World Music

Question 1

Features of Arabic music

Answer 1

-Call and response
-Heterophonic
-Ornamentation
-Oud

Question 2

2 instruments in Arabic music and how they are played

Answer 2

Qanun - zither
Oud - lute
Ney - flute
Rabab - fiddle
Riqq - tambourine
Doumbek - drum
Buzuq - lute

Question 3

Features of African music

Answer 3

-Pentatonic scale
-Call and response
-Improvisation
-Polyrhythms
-Polyphonic
-Wide use of percussion
-Ostinatos

Question 4

2 instruments in African music and how they are played

Answer 4

Djembe - drum
Balafon - xylophone
Kora - harp
Talking drum
Shekere

Question 5

Features of Indian music

Answer 5

-Pitch bending
-Ornamentation
-Use of (instrument)
-Homophonic
-Drone accompaniment (tanpura)

Question 6

2 instruments in Indian music and how they are played

Answer 6

Tanpura - string, plucked
Tabla - drum
Sitar - string, plucked
Bansuri - flute

Question 7

Features of Indonesian music (Gamelan)

Answer 7

-Repeating ostinatos
-Cyclic patterns
-Polyphonic
-Metallic sound

Question 8

2 instruments in Indonesian music and how they are played

Answer 8

Gong
Saron
Kempul
Bonang

Question 9

Features of Chinese music (Guangdong, Jiangnan Sizhu)

Answer 9

-Pentatonic
-No dissonance
-2/4 or 4/4 time
-Percussion use
-Heterophonic
-Descriptive music (programmatic)

Question 10

2 instruments in Chinese music and how they are played

Answer 10

Pipa - lute
Erhu - fiddle
Dizi - flute
Sheng
Yangqin - hammered dulcimer
Guzheng - zither
Gaohu - fiddle