INDIAN MUSIC:
❥based on the human voice.
❥it is restricted to less than 4 octaves
❥it uses microtones, intervals that are smaller than a semitone.
❥plays the tonic and dominant notes throughout the performance
❥the main drone is the tambura
❥RAGA
=> pattern of notes to form the melodic framework in Indian music.
=> uses a particular scale and specific melodic movements
=> tonal framework for composition and improvisation
=> Serious/light moods
=> there are different Ragas depending on the time of day and season.
❥SVARA
=> notes of a scale
=> syllabus of the Indian solfege
❥DRONE
=> continues repetition of "sa" and "pa".
=> it reinforces the tonal centre.
❥TALA
=> a rhythmic cycle
=> Khali are empty beats which help listeners keep track of the raga cycle
❥GAMAKA
=> melodic ornaments
=> helps to define the raga
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ALAP & GAT:
❥Alap: extensive exploration of the raga. it is often accompanied by a drone and shows the creative talents of a musician. [slow beat]
❥Gat: theme is often varied and improvised on. It accelerates towards the end of the performance with exchanges between the soloist and drummer. The Gat displays the virtuosity of a musician. [fast(er) beat]
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Kriti [Carnatic]
❥ it is a musical genre
❥ consists of:
Alapana [prelude] [free rhythm] => Pallavi [middle oct. register] => Anupallavi [higher register] => Pallavi reprise [repetition of the 1st line of pallavi] => Caranam [final and longest verse] => Pallavi Reprise
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Instruments:
❥Hindustani
- Tabla: percussion. Baya and daya are drums
- Sitar: 6 or 7 main strings, 11-13 sympathetic strings and 20 movable frets. Has a rich, bright sound.
- Sarod: 4 main strings, 21 other strings (either drones or sympathetic) Has a flat sound.
- Sarangi: 3 main strings, 30-40 sympathetic strings. Has a mournful sound.
❥Carnatic
- Vina: 4 main strings, 3 drone strings, and 24 metal frets. Has a mellow, rich tone.
- Violin: differs in tuning and playing position. (tuned to "sa" and "pa"
- Mridangam: barrel-shaped, double headed drum with leather straps to alter the pitch. Can produce 20 different sounds and it is not rich in sound.
- Tanpura: has 1 sound chamber and a drone-type accompaniment. It has no sympathetic strings or frets, but has a movable bridge and 4 to 6 strings.
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❥ Carnatic music is significantly more structured than Hindustani music.
❥ Carnatic music is mostly vocal.
❥ Hindustani is influence by Persia.
❥ Apparently, Carnatic music is "purer" -_-"
~INTERVAL XD~
ミルクを飲みました～ ＞ｗ＜ ミルクが大好きな～
CHINESE MUSIC:
...we all already know chinese instruments right? Lets skip =.=" its way too long.
Summary: guzheng, erhu, pipa, yangqin, xiao, dizi, suona, sheng, cymbals, drums.
Drums => dagu, huapengu, datanggu, xiaogu, zhangu, xiaotanggu, paigu (tuned drums)
❥ Instrumental: metal, stone, clay, silk, wood, skin, gourd and bamboo.
❥ Aerophones, membranophones, chordophones, idiophones
Chinese Opea:
❥Roles:
- Sheng: male role, subdivided by age
- (hua)dan: female role, mistress/maid/servant
- jing: male role, brightly painted faces and beard
- chou: male role, lower class, crafty/comical, white make-up around the nose
❥Painted Faces:
- white: craftiness, cruelty
- red: loyalty, determination
- silver/gold: gods and spirits
- purple: upright, just, noble
- black: fierce, rough
- green: impulsive, violent
- yellow: cool-headed, abitious
- blue: astude, staunghness
❥Common Instruments:
- Strings: guzheng, pipa, yangqin and gaohu
- Wind: dizi, suona, sheng
- percussion: gongs, cymbals and drums
❥Folk Songs:
haozi (work songs), shan'ge (mountain songs), tian'ge (field songs), xiao diao (small tunes), wu ge (dance songs), yu'ge (fisherman's songs), ritual songs, children's songs, vendor's cries.
~INTERVAL~
プロミスヅーダイェ ＯｗＯ
Malay:
Nothing much to say about malay music :/
❥Kompang: single-sided, handheld frame drum
❥❥Lentong beat: hit the edge of the drum with closed fingers
❥❥Cerang beat: palm to hit the drum head of the kompang.
the cerang is lower in pitch
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HOMG THAT WAS BORING DX i forced myself to retype all my MEP notes for the sake of remembering them =.=" MEP exam on wed... haiz... ;_; today recieved mass scolding but who cares *~* tq ZL for speaking up >~<
urgh. eff this MEP ._.
