Final

Question 1

Term for free rhythm in Raga

Answer 1

Anibaddha

Question 2

Term for rhythmic pulse in raga

Answer 2

Nibaddha

Question 3

Beginning of the jor in raga features

Answer 3

Nibaddha without drum accompaniment

Question 4

3rd part of the solo exposition of a raga

Answer 4

Jhala

Question 5

Features of the Jhala

Answer 5

Fast, ends w/ a climax

Question 6

This part of a raga is a solo, has no rhythm, and has spiritually the highest importance in Indian music

Answer 6

Alap

Question 7

9 Ragas / Emotional Categories

Answer 7

1. Sadness, pathos
2. Love, joy
3. Heroism
4. Laughter, humour
5. Anger
6. Fear
7. Disgust
8. Surprise
9. Peace

Question 8

Part of the raga where the tabla player starts

Answer 8

Gat

Question 9

Part of a raga with fixed instrumental composition of drum accompaniment with an alternation of:

Vistar & Gat

Answer 9

Gat

Question 10

Final, concluding part of a raga, climatic

Answer 10

Jhala

Question 11

Solo improvisation by melodic instrument

Answer 11

Vistar

Question 12

composed melody used as a refrain to accompany solo improvisation by tabla

Answer 12

Gat

Question 13

South Indian Instrumentation

Answer 13

• Mridangam (main drum used)
• ghatam (clay pot)
• Vina
• Harmonium
- Violin

Question 14

a South Indian genre of devotional sings using Hindu poetry

Answer 14

South Indian Carnatic Classical Singing (Kristi)

Question 15

South Indian Carnatic Singing is predominantly ____ (improvised or composed)

Answer 15

Composed

Question 16

Hindu devotional worship songs from India (North & South)

Answer 16

Bhajan

Question 17

The Hindi language film industry based in Mumbai (Bombay)

Answer 17

Bollywood

Question 18

Music from the Bollywood movies and other film types in Indian

Answer 18

Filmi

Question 19

Musical components/instruments of Qawwali:

Answer 19

vocals
- harmonium
- tabla and dholak

Question 20

Music structure of Qawwali

Answer 20

• vocals
  
  • harmonium
  • tabla and dholak

Question 21

A Sufi Devotional Song

Answer 21

Qawwali

Question 22

Nhac Tai Tu Instrumentation:

Answer 22

1) Dan Co

2) Dan Tranh

3) Dan Kim

Question 23

A Vietnamese bowed lute, cousin of the erhu

Answer 23

1) Dan Co

Question 24

a plucked lute North Indian instrument with:

• a large main body resonating chamber
• a Second resonating chamber up top of instrument
• Sympathetic strings underneath frets (6-7 main strings for melodies, movable frets are raised up quite high, allowing room for additional strings underneath which also resonate
• a very complex instrument

Answer 24

Sitar

Question 25

A North Indian classical music instrument similar to a sitar but with a metal board that brightens the sound

Answer 25

Sarod

Question 26

This North Indian classical instrument is a triangle shaped, struck zither and SHARES A SILK ROAD RELATIONSHIP WITH YANG QUIN CHINESE INSTRUMENT

Answer 26

Santoor

Question 27

List of Indian Classical instruments:

Answer 27

1) Sitar 2) Sarod 3) Santoor 4) Bansuri 5) Tabla 6) Tambura

Question 28

3 main sections of Hindustani raga:

Answer 28

1) Alap (includes Alap, jor, jhala) 2) Gat (includes vistar and gat alternations) 3) Jhala (final climatic conclusion)

Question 29

Bollywood is popular music from

Answer 29

Mumbai, India

Question 30

Music from Bollywood movies is called

Answer 30

Filmi

Question 31

This genre of music originates from the Sufi (Islamic) people of Pakistan

Answer 31

Qawwali

Question 32

This spiritual, south Asian genre emphasizes the importance of poetry and draws on music that developed from patronage, but also has pop and religious devotion (Seems like love songs, but are love songs to God)

Answer 32

Qawwali

Question 33

_____ ___ is characterized by: • Numerous kingdoms, each which had music/musicians employed in their royal courts - Thai monarchy sponsored music • diverse area w/ hundreds of ethnic groups • Indonesia has 17,000 islands alone

Answer 33

Southeast Asia

Question 34

2 materials Southeastern Asian instruments are made of:

Answer 34

1) Bronze (esp. idiophone) 2) Bamboo (winds)

Question 35

__ ___Selected Musical Traditions include: - Vietnam - Laos/ NE Thailand - Thailand - Java (densely populated parts of the world) - Bali (Hindu enclave, uses arts as form of devotion)

Answer 35

Southeast Asian

Question 36

Bronze Gong Ensembles are ___ music from ____

Answer 36

Folk, Vietnam

Question 37

Nhac Tai Tu is amateur music made for the enjoyment of performers from

Answer 37

Vietnam

Question 38

Piphat is music from the royal courts in

Answer 38

Thailand

Question 39

Lam Klawn is folk music from

Answer 39

Laos/NE Thailand

Question 40

Gamelan music is from

Answer 40

Java

Question 41

Gamelan Gong Kebyar music is Hindu enclave which uses arts as form of devotion and is from

Answer 41

Bali

Question 42

ensemble of gongs, cymbals, and drums of the upland (highlands) people of Vietnam

Answer 42

Bronze Gong Ensmeble

Question 43

Features of Vietnamese Bronze Gong Ensembles:

Answer 43

1) gongs of different pitchs 2) used for dance accompaniment (festivals, religious rituals) 3) interlocking composite melody - everybody hits a gong at a different time/pitch in melody 4) music is composed and passed down orally 5) music reflects the rural lifestyle, not hierarichal

Question 44

• Bronze metallurgy came to Southeast Asia from

Answer 44

China

Question 45

• Instruments made of___ were developed in Southeast Asia • ___instruments tend to have a lot of Chinese influence

Answer 45

- bronze - bamboo

Question 46

Southern Vietnam recreational folk music w/ Chinese influence & Indian influnce

Answer 46

Nhac Thai Tu

Question 47

Nhac Tai Tu Instrumentation:

Answer 47

1) Dan Co - Bowed Lute. __|__ 2) Dan Tranh [_____] 3) Dan Kim O——+-

Question 48

The ___ is a Silk Road cousin of the erhu

Answer 48

Dan Co

Question 49

The __ is a Silk Road cousin of the Gu Zheng (China) and Koto (Japan)

Answer 49

Dan Tranh

Question 50

The ___ is a silk road cousin of the Yue Qin

Answer 50

Dan Kim

Question 51

Although Nac Thai Tu instrumentation has Chinese influence, the Indian influence comes from:

Answer 51

the model system and rhythmic cycles where the last beat is emphasized

Question 52

Instruments of the Thailand Piphat genre:

Answer 52

1) ranat ek C____)

Question 53

Instruments of the Thailand Piphat genre:

Answer 53

1) ranat ek (_____) ^ 2) ranat thum - |_______| same but larger resonating body 3) kong wok lek and yai - U shaped circle of idiophones and player in centre 4) pi - double reed instrument

Question 54

4 layers of polyphonic stratification in Piphat:

Answer 54

Layers: 1) ranet ek 2) khong wong lek 3) ranat thum 4) khong wong yai

Question 55

A genre of music from northeastern (Laos) Thailand vocal repartee (conversation w/ quick, witty replies) with khaen accompaniment

Answer 55

Lam Klawn

Question 56

A bamboo mouth organ with a free read from Laos

Answer 56

Khaen

Question 58

These ensembles (orchestras) dominate music of Java and Bali

Answer 58

Gamelon

Question 59

Indonesian metallophone orchestras include:

Answer 59

- metal keyed instruments - spiked fiddle, bamboo flutes - barrel-shaped drums - male chorus & female soloists

Question 60

Gamelan Instrument Categories

Answer 60

1. Knobbed Gongs (hanging & kettle) 2. Keyboards (look like xylophones, metal keys) 3. Other melodic instruments (strings, wind) 4. Membranophones

Question 61

In Gamelon, how are instruments arranged?

Answer 61

In right angles to eachother

Question 62

What does the order of instrumentation in Gamelon represent?

Answer 62

Cardinal directions

Question 64

Gamelon Composition Form:

Answer 64

1) Head (introduction) - super short solo intro 2) Body - colotomic cycle structure, (aka gong cycle), strongest beat at the end, interlocking assigned gong pitches create melody - polyphonic stratification - layers of instruments playing at different rhythms 3) Foot - conclusion

Question 65

In Gamelon, which instrument plays the colotomic cycle (main beat)?

Answer 65

The hanging gongs

Question 66

In Gamelon, which instrument plays the end accented beat?

Answer 66

Gong agneg

Question 67

In gamleo, which instrument plays the main melody?

Answer 67

The kettle gongs

Question 68

In Gamelon, after the colotomic (hanging gongs) and basic melody (kettle gongs), what plays the elaborating melody?

Answer 68

Metal keyed instruments

Question 70

Differences between Java & Bali Music:

Answer 70

1) Javanese is performed by amateurs - smooth, gradual changes, moderate tempo 2) Balinese is played by professionals - complex, abrupt, fast