musc quiz 1 Flashcards
units 1 + 2
Paul Simon released his album Buena Vista Social Club in 1986, this album collaborated with a number of South African musicians.
False
A Capella
is singing without musical accompaniment
true
polyphony
is a music type made up of several distinct lines that play simultaneously together.
true
mbube
is a popular a capella singing tradition from south africa
true
vaporwave
is an online microgenre of music that emerged in the early 2010s
true
named after an Eminem song, a fandom refers to a “stalker” or obsessed fan
false
pitch
is a sound associate with a particular frequency (hertz)
true
happy birthday is a popular melody
true
the aspect of music relating to degrees of loudness
dynamics
___ is the speed at which a song is performed
tempo
_____ is a coherent succession of notes that have an organized and recognizable sound pattern.
melody
a form of recorded background music played in public spaces (hotels, shopping malls); referred to as elevator music
muzak
who was the singer, actor, civil rights activist exiled from south Africa due to their stance against apartheid?
miriam makeba
which is not a characteristic (sonic/visual) of VAPORWAVE?
attending a live concert of your fav. vaporwave concert - they don’t have concerts
___ is the distance between two notes
interval