MUS 205 quiz 4

Which of the following is NOT a standard feature of a tala?

a flexible rhythmic pattern in which the number of beats can change from one cycle to the next

According to Ravi Shankar's "An Introduction to Indian Music," a raga is ___________.

a precise melody form

The contest musical style called kreasi beleganjur become popular in ______________.

the mid-1980s

Which of the following statements is NOT true of the tuning and/or pitches of Gamelan instruments.

there are over 12 different scales

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 such as bhutas and leyaks

Which is NOT a similarity between Javanese and Balinese gamelan music?

use a single drummer to provide rhythmic beat

Which of the following is a chordophone associated with Karnatac music from south India?

vina

The large instrument used in gamelan music to signal the end of the rhythmic cycle is called __________.

Gong ageng

What tradition does the tabla and sitar belong?

Hindustani

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

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

The skeletal drum pattern that outlines the basic rhythmic structure of a tala is called the

Theka

A rhythmic pattern that is repeated three times in succession at the conclusion of a performance is called a

Tihai

16-beat metric cycle used in hindustani raga and other types of North Indian music

Tintal

The term used for India's system for organizing measured musical time.

Tāla

The four ancient Sanskrit scriptures of Hinduism, believed to be of divine origin.

Vedas

The word banjar refers to _____________.

a Balinese neighborhood organization

The gongs heard in a gamelan ensembles from Java and Bali are classified as_______________.

idiophones

"Unity in Diversity" is the national motto of _________.

indonesia

When a single melodic or rhythmic line is divided note by note between two or more performers this is called ___________.

interlocking

The alap section of a raga features

melodic improvisation

In Indian classical music, these two elements are most important: _________ and _________.

melody/rhythm

The first well-known Western composer to become fascinated with gamelan music was ___________.

Claude Debussy

Gamelan music emphasizes solo performances with individual gamelan virtuoso performers. (T/F)

False

Who was the founder of the Maihar ghanara and guru to Ravi Shankar?

Allaudin Khan

The best-known traditions of gamelan music come from these two islands in Indonesia __________

Bali and Java

Which of the following instruments would be classified as an aerophone? tabla mrdangam vina sitar bansuri

Bansuri

What is the capital city of Indonesia?

Jakarta

The sitar often used In North Indian instrumental music is classified as a(an) __________________

chordophone

_________ is the generic term for mainly percussion-based ensembles of Bali, Java, and other islands of Indonesia.

gamelan

Which of the following features is NOT a part of traditional Indian classical music?

harmonized melody

The 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 is called _________________.

raga

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 5-note scale used in gamelan music is called___________.

slendro

What was the traditional occupation of the Kalbelia?

snake charmers

a chordophone used to provide drone in Indian music

tambura