5 résultats pour "gongs"
- gong. n.m., instrument à percussion. Le gong se compose d'un
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Musical Instruments
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World Music Tour
Click on the instruments to hear music from around the world.
Traditional Timbila of MozambiqueAmong the Chopi, who have lived for centuries along the coast of Mozambique, there is a highly developed tradition ofsongwriting and composing for timbila (xylophone) orchestras. Elaborate migodo (dance suites), interspersed with poeticsongs pertaining to village life, are often performed to these compositions. Timbila music is now recognized as the nationalmusic of Mozambique."Eduardo Durao Mauaia" from Eduardo Durao and Orquestra Durao: Timbila (Cat.# Globestyl...
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Asian Theater
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Asian Theater, live performance, featuring actors or puppets, native to Asia, a continent with more than 2 billion people of many nations and cultures.
III THEATER IN EAST ASIA Theater in East Asia includes the traditions of China, Japan, and Korea. Most Chinese theater is urban, secular (nonreligious) entertainment, influenced by the ethics of Confucianism. However, a belief in spirits influences rituals performed by ethnic minorities in China, and Buddhism dominates traditional Tibetan performance. Japanesedramatic forms combine native shamanistic performance, secular entertainment, and cultural or religious influences from China and Kore...
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Pouvoirs de réécriture poétique: En quoi l'écriture poétique permet-elle de réinventer le monde ?
Texte 2 Henri Michaux, « Intervention », La nuit remue, 1935. Intervention Autref ois, j'avais trop le respect de la nature. Je me mettais devant les choses et les paysages et je les laissais faire. Fini, maintenant j'interviendrai. J' étais donc à Honfleur1 et je m'y ennuyai s. Alors résolument j'y 5 mis du chameau. Cela ne paraît pas fort indiqué. N'importe, c'était mon idée. D'ailleurs, je la mis à exécution avec la plus grande prudence. Je l...
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Chinese Music
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Classical Peking Opera
Of the many major forms of regional theater in China, Peking opera is by far the most famous.
World Music TourClick on the instruments to hear music from around the world.© Microsoft Corporation. All Rights Reserved. However, the Confucian beliefs about music were constantly eroded throughout Chinese history by a long tradition of popular entertainment music, favored both at thecourt and by the common folk. Although excluded from official ritual performances for several thousand years, Chinese women musicians and entertainers had a centraland formative role in this entertainment music as...