Regarding religion in the Arab world,

Jews, Christians, and Muslims are influential.

What happened to Andalusian art music after the reconquest of Europe?

It was transplanted to North African coastal centers.

an Iraqi refugee and 'ud player.

The Congress of Arab Music

convened scholars who collected and codified Arab music.

What statement is true about the Arab world?

Arabic is spoken by the majority.

The music and dance form bar'a

was recognized by a UNESCO commission.

The song "Batal al-Bab"

is in the dance style called bar'a.

Which is a musical influence of the Ottoman empire on Arab music?

A musical legacy, the basis for the classical tradition.

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The Arab World

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A survey of the music-cultures of "Arabia." Source: Cengage/Cognero. Titon, Worlds of Music: An Introduction to the Music of the World's Peoples. 4th edition, shorter version.

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1
Regarding religion in the Arab world,
Jews, Christians, and Muslims are influential.
muezzins play Andalusian music on 'uds.
it constitutes strictly Muslim religion and culture.
Hindus, Buddhists, and Muslims are influential.
2
"Al Shaghal"
is performed by a takht ensemble.
is in the maqamBayyati, including a neutral or half-tone
is in the wahdah rhythmic mode and involves tarab.
All of the above.
3
What happened to Andalusian art music after the reconquest of Europe?
It died.
It was transplanted to North African coastal centers.
It remained strong in southern Europe and Spain.
It was eventually replaced by European art music.
4
Women making communal music at a Moroccan wedding accompany themselves on a
1-or 2-stringed fiddle called a rabab.
frame drum called a bendir.
brass tray and tin can.
huge tambourine called a mazhar.
5
Rahim Alhaj is
a famous muezzin of the Great Mosque.
an Iraqi refugee and 'ud player.
known for his World Beat music.
a singer-poet of the Bedouin tradition.
6
The Congress of Arab Music
was sponsored in Egypt by Napoleon Bonaparte.
convened scholars who collected and codified Arab music.
outlawed the use of half-flats in maqams.
did not include European musica scholars.
7
What statement is true about the Arab world?
Arabic is spoken by the majority.
It includes southern Spain and Italy.
It extends to Indonesia and Bangladesh.
It is comprised exclusively of Muslims.
8
The "Arabia" imagined by Westerners sometimes
has inspired Westerners composers.
All of the above.
includes misleading stereotypes.
has inspired Western painters and other artists.
9
The music and dance form bar'a
was recognized by a UNESCO commission.
was recognized by the Congress of Arab Music.
was recognized by Arab Music Retreat.
was recognized by Alemphon records.
10
The song "Batal al-Bab"
is in the dance style called bar'a.
is in the style of a belly dance.
is in the dance style called zaffah.
is in the style of an oriental dance.
11
Which is a musical influence of the Ottoman empire on Arab music?
A musical legacy, the basis for the classical tradition.
The reconciling of Arab modes with European 12-tone system.
The Qur'an, which includes guidance on music.
The Congress of Arab Music, which studied Arab music.

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