Jiegu

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Jiegu ( Chinese  羯鼓 , Pinyin jiégǔ , English wether drum  - "jie drum") is a historical, Central Asian hourglass drum that was popular in China during the Tang period . It was played with two wooden mallets.

According to Jiu Tangshu , it is said to have been used in Central Asia in the area of Kuqa (Qiuci), Shule , Kocho (Gaochang) and Tianzhu (天竺) in the time of the Sui and Tang dynasties in Yanyue燕 乐 music and was later popular among the Chinese upper class (cf. tomb of Wang Chuzhi ). Tang emperor Xuanzong (r. 712–756) is said to have been an accomplished player.

A Korean drum derived from jiegu is called galgo , and the kakko barrel drum in Japan is used in gagaku music.

literature

  • Yang Yinliu (Ed.): Zhongguo yinyue cidian (Dictionary of Chinese Music). Beijing 1984
  • Zeng Jinshou: China's music and music education in cultural exchange with neighboring countries and the West. Bremen 2003 (Diss.) ( Online )

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Jie (羯 Jié) is the name of an ancient people, see also Xiongnu .
  2. ↑ Yang Yinliu, p. 194.
  3. ^ Edward H. Schafer: The Golden Peaches of Samarkand. University of California Press, 1963, ISBN 9780520054622 , p. 52. Limited preview in Google Book Search