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Amazing Grace

  1. What is the title of this song?
  2. What country is this song most closely associated with?
  3. What is the metric grouping
A
  1. Amazing Grace
  2. USA
  3. Triple= 3/4
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Agbekor

  1. Which West African people are performing this
    example?
  2. What country is this example from (Hint=Africa is
    not a country)?
  3. Which rhythmic concept is best represented by this example
A
  1. Anlo-Ewe
  2. Ghana
  3. Polyrhythm
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El Corrido de Gregorio Cortez

  1. What is the title of this example?
  2. What is the genre of this example?
  3. Define Corrido:
  4. What is the story that this example relates to the
    listener?
  5. In what country does this story take place?
  6. What is the meteric grouping?
A
  1. “The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez”
  2. Corrido
  3. Mexican and Mexican-American narrative song genre.
  4. It tells the story from 1901 in which a poor translation led to conflict and then the fatal shooting of a sheriff by Cortez. He then fled and eluded capture by a posse of “Texas rangers” for several days. The corrido celebrates Cortez to those for whom he became a hero. It symbolized the ongoing border conflict.
  5. America
  6. Compound 6/8
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The Times They Are-a Changin’

  1. What country is this song from?
  2. Who composed this song?
  3. What is this song about?
  4. What is the title of this song?
  5. What is the metric grouping?
A
  1. America
  2. Bob Dylan
  3. It is a protest anthem that gave strength to the changing political and social movements in 1960s America. In particular, Dylan wrote it about the civil rights movement.
  4. The Times They Are a-Changin’
  5. Triple= 3/4
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Ketawang Subakastawa

  1. What country is this example from/Where is Bali?
  2. What is the kind of ensemble or genre heard in this example?
  3. What is the metric foundation for this example called?
A
  1. Indonesia
  2. Gamelan
  3. Colotomic meter
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1812 Overture

  1. Who is the composer of this composition?
  2. From what country does this piece originate?
  3. What is the genre of this work?
  4. What style period in Western Art is this from?
  5. What is the title of this work?
  6. What two beats of a 4/4 measure are being emphasized?
A
  1. Tchaikovsky
  2. Russia
  3. Concert Overture
  4. Romantic
  5. 1812 Overture
  6. 1 and 3/ downbeat
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Raga Jog

  1. What is the title of this piece?
  2. What instruments do you hear in this example?
  3. Who is playing the sitar in these examples?
  4. Where are these examples from?
  5. What is the genre of these examples?
  6. What is the metric foundation?/What is the translation for meter?
A
  1. Raga Jog
  2. Chordophone=Sitar, Membranophone=Tabla,
    Drone instrument/chordophone=Tanpura
  3. Ravi Shankar
  4. India (north)
  5. North Indian Classical Music or Hindustani
  6. Tala (tintal)
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Carnatic Music- adi tala

  1. Where is this example from?
  2. What is the metric foundation?/What is the translation for meter?
A
  1. South India

2. Tala (adi tala)

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West African Xylophone

  1. What country is this example from?
  2. What people created this example?
  3. What is unique about the timbre of these idiophones?
  4. Which rhythmic concept is best represented by this example?
A
  1. Mali in West Africa
  2. Senufo
  3. The resonator gourds on the xylophones have vibrating membranes that buzz when the notes are struck. This combined with the rattles attached to the wrists of the musicians add a texture to the sound that is part of the aesthetic preference of the musicians.
  4. Polyrhythm
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Carmen

  1. What is the title of the opera that this example comes from?
  2. Who composed this example?
  3. What is the genre of this work?
  4. From which style period in Western Art Music?
  5. From what country?
  6. . Which rhythmic technique is used in this example
A
  1. Carmen
  2. Bizet
  3. Opera
  4. Romantic
  5. France
  6. Recitative
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Ringmasters, Love Me and the World Is Mine

  1. What is the genre of this example?
  2. From which country does this genre originate?
  3. How many singers are in this group?
  4. Is this a homogeneous or heterogeneous sound ideal?
  5. What two beats of a 4/4 measure are being emphasized
A
  1. Barbershop Quartet
  2. USA
  3. Four
  4. Homogeneous because the timbre of the voices blend together.
  5. 2 and 4/ backbeats
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Adagio for strings

  1. What is the title of this composition?
  2. Who is the composer?
  3. From what country?
  4. From which style period in Western Art music?
  5. Is this a homogeneous or heterogeneous sound ideal?
A
  1. Adagio for strings
  2. Samuel Barber
  3. USA
  4. 20th centrury
  5. Homogeneous because the timbre of the string instruments are similar.
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Thai Pi Phat ensemble

  1. What country is this example from?
  2. Is this an example of a homogeneous or heterogeneous sound ideal?
A
  1. Thailand

2. Heterogeneous because the instrumental timbres are not similar.

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Take Five

  1. Who is performing this example?
  2. What is the title of this example?
  3. What is the instrumentation of this example?
  4. Is this a homogeneous or heterogeneous sound ideal?
  5. What is the genre?
  6. What country?
  7. Is the subdivision of the background pulse duple or triple?
  8. What is the metric grouping/meter/grouping of the background pulse?
A

Take Five

  1. Dave Brubeck Quartet
  2. Take Five
  3. Saxophone, Piano, Bass, Drums
  4. Heterogeneous between all of the instruments, homogeneous between bass and piano left hand. Be able to explain using the word timbre in your explanation.
  5. Cool jazz
  6. USA
  7. Triple=jazz
  8. Five (5/4)
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Symphonie fantastique

  1. Composer=
  2. Style Period=
  3. Composition=
  4. Genre=

Listen to the final minute of movement 4.

  1. Is this a homogeneous or heterogeneous sound ideal?
  2. What is the ensemble called?
  3. Does this have a downbeat or backbeat emphasis?
A
  1. Berlioz
  2. Romantic
  3. Symphonie fantastique, Mvt. 4
  4. Program Symphony

Listen to the final minute of movement 4.

  1. Heterogeneous
  2. Symphony orchestra
  3. Downbeat
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The Stars and Stripes Forever

  1. Title=
  2. Composer=
  3. Genre=
  4. metric grouping=
  5. country of origin=
  6. style period=
A
  1. The Stars and Stripes Forever
  2. John Philip Sousa
  3. March
  4. Duple with downbeat emphasis
  5. USA
  6. Late Romantic
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Waltz in C Sharp Minor

  1. Title=
  2. Composer=
  3. Genre=
  4. Style Period=
  5. Rhythmic technique=
  6. Country=
  7. Instrument=
A
  1. Waltz in C Sharp Minor
  2. Chopin
  3. Piano waltz
  4. Romantic
  5. Rubato
  6. France/Poland
  7. Piano
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Ana Fi Intizarak

  1. Title=
  2. Performer=
  3. Rhythmic foundation=
  4. Country=
A
  1. Ana Fi Intizarak
  2. Oum Kalthoum
  3. Rhythmic mode/Iqa
  4. Egypt
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Rumba Pa’los Rumberos

  1. Genre=
  2. Country of origin=
  3. Timeline pattern=
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  1. Rumba
  2. Cuba
  3. Clave
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Salsa Y Sabor

  1. Title=
  2. Composer/Artist=
  3. What instrument does this artist play?
  4. Genre=
  5. Timeline pattern=
A
  1. Salsa Y Sabor
  2. Composer/Artist= Tito Puente
  3. Timbales
  4. Salsa
  5. 2/3 clave
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West End Blues

  1. Title=
  2. Country=
  3. Genre=
  4. Performer=
  5. Rhythmic emphasis=
  6. Subdivision
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  1. West End Blues
  2. USA
  3. New Orleans Jazz
  4. Louis Armstrong (Trumpet)
  5. 2 and 4/Backbeat after the free intro
  6. Triple
22
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  1. Soprano-
  2. Alto-
  3. Tenor-
  4. Bass-
A
  1. high female vocal range
  2. low female vocal range
  3. high male vocal range
  4. low male vocal range
23
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Define Rhythm:

A

element of music that deals with the arrangement of sounds and silences in relation to time.

24
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Define Drone:

A

a persistent low sound underlying the music, either a pitch or a rhythm.

25
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Define Pulse:

A

equal length durations

26
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Define Beat:

A

In rhythm: combination of long and short or strong and weak equal length durations.

27
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Define Meter:

A

regular grouping of beats

28
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Define Rubato:

A

speeding up and slowing down the pace of the background pulse

29
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Define Recitative:

A

singing that imitates and emphasizes in both pitch and rhythm. the natural flow of speech

30
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Define Downbeat:

A

Strongest beat in a measure/ beat 1

31
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Define Waltz:

A

European courtly dance in triple meter

32
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Define Syncopation:

A

rhythmic emphasis where it’s not expected

33
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Define Polyrhythm:

A

multiple rhythmic patterns performed simultaneously

34
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Define Ostinato:

A

a constantly recurring melodic, harmonic, or rhythmic motive

35
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Define Africa Diaspora:

A

African cultural elements that are reestablished outside the continent of Africa

36
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Define Accelerando:

A

Speed up

37
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Define Ritardando:

A

Slow down

38
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Define Timbre:

A

quality of sound of an instrument

39
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Define Kompak:

A

Balinese (Gamelan) ensemble aesthetic of tight precision between players.

40
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Define Idée Fixe:

A

“Fixed Idea”; term coined by Berlioz for a recurring musical idea that links different movements of a work

41
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What A Wonderful World

  1. Composer
  2. Steady Pulse?
  3. Subdivision
A
  1. Louis Armstrong
  2. Yes
  3. Triple
42
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Define Middleground Time:

A

level time at which the background pulses or beats are organized in perceptible patterns.

43
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European Music =

A

Emphasis on Downbeats(1 and 3)

44
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African American/American Pop

A

Emphasis on Backbeat(2 and 4)

45
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North and South Indian Classical Music

A

organized measures called Tala

46
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Southeastern Asia=

A

Colotomic Meter- articulation of the metric grouping by one or more instruments

47
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Middle East=

A

Rhythmic Mode/Iqa-metrical structure that also bears expressive qualities

48
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Africa

A

Polyrhythmicmusic, timeline patterns (rhythmic ostinato)

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Free Rhythm

A

music without a steady background pulse

50
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Latin American Music/ Caribbean

A

-3/2 or 2/3 clave

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