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    Musical Instrument: Sanshin

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    The document summarizes several traditional Japanese musical instruments - the sanshin, samisen, biwa, taiko drums, shakuhachi, and koto. The sanshin and samisen both have three strings and originated in ancient China/Ryukyu Kingdom (Okinawa), but the sanshin is used for folk music while the samisen accompanies art, bunraku, and kabuki performances. The biwa accompanied storytelling, the taiko drums are used in festivals and rituals due to their loud sound, and the shakuhachi and koto are bamboo and string instruments respectively that have evolved to be used in various modern Japanese music genres.

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    The document summarizes several traditional Japanese musical instruments - the sanshin, samisen, biwa, taiko drums, shakuhachi, and koto. The sanshin and samisen both have three strings and originated in ancient China/Ryukyu Kingdom (Okinawa), but the sanshin is used for folk music while the samisen accompanies art, bunraku, and kabuki performances. The biwa accompanied storytelling, the taiko drums are used in festivals and rituals due to their loud sound, and the shakuhachi and koto are bamboo and string instruments respectively that have evolved to be used in various modern Japanese music genres.

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    The document summarizes several traditional Japanese musical instruments - the sanshin, samisen, biwa, taiko drums, shakuhachi, and koto. The sanshin and samisen both have three strings and originated in ancient China/Ryukyu Kingdom (Okinawa), but the sanshin is used for folk music while the samisen accompanies art, bunraku, and kabuki performances. The biwa accompanied storytelling, the taiko drums are used in festivals and rituals due to their loud sound, and the shakuhachi and koto are bamboo and string instruments respectively that have evolved to be used in various modern Japanese music genres.

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    MUSICAL INSTRUMENT

    Sanshin

     Sanshin' means 'three strings,' and this instrument has three of them
     Made from snake skin
     It has the male, middle, and female strings are used, with the male string providing the
    lowest notes and the female string producing the highest.
     Sanshin is from Ancient China to the Ryukyu Kingdom (Present-day Okinawa).
     In Okinawa, the sanshin can be heard in traditional Ryukyuan folk music, as well as at
    graduations and other major occasions.
     The sanshin is revered in Ryukyuan culture, and it is frequently seen as both an
    instrument that carries the deities' voices and a divinity in its own right.
    Samisen

     Samisen or often written shamisen


     Fretless Japanese lute with a long neck.
     Samisen also have three strings
     Also evolved from the Chinese sanxian, a variant of which—the sanshin—arrived in
    Japan in the 16th century from the Ryukyu Islands (Okinawa).
     It's a common accompaniment to lyric and narrative song in folk and art music, as
    well as in the orchestras of Bunraku (puppet) and Kabuki performances.
     Kabuki means traditional Japanese popular drama with singing and dancing
    performed in a highly stylized manner.

    My opinion regarding this is both are instrument are almost the same and also the instrument
    is from Ancient China to the Ryukyu Kingdom which is now known as Okinawa. The
    difference is sanshin is play for folk music or major occasions while samisen is play on art
    music.
     The biwa is a short-necked lute played with a large plectrum known as a bachi.
     The music accompanied stories, the most renowned of which was The Tale of the Heike, a
    war chronicle from the Kamakura period (1185- 1333).

    In my opinion the Biwa was very popular because it greatly enhances the listener to hear the story
    telling.

     Taiko drums are the drums seen at many summer festivals in Japan and at Japanese culture
    ceremonies worldwide.
     They are also used to accompany religious ritual music.

    In my opinion the Taiko drum have unique in its own right because taiko can produce sounds
    topping 130 decibels.
    Shakuhachi
    • Shakuhachi know came form China at 7th century but Japanese make develop for
    shakuhachi in japan at 16th century by Japanese.
    • Its has same function with flute or we called as seruling in Malaysia.
    • The shakuhachi is a flute made of bamboo that's played by blowing on one end.
    • There are four holes in the front and one in the back, and so it's sometimes called a
    "five-holed bamboo flute" in English. These five holes are enough to produce a complete
    range of sounds; in fact.
    • it's the small number of holes that gives the shakuhachi its distinctively poignant
    tone.
    • Today, its has used in several movies for soundtrack like “karate kid” and 1993 films
    “Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story”.
    Koto
    • Koto has arrived from china at 7th century.
    • Koto know as national instrument of Japan because its so popular at Japan.
    • It was traditionally played as a form of entertainment in the imperial courts.
    • The most common type uses 13 strings strung over movable bridges used for tuning,
    different pieces possibly requiring different tuning.
    • Koto strings are generally plucked using three fingerpicks, worn on the first three
    fingers of the right hand.
    • Today, its use in any genre music like pop, ballad, and also rocks.
    • Japanese also use this musical instrument at cherry blossom (Sakura) season and new
    year holidays.

    Video musical instrument : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bliJ-yT6crE

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