ANTH 204 Lecture Notes - Lecture 22: Morin Khuur, Doshpuluur, Honkyoku
Document Summary
Instrument list for test 3: two-string bowed fiddle with hexagonal-shaped resonator with python-skin cover (erhu). Trapezoidal- shaped hammered dulcimer (zither) payed with 2 bamboo beaters (yanhhin). Four-string fretted pear- shaped lute played with plectra (or fingernails) on 5 fingers (pipa). Six-finger hole vertical bamboo flute with a membrane hole that adds a buzz to the instrument"s timbre (dizi). Free-reed organ (sheng) originally often despite being gourd instrument. bamboo fiddle (jinghu) and military group led by double-reed shawm (suona). trapezoid-shaped long-necked fiddle (morin huur), two-stringed horse-headed fiddle (igil), three- stringed plucked lute (doshpuluur). throat singing. Buddhist lay-priests (komuso) who played meditative solo pieces (honkyoku) ot clear the mind and reach enlightenment (satori). Musical phrases based on breathing patterns, free rhythm, space (ma), melodic repetitions and variation, timbral and dynamic variety, and playing techniques (fingers and tongue). Koto music (sokyoku) mainly composed in tokugawa period. Long sections (dan) repeated with great variation in larger form (jo-ha-kyu).
