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Chapter 10 China
Chinese Music Terms and Instruments
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Music
Undergraduate 4
05/01/2011

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Term
Yayue/Suyue
Definition
Refined and elegant court music/common entertainment and folk music
Term
Diao
Definition
Anhemitonic pentatonic modes
Term
Fan yin
Definition
Harmonic notes on chordophones
Term
Sizhu
Definition
Silk-and-bamboo ensembles
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Jingxi
Definition
Beijing opera
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Xipi/erhuang
Definition
Pentatonic modes used in Beijing opera music
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Ban
Definition
Rhythmic types in Beijing opera music
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Dan
Definition
Female role played by males in Beijing opera
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Guqin
Definition
Seven-string long zither with no bridges or frets
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Zheng
Definition
Long zither with bridges
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Pipa
Definition
Pear-shaped, fretted, plucked lute
Term
Erhu
Definition
Spike fiddle
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Ruan
Definition
Short-necked fretted lute with large circular resonator
Term
Yanqin
Definition
Trapezoidal hammered zither
Term
Xiao
Definition
Notch flute
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Dizi
Definition
Transverse flute
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Sheng
Definition
hang-held mouth organ; technically an aerophone with reeds
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Dagu
Definition
Barrel-shaped drum with riveted heads
Term
Luo
Definition
Hand-held gong
Term
Ban
Definition
Wooden clappers
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