MUSIC 8

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Ms. Mary Natalie Nicole C. Cal
THEATER
 THEATER
o Theatre or theater is a collaborative form of performing
art that uses live performers, usually actors or
actresses, to present the experience of a real or
imagined event before a live audience in a specific
place, often a stage.
Traditional
Asian Theatre
JAPAN
KABUKI
KABUKI
o is believed to derive from
the verb kabuku, meaning
"to lean" or "to be out of
ordinary, " kabuki can be
"bizarre" theater.
KABUKI o is a form of traditional Japanese
drama with highly stylized song,
mime and dance.
o it is known for the stylization of
its drama and for the elaborate
make up worn by some of its
performers.
Vocal Pattern and Techniques
Ipponchōshi Nori Yakuharai

• the continuous • adapted from the • subtle delivery of

pattern - used in chanting, implies a very poetical text written

speeches building sensitive capacity of in the Japanese

up to an explosive riding the rhythms of the metrical form of

climax shamisen, declaiming alternating seven and

each accompaniment five syllables
 Instrumental Features

SHAMISEN FUE TAIKO KOTSUZUMI &

OTSUZUMI
CHINA
PEKING
OPERA
PEKING OPERA
o is a form of traditional
Chinese theatre which
combines music, vocal
performance, mime,
dance and acrobatics.
PEKING OPERA o The form was extremely
popular in the Qing
Dynasty court and has
come to be regarded as
one of the cultural
treasures of China.
PEKING OPERA o Traditionally, the musicians
are in view throughout the
performance. They come and
go freely and are never
considered part of the stage
picture.
Two Main Styles of Music
erhuang hisp’l
• higher sound • lower sound
Instrumental Features

Ti-tsu Siao Hu-ch’ín Pi-pa Yue-ch’ín

Instrumental Features

Ta-lo & Siao-lo Tan pi ku

indonesia
WAYANG
KULIT
 o is one of the oldest of the
WAYANG KULIT oldest continuous tradition
of storytelling in the world
which includes the use of
puppet materials and
backgrounds, musical
accompaniment to make it
interesting to the audience.
WAYANG KULIT o “Wayang” is an Indonesian
and Malay word for theater

o “Kulit” means skin and refers

to the leather construction of
the puppets that are carefully
chiseled with very fine tools
and supported with carefully
shaped buffalo horn handles
and control rods.
The Performance
Audience - is the most important person in a Wayang Kulit performance.

- Is the puppeteer
Dalang - prepares all the materials used like the cloth and the light

- are projected by the lamp on a white screen.

Puppet - on the right side signifies the good character, on the left hand
side is the bad
- space between them, about 2 meters wide , represents the
Open Space stage.
Instrumental Features

Gamelan
 Instrumental Features

SARON GENDER BONANG GONG AND

KEMPUL
 Instrumental Features

KENUNG GAMBANG REBAB SULING

AND
KERTUK
Instrumental Features

KENDANG TELEMPUNG
Thank you for listening!
Any Questions?

Prepared by:
Ms. Mary Natalie Nicole C. Cal