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Tuvan Throat Singing and John williams

Tuvan Throat Singing and John williams. Corey Woodfield Period 6. Tuva. Population: 313,900. Land mass: 65830 mls 2 77% Tuvan (Turks), 20.1% Russians, 0.4% Khakas (Mongolian), 2.5% Other. Religions: Tibetan Buddhism, Shamanism, Orthodox Christianity.

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Tuvan Throat Singing and John williams

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  1. Tuvan Throat Singing and John williams Corey Woodfield Period 6

  2. Tuva • Population: 313,900. Land mass: 65830 mls2 • 77% Tuvan (Turks), 20.1% Russians, 0.4% Khakas (Mongolian), 2.5% Other. • Religions: Tibetan Buddhism, Shamanism, Orthodox Christianity. • Mountainous regions, heavily forested and plains, animals (skins, tendons for instruments) • Influenced heavily by USSR and Mongolia. • Everything passed through oral tradition.

  3. Tuvan Music • Characterized by “throat” or overtone singing. • This is called xöömei and it is done by emphasizing overtones. • There are five different styles, called sygyt, xöömei, kargyraa, borbangnadyr, and ezenggileer. • Instruments used were the igil, the doshpuluur, the byzaanchy, the chanzy, the chadagan, the kengirge, the shyngyrash, the xomus, the murgu, the shoor, the limbi, and the amyrga. • These instruments complemented the singing style. • Some modern Tuvan bands include Yat-Kha and Huun-Huur-Tu. • It was used to connect with and imitate nature by shamans, hunters, and others.

  4. Igil- made with wood, goat skin, and horsehair, strings are a 5th apart Doshpuluur- often compared to banjo, strings go 1, 5, 8 Byzaanchy- 4 strings, 2 are 1, 2 are the 5th Chanzy- similar to Doshpuluur, but louder Kengirge- goat skin stretched across wooden frame

  5. Chadagan- stringed instrument on a pentatonic scale Shyngyrash- bells used with Kengirge Xomus- jaw harp, played by plucking the metal tongue Murgu- end blown flute with no holes Shoor- end blown flute with holes Limbi- side blown flute with a varying number of holes Amyrga- hunting horn that imitates the Siberian red deer

  6. John Williams

  7. John williams • He was born in 1932 as the son of John Williams, Sr., a jazz percussionist • He studied music in college with the Italian composer Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco • He entered the Juilliard School in 1955 and studied piano and performed in New York clubs as a jazz pianist. • He then moved back to LA and began composing songs for films. • Some notable films he has composed for include Fiddler on the Roof, Jaws, Indiana Jones, and Star Wars. • He composed music for all of Steven Spielberg’s films except two. • He has won multiple Academy Awards for his compositions in movies

  8. Palpatine’s teachings • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eHfFimij0Cg • This song was written for Star Wars Episode 3: Return of the Sith. • It begins with a low overtone voice which sets an eerie tone. • It maintains the eerie tone throughout the piece, with generally low tones and a slow melody.

  9. Comparison

  10. works cited • http://gov.tuva.ru/news.aspx • http://worldmusic.nationalgeographic.com/view/page.basic/country/content.country/tuva_828/en_US • http://www.alashensemble.com/ • http://www.youtube.com/ • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Williams

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