MAPEH 2nd monthly exam on african music Flashcards
is separated into two types: music
from the African continent’s sub-Saharan regions
and music from North Africa influenced by Arabic
civilizations, which is regarded as a separate topic
of study.
African music
.part of everyday activities-everyone joins in
clapping, singing and dancing to the music
African music
.part of rites and ceremonies where it is
performed by specialist master drummers and
court musicians,
African music
not normally written down but passed on
through oral tradition, and
relies heavily on percussion instruments
African music
African songs are sung for every occasion,
including:
a. childhood lullabies and play songs,
b. birthdays, marriages and funerals, and
c. religious, political and tribal occasions.
The leader sings a
line (the call) and is responded to by a
chorus (the response) .
Call and response
is linked to the Coronation of
the Black Kings ritual, which was first mentioned in
Recife in 1674. When Brazil was still a Portuguese
colony in the early 1700s, the enslaved Africans
would consecrate a black leader, the King of Congo,
who would speak for the slaves in front of their
masters. Each king would represent a different
nation or tribe.
maracatu
This processional celebration, which incorporated music, drama,
and dance, is a direct descendant of today’s modern________. the ________singing component, in which a
leader opens the song and is followed by a chorus. It is a dynamic
northeastern rhythm, propulsive and dramatic, rooted mostly in
African traditions and with major religious connotations
maracatu
is a musical form and genre that evolved from spirituals, work songs, field hollers, yells and chants, and rhymed basic narrative ballads among African-American communities in the United States’ “Deep South” toward the end of the nineteenth century.
Blues
The lyrics were frequently comprised of a single line repeated four times. It was described as a
“functional expression, rendered in a
call-and-response style without accompaniment or harmony and unbounded by the formality of any particular musical structure, employing melisma and nasal intonation.”
Blues
a type of religious song with roots in the camp meetings of the early 19th
century, was the most important American predecessor of the blues. __________ like
blues, were a passionate song form. However, the __________ were less about the singer
and more about humanity’s overall loneliness, and their lyrics were more symbolic than
direct. Despite these differences, the two variants are so similar that they cannot be
easily distinguished
Spiritual
is a music genre that originated in the United States and incorporates
rhythm, blues, and gospel music. Improvisational embellishments, twirls, and
supplementary noises are occasionally used in the genre. Its main feature is catchy
rhythms emphasized by handclaps and plastic body motions. A call and response
between the soloist and the chorus is also present, as is an especially tense vocal tone.
Soul
(also known as portamento slides), slurs,
whistles, yodels, and swoops, and sound characteristics
such as a raspy or buzzy tone are common in African
singing.
Glissandos
Melodies are typically composed in scales of
four, five, six, or seven notes.
is likewise extremely
varied. Cross-pollination occurred in both directions:
western popular music accepted parts of African
music, while African music adopted elements of
western music (especially studio techniques).
Contemporary African music
