The biwa is a plucked string instrument that first gained popularity in China before spreading throughout East Asia, eventually reaching Japan sometime during the Nara period (710–794). Typically 60 centimetres (24 in) to 106 centimetres (42 in) in length, the instrument is constructed of a water drop–shaped body with a short neck ...

Biwa is Japan’s traditional LONG-NECKED, 4 or 5-STRING PLUCKED INSTRUMENT. After having arrived in Japan via the Silk Road for purely instrumental music, the biwa evolved over time into a narrative musical instrument. For a long time, the biwa tradition was carried on by wandering blind monks who used the instrument to tell stories such as ...

2024年11月26日 · The biwa is a traditional Japanese plucked string instrument that holds a significant place in the country’s cultural history. With a pear-shaped body and four to five strings, the biwa is often compared to a lute.

The phrase structure is of four measures of four beats, and each section is composed of two phrases. The piece is in Hyō-jō mode (E Dorian) and the basic melody is centered on the pitches: E, B, and A, three of the four fundamental pitches of the Japanese modes. Example 4 also shows the biwa's standard one-measure motive. It is an arpeggio ...

Biwa, Japanese short-necked lute, distinguished by its graceful, pear-shaped body. The biwa has a shallow, rounded back and silk strings (usually four or five) attached to slender lateral pegs. The instrument is played with a large wedge-shaped plectrum called a bachi.

Biwa (biwa, biba, pipa) is one of the stringed instruments of the lute family in East Asia. It is a plucked string instrument that produces sounds by flicking strings with fingers without using a bow.

It is said to have made its way into Japan via the Silk Road 1,400 years ago. It is a pear-shaped string instrument belonging to the lute family and has developed independently in Japan, evolving into several styles such as the Heike biwa, Satsuma biwa and Chikuzen biwa among others.

The biwa is a string instrument related to the Arab ûd, the European lute and guitar, and the Chinese pipa. It was introduced to Japan from mainland Asia in the seventh century. A collection of ancient instruments brought from China (Tô era), including a beautifully decorated biwa, still exists in the Shôsô-in (Nara, Japan) which was the ...

The Satsuma-Biwa is a Japanese lute, which traditionally accompanies the story-telling. The Biwa in general, is a distant cousin of the European lute and guitar, the Arabic ud and the Chinese pipa. It is a pear-shaped string instrument introduced to Japan from mainland Asia since the 7th - …

The biwa is a long-necked, 4 or 5-stringed instrument, plucked with a large pick called a bachi. It is a relative of Western lutes and guitars, as well as of the Chinese pipa: both originated in Middle East and were delivered to the West and East via the Silk road.