Exam 2 Flashcards
(54 cards)
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Han Chinese
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largest Chinese nationality
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Qin
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7-stringed zither
- vibrato
- portmento
- harmonics
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Pipa
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4-stringed lute
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Wen
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- civic
- soft, nuance, subtelty
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Wu
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- militaristic
- loud strumming, virtuosic
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Jiangnan sizhu
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style of traditional Chinese instrumental music from the Jiangnan region
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Sheng
jingju theater
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Male
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Dan
jingju theater
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Female
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Jing
jingju theater
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Painted face
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Chou
jingju theater
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Comic male
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Wenchang
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melodic ensemble
- civic
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Wuchang
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percussion ensemble
- militaristic
- character entrances/exits
- sound effects
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Confucianism
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system of philosophical & ethical teachings
Confucius sought for peace & stability & hierarchy
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Qing Dynasty
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1644 - 1911/12
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Republic of China
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1912 - 1949
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Kuomintang
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Nationalist party
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People’s Republic of China
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1949 - present
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Cultural Revolution
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1966-1976
- support art that supported communism
- suppressing art/cultural practices/jobs
- banned a lot of Western-influenced music/movies as well as traditional Chinese music/Jingju theater
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Marxism
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Marxists believe that the transition from capitalism to socialism is an inevitable part of the development of human society
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Songs for the masses
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Chinese communist political songs
- designed for everyone to sings along
- Cultural Revolution
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Underground rock music
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- cassettes helped it spread
- Cui Jian
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Shanghai popular song
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- produced since the late 20s
- hybrid of various Western & Chinese musical genres
- lyrics in Mandarin
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Rake ‘n’ Scrape
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- Bahamas
- old carpenter’s saw
- accordion
- goombey drum
- quadrille dancing
- Cat Island
- Festival
- Ancient Man
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Transnational connections (Localism & Transnationalism)
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meanings & sounds similar to other kinds of Caribbean music
- Festival
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Diaspora
- the sum total of people who identify w/ a particular homeland, but live elsewhere
- social group is removed from its homeland & scattered around the world
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Colonialism
long lasting influences
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Syncretism
- the process of combining distinct cultural practices to create new cultural practices
- reflected in all styles of Caribbean music
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Clave
- ostinato
- instrument (2 short pieces of wood)
- rhythmic system
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Conga
- large barrel-shaped drum
| - invented in Cuba
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Bongo
- 2 smaller drums
- invented in Cuba
- Santería
- Afro-Cuban religious cult (incorporated some elements of Christianity
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Calypso
- Trinidad and Tobago
- steel pan
- Carnival (last big celebration before Lent)
- social/political commentary
- playful competition
- picong (light comical banter) /extempo (lyrically
improvised form of Calypso)
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Rumba
Spanish and African elements; originates in Cuba
- Carnival
- ------------------------------
- clave
- conga
- shaker
- syncopation
- palitos (Puerto Rican instrument: 2 wooden sticks)
- interlocking w/ conga
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Danzón
- mid 19th century
- much more European sound
- hyper-sexualized
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- violins
- flute
- piano
- timbales (percussion)
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Son
- combination of both Rumba & Danzón
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- string instruments
- guitar, bass, tres (guitar-like instrument of Cuba)
- percussion
- bongo, clave, maracas
- marímbula (plucked musical box)
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Canto/Montuno
- the two main sections of the rumba
- narrative and call and response with chorus/percussion, respectively
- The second section cues the start of the male/female dance and the improve occurs
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Rhythmic patterns & cultural connections
aka Clave
SOME EXAMPLES:
- Tresillo (1,4,7)
- Cinquillo
- Habanera
- Son clave
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Discourse
the sum total of ideas, connotations, and vocabulary that a social group associates w/ a person, place, or thing.
- like its reputation
- neither true or false
- certain individuals & institutions have more power than others to shape discourses become more prevalent, and thus more powerful, than others
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Middle East history
3rd - 7th c. CE - Byzantine & Persian Empires
8th ~ 13th c. - Islamic Empire (musicians travelled freely)
1574 - Ottoman Empire
29th c. - European Colonialism
- 20th c - Independence Movements
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Middle Eastern Languages
Algeria, Egypt, Iraq - Arabic
Iran - Farsi
Turkey - Turkish
Afghanistan - Dari & Pashto
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Middle Eastern Sound
- monophonic texture
- emphasis on solo vocal performance
- value on improvisation
- ornamentation
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Takht Ensemble
- representative musical ensemble, the orchestra, of Middle Eastern music
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Middle Eastern Instruments
- qanun (pluked zither)
* **- oud (lute/mandolin)***
- nāy (flute-like)
- darbūka & doumbek (goblet-shaped drums)
- riqq (tambourine-like)
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Music & Religion
- Qur'anic recitation (Tajwid)
| - trancers are understood as possessing a special ability to communicate w/ the divine and are held in particular esteem
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Music & Spirit Possession
- used to induce a healing trance that remedies psychological and physiological symptoms associated w/ afflictions by spirits
- produce trance to alleviate the sufferings of the spirits
- patient temp. gives up his body to the spirit so that the spirit can enjoy the sound of the song
- bringing back into balance the relationship btwn the world of humans and a population of unseen beings that coexist w/in it
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Melodic Modes
named musical scales that have conventions for how the pitches are used in performance; may be associated w/ particular moods or extramusical associations
- Rast: dignity, pride; religious songs; most common
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Rhythmic Modes
- named rhythmic patterns played in repeated cycles
- defined by their relationship btwn low & high drum strokes
- not every piece will have one
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Maqam
melodic mode in Eastern Arab world
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Dastgah
melodic mode in Persia/Iran
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Umm Kulthum & Tarab
- very popular Egyptian singer
| - heightened state of emotion or musical enchantment associated to listening to traditional Arab music
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Sufism
mystical Islamic belief and practice in which Muslims seek to find the truth of divine love and knowledge through direct personal experience of God
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Amazigh/Berber
one of the two social groups in Morocco
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Jama el Fna
Square in Morocco
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Instruments of Morocco
- rribab - bowed instrument
- derbuga/darabukka - goblet drum
- bango-mandolin
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Arab Spring
revolutionary wave of both violent and non-violent demonstrations, protests, riots, coups and civil wars in North Africa and the Middle East
