Celtic Music 1
Civilians
What was the name of the Scottish freedom fighter of the Middle Ages who led a successful rebellion against England?
William Wallace
List three methods of ethnic cleansing used against the Romani people.
Ex. Forced migration, forced assimilation, intimidation, mass murder, genocidal rape, etc.
What is the approximate span of the Middle Ages?
500 AD - 1500 AD
What is the unifying characteristic of most Middle Eastern countries?
Islam
Which of the following is not a Celtic instrument?
Bagpipes
Bouzouki
Cittern
Doumbek
Doumbek
What do we call Irish protestants who want Northern Ireland to stay with the UK?
Unionists
Name one instrument which is thought to have been invented by the Romani.
What were the names of two Notre Dame composers who specialized in organum?
Leonin and Perotin
Name one religion in which Persian music plays a big role.
What are the three Celtic "countries?"
Scotland, Ireland, and Wales
What do we call Irish Catholics who want Northern Ireland to secede from the UK?
Nationalists
What is a darbouka (or doumbek)?
Goblet-shaped drum
Who was a poet and composer, the most important composer of the 14th century?
Guillaume de Machaut
What does the word "maqam" mean literally and what is its musical meaning?
What was the purpose of Hadrian's Wall?
To protect the Roman colony of Brittania from the Scoti and Picts.
Who was the King of England famous for his tyrannical slaughter of Scottish civilians?
Edward I "Longshanks"
What is the name for the totality of Romani spirit, Romani culture, Romani law, and being a Romani? Lack of this leads to exclusion from many aspects of Romani society.
Romanipen
What was the name of the central Franco-Flemish composer at the turn of the Renaissance?
Josquin des Prez
What is Bartol Gyurgieuvit's book, De Turvarum ritu et caermoniis about?
His life as a slave of the Ottoman Empire for 13 years. This was the first European written account of Islamic society.
Name the four Highland country dances.
Waltz, Reel, Strathspey, Jig
Which composer wrote a symphony nicknamed the "Scotch Symphony?"
Name a famous Romani classical pianist.
Who was a Franco-Flemish composer and member of the Burgundian School late in the Middle Ages?
Guillaume Dufay
From which region of the world does klezmer music come?
Eastern Europe