How is the taiko drum played?
A taiko is a drum made from an open-ended wooden barrel with animal skin stretched over both ends. It is played with two bachi (wooden sticks). There are two distinct methods of fitting the animal skin to the drums. The distinctive sound of each drum is determined by how tightly the hemp twine has been fitted.
What is Taiko Drum Festival?
One of Matsumoto’s exciting summer festivals, the Taiko Festival at Matsumoto Castle features some of the best taiko groups in Japan. Come early to get a seat, and see and hear the traditional Taiko drummers in the postcard-perfect setting of the castle grounds.
Why is Kodo taiko drum celebrated?
The taiko: a traditional Japanese drum with limitless rhythmic possibilities. Kodo’s mission is to explore these possibilities, and in the process forge new directions for a vibrant living art-form. In 2001, members of Kodo became the first Japanese artists to perform at the Nobel Peace Prize Concert in Oslo, Norway.
What do you call to the Japanese waist drum?
Tsuzumi (hand drum) is a traditional instrument unique to Japan, and refers to Kotsuzumi (small hand drum) in a narrow sense. These drums are collectively referred to as Saiyoko (waist drum contracted in the middle).
What is the meaning of Odaiko?
big drum
What Japanese drum has an hourglass shape?
Ōtsuzumi
What is the two big drums similar to Japanese?
Tsuzumi, any of a family of Japanese two-headed drums with hourglass-shaped (waisted) bodies.
What is China’s most popular instrument?
guzheng
Which Chinese instrument is similar to the Japanese sho?
sheng
What is sho made of?
It consists of 17 slender bamboo pipes, each of which is fitted in its base with a metal free reed. Two of the pipes are silent, although research suggests that they were used in some music during the Heian period.
Where does Sho come from?
The sho, the Japanese mouth organ descended from the Chinese sheng, is used in gagaku (court music). Air blown through the projecting mouthpiece circulates through the lacquer air chamber activating tiny rectangular metal reeds mounted in the sides of some of the tubes.