MUSIC QUIZZES

The word "tarab" refers to:

"ecstasy" or "enchantment"

Which of the following statements is TRUE?

Cultural Relativism means that people evaluate new cultures (or cultural expressions, such as music) relative to their naive culture (the culture they have grown up with and already know)

The Janissary military bands were part of the Ottoman empire. When the Ottoman empire collapsed it became the modern nation of

Turkey

A musical instrument that makes sound by means of a flexible, vibrating drumhead is classified as:

a membranophone

What is the Islamic Call to Prayer called?

adhan

This is a multiple answer question; you must select all correct answers (and no incorrect answers) to receive credit. Which of the following terms pertains to aspects of musical time (all temporal aspects of music)? Select all that apply.

beat rhythm meter tempo nonmetrical music downbeat

Which of the following is TRUE?

besides the music, the flashy/showy techniques of Turkish military ensembles influenced European military bands

Which musical instrument category traditionally has not been used in military music?

chordophones

The way a child acquires cultural knowledge by observing and interacting with his or her surrounding culture is an excellent example of the concept of _________________.

enculturation

What is a modern Arab music ensemble called that combines a small group of traditional instruments with European orchestral stringed instruments (such as the violin, cello, and bass)?

firqa

What is taqasim?

improvisation, particularly unmetered improvisation on a musical instrument

Which of the following statements is FALSE?

in previous eras, military music has been effective in training and inspiring troops and intimidating an army's enemies, but fairly useless in actual battles

Which of the following terms is NOT an Arab chordophone?

iqa'at

What is the word that refers to an enhanced Arab scale that provides organization for melodies and improvisations?

maqam

Ottoman/Janissary military bands/ensembles were called:

mehter

a collection of pitches or tones that forms a recognizable musical unit or expression; the "tune" or main part of a "song"

melody

The davul and nakkare are examples of:

membranophones

This is a question about musical texture (discussed in the video series and your handout of music terms). A musical setting that includes a single melody being played on a flute with no other instruments or musical accompaniment is what type of texture?

monophonic/monophony

the loudness or softness of musical volume/amplitude

musical dynamics

refers to the overall organization of musical materials, how music is divided into sections of musical material that are introduced, varied, and/or repeated.

musical form

the "highness' or "lowness" of musical sound

musical pitch

What is this Arab aerophone instrument called?

nay

This is a question about musical intervals. A microtone could be defined as ______________.

notes whose tunings lie outside Western tunings; notes with intervals smaller than a "half step"

a special type of musical interval in which the higher pitch vibrates at twice the frequency of the lower pitch; when sounded simultaneously, the two pitches sound very much alike

octave

This is a "fill in the blank" question; type your answer in the blank. what is the word for a series of pitches/tones arranged in ascending/descending order?

scale

In music, to what does the word melisma refer?

singing multiple notes on a single syllable of text

The instrument in the image is a primary melody instrument for Turkish military music. What is it called and what is its classification? Select the answer that answers both parts of the question correctly.

the instrument is zurna, an aerophone

The word ______________ refers to the particular quality or "tone color" of a musical sound.

timbre

In an instance of colonialism, if one culture groups dominates/colonizes another culture group and forces change upon it, but the people being dominated also change the culture of the dominate colonizers, this would be an example of:

transculturation

Which of the following is not true about Umm Kulthum?

unable to master the maqam system, she invented her own way of singing that did not rely on the use of maqamat

Which of the following statements is not true?

when listening to Arab music, an audience pleased with the performance will sit and listen quietly so as to not disturb the mood

Without question, the Turkish instrument that has spread to ensembles all around the world is the:

zil

Which of the following terms refers to Turkish idiophones with sound-making parts that are made of metal?

zil cevgen