Which of the following
Which of the following is NOT an aerophone?
A) xiao
B) Nohkan
C) Tabla
D) Shinobue
C) Tabla
It is best to describe Triple T-DRIP terms like dynamic, pitch, and even timbre in terms of contrasts or lack thereof
True (generally)- usually not every voice for the entire listening sample stays at the same pitch, same dynamic, or has the same timbre- then in would just sound homogenous and static. Which voice sticks out? Why does it stick out? It probably has to do with dynamic, pitch, and/ or timbre.
What is a sitar?
Long-necked fretted chordophone with about 4 melodic strings, 2 drone strings, and many sympathetic strings. Played in Indian classical music.
This is a form of Korean popular music that developed as part of global pop culture starting in the 1990s with the onset of the "Korean Wave"
K-Pop
Identify this example: https://youtu.be/fdD3W_hkLZo?si=ovIC0w-ieAIDEC2O.
“Kharboucha” from the film Kharboucha (2008); it is an example of 'Aita
Which of the following is usually a polyphonic form of music:
A) Mbira music
B) "Aloha 'Oe" by Queen Lili'uokalani
C) The "alap" section of a Hindustani Classical work
D) 'Aita
A) Mbira music
The terms "quiet" or "loud" describe timbre in music
No- these terms describe dynamic
What is a raga?
A raga is a melodic mode utilized in Indian classical music; it has specific descending and ascending patterns, as well as specific associations with times of day, melodic patterns, and moods.
This is a form of shadow puppet musical theater from the island of Java in Indonesia; often accompanied by a gamelan ensemble.
Wayang kulit
What example is this?: https://youtu.be/N5fOw2msoMI?si=tOmeVd6WQ9LMwM8g.
“Aloha ‘Oe” (Farewell to Thee) Queen Lili’uokalani (1877/78); also mele ho’oipoipo
Which of the following musics originally developed in the 20th century?
A) Kabuki
B) mele ho’oipoipo
C) Mbira Music
D) K-pop
D) K-Pop
The Kora is a membranophone
False; the kora is a chordophone
What is a Griot?
A musical history keeper of the Manding people; were primary keepers of history from 13th- 19th century
Musical history keepers of the Manding people; were primary keepers of history from 13th- 19th century
Griots
What is this example?: https://youtu.be/PdVXio9o0Yc?si=2bYmwtwkSTH58WXS.
An example of nagauta from Kabuki theater repertoire; more specifically, “Kanjincho”
Which of the following musics come from the African continent?
A) 'Aita
B) The music of Griots
C) Mbira Music
D) All of the above
D) All of the above
“Aloha ‘Oe” (Farewell to Thee) was composed by Queen Lili’uokalani to say goodbye to her homeland of Hawai'i as she knew it once the Missionary Party dethroned her.
False- the song was composed over a decade before this occurred.
What is nagauta, and what's it's function?
Basic lyrical form of musical accompaniment for Japanese Kabuki; also the type of accompaniment that came out of Kabuki itself. Means "long song;" sets mood for the scene and accompanies dance.
This was a cantata commemorating the Send-down youth movement in China, the first large-scale musical work to do so.
'Ask the Sky and the Earth' (2008)
What is this example? https://youtu.be/7NcpoVHa5ys?si=XCUVphjDDmrT3gbY.
“Nhemamusasa” (Cutting Branches for Shelter)
Which of the following pieces are in a simple meter?
A) "Kharboucha"
B) Psy's "Gangnam Syle"
C) Queen Lili'oukalani's "Aloha 'Oe"
D) All of the above
D) All of the above
Gamelan music, such as that which accompanies Wayang Kulit, could be considered heterophonic
True; all parts are considered variations on the same balungan, or melody.
What is Chimurenga?
Chimurenga= “struggle;” Refers to struggle against White-minority rule and the style of music that supported the cause. This music was popular music arrangements of traditional musical styles, specifically mbira music. Popular in the 1970s
Form of Sung poetry in Morocco, coming from rural areas in the Atlantic Plains and adjacent regions. Characterized by overlapping historical, cultural, and social references; associated with shikhat
'Aita (Call/ Cry)
This is the “Alap Jor And Gat” Anandi Kalyan, recorded by Ravi Shankar (1994): https://youtu.be/dYoM-L1GJdI?si=8vprckBOj6sqP48y.
Is this portion of the tune the alap, the jor, or the gat?
Alap