MUSI Final 3

Latin American music of African derivation can be found in

the Caribbean Islands

India's music industry was known as

the cassette culture

Where do the rumba and salsa come from?

Cuba

An important part of reggae music, the __ often improvised lyrics over a backing track, an eventual inspiration for early rap music

DJ

Klezmer is derived from which of the following cultures? Select all that apply.

Jewish and American cultures

Which of the following best describes mestizo?

Latin America's main indigenous music

Salsa music was mainly created by Cuban and Puerto Rican immigrants in __

NYC

Describe three characteristics common to all Japanese folk music.

Possible answers include: 1) a propensity for theatricals and festivals; 2) elaborate costumes and grotesque masks; 3) nasal vocal quality; 4) a melodic style accompanied by hand clapping, drums, and flutes

Name three types of American ethnic music.

Possible answers include: reggae, norteno, Tex-Mex, mariachi, Cajun, Klezmer, Latin

Name one of the most common Native American wind instruments.

Possible answers include: vertical flute, whistle, panpipe

__________ contribute to preserving the Indian culture today.

Pow wows

__ music combined Cajun and blues styles

Zydeco

The koto is a

large 13-string instrument

In Native American music, the flute was most often used in which of the following?

love songs

The typical instrumentation for __ includes violins, harp, vilheulas, jarana, guitarron, and trumpets

mariachi

An African instrument that has eight to thirty metal reeds that are plucked by both thumbs is called the

mbira

A __ scale is one that consists of five tones

pentatonic

Which of the following is the most common scale used in Native American music?

pentatonic

Which of the following best describes kroncong and dangdut?

popular indonesian styles

Bob Marley was influential in developing and popularizing

reggae

__________ is at the heart of African music.

rhythm

To which of the following is the vocable of Native American music most closely related?

scat singing

The three-stringed plucked Japanese instrument used by entertainers and amateurs is called the

shamisen

Jamaican style R&B is known as

ska

Reggae music evolved from an earlier Jamaican music called __

ska

Reggae evolved from which of the following Jamaican styles? Select all that apply.

ska and rocksteady

Japanese music favors

small-group performances

The tala is the basic means of organizing the melodic aspects of Indian art music.

False

Clifton Chenier is known as the "King of Creole."

False - King of Zydeco

What is the ethnic difference between Cajun and zydeco music?

Cajun is the music of people of white French heritage (from the term Acadian). Zydeco is the music of people of mixed French and black heritage.

From which of the following cultures is reggae music derived?

-African -Jamaican -Cuban -ALL OF THESE

Japanese music is characterized by

-the pentatonic scale -little or no improvisation -non-existent or incidental harmony -ALL OF THESE

Name the three factors that gave a boost to the commercialization of reggae.

1) The popular film "The Harder They Come", 2) the development of the Jamaican recording industry and distribution system, 3) the rise to international stardom of Bob Marley

A raga can last __________ or longer.

30 minutes

Which of the following most closely compares to Japanese music?

Chamber music

What is the bajo sexto?

A mexican 12-string guitar

What is a klezmer?

A small band of musicians in the tradition of Ashkenazi Jews from Eastern Europe.

Which of the following cultures influenced salsa? Select any that apply.

African, Cuban

The pop-jazz style known as bossa nova originated in __

Brazil

The nationality of bossa-nova is

Brazilian

A chordophone is a percussion instrument.

False

A traditional klezmer musician was of high social status.

False

Celtic music is music of the Celts.

False

Chromaticism is common in Latin American folk and popular music.

False

Folk music that encompasses the traditional music of Ireland, Scotland, Wales, and Brittany is called Old Irish music.

False

Gagaku was exciting music with a strong forward movement.

False

In performance, Indian music goes progressively slower.

False

Many Sub-Saharan societies remain unaffected by western music.

False

Most Japanese music is learned from notation.

False

Much American pop music has been influenced by Native American music.

False

Much Native American music has been written down.

False

Music from India is mostly from a notated tradition.

False

Native American music was often performed purely for concert pleasure.

False

Ragas and talas relate to the music of Africa.

False

South American Indians were very resistant to the musical culture brought by the missionaries.

False

Which of the following best describes the relationship between ragas and talas?

Ragas are established melodic patterns; talas are rhythmic patterns.

From the early 16th century on, the musical life of South American natives was dominated by the

Roman Catholic Church

Name four types of Latin-based or Hispanic music.

Salsa, Bossa-nova, tex-mex, mariachi

What was the inspiration for many recreational Native American songs?

Songs borrowed from other peoples or Christians, songs received in dreams or visions

Which region of Africa has most greatly affected American musical culture?

Sub-Saharan Africa

Name a Grammy Award winning traditional Celtic music group.

The Chieftains

Latin American folk and popular music is very tonal, with little __

chromaticism

The most popular salsa bandleader was

Tito Puente

What are the three musical influences currently found in African music?

Traditional African music; African popular music; African-American popular music

India possesses a type of art music.

True

Japanese music is mostly from an oral tradition.

True

Most immigrant groups hold on to parts of their songs and dances, but often in modified forms.

True

Our jazz and popular music is greatly influenced by the rhythms and spirit of Latin American music.

True

The bossa nova style originated in Brazil.

True

The most commonly used African instruments are percussion.

True

We know more about indigenous cultures of the U.S. and Canada than we do of Latin America.

True

Success of Celtic music in the US was traced to

a VW commercial from 1993

The __________ was added in the 1920's as an integral part of Cajun music.

accordion

There is much diversity in Native American music because there was very little __, or interaction between the different cultures

acculturation

Traditional Native American music is __, passed on through stories from one generation to another

an oral tradition

A plucked string instrument of Greek origin similar to a banjo that is used in Celtic music is called a

bouzouki

Tex-Mex is a Mexican based

dance music

Indonesian music is typically

diverse

Since its earliest days, the main instrument in Cajun dance music has been the

fiddle

Since the earliest days, the __________ has been the main instrument in Cajun dance music.

fiddle

How many tones are in the two Balinese gamelan scales, respectively?

five and seven

On which scales is gamelan music typically based?

five tone and seven tone scales

The oldest documented orchestral music in the world is _______.

gagaku

Based on north/south geographic regions, what are the two musical styles of India?

hindustani, karnatic

Native American music is marked by

tremendous diversity

Words that are sung but that do not have any meaning are called __

vocables