Test 1 Flashcards
Tuvan throat singing that produces two tones at the same time
Khoomii
A set of bells operated from a keyboard
carillon
A part of the range of a voice or instrument
register
A series of tones above the fundamental tone
harmonics
A small Tuvan fiddle decorated with a horse’s head
igil
What three things does a soundscape include
sounds, settings, and significances of music
What factors influence the content of a soundscape
technological advances, shifts in generational tastes, its contact or exposure to other soundscapes
ethnomusicology is a field that combines the study of music with the concerns and methods of
anthropology
different instruments have different tone qualities because of the presence and relative strength of
particular partials
Ethnomusicologists often participate in the tradition they study
true
What is one of the most effective ways to learn about a musical practice
participation actively in the tradition you are studying
A soundmark is
a sound that identifies a given place and time
Ethnomusicologists often conduct fieldwork to study music traditions that are no longer performed
false
What aspects of a soundscape form its setting
everything from the venue to the behavior of those present
How can outside observers of a particular musical culture become sensitive to its meanings
by discussing the music with musicians and other cultural insiders, by carefully considering insiders’ points of view, by repeated exposure to the music
What music do ethnomusicologists study today
any and all musical phenomena in a variety of places
Chinese bowed string instrument
erhu
keyboard used to operate a carillon
baton console
An Australian aboriginal instrument
didjeridu
the special tone quality of an instrument or voice
timbre
A style of Tuvan throat singing with whistle-like hamronics
sygyt
What is distinctive about the Tuvan vocal style called Khoomii
Two sounds are produced at the same time; a low, steady tone with a higher tone above
What do Khoomii singers try to do
Depict sounds of nature in order to reinforce their connection to the physical environment of Tuva
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
sound
vibrations with frequencies in the audible spectrum quality, duration, pitch, intensity
The context of a musical performance, place, structure of performance space, and behavior of those present
setting
Research, including observation and participation of living traditions
fieldwork
notes written down to record observations in the field
field notes
The process of identifying a musical scene and studying the soundscape of which it is a part
musical ethnography
The range of meanings constructed by musicians and listeners in response to musical sound and its settings
significance
What a researcher does when studying a living tradition during fieldwork
participant-observation
close, analytical listening in order to recognize characteristics of sound, formal structure, and aspects of musical styles
critical listening
the science that deals with sound
acoustics
The highness or lowness of a sound
pitch
The lowest tone in a harmonic series
fundamental tone
The series of simple vibrations that combine to create a complex pitched sound
harmonics or partials
The harmonics above the fundamental
overtones
The distinctiveness of a particular voice or instrument, arising from acoustical properties of the harmonic series. Also called quality
timbre
A style of khoomii characterized by text sung in a low register
kargyraa
Literally “stirrup;” a type of khoomii that features a rhythmic pulsing, said to imitate singing while riding a horse
ezengileer
Australian aerophone made from a hollowed-out, long piece of hardwood
didjeridu
The absence of sound
silence
The purposeful organization of the quality, pitch, duration, and intensity of sound
music
the voices and instruments that produce musical sound and whose vibrations give rise to our perceptions of quality
sound sources
The color of a sound, arising from acoustical properties of the harmonic series
quality
A regular fluctuation of a sound, produced by varying the pitch of the sound
vibrato
vocal style sung without audible vibrato
straight tone
A singing voice that is rough or gruff in quality
raspy
sound resonated from within the chest, with a low, powerful throaty vocal quality
chest voice
A light, bright tone resonated in the head
head voice
Male head voice
falsetto
A buzzing vocal quality produced by using the sinuses and mask of the face as sound resonators
nasal
The perceived loundess or softness of a sound
intensity