Music History Flashcards
Ethnomusicology
A field of study that joins the concerns and methods of anthropology with the study of music
Soundscape
The distinctive sounds, settings, and significances of music
Culture
The collection of beliefs, concepts, arts,crafts, skills, ideas, customs, and practices held jointly by a group of people
Idiophone
Instruments that produce sound by being vibrated. (Bells, gongs, clapping)
Idiophones are further classified by the way they are caused to vibrate: concussion, struck, stamped, shaken, scraped, plucked, or rubbed
Organology
The study of musical instruments
Raga
The Indian system for organizing melodies according to their distinctive pitch content, ornaments, and range of associations
Khoomii
Biphonic tuvan throat singing, originally from rural inner Asia.
Types of Khoomii include..
sygyt, kargyraa, and ezengileer
Katajjaq
An Inuit form of throat music, literally “vocal game”
Highlife
West African popular music combining indigenous melodies and instruments with the influences of western rock and jazz
Mariachi
A Mexican instrumental ensemble that includes the guitarron, vihuela, violin, and trumpets
Ceilidh
A social or musical event dating back to the 18th century and associated with Celtic traditions
Enculturation
The process of learning culture by experience, observation, and instruction
Cymatics
Visible sound
the study of sound and vibration made visible, typically on the surface of a plate, diaphragm or membrane.
Aerophones
Instruments that sound by means of vibrating air
Mode
A flexible term that can refer, depending on the context, to a musical system or a particular series of pitches
Kargyraa
A style of Khoomii characterized by text sung in a low register
Agbadza
An Ewe dance performed at social gatherings and funerals
Quinceanera
A traditional Latino celebration marketing he passage of 15 year old girls into adulthood
Coladiera
Cape Verdean traditional vocal form with verses and refrain
Membranophone
Instruments whose sound is produced by a membrane stretched over an opening
Maqam
The system governing pitch and melody in Arabic music
Sygyt
A type of Khoomii that is sung in a high register with clear overtones that sound like whistling
Atumpan
Large drums, the central instrument in ensembles used in Asante ceremonies and state occasions
Canntaireachd
Vocal music that imitates the sound of the bagpipe and is a form of notation for pipe melodies transmitted orally
Ballad
A song genre commemorating important events and individuals, usually in strophic form
Bollywood/Masala
Indian film songs
Cultural Conditioning
the social process in which authority figures such as parents, professors, politicians, religious leaders, peers, and the media define our cultural values, beliefs, ethical systems, and ultimately the way we perceive ourselves in the world
Sargam
The Indian system of solfege
Samaii Bayatti (listening)
- From middle eastern Egypt
- Instrumental piece
- No text applicable
- Performed before a suite or for pedagogical purposes
- Violins, lite, zither, drums, or can be played by a soloist
- 4 parts, each part is separated by a refrain
- Maqam
Agbadza (listening)
- Accra Ghana
- Song and dance
- The text and topics change frequently, not sure if it is improv or planned out
- Performed at funerals or social gatherings
- Idiophones, mambranophones, vocals, clapping, high and low pitched drums
- Uses polyrhythms (2+2+2+3+3), has 4 parts
Atumpan (listening
- Atumpan
- Southwestern Ghana
- .
- Explains a short narrative of the denkra state
- The text glorifies the performer and his/her lineage
- Voice, Atumpan
- Call and response
Jay Ganesh (listening)
- India
- Worship service to atone for any mistakes made
- Praise Ganesh
- Used for services and particular festivals
- Basically traditional instruments (lute, zither, drums)
- Repeating praise Ganesh
Ballad of Buddy McLean (listening)
- Ballad of buddy McLean
- Boston Irish
- Folk
- Tells the story of a dock worker who was killed by the mob
- To tell a story
- Vocal, guitar, banjo, accordion
- Strophic ballad with refrain
Fado Lisboeta (listening)
- Fado Lisboeta
- Lisbon, Portugal
- Ballad
- Tells of loneliness and sadness
- Entertainment, personal reflection
- Voice and guitars
- Uses verses and refrains
Riberhonzina (listening)
- Riberhonzinha
- Cape Verde
- .
- Calling out to ancestors and relatives. Fear of drought
- For social gatherings, events, celebrations, dances
- Guitar, drums, vocals
- Strophic form with verses and refrain
Araro Ariraro (listening)
- Araro Ariraro
- South India
- Talks of everything the woman want through to conceive her child
- Lullaby
- Voice
- Free rhythm
What might an instrument signify beyond just music?
- referring to the materials could show where its origins are
- gender
- wealth
- culture identity
- behavior or morals
- economic value
- political entities
Who lives in Accra?
Dutch, Danish, English, Portuguese
Who lives in Mumbai
Muslims, Portuguese, British
Who lives in Boston
English, French, Irish, Vietnamese, Indians, Koreans, Mexicans, South Americans
What are the concerns of HIPP
- partial notation and improvisation
- performance pitch and tuning systems
- pronunciation of text
