Enka
blend of western and Japanese music
heterophony
2+ voices elaborating the same melody in different ways
ma
Japanese concept involving the relationship among time, sounds, and silence in a piece of music
minyo
folk song associated with farming class of Japanese
meri
shakuhachi player lowers the pitch and volume by changing the angle of the lips
shakuhachi
Japanese flute made of bamboo
shamisen
3-string, long-necked, plucked flute
kari
shakuhachi player raises pitch by changing angle of lips
Edo
tokyo until 1868
lemoto
guild with its own performance style and repertoire
Jo-ka-kyu
typical form for tempo – three part structure
karaoke
“empty orchestra” – accompaniment for amateur singer
kouta
Japanese composed song form
tremolo
rapid movement between two pitches
adi tala
8-beat tala cycle 4+2+2
alapana
improvised introduction to a raga in free time
carnatic music
karnataka sangeeta
South India’s classical music style
ghatam
large clay pot played with fingers and hands
kanjira
tambourine of wood and lizard skin with jangles
tala
Indian drum comprised of two small drums
raga
distinctive elements provide raw material for melodic composition and improvisation
kriti
principal song from of South Indian classical music
nagasvaram
douple-reed pipe
shanku
conch shell trumpet
veena
seven-string plucked instrument
tanam
rhythmic melodic improvisation in a raga
tavil
cylindrical double-headed drum
sollukattu
spoken drumming patterns
kebyar
“flash” – gamelan dance in Bali
gamelan
ensemble of instruments
gendhing
musical piece for gamelan with regular beat and punctuation
pelog
seven-tone scale of small and large intervals
slendro
F-tone scale with nearly equidistant intervals
In and Yo Scales
pentatonic Japanese scales
wayang kulit
shadow puppetry using flat leather puppets made of water-buffalo hide
cine music
popular India music
Hindusthani music
North Indias classical music style