LATIN AMERICA
What was the main rhythmic element brought from Western Africa to the Americas through the slave trade?
Syncopation
What has made South Korea a choral powerhouse?
Governmental support; so many govt-funded professional choirs. Strong religious choral music (originated by Presbyterian missionaries) tradition has fostered a national appreciation for the art form.
Name two notable choral ensembles from Australia
Gondwana Choirs
Sydney Chamber Choir
Nathaniel Dett was a KEY figure in the preservation of this American song type
The african american spiritual
What is the most well-known sacred harp songbook?
The Sacred Harp
Name the three influences of colonial music in Latin America.
Spain(Europe), Native Americans, and African slaves
What is the basic meaning behind hokkaido and okinawa in Japan?
North: harsh winters/seas, fishermen would sing sea chanties and working songs (strong downbeats, metric symmetry)
South: tropical, warm; legato melodies
The indigenous people from New Zealand are called the...
Maori
Name three African American composers living in (and originating in) the United States today.
Marques Garrett
Stacey Gibbs
Joel Thompson
How and when did Estonia gain its independence from Germany and Russia?
The Singing Revolution; independence was gained in 1991
When was the first of the Latin American Independence Wars, and what was their significance?
1810; end of colonial period (1521-1810)
What is a folk song associated strongly with South Korea?
Arirang
Colonizers from this country originally influenced Australian musical culture by imposing their harmonies and song styles on the indigenous people of Australia.
Britain
Name 1 20th-century American woman composer
Ruth Crawford Seeger, Louise Talma, Florence Price, Undine Smith Moore, Elinor Remick Warren...
What is the term used to describe Latvian folk songs?
Dainas
Manuel de Sumaya (Cathedral of Oaxaca) Juan Gutierrez de Padilla
Perform and provide service music for worship in the new world; train and educate new musicians and composers for the cathedrals and their scholas.
What is the significance of Commodore Matthew Perry in this course?
US Commodore Matthew Perry arrived in Japan in 1853; Emperor Meiji reestablished trade with the western world (and thus western harmonies)
Many Australian composers draw inspiration from insect sounds, sounds of the bush, bird sounds, and other indicators of the Australian landscape.
Kondalilla - Stephen Leek
Past Life Melodies - Sarah Hopkins
Describe the three groups which make up the "indigenous peoples" in Canada.
"Indigenous peoples" is a collective name for the original peoples of North America and their descendants. Sometimes the term "Aboriginal peoples" is also used.
The Canadian Constitution recognizes 3 groups of Indigenous peoples: Indians (more commonly referred to as First Nations), Inuit and Métis. These are 3 distinct peoples with unique histories, languages, cultural practices and spiritual beliefs.
How did colonization and apartheid affect choral music in South Africa?
The compositional output was limited as a result. Through colonization, composers from Western Europe influenced many musicians from South Africa. Apartheid stripped the rights of many indigenous South Africans, and because of this, a lot of their musical culture was lost due to lack of opportunity to publish.
Name the 4 Latin American Viceroyalties.
New Spain
Peru
Rio de la Plata
New Granada
Name three Japanese composers.
Takemitsu
Nobunaga
Ogura
Name two composers from New Zealand.
David Childs, David Hamilton, Dorothy Buchanan
Zion's Walls, Simple Gifts, and Love is Little are all tunes from this faith society, considered to form the largest body of spiritual folksong in America's history.
Shakers
What are the four styles of Slovak folk songs?
Old Style Magico-Ritual, Peasant, Shepherd/Shepherd-Outlaw, and New Song