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100
This is the short-necked lute without frets played with a plectrum.
What is the 'Ud?
100
This long-necked fretted chordophone has 22 strings, most of which serve as resonant strings.
What is the sitar?
100
This relationship between _______ and ________ is traditionally a lifelong commitment and live-in apprenticeship.
What is Guru, Shishya?
100
The introductory section of a rag that is improvised and played without tala is called Alap in ___________ music and Alapana in _____________ music.
What is Hindustani, Karnatak?
100
This is the name of the "scale" in Arabic music, which has specific rules about the movement between notes.
What is the Maqam?
200
This plucked zither has 26 courses of strings.
What is the Qanun?
200
This instrument consists of a pair of drums: a higher pitched wooden drum and a lower pitched metal drum.
What is the Tabla?
200
This is the name of the time-cycle.
What is Tal or Tala?
200
The spoken syllables used by dancers and drummers are called Bols in ______________ music.
What is Hindustani?
200
This is a melodic improvisation that precedes a fixed composition.
What is Taqsim?
300
This is an end-blown wooden flute.
What is the Ney?
300
This two-headed barrel shaped membranophone is played horizontally.
What is the Mridangam?
300
The performing arts: playing instruments, singing, and dancing.
What is Sangeeta?
300
The composed section of a piece is called the Kriti in ___________ music and the Gat in ______________ music.
What is Karnatak, Hindustani?
300
This Sufi brotherhood are also known as the "Whirling Dervishes."
What are the Mevlevi Order?
400
This is the goblet shaped membranophone traditionally made from clay.
What is the Darabuka?
400
This fretted plucked stringed instrument is played in Karnatak music and is an ancestor of the sitar.
What is the Veena?
400
An Indian "scale" imbued with particular emotional qualities and specific rules of performance.
What is Rag or Raga?
400
The mridangam, sarangi, and veena are all played in __________ music.
What is Karnatak?
400
This is the number of divisions of an octave in Arabic music, known as a 'quarter-tone' system.
What is 24 steps?
500
DAILY DOUBLE This is the instrument played by virtuoso Farid al-Atrash.
What is the 'Ud?
500
This bowed chordophone has largely been replaced by the Western violin.
What is the Sarangi?
500
This is the mental state that a Raga should evoke in the listener.
What is Bhava?
500
The sitar, tabla, and sarod are all played in ___________ music.
What is Hindustani?
500
These are the first two words of the Azan, or call to prayer.
What is "Allahu Akbar?"