MUSC 1250-090 Exam 1

Khoomii singing consists of the production of what?

overtones above a continuous fundamental pitch

Which of the following is a membranophone?

Atumpan drum

Who were the two music researchers that developed a system of instrument classification?

Curt Sachs and Erich von Hornbostel

What is the musical texture where more than one main melody is heard at the same time?

polyphony

We learned that a ballad tells a story. Which song that we studied tells about dock worker who fought for the rights of workers.

The Ballad of Buddy McClean

We learned a type of music this semester that might be performed at the Great Durbar in Accra, Ghana, the culminating ceremony of the Homowo festival. After watching the film, Discovering the Music of Africa, which of the following would be a characteristic of the music that might be performed there?

polyrhythm

The Ballad of Buddy McClean is in what form?

strophic

The Wreck of Old 97 is sung by Dorsey Dixon. His style of singing was ...

Nasal

An example of an biphonic texture would be which of the following?

Armenian duduks in Sweet Spring

What does the raga of a piece tell you?

all of these (the setting or the use of that piece, the mode of the piece, the scale was chosen for that piece)

In India, as well as other areas of the world, the conch shell is used to communicate and create music. In India, this is called a

(Hint: It is played at the beginning of "Jay Ganesh.")

shankh

The form of pibroch, such as is heard in The Lament for Mary McCloud, is

theme and variation form

Birls, grips, and doublings are different types of

bagpipe gracings

The Adi tala is used in the lullaby "Oh Mother Clad in Blue". What does this tell you?

This song has an underlying rhythmic pattern called Adi.

Katajjaq singing is often performed as a(n)________ and often ends in laughter.

vocal game

"Araro Ariraro" is the title of a lullaby. What does "Araro Ariraro" mean?

Trick question. These are vocables.

What is the difference between the Uillean pipes and the Piob Mhor? (two answers are correct)

Uilleann Pipes have bellows, Piob Mhor has a blow pipe

Uilleann pipes are from Ireland, Piob Mhor are from Scotland

The Ganesh Chaturthi Festival culminates with the _____________ where the song Jay Ganesh is performed.

Puja Worship Service

Which of the following instruments began as an instrument used largely in the military?

Scottish bagpipes

Which of the following is an Irish-American ballad?

The Ballad of Buddy McClean

Which of the following performing groups is known for singing early music?

Kings Noyse

Songs are so common in this country that it is said that nearly every household has made at least one CD. What country is this?

Cape Verde

This Indonesian idiophone ensemble's name come from the word "to strike". What is it?

Gamelan

Coladeira (a modified strophic form) is the form of which of the following songs?

Riberonzinha

Patterns of rhythmic cycles make up the form pieces for which of the following ensembles/genres?

gamelan music

You would go to ceilidh in which of the following countries?

Ireland

Where would you hear a guitarron?

In a Mariachi band.

The practice of assigning a syllable to a pitch to learn or perform these pitches as part of a song that is in a specific mode is called______?

Solfège

Costumes for the Mariachi players often include which of the following?

sombreros

Scottish mouth music is called ____________ singing and imitates ____________.

Cannntaireachd, bagpipe ornamentation

This example is from the song titled 31

Agbadza (other answers; Queen on the Rushes, Fado Lisboeta, MTA song)

This example is from the song titled 32

Fado Lisboeta (other answers: Scotland the Brave, Agbadza, Queen of the Rushes)

This example is from the song titled 33

The MTA song (other answers: Amba Nilambari (O Mother Clad in Blue), Araro Ariraro, The Ballad of Buddy McClean)

This example is from the song titled 34

Scotland the Brave (other answers: Cannntaireachd Singing, Riberonzinha, Queen of the Rushes)

This example is from the song titled 35

Barbara Allen (other answers: Mum-bhai, Tema para Quinceanera, The Ballad of Buddy McClean)

From what country do the Mariachi band's originate?

Mexico

At what age is a Quinceanera celebrated?

15th birthday

What is the name of the Raga that is most commonly used for lullabies?

Nilambari

Who performs the Agbadza?

A Funeral Association

Why would someone join a diaspora?

To share traditions with those around them.

Which of the following are categories that Sachs-Hornbostel used as a classification of musical instruments?

Idiophone

"Jay Ganesh" means?

Praise Ganesh

What are the great Scottish bagpipes called?

Piob Mhor

The song "Blue Rondo ala Turk" consists of ____________ meter.

irregular or compound

What does "Fado" mean?

Fate

Multiple rhythms played at the same time is called

polyrhythm

The purposeful vibration of tone above and below the pitch is called...

vibrato

Fado Lisboeta represents the sentiment felt by

people who have emigrated to a new country.

What is the most likely form of a ballad?

strophic

Which of the following instruments are traditional to music of India?

Sitar