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HWST176 Quiz 1 Flashcards

1
Q

musical bow

A

ʻūkēkē

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2
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offerings to gods

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mōhai

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3
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rapid, rhythmic, speech-like style chant; high to low descending & loud to soft through phrase

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olioli kepakepa

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4
Q

conch shell trumpet

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pū

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5
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double gourd drum, gourd with top

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ipu heke

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6
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increased loudness on certain syllables in chanting style; to ensure forceful delivery

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haʻanoʻu

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7
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music – newly coined word

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puolo

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8
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triple gourd rattle w/ string to pull it

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ʻūlili

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9
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year Christian missionaries arrive

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1820

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10
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tall drum w/ manō skin

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pahu heiau

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11
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danced poetry

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mele hula

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12
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physical manifestation of gods

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kinolau

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13
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chant w/ 2-3 pitches, no real melody

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olioli kāholo

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14
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coconut shell drum w/ kala (unicorn fish) skin

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pūniu

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15
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bamboo stamping tubes

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kāʻekeʻeke

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16
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falsetto break as an ornament in chanting style

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haʻi

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17
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from British for “aire” = tune of a song, melody

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ʻea

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18
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glide up or down at phrase beginning/end as an ornament in chanting style

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aeae

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19
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single gourd drum, gourd w/o top

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ipu heke ʻole

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20
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wide, bright, open sound, usually on the vowel “a”; like goat bleating as an ornament in chanting style

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ʻalalā

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21
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short drum w/ manō skin

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pahu hula

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22
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year Kapu system abolished by King Kam II (Liholiho)

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1819

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23
Q

general nasal tone in chanting style

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nonolo

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24
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feather gourd rattle

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ʻulīʻulī

25
Q

obscure the true meaning of poetry by modifying pronunciation

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hoʻonalonalo

26
Q

voice of a song, the melody

A

leo

27
Q

chanted poetry

A

mele oli

28
Q

split bamboo rattle

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pūʻili

29
Q

bull roarer

A

oeoe

30
Q

rapid vibrato, tremolo in chanting style

A

kuolo

31
Q

glottal breaks in chanting style

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kāohi

32
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percussion sticks

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kālāʻau

33
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decorative vibrato phrase at end, usually on the vowel “e” in chanting style; for dwelling on what was just sung

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ʻiʻi

34
Q

bamboo nose flute

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ʻohe hano ihu

35
Q

gourd whistle

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ipu hōkiokio

36
Q

stone castanets

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ʻiliʻili

37
Q

hula form w/ drums only, about gods, royalty, & prophecies

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Hula Pahu

38
Q

hula form w/ ipu heke, about gods & royalty only

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Hula ʻĀlaʻapapa

39
Q

style that mele hula pahu & ʻālaʻapapa are chanted in

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ʻAihaʻa

40
Q

mix of Western style & native HI hula music - joined dance poetry; can haʻe both guitar & ipu heke; w/ puana

A

Mele Hula Kuʻi

41
Q

he created Hawaiian solfege & started evening singing schools in 1820’s

A

Hiram Bingham

42
Q

year first HI hymnal printed w/ words only

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1823

43
Q

year first HI hymnal printed w/ musical notation

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1834

44
Q

wrote hymnals w/ white gospel singing influences & old liturgical chant influences

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Lorenzo Lyons in 1850’s

45
Q

HI Christian denomination founded by Poloʻailehua in 1853; like Christian Science, monolingual Eng speakers

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Hoʻomana Naʻauao

46
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HI Christian denomination founded on Niʻihau in 1896 by Kauanāulu, lots of ʻŌlelo speakers

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Hoʻomana Iā Iesū

47
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Examinations like concerts & presentations, big social event, about 4x a yr

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Hoʻomana Naʻauao Hōʻike

48
Q

European Oratorios translated into HI

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Handel - Messiah & Mendelssohn - Elijah

49
Q

secular songs that developed from Hīmeni Haipule; verses & chorus; NO puana; lots composed by aliʻi; usually 4 part

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Mele Hawaiʻi

50
Q

falsetto singing; called Leo Wahine in 1850’s

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Leo Kiʻekiʻe (1970’s)

51
Q

onomatopoeic reference to common strumming rhythm on ʻukulele; also called Swipehouse music

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chalangalang

52
Q

Christian hymn singing

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Hīmeni Haipule

53
Q

year Captain Cook 1st arrived in HI

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1778

54
Q

the mouthless messenger

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Ka ʻelele waha ʻole

55
Q

1st Christian church in HI

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Mokuʻaikaua Church, Kailua-Kona, 1820

56
Q

year American businessmen overthrew the Hawaiian government

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1893

57
Q

Hiram Bingham’s Hawaiian Solfege

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pā kō lī hā nō lā mī

58
Q

Queen who wrote ~150 songs in the Mele Hawaiʻi style

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Queen Liliʻuokalani

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