Quiz #4 Study Guide

According to Ravi Shankar's "An Introduction to Indian Music," a raga is ___________.

a precise melody form

Who was the founder of the Maihar ghanara and guru to Ravi Shankar?

allaudin khan

The instrument performing the melody on this recording is called _____________.

anklung

The best-known traditions of gamelan music come from these two islands in Indonesia ___________.

bali and Java

The word banjar refers to _____________.

balinese neighborhood organization

Which of the following instruments would be classified as an aerophone?

bansuri

The "shimmering" quality of the instruments in gamelan gong kebyar is due to _______________.

paired tuning of instruments

The 7-note scale used in gamelan music is called_________.

pelog

The contest musical style called kreasi beleganjur become popular in ______________.

the mid 1980s

The skeletal drum pattern that outlines the basic rhythmic structure of a tala is called the

theka

Which of the following statements is NOT true of the tuning and/or pitches of Gamelan instruments

there are over 12 different scales

Which statement best describes this example?

this is Anoushka Shankar performing on the sitar

A rhythmic pattern that is repeated three times in succession at the conclusion of a performance is called a

tihai

What are some of the uses of the gamelan ensemble? Mark all that apply (there will be more than one answer).

to accompany theater performances; to scare away evil spirits at funerals; to accompany shadow puppet plays

The main goal of a group competing in a beleganjur contest (lomba beleganjur) is_________.

to impress the judges and audience by balancing tradition and innovation within the context of a virtuosic performance medium

In cremation ceremonies, beleganjur music is used as a "weapon"

to intimidate and drive away evil spirits such as bhutas and leyaks

The four ancient Sanskrit scriptures of Hinduism, believed to be of divine origin.

vedas

The "two great traditions" of Indian classical music discussed in the chapter are

Hindustani and Karnatak

This form of gamelan music is used during ___________.

a cremation procession

Which of the following is NOT a standard feature of a tala?

a flexible rhythmic pattern in which the number of beats can change from one cycle to the next

The gongs heard in a gamelan ensembles from Java and Bali are classified as_______________.

idiophones

This country is made up of thousands of islands between Asia and Australia and has the world's largest Muslim population.

indonesia

When a single melodic or rhythmic line is divided note by note between two or more performers this is called ___________.

interlocking

Which musical element can be heard in this example of kotekan from Bali?

interlocking melody

What is the capital city of Indonesia?

jakarta

The alap section of a raga features

melodic improvisation

In Indian classical music, these two elements are most important: _________ and _________. Select two from the following

melody and rhythm

Although India has great religious diversity, the majority of the population is ________.

Buddhist

The sitar often used In North Indian instrumental music is classified as a(an) __________________

chordophone

Gamelan music emphasizes solo performances with individual gamelan virtuoso performers.

false

__________ is the generic term for mainly percussion-based ensembles of Bali, Java, and other islands of Indonesia.

gamelan

This form of gamelan music is called ___________.

gamelan gong kebyar

The large instrument used in gamelan music to signal the end of the rhythmic cycle is called __________.

gong ageng

Which of the following features is NOT a part of traditional Indian classical music?

harmonized melody

What tradition does the tabla and sitar belong?

hindusstani

The system used in north Indian classical music to classify pitches into modes that are only played at certain times of the day or during a particular season of the year is called _________________.

raga

Playback singers are famous in India for __________ in Bollywood films.

singing, but ot appearing

The instruments heard on this recording are __________.

sitar and tabla

The 5-note scale used in gamelan music is called___________.

slendro

What was the traditional occupation of the Kalbelia?

snake charmers

The term used for India's system for organizing measured musical time.

tala