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World Music Flashcards

1
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Chinese guitar like instrument

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Ch’in

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2
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Chinese flute

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Dizi

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3
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Chinese bowed violin like instrument

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Erh-hu

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4
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3 melodic features of Chinese music

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  • pentatonic scale
  • ornamentation
  • pitch bending
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5
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Chinese rhythm (time signature)

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4\4

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6
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Chinese texture

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Monophonic or homophonic

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7
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Gamelan instruments (2)

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Gongs and metallaphones

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8
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Gamelan melody (3)

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  • pentatonic scale
  • ornamentation
  • interlocking parts
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9
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Gamelan texture

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Heterophonic

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10
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Japanese flute

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Shakuhachi

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11
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Japanese instrument that is plucked and plays melody

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Koto

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12
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Japanese mouth organ

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Sho

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13
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Japanese scale used

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Pentatonic

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14
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Japanese rhythm

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Some free rhythms

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15
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Texture Japanese

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Heterophonic and monophonic

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16
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Japanese music anything else (3)

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  • Gets faster through sections
  • through composed (no repeated parts)
  • no chordal harmonies
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17
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African plucked lute

A

Rabab

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18
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African plucked

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Kora

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19
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African percussion

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Xylophone

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20
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African plucked more (Arabic sounding)

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Ud

21
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African melody

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Ostinato (repeated patterns)

22
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African rhythm

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  • polyrhythms
  • syncopation
  • ostinato
23
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African music anything else

A

Call and response

24
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Latin American accordion

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Bandoneon

25
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Latin America blown instrument

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Pan pipe

26
Q

Latin American ukulele

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Charangos

27
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Latin American guitar

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Guitar

28
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Latin American rhythm

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Syncopation

29
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Latin American melody

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Ostinato

30
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Latin American texture

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Homophonic and melody doubles in thirds

31
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Latin American anything else

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Tango is minor

32
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Indian flute

A

Bansuri

33
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Indian plucked

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Sitar

34
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Indian bowed

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Sarangi

35
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Indian drums

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Tabla

36
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India melody

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  • raga (melodic system)
  • ornamentation
  • pitch bending
  • improvisation
37
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Indian texture

A

Melody and drone

Tala

38
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Calypso festival and when is it

A

Carnival

After lent

39
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What type of band is calypso

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Steel band

40
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Calypso instruments 10

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Penny whistle
Saxophone 
Trumpet
Trombone
Clarinet
Steel pans
Piano
Synthesiser
Electric guitar
Bass guitar
41
Q

Distinctive feature of steel pans

A

Roll or tremolo

42
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Calypso percussion

A

Maracas
Conga
Cowbells
Bass drums

43
Q

Calypso rhythms

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Syncopation

44
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Calypso melody

A
  • simple
  • major
  • instrumentalists imitate vocalists line
  • solo singer improvises verses
45
Q

Calypso tempo/meter

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Duple metre

Fast tempo

46
Q

Calypso texture

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Call and response

47
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Where were calypso songs originally sung?

A

Tents

48
Q

What helped the spread of calypso

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78 rpm records

49
Q

What form is calypso in?

A

Verse chorus

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