MUSIC 4TH QUARTER

•  Wayang kulit is a shadow play with two-dimensional leather puppets.
• The Wayang Kulit plays originated from two epic stories, the Ramayana and the Mahabharata
• Puppets are certainly the highlights during a wayang kulit performance.
• Musicians play a significant role in the gamelan performance.
• Lights may be in a form of using a traditional open coconut oil lamp (damar) or electric bulb that serves as light behind the white screen to give shadow to the puppet.
• The dalang, the puppets, the lights and the gamelan orchestra complete the elements of the wayang kulit
• WAYANG WONG

  The performers act the roles of the puppets on a stage.
• WAYANG GOLEK

  The puppets are shaped like wooden dolls with rounded head and arms.
• WAYANG GOLEK This is an imitation of a human actor who in turn imitates a puppet. These are dress in a traditional costume. This play is famous in the are of the Sundanese people (West Java).
• WAYANG WONG This is considered as one of the major Asian classical dance-drama forms of theater.
• WAYANG TOPENG

  This is different from the other plays because of its focus in the story which narrates the activities of noble men who lived in East Java.
• This is performed by men who wear masks which are referred to as topeng.
• WAYANG KLITIK

  The wooden puppets are flat, carved in shallow relief, and painted not dressed. The arms are made of parchment.
• The dalang gives signal to the musicians if music is needed in the science.
• The word kabuki came from the Japanese terms ka meaning “song,” bu meaning “dance,” and ki meaning “skill.”
• This appeared in the sixteenth century as a ceremonial dance, nembutsu odori, originated by a woman, Okuni.
• Male performers who portray female oyama or onnagata roles spoke in their falsetto voices while chanting their praises.
• The Kabuki is one of the four forms of Japanese traditional theater, aside from Bunraku, Noh, and Kyogen.
• DEBAYASHI this is an incidental music played on the Kabuki stage. This is also known as degatari.
• GIDAYUBUSHI this is similar to joruri, a form of Japanese traditional narrative music accompanied by shamisen instrument.
• SHIMOZA ONGAKU – this is played in kuromisu, the lower stage below the stage.
• The gagaku ensemble also accompanies the Kabuki plays in Japan.
• Musicians use wooden clappers to announce the beginning and ending of the presentation.
• DANCE has unique characteristics patterns and styles in terms of body movements. This uses folk and religious music.
• Kabuki Theater Costumes may be in robes, kimono, obi and wigs.
• The Kabuki performers wear elaborate costumes with bold colors and patterns to heighten the drama of the performance.
• One well-known feature of Kabuki is the extravagant makeup known as kumodori.
• The most common color of makeup used in Kabuki is pure white.
• NOH is one of the traditional theater forms from Japan that started in the fourteenth century
• NOH Its distinct feature is that the actors wear masks to show emotions.
• Noh has similarities with Kabuki elements in terms of dance, drama, and music.
• Noh theater is meant for samurai and other high-class people.