Music for the Listener Chapter 43 and 42

Indian classical music sounds a lot like Japanese classical music. a. True b. False

False

From which country is this music? a. Japan b. Indonesia (Bali) c. India d. China

India

From which country is this music? a. Indonesia (Bali) b. China c. India d. Japan

Indonesia (Bali)

What meter is the drummer playing? two-beat three-beat a complex pattern of sounds in no meter

a complex pattern of sounds in no meter

Much African music is functional and complements activities in daily life. a. True b. False

a. True

Bali is a. a small island that is part of Indonesia. b. the upper-class people in Asian society. c. the language spoken in Singapore. d. in the southern part of China. e. the main island of the Philippines.

a. a small island that is part of Indonesia.

The instrument playing the melody is a. flute. b. pungi. c. oboe. d. tambura.

a. flute

What is the meter of this music? a. no regular meter b. three-beat c. two-beat

a. no regular meter

The accompanying string instrument plays a. one continuous note, "a drone." b. a rhythmic pattern that is repeated over and over. c. accompanying chords.

a. one continuous note, "a drone."

Which type of instrument is playing the long. sliding sounds? membranophone ideophone aerophone chordophone

aerophone

What meter is the drummer playing? a. three-beat b. a complex pattern of sounds in no meter c. two-beat

b. a complex pattern of sounds in no meter

Which type of instrument is playing the long, sliding sounds? a. chordophone b. aerophone c. ideophone d. membranophone

b. aerophone

At this point the flute player is a. imitating the rhythmic pattern of the tabla. b. bending or "coloring" certain notes. c. playing several trills. d. making a long crescendo.

b. bending or "coloring" certain notes.

What musical form do you hear in this clip of music? a. a b a b. call-and-response c. rondo d. a round

b. call-and-response

If you were to attend a performance of Indian classical music, you would a. receive no printed program. b. experience all of these. c. notice that the performers have no music to look at. d. see performers sitting on the floor. e. not applaud.

b. experience all of these.

The term "gamelan" refers to a Balinese a. dance troupe. b. instrumental ensemble. c. set of bells and gongs. d. special five-note scale. e. flute.

b. instrumental ensemble.

The most important instruments in African music are a. aerophones. b. membranophones. c. chordophones. d. ideophones. e. none of these choices

b. membranophones.

What is the texture of this music in this example? a. homophonic b. monophonic c. polyphonic

b. monophonic

The section of the music is in a. homophonic texture. b. monophonic texture. c. polyphonic texture.

b. monophonic texture.

The singer's tone quality can best be described as a. happy. b. nasal. c. heavy. d. warm and full.

b. nasal.

What meter is used in this music? a. two-beat b. no regular meter c. three-beat

b. no regular meter

Middle Eastern music has had a difficult time because a. many performances take place in cafés and compete with belly dancers for attention. b. of all of these choices. c. of its complex and often confusing theories. d. music is not allowed in the mosque. e. its musicians do not follow the theories.

b. of all of these choices.

The classical music of India is built around tonal patterns called a. gurus. b. ragas. c. tajs. d. karnatakas. e. talas.

b. ragas.

Shortly before the singer enters, the violin a. plays the melody that the singer will sing. b. slows down. c. speeds up. d. begins playing two notes at the same time.

b. slows down.

The instruments featured in this music are flutes bells drums

bells

At this point the flute player is playing several trills. imitating the rhythmic pattern of the tabla. bending or "coloring" certain notes. making a long crescendo.

bending or "coloring" certain notes

Indian musicians believe that ragas represent a. Hindu temples. b. days of the month. c. "colors of the mind." d. past, present, and future. e. phases of life.

c. "colors of the mind."

Which is an important characteristic of African music? a. some improvisation b. usually associated with dancing and physical movement c. all of these choices d. music related to tonal patterns of the language e. polyrhythms

c. all of these choices

The instruments featured in this music are a. flutes. b. drums. c. bells.

c. bells.

The instrumentation for Indian classical music is a. tabla, singer, and flute. b. drone, tabla, and accompaniment. c. drone, singer or flute, and table. d. flute, singer, and drone. e. singer or flute, melody, and accompaniment.

c. drone, singer or flute, and table.

The tabla are a. drums played with sticks. b. small sitars. c. drums played with the fingers. d. bamboo flutes. e. the directions for the performers to follow.

c. drums played with the fingers.

What musical component is lacking in this music? a. melody b. different timbres c. harmony d. changes in dynamic levels

c. harmony

The singer adds a. a melody in a very different style. b. a countermelody to the violin part. c. many ornaments to the melody.

c. many ornaments to the melody.

What type of scale is used in this music? a. major b. minor c. pentatonic

c. pentatonic

What musical component is especially important in this clip? a. timbre b. harmony c. rhythm d. melody

c. rhythm

African musicians believe that their instruments a. cannot be played by anyone other than the owner. b. have none of these qualities. c. should be tuned every day. d. have almost human qualities. e. are community property.

d. have almost human qualities.

This music contains a. metrical rhythm. b. a drone part. c. strophic form. d. the bending of pitches.

d. the bending of pitches.

The mbira is an African a. song. b. dance. c. drum. d. thumb piano. e. rattle.

d. thumb piano.

Which instruments are especially associated with Indian music? a. tabla b. pungi c. bamboo flute d. sitar e. all of these choices

e. all of these choices

A feature of form in African music is a. strophic. b. variation. c. repetition. d. all of these choices. e. call and response.

e. call and response.

The most important instrument in Japanese classical music is the a. noh. b. pipa. c. shakuhachi. d. shamisen. e. koto.

e. koto.

African music is strongly metrical. a. True b. False

false

In its 2000 years, Chinese music has thrived throughout the many changes of government a. True b. False

false

Music is an important part of worship in Islam. a. True b. False

false

Performances of African music are often for large audiences. a. True b. False

false

The gamelan is the national orchestra of the island of Bali. a. True b. False

false

The nation of Israel has a strong folk music tradition of its own. a. True b. False

false

The instrument playing the melody is a flute oboe pungi tambura

flute

The singer adds many ornaments to the melody a countermelody to the violin part a melody in a very different style

many ornaments to the melody

What is the texture of this music in this monophonic homophonic polyphonic

monophonic

This section of music is in monophonic texture polyphonic texture homophonic texture

monophonic texture

The singer's tone quality can best be described as warm and full. nasal. heavy. happy.

nasal

What is the meter of this music? two-beat three-beat no regular meter

no regular meter

What meter is used in this music? two-beat three-beat no regular meter

no regular meter

The accompanying string instrument plays a rhythmic pattern that is repeated over and over. one continuous note, "a drone." accompanying chords.

one continuous note, "a drone."

Around what scale is Japanese and Balinese music built? a. pentatonic b. major c. chromatic d. minor e. all of these choices

pentatonic

What type of scale is used in this music? major minor pentatonic

pentatonic

Shortly before the singer enters, the violin speeds up. plays the melody that the singer will sing. slows down. begins playing two notes at the same time.

slows down.

The rhythm patterns in Indian classical music are called a. pungis. b. sitars. c. talas. d. gurus. e. ragas.

talas

A few African musicians, especially drummers, earn their living as performers. a. True b. False Hide

true

An Arab instrument called the rebab is the direct ancestor of the violin. a. True b. False

true

Both Chinese music and Indian music have no harmony. a. True b. False

true

Indian musicians believe that music is the mystical transfer of human emotion into sound. a. True b. False

true

Music in Judaism varies a great deal according to the degree of orthodoxy. a. True b. False

true

The melodies of Middle Eastern music are often rather highly ornamented. a. True b. False

true

There are actually hundreds of types of African music. a. True b. False

true