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Begins on page 393
Chapter 43
Music of Asia
Indian Music
Ragas
Talas
Performances
Texture► Melodic line► Drone► Rhythm (tala)
Indian Music
Form
Cultural outlook
Instruments► Sitar► Tabla► Flute
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Chinese Music
Cultural outlook
Pentatonic scale
Instruments► Strings► Winds► Percussion
Japanese Music
Much imported from China and Korea
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Classical music largely abandoned in favor of Western classical and popular music
Instruments► Koto► Shakuhachi► Samisen
Balinese Music
Gamelan
Musical features► Pentatonic scale► Little harmony► Free-sounding rhythm► Colorful timbres
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Balinese Music
Individual players part of mosaic of sound
Instruments► Flutes played like recorder► Xylophone-like ► Kajar► Drums and cymbals
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Summary
Indian Music
Chinese Music
Japanese Music
Balinese Music