Final Flashcards
(104 cards)
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Adhan
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Call to prayer
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Arabic
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Holy language of Islam
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Iran
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Persia
3
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Maqam
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System of rules for Arabic composition
4
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Dastgah
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System of rules for Persian composition
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Mecca
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Islam’s holy city
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Minaret
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Tower where call to prayer is sound off
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Musiqa
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Wetter music, sensuous music
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Non-musiqa
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Call to prayer, chant Koran/poetry
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Santur
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The great grandfather of dulcimers
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Sunni
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Majority branch of Islam
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Shiah
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Minority branch of Islam
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Ud
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Fret less plucked lute/forerunner of Renaissance lute
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Koran
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Holy bible
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Klezmer
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Jewish dance music
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Liturgical cantillation
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Speech that is between speaking and singing
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Ney
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Egyptian flute/ vertical
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Sufism
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Branch of Islam that encourages music in worship
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Sufi dhikr
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Swirling singing and whirling dance
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Takht
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Arabic music ensemble with zithers, bowed and plucked lutes
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Shofar
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Jewish trumpet
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Qanun
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Plucked Zither, in takht ensemble
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Duff
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Tambourine
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Riqq
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Small single headed drum
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Darbuka
Globet shaped round drum, Turkish music
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Rags sharqui
Belly dance
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Tarab
Ecstasy achieved through music
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Zulu king Shaka
Having organized a powerful military machine that conquered many people throughout S.A.
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Polyrhythms
Multiple rhythms
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Call and response
An individual sings a call and the group response
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Donno
Double headed hourglass shaped drum found in Ghana
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Maraca
rattles with beads inside
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Juju music
...
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Hosho
Gourd rattle with internal beads/seeds, Zimbabwe
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Mbira
Lamellophone found in Africa, common to Shona
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Bira
A spirit possession ceremony of the Shona ethnic group from Zimbabwe
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Idi Amin
Brutal ruler, seized control of the government in 1971, massacred more than 300,000 citizens.
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Akadinda xylophone
Large and log with 17-22 bars from Uganda
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Jali with kora
Jali: a singer and oral historian; Kora: A harp lute
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Afrikaans
The descendants of Dutch colonists in South Africa, white south Africans.
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Mbube
Call and response by male vocal groups
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Apartheid
Policy of racial segregation and economic discrimination against non-European in South Africa; strict segregation laws in South Africa
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Bombo
Large drum from Peru and Brazil
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Bandonean
Button box accordion from Argentina
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Mestizo
Mix of Spanish and native ethnic heritage
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Macchu piccu
Ancient inca ruins
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Andes
Longest system of high mountains in the world
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Amazon Indian chant
Screech of a harpy eagle in the intro
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Argentina
Birthplace of tango
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Siku
Panpipes used in Peru
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Sikuri
Ensemble from Peru, Siku and drums
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Takak nhiok
Naming ritual in 5 stages over 5 yrs
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Samba
Popular music in Brazil
| Originate from Africa
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Agogo
Double bell in west Africa
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Reco reco
Notched scraper
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Cuica
Friction drum
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Capoeira
Martial arts dance, made by runaway slaves I'm Brazil
| Street fighting and vandalism
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Berimbau
Musical bow, consisting of : gourd, stick, metal wire
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Pandeiros
Tambourines
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Mariachi
Folk music, celebratory events
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Vi huela
Small guitar with convex resonator
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Guitarron
Large fretted plucked lute with convex resonator
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Drono
talking drum
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Juju
Popular music style
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Music, singing & ____ are considered inseparable
dance
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How many cultural zones are there in Africa?
3
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What part of West Africa is noted for the talking drums?
Ghana
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When an individual and a group alternate sining it is called ____.
call and response
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The complexity of interwoven rhythmic patterns is called ___.
polyrhythmic
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What is a gourd rattle with an external beaded netting?
Maraca
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What is the name of the Zulu king who built a powerful military army?
King Shaka
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How many dialects are there in the Sub-Sahara?
800 dialects
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The political borders of Africa are the result of ___.
European Colonialism.
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What are the 3 main regions of Africa?
Pan Saharan, Sub Saharan, Sahel Zone
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3 main activities associated with music are:
communal dance, call and response singing, and polyrhythms
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Russia
Balalaika, Dorma
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Hungary
Cimbalom, Hurdy Gurdy
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Spain
Flamenco Guitar
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Scotland
Highland Bagpipe
79
Bulgaria
Women's Chorus
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Greece
Byzantine Chant
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Ireland
Uillean Bagpipes
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T/F A drum and flute are most common instruments to accompany the voice.
F... rattles
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T/F The pow wow practice started in the 18th century
F... 19th century
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T/F Inuit throat-singing is done only by women.
T
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T/F The flute was primarily used in pow pow celebrations
F... used in courting
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T/F Most reservations are found in AZ and Montana.
F
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T/F A strained sound is often desirable in Plains singing style.
T
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T/F The beat of the drum in a pow wow is most often steady dotted rhythm.
T
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T/F Many songs are believed to have come from spirits and animals.
T
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T/F Vocables are words with secret meaning.
T
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What instrument represents the wind?
Flute
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What instrument represents mother earth?
drum
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How many different tribes are there in North America?
300
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How many different culture areas are there?
9
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What is the primary focus of musical performance?
vocal
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How long can a pow wow last?
1-4 days
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Give three subject matters of Native American songs:
nature, community history, and legends/myths of tribes
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Portuguese
official language of Brazil
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Capoeria
a dance developed from a style of martial arts
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Cuica
A friction drum
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Which country colonized Brazil?
Portugal
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Where does Samba music have its roots from?
Africa
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Berimbau
A musical bow
