World Music

Question 1

Chinese guitar like instrument

Answer 1

Ch’in

Question 2

Chinese flute

Answer 2

Dizi

Question 3

Chinese bowed violin like instrument

Answer 3

Erh-hu

Question 4

3 melodic features of Chinese music

Answer 4

• pentatonic scale
• ornamentation
• pitch bending

Question 5

Chinese rhythm (time signature)

Answer 5

4\4

Question 6

Chinese texture

Answer 6

Monophonic or homophonic

Question 7

Gamelan instruments (2)

Answer 7

Gongs and metallaphones

Question 8

Gamelan melody (3)

Answer 8

• pentatonic scale
• ornamentation
• interlocking parts

Question 9

Gamelan texture

Answer 9

Heterophonic

Question 10

Japanese flute

Answer 10

Shakuhachi

Question 11

Japanese instrument that is plucked and plays melody

Answer 11

Koto

Question 12

Japanese mouth organ

Answer 12

Sho

Question 13

Japanese scale used

Answer 13

Pentatonic

Question 14

Japanese rhythm

Answer 14

Some free rhythms

Question 15

Texture Japanese

Answer 15

Heterophonic and monophonic

Question 16

Japanese music anything else (3)

Answer 16

• Gets faster through sections
• through composed (no repeated parts)
• no chordal harmonies

Question 17

African plucked lute

Answer 17

Rabab

Question 18

African plucked

Answer 18

Kora

Question 19

African percussion

Answer 19

Xylophone

Question 20

African plucked more (Arabic sounding)

Answer 20

Ud

Question 21

African melody

Answer 21

Ostinato (repeated patterns)

Question 22

African rhythm

Answer 22

• polyrhythms
• syncopation
• ostinato

Question 23

African music anything else

Answer 23

Call and response

Question 24

Latin American accordion

Answer 24

Bandoneon

Question 25

Latin America blown instrument

Answer 25

Pan pipe

Question 26

Latin American ukulele

Answer 26

Charangos

Question 27

Latin American guitar

Answer 27

Guitar

Question 28

Latin American rhythm

Answer 28

Syncopation

Question 29

Latin American melody

Answer 29

Ostinato

Question 30

Latin American texture

Answer 30

Homophonic and melody doubles in thirds

Question 31

Latin American anything else

Answer 31

Tango is minor

Question 32

Indian flute

Answer 32

Bansuri

Question 33

Indian plucked

Answer 33

Sitar

Question 34

Indian bowed

Answer 34

Sarangi

Question 35

Indian drums

Answer 35

Tabla

Question 36

India melody

Answer 36

- raga (melodic system) - ornamentation - pitch bending - improvisation

Question 37

Indian texture

Answer 37

Melody and drone | Tala

Question 38

Calypso festival and when is it

Answer 38

Carnival | After lent

Question 39

What type of band is calypso

Answer 39

Steel band

Question 40

Calypso instruments 10

Answer 40

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

Question 41

Distinctive feature of steel pans

Answer 41

Roll or tremolo

Question 42

Calypso percussion

Answer 42

Maracas Conga Cowbells Bass drums

Question 43

Calypso rhythms

Answer 43

Syncopation

Question 44

Calypso melody

Answer 44

- simple - major - instrumentalists imitate vocalists line - solo singer improvises verses

Question 45

Calypso tempo/meter

Answer 45

Duple metre | Fast tempo

Question 46

Calypso texture

Answer 46

Call and response

Question 47

Where were calypso songs originally sung?

Answer 47

Tents

Question 48

What helped the spread of calypso

Answer 48

78 rpm records

Question 49

What form is calypso in?

Answer 49

Verse chorus