Unit 3: Music from China and Japan Chinese Instruments Source:

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) 4mf3whxw (chu, trough-shaped percussion) (zither, strings of silk) tch?v=PLa4aXxispc watch?v=en_xlxq5FP4 =bGH24QepCRE

More details: Strings Plucked Strings: ◦ Lute family ◦ Zither family ◦ Harp family Bowed Strings ◦ Huqin family Hammered Strings ◦ Yang-qin (Chinese Dulcimer)

Luogo 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 – Flower Drum Song of Feng Yang One 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 versions Used for many occasions ◦ Formal concerts, choirs, dances, festivals, pop…

Verse 1 Zuo sho luo, you sho gu Shou 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 bo Yi 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 gu Da, da hua gu, ge yi yo ya Refrain: Drrr ling dang piao yi piao Drrr ling dang piao yi piao Drr piao drrr piao Drrr pio drrr piao piao you drrr, Ling dang piao yi piao Huagu Ge – Flower Drum Song of Feng Yang Left-hand gong, right-hand drum With drum and gong in hand I came to sing Other tunes I do not now know Only Feng Yang song – yi yo ya Bitter my lot, bitter my fate My whole life long, never a good husband All the best men married other girls I married a man who plays the drum all day Play, 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