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A review Quiz for prelim #1
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According to John Blacking, music is
The combination of frequency and amplitude
Humanly organized sound
Human sounds on musical instruments
The result of structures of pitches and rhythms
2
Triple is
three
a country in southern Africa
a BaAka strign instrument
a rhythm or meter based on groups of three
3
Which is NOT true of African drum languages??
can convey messages and news
they imitate rhythm, stress, and pitch in language
they're distinct from musical aspects such as rhythm & pitch
the same word can have different meanings and pronunciations
4
Who captured the capital of Ghana in 1076?
the Almoravids
The French
The Romans
The Mongolians
5
True/False: community participation is valued in many African music-cultures
false
true
6
A five tone music scale is?
hexatatonic
pentatonic
septatonic
polytonic
7
Diphonic singing is
a melody accompanied by talking drums
a technique of generating and manipulating vocal overtones
two different songs being sung at once
a melody sung by at least two people
8
What does the Hornbostel/Sachs system describe?
Cat groups
Musical instrument groups
Historical groups
Culture groups
9
An interlocking pattern is
different voices playing the same part together
not very common
only found in drum musics
different parts played together to create a whole
10
More than one voice performing the
same melody in different ways
is called
heterophony
monophony
polyphony
homophony
11
An example of call-and-response is
vocal – instrumental
solo – ensemble
leader – chorus
all of the above
12
The term used by the Mandinke peoples to describe repeated rhytmic or melodic patterns is
kumbengo
Ewe
foro
jali/griot
13
What are Alan Merriam's 3 central aspects of music?
sound, behavior, culture
sound, rhythm, melody
rhythm, melody, texture
sound, behavior, conceptions (ideas)
14
In many music cultures of Africa
musical phrases have call-and-response features
wind instruments play a central role
community participation is not allowed
rhythms are do no repeat
15
The luna (also called the tama) is sometimes called what in English?
a talking drum
the moon
the cymbal
a cowbell
16
What is a balaphone?
a type of drum
a phone sitting precariously atop something
a type of Mandinke dance
ideophone similar to a xylophone
17
Who are the Mandinke?
powerful poltiical leaders in Ewe communities
descendents of the Mali empire now living in western Africa
large, south African culture-group
isi'Xhosa speaking group in present-day South Africa
18
A professional musician/singer in the Mandinke peoples
kumbengo
a Jali or Griot
BaAka
djembe
19
Rhythmic complexity is performed by
simultaenously performing multiple patterns
immitating bird songs
following a set beat
playing different instruments
20
Which definition of
culture
is most closely in line with ethnomusicology?
Entire way of life shared by people across the world
Entire way of life transmitted through generations
The musical system of a society
The social hierarchy of a society
21
What is a djembe?
a multi-stringed harp
a flute with rice paper seal
a drum from the Mandinke people
an Ewe song type
22
Musics found in the communities we surveyed commonly use which of these musical features?
electric amplification
ostinati
harmonic singing
glissando
23
Criterion for instrument classification according to Hornbostel and Sachs
type of people who play instrument
material instrument is made of
region instrument is from
how the instrument produces sound
24
Which best describes
frequency
?
duration (length of sound)
loudness
timbre (color of the sound)
pitch (height of tone waves)
25
Which is NOT one of the 4 characteristics of sound?
duration
texture
intensity
timbre
26
Musical texture common to several of the Aka/BaAka (pygmy) groups
polyphony
homophony
monophony
heterophony
27
Who are the Anlo Ewe?
culture-group in present-day Ghana in the lower Volta region
Performers and musicians
Bantu descended group in central Africa
13th century Arabic speaking group which invaded Mali empire
28
"brassy", "reedy", and "bright" are all words you might use to describe which?
frequency
texture
amplitude
timbre
29
True/False: talking drums(luna or tama) immitate some features of vocal prosity
false
true
