World Music Quiz #5
Iluman Tiyu uses the same type of harp as which piece?
"El Aparecido"
Clave Rhythm
"key" - the heartbeat of cuban music
How is it similar to Sanjuan ("Muyu Myarai Warmigu"-Please Return Dear Woman)?
-harp is the ONLY instrument and voice -golpe -harp and singer perform the melody in *unison* -not considered "double-couplets" because the lines are different -text: stanzas are four lines long (though not double couplets) -all four of the phrases are isorhythmic
What are the two parts of Montuno?
1) Machito improvising vocals in call & response with band singing "Nague" 2) percussion section improvises
How is Me Gusta la Leche an example of Sanjuan?
8-beat structure divided into 2 parts - double couplets
What influenced Azucar de Cana?
African influence (which is mostly always influenced by Cuban music)
What is Azucar de Cana an example of?
Afro-Peruvian lando (from the Moche culture)
Amor Imposible (Impossible Love)
Chaskinakuy
African Ecuadorian Music
Chota People of Ecuador
Iluman Tiyu (Man from Iluman)
Conjunto Iluman
What is "Nague" an example of?
Cuban Son
Azucar de Cana
Eva Ayllon
Me Gusta la Leche (I Like Milk)
Hermanos Congo
Describe the form in Amore Imposible
Intro: 4 beat pattern (5 bars total) Text: 4 lines = 4 phrases (then the harp has a line of its own -- line 5 - 4 beat pattern)
Nague
Machito and his Afro Cubans
Perez Prado
Mambo No. 5 - barely uses mambo elements
Iluman Tiyu is not as repetitive as..?
Muyu Myarai Warmigu
How does not including isorhythm change the music?
NO isorhythm= greater complexity of rhythm and melodies that are independent from singing
What are two other features in Azucar de Cana? (that make it similar to African music)
Rhythmic variation and Melodic variation
What is African Ecuadorian Music similar to?
Sanjuan Music
Peru
The Wayno
There is LOTS of ________ in Azucar de Cana, which includes?
VARIETY (rhythmically, melodically), and it is not as repetitive as other songs
What influences Nague music?
West African music in cuban music (ex: cowbell)
What is a quijada?
a jaw bone (makes a rattle sound, from an animal - horse, donkey, mule)
The singer goes from a very smooth voice to .... ?
a very gritty voice
What is significant about the instruments in Iluman Tiyu?
all play the melody, there is more variety of sound
What instruments are used in Azucar de Cana?
bass guitar, quijada (jaw bone)
How is Amore Imposible asymmetrical?
because of the meters and the phrases
Which two instruments are influenced from jazz music?
brass & saxophone
The Chota have borrowed Quicha Sanjuan but made it their own in what way?
by adding more complexity to both melody & rhythm
What other features does it have?
call & response, LOTS of variety (not as repetitive as other songs)
Describe the form of Wayno:
complex form with alternating meters (patterns of 5, 4, 3) that makes the music very unpredictable (versus the form in San Juan which is very simple)
What is the main feature of "Nague" ?
cuban percussion
What are the defining characteristics of San Juan?
double-couplets, isorhythm
How is polyrhythm created?
each percussion instrument is playing their own rhythm (REPETITIVE rhythms) (ex: cowbell)
Mambo
grew out of an intensification and extension of the montuno section of the cuban son
Which instruments are involved in accompaniment?
guitars & drums
What instruments are used in Me Gusta la Leche (I Like Milk)?
guitars, bomba (drum), guiro
What instruments are used in Iluman Tiyu?
harp, violin, flute, drum, guitar
Iluman Tiyu - Conjunto Iluman
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ipkf83mnO_Y
How does Iluman Tiyu deviate from Muyu Myari Warmigu (Please Return Dear Woman)?
in some phrases, it deviates from isorhythm (first part of phrase is a different rhythm than the second part) - the rhythms are actually quite similar though
"Singing around the Beat"
instead of singing right at the beat, you hit directly before or directly after to make the music more interesting (Ex: The Blues and more subtly in Azucar de Cana)
Why is Iluman Tiyu considered a Quicha San Juan?
it has 8-beat, two part phrases in isorhythm with double-couplets in lyrics
What is Peru similar to?
it is similar to Sanjuan in a few ways (but it is NOT a sanjuan)
Melodic Variation
lines are the same but the melodies vary
What does Cuban Percussion include?
maracas, claves, bongos (pair of small drums), congas (big drums), timbales (pair of drums on stand with cowbell in the middle)
They retain the ______ but change the _________.
meter, rhythm
What are the features of Iluman Tiyu?
opening features *Kenas* with a highly ornamented melody, along with a violin playing a simpler version of melody, plus harmony
Montuno
section of improvisation that serves as the climax of the song (happens near the end)
What type of song is Iluman Tiyu?
still a Quicha San Juan but with much more variation than Muyu Myarai Warmigu (Please Return Dear Woman)
Me Gusta la Leche (I Like Milk) is an example of what type of music?
still an example of Sanjuan but NOT quicha sanjuan
Rhythmic Variation
syllables are all the same but the rhythms are completely different
What is the Wayno similar to?
the San Juan
What gives Azucar de Cana a more modern feel?
the bass guitar
What does the harp player do that sticks out?
the harp player sneaks in an extra beat during his solo (weird b/c it was so symmetrical)
What is SO important to this type of music?
the percussion instruments
What is the singing supported by?
the violin harmonizing (doesn't just play the melody)
Why is Me Gusta la Leche not an example of Quicha Sanjuan?
there is NO isorhythm
How many harps are used in Iluman Tiyu?
two
Machito was the first to do what?
use FULL cuban percussion and bring it to the front of the band