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Religions
Culture
Miscellaneous
100
The original or first people to inhabit a place
aboriginal
100
A series of tones generated by the fundamental tone
harmonics
100
What religious group of people chant the prayer, "Kol Nedrei" on the eve of Yom Kippur?
Jewish
100
Most Native American cultures do not have a word for what?
music
100
How many people are responsible for keeping musical traditions correct in Native American tribes?
one
200
Compositions that serve as introductions to the singing by the congregation
chorale prelude
200
Liturgy
mass
200
How many monks are usually featured on a typical chant song?
one
200
What is the name of the Australian instrument that produces a low droning sound?
didgeridoo
200
What is the dreaming?
The story of the creation according to Australian aboriginal people
300
A hymn tune
chorale
300
A melody formed by intervals larger than a 2nd
disjunct melody
300
What is the word for forbidden used in the Muslim religion referring to music?
Haraam
300
What group of people is trained to sing overtones as they chant?
Tibetan monks
300
How do Native Americans pass on their culture and traditions to younger generations?
orally
400
A melody formed by successive pitches of the scale
conjunct melody
400
The series of faint tones that are generated when any one tone is sounded
overtones
400
What is the form of much of the sacred music in India?
call and response
400
Traditional aboriginal music refers to what story?
the dreaming
400
What is an accompanied vocal work in a number of movements with a sacred or a secular text?
cantata
500
Rhythmic, fast-paced music used by groups of devout Muslims called Sufis
Qawwali
500
Hindu religious songs that are sung in praise of a particular god or gods
Kritis
500
Who wrote the hymn, A Mighty Fortress is Our God?
Martin Luther
500
What music and culture influenced the development of gospel music?
Christian hymn traditions and West African vocal traditions
500
What are the 5 sections of a mass?
Kyrie, Gloria, Credo, Sanctus, and Agnus Dei