musical instruments of latin america Flashcards
people who lived in southern mexico and northern central america?
aztec and mayan people
aztec and mayan instruments
tlapitzalli, teponaztli, conch, rasp, huehueti
it is a flute variety from the aztec culture made of clay with decorations of abstract designs or images of their deities
tlapitzalli
it is a mexican slit drum hollowed out and carved from a piece of hardwood with designs representing human figures or animals to be used for both religious and recreational purposes
teponaztli
it is a wind instrument made from a seashell usually of a large sea snail
conch
it is a hand percussion instrument whose sound is produced by scraping a group of notched sticks with another stick, creating a series of rattling effects
rasp
it is a mexican upright tubular drum used by the aztecs and other ancient civilizations
huehueti
they built one of the largest, most tightly controlled empires the world has ever known
incas
it is an ancient vessel flute made of clay or ceramic with four to 12 finger holes and a mouthpiece that projected from the body
ocarina
these are ancient instruments tuned to different scalar varieties, played by blowing across the tubetop
zampoñas (panpipes)
this civilization is considered indigenous and not derived from other civilizations mainly because they came from the river valleys of the coastal deserts of peru
andean civilization
it is a side-blown cane flute that is played all year round
siku
these are vertical duct flutes with a mouthpiece similar to that of a recorder, used during the rainy season
tarkas
these are vertical cane flutes with an end-notched made from fragile bamboo. they are used during the dry season
quenas
