MUSI 303 Study Guide - Final Guide: Samarai, Taiko, Bunraku
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8. stone- small # of instruments made out of stone (xylophone) Connects east asia, central asia, & west asia with the mediterranean, north africa & europe. Traditionally connects china with central asia and india. Musical instruments were traded, genres and other musical things. Music will have similarities and similar instruments throughout the continent. Piano, cello, violin, flute- learning compositions like beethoven and mozart. It was thought (parents) that traditional chinese music wasn"t as important/sophisticated. Western music more complex in terms of composition- western music always wrote it. Chinese traditional instruments with western aesthetic ideals and performance practice. Conservatories came into existence- music school to focus on performance down so it was possible to be more complex. People thought they should create music that is complex. No chinese instruments aside from the pipa have solo repertoire. Composers start writing solo repertoire in 20s and 30s. Starts another form of classical music thats known as minyue.