South America
What is the term for spreading out a melody among multiple voices or instruments, such as what is heard in Bolivian K'antu?
Hocket
Another, more specific, word for polyphony is _____________. It can be heard in "El Aparecido" by Inti-Illimani.
Counterpoint
What is the symbol found in Chinese culture which denotes that opposite forces are interconnected and counterbalancing?
Yin-yang
What are the two most common subjects for Chinese folksongs?
Work
Courting/Flirting
What three ethnic/cultural groups are found in South America?
Indigenous
Iberian/European
African
What three instruments are you likely to hear in Bolivian K'antu?
Pan flute (zampoña), drum (wankara), triangle
What are the three descriptors that applied to BOTH Chinese folksongs?
Two-phrase design
Vocal outcries + singing
Free meter
Which Chinese instrumental ensemble music is often based on vocal tunes?
Beiguan
Which South American style often features political metaphor?
Chilean Nueva Canciòn
What is the name of the percussion instrument that is made from the jawbone of a donkey, horse, or cow?
a Quijada
What are some common features of Chinese solo instrumental music?
Descriptive titles
Composed over several short sections
Variation
What are a couple (2) of the differences between Chinese and European opera?
Singing style (open and warm vs. small & bright)
Movement
Acrobatics & Juggling
(etc)
What is the term for an all-night wake for a deceased child in Ecuador?
wawa velorio
What type of form is typical of Sanjuanes?
REPETITIVE
(~ 2 sections, each repeated many times)
How is most Chinese instrumental ensemble music learned and played?
(I recognize this is a vague question...think about the use of sheet music in western cultures and whether/how that shows up in learning/performing this style.)
Learned from notation
Performed by memory
What are the three major philosophies/religions of China?
Daoism, Confuscianism, Buddhism
Give at least two descriptions of "Azúcar de Caña" by Eva Ayllón.
Associated with elegant traditional dance
intertwined rhythms
seductive undertow (flirtatious, erotic)
an example of Afro-Peruvian Landó
uses quijada, call & response
many references to local history/culture in lyrics
What is the term for the type of rhythm where each half is identical (or nearly identical)? It is often found in Sanjuanes
Isorhythm
Who performs Pasibutbut (the prayer song in which the men wear traditional robes and move in a gentle circle)? [people from what province of Taiwan?]
The Bunun people
What TYPES of instruments are heard in Jiangnan Sizhu?
bamboo & silk-stringed