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Music Features (World Music) Flashcards

1
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Tango

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Latin America, Argentina (Verse & chorus)

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2
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Choro

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Latin America, Brazil (rondo form)

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3
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Slendro

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Indonesian gamelan (scale)

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4
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Shenai

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India (wind / blown / ‘oboe type’)

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5
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Kokyu

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Bowed string

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6
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No chordal harmony

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Chinese / Japanese / Indonesian Gamelan /

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7
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Biwa, Shamisen, Koto

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Plucked string

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8
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Tambura

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India (plucked string, with drone)

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9
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Ryuteki

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Japan (wind / horizontally blown)

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10
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Maqam

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Arab (modes)

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11
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Parallelism

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Africa

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12
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Sheng

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Chinese (wind)

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13
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Call and response

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Arab / African / Latin America

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14
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Shakuhachi

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Japan (wind / end blown)

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15
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Improvised

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Indian / Arabic (Taqasim) / Latin American (Salsa & Choro)

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16
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Tala

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Indian (beats / rhythm)

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17
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Alap - Jhor - Jhalla

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Indian (music structure)

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18
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Er-hu

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Chinese (bowed string)

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19
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Xiao

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Chinese (wind / end blown)

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20
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Tabla

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India (percussion)

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21
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Gagaku

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Japanese (court music)

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22
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Hichiriki

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Japan (wind / end blown)

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23
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Percussion break (paradinho)

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Latin America

24
Q

Programmatic music (through composed)

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Chinese / Japanese

25
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Iqa’at

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Arab (rhythmic cycles)

26
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Bansuri

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India (wind / blown / ‘flute type’)

27
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Through composed

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Indonesia gamelan / Chinese / Japanese

28
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Raga

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Indian (melody)

29
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No fixed pitch

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Indian / Arab

30
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Syncopation

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Africa / Latin America (may also exist in other styles)

31
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Sitar, Sarod

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India (plucked string)

32
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Pelog

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Indonesian gamelan (scale)

33
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No dissonances

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Chinese

34
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Drone

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Indian

35
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Pipa, Qin, Guzheng

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Chinese (plucked string)

36
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Sarangi

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India (bowed string)

37
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Ryo and Ritsu

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Japanese (Lydian & Dorian modes)

38
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Salsa

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Latin America (usually in major)

39
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Ornamentation

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Chinese, Indian, Latin American (do listen out for it in other styles)

40
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Dizi

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Chinese (‘flute type’ / wind / horizontally blown)

41
Q

Focus in melody (vocal / instrumental)

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Chinese / Japanese /

42
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Suona

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Chinese (wind / blown / ‘oboe type’)

43
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Percussion instruments for the emphasis on strong beats

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Chinese / Japanese

44
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Oral tradition

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Japanese / Indian / Chinese / Arab / African

45
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Raga (Melody)

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Indian

46
Q

Modes / Scales

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Japanese (Ryo / Ritsu), Arab (Maqam), Indonesia (Slendro / Pelog)

47
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Pentatonic

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Chinese / Indonesian Gamelan / African

48
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Heterophonic

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Chinese / Japanese / Arabic / Indonesia Gamelan

49
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Yun-lo

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Chinese (percussion / drums)

50
Q

Polyrhythm

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Africa

51
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Pitch bend (gamakas)

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Mainly in Indian music (exist in all styles)

52
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Polyphonic drumming

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Africa

53
Q

Quarter tones

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Arab / Indian

54
Q

Jo - Ha - Kyu

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Japanese (music structure)

55
Q

Santur

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India (zither with mallets)

Y11 (3 decks)

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