China

Cards (15)

  • During this period, music was used in folk festivals that are meant to give honor to the ancestors. Clay ocarinas and stone chimes were some of the instruments used to accompany these celebrations?
    Formative Period
  • During this period, there was an overflow of musical ideas brought about by Western contacts and Asian trade?
    International Period
  • During this period, the emphasis of this period was on vocal music, instrumental forms existed as well?
    National period
  • During this period, a new kind of music was born from the tradi- tion of Western instruments and forms?
    World Music Period
  • It is a musical art form, combines singing, heightened speech, mime, dancing, literature, theater and acrobatics?
    Peking Opera
  • This opera traces its roots from the ancient ritual dance, the Yuan and the Ming Romance?
    Peking Opera
  • Chinese pentatonic scale which was believed to be invented by Ling Lun, the founder of music in Chinese mythology?
    Wu Sheng
  • Primary tone associated with the emperor?
    Kung
  • tone associated with the minister?
    Shang
  • tone associated with the people?
    Chaio and Yu
  • Themes that were not spiritual, meaning non-religious?
    Su yueh
  • features spiritual and devotional songs?
    Ya yueh
  • Chinese folk song which means "jasmine flower"?
    Mo Li Hua
  • Su yueh?
    Secular music
  • Ya yueh?
    Ritual music