Exam 2 music
Which of the following is not a common Latin American musical instrument? bongos claves salsa maracas
Claves
The Andean ensemble phenomenon has brought American university students to Latin America been copied in Japan and spread through videos brought Andean music to international recognition seen a shift from live performance to CD production
brought Andean music to international recognition
The main motive in "Ilumán tiyu (Links to an external site.)" ("Man from Ilumán") opens with what kind of rhythmic pattern? (The main motive starts at 0:36) long-short-short-long-long. short-short-long-long-long. short-long-long-short-long. short-long-short-long-long.
short-long-short-long-long
Irama level refers to: soft vs. loud-playing style. sléndro pathet vs. pélog pathet. subdividing the beat. where gamelan players sit.
subdividing the beat.
Musically speaking, "Me gusta la leche (Links to an external site.)" ("I like milk") is: Hispanic-influenced. African-influenced. influenced by Ecuadorian Quichua music. all of these choices.
African influenced
The aesthetic goal of this selection (Links to an external site.) is a thick-textured, powerful sound. intimacy and spontaneity. good-time dance music. strongly contrasting sections.
intimacy and spontaneity.
Which of the following is essential to the sound of gamelan music in both Java and Bali? dazzling technique; episodic organization repeating melody; dangdut metric beat nine-tone scale system, strong male singers punctuating gongs; full, busy texture
punctuating gongs; full, busy texture
Balinese gamelan music tend to differ from Javanese gamelan music in : the lack of contrasting sections in Balinese gamelan music. the more gradual changes of tempo in Javanese gamelan music. the greater use of Western tuning and related scales in Bali. the lack of punctuating gong patterns in Javanese gamelan music.
the more gradual changes of tempo in Javanese gamelan music.
Which of the following is true about tuning gamelan musical instruments? The use of bronze eliminates the need for careful tuning maintenance. The Dutch imposed the standard Western tuning of A at 440 C.P.S. Gamelan instruments from one gamelan set cannot necessarily be used in different gamelans. Careful tuning permits gamelan instruments to be used in any gamelan.
Gamelan instruments from one gamelan set cannot necessarily be used in different gamelans.
The instrument in "Toro Barroso (Links to an external site.)" is: (Entire piece) solo guitar solo violin harp and guitar solo harp
Harp solo
Which of the following is not a common Latin American instrument and/or rhythm/dance? Instrument: claves RHYTHM/DANCE: bossa nova Instrument: bongos RHYTHM/DANCE: salsa Instrument: maracas RHYTHM/DANCE: tango Instrument: calypso RHYTHM/DANCE: golpe
Instrument: calypso RHYTHM/DANCE: golpe
Sugar cane music is associated with Peruvian landó Bolivian k'antu Quichua sanjuán Chota sanjuán
Peruvian landó
Which is true about the African-Ecuadorians? They use panpipes instead of guitars in their music. They enjoy copying Quichua sanjuanes exactly. Their music-culture shows little outside influence. They may be descended from sixteenth-century slaves.
They may be descended from sixteenth-century slaves.
The pop musical style of this selection (Links to an external site.) is a hybrid of rock and Indian film music alternative rock. predictable, unambiguous. appealing to a narrow market.
a hybrid of rock and Indian film music
Bolivian K'antu is a type of ceremonial panpipe music from the altiplano, or high plane a celebratory dance a political movement a category of percussion instruments
a type of ceremonial panpipe music from the altiplano, or high plane
Harpists play Vacación (Links to an external site.) in order to mark the outset of the wake mark the moments when the behavior centers on the deceased child drive out the devil all of the above
all of the above
The religious practices of the Batak people of North Sumatra include Christian practices. Islamic practices. spirit mediums and ancestor worship. all of the given choices.
all of the given choices.
The gongan is: the basic time/melodic unit. measured in beats of the melodic part. subdivided by punctuation. all of these choices
all of these choices
In "Toro Barroso (Links to an external site.)" ("Reddish Bull") we hear: (Entire piece) bimodality major triads only minor triads only a continuously changing harmonic structure
bimodality
In this selection (Links to an external site.) musical phrases are set off by tempo changes. coinciding punctuation. a new melody. musical rests/silences.
coinciding punctuation.
Musical coherence is achieved in this selection (Links to an external site.) by the use of a standard vocal text. cyclic patterns of coincidence. shimmering and dreamy blurring. episodic formal structure.
cyclic patterns of coincidence.
Which of the following is key to the chapter's definition of pop music? disseminated through mass media some connection to local religion electronically processed in a studio use of indigenous musical elements
disseminated through mass media
European colonial domination of Indonesia by the Dutch imposed: the legal use of gamelan music for all governmental events. geographical borders and single rule over highly diverse peoples. a unified cultural expression throughout a vast archipelago. a religious conversion to strict Christianity throughout the area.
geographical borders and single rule over highly diverse peoples.
The prominent accompanying instrument in "Amor imposible (Links to an external site.)" ("Impossible Love") is a (0:00 and continuing) harp guitar bongo drum plucked violin
harp
The musical personality of this selection (Links to an external site.) is ethno-jazz fusion. avoids Sundanese elements. is global alternative rock. is predictable pop music.
is ethno-jazz fusion
The Cotacachi Quichua typically bend pitches live in small clusters of houses (comunas) live in large urban areas by the ocean do not speak an Indigenous language
live in small clusters of houses (comunas)
The music contains (Links to an external site.) what three essential elements of gamelan music? knobbed gongs, metallophones, drums calm, somewhat excited, very excited pélog, sléndro, and pathet scale systems melody, filling in, gong punctuation
melody, filling in, gong punctuation
Which of the following characteristics stands out in the music heard here (Links to an external site.)? coinciding punctuations lack of musical coherence the second excerpt is slower (second excerpt starts at 0:48) typical gamelan instruments
not typical gamelan instruments
Shimmering "beats" in Balinese music are created when knobbed gong instruments play with metallophones. one instrument is just slightly out of tune with another. drums create pulsating oscillations with each other. one instrument exactly matches the pitch of another.
one instrument is just slightly out of tune with another.
The African-Ecuadorians from the Chota River Valley play a hybrid music play landó drinking songs avoid using syncopations all of the given choices
play a hybrid music
The main melody (balungan) in this selection (Links to an external site.) is played on the saron and slenthem (single-octae metallophones) kenong (large kettle gongs) kendhang (tuned hand drums) rebab (fiddle)
saron and slenthem (single-octae metallophones)
Which of the following features is NOT present in this selection (Links to an external site.)? coinciding punctuation at phrase ends elaboration of a basic melody shimmering, dazzling technical mastery All of the given answers are features found in the music.
shimmering, dazzling technical mastery
The melody line of "Me gusta la leche (Links to an external site.)" ("I like milk") is characterized by: (0:00-0:37) short, repeating melodic motives. parallel intervals and hocket. pure and exact phrase isorhythm. a recitative style, close to speech.
short, repeating melodic motives
"Amor imposible (Links to an external site.)" ("Impossible Love") features the distinctive portamento of the wayno. What exactly is meant by portamento? (Vocal part starting at 0:13) hard accents on notes sliding from one note to another clapping while also singing holding a note for an extended period
sliding from one note to another
The music in this selection (Links to an external site.) appeals primarily to disenfranchised masses. disaffected Christians. corrupt officials. sophisticated urbanites.
sophisticated urbanites.
Which time characteristic changes (Links to an external site.) at the beginning? (0:00-0:09) tempo meter rhythm measure
tempo
Wawa Velorio is an instrumental praise form in Ecuador the name of a modern, popular performance ensemble the wake for a deceased Quichua child a marketplace in Latin America
the wake for a deceased Quichua child
The musical goal of this selection (Links to an external site.) is to express social protest against corruption. to incorporate sléndro/pélog scales. to appeal to disaffected Buddhists. to avoid sléndro/pélog scales.
to incorporate sléndro/pélog scales
Gigi's rock music illustrates: ethno-pop fusion. use of Western rock instruments and Western harmonies. traditional gamelan sounds. hand drum patterns
use of Western rock instruments and Western harmonies.
Melodic elaboration in this selection (Links to an external site.) is occurring by the melody in direct imitation of itself. the tones of the melody used as chords. changing from monophony to homophony. variations of the melody moving at different speeds.
variations of the melody moving at different speeds.
Victor Jara is associated with Bolivian K'antu music Quichua sanjuanes Peruvian wayno Chilean Nueva Canción
Chilean Nueva Canción
Which of the following is most true of the scale systems used in gamelan music? Uses Western half steps and whole steps to make new scales. Uses the pélog scale system in Java and the sléndro scale system in Bali. Follows a standard, fixed tuning for the starting pitch of each scale. Uses intervals between scale tones that are not found in Western music.
Uses intervals between scale tones that are not found in Western music.
The music in this selection (Links to an external site.) is characterized by exuberant excitement. interlocking, punctuations. dazzling technical mastery. all of the given choices.
all of the given choices.
The accompanying rhythmic pattern (Links to an external site.) is made up of (0:05 and continuing) non-repeating rhythmic motives short notes only long notes only both long and short notes
both long and short notes
Pitch (Links to an external site.) aspects (Links to an external site.) include (starting at 0:10 and continuing) melodies that are accompanied by chords melodies that occur simultaneously at different pitch levels several different melodies that occur simultaneously a single, unaccompanied melody played in unison
melodies that occur simultaneously at different pitch levels
In "Kutirimunapaq (Links to an external site.)," an example of panpipe ensemble playing, the melody is (starting at 0:10 and continuing) bimodal (uses both major/minor scales/keys) performed by a hocketing procedure accompanied by consonant harmony/chords all of the above
performed by a hocketing procedure
Which of the following is NOT part of a traditional gamelan ensemble from Java? knobbed gongs porcelain bowls hand drums metal keyed instruments
porcelain bowls
Dancing at a child's wake (Wawa Velorio) is considered a celebration. In Latin America this celebration is attributed to the perspective that the deceased child is an angel who is now with God the deceased child was usually a dancer, too the wake is coupled with a town festival all of the above
the deceased child is an angel who is now with God
Isorhythm in Cotacachi Quichua sanjuán means each player performing the same rhythm the same exact rhythm heard sequentially the same rhythm being sung and played at the same time the same number of rhythms used in different sections
the same exact rhythm heard sequentially
The structure of "Muyu muyari warmigu (Links to an external site.)" ("Please Return, Dear Woman") reflects (Entire piece) a ternary (A B A) form voices singing alone at the very beginning voice stanzas alternating with harp solos phrases that are avoided in the vocal solos
voice stanzas alternating with harp solos