Glossary of Gagaku Midterm (Columbia University)
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Also known as a mouth organ
- Sho
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Double Reed Pipe
- hichirikki
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name the Flute for komagaku and what side?
- komabue (right side)
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Name instrument and how many strings and frets?
- Biwa
5 Strings
4 frets
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Name instrument, how many strings, bugaku or kangen or both?
- Koto, 13 strings, never used outdoors...therefore its kangen in togaku (left). Also used in saibara
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Name the Drum, and "side"
- kakko is used in togaku (left side)
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Name this HOUR GLASS drum and when is it used?
- san no tsuzumi is the drum used in komagaku (right side)
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This drum is used for togaku (kangen)
- gaku-daiko is used in the instrumental only indoor recital of togaku (kangen, left)
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This small gong is used in all foreign gagaku (togaku and komagaku)
- shoko
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This drum is used in what kind(s) of gagaku?
- Taiko is used in:
Togaku (Kangen) (Left side, indoor, instrumental)
Togaku (bugaku) (Left side, dance)
Komagaku (right side)
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What kind of drum is this and when is it used for outdoors?
- Dadaiko is used for Bugaku, which is an outdoor dance, it is also used in Komagaku for uho (right).
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This indigenous instrument is used for Shinto rituals. How many strings?
- Wagon is used only for indigenous, or native, rituals. It has six strings.
- Flute used in mikargura?
- Kagura-bue (transverse Flute)
- Flute used in in togaku, foreign indigenous songs, and vocal genres
- ryuteki
- togaku's indoor left side recital with only instruments would be what?
- kangen
- True or False: Komagaku can be either kangen or bugaku?
- False. Komagaku can only be bugaku (or dance), it is the "right side" of gagaku.
- True or False: String instruments are sometimes played outdoors.
- False! String instruments are not kangen.
- True or False: gigaku is an acient pantomime born from the Wu dynasty
- True. gigaku is a type of play done to gagaku music.
- How many modes in togaku?
- 6
- japanese word for scale, mode, or key
- choshi
- japanese word for rhythm or meter
- hyoshi
- How many modes for komagaku?
- 3
- A Japanese poem with togaku style melody?
- saibara
- It's the "clapper" of gagaku indigenous music...
- Shaku-byoshi
- The chief of musicians in indigenous gagaku?
- Ninjo
- This annual event to celebrate God is on December 15th.
- Mikagura
- During Korei-sai (vernal and autumn equinox) this song is played?
- azuma-asobi
- Asuma-asobi is to pay respect to whom?
- imperial ancestors
- Mikagura means
- God's Music
- Cornoration music
- daijo-e
- A song commemorating the victory of the imperial family
- Kume-mai
- a dance accompanied by O-uta
- goshei no mai features 5 young maidens--daughters of the musicians or ancient Noble class
- Yuki Country is
- Northeastern Japan
- Suki Country is
- Southwestern Japan
- Song used for tuning
- Netori
- True or False: Komagaku is native gagaku music.
- FALSE! Komagaku is foreign music that came in the 9th century. It is also known as the right side of Gagaku
- What music is higher pitched and uses less instruments than togaku?
- komagaku
- True or False: Komagaku doesn't not use string instruments.
- True. Only togaku indoors uses string instruments.
- True or False: Komagaku doesn't not use string instruments.
- True. Only togaku indoors uses string instruments.
