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Ryūteki
The is a Japanese transverse '' fue'' made of bamboo. It is used in gagaku, the Shinto classical music associated with Japan's imperial court. The sound of the ''ryūteki'' is said to represent the dragons which ascend the skies between the heavenly lights (represented by the '' shō'') and the people of the earth (represented by the ''hichiriki''). The ryūteki is one of the three flutes used in gagaku, in particular to play songs of Chinese style. The pitch is lower than that of the ''komabue'' and higher than that of the ''kagurabue''. The ''ryūteki'' is held horizontally, has seven holes, and has a length of and an inner diameter of . Unlike the western flute, the holes are not covered by the fingertips, rather, the fleshy part of the finger is used. This allows for better control of "half-holing" techniques and chromatic notes, by simply raising the finger slightly above the holes. Hans Werner Henze calls for this instrument for his '' El Cimarrón'', and Karlheinz St ...
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Japanese Musical Instruments
Traditional Japanese musical instruments, known as in Japanese, are musical instruments used in the traditional folk music of Japan. They comprise a range of string, wind, and percussion instruments. Percussion instruments *; also spelled – clapper made from wooden slats connected by a rope or cord * – wooden or bamboo clappers * – pellet drum, used as a children's toy * – small, ornately decorated hourglass-shaped drum * – hand-held bell tree with three tiers of pellet bells * – small drum used in * – small flat gong * – a pair of sticks which are beaten together slowly and rhythmically * (also called ) – clapper made from a pair of flat wooden sticks * – woodblock carved in the shape of a fish, struck with a wooden stick; often used in Buddhist chanting * – hand drum * or () – singing bowls used by Buddhist monks in religious practice or rituals * – hourglass-shaped double-headed drum; struck only on one side * – clapper made from wooden slats conn ...
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Gagaku
is a type of Japanese classical music that was historically used for imperial court music and dances. was developed as court music of the Kyoto Imperial Palace, and its near-current form was established in the Heian period (794-1185) around the 10th century.History of gagaku
Nihon gagakukai
Today, it is performed by the in the . Gagaku consists of three primary repertoires: #Native
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Gagaku
is a type of Japanese classical music that was historically used for imperial court music and dances. was developed as court music of the Kyoto Imperial Palace, and its near-current form was established in the Heian period (794-1185) around the 10th century.History of gagaku
Nihon gagakukai
Today, it is performed by the in the . Gagaku consists of three primary repertoires: #Native
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{{Commons Words and phrases by language Words A word is a basic element of language that carries an objective or practical meaning, can be used on its own, and is uninterruptible. Despite the fact that language speakers often have an intuitive grasp of what a word is, there is no consen ... Words Words ...
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Hans Werner Henze
Hans Werner Henze (1 July 1926 – 27 October 2012) was a German composer. His large oeuvre of works is extremely varied in style, having been influenced by serialism, atonality, Stravinsky, Italian music, Arabic music and jazz, as well as traditional schools of German composition. In particular, his stage works reflect "his consistent cultivation of music for the theatre throughout his life". Henze was also known for his political convictions. He left Germany for Italy in 1953 because of a perceived intolerance towards his leftist politics and homosexuality. Late in life he lived in the village of Marino in the central Italian region of Lazio, and in his final years still travelled extensively, in particular to Britain and Germany, as part of his work. An avowed Marxist and member of the Italian Communist Party, Henze produced compositions honoring Ho Chi Minh and Che Guevara. At the 1968 Hamburg premiere of his requiem for Che Guevara, titled '' Das Floß der Medusa'' ('' ...
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Dienstag Aus Licht
(Tuesday from Light) is an opera by Karlheinz Stockhausen in a greeting and two acts, with a farewell, and was the fourth of seven to be completed for the opera cycle '' Licht: Die sieben Tage der Woche'' (Light: The Seven Days of the Week). It was begun in 1977 and completed from 1988 to 1991, to a libretto by the composer. History is an opera for 17 solo performers (three singers, 10 instrumentalists, 4 dancer-mimes), actors, mimes, choir, orchestra, and electronic music. Tuesday is the red day of conflict between Michael and Lucifer. As was the case for most of the operas in the ''Licht'' cycle, component sections of were commissioned and composed separately, and given seriatim premieres. The first component of this opera was in fact the first part of the entire ''Licht'' cycle to be composed: ''Jahreslauf'' (Course of the Years), which became the first act of ''Dienstag'', was originally written in 1977 as an independent piece for gagaku ensemble. Stockhausen finished it ...
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Karlheinz Stockhausen
Karlheinz Stockhausen (; 22 August 1928 – 5 December 2007) was a German composer, widely acknowledged by critics as one of the most important but also controversial composers of the 20th and early 21st centuries. He is known for his groundbreaking work in electronic music, for introducing controlled chance ( aleatory techniques) into serial composition, and for musical spatialization. He was educated at the Hochschule für Musik Köln and the University of Cologne, later studying with Olivier Messiaen in Paris and with Werner Meyer-Eppler at the University of Bonn. One of the leading figures of the Darmstadt School, his compositions and theories were and remain widely influential, not only on composers of art music, but also on jazz and popular music. His works, composed over a period of nearly sixty years, eschew traditional forms. In addition to electronic music—both with and without live performers—they range from miniatures for musical boxes through works ...
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El Cimarrón (Henze)
(''The Runaway Slave'') is a scenic vocal composition by the German composer Hans Werner Henze, written when the composer lived in Cuba in 1969–1970. It is subtitled ''Biographie des geflohenen Sklaven Esteban Montejo'' (Biography of the runaway slave Esteban Montejo), and the libretto by Hans Magnus Enzensberger is based on the oral autobiography related in 1963 to Miguel Barnet by Montejo, who was also a veteran of the Cuban War of Independence (1895–98). History In Cuba in the 19th century, Cimarrón was a term for a runaway slave. The former slave on which Henze's is based was Esteban Montejo, born in 1860; he told his story in an interview, at age 104, with the Cuban ethnologist Miguel Barnet, who made it a documentary for ethnobiographical, social and psychological studies. Hans Magnus Enzensberger, who at the time lived in Cuba, took care of inviting Henze to Cuba; the first visit was from 21 March 1969 to 16 April. Henze met Barnet, who arranged meetings wit ...
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Kagurabue
The is a six or seven-hole transverse bamboo flute used to support Japanese kagura performance. The Kagurabue can also be known as a yamatobue.(2) References 2 Malm, William P (1959). Japanese music and musical instruments (st ed. ST, St, or St. may refer to: Arts and entertainment * Stanza, in poetry * Suicidal Tendencies, an American heavy metal/hardcore punk band * Star Trek, a science-fiction media franchise * Summa Theologica, a compendium of Catholic philosophy .... p54. C.E. Tuttle Co, Tokyo ; Rutland, Vt Bamboo flutes Japanese musical instruments Side-blown flutes Six tone hole wind instruments Seven tone hole wind instruments Kagura {{Flute-stub ...
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Komabue
The ("Koma flute") is a transverse bamboo flute, a fue that is used in traditional Japanese court music. Construction The ''komabue'' is typically constructed from bamboo. It is a transverse flute with six finger-holes. It is 36 cm, shorter than the '' ryuteki'' flute. Use The ''komabue'' is used in both Gagaku and Komagaku ''Komagaku'' ( 高麗楽) is a form of Gagaku (traditional Japanese court music) form arranged in the Heian period mainly based on Koguryeo music and sankangaku (the music of the Three Kingdoms of Korea and is often played as a dance accompanimen .... Historically the Oga family of musicians in Japan specialized in the ''komabue''.Marett,A. Musica Asiatica Vol. 5 Published by CUP Archive, p.210 References {{Traditional Japanese musical instruments Side-blown flutes Gagaku Japanese musical instruments Bamboo flutes ...
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