african drumming Flashcards
(12 cards)
1
Q
rhythms, metres
A
- reptition, ostinatos
- cyclic rhymths
- syncopation adn polyrhtyms
- cross rhtyhms
- master durmmer gives musical cues
- accents
2
Q
pitch
A
- repittion
- improvisation
- pitch determined by drums tuning
3
Q
harmony
A
- unison and parallel octave harmony
- choral singing and call and response
4
Q
ornamentation
A
- master drummer can elaborate and decorate his solo part with accents
5
Q
texture
A
- thick and polyphonic
6
Q
dynamics
A
- really loud
7
Q
tempo
A
- fast
- acceleratandos and deccelerandos
8
Q
ensemble
A
-master drummer leads
- call and respones
- improvised
9
Q
form, structure and phrasing
A
- not fixed, depends on master drummer
10
Q
how is it passed on
A
oral tradition
11
Q
artsits, bands, perfomers
A
- bolokada conde
- ladysmith black mambazo
12
Q
indtruments
A
- talking drum
- dundun
- balafon
- maracas
- djembe
