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Shigin From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Example gin with vocal annotation to the right of each character, Shān xíng, is poetry from Chinese poet Du Mu (9th century) Shigin (Japanese: 詩詩) is a performance of reciting a Japanese poem or a Chinese poem read in Japanese, each poem (Japanese:詩= shi) usually chanted (Japanese:詩= gin) by an individual or in a group. Reciting can be done loudly before a large audience, softly to a few friends, or quietly to the reciter himself or herself. Each reciting is also termed gin. Any forms of the Japanese and Chinese poetry are used for reciting. Kanshi and classical Chinese poems are usually composed of four or more lines of Chinese characters, or kanji (詩詩), each line having the same number of characters. Gin with four phrases, each seven characters long (the most common), are classified as shichigon-zekku (詩詩詩詩 ? , "seven- word quatrains"). There is strictly only one standard melody, although many poems will be distinguished by minor variations from this theme. Contents [hide] 1 Performance 2 History 3 Examples 4 See also 5 Notes 6 References 7 External links
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ShiginFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Exampleginwith vocal annotation to the right of each character, Shn xng, is poetry from Chinese poetDu Mu(9th century)Shigin(Japanese:) is a performance ofrecitingaJapanese poemor aChinese poemread inJapanese, each poem (Japanese:=shi) usually chanted (Japanese:=gin) by an individual or in a group. Reciting can be done loudly before a large audience, softly to a few friends, or quietly to the reciter himself or herself.Each reciting is also termedgin. Any forms of the Japanese and Chinese poetry are used for reciting.Kanshiandclassical Chinesepoems are usually composed of four or more lines of Chinese characters, orkanji(), each line having the same number of characters.Ginwith four phrases, each seven characters long (the most common), are classified asshichigon-zekku(?, "seven-wordquatrains"). There is strictly only one standardmelody, although many poems will be distinguished by minor variations from this theme.Contents[hide] 1Performance 2History 3Examples 4See also 5Notes 6References 7External linksPerformance[edit]Members of a shigin group will usually gather to train in awashitsu, or Japanese-style room withtatamimatting. Participants kneel in the lotus orseizaposition, thought to be the optimum posture to allow strong and steady projection during chanting. They are encouraged to focus their energy in their gut (thought inZento be the locus of power) and sing by slowly expelling this energy. Conversely, singing from the chest, as would be encouraged in classical Westernoperaticstyle, is deemed unauthentic.During practice, members may refer to the writtenginto aid memory. This is usually annotated, with marks to the right of each character denoting how the tone should vary through the length of its vocalisation.Breathing intervals are indicated byright-angularstrokes to the left of the character (a typicalginwill last approximately one and a half minutes, in four breaths). Finally, becauseJapaneseandChineseword orders differ, further (sino) numerical marks to the left of some characters indicate their correct sequence.A rising then falling toneFalling tone, usually ending a phraseSteady tone, breath and numeric
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