MUS 205 Final
according to the propositions presented by Michael Bakan, what is music?
a human phenomenon
one of the simplest types of polyphonic textures is ___
a melody accompanies by a drone
according to Ravi Shankar's "An Introduction to Indian Music", a raga is..
a precise melody form
instruments that are not amplified electronically are..
acoustic
a didgeridoo is classified as a...
aerophone
who was the founder of the maihar ghanara and guru to ravi shankar
allaudin khan
when we speak about dynamics in music we are referring to music's levels of
amplitude
the conch shell is..
an aerophone
the best known traditions of gamelan music come from these two islands in Indonesia
bali and java
the underlying pulse of music is known as the
beat
a well known scale influenced by African scales is the ___ scale
blues
a constantly recurring melodic, rhythmic,or harmonic motive is called
ostinato
the multitrack recording process of layering many separate musical tracks is called..
overdubbing
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
a systematic pitch set that uses five pitches is called...
pentatonic
Culture
the collective worldview shared by its members
the influence of"pianistic" style in zheng music led to
the development of more technically demanding pieces
lavish movie musical that depicts the history of the communist party of china under Mao Zedong
the east is red
the contest musical style called kreasi beleganjur become popular in..
the mid 1980s
when a piece of music contains sections of newly composed music without any repetition is called...
through composed
a rhythmic pattern that is repeated three times in succession at the conclusion of a performance is called a..
tihai
___ is the character or quality of a musical tone
timbre
differences in ___ allow us to distinguish between vocal tones, brass tones, and woodwind tones
timbre
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 as bhutas and leyaks
Koto
traditional instrument from japan
the four ancient sanskrit scriptures of hinduism, believed to be of divine origin
vedas
Result of Valerie Naranjo's fieldwork in Ghana where she leaned to play the gyil
women are now allowed to play the instrument
The Koto is a type of chordophone called a...
zither
The single row xylophone of the Dagara and Lobi people of Ghana and Burkina Faso is called what?
Gyil
the two "great traditions" of indian classical music discussed in the chapter are
Hindustani and Karnatak
this country is made up of thousands of islands between Asia and Australia and has the world's largest Muslim population
Indonesia
Merging of formerly distinct styles of music into new forms of expression
Musical syncretism
This swedish saxophonist used youtube videos from around the world as the basis for a recording project called "Cinemascope". The project combined elements of improvisation, world music, and jazz and is an example of musical syncretism
Nils Berg
What is a group of persons regarded as forming a single community of related, interdependent individuals?
Society
call and response is ____
a back and forth alternation between different parts
the word banjar refers to ___
a balinese neighborhood organization
the zheng is best described as
a board zither chordophone
an instrument in which the sound is activated by the vibration of strings over a resonating chamber is..
a chordophone
an instrument in which the vibration of the body of the instrument itself produces the sound is...
idiophone
To compose in the moment of the performance is called...
improvisation
unity in diversity is the national motto of..
indonesia
when a single melodic line is divided note by note between two or more performers this is called
interlocking
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
the distance between any two notes is called an..
interval
Qur'anic recitation...
is not music from orthodoc Muslim perspectives but does exhibit qualities that make it sound musical to non-Muslims
what is the capital city of indonesia
jakarta
this pitch located a half step below the tonic and is used to create a feeling of going towards the tonic is called..
leading tone
number of beats in a measure defines the music's
meter
when meters are longer and more complex we use the term..
metric cycle
pitches that are smaller than a half step apart are called..
microtone
People who share a sense of homeland but do not have political autonomy over that homeland
nation state
the first well known Western composer to become fascinated with gamelan music was...
Claude Debussy
The name of a funeral song played on the xylophone from Ghana
Darkpo
What is the best way to figure out whether something is music?
Determine whether there are people who intended it to be music or who perceive it as music
standard features of a tala
-basic, skeletal rhythmic pattern in the drumming part -specific pattern of relatively stronger and weaker beats -strong first beat called sam
in what types of music are you likely to find backbeat accents?
-blues -funk -rock
similarity between javanese and balinese gamelan music
-common historical foundation in hindu religious cultures -related types of instruments -based in cyclical musical form
Tuning of Gamelan instruments
-instruments tuned in pairs sound out of tune creating "waves" in the sound -balinese tuning is not set to a standard -two different tuning systems are used (5 note and 7 note scale)
in indian classical music, these two elements are most important
-melody -rhythm
characteristics of the beijing opera in the traditional style
-minimal use of stage props -combining speech, song, dance, acting, and acrobatics -highly stylized (not realistic) stage action
what are the two types of chordophones discussed in class?
-zither -lute
the ____ created when the 1st, 3rd, and 5th notes of a scale are sounded together is known as the tonic
chord
when two or more different pitches are sound simultaneously this yields a..
chord
a pipa is classified as a...
chordophone
the sitar often used in north indian instrumental music is classified as..
chordophone
when two pitches are played at the same time and produce a pleasing sound they are called..
consonant
the "musical elements" you perceive during a performance of John Cage's piece "4'33" in a concert hall might include
creaking seats in the audience
A people defined by shared identification with a "homeland" where they themselves do not reside
diaspora
in tonal music, the 5th pitch up from the tonic is called the...
dominant
rhythm is most closely related to
duration
a theremin is best classified as...
electrophone
____ draws on musicology, anthropology, and other disciplines in order to study the world's musics
ethnomusicology
___is the element of music that pertains to the large scale dimensions of musical organization
form
when music is nonmetric we say it is in...
free rhythm
pitch is most closely related to...
frequency
____ is the generic term for mainly percussion based ensembles of Bali, Java, and other islands of Indonesia
gamelan
decresendo describes a tone that ___
gets lower in amplitude
the large instrument used in gamelan music to signal the end of the rhythmic cycle is called...
gong ageng
every tone is actually comprised of multiple pitches called partials or...
harmonics
which of the following features is NOT a part of traditional indian classical music
harmonized melody
pitches that are sounded together
harmony
The ways in which people think about and represent themselves and one another through music
identity
____ describes music in which two or more distinct parts are performed simultaneously
polyphony
the musical texture of multiple rhythmic patterns performed simultaneously
polyrhythm
the pattern of movement in time describes...
rhythm
the term for the first beat of a rhythmic cycle in Indian classical music is called ___
sam
playback singers are famous in india for ____ in bollywood films
singing, but not appearing
the term monophonic refers
single line textures
the 5 note scale used in gamelan music is called
slendro
what was the traditional occupation of the kalbelia
snake charmer
the basic property of all music
sound
an accented note that falls between beats is called...
syncopation
when there is an accented beat that falls in between the regular recurring beats it is called...
syncopation
Raga
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
term used for india's system for organizing measured musical time
tala
the rate at which beats pass in music is called...
tempo
_____ is the element of music that pertains to how the different vocal and/or instrumental parts in a piece of music relate to one another
texture