Musical safari to china and types of Chinese music.pptx

It explains the music of China, Chinese musical and tonal system and types of Chinese vocal music.

1. Musical safari to china

2. MUSIC OF CHINA It dates back to the dawn of Chinese civilization with documents and artifacts providing evidence of a well-developed musical culture as early as the Zhou Dynasty (1122 BC – 256 BC). It is based on the doctrines and beliefs of some of the well-known Chinese philosophers. For several thousand years, Chinese culture has been dominated by the teachings of the philosophers, Confucius, who conceived music in the highest sense as a means of calming the passions and of dispelling unrest and lust, rather than as a form of amusement. There is an ancient Chinese belief that music is meant not to amuse but to purify one’s thought.

3. Musical Elements Characteristics Rhythm Uses duple rhythm, Timbre Vocal- high-pitched, thin, non- resonant, nasal or in falsetto Texture Vocal – solo or monophonic Instrumental – heterophonic played with more instruments Melody Based on pentatonic scale

4. CHINESE MUSIC AND TONAL SYSTEM Has particular use; used for teaching, in giving guidelines for behavior in society, and in giving power to the government. Most importantly, music is used to arrive at an agreement and cooperation in society. Chinese tonal system is based on the Ling Lun Chinese Legend. The most famous legend concerning the origin of Chinese music says that around 2697 BC, Emperor Huang-ti sent certain Ling Lun to the mountains to ut some bamboo pipe (lus) that will give a definite tone which would be the basis of music and harmony in the governing kingdom.

5. TONAL SYSTEM From the pipes, the fundamental pitches would be derived and now called the Lu System . Traditional Chinese music uses a five-tone scale called Wu-sheng and the remaining tone are used through changing tones or pien. kung shang chiao pien chih chih yu pien kung

6. It is believed that Chinese scale is connected to the Chinese patterns in life like their outlook in cycles of dynasties, seasons, the five planets, and five basic elements. The five affinity of the five sounds with the five relations of men and things are explained as follows: – the note corresponds to the emperor, the ruler, or the chief – the note corresponds to the minister – the note is related to the people – the note represents affair of the state – the note represents material object

7. TYPES OF CHINESE VOCAL MUSIC Religious Buddhist or Temple Music (Sanskrit ) – chanting music covering verse, hymns, and liturgies. Taoist – regional folk music and used in ceremonial rituals. Xiaoling – the vocal art song of the 12 th to 13 th century. It is based on the poetry of Qu. It is performed with a wooden clapper.

8. 3. Zhugongdiao – a type of narrative song about a romantic legend accompanied by the drums. 4. Folk Music – describes the lives of most Chinese people. An example of this music is sange . It is a mountain song on strophic form using fewer refrains. It has two or four phrases with the same length and each phrase has a different musical thought. TYPES OF CHINESE VOCAL MUSIC

9. ๏ Chinese musical instruments have 8 categories according to the materials used: ⊙ Bamboo ⊙ Wood ⊙ Silk ⊙ Gourd ⊙ Stone ⊙ Metal ⊙ Skin ⊙ Clay Instrumental Music

10. ๏ ERHU ๏ Two-stringed fiddle and one of the most popular Chinese instruments. Bowed Instrument

11. ๏ PIPA ๏ Four-stringed lute with 30 frets and a pear-shaped body Plucked Instrument

12. ๏ ZHENG ๏ It has 13 to 21 strings stretched over individual bridges. ๏ It has a range of 3 to 4 octaves.

13. ๏ GUQIN ๏ It is a 7 string zither without bridges. ๏ Most Ancient Chinese instrument with over 3000 years of history.

14. ๏ GUZHENG ๏ It is a large 18-23 strings usually played by female. ๏ Commonly played in streets or parks. ๏ It accompanies opera and concert performances

15. ๏ DIZI ๏ It is a bamboo insrument with 6 finger holes. ๏ One hole is covered with a membrane to produce a buzzing sound or rattling effect

16. ๏ SUONA ๏ Vertical end-blow flute made from bamboo. ๏ Use to accompany long, quiet and sentimental music,

17. E A R TH Ocarina or xun – a wind instrument having an oval body with finger holes and a projecting mouthpiece. It is typically made of baked clay. Stone Bianqing – a stone chime suspended on a frame and struck with a mallet. This instrument is used only in court and religious ceremony.

18. ๏ YU ๏ Tiger-like animal resting on a sounding box. ๏ It is played to mark the end of the strophe.

19. ๏ Cantonese popular music. ๏ It is referred to as HK-pop (Hong Kong popular music. ๏ It was first described as “cantorock” Cantop o p

20. References https://www.britannica.com/art/Chinese-music https://www.chinahighlights.com/travelguide/culture/traditional-music.htm https://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Music_of_China https://www.chinaeducationaltours.com/guide/culture-chinese-music.htm https://www.wqxr.org/story/get-know-these-7-traditional-chinese-instruments/ https://www.chinesechildrensorchestra.com/chinese-instruments.html