スリランカの音楽(1)仏教音楽

とりあえず基本情報


Sri Lankan Music
Music of Sri Lanka can be divided in to seven categories as seen today.  1) Traditional folk music of Sri Lanka Sri Lanka had traditional folk music from the beginning of its race, which has been enjoyed and developed under the Buddhist environment.They were used by the ordinary people. 2) Local drama music (Kolam/Nadagam/Noorthy) Kolam music based on law country tunes and it is not a developed form of music, as tunes were not developed. Limited to very few notes about 3~4 and used by the ordinary people for pleasure and entertainments. Nadagam music is more developed form of drama influenced from South Indian street drama which was introduced by some South Indian Artists.Phillippu Singho from Negombo in 1824 Performed “Harishchandra Nadagama” in Hnguranketha which was originally written in Telingu language

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1.仏教音楽


お坊さん Sankalpa संकल्प(パーリ語ですが…サンスクリット^^;;)

軽く聴いただけでもRig Veda Sama Veda chantingの影響がわかります。
3音を中心として、発音と「とめ」で6音の音列。




東南アジアの上座部仏教とほぼ同じようなパーリ語のアクセントを特徴としています。

ですが、Vedaの影響も残っています。

パーリ語だから…シンハラ、タミルではないから、どうしてもインド亜大陸の宗教音楽の薫りがしますね。

楽器(法器)がないようですね。

URL: youtu.be

仏教徒だったら、共通の「帰依」
बुद्धं सरणं गच्छामि। Buddhaṃ saraṇaṃ gacchāmi
धम्मं सरणं गच्छामि। Dhammaṃ saraṇaṃ gacchāmi
सङ्घं सरणं गच्छामि। Saṅghaṃ saraṇaṃ gacchāmi

宗教音楽では、パーリ語なので、スリランカの特徴といえる特徴よりも、インド亜大陸の延長であるといって問題なさそうです。

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