World Music Quiz #5

Iluman Tiyu uses the same type of harp as which piece?

"El Aparecido"

Clave Rhythm

"key" - the heartbeat of cuban music

How is it similar to Sanjuan ("Muyu Myarai Warmigu"-Please Return Dear Woman)?

-harp is the ONLY instrument and voice -golpe -harp and singer perform the melody in *unison* -not considered "double-couplets" because the lines are different -text: stanzas are four lines long (though not double couplets) -all four of the phrases are isorhythmic

What are the two parts of Montuno?

1) Machito improvising vocals in call & response with band singing "Nague" 2) percussion section improvises

How is Me Gusta la Leche an example of Sanjuan?

8-beat structure divided into 2 parts - double couplets

What influenced Azucar de Cana?

African influence (which is mostly always influenced by Cuban music)

What is Azucar de Cana an example of?

Afro-Peruvian lando (from the Moche culture)

Amor Imposible (Impossible Love)

Chaskinakuy

African Ecuadorian Music

Chota People of Ecuador

Iluman Tiyu (Man from Iluman)

Conjunto Iluman

What is "Nague" an example of?

Cuban Son

Azucar de Cana

Eva Ayllon

Me Gusta la Leche (I Like Milk)

Hermanos Congo

Describe the form in Amore Imposible

Intro: 4 beat pattern (5 bars total) Text: 4 lines = 4 phrases (then the harp has a line of its own -- line 5 - 4 beat pattern)

Nague

Machito and his Afro Cubans

Perez Prado

Mambo No. 5 - barely uses mambo elements

Iluman Tiyu is not as repetitive as..?

Muyu Myarai Warmigu

How does not including isorhythm change the music?

NO isorhythm= greater complexity of rhythm and melodies that are independent from singing

What are two other features in Azucar de Cana? (that make it similar to African music)

Rhythmic variation and Melodic variation

What is African Ecuadorian Music similar to?

Sanjuan Music

Peru

The Wayno

There is LOTS of ________ in Azucar de Cana, which includes?

VARIETY (rhythmically, melodically), and it is not as repetitive as other songs

What influences Nague music?

West African music in cuban music (ex: cowbell)

What is a quijada?

a jaw bone (makes a rattle sound, from an animal - horse, donkey, mule)

The singer goes from a very smooth voice to .... ?

a very gritty voice

What is significant about the instruments in Iluman Tiyu?

all play the melody, there is more variety of sound

What instruments are used in Azucar de Cana?

bass guitar, quijada (jaw bone)

How is Amore Imposible asymmetrical?

because of the meters and the phrases

Which two instruments are influenced from jazz music?

brass & saxophone

The Chota have borrowed Quicha Sanjuan but made it their own in what way?

by adding more complexity to both melody & rhythm

What other features does it have?

call & response, LOTS of variety (not as repetitive as other songs)

Describe the form of Wayno:

complex form with alternating meters (patterns of 5, 4, 3) that makes the music very unpredictable (versus the form in San Juan which is very simple)

What is the main feature of "Nague" ?

cuban percussion

What are the defining characteristics of San Juan?

double-couplets, isorhythm

How is polyrhythm created?

each percussion instrument is playing their own rhythm (REPETITIVE rhythms) (ex: cowbell)

Mambo

grew out of an intensification and extension of the montuno section of the cuban son

Which instruments are involved in accompaniment?

guitars & drums

What instruments are used in Me Gusta la Leche (I Like Milk)?

guitars, bomba (drum), guiro

What instruments are used in Iluman Tiyu?

harp, violin, flute, drum, guitar

Iluman Tiyu - Conjunto Iluman

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ipkf83mnO_Y

How does Iluman Tiyu deviate from Muyu Myari Warmigu (Please Return Dear Woman)?

in some phrases, it deviates from isorhythm (first part of phrase is a different rhythm than the second part) - the rhythms are actually quite similar though

"Singing around the Beat"

instead of singing right at the beat, you hit directly before or directly after to make the music more interesting (Ex: The Blues and more subtly in Azucar de Cana)

Why is Iluman Tiyu considered a Quicha San Juan?

it has 8-beat, two part phrases in isorhythm with double-couplets in lyrics

What is Peru similar to?

it is similar to Sanjuan in a few ways (but it is NOT a sanjuan)

Melodic Variation

lines are the same but the melodies vary

What does Cuban Percussion include?

maracas, claves, bongos (pair of small drums), congas (big drums), timbales (pair of drums on stand with cowbell in the middle)

They retain the ______ but change the _________.

meter, rhythm

What are the features of Iluman Tiyu?

opening features *Kenas* with a highly ornamented melody, along with a violin playing a simpler version of melody, plus harmony

Montuno

section of improvisation that serves as the climax of the song (happens near the end)

What type of song is Iluman Tiyu?

still a Quicha San Juan but with much more variation than Muyu Myarai Warmigu (Please Return Dear Woman)

Me Gusta la Leche (I Like Milk) is an example of what type of music?

still an example of Sanjuan but NOT quicha sanjuan

Rhythmic Variation

syllables are all the same but the rhythms are completely different

What is the Wayno similar to?

the San Juan

What gives Azucar de Cana a more modern feel?

the bass guitar

What does the harp player do that sticks out?

the harp player sneaks in an extra beat during his solo (weird b/c it was so symmetrical)

What is SO important to this type of music?

the percussion instruments

What is the singing supported by?

the violin harmonizing (doesn't just play the melody)

Why is Me Gusta la Leche not an example of Quicha Sanjuan?

there is NO isorhythm

How many harps are used in Iluman Tiyu?

two

Machito was the first to do what?

use FULL cuban percussion and bring it to the front of the band