structure

Question 1

the structure

Answer 1

is closely related to its function as dance music or an accompaniment to everyday activities and tasks

Question 2

feature

Answer 2

repetition is the principal structural feature present in the music

Question 3

allied to repetition

Answer 3

is that subtle process of variation whereby individual parts will alter to create interest

Question 4

piece is

Answer 4

through composed

Question 5

the gankogui ostinato

Answer 5

is repeated throughout without any alteration and all other instruments orientate themselves to this vital structural foundation

Question 6

ostinato

Answer 6

in the gankogui, is commonly found in sub-Saharan Africa

often called the standard bell patern by musicologists

Question 7

the sogo part

Answer 7

contains a lot of repetition with the three quaver figure alternating between the “de” and “ku” sounds

Question 8

variants to sogo part

Answer 8

added semiquavers in bar 6

dotted rhythm in bar 36

Question 9

the atsimevu begins

Answer 9

with a simple series of dotted crotchets but as the piece grows, befitting the master drummer’s status, the patterns grow in complexity and virtuosity