August 31st Lecture Flashcards
1
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Muse
A
- Greek term
- served to inspire artists and musicians
- evolved to word “music”
2
Q
2 cults and their gods
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- Apollo
- Dionysus
3
Q
2 gods and their corresponding instruments
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- Apollo & lyre
- Dionysus & aulos
4
Q
3 theories as to why music exists
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- communication
- dance and rhythm used in labor
- emotional expression
5
Q
Ways we know of early music history
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- pictorial: caves, vases
- literary: both oral and written tradition
- instruments found in archaeological digs
- ethnomusicology: study of music in certain areas/cultures
6
Q
Aulos
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Recorder like instrument
7
Q
Phorbeia
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Strap to hold 2 aulos in place
8
Q
Salpinx
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Brass instrument shaped like a tube
9
Q
Keras
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Rounded brass instruments
10
Q
Brass instruments were used for
A
Calling
11
Q
Tympanon
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2 headed drum
12
Q
Kymnala
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Symbal
13
Q
Krotola
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Clapper
14
Q
Hydraulos
A
Small organ like instrument ran w water
15
Q
Kroupolon
A
Put on foot-wooden clapper to keep tempo
