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