MUS 109: Final

Question 1

Raka

Answer 1

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

Question 2

Rada

Answer 2

(Haiti) drums

Question 3

Bambow

Answer 3

(Haiti) trumpets

Question 4

Legbra

Answer 4

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

Question 5

Marcus Garvey

Answer 5

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

Question 6

Haile Selassie

Answer 6

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

Question 7

Rastafarianism

Answer 7

(Jamaica) religion Haile Selassie was reincarnation of Jesus Christ

Question 8

Reggae

Answer 8

(Jamaica) music inspired by rastafarianism

Question 9

dub

Answer 9

(Jamaica) down vocal, up music

Question 10

Pan

Answer 10

(Trinidad) steel drums

Question 11

Engine Room

Answer 11

(Trinidad) rhythm section of the pan

Question 12

Calypso

Answer 12

(Trinidad) social commentary using satire

Question 13

Lord Shortie

Answer 13

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

Question 14

Soka

Answer 14

(Trinidad) Soul Calypso

Question 15

Chutney

Answer 15

(Trinidad) Soka & Indian Film music

Question 16

Rhyming Spiritual

Answer 16

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

Question 17

Laser

Answer 17

(Bahamas) background singer, encouragements, bass line

Question 18

Rhymer

Answer 18

(Bahamas) lead singer, melody, improvised

Question 19

Son

Answer 19

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

Question 20

Tres

Answer 20

(Cuba) three string guitar

Question 21

Merengue

Answer 21

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

Question 22

Passo

Answer 22

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

Question 23

Merengue section

Answer 23

(Dominican Republic) verse section of the Merengue

Question 24

Halio

Answer 24

(Dominican Republic) chorus section of the Merengue

Question 25

Gamelan

Answer 25

(Indonesia)

Question 26

Two types of Gamelan

Answer 26

(Indonesia) Javanese ) Balinese

Question 27

Javanese

Answer 27

(Indonesia) "Java" - slow, religious

Question 28

Gangsa

Answer 28

(Indonesia) Gamelan music with zylophones

Question 29

zylophone

Answer 29

metalophone

Question 30

Balinese

Answer 30

(Indonesia) "Bali" - entertainment, fast

Question 31

Shinner Effect

Answer 31

(Indonesia) two sounds create wobble effect

Question 32

Ganga chen

Answer 32

(Indonesia) largest drum; gong

Question 33

Ramanyana

Answer 33

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

Question 34

Kecak

Answer 34

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

Question 35

Piphat

Answer 35

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

Question 36

Cantillation

Answer 36

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

Question 37

Adhan

Answer 37

Islamic call to prayer; five times a day

Question 38

Miniret

Answer 38

(Islamic) part of Mosaic where person stands

Question 39

Ud

Answer 39

(Arabic) frettless lute

Question 40

Buzuq

Answer 40

(Arabic) fretted lute

Question 41

Maqam

Answer 41

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

Question 42

Qanun

Answer 42

(Egypt) large zither

Question 43

Takht

Answer 43

Egypt form for Arabic popular music

Question 44

Raqs Sharqi

Answer 44

belly dancing

Question 45

Tarab

Answer 45

the emotional state music puts you into

Question 46

Dhikr

Answer 46

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

Question 47

Shofar

Answer 47

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

Question 48

Klezmer music

Answer 48

traditional Eastern European music & jazz

Question 49

Bollywood

Answer 49

Indian film industry

Question 50

Where is Hindustani music from?

Answer 50

North

Question 51

Sitar

Answer 51

lute chordophone frets

Question 52

Sarod

Answer 52

no frets

Question 53

Tambura

Answer 53

creates background drone

Question 54

Tabla

Answer 54

drums

Question 55

Sruti box

Answer 55

electronic device replaces tambura

Question 56

Alap

Answer 56

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

Question 57

Jor

Answer 57

(Indian) regularizing of the beat in the opening section

Question 58

Jhala

Answer 58

(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

Question 59

Gat

Answer 59

(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

Question 60

Raga

Answer 60

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

Question 61

Tala

Answer 61

(Indian) cyclic rhythmic framework that organizes a raga performance

Question 62

Gat

Answer 62

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

Question 63

Bols

Answer 63

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

Question 64

Theka

Answer 64

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

Question 65

Kriti

Answer 65

religious poems

Question 66

Kathakali

Answer 66

Indian music theatre

Question 67

Pasa

Answer 67

India emotional state Raga puts you in