Midterm II

Question 1

Japanese instrument, Silk Road cousin of the Chinese Pipa

Answer 1

Biwa

Question 2

Japanese instrument that is a Silk Road cousin of the Gu Zheng
• movable bridges to bend frequencies

Answer 2

Koto

Question 3

Japanese music genre where there is no rhythmic pulse, just free rhythm

Answer 3

Gagaku Court Music

Question 4

Japanese music for zen Buddhist meditation

Answer 4

ZEN SHAKUHACHI MUSIC

Question 5

Buddhism originates from ___ but travelled to ___

Answer 5

India, Japan

Question 6

A bamboo end blown flute, which previous samurai warriors would carry around and play

Answer 6

Shakuhachi

Question 7

The Japanese concept of space being important in life and art

Answer 7

Ma

Question 8

A word meaning emptiness monks, roaming samurai w/ nothing to do

Answer 8

Ronin

Question 9

Order of Japanese caste system:

Answer 9

1) Samurai
2) Farmers
3) Craftsmen
4) Merchants

Question 10

popular music theatre from developed for Japan’s middle class in the 18th century
Instruments - vocalists, shamisen, various drums

Answer 10

KABUKI

Question 11

The only genre of Japanese music meant for performance/entertainment

Answer 11

Kabuki

Question 13

Brazil’s national style of music

Answer 13

Samba

Question 14

__ music from ___ Nwas sped up to become Samba

Answer 14

Semba, Bahia

Question 15

Samba instrumentation includes:
• , cavacaynio guitar, shaker, bass drum,

Answer 15

• Cavaquinho (plucked lute)
• Surdo (bass drum sound, membranophone)
• Pandeiro (tambourine, membranophone idio hybrid)
• Chocalho (shaken idiophone)
• reco reco
• agogo
• cuica (Brazilian membranophone)

Question 17

Capoeira elements include:

Answer 17

• drums, percussion
  • C&R singing
  • Berimbau (struck cordphone, zither)

Question 18

Instruments in calypso

Answer 18

banjos, guitars, trombones, trumpets, clarinets

Question 20

In the 1960s artist Lord Shorty wanted to use calypso rhythm but make it more danceable and doubled its speed w/ dembow rhythem and created

Answer 20

SOCA

Question 21

SOCA meaning soul of the __ rhythm, has a high snare on beats on 4 & 7

Answer 21

Dembow

Question 22

3 types of marimbas:

Answer 22

• marimba de tecomates
  • Marimba sencilla
  • Marimba doble

Question 23

The official instrument of Guatemala

Answer 23

Marimba

Question 25

An ensemble of Peruvian panpipe, bambo, and charango players

Answer 25

Kikuyu Ensemble

Question 27

There is no percussion present in __

Answer 27

Mariachi

Question 28

Mariachi instruments

Answer 28

Vihuela, guitarron

Question 29

Tango originated in

Answer 29

Argentina & Uruguay

Question 30

A sexteto tipico consists of:

Answer 30

• two violins
• two bandoneons,
• piano
• bass

Question 31

Chinese instruments

Answer 31

1) Dizi (side blown flute w/ a membrane that buzzes), aerophones, bamboo

2) Xiao - longer, end-blown flute), bamboo classification

3) Sheng

4) erhu - 2 strings made of silk, lute
chordophone small resonating chamber made of snake skin, hair of the bow
in between the 2 strings
- sound has sliding effect
- sonic signature of Chinese music
- originally from Mongolia

Question 32

The Sanxian is historically ONLY used in

Answer 32

Ensembles

Question 33

The only Chinese instrument meant for solo playing historically

Answer 33

Pipa

Answer 34

Papa

Question 35

Beijing opera instruments

Answer 35

• Suona
• Jing-hu
• ban-gu

Question 36

The lead instrument of the military in Beijing opera

Answer 36

Bangu

Question 37

Tibetan Religious Musi c

Answer 37

• melody that embodies prayer
• hymn
• sutra

Question 38

The Pipa is a Chinese version of the

Answer 38

ood

Question 39

Urtyn doo music is accompanied by a ___instrument

Answer 39

Morin khuur (lute, erhu coursin)

Question 40

Mongolia throat singing is called

Answer 40

Khoomi