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| Instrument Title | Kakko |
| Instrument ID | 6.00 |
| Country/area | Japan
East Asia
Asia
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| Hornbostel-Sachs class | 211.222-813 |
| Keyword | Gagaku; Togaku; Kangen; Bugaku; Barrel Drum; Drum |
| Related instruments | 49 |
| Description | Double-headed barrel drum on a small stand. Drum is spool-shaped: the skins are larger in diameter than the body. The skins are stretched over wide, flat rings. The tension is controlled by silken cords laced in the form of a W, with an encircling belt. The cords are attached through holes stitched down by leather strips at 8 places in each drum head. It is struck by 2 thin sticks (see ID #49). The body of the drum is painted with a gold background and many-colored paintings of dragons and trees. The stand is black-lacquered with carved legs.
The kakko is part of the Gagaku court orchestra. The kakko player leads the ensemble. With the shoko (gong), it articulates the space between the main beats of the gakudaiko within the colotomic structure of the music.
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| Dimensions | Length: 31.3 cm
Diameter at center of body: 17.3
cm
Diameter of heads: 27.8 cm
Height of stand: 15.1
cm
Length of mallets: 15 1/4"
Diameter of mallets:
3/8" |
| Accessories | Black and red lacquered stand; two wooden mallets. |
| Condition | Good |
| Digital Collection | Ethnomusicology Musical Instrument Archive |
| Image No. | xam_006b.jpg |
| Contact Info | For further information contact: Archivist, University of
Washington Ethnomusicology Division, School of Music Box
353450, Seattle, WA 98195; (206) 543-0974 |
| Copyright | This Musical Instrument database is intended for educational
and instructional use; if you cite or download images or
text, please acknowledge the University of Washington
Ethnomusicology Archives. |
| Repository | University of Washington Ethnomusicology Archives |
| Type | Image |
| Digital reproduction field | Photographed with digital camera (JPG image); processed
using Photoshop (resized to 550 pixels, quality level 5,
label added) |
