Ch. 9

Question 1

Urban folk-like music of Vienna, named after a family of musicians

Answer 1

Schrammelmusik

Question 2

Folk-like music of Central Europe, in which traditional folk and modern popular music are often mixed

Answer 2

Volkstumlich

Question 3

Jewish instrumental musicians, active in social events and rites of passage in Eastern Europe prior to the Holocaust and revived in Europe and N. America

Answer 3

Klezmer music

Question 4

Performing a single syllable of text by singing multiple notes or pitches

Answer 4

Melismatic

Question 5

Characterized by speech-like style that stresses the words while incorporating a great deal of give and take in the rhythmic structure. Associated most closely with “old style” Hungarian folk song

Answer 5

Parlando rubato

Question 6

Melodic structures based on scales with five pitches, often revealing an historically early stage of folk-music style

Answer 6

Pentatonicism

Question 7

Characterized by a dance-like style that stresses strict adherence to meter. Associated most closely with “new style” Hungarian folk song

Answer 7

Tempo giusto

Question 8

Generic term referring to all music in which one hears more than one pitch at a time

Answer 8

Polyphonic

Question 9

A printed version of a folk song, usually combining a well known melody with a topical text; printed on large sheets and sold inexpensively

Answer 9

Broadside ballad