Music

• Kabuki- form of theatre in Japan known for its elaborate costumes and dynamic acting
• KABUKI STATND FOR

  • KA- songs
  • bu- dance
  • ki- skills
• Pentatonic style- is commonly used in the performance of noh and kabuki
• Nori- implies very sensitive capacity of riding the rhythms of the shamisen
• Yakuharai- same way describes the subtle delivery of poetical text
• ipponchoshi- used in speeches building up to an explosive climax
• Peking Opera is also called the Beijing Opera
• Types of stories in peking opera- civil plays and martial plays
• Civil Plays- are about emotions and relationship between characters
• martial plays- focus on actions, acrobatics and martial arts
• Two main styles of music in peking opera- erh-huang and his p'l
• fan-pan- sorrowful songs and is only sung by bearded character
• Wayang kulit- makes use of puppets
• wayang- an indonesian malay word for theatre
• sulukan- chant or sung by dalang