Traditional Music

-is often used as a broad

classification of music genres
that contrasts with classical
music and popular music genres
as referring to genres founded
neither upon any theoretical
canon nor upon any mass
commercial medium.

Traditional Japanese
Music
-is the folk or traditional music
of Japan.

3 Types of Japanese Music

Instrumental
Theatrical
Court Music

Kabuki - is a type of
Japanesetheatre. The music of
kabuki can be divided into three
parts:
Gidayubushi largely identical
tojoruri.
Shimoza ongaku music is
played inkuromisu, the lower
seats below the stage.
Debayashi incidental music,

Noh or ngaku - is another

type of theatrical music. Noh
music is played by the hayashikata. The instruments used are
the taiko , tsuzumi , kotsuzumi
, and fue .

Gagaku - is court music, and is

the oldest traditional music in
Japan. Gagaku music includes
songs, dances, and a mixture of
other Asian music.

Traditional Korean
Music
- includes combinations of the
folk, vocal, religious and ritual
music styles of the Korean
people. Korean music, along
with
arts,
painting
and
sculpture has been practiced
since prehistoric times.

Two distinct musical cultures

exist in Korea today:
Traditional Music (gugak)
Western Music (yangak)

Korean Folk Music

-is varied and complex, but all
forms maintain a set of rhythms
called Jangdan and a loosely
defined set of melodic modes
owing to diverse instruments,
while even drums were eligible
to
demonstrate
variety
of
rhythmic cycles.

There are three types of

court music.

1) Aak is an imported form

of Chinese ritual music.
2) Hyang-ak is a Pure
Korean form.
3) Dang-ak is a combination
of
Korean
and
Chinese
influences.

Traditional Chinese
Music
-refers to the music of the Chinese
people, which may be the music of
the Han Chinese as well as other
ethnic minorities within mainland
China. It also includes music
produced by people of Chinese
origin in some territories outside
mainland China using traditional
Chinese instruments or in the
Chinese language. It covers a

Confucius
- A prominent music teacher
and a talented musician who
was able to play several
instruments
expertly.
He
also was China's foremost
social
philosopher.
In
Confucian
teachings,
the
purpose and role of music
are laid out and the qualities
of "good music" are defined.

Three Kinds of Traditional

Music
Chinese opera music meant
for theatrical performances,
Ensemble or orchestra for
cultured audiences, and
Solo instrumental
performance

Instruments:
Erhu and other stringed
instruments
Wood clappers
Gongs
Cymbals
Wind instruments

Traditional Serbia
Music
-Serb and Serbia has a variety
of traditional music, which is
part
of
the
wider
Balkan
tradition,
with
its
own
distinctive
sound
and
characteristics.
Traditional
Serbian
music
include
various
kinds
of
bagpipes,
flutes,
horns,

Popular Music
Pop
Rock
Jazz
Hip-hop
Turbo-folk and Pop-folk
House and electronic music

Traditional British
Music
-refers to all forms of music
associated with the United
Kingdom since its creation.
British chamber and orchestral
music drew inspiration from
continental
Europe
as
it
developed into modern classical
music.
Classical Music
-musical
composition,
performance and training in the

Folk Music
-flourished until the era of
industrialization when it began
to be replaced by new forms of
popular music, including music
hall
and
brass
bands.
Realization of this led to two
folk revivals, one in the late19th century and the other in
the mid-20th century, which
kept folk music as an important

Modern
British
Music
folk music
jazz
rapping/hip hop
pop
rock music

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