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Chapter 43

Music of Asia

Indian Music

Ragas

Talas

Performances

Texture► Melodic line► Drone► Rhythm (tala)

Indian Music

Form

Cultural outlook

Instruments► Sitar► Tabla► Flute

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Chinese Music

Cultural outlook

Pentatonic scale

Instruments► Strings► Winds► Percussion

Japanese Music

Much imported from China and Korea

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Classical music largely abandoned in favor of Western classical and popular music

Instruments► Koto► Shakuhachi► Samisen

Balinese Music

Gamelan

Musical features► Pentatonic scale► Little harmony► Free-sounding rhythm► Colorful timbres

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Balinese Music

Individual players part of mosaic of sound

Instruments► Flutes played like recorder► Xylophone-like ► Kajar► Drums and cymbals

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Summary

Indian Music

Chinese Music

Japanese Music

Balinese Music