Verse:Tricin/Musical traditions archaeology: Difference between revisions

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** 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.

** 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. When the

* ''væ{{tilde}}'': shruti box

** This replaced an organ-like instrument, also formerly called the ''væ{{tilde}}'', which was used to provide drones. It has one reed for each of the eight pitch classes in two octaves, giving 16 reeds.

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== Ensembles ==

All ensembles (commonly called ''ke{{cdb}}dq'') 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{{cdb}}dq'') must contain a ''væ{{tilde}}'', and a ''bæ{{ring}}{{cdb}}m'' as the tonal and rhythmic base respectively for the entire ensemble, with the exception of small ensembles in which case a ''lum jáq'' can be used for the tonal and rhythmic foundation at the same time.

The largest Æ traditional ensemble, the ''ke{{cdb}}dq slă{{grave}}n gro{{tilde}}d'' consists of one of all the instruments listed above.

The largest Æ traditional ensemble, the ''ke{{cdb}}dq slă{{grave}}n gro{{tilde}}d'' consists of one of all the instruments listed above with the exception of the ''lum jáq''.

{| class="wikitable"

! Instrument !! Traditional function

|+ Functions of each of the instruments in the ''ke{{cdb}}dq slă{{grave}}n gro{{tilde}}d''

|-

| ''væ{{tilde}}'' || Tonal foundation, provides drones

|-

| ''bæ{{ring}}{{cdb}}m'' || Rhythmic foundation

|-

| ''vód'' || Provides unembellished melodies in the middle-to-high register

|-

| ''ỏr'' || Provides a more fluid tonal foundation, acts as a kind of low/middle-register melody instrument

|-

| ''æ̉m'' || Provides embellished melodies in the high register, sometimes doubles the ''vód''

|-

| ''slů{{grave}}'' || Provides embellished melodies in the middle-to-high register, doubles the ''vód'' heterophonically, and acts as a melody instrument if the ''vód'' is not playing

|}

==Styles==

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=== ''Æ{{ring}}{{acute}}q Rin Jav'' ===

(Out-universe note: This is a ~~direct~~ transcription of the Earth folk song "Eirik Jarl" into ''vọj Jav Læ{{cdb}}q''.)

(Out-universe note: This is a paraphrased transcription of the Earth folk song "Eirik Jarl" into ''vọj Jav Læ{{cdb}}q''.)

This is in a fast dance, usually called ''gro{{tilde}}d Drŭv'', with a meter of 16 (same rhythm as the ''gro{{tilde}}d Ů{{tilde}}q'' but faster), and it has a pace of 6 beats per second. It is written in ''vọj Jav Læ{{cdb}}q''. Some scholars and musicians deny this and say that the mode is ''vọj Hủd'' due to the repetition of the pitch class 8.

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 ** 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.
+** 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. When the
 * ''væ{{tilde}}'': shruti box
 ** This replaced an organ-like instrument, also formerly called the ''væ{{tilde}}'', which was used to provide drones. It has one reed for each of the eight pitch classes in two octaves, giving 16 reeds.
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 == Ensembles ==
-All ensembles (commonly called ''ke{{cdb}}dq'') 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{{cdb}}dq'') must contain a ''væ{{tilde}}'', and a ''bæ{{ring}}{{cdb}}m'' as the tonal and rhythmic base respectively for the entire ensemble, with the exception of small ensembles in which case a ''lum jáq'' can be used for the tonal and rhythmic foundation at the same time.
-The largest Æ traditional ensemble, the ''ke{{cdb}}dq slă{{grave}}n gro{{tilde}}d'' consists of one of all the instruments listed above.
+The largest Æ traditional ensemble, the ''ke{{cdb}}dq slă{{grave}}n gro{{tilde}}d'' consists of one of all the instruments listed above with the exception of the ''lum jáq''.
+{| class="wikitable"
+! Instrument !! Traditional function
+|+ Functions of each of the instruments in the ''ke{{cdb}}dq slă{{grave}}n gro{{tilde}}d''
+|-
+| ''væ{{tilde}}'' || Tonal foundation, provides drones
+|-
+| ''bæ{{ring}}{{cdb}}m'' || Rhythmic foundation
+|-
+| ''vód'' || Provides unembellished melodies in the middle-to-high register
+|-
+| ''ỏr'' || Provides a more fluid tonal foundation, acts as a kind of low/middle-register melody instrument
+|-
+| ''æ̉m'' || Provides embellished melodies in the high register, sometimes doubles the ''vód''
+|-
+| ''slů{{grave}}'' || Provides embellished melodies in the middle-to-high register, doubles the ''vód'' heterophonically, and acts as a melody instrument if the ''vód'' is not playing
+|}
 ==Styles==
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 === ''Æ{{ring}}{{acute}}q Rin Jav'' ===
-(Out-universe note: This is a direct transcription of the Earth folk song "Eirik Jarl" into ''vọj Jav Læ{{cdb}}q''.)
+(Out-universe note: This is a paraphrased transcription of the Earth folk song "Eirik Jarl" into ''vọj Jav Læ{{cdb}}q''.)
 This is in a fast dance, usually called ''gro{{tilde}}d Drŭv'', with a meter of 16 (same rhythm as the ''gro{{tilde}}d Ů{{tilde}}q'' but faster), and it has a pace of 6 beats per second. It is written in ''vọj Jav Læ{{cdb}}q''. Some scholars and musicians deny this and say that the mode is ''vọj Hủd'' due to the repetition of the pitch class 8.