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Asian music encompasses numerous different musical styles originating from a large number of Asian cultures. Asian music most often uses the pentatonic scale. Philippine music uses 8 notes or the European way of music because Philippines was colonized by Spain. A pentatonic scale is a musical scale with five pitches per octave as compared to the major scale which is made up of seven distinct notes. ... The Philippines go with the flow to whatever is popular in the world. ...

The music of Asia is as vast and unique as the many cultures and peoples who inhabit the region. Principal instrument types are two- or three-stringed lutes, the necks either fretted or fretless; fiddles made of horsehair; flutes, mostly open at both ends and either end-blown or side-blown; and Jews' harps, either metal or, often in Siberia, wooden. Percussion instruments include frame drums, tambourines, and kettledrums. Instrumental polyphony is achieved primarily by lutes and fiddles. On the other hand, vocal polyphony is achieved in different ways: Bashkirs hum a basic pitch while playing solo flute. For other uses, see Asia (disambiguation). ... A renaissance-era lute. ... “Fiddler” redirects here. ... For other uses, see Flute (disambiguation). ... Jews harp, from an American Civil War camp near Winchester, Virginia The Jews harp is one of the oldest musical instruments in the world. ... This article is about Siberia as a whole. ... Percussion redirects here. ... Polyphony is a musical texture consisting of two or more independent melodic voices, as opposed to music with just one voice (monophony) or music with one dominant melodic voice accompanied by chords (homophony). ... The Bashkirs, a Turkic people, live in Russia, mostly in the republic of Bashkortostan. ...

Musical instruments

Choor

A type of end-blown flute of varying lengths, with 4-5 holes made with reed or wood. Common among Inner Asian pastoralists, this instrument is also known as tsuur (Mongolian), chuur (Tuvan), sybyzghy (Kazakh) and kurai (Bashkir). For other uses, see Flute (disambiguation). ... The term China proper is usually used to refer to the historical heartlands of China, and to make a contrast between these heartlands and frontier regions of Outer China (Inner Asia). ... Pastoralists are people whose main source of livelihood is livestock with which they move seasonally in search of fresh pasture and water. ...

Chopo Choor

An ocarina made of clay with 3-6 holes, popular with children in Kyrgyzstan. The ocarina (IPA: ) is an ancient flute-like wind instrument. ...

Daf

A small frame drum used as an accompaniment to popular and classical music in Azerbaijan. The word daf and similar can mean: The word daff is a colloquial short form of daffodil. ... A framedrum is a membranophone that has a drumhead diameter greater than its depth. ...

Dayra

A frame drum with jingles played by men and women among sedentary populations in Central Asia. A traditional Central Asian musician from the 1860s or 1870s, holding up his dayereh. ... A framedrum is a membranophone that has a drumhead diameter greater than its depth. ... i am vegeta ... Map of Central Asia showing three sets of possible boundaries for the region Central Asia located as a region of the world Central Asia is a region of Asia from the Caspian Sea in the west to central China in the east, and from southern Russia in the north to...

Dombra

A class of two-stringed, long-necked lutes, the best known of which is a fretted lute that is considered Kazakhstan's national instrument. It is mostly used to play solo instrumental pieces known as kui. The dombra also provides accompaniment to Kazakh jyrau (bards) and singers of bel canto (lyrical song). The dombra is a long-necked, two-stringed instrument, possessing a resonating chamber, somewhat similar to a banjo or a lute, and especially popular in the Central Asian nations. ... The neck of a guitar showing the first four frets. ... Kazakh may refer to An ethnic group: the Kazakhs The Kazakh language The Culture of Kazakhstan Suhbat. ...

Dutar

Refers to a variety of two-stringed long-necked fretted lutes among Uzbeks, Uyghurs, Tajiks, Turkmens, Karakalpaks, and other groups. Dotar Khorasan The dutar (also dotar or doutar) is a traditional long-necked two-stringed lute found in Central Asia. ... The neck of a guitar showing the first four frets. ... A renaissance-era lute. ... For the language spoken by this ethnic group, see Uyghur language. ... Languages Persian Religions Islam (predominantly Sunni (Hanafi), with Shia (Twelver and Ismaili) minorities) Tājik (Persian: ; UniPers: Tâjik; Tajik: ) is a term generally applied to Persian-speaking peoples of Iranian origin living east and northeast of present-day Iran. ... This article is in need of attention. ... The Karakalpaks are ethnic group of Turkic people who mainly live in the lower reaches of the Amu Darya and in the (former) delta of Amu Darya on the southern shore of the Aral Sea. ...

Garmon

A small accordion used in the Caucasus and among khalfa (female wedding entertainers) in the Khorezm region of northwestern Uzbekistan. Garmon The word garmon (Russian: гармонь) literally means accordion, in Russian although it usually usually refers to a specific class of Russian accordions that have two rows of buttons on the right side, which play the notes of a diatonic scale, and at least two rows of buttons on the... For other uses, see Accordion (disambiguation). ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Caucasus Mountains. ... Khiva (alternative names include Khorasam, Khoresm, Khwarezm, Khwarizm, Khwarazm, Chiwa and Chorezm) is a city in present day Uzbekistan, in the Province of Khorezm. ...

Ghijak

A round-bodied spike fiddle with 3 or 4 metal strings and a short fretless neck used by Uyghurs, Uzbeks, Tajiks, Turkmens and Karakalpaks. Also known as a Kemanche - an important instrument in Iranian and Azeri classical music and popular music in Iran. side view of the gaychak front view of the gaychak The ghaychak is a stringed musical instrument from Iran. ... The rebab (also rebap, rabab, rebeb, rababah, al-rababa) is a string instrument which originated in Afghanistan [citation needed], no later than the 8th century, and was spread via Islamic trading routes over much of North Africa, the Middle East, parts of Europe, and the Far East. ... For the language spoken by this ethnic group, see Uyghur language. ... Languages Persian Religions Islam (predominantly Sunni (Hanafi), with Shia (Twelver and Ismaili) minorities) Tājik (Persian: ; UniPers: Tâjik; Tajik: ) is a term generally applied to Persian-speaking peoples of Iranian origin living east and northeast of present-day Iran. ... This article is in need of attention. ... The Karakalpaks are ethnic group of Turkic people who mainly live in the lower reaches of the Amu Darya and in the (former) delta of Amu Darya on the southern shore of the Aral Sea. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Kamancheh. ... The Azeri, also referred to as Azerbaijanian Turks, are a Turkic-Muslim people. ...

Jew's Harp

Called by a variety of names, Jew's harps are traditionally used by pastoralists throughout Inner Asia. They are typically made out of wood or metal. Jews harp, from an American Civil War camp near Winchester, Virginia A modern jews harp A metal Jews harp (demir-xomus) from Tuva The Jews harp, jaw harp, or mouth harp is thought to be one of the oldest musical instruments in the world; a musician... Pastoralists are people whose main source of livelihood is livestock with which they move seasonally in search of fresh pasture and water. ... The term China proper is usually used to refer to the historical heartlands of China, and to make a contrast between these heartlands and frontier regions of Outer China (Inner Asia). ...

Komuz

A three-stringed, fretless long-neck lute typically made from apricot wood, nut wood or juniper. It is the principal folk instrument of the Kyrgyz. Playing techniques include plucking, strumming, and striking the strings with the fingernails, together with the use of stylised hand and arm gestures to add narrative to the performance. The komuz is a string instrument used in Kyrgyz music, closely related to the other Turkic string instruments. ... For the language spoken by this ethnic group, see Kyrgyz language. ...

Kyl kyyak

The Kyrgyz name for an upright bowed fiddle with two horse hair strings. In Kazakhstan it is known as qylqobyz. The deck is usually made from camel or cow hide, and the body is carved from a single piece of wood, typically apricot. The instrument had a strong connection to both shamanism and the recitation of oral poetry. The kyl kyyak (sometimes spelt kyl kiak and sometimes without the kyl) is a stringed musical instrument used in Kyrgyz music. ... For the language spoken by this ethnic group, see Kyrgyz language. ... A cello bow In music, a bow is a device pulled across the strings of a string instrument in order to make them vibrate and emit sound. ... “Fiddler” redirects here. ... Yan Gleyzer playing a kobyz (He is holding the bow incorrectly. ... This article is about the practice of shamanism; for other uses, see Shaman (disambiguation). ...

Rubab

A fretless lute with sympathetic strings played in southern Tajikistan and Afghanistan. The rubab (also spelled rubāb) is a plucked string instrument from Afghanistan and Pakistan. ... Sympathetic strings are strings on musical instruments which begin resonating, not due to any external influence such as picking or bowing, but due to another note (or frequency). ...

Rawap

An Uyghur long-necked lute similar to the rubab, but without sympathetic strings. For the language spoken by this ethnic group, see Uyghur language. ... A renaissance-era lute. ... The rubab (also spelled rubāb) is a plucked string instrument from Afghanistan and Pakistan. ... Sympathetic strings are strings on musical instruments which begin resonating, not due to any external influence such as picking or bowing, but due to another note (or frequency). ...

Sato

A bowed tanbur, or long-necked lute, now rare, played by performers of Tajik-Uzbek classical music. Satō (佐藤, characters for assistance and wisteria) is the most common Japanese surname. ... A cello bow In music, a bow is a device pulled across the strings of a string instrument in order to make them vibrate and emit sound. ... Tanbur The tanbur (var. ... A renaissance-era lute. ... Tajikmay refer to: Tajiks, an ethnic group living in Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iran, and China The Tajik language, the official language of Tajikistan The Arabic-schooled, ethnically Persian administrative caste of the Turco-Persian society. ...

Sybyzgy

A Kyrgyz sideblown flute traditionally played by shepherds and horse herders, made from apricot wood or the wood of mountain bushes. The sybyzgy has its own repertory of solo pieces, known as kuu, which are distinguished by their lyrical content. For the language spoken by this ethnic group, see Kyrgyz language. ... For other uses, see Flute (disambiguation). ... Shepherd in Făgăraş Mountains, Romania. ...

Tanbur

A long-necked plucked lute with raised frets used in Uzbek, Tajik and Uyghur classical music traditions. An Afghani variant has sympathetic strings. Tanbur The tanbur (var. ... A renaissance-era lute. ... The neck of a guitar showing the first four frets. ... Tajikmay refer to: Tajiks, an ethnic group living in Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iran, and China The Tajik language, the official language of Tajikistan The Arabic-schooled, ethnically Persian administrative caste of the Turco-Persian society. ... Anthem SurÅ«d-i MillÄ« Capital (and largest city) Kabul Official languages Pashto, Persian (DarÄ«)1 Government Islamic Republic  -  President Hamid Karzai  -  Vice President Ahmad Zia Massoud  -  Vice President Karim Khalili Independence from the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland   -  Declared August 8, 1919   -  Recognized August 19 1919  Area... Sympathetic strings are strings on musical instruments which begin resonating, not due to any external influence such as picking or bowing, but due to another note (or frequency). ...

Tar

A double-chested, skin-topped, plucked lute with multiple sympathetic strings used in urban music from the Caucasus and Iran (the Iranian version does not have sympathetic strings). The tar is also popular in Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. Iranian Tar Woman playing the tar in a painting from the Hasht-Behesht Palace in Isfahan Iran, 1669 Iranian Tar The tar is a long-necked, waisted lute found in Iran, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Armenia and other areas near the Caucasus region. ... Sympathetic strings are strings on musical instruments which begin resonating, not due to any external influence such as picking or bowing, but due to another note (or frequency). ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Caucasus Mountains. ...

Preservation of Asian musical heritage

In 2000 the Aga Khan Trust for Culture established a music initiative with the goal of assisting to preserve Central Asia's musical heritage. Known as the Aga Khan Music Initiative in Central Asia (AKMICA), the programme works with tradition-bearers throughout Central Asia to ensure that their traditions are passed down to a new generation of artists and audiences, inside and outside the region. AKMICA has also produced and sponsored music tours and festivals, is engaged in documentation and dissemination, and collaborates with the Silk Road Project.^[1] Year 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... The Aga Khan Trust for Culture (AKTC), an agency of the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN), focuses on the physical, social, cultural and economic revitalisation of communities in the Muslim world. ... Silk Road Project, Inc. ...

References

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See also

• Buddhist music
• Bhangra