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4.2 Music
4.2 Music
PEKING OPERA
• is a form of traditional Chinese theater which
combines music, vocal performance, mime,
dance and acrobatics. It arose in the late 18th
century and became fully developed and
recognized by the mid-19th century.
MUSIC IN PEKING OPERA
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MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS IN PEKING
OPERA
• 2.Yuequin-an important
instrument in the Peking
Opera, often taking the
role of main melodic
instrument in lieu of the
bowed string instrument.
MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS IN PEKING
OPERA
• 3.Sanxian-has the
widest range and richest
timbre among the major
instruments of Peking
Opera. It’s various tones
range from forceful to
exquisitely soft.
MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS IN PEKING
OPERA
• 4.Gongs and cymbals -
creates rhythmic and
graceful melodies
ELEMENTS OF PEKING OPERA
•1.Facial Painting
•2.Roles
•3.Costumes
•4.Changing faces
JAPANESE
KABUKI
•is a form of classical theater in Japan
involving elaborately designed costumes,
eye catching make-up, outlandish wigs
and exaggerated actions performed by
actors
VOCAL AND INSTRUMENTAL FEATURES
• Vocal technique
•3.Kotsuzumi - the
small hourglass-shape
drum used in Kabuki
and Noh
MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS IN KABUKI
• 4.Nokhan -a transverse
bamboo flute; it gives a
specific pitch to set the
tonality of a vocal
entrance.
ELEMENTS OF KABUKI
• 1.Make-up
• 2.Dance
• 3.Costume
• 4.Music
INDONESIAN THEATER
WAYANG KULIT
• traditional form of puppet-shadow play in Indonesia.
• The puppets are crafted from buffalo hide and mounted on
bamboo sticks.
• Wayang kulit was performed in royal court and widely
performed in public on religious occasions. The stories
were based on the two epic of India, the Mahabharata and
Ramayana.
• This shadow play is an extremely important vehicle of
culture, serving as a carrier of myth, morality play and
form of religious experience rolled into one.
VOCAL AND INSTRUMENTAL FEATURES
• 1.Puppet
• 2.Dalang
• 3.Story
• 4.Character