MUS 2018 Final Exam
We watched a film clip of the tango being danced by ___________ in Scent of a Woman.
Al Pacino
Tango originated among the people in the port region of ______.
Buenos Aires, Argentina
The most famous tango singer, arguably of all time, was ____________.
Carlos Gardel
The Eurovision Song Contest was founded with the intent to encourage unity among the European nations during the ________ period.
Cold War
In what European country has the tango gained popularity during the past 30-40 years?
Finland
The Spanish missionaries were very successful in their introduction of ______________ to the indigenous peoples.
Roman Catholicism
Why was Verka Serduchka's performance as a drag queen remarkable?
S/he represented a homophobic country.
In 2007, Verka Serduchka represented _______ at the Eurovision Song Contest.
Ukraine
Why was the kobza eventually expanded in shape to become the bandura?
Ukrainian musicians wanted to be able to play music with more complexity than was required for folk songs.
The human voice can be classified as either a(n) ___________ or a(n) _______________.
aerophone, corpophone
Among Adolph Hitler's rules for music were that it be joyful, in major keys, and no faster than _____________.
allegro
A predominant type of "talking drum" can be classified as __________________.
an hourglass-shaped, double-headed membranophone
"Contrabando y Traicion" ("Smuggling and Betrayal") is noteworthy for its unusual placing of the woman in a(n) ______________ role.
assertive
A distinctive feature of the Ukrainian bandura is its _______-shaped body.
asymmetrically
The bandura evolved from the kobza, an instrument played by __________ in Ukraine.
blind minstrels
In our discussion of circular breathing, what method was suggested as a way of learning how to do it?
blowing bubbles through a straw into a drink
Our most complete understanding of the musics of other cultures is most likely gained by studying ______________.
both the traditional and contemporary musics
What objects are attached to the mbira with the intent to add a buzzing-type of sound to its music?
bottle caps
How is the location of each year's Eurovision Song Contest determined?
by the nationality of the previous year's winner
Which of the following is classified as an aerophone?
clarinet
What are the three main activities or concepts associated with African music?
communal dance, call-and-response singing, and polyrhythm
When you snap your fingers, you are vibrating as a(n) _________.
corpophone
India operates on a(n) _____________ political system.
democratic
Australian Aboriginal musicians must be able to circular-breathe in order to play the __________ effectively.
didjeridu
The most famous instrument associated with Oceania is probably the __________.
didjeridu
Chinese history is not measured in centuries, but instead, in _____________.
dynasties
Slave trading reached its peak in the _________________ century.
eighteenth
If we wanted to know what it's like to perform in a marching band, it would be a good idea to ask a current member of the band because he/she/they would have the ____________ perspective.
emic
A person who is a cultural outsider has a(n) ______ perspective.
etic
Most Africans make their living as _______________.
farmers and miners
When women sang tango songs that were written by men about women, their audiences reacted
favorably, realizing that the singers were making fun of the men who sang tango songs.
Which of these did not contribute to the development of highlife?
flamenco music
The differences between Chinese and Japanese musics are explained by the authors of our textbook in comparison with the presentation of _______ in these cultures.
food
The ____________ is the primary instrument played in Spanish flamenco and pasodoble.
guitar
Which of the following is classified as a chordophone?
guitar
After she began to sing, the lights gradually brightened to reveal that Conchita Wurst __________.
had a beard
A single melody with harmonic accompaniment has a ____________ texture.
homophonic
A(n) ______ "itself" vibrates to produce a sound.
idiophone
The Shona mbira of Zimbabwe is classified as a(n) ____________________.
idiophone
The instruments played in samba are mostly ____________.
idiophones and membranophones
In what type of venue are we most likely to encounter the playing of uillean pipes?
in a pub
Hitler described __________ as "degenerate music" largely because it was composed by Jews and performed by Negroes.
jazz
The intimate event of a flamenco performance is known as a _________.
juerga
In Nigeria, highlife and palmwine musics combined, resulting in the creation of _____________.
juju
The repetitive, rhythmic bass line that underlies the accompaniment and improvisation in kora songs is known as ________________.
kumbengo
The authors of our textbook provide a table that sorts the European peoples by ___________.
language
What kinds of dance moves would you expect to see in samba?
lots of energetic hip action
The Hawai'ian pahu is classified as a(n) ____________.
membranophone
What term refers to peoples of indigenous descent with Spanish ancestry?
mestizos
In the early stages of tango development, prostitutes were known as ____________.
milongueras
Indian filmi music is derived from ___________.
movies
A popular form of corrido that tells the stories of drug-smuggling is the ________________.
narcocorrido
In general, all cultures in Oceania share a strong association with __________.
nature
"Samba schools" are actually __________.
neighborhoods
One of the issues addressed in the section "Music and the Environment" is _______ pollution.
noise
Where would we find large communities of mulattos?
on the east coast of Brazil
An important issue in the discussion of transmission and pedagogy is _______________.
oral tradition versus written notation
We watched a short clip in which Bobby McFerrin demonstrated the _______ as familiar to audiences wherever he performs.
pentatonic scale
West African music is firmly grounded in _________________.
polyrhythm
Regardless of their cultural contexts, all musics have timbre, pitch, __________, and dynamics.
rhythm
Since dancing is almost compulsory for samba, we can safely assert that the strongest force in this type of music is its driving ___________.
rhythm
The modern sound of Hawaiian music results partly from the use of the __________.
slack-key guitar
The two predominant chordophones that characterize the Hawaiian instrumental sound are the ukelele and the ___________.
slide/steel guitar
Cuban _____________ employs an interesting mix of both West African and European-derived instruments, call-and-response singing style, and lyrics in the Spanish language.
son
We agreed to define music as
sound that is produced by people within a specific cultural context
Flamenco originally developed in the region of Andalucia, which is in the _______ area of Spain.
southern
The West African kora is classified as a(n) _______________________.
spike fiddle-type chordophone
The way in which juju musicians are paid is known as "_____________."
spraying
The slave trade involved European countries, who exported goods to Africa. Slaves were sent from Africa to South America and the Caribbean, and ________ and __________ were sent to from the Caribbean to Europe.
sugar, rum
The more skilled the _______________ is at praising the host of the party, the more successful the juju band is.
talking drummer
What musical group is internationally renowned for its performance of Irish traditional music?
the Chieftains
What instrument is literally the "key" to Cuban music?
the claves
What instrument is associated with the drinking of palmwine?
the guitar
The uillean pipes are distinctive because _______.
the performer pumps a bellows with his/her elbow to fill the air bag
"Nueva trova" is Cuba's version of ______________.
the protest song
The word "highlife" is a reference to _____________________.
the sense of elitism that was associated with people who could afford to participate
What part of the dancer's clothing serves as an important idiophone in both flamenco and pasodoble?
the shoes
Organology is _________.
the study and classification of musical instruments
One method of exploring the concept of ______ might involve playing the same pitch on a piano, trombone, and tenor saxophone.
timbre
Why do people compose and sing corridos in Mexican culture?
to honor and commemorate people who sacrificed their lives for family and friends
"Trova" is the early form of Cuban folk singing, whose name is an abbreviation of "trovadore," or _____________________.
troubador
Two different instruments usually share the melody in a typical mariachi band: the violin, and the _________________.
trumpet
How many separate songs are actually contained within the South African national anthem?
two
The three plucked chordophones that play in a typical mariachi band are the guitarron, the guitar, and the _______________.
vihuela
Which of the following is not one of the ancient empires found in Mexico, Central America, and South America?
Inuit
Although there are exceptions, which religion is the most pervasive throughout the Middle East?
Islam
What is the appeal of singing palmwine music?
It happens in a relaxed, enjoyable atmosphere among friends.
Why was the bandoneón originally chosen to accompany the tango?
Its sound reinforced the whining, self-pitying attitude of the compadritos.
Which of the following expresses the overarching principle of social organization and cultural identity?
"I am because we are."
Which of the following would be considered an ethnocentric statement?
"We're number 1!"
In the 1950s, Americans treated Havana as a playground/getaway much as they do ____________ today.
Las Vegas
Like the Jews, the ___________ can be found in various places throughout Europe.
Rom/Gypsies
Approximately how many nation-states make up Europe today?
41
Which of the following is not an island grouping in Oceania?
Amnesia
According to the authors of our textbook, "a certain unity has been created through the use of classical written _______" in the Middle East.
Arabic
Winning the Eurovision Song Contest in 2014, Conchita Wurst performed solo as _______'s chosen representative.
Austria
Modern-day Mexico is built upon the geographic area ruled by the ancient ___________.
Aztecs
In what major city would you be likely to find performances of pasodoble?
Barcelona
Why did the authors of our textbook compare and contrast classical and folk musics in this chapter?
Because Western European music is historically learned through notation on sheet music.
Curt Sachs and Erich von Hornbostel worked in ______________.
Berlin, Germany
Samba is a popular music associated with Carnival in _________.
Brazil
______________________ was a talented, highly respected mbira player who suffered an untimely death.
Chiwoneso
Europe is primarily ____________.
Christian
Which monotheistic religion was introduced to Oceanic cultures during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries?
Christianity
ABBA got its big career boost by winning Eurovision in 1974, as did ______________ in 1988.
Cèline Dion
Where did the Ukrainian Bandurist Chorus originally settle when they immigrated to the U.S. in 1949?
Detroit
"____________" refers specifically to the Australian Aboriginal creation story.
Dreamtime
In this unit, we will explore the musics and cultures of all of the following countries except for ________________.
Ethiopia
"Highlife" music existed long before European colonization in West Africa.
False
All European music is "classical."
False
Because flamenco performances are formal occasions, they usually take place in large theaters so that a lot of space can be maintained between the performers and the audience.
False
Hip-hop has never existed in Cuba.
False
In order for sound to be recognized as music, it must be made on actual instruments, such as the flute, trombone, xylophone.
False
The bandura was obliterated during the Holodomor, or False Famine, created by Stalin. It is therefore no longer played in Ukraine.
False
What was the result of the first meeting of the Dutch explorers with the Maori people in 1642?
Four Dutch sailors were killed.
The two West African countries we focused mostly on are ____________ and _________________.
Ghana, Nigeria
"Oye Mi Canto" is a music video by ___________________ that incorporates Santeria imagery.
Gloria Estefan
What locale in Cuba did the Spanish choose for their home base as they set about colonizing the Caribbean and southern U.S.?
Havana
Which of the following is not a component of the musics of Central America, South America, and Mexico?
Indonesian gamelan
The Mexican mestizo population shares ancestry comprised of indigenous bloodlines combined with those of the Spanish soldiers, who were led by ________.
Hernan Cortes
India's two main languages are English and ____________.
Hindi
The caste system in India was associated with _______.
Hinduism
Southern culture in India is known as Carnatic, while northern culture is called ___________.
Hindustani
The official anthem of the Nazi party was named for the author of its text, ___________.
Horst Wessel
In the 1950s, most Americans were first exposed to Cuban culture by watching the TV show ________________.
I Love Lucy
In which culture is it important to keep foods separate on a plate?
Japan
Which Tom Hanks movie incorporates samba music in the background?
Joe Versus the Volcano
______________________ is the most well-known juju musician thus far.
King Sunny Ade
_______________is the all-male choral ensemble that is internationally-renowned for representing South African music and culture.
Ladysmith Black Mambazo
______________________ is the band best-known for spurring the popularity of the ________________.
Los Tigres del Norte, narcocorrido
Libya lies within the __________ sector of the Middle East.
Maghrib
According to ethnomusicologists, why is music considered to be universal, but not a universal language?
Musical activity is found in every human culture, but the meanings are often interpreted differently from culture to culture.
What three rivers contribute to ecological and climatological contrast to the vast desert regions of the Middle East?
Nile, Tigris, Euphrates
Hawai'i is part of the ___________ islands.
Polynesian
In what language are samba songs sung?
Portuguese
Which language is not commonly spoken in the Caribbean?
Portuguese
Adolph Hitler used the music of his favorite German composer, _____________, as a model for all music of the Third Reich.
Richard Wagner
The Highland bagpipes are historically associated with ___________.
Scotland
The ________ bagpipes are historically associated with military use.
Scottish
_________________ is the famous Nueva Trova singer who recorded "My Blue Unicorn."
Silvio Rodriguez
Which Canadian university is internationally renowned for its pipe bands?
Simon Fraser University
The origins of gumboot dancing lie with the __________________.
South African mineworkers
India is located in __________.
South Asia
What country served as an important gateway for the introduction of Middle Eastern instruments to Europe?
Spain
After Christopher Columbus arrived in 1492, the major European countries that competed in their conquests of the Caribbean islands were
Spain, The Netherlands, France, and England.
The video clip we watched in class of pasodoble being danced is from the Baz Luhrmann movie entitled __________.
Strictly Ballroom
What is the inherent problem of studying music by joining the people who are making it?
The musicians being studied are likely to be affected by the presence of the scholar, which, in turn, may affect how they perform their music.
_____________________ is one of the most well-known kora performers today.
Toumani Diabate
The most influential propaganda film made to promote the Third Reich was _______________.
Triumph of the Will
Australia is one of the countries that participates in the Eurovision Song Contest.
True
In East Asia, the idea that music and the arts have the power to influence people's behavior dates back to Confucius.
True
Joseph Goebbels organized a swing band called "Charlie and His Orchestra."
True
The belief that music has the power to affect a person's behavior began with Plato in ancient Greece.
True
The instrumentalists often double as singers in marachi bands.
True
Of the East Asian cultures listed below, which one uses a writing system that looks like ours?
Vietnam
______, ______, ______, and ______ are the four basic classifications of instruments in the Sachs-Hornbostel system.
aerophone, chordophone, idiophone, membranophone
Santeria is a form of worship that resulted from the combination of ____________ with ______________.
West African polytheism, the Catholic church
The melody of the Nazi Party anthem is believed by some to have been derived from ______________.
a Christian hymn
What do female flamenco dancers traditionally wear?
a dress with a medium-length train
Who are/were the Shpilyasti Kobzari (Cocky Kobzars)?
a small ensemble of young men who have performed on "Ukraine's Got Talent" and Ukraine's version of "The Voice"
What instrument is usually played by the lead singer in a corrido band?
accordion