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MUS 109: Final Flashcards

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Raka

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(Haiti) Vodou ceremony during Lent where they go from holy place playing Rada and bambow

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Rada

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(Haiti) drums

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Bambow

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(Haiti) trumpets

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Legbra

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(Haiti) gatekeeper; plays sounds to him & if he likes than BOA (spirit) & becomes HORSE (possession)

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Marcus Garvey

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(Jamaica) civil rights leader that wanted people to look for a savior

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Haile Selassie

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(Jamaica) world emperor of Ethiopia who was said to be the savior

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Rastafarianism

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(Jamaica) religion Haile Selassie was reincarnation of Jesus Christ

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Reggae

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(Jamaica) music inspired by rastafarianism

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dub

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(Jamaica) down vocal, up music

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Pan

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(Trinidad) steel drums

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Engine Room

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(Trinidad) rhythm section of the pan

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Calypso

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(Trinidad) social commentary using satire

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Lord Shortie

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(Trinidad) developed Soka and got disillusioned with it because it was not what he wanted; he wanted it to be social

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Soka

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(Trinidad) Soul Calypso

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Chutney

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(Trinidad) Soka & Indian Film music

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Rhyming Spiritual

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(Bahamas) consists of a baser and a rhymer; it is religious and is sung for entertainment while sponge fishing

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Laser

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(Bahamas) background singer, encouragements, bass line

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Rhymer

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(Bahamas) lead singer, melody, improvised

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Son

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(Cuba) son clave is production of the rhythm (name came from this)

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Tres

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(Cuba) three string guitar

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Merengue

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(Dominican Republic) is now faster, but they all speed up at the end and usually have an accordion or saxophone

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Passo

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(Dominican Republic) is the intro to the melody during the Merengue

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Merengue section

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(Dominican Republic) verse section of the Merengue

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Halio

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(Dominican Republic) chorus section of the Merengue

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Gamelan

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(Indonesia)

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Two types of Gamelan

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(Indonesia) Javanese ) Balinese

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Javanese

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(Indonesia) “Java” - slow, religious

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Gangsa

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(Indonesia) Gamelan music with zylophones

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zylophone

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metalophone

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Balinese

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(Indonesia) “Bali” - entertainment, fast

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Shinner Effect

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(Indonesia) two sounds create wobble effect

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Ganga chen

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(Indonesia) largest drum; gong

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Ramanyana

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(COUNTRY) Hindu religious story about Ran; popular form of entertainment in Indonesia

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Kecak

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(COUNTRY) monkey character from Ramanyana, from Bali, and it is a vocal monkey chant

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Piphat

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(Thailand) from Pi (flute) aerophone; double reeded flute

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Cantillation

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(Middle East) type of chanting which is singing & not considered music

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Adhan

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Islamic call to prayer; five times a day

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Miniret

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(Islamic) part of Mosaic where person stands

39
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Ud

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(Arabic) frettless lute

40
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Buzuq

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(Arabic) fretted lute

41
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Maqam

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series of notes; mode of scale used to improvise in Arabic music; equivalent in Indian music is Raga

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Qanun

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(Egypt) large zither

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Takht

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Egypt form for Arabic popular music

44
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Raqs Sharqi

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belly dancing

45
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Tarab

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the emotional state music puts you into

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Dhikr

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religious ceremony for religious (sufism) sect of Turkey with spring

47
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Shofar

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Pans (?) horn trumpet played in Israel for Jewish religious ceremonies

48
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Klezmer music

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traditional Eastern European music & jazz

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Bollywood

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Indian film industry

50
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Where is Hindustani music from?

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North

51
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Sitar

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lute chordophone frets

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Sarod

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no frets

53
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Tambura

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creates background drone

54
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Tabla

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drums

55
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Sruti box

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electronic device replaces tambura

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Alap

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(Indian) the beginning section of melody (vocal or instrumental) accompanied only by the drone instrument

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Jor

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(Indian) regularizing of the beat in the opening section

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Jhala

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(Indian) coming to an end the music researches maximum tempo and rhythmic destiny. It is mostly steady in beat, while the player repeatedly use drone strings (called jhala string) in alternation with the melodic pitch

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Gat

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(Indian) the section that coincides with the entry of the drum; it is a relatively short composition that becomes basis for further improvisation; it refers to instrumental ragas

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Raga

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(Indian) mode of system of rules and procedures for compensation and improvisation

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Tala

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(Indian) cyclic rhythmic framework that organizes a raga performance

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Gat

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(Indian) skeletal melody used as basis for improve in a raga performance

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Bols

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(Indian) mnemonic syllables corresponding to drum strikes in Indian drumming

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Theka

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(Indian) entire pattern or set of words for a given tala

65
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Kriti

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religious poems

66
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Kathakali

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Indian music theatre

67
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Pasa

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India emotional state Raga puts you in

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