Folk Music
Mexico's famous musical style
What is Mariachi?
The famous Australian violinist
Who is Ray Chen?
This type of instrument was the most prominent in countries like Samoa and Hawaii.
What is a drum?
The primary language of Brazil.
What is (brazilian) Portuguese?
The fifth, scarcely mentioned era of classical music.
What is the modern era?
The dance and subsequent musical style from Argentina
What is the Tango?
the New Zealand opera singer.
Who is Dame Kiri Te Kanawa?
Two part answer:
The Hawaiian descendant of this instrument that came form Portugal.
What is the ukulele and the cavaquinha?
The majority of South America was under the rule of this empire.
This instrument form Indonesia influenced the twelve tone serial composers Schoenberg, Berg, and Webern and even influenced Debussy to write a piano piece he called "Pagodes"
What is the Gamelan?
The famous ballad from Australia.
What is Waltzing Matilda?
These were two famous opera singers from Australia.
Who are Dame Nellie Melba and Dame Joan Sutherland?
Three instruments from the Philippines
What are (or could be)
Diwas, Palendag, Tongali, Tumpong, Tambuli, Kudlong, Kolitong, Dabakan, Gandingan, Saronay.
Answer true or false:
Brazil is considered a Latin country and its inhabitants are Latino.
What is False?
This school of musical composition took inspiration from Indonesian music and its use of atonal structure. It had composers like Arnold Schoenberg, Alban Berg, and Anton Webern who developed a style of writing called twelve tone serialism.
What is the Second Viennese School?
Three musical styles from Cuba.
What are Rumba, Son Cubano, and Guaracha
Three traditional Australian Instruments
What are:
Didgeridoo, rasp, clapsticks, bullroarer, gum leaf
This famous tune comes from Brazil.
What is "Tico Tico no Fuba?"
Brazilian Classical Composer
Who is Heitor Villa Lobos?
Three types of traditional Maori music from New Zealand
What are:
OriOri, Waiata Tangi, and Waiata Aroha
Latin music is typically stereotyped by music from this country.
What is Cuba?
The man who codified tango music.
Who is Astor Piazzolla?
The folk music styles from Australia during the time of the Aborigines. There are six
What are:
Manikay, Songlines, Bunggul, Kun-borrk, Wajarra, and Wangga
Cuban music focuses a bit more on this of the two main building blocks of music.
What is rhythm?
These two people are Mexican Classical Composers.
Who are Juan de Lineas, Jose Maria Bustamante, and/or Arturo Marquez?