USC World Music Cultures

On the uilleann pipes, the regulators are used to:

Mariachi music

The batá drums are principally associated with this religious rituals

Which of the following are true of Northern Ireland?

The term Bollywood is used variously to refer to the mainstream Indian film industry

On the uilleann pipes, the main melody is played on the:

The “two great traditions” of Indian classical music discussed are:

The bossa nova style of guitar playing, is called:

Lata Mangeshkar is the best-known female singer in the history of Indian film music.

The root foundation of beleganjur music is a gong cycle:

Ma is the concept of space in Japan

Drumming:

The kora is classified as a ___________ and is unique to West Africa.

Music as a commodity is when:

Using “drum speech,” Akan people can:

Call-and-response is a significant manifestation of:

The Shamisen is a chordophone in China

The dizi and the xiao are two important Chinese chordophones.

Which of the following is a traditional Ugandan instrument?

The term that refers to the note-by-note expansion of a raga in performance is:

The function of the gamelan beleganjur in cremation rituals is:

The pokok is a slow moving melodic foundation that is repeated constantly.

Ethnomusicology is the study of music and its connections with etymology.

The classification system of instruments based on “-phones” was created by:

The shakuhashi is an aerophone in Japan.

Although India has great religious diversity, the majority of the population is:

The song “Oye Como Va”

Choreographed sequences in kreasi beleganjur compositions are called:

Which of the following is NOT associated with carnival traditions of Brazil or Trinidad?

An instrument in which the vibration of the body of the instrument, produces the sound

A bodhrán is:

The oldest style of Hindu religious chant, based on ancient Hindu scriptures, is:

In the world of music, some music is more primitive than other.

One of the most important early figures in Irish traditional music was:

is the rhythmic basis of virtually all forms of Cuban-derived Latin dance music.

The danzón, Cuba’s “national dance” of the 1920s, was accompanied by an ensemble called

The instrument known as sheng is:

Whenever a Balinese funeral procession reaches a crossroad:

Secular Cuban dance music that features singing, conga drums, instruments:

An Orchestra of knobbed pots, gongs, metallophones is known as:

The main drum used in bhangra is known as:

Mediated music is:

Which of the following define a Hindustani raga?

Kreasi beleganjur places a high value on:

The main impetus for the Irish diaspora was: