#guzheng-&-drum

[nabaath-areng]

Okay but now I have to laugh. Laying in bed still unable to really move from pain and fatigue, and I'm hungry, so I put on some music from Ieeha's instrumental playlist...

Except I forgot about the pulsating tinnitus, which isn't triggered by all sounds but very much by piano. I don't got my headphones nearby which alleviates it so now my ear is making fluttering sensations from the inside to the beat every single note in Fantasie-Impromptu, as if Chopin himself is in my ear playing

[buried-in-stardust]

A cover of 兰亭序 by Jay Chou on erhu, standing bell (磬; qing4), muyu (木鱼; wooden fish), flute, handbell (引磬; yin3qing4), guzheng, and drum

[nardo-headcanons]

that music headcanon question and post was genius! can you do that for the rest of the villages pretty pleaseee 🩵

oh my god, that was quick lmao i just had to do it. two minutes after posting, goddamn. here's a music headcanon i have for you, anon.

tagging @danceofthexdragons because she was the one who made the initial request c:

Music In The Narutoverse

I think in Kirigakure, most music that can be heard originates from either the union of fishermen or monks, as many cultures have been. wiped out due to their ongoing political unrest. As for the fishermen, some popular instruments are steel drums, which can sound like this or like this. Gamelans are often played near the temples up high in the mountains, the wind carries their sound across the village. Radios aren't really used.

Iwagakure's traditional music is very percussion heavy, using various kinds of drums and gongs. They have fallen in love with the guzheng, aka the moon guitar. Another instrument originating from there is the erhu, which Kirigakure citizens also really enjoy listening to and consider a high class/fancy instrument. These are the kind of songs Iwagakure ninja can hear in their radio, Onoki's favorite is this one. High up in the mountains, sounds like these can be heard. These horns are used to communicate between different valleys.

As a stronghold of trade, Kumogakure's music has been shaped by many cultural influences. One of the more traditional instruments in Kumogakure is the cowbell/agogo bell. Kumo citizens enjoy music from all across the shinobi world, including songs in foreign languages. As a rather technologically advanced village, it is not uncommon to hear electric guitars and synthesizers be used in their music. Here are some songs I think could be heard on the Kumo radio. As for Killer Bee, here are some of his faves.

In Uzushiogakure, an instrument that could often be heard in traditional music is the anklung, as well as the t'rung. Music was often performed for the whole village, and everyone was invited.

As for many western instruments, those have originated in the Country Of Knights. This country was only mentioned in the movies, but for the sake of it, I will consider it canon as well. While their traditional music sounded somewhat like this, sounds like these here weren't uncommon as well. It was popularized by immigrants from the country of knights.

As stated before, Madara Uchiha was a skilled pianist, his sharingan allowed him to read sheet music while playing, here are some of the pieces he played. Madara often played this piece for his siblings to make them laugh.

[incorrect-web-novels]

Here's some of my favorite songs from Donghua/Live Action that I can't recommend enough (mainly high-energy focused except for the 白鲨JAWS songs & 问琴):

赤火 / Red Fire from LHJC

降临 / Arrival from Daily Life of the Immortal King

Every song 白鲨JAWS has ever written tbh - Keep in Mind, Dive Back in Time, OverThink, Save Me (Link Click)

望天涯 / Towards the End of the World from Word of Honor

同道殊途 / Our Different Paths from MDZS

问琴 / Asking the Zither from MDZS 

来自尘埃的光 / Light From the Dust from The King's Avatar

(Feel free to add more 👀)

Shoutout to the OP of LHJC for being such a happy stim song. I could watch anything with that opening

[yukasyukasyukasyukas]

Valorant instruments headcanons<3

Astra seprewa? She looks like she's good with sting instruments

Brimstone plays the guitar but in the fire camp song way (Will Wood or pjo reference?), he plays it every once in a while for the other agents bc they like it

Breach plays the drums and everyone who disagrees is wrong. He's very loud and plays on the most unconvenient times

Chamber looks like he's from a rich family so cello. He's not very good at it but is arrogant about it

Clove plays the kazoo

Cypher doesn't play anything but has a good voice for singing, especially lullabies (I'm so obsessed with father Cypher, this poor man)

Deadlock plays the guitar on the heavy metal way bc I saw someone saying she does and I love it.

Fade is lazy so she doesn't play anything

Gekko plays the ukulele. The vibes man, he looks like he knows every single 2020 TikTok song and follows Megagonefree

Harbor looks like he plays some very random instrument that no one has ever heard about and he pulls it every chance he gets

Iso plays keyboard

Jett looks like she's good with drums and is loud. She and Raze make it impossible for anyone to sleep on fridays

Kay/o plays organ and I'm not elaborating

Killjoy is only a genius in engineering but can't play music for her life

Neon plays the violin and adapts every music she likes to the violin so she can play them

Omen looks like he can play sweet flute majestically

Phoenix HAS to play some instrument. In my head, every theater kid is also a band kid so he plays the tube

Raze plays berimbau and guitar on the rock'n' roll way

Reyna canonically plays the guitar, obviously, and she also looks like she can play the violin or the piano

Sage plays guzheng and sings very well but very few people know because she doesn't like to show off

Viper plays the violin. She loves dramatic pieces and started playing when she was 8 after going to a classic concert with her parents

Vyse can play the harp decently but doesn't really like it

Yoru plays taiko and is very passionate about it

[phoenixrsing]

your muses aesthetic. list your muse’s aesthetic from tastes, smells, outfits, and sceneries. add as many subjects as you like, it can help with people tagging you in aesthetically pleasing things towards your muse.

tastes: traditional fire-nation cuisine. spicy fire-flakes, roasted pork, and hot tea infused with jasmine. dragon fruit, lychee, and mangoes, grilled sea pawns. aged fire nation wines with complex flavors of oak and spice. fire nation whiskey, intense and smoky, with hints of charred oak, toasted spices, and a touch of volcanic ashroasted chestnuts. green tea ceremonies, delicate jasmine tea, and rare white dragon jasmine tea leaves—a specialty of his father. rare spices from trees that are native to fire nation, including cumin, saffron, and cardamom.

smells: a scent of smoldering cinnamon, cloves, and star anise in the air. jasmine blossoms, lotus flowers, and orchids from the royal gardens. the crisp scent of autumn leaves and the smoky aroma of fire pits. herbal notes. a hint of sage, lemongrass, and mint leaves in herbal teas. sandalwood incense burning in meditation rooms. crackling hearth fires in the royal palace.

sights: volcanic landscapes. volcanoes looming on the horizon, with smoke rising from their peaks. intense flames swirling, casting shadows against the red walls. royal palace. opulent halls decorated with gilded ornaments, tapestries depicting ancient fire nation legends, and imposing thrones. fire nation technology—advanced warships, steam-powered machinery, and towering factories billowing smoke. traditional fire nation dances—graceful movements accompanied by the flickering light of torches and lanterns. colorful celebrations featuring elaborate firework displays, traditional music, and performances. endless amount of war memorials. monuments honoring fallen soldiers of the fire nation, with eternal flames burning in their honor. regal crimson robes with intricate gold embroidery, adorned with the fire nation insignia. messages of propaganda, supremacy, and strength through firebending. a recruitment poster featuring a soldier, with the caption, join the fire nation army and defend our sacred land.

sounds: the rhythmic sound of flames dancing in fire pits and torches. trumpets heralding the arrival of fire nation royalty, accompanied by drums and cymbals. war drums—thunderous beats echoing across training grounds, inspiring troops before battle. lightning crackling in the foreground. melodic tunes played on traditional fire nation instruments, the pipa and guzheng. the chirping of fire nation birds, the rustling of palm trees, and the distant roar of waterfalls. war machinery—clanking gears, hissing steam, and the rumble of warships off the shorelines. moments of quiet contemplation, where the only sounds are the soft rustle of leaves and the gentle crackle of embers. practicing the dizi, traditional flute in between training sessions.

sensations: the comforting heat of firebending flames against the skin during training sessions. luxurious fire nation silks and satins, smooth against the touch. intense warmth radiating from the earth's core during visits to volcanic hot springs. humid, sea breezes brushing against the skin from the coastlines. tactile connection—a sensation of firebending energy pulsing beneath lu ten's fingertips, responding to his every movement and command. resilient spirit and unwavering determination. a deep sense of connection to the spirits of fire. commitment to serving the fire nation. isolationism, a loneliness you cannot shake. failure is not an option. reluctant heroism, internal struggles between morality and obligations. inside of me, there are two dogs. one is mean and evil and the other is good and they fight each other all the time. when asked which one wins, i answer, the one I feed the most. ambiguous loyalties.

tagged by — me. tagging: @hotknickers, @denouemente, @linghung, @hookedswords, @dropovers, @fearbend, @kniveds, @yourideaguy, @bowbend, @rotpoetry

[wjbs-mods]

Stopped working on the other mod I was working on and have now started working on a more focused biome-mod! Here's a Chestnut Forest (which, as you can probably tell, is still in development).

Also some music discs (since I now have Reaper and can therefore make decent music)

Descriptions from left to right:

255 is a laserdisc, and features chiptune drums, a bitcrushed guzheng and a wobbly, glitchy-sounding piano; at time of writing, it's the only one I've actually made the music for.

??? is a disc without a label, and will feature distorted vocals, echoing piano, and a lo-fi filter.

Pearlescence is a pale, brightly-coloured disc with glowing parts (the sprite has them change colour, but I didn't want to do that with this image), and will feature bells, "crystalline" synths, and lots of reverb.

[polls-about-music]

A while back, I saw a poll for "What instrument would be most prominent in your theme song?" Except, the options were... very limited (as one imagines, when you're listing individual instruments with only 12 spaces), and most people ended up saying 'something not listed'. So, I did my very best to fit As Many Instruments As Possible into categories.

Here's "What instrument plays your theme song?", but as comprehensive as I could possibly make it!

Western Band: Brass (trumpet, french horn, tuba, flugelhorn, etc.)

Western Band: Woodwind (flute, saxophone, bassoon, etc.)

Western Symphony: Strings (violin, cello, string bass, etc.)

Other Strings: Bowed (erhu, viols, esraj, rebec, fiddle, etc.)

Strings: Plucked/strummed (zither, guitar, harp, sitar, guzheng, veena, lute, banjo, etc.)

Non-band Wind: single chamber (recorder, ocarina, didgeridoo, alphorn, dizi, shehnai, etc.)

Non-band Wind: multi chamber (panpipes, harmonica, alghoza, sheng, etc.)

Eclectic: aka these are hard to categorize (bagpipes, accordion, hurdy gurdy, whistling i guess, organ, calliope, etc.)

Electronic (theremin, synthesizer, stylophone, otamatone, etc.)

Percussion: Melodic (mbira, piano, marimba, chimes, glass harmonica, etc.)

Percussion: Rhythmic (snare, drum set, bongos, castanets, cowbell, dhime, taiko/wadaiko, etc.)

Vocals: Any style (opera, rap, throat-singing, choir, scat, etc.)

Do your best to categorize your instrument of choice! All of them have many more instruments in them than I could possibly list, given the amount of space we've got.

Give us specifics in the comments and tags!!

(my apologies to pianists. assigned percussion by Me. don't kill me please. I needed the space.)

[deathfavor]

@vulpesse said: if all your muses could play a musical instrument, which instrument would each of them play?

Untitled Questions for Multimuses

oooh that's an interesting question! Only a few of my muses canonically do. So lets dive in!

Byakkomaru - Drums , specifically Assyrian but he can adapt to most Hanma - He has no comment, he'd probably be good at most if he tried. Maybe guitar ( he'd prefer rhythm over lead ) or something like that; maybe keyboard just to throw everyone off. Kazutora - Electric guitar Izana - Acoustic guitar but can play electric Chrollo - Cello and pipe organ Kalluto - Harp and Kalimba Xue Yang - electric guitar Ling Wen - she can't to save her life, but if she did, maybe the Erhu  He Xuan - Sasando Earl - Bass Dreya - Theremin  Lamia - Ocarina Serpent - Maybe Oboe...sounds fun to her Seiroku - Guzheng  Lucifer - Harp and flute are his specialty, but also plays organ an piano Fenrir - Drums Sekhmet - Egyptian riq

[frogizzhc]

Dr. Stone Headcanon: Instrument(s) Edition! part 1

(They don't necessarily have to play all three, just predictions on what they might use)

Senku: Triangle, Harmonica, Trumpet

Gen: Grand Piano, Voice, Harp

Chrome: Drum set, Xylophone, Bongos

Ukyo: Flute, Voice, Violin

Ryusui: French horn, saxophone

Taiju: Trombone, Alto Horn, Cymbals

Yuzuriha: Bass guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Guzheng

Kohaku: Boomwhacker, Voice, Piccolo

Ruri: Harp, Voice, Horagai

Suika: Pan flute, Piccolo, Xylophone

Hyoga: Shime-daiko, Koto, Tuba

Yo: Saxophone, Clarinet, Drum set

Francois: French horn, Grand Piano, Melphone

Magma: Taiko, Rhaita, Trumpet

Kinro: Violin, Mandola, Acoustic Guitar

Ginro: Lute, Harmonica, Voice

[myreygn]

i recently saw art of the demon slayer characters playing musical instruments and was wondering what instrument you think the characters would play

ooh very good question! music is not my field of expertise but i can try to organize my few thoughts - also if i mention an instrument that didnʼt exist during that time in that area (which i will) just imagine it's a modern au ^^'

also: i did include canon musical skills but only those i could think of off the top of my head so there might be some stuff missing or just plain ignored lol

okay so we know that zenitsu plays the shamisen and the koto (which apparently originates from the chinese guzheng even tho my former japanese neighbors have been trying to tell me otherwise but what do i know lol i just thought it was funny) and i think his talent would expand to other string instruments as well, he could probably learn how to play the guitar, bass guitar, maybe even violin etc very easily

i can also picture sanemi with a guitar because @trans-ace-lee established that in the modern au and also i think it would be really sexy 😌 which is why i declare it canon

genya would try and copy his brother but he'd be really bad at it and switch to another instrument that's more his style, i'm thinking maybe drums. at first he does it to look cool and then actually having fun is a nice bonus lol

tengen "canonically" plays the harmonica, tho i can see him being a natural at most instruments he picks up. in the au he's been playing piano since he was a child because his dad wanted him to but he actually ended up loving it, he also had to learn hichiriki (a type of flute) and also i made him a music major so he probably plays a ton of instruments a little bit

speaking of flutes, we know that gyomei plays the shakuhachi. given his supreme hearing i'm sure he could learn to play other instruments as well but i don't really see him doing that tbh? like he has his flute and he's very contempt with his flute, the same applies to yoriichi

and nakime obviously plays the biwa in every universe, nakime and her biwa are inseparable

ideas for which i don't have any reason and which are solely based on vibes: giyuu - violin, sabito - e-guitar, kanao - piano, kanae - harp, douma - something unnerving, like an organ, akaza - drums, senjuro - kokyu, daki - goto

and honorable mentions of characters who i think have beautiful singing voices: kanae, tengen, kokushibo, sanemi, nezuko, aoi, kagaya, makomo, urokodaki

[mixtapedoh]

Gunshot! Cast seventeen as musical instruments?

come join my autumn celebration!

this one is so fun <333

s.coups as a gong (maybe you don't get it but i do. his alternate is someone in the brass family, but i can't decide. perhaps the euphonium???)

jeonghan as the clarinet (also also!!!!!!! the cello <3)

joshua as the ukelele

jun as a synth (a close alternate is the rainstick and idk which fits better???)

hoshi as castanets (but also you know i have to give a shout out to the ipu <3 hoshi is simply percussion <3)

wonwoo as viola (but also consider: wonwoo as the lute <3)

woozi as guitar

dk as pan flute (also consider the marimba though <3)

mingyu as french horn

minghao as piano (but also guzheng because minghao also has string instrument vibes, and it just LOOKS cool. it is also A Lot to set up, from what i've seen, and the high maintenance of it fits asdfghgfds)

seungkwan as the oboe (also consider the harp <3)

vernon as a bass guitar

dino as drums

[sunwukongssuccessor]

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

The Shadow's Secret fun facts since I got a chapter out recently

⭐️ In chapter 16, Spider Queen makes a jab at Macaque by asking him if the reader character is a student of his as another way of imitating Wukong. This is kind of a reference to a concept I considered for the fic (Was even thinking of naming the fic "The Shadow's Successor") but scrapped the idea since I wasn't quite crazy over how much worse the power imbalance would be between them as well as how hostile I've seen some of the fandom get over the Macaque/MK ship and didn't want any of that following me.

⭐️ The theater's snack gal/assistant manager, in the fic she's named Jia Su. (I can't take credit for the name though, it came from this art I saw of her on twitter and the artist gave her a name.)

⭐️ The headphone Macaque wears is a pair stolen from MK. (Yes, he is that petty.)

⭐️ Of the instruments I picked out from were: erhu, dizi, bawu, guzheng, tanggu drum, yanqin, guqin, and pipa, these were mentioned in an instagram post by the D.A's Office which is the studio that produced the soundtrack!

⭐️ The audio mixing program that's mentioned (Soundtrap) is an actual thing, my friend @creepygnomeking who is making two (2) visual novels (one being a lmk dating sim 👀) with that being used for the music!

[drafty-castle]

Guys, get out of the west. The East is Where It’s At when it comes to stringed instruments.

(Chinese)

Erhu

Guzheng

Guqin

Yueqin

Yangqin

(Japanese)

Tonkori

Kokyu

(Tibet)

Dramyin

(Nepal)

Sarangi

(Vietnam)

Dan Bau

And if you want to get invested in BIG, check out what the East was doing with drums. Because some of them are as big as my house. It’s bananas.

the contrabass saxophone is such an absurd instrument

[moochilatv]

Lunar Noon presents: Autumn Passing

Well elaborated song

Lunar Noon, the San Francisco-based outfit of Michelle Zheng, is releasing the new album A Circle’s Round out November 15th.

She leads a group of instrumentalists who evade easy interpretation and create narratives via intersecting contrasting genres including electronic, organic indie, choral, jazz, and elements of Chinese folk as well. Drawing upon Buddhist texts and the time she spent at Deer Park Monastery in San Diego County, Zheng’s record follows a period of painful introspection and loneliness.

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"Autumn Passing" is the album's centerpiece, with its ethereal beginnings blossoming into a grand arrangement of instrument & voices, punctuated by guzheng, a traditional Chinese string instrument.

The song it's out now, listen in YouTube:

“A circle’s round” is a 66 minute-long, two-and-a-half year labor of love about discovering the practice of mindfulness and learning to find peace in the wake of pain, crafted by a singer-songwriter/electronic producer/pianist collaborating with a jazz drummer, classical string section, Brazilian bassist, and Chinese guzheng master.

The core narrative of the album was formed as I was reading Thich Nhat Hanh’s books for the first time, and around the time I then spent at Deer Park Monastery in Escondido, California. They describe my attempts to take the teachings I received not as theoretical, but rather concrete ways to live my life from moment to moment. The first, middle, and last songs in particular are about this practice, and provide a frame around the album. The songs between the frames describe events that are observed from that frame.

“When you are joyous, look deep into your heart and you shall find it is only that which has given you sorrow that is giving you joy. When you are sorrowful look again in your heart, and you shall see that in truth you are weeping for that which has been your delight.” –Kahlil Gibran

Pre-order the new album:

Music, lyrics, production, and arrangement by Michelle Zheng Additional music and arrangement help from the “Lunar Noon Tune Tuners” core band: Théo Auclair, Brian Lach, and Christopher Healy

Studio recordings (piano, drums, guzheng, some strings and vocals) by Nathan Bauld at Hyde Street Studios Bass parts recorded by Ricardo Cidade at Estúdio Umuarama All other parts recorded in various home setups unless otherwise specified

Mixed by Damian Taylor Mastered by Amy Dragon at Telegraph Mastering

See individual tracks for additional credits.

Album cover design by Michelle Zheng Photo by Evan Dorsky Graphic design by Diego Armando Plascencia-Vega

[provau0]

REPORT 1 - OCTOBER 1, 2024

𝙈𝙖𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙣 / 𝙎𝙩𝙖𝙙𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙨 - 𝘾𝙤𝙤𝙥𝙚𝙧 - 𝙎𝙖𝙡𝙫𝙤 / 𝙏𝙝𝙤𝙢𝙖𝙨 RICHTEN25

Wow. Back to Berlin in the autumn. Capital tries to reset itself, and to do so, human sacrifices to the Gods of Equilibrium are never enough. And all the rest of us little guys chasing illusions and hopes. Yay. Before they come knocking at our door.

Last night, for example, was a beautiful evening at Richten25, the new space for improvised music in Wedding. Four sets curated by 𝗖𝗹𝗮𝘆𝘁𝗼𝗻 𝗧𝗵𝗼𝗺𝗮𝘀, who I hadn’t met or heard in too long, and who played a duo with 𝗦𝗼𝗳𝗶𝗮 𝗦𝗮𝗹𝘃𝗼 on baritone sax. And also 𝗖𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿, whom I had not heard play for over ten years, who performed a short but very intense guzheng solo, as poignant and focused as I remembered her. Opening was an excellent vibrant free rock duo for electric guitar and drums by 𝗝𝗮𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗱𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 and 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻. And to close all the musicians except Clare Cooper improvised as a quartet. A great pleasure to see Clayton and Clare again after quite some time. I’ve made some casual photies