and thoughts
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| What is the Japanese puppet theater called? | Bunraku
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| What are the four types of drama performance in Japan? | 1. Gagaku
2. Noh
3. Kabuki
4. Bunraku
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| What is Noh? | A highly refined classical theatre with roots in folk dramas full of acrobatics, pantomime, and comic interludes
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| What is Kabuki? | A comedic type of classical theatre especially popular in the war years. It is characterized by bright costumes and dramatic plots, while the actors are considered celebrities
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| What tuning system does Japanese music use (what mode)? | Pentatonic modes
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| What are two of the pentatonic modes/scales in Japanese music? | 1. ryo: 123-56-
2. ritsu: 12-456-
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