Verse:Tricin/Musical traditions archaeology: Difference between revisions

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* ''ỏr'': the monochord

** This is usually tuned to 80, with the two main methods of playing the instrument being plucking while pressing the strings or lightly touching them to produce harmonics.

* ''slů{{grave}}'': the ~~vertical rebec~~

* ''slů{{grave}}'': the erhu

** This is usually tuned to 82 122~~ 83~~. It is played vertically, and it has a small circular body and a long neck.

** This is usually tuned to 82 122. It is played vertically, and it has a small circular body and a long neck.

* ''lum jáq'': the guitar

** This is usually tuned to 81 121 82 122. This is played in the exact same manner as the Chinese ''ruan'' but it has a rectangular body.

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==Ensembles==

All ensembles must contain a ''væ{{tilde}}'', and a ''bæ{{ring}}{{cdb}}m'' as the tonal and rhythmic base respectively for the entire ensemble.

All ensembles (commonly called ''ke{{tilde}}d'') must contain a ''væ{{tilde}}'', and a ''bæ{{ring}}{{cdb}}m'' as the tonal and rhythmic base respectively for the entire ensemble.

~~A traditional "Æ quartet" is made out of a ''væ{{tilde}}'', a ''bæ{{ring}}{{cdb}}m'', a ''vód'', and a ''slů{{grave}}''~~.

==Styles==

The most common folk style is a melody over a drone on 1/1 and 3/2 of the tonic of the mode. It is mostly rhythmic but with complex changing meter.

The most common folk style is a monophonic melody over a drone on 1/1 and 3/2 of the tonic of the mode. It is mostly rhythmic but with complex changing meter.

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 * ''ỏr'': the monochord
 ** This is usually tuned to 8<sup>0</sup>, with the two main methods of playing the instrument being plucking while pressing the strings or lightly touching them to produce harmonics.
-* ''slů{{grave}}'': the vertical rebec
+* ''slů{{grave}}'': the erhu
-** This is usually tuned to 8<sup>2</sup> 12<sup>2</sup> 8<sup>3</sup>. It is played vertically, and it has a small circular body and a long neck.
+** This is usually tuned to 8<sup>2</sup> 12<sup>2</sup>. It is played vertically, and it has a small circular body and a long neck.
 * ''lum jáq'': the guitar
 ** This is usually tuned to 8<sup>1</sup> 12<sup>1</sup> 8<sup>2</sup> 12<sup>2</sup>. This is played in the exact same manner as the Chinese ''ruan'' but it has a rectangular body.
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 ==Ensembles==
-All ensembles must contain a ''væ{{tilde}}'', and a ''bæ{{ring}}{{cdb}}m'' as the tonal and rhythmic base respectively for the entire ensemble.
+All ensembles (commonly called ''ke{{tilde}}d'') must contain a ''væ{{tilde}}'', and a ''bæ{{ring}}{{cdb}}m'' as the tonal and rhythmic base respectively for the entire ensemble.
-A traditional "Æ quartet" is made out of a ''væ{{tilde}}'', a ''bæ{{ring}}{{cdb}}m'', a ''vód'', and a ''slů{{grave}}''.
 ==Styles==
-The most common folk style is a melody over a drone on 1/1 and 3/2 of the tonic of the mode. It is mostly rhythmic but with complex changing meter.
+The most common folk style is a monophonic melody over a drone on 1/1 and 3/2 of the tonic of the mode. It is mostly rhythmic but with complex changing meter.