Music

Question 1

It is one of the most ancient in Asia and is divided into major parts, the Javanese and the Balinese music.

Answer 1

Indonesian music

Question 2

It is the Indonesians’ most popular and well-known form of music. It is the largest and most varied gong ensemble. It is the Indonesians’ traditional orchestra.

Answer 2

Gamelan

Question 3

TRUE or FALSE. The word “gamelan” came from the Javanese words gamel (hammer) and Balinese gambeli (to play musically).

Answer 3

True.

Question 4

❖ Court music
❖ Percussion instruments
❖ Produce solemn
characteristics

Answer 4

Javanese

Question 5

❖ Sacred music
❖ More on metallophones and
gongs
❖ Use of fast and rattling sounds
of cymbals makes distinctive
character

Answer 5

Balinese

Question 6

How many tones are there in the slendro tuning system?

Answer 6

five tones

Question 7

How many tones are there in the pelog tuning system?

Answer 7

seven tones

Question 8

is used as ornamentation of the gamelan

Answer 8

vocal music

Question 9

female soloist

Answer 9

pasidhen

Question 10

gerong

Answer 10

group of male chorus

Question 11

How many members are there in a Gamelan orchestra?

Answer 11

30-50 members

Question 12

It is a traditional percussion ensemble in Maguindanao, Philippines, and the counterpart of the Indonesian gamelan orchestra.

Answer 12

Palabunibunyan ensemble

Question 13

Thailand official language

Answer 13

Thai or Siamese

Question 14

Thailand official religion

Answer 14

Theravada Buddhism

Question 15

Thai currency

Answer 15

Baht (THB)

Question 16

Thailand capital city

Answer 16

Bangkok

Question 17

“Radiations of the Rising Sun”

Answer 17

Wat Arun Temple

Question 18

Muang Thai

Answer 18

Land of the Free

Question 19

Thailand is known for being the _________ in Southeast Asia.

Answer 19

sole nation

Question 20

The Thais acquired great influences from _________ music in terms of musical elements and principles.

Answer 20

Chinese

Question 21

The Thai Elephant Orchestra is a musical ensemble consisting of as many as __________ elephants.

Answer 21

14

Question 22

Mahori ensemble usually consists of __________ instruments only.

Answer 22

9 to 11

Question 23

__________ is one of history’s longest-reigning monarch.

Answer 23

King Bhumibol Adulyadej

Question 24

He was a musician, painter, photographer, author, and translator. He was also an accomplished jazz saxophone player and composer. He wrote 48 compositions, including waltzes, foxtrots, and Thai patriotic music. In 2003, the University of North Texas College of Music awarded him with an Honorary Doctorate in Music. He was the first Asian composer to be accepted into the University of Music and Performing Arts in Vienna.

Answer 24

King Bhumibol Adulyadej

Question 25

This group plays in indoor performances and accompanies stick-puppet theater presentations.

Answer 25

Khruang Sai Ensemble

Question 26

This is a small ensemble of women musicians who perform in the courts of Central Thailand and Cambodia.

Answer 26

Mahori Ensemble

Question 27

Mid-sized orchestras are used to perform at funerals and cremation ceremonies.

Answer 27

Piphat Ensemble

Question 28

What scale does Thai music use?

Answer 28

pentatonic scale

Question 29

Myanmar's outdoor ensemble in royal courts

Answer 29

Sidaw

Question 30

It is Cambodia's set of gongs in circular in motion.

Answer 30

Kong Vong Toch

Question 31

The term used in Myanmar for their folk music

Answer 31

Hsaing Waing

Question 32

It is the national instrument of Myanmar.

Answer 32

Saung

Question 33

is music made specifically for voices. It may be performed with or without instruments

Answer 33

Vocal music

Question 34

made solely for instruments

Answer 34

instrumental music

Question 35

Cambodia is also known as

Answer 35

"Kingdom of Cambodia"

Question 36

* One of the most beautiful countries in Southeast Asia * It is also known as Kămpŭchéa. It was the center of the Khmer (Cambodian) kingdom of Angkor, a great empire that dominated Southeast Asia for 600 years.

Answer 36

Cambodia

Question 37

A Hindu Temple in Cambodia

Answer 37

Angkor Wat

Question 38

An orchestra that accompanies the different royal activities of the courts and temples in Cambodia like religious ceremonies, court dances, masked and shadow plays.

Answer 38

Pinpeat Ensemble

Question 39

double headed drum played by hands. (membranophones)

Answer 39

Samphor

Question 40

a xylophone (idiophone)

Answer 40

roneat

Question 41

pair of finger cymbals (idiophone)

Answer 41

Ching

Question 42

pair of contrasting drums played by using wooden beaters

Answer 42

Skor thom

Question 43

the most famous stupa in Myanmar. These stupas are a couple thousand years older than the city itself

Answer 43

Shwedagon Pagoda

Question 44

The capital of Myanmar that is known for the most famous stupa in the country, the Shwedagon Pagoda

Answer 44

Yangon (Rangoon)

Question 45

Myanmar’s traditional folk music ensemble. It is made up mainly of different gongs and drums as well as other instruments depending on the nature of the performance.

Answer 45

Hsaing Waing

Question 46

MYANMAR outdoor ensemble in royal courts. Usually performed in a royal ploughing ceremony, an ancient royal rite held in many Asian countries to mark the traditional start of the rice-growing season

Answer 46

Sidaw

Question 47

is an indoor form composed of a female singer accompanied by traditional ensemble

Answer 47

Saung

Question 48

a clapper

Answer 48

wa

Question 49

two big drums hung side by side on a beam. These drums are known as the “Royal drums”

Answer 49

Sidaw

Question 50

a bell

Answer 50

SI

Question 51

An arched harp. This is known as the national musical instrument of Myanmar

Answer 51

Saung

Question 52

What animals do the Saung look like?

Answer 52

lizard and scorpion

Question 53

A crocodile-shaped fretted, plucked zither with three strings. This is similar to the Thai chakhe

Answer 53

Mi gyaung

Question 54

An extensive collection of classical songs in Myanmar that are divided into different types like the oldest repertoires, royal court music, songs of longing, horses’ dance songs, worship songs for Burmese spirits and songs.

Answer 54

Mahagita