Traditonal Music & Instruments
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Topic: Traditonal Music & Instruments
Posted By: Guests
Subject: Traditonal Music & Instruments
Date Posted: 11-Feb-2009 at 16:41
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Based on Classical Music Thread... Share your country's traditional music and the instruments used. From Malaysia.. Malay Traditional Music Instrument: Cak Lempong.. web: http://www.musicmall-asia.com/malaysia/folk/caklempong.html - http://www.musicmall-asia.com/malaysia/folk/caklempong.html see this video which was taken by me.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aYm2bgRDFas - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aYm2bgRDFas |
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Posted By: eaglecap
Date Posted: 11-Feb-2009 at 19:46
Off hand, I think the only thing we have that is truly Americana is jazz, blues and Blue grass music. Greek music would be the closet for me so I will have to search and add this later. Now that I live in Arizona I will explore some of the Native American music which I enjoy. I found, online, a Native American music station. The music varied from traditional to contemporary music. I also heard a native American version of rap and it was as bad, to me, as the Greek version- I do not like rap. I can post later whatever I glean from my studies of native American cultures later. There are some many tribes here and they all have different music and traditions. ------------- Λοιπόν, αδελφοί και οι συμπολίτες και οι στρατιώτες, να θυμάστε αυτό ώστε μνημόσυνο σας, φήμη και ελευθερία σας θα ε |
Posted By: edgewaters
Date Posted: 11-Feb-2009 at 20:15
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Well ... here we've got Newfoundland folk music, mainly ballads, jigs, sea shanties etc. Instruments can be used, but the only instruments that are really crucial are the vocal chords. It's similar to certain forms of folk music found in the US and British Isles. Example: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHep5WgtQW0&feature=related - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHep5WgtQW0&feature=related We also have French Canadian folk, which is different: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qMc-6MVEHF8 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qMc-6MVEHF8 There's also a wide variety of Native American traditional music, usually featuring singing, rattles, and drums. Plus Inuit, who have (among other things) "throat singing" which is also known in Siberia: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=suDvmaGdPn0 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=suDvmaGdPn0 Most traditional music we have is a variation on something you can find somewhere else; theres nothing we have that's truly unique to Canada alone, except in the sense that a different spin gets put on some things here. Purely by coincidence, the French, Newfoundland, and Inuit traditional musics are all very vocal with instruments playing a lesser role or no role at all. |
Posted By: eaglecap
Date Posted: 11-Feb-2009 at 20:29
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There's also a wide variety of Native American traditional music, usually featuring singing, rattles, and drums. Plus Inuit, who have (among other things) "throat singing" which is also known in Siberia:
I watched but I will have to listen to it later when I have a headset but I wonder how different southwest Indian music is from Inuit such as the Hopi. The Hopi were sedentary and not nomadic like the Inuit so maybe that would also add to the difference. The Hopi reservation is not far from me and I am interested in learning more about their fascinating culture; dance, music, art etc ------------- Λοιπόν, αδελφοί και οι συμπολίτες και οι στρατιώτες, να θυμάστε αυτό ώστε μνημόσυνο σας, φήμη και ελευθερία σας θα ε |
Posted By: edgewaters
Date Posted: 11-Feb-2009 at 20:34
| Probably very different ... the Inuit are a much later arrival (about 1000 AD) than Native Americans. |
Posted By: eaglecap
Date Posted: 11-Feb-2009 at 20:53
I know nothing of the Iroqouis culture, muscic, dance and art and I have ancestral roots to them.. Edwater do you know anything about traditional Iroquois music; if so please post a sample for us. I picked up a book on Iroquois art and history and sent it,as a gift, to the curator at the Cycladic Art Museum in Athens.I did an internship there a few years back. ------------- Λοιπόν, αδελφοί και οι συμπολίτες και οι στρατιώτες, να θυμάστε αυτό ώστε μνημόσυνο σας, φήμη και ελευθερία σας θα ε |
Posted By: edgewaters
Date Posted: 11-Feb-2009 at 21:42
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Enter search term 'haudenosaunee' on youtube, lots of examples. |
Posted By: eaglecap
Date Posted: 11-Feb-2009 at 21:53
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good thanks!! ------------- Λοιπόν, αδελφοί και οι συμπολίτες και οι στρατιώτες, να θυμάστε αυτό ώστε μνημόσυνο σας, φήμη και ελευθερία σας θα ε |
Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 12-Feb-2009 at 05:47
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Gamelan Music.. Instruments: Featuring a variety of instruments such as metallophones, xylophones, drums, and gongs; bamboo flutes, bowed and plucked strings, and vocalists may also be included. Drums are also a very important instrument that leads the band. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gamelan - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gamelan Indonesian Gamelan music... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZDJIyXe99aM&feature=related - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZDJIyXe99aM&feature=related ------------- |
Posted By: eaglecap
Date Posted: 12-Feb-2009 at 21:12
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cahaya - that looks interesting and I wish I could see it in real life. When I was in Switzerland I videotaped some friends from various Pacific Islands doing traditional Polynesian dances. I a remember one Samoan dance called the mosquito dance. It was funny how they danced around and swatted themselves or some invisible mosquitoes. Now that I am in the Southwest part of the USA I want to know more about Hopi Indians. I found this link and if you look to the right there is a link for Hopi Music. http://www.hopi.org/about_the_hopi.htm# - http://www.hopi.org/about_the_hopi.htm# 
Name: indian.gif 
By mharrsch on Flickr ------------- Λοιπόν, αδελφοί και οι συμπολίτες και οι στρατιώτες, να θυμάστε αυτό ώστε μνημόσυνο σας, φήμη και ελευθερία σας θα ε |
Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 13-Feb-2009 at 04:40
For me.. the indonesian traditional dance never failed to impress me.. actually their culture and malay is almost the same.. but the way they perform absolutely very fascinating.. Malay traditional dances from Malaysia are a little be reserved.. a little bit moderate.. perhaps due to Islam influence and it had effected the costume, music and the choreography as well ------------- |
Posted By: King Kang of Mu
Date Posted: 07-Mar-2009 at 21:17
Cahaya, great thread and post! I'm quite fascinated Gamelan music for some time. My introduction to it was through my favorite Rock band King Crimson and Briab Eno and such who mentions Gamelan music as one of their minimimalist infulences.( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tMf35KQm3bI&feature=PlayList&p=EEDCB66DAA3E6758&index=0&playnext=1 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tMf35KQm3bI&feature=PlayList&p=EEDCB66DAA3E6758&index=0&playnext=1 ) I always wanted to study more about it but you know..... life, he he.
Since you brought it up, I think it is great chance for me to research and learn more about it but I am quite busy right now. I will try to get back to this thread soon.
Thanks, Cahaya. ------------- http://www.allempires.net/forum/forums.html |
Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 08-Mar-2009 at 01:28
Oh. Hi KKM.. long time no see.. I had listened to the Waiting Man. It's too.... weird for me to absorb.  You're right KKM, Gamelan indeed a very interesting music. Usually in Malaysia, for most local universities, the music is played during graduation ceremony and it does trigger some Nusantara ambiance.. Another music Instrument : Angklung Angklung is a musical instrument made out of two bamboo tubes attached to a bamboo frame. The tubes are carved so that they have a resonant pitch when struck. The two tubes are tuned to octaves. The base of the frame is held with one hand while the other hand shakes the instrument rapidly from side to side. This causes a rapidly repeating note to sound. Thus each of three or more angklung performers in an ensemble will play just one note and together complete melodies are produced. Angklung is popular throughout SE Asia , but originated from Indonesia (used and played by the Sundanese since the ancient times). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angklung - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angklung Listen to the music:- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G53QX56aIPI&feature=related - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G53QX56aIPI&feature=related ------------- |
Posted By: JRson
Date Posted: 17-Mar-2009 at 06:27
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hdy9vOASoDU&feature=PlayList&p=A23309DCC8CC90D2&index=20&playnext=2&playnext_from=PL - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hdy9vOASoDU&feature=PlayList&p=A23309DCC8CC90D2&index=20&playnext=2&playnext_from=PL
A concertina is a free-reed musical instrument, like the various accordions and the harmonica. It has a bellows and buttons typically on both ends of it. When pressed, the buttons travel in the same direction as the bellows, unlike accordion buttons which travel perpendicularly to it. Also, each button produces one note, while accordions typically can produce chords with a single button. The concertina was developed in England and Germany, probably independently. The English version was invented in 1829 by Sir Charles Wheatstone and a patent for an improved version was filed by him in 1844. The German version was announced in 1834 by Carl Friedrich Uhlig. ------------- http://goodparty.co.uk/"> 
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Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 23-Apr-2009 at 18:59
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@Jrson.. sounds so lovely... Instrument: Seruling The seruling is made from bamboo. It comes in a few types of designs and shapes and has different numbers of holes. This instrument is said to be an indigenous instrument of this region. It exists everywhere in Southeast Asia. source: http://www.musicmall-asia.com/malaysia/instruments/seruling.html sample music:- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7n0sP13sObY - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7n0sP13sObY genre: Keroncong ------------- |
Posted By: Carcharodon
Date Posted: 08-Jun-2009 at 22:49
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Some traditional music from Sweden
The old instrument nyckelharpa
A small movie about the Swedish instrument, nyckelharpa. The tune in the background is "Löftet" (The Promise), original tune played and produced by Maria L Hallengren By Maria L Hallengren:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EK88Vf6pTIU - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EK88Vf6pTIU
More nyckelharpa:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A2Moat30QzI - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A2Moat30QzI
The old instrument psalmodikon:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FooaX6GjEl0 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FooaX6GjEl0 The instrument spilåpipa:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rmPWYaDYvgU - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rmPWYaDYvgU
Vallåtar
This is the old way of herding live stock (in the middle of north Sweden) and of communication between herding women on mountains and between them and the home places down in the valley:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hyfdkvvzyzQ - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hyfdkvvzyzQ
Häxritten (ride of the witches) played on violin by Tore Härdelin:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eqrucpoe26U&feature=related - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eqrucpoe26U&feature=related Linnea Fredricson playes folk music in Lärbro church, Gotland year 2007.
Groddvalsen with Maria Wernberg and Groddpolskan, solo. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZMwg5vTcfR0 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZMwg5vTcfR0
Sampling of folk music experience in Sweden during the summer of 2006:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MaONBn8AZPY&feature=related - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MaONBn8AZPY&feature=related
Folkdance and folkmusic in the midsummer:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSXBmbY5n2o - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSXBmbY5n2o
Midsummer in Sweden:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iOMQqAfYj5c - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iOMQqAfYj5c
 The old instrument of Nyckelharpa.
Picture from: http://www.underhallning.nu/leifalpsjo/index.html - http://www.underhallning.nu/leifalpsjo/index.html
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Posted By: Don Quixote
Date Posted: 24-Aug-2011 at 01:51
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Bulgarian "gaida" - bagpipe: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=elOkNCu9Zbs&feature=related - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=elOkNCu9Zbs&feature=related ------------- |
Posted By: yayalynn
Date Posted: 05-Oct-2011 at 01:30
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Date Posted: 05-Oct-2011 at 01:32
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Posted By: balochii
Date Posted: 08-Oct-2011 at 00:48
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hi guys this very traditional music from northern pakistan: [TUBE]vtR5MJ-LyNs[/TUBE] |
Posted By: Don Quixote
Date Posted: 22-Mar-2012 at 18:10
Posted By: Don Quixote
Date Posted: 24-Mar-2012 at 22:54
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Bulgarian kaval music: [TUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jkdXN6KVEaI&feature=results_main&playnext=1&list=PLF4C9FD2FF970054A[/TUBE] ------------- |
Posted By: Don Quixote
Date Posted: 25-Mar-2012 at 22:55
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Romanian pan-flute: [TUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V4UM67d3A94&feature=related[/TUBE] ------------- |
Posted By: Don Quixote
Date Posted: 05-Apr-2012 at 00:41
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Bulgarian "tsafara": "...BULGARIAN TRADITIONAL FLUTE TSAFARA in D, DEER HORN Tsafara is an interesting folklore instrument known as a
"shepherd's whistle", known to the Bulgarians since ancient times. The
sound is produced in the same way as with kaval but is much easier. D - from (d) in first to (d) in second octave /from 27cm - 30 cm/10.6''-11.8'' General information: Tsafara is a whistle that is also called “tsevnitsa” and “shtupelka”, it is a one-tube instrument whose length may vary between 30-50 cm and the diameter of the inside is 1-1.5 cm. Both ends of the instrument are open. The upper end (the mouthpiece) has a sort of edge inside. The air stream from the mouth hits in the inner edge and a sound is produced. In order for the air stream to be directed towards the edge, the instrument is to be held in a bit slanting position. Tsafara has six holes at the upper end and one at the lower. What can be obtained is a two-octave range of high, major, diatonic tones. Therefore, tsafara tone range comprises two octaves. Typically, the players make their tsafara whistles of elder- bush, pipe and other, more flexible types of wood. The distance between the holes is calculated depending on how big the playerÂ’s fingers are. Thus, the different tsafara whistles are characterized by different frequency of tone. http://www.shopbulgaria.com/EBAY/tsafara.mp3">PLAY a TSAFARA sample (29 sec.)  ..." http://www.shopbulgaria.com/products/1759/bulgarian-traditional-flute-tsafara-in-d-deer-horn.html - http://www.shopbulgaria.com/products/1759/bulgarian-traditional-flute-tsafara-in-d-deer-horn.html  ------------- |
Posted By: Don Quixote
Date Posted: 06-Apr-2012 at 02:19
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Bulgarian kaval music [TUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c0WbG-ufbAU&feature=results_video&playnext=1&list=PL57992CFCDBC74D95[/TUBE] ------------- |