Robert Garfias Films

Films

ASIA

	These are documentary films of music and dance performances that I myself filmed during the years 1966-1982. The quality of the original films is very good, however, getting the films into some media that can be easily viewed on line is a challenge that I am still working on. I will continue to add to these as I can. Robert Garfias UCI
China
		Tao Chu-shen plays the kuqin: Buddhist chanting (puanzhou) realmedia Moon over Mountain Pass (guanshanyue) realmedia Geese Alighting on a Sandy Shore (ping sha luo yan) realmedia Filmed in Seattle Washington May 1977 Sound editing on Puanchou and Guanshanyue by Jason Armstrong
		Tao Chu-shen plays the zheng: The Fisherman's Evening Song realmedia High Mountain Flowing Waters(gao shan liu shui) realmedia Filmed in Seattle Washington May 1977
Korea
		Court Music Ahahk. Ahjeng solo realmedia Filmed in Korea, 1966
		Chulhyungum Sanjo realmedia Filmed in Korea, 1966
		Ah-jeng Sanjo improvisation by Kim Byong-ho. realmedia Korea 1966 One of the last of the Sanjo improvisers. With the going of his generation most kayagum players rely on standardized and memorized versions of a few of the old sanjos.
		Kayagum Sanjo improvisation by Kim Byong-ho realmedia Korea 1966 Here Kim Byong-ho improvises a sanjo on the Kayagum. He is accompanied by the pansori singer, Park Dong-jin
		Kayagum Sanjo played by Yu Tai-bong realmedia Korea 1966 Another of the last improvisiers of Kayagum Sanjo, Yu Tai-bong was at the time of this filming a member of the faculty of the National Classical Music Institute (Kugnip Kugahk Won )
		Kayagum Sanjo played by Hwang Byong-gi realmedia Korea 1966 Hwang Byong-gi stands a bit part from all other Kayagum players in Korea. He has studied and can perform several different versions of Sanjo and has also studied Korean Court music and perform this music as well. He also is one of the most successful composers in Asia of new music using elements of the older traditions. His compositions are numerous and stand as excellent works in the modern idiom. He also holds a law degree and was for some years a business man.
		Ah-Ahk (Korean Court Music) realmedia Ch'on Pei Hi Mun (Royal Ancestor's Music) Orchestra on the Terrace Within the repertoire of the Korean Court musicians is a large body of songs known as the Royal Ancestor's Music. Modelled after the older "Confucian" Ritual music, this body of music was drawn from the repertoire of songs that were popular in old court and then were re set into the elegant ritual style and used as accompaniment to the ceremonies in honor of the ancient kings of Korea.
		Ah-Ahk (Korean Court Music) realmedia So-Mu (Royal Ancestor's Music) Orchestra on the Ground Following the pattern of the Confucian RItual music, the Royal Ancestor's Music alternates one orchestra playing on the ground and another on the higher terrace. Both this film and the previous one were filmed at the Tomb of the Royal Ancestors in Seoul.
		Pyong-kyong solo realmedia The tuned jade stone instrument is used for both the Confucian Ritual ceremonies and for the Royal Ancestor's music.
		Court Music: Yomilak realmedia Korea 1966
		Court Music: Ujo Karak Doeduri realmedia Korea 1966 (Little problem with this. It will be up soon)
		Chun-aing Jun (The Nightingale Sings in Spring) realmedia The last surviving solo dance piece in the Korean court repertoire. Graceful and elegant, it gives some idea of the refinement of the Korean court dance style.
		Kain Jan muk dan (Flower Dance) realmedia One of a number of surviving Court dance for a group of women. This one invloves the selecting of flowers from a large vase in the center.
		Mugo realmedia Drum dance in the court music tradition. Some of the dancers have short sticks in their hands that do not show because of the long sleeves.

North India
		Ashish Khan (sarode) and Zakir Hussein (tabla) Alap realmedia Gat in Rag Pilu realmedia Tabla solo in panchamsaveri (15 beats) realmedia Filmed in Seattle in 1970
		Zia Mohiuddin Dagar (bin) and Raja Chhatrapati Singh (pakawaj) Rudravina and Pakawaj Raga Suddhatodi, chautal (14 beats) realmedia Pakawaj solo in Brahma tal (14 beats) realmedia Filmed in Seattle in 1976 Vina solo Jor, Jhala. Rag Suddha Todii realmedia Filmed in Seattle 1975
South India
		T. Brinda with T. Ranganathan: Kirtana. Merusamana (Thyagaraja) realmedia T. Brinda with T. Ranganathan Vina. Varnam ( Sami Ninnekori) Raga Shri, Adi Tala(long false start.) realmedia T. Ranganathan, Mridangam solo. Adi tala realmedia T, Brinda. Vina. Kirtana (Poniah Pillai) realmedia Filmed in Seattle Washington June 1969
The Philippines
		Mountain Province,Luzon: Abra Tinguian culture group: Sinuklit gong ensemble realmedia
		Mountain Province,Luzon: Abra Tinguian culture group: dance realmedia
		Mountain Province,Luzon: Kalinga culture group. Kolibit solo realmedia
		Mountain Province,Luzon: Kalinga culture group. (bamboo gangsa) realmedia
		Mountain Province,Luzon: Apayao Dance realmedia
		Mindanao, Philippines: Bagobo dance with agung realmedia
		Mindanao, Philippines: Manobo dance after successful head hunting realmedia
		Mindanao, Philippines: Manobo dance with agung realmedia
		Muslim Philippines: A kulintang ensemble from Nuling, Cotabato, Mindanao playing"duyug" Filmed in 1966 realmedia

The Americas
Veracruz, Mexico
		Jarocho Music played by Raul and Rene Rosas and Pepe Baradas (harp) El Siriquisi realmedia El Colas realmedia Coplas realmedia El Coco realmedia (and tuning the harp) El Cascabel realmedia Filmed in Seattle 1970
Inupiat, Alaska
		Welcome-dance kayak-dance Walrus Dance Snow Dance Wolf Dance Good and Evil Spirit Dance Drum and Song Fun Dance From King Island, Alaska Teresa Penatac, Charlie Penatac, Sarah Koyut, Joachim Koyut, and Charlie Tigmeac
White Mountain Apache
		War Dance "Nabah'si" Mountain Spirit Dance - social "Gaan"dance Dancers - Dave Ethelbah (1 & 2), Leon Albert (1 & 2), Michael Ethelbah (2), Edgar Perry (2) Singer-drummer - Paul Ethelbah From Fort Apache, Arizona

AFRICA
Nubia, Sudan
		Hamza el Din plays the tar realmedia Hamza el Din plays the Ud realmedia Filmed in Seattle 1970
MIDDLE EAST
Afghanistan
		Mohamed Omar plays the Afghan rabob 1.Rag: Bayag (odo sanpuran) realmedia 2. Char Baite Pashtu realmedia 3. "Qad bala sarwe rawan Laila" realmedia Filmed in Seattle 1975
Turkey
		Necdet Yasar playing tanbur 1. Nihavent Taksim, Saz Semaisi by Mes'ud Cemil Sirto by Tanburi Cemil Bey realmedia 2. Taksim in Makam Zavil realmedia Unfortunately the film runs out before the end of the zavil taksim. 3. Huzzam Taksim Saz Semaisi by Udi Nevres Bey realmedia This last one was particularly difficult because we lost synch between the Nagra and the Arriflex in the filming. I was able to clip this together in small bits, still far from perfect but it does show the mastery and sensitivity of this doubtless undisputed master of Turkish classical music, Necdet Yasar, in his younger years. Filmed in Seattle in May 1973
		Turkish Ottoman Classical music Ensemble Kanun: Cuneyd Kosal Vocal: Birgit Recep Ney: Dogan Ergin Kemence: Cuneyd Orhan Tanbur: Necdet Yasar 1. Hicaz Fasil- realmedia Kanun Taksim- Pesrev by Veli Dede Yuruk Semai by Haci Sadullah Aga Ney Taksim Sarki by Rifat Bey Kemence Taksim Huzzam 2. Huzzam Fasil - realmedia Sarki of Selim III Tanbur taksim Sarki of Ismail Dede 3. Mevlud: Merhaba Bahri Sung by Kani Karaca realmedia filmed in 1972
EUROPE
Sweden
		Fiddlers group Anton Jernberg, fiddle; Sven Ahlbäck, fiddle; Per Jernberg, nyckelharpa 1.Trettondagsmarschen efter Hjort Anders Olsson, Bingsj ö , Dalarna 2.& 3. Slängpolska efter Ola Lans, Skåne and Vals efter Ola Lans, Skåne 4. & 5. Eklundapolska av Leonard “Viksta-Lasse” Larsson, Viksta, Uppland and Vagnshusvals efter Karl Svensk, Öst e rbybruk, Uppland 6. Gångl åt efter Gustaf Jernberg, Gästrikland 7. & 8. “Midsommarlåt 72 and Polska efter båtsman D äck, Uppland 9. P olska efter Peckos Per Olsson, Bingsj ö, Dalarna 10. D-mollsvals fr ån Ragunda, Jämtland
		All these films were taken at the University of Washington or in the Republic of the Philippines and the Republic of Korea. All were filmed by Robert Garfias
	This digitization process has been almost entirely done by Film & Video Transfers, Inc. of Northridge, California. The project itself has been made possible with the cooperation of the Instructional Technology Center at UCI and the NACS also of UCI. Laurel Sercombe of the University of Washington Ethnomusicology Archives has made the original 16mm films available for digitization. John Vallier of the UCLA Ethnomusicology Archives has also provided assistance in the processing of films and audio tapes. The films processing has been done with the assistance of a Mini Grant from the UCI Instructional Resources Center and from the Office of the Executive Vice Chancellor at UCLA.