Quiz 2: Week Five

Question 1

Islamic Music

Answer 1

Islam and ideas about music is contentious for many Muslims, Vocal ornamentations, guitar and violin are possible descendants of Middle eastern instruments

Question 2

Jewish Music

Answer 2

Sephardic and Ashkenazic, distinctive culture developed in response to the inventions of national traditions in the 1800s

Question 3

Klezmer

Answer 3

Itinerant musicians who performed ritual and secular music

Question 4

Christianity and Music

Answer 4

Maintained political advantage in much of Europe, the Roman Catholic church had influential ideas of scale and modality, Protestant Reformation and Denominations created new musical forms like Chorales

Question 5

Major Scale

Answer 5

The “happy” sound of a song, like Joy to the World

Question 6

Minor Scale

Answer 6

The “sad” sound of a song like Oifin Pripetshik

Question 7

Harmony

Answer 7

created by two or more different pitches sounding intentionally at the same time for the purpose of the sound they make together, chords

Question 8

Harmonic Rhythm

Answer 8

the movement of harmonic sounds or chords at a time

Question 9

Miroslav Tadic

Answer 9

From from Yugoslavia who teaches at Calarts and combines European Folk Music traditions with jazz, flamenco, classical, and other styles

Question 10

Ganga

Answer 10

Bosnian mountain music is slavic language with a polyphonic texture. Loud powerful voices are unmetered with rhythm determined by words in unison and thirds

Question 11

Góralski

Answer 11

Polish folk dance with focus on a single couple and highly improvised that is performed by a string band called a Kapela and performed as a suite. Tunes are called by the man and the woman expresses herself within a context controlled by a man

Question 12

Krysztof Trebunia-Tutka

Answer 12

a traditional musician of Podhale music yet modern, cosmopolitan, 21st century citizen

Question 13

Maghrib

Answer 13

part of the Arab world that’s in western part of North America

Question 14

Sub-Saharan Africa

Answer 14

Africa south of the Sahara Desert

Question 15

Enculturation

Answer 15

process of gradually acquiring cultural competency by living in a community ex. knowing to not clap between classical music movements

Question 16

Agbekor

Answer 16

War dance of the Ewe people, which means clear life, a type of singing and drumming that features percussion ensemble and a chorus of singers, call and response form

Question 17

Ewe

Answer 17

The Ewe people value triumph over adversity. Their extended family is important part of their social life with very special memorial services

Question 18

Gankogui

Answer 18

the double bell of an Agbekor ensemble who is the leader

Question 19

Axatse

Answer 19

dried gourd rattle

Question 20

Kaganu

Answer 20

Single headed drum plays the simple rhythm

Question 21

Kidi

Answer 21

Single headed drum plays supporting role

Question 22

Lunsi

Answer 22

drums of the dagomba, held between torso and arm and are squeezed for different pitches

Question 23

Gung gong

Answer 23

a cylindrical, carved drum with a snare on each of its two heads

Question 24

lunga

Answer 24

hour glass shaped cedar wood drum which imitates the Dugblani language

Question 25

Mbira

Answer 25

African thumb piano that connects the living with their ancestors

Question 26

Kushaura

Answer 26

the main part of mbira music, polyphonic

Question 27

Kutsinhira

Answer 27

interwoven 2nd part of mbira music, polyphonic