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Music Flashcards

1
Q

It is one of the most ancient in Asia and is divided into major parts, the Javanese and the Balinese music.

A

Indonesian music

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2
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It is the Indonesians’ most popular and well-known form of music. It is the largest and most varied gong ensemble. It is the Indonesians’ traditional orchestra.

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Gamelan

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3
Q

TRUE or FALSE. The word “gamelan” came from the Javanese words gamel (hammer) and Balinese gambeli (to play musically).

A

True.

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4
Q

❖ Court music
❖ Percussion instruments
❖ Produce solemn
characteristics

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Javanese

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5
Q

❖ Sacred music
❖ More on metallophones and
gongs
❖ Use of fast and rattling sounds
of cymbals makes distinctive
character

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Balinese

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6
Q

How many tones are there in the slendro tuning system?

A

five tones

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7
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How many tones are there in the pelog tuning system?

A

seven tones

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8
Q

is used as ornamentation of the gamelan

A

vocal music

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9
Q

female soloist

A

pasidhen

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10
Q

gerong

A

group of male chorus

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11
Q

How many members are there in a Gamelan orchestra?

A

30-50 members

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12
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It is a traditional percussion ensemble in Maguindanao, Philippines, and the counterpart of the Indonesian gamelan orchestra.

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Palabunibunyan ensemble

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13
Q

Thailand official language

A

Thai or Siamese

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14
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Thailand official religion

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Theravada Buddhism

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15
Q

Thai currency

A

Baht (THB)

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16
Q

Thailand capital city

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Bangkok

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17
Q

“Radiations of the Rising Sun”

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Wat Arun Temple

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18
Q

Muang Thai

A

Land of the Free

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19
Q

Thailand is known for being the _________ in Southeast Asia.

A

sole nation

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20
Q

The Thais acquired great influences from _________ music in terms of musical elements and principles.

A

Chinese

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21
Q

The Thai Elephant Orchestra is a musical ensemble consisting of as many as __________ elephants.

A

14

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22
Q

Mahori ensemble usually consists of __________ instruments only.

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9 to 11

23
Q

__________ is one of history’s longest-reigning monarch.

A

King Bhumibol Adulyadej

24
Q

He was a musician, painter, photographer, author, and translator. He was also an accomplished jazz saxophone player and composer. He wrote 48 compositions, including waltzes, foxtrots, and Thai patriotic music. In 2003, the University of North Texas College of Music awarded him with an Honorary Doctorate in Music. He was the first Asian composer to be accepted into the University of Music and Performing Arts in Vienna.

A

King Bhumibol Adulyadej

25
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This group plays in indoor performances and accompanies stick-puppet theater presentations.

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Khruang Sai Ensemble

26
Q

This is a small ensemble of women musicians who perform in the courts of Central Thailand and Cambodia.

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Mahori Ensemble

27
Q

Mid-sized orchestras are used to perform at funerals and cremation ceremonies.

A

Piphat Ensemble

28
Q

What scale does Thai music use?

A

pentatonic scale

29
Q

Myanmar’s outdoor ensemble in royal courts

A

Sidaw

30
Q

It is Cambodia’s set of gongs in circular in motion.

A

Kong Vong Toch

31
Q

The term used in Myanmar for their folk music

A

Hsaing Waing

32
Q

It is the national instrument of Myanmar.

A

Saung

33
Q

is music made specifically for voices. It may be performed with or without instruments

A

Vocal music

34
Q

made solely for instruments

A

instrumental music

35
Q

Cambodia is also known as

A

“Kingdom of Cambodia”

36
Q
  • One of the most beautiful countries in Southeast Asia
  • It is also known as Kămpŭchéa. It was the center of the Khmer (Cambodian) kingdom of Angkor, a great empire that dominated Southeast Asia for 600 years.
A

Cambodia

37
Q

A Hindu Temple in Cambodia

A

Angkor Wat

38
Q

An orchestra that accompanies the different royal activities of the courts and temples in Cambodia like religious ceremonies, court dances, masked and shadow plays.

A

Pinpeat Ensemble

39
Q

double headed drum played by hands. (membranophones)

A

Samphor

40
Q

a xylophone (idiophone)

A

roneat

41
Q

pair of finger cymbals (idiophone)

A

Ching

42
Q

pair of contrasting drums played by using wooden beaters

A

Skor thom

43
Q

the most famous stupa in Myanmar. These stupas are a couple thousand years older than the city itself

A

Shwedagon Pagoda

44
Q

The capital of Myanmar that is known for the most famous stupa in the country, the Shwedagon Pagoda

A

Yangon (Rangoon)

45
Q

Myanmar’s traditional folk music ensemble. It is made up mainly of different gongs and drums as well as other instruments depending on the nature of the performance.

A

Hsaing Waing

46
Q

MYANMAR
outdoor ensemble in royal courts. Usually performed in a royal ploughing ceremony, an ancient royal rite held in many Asian countries to mark the traditional start of the rice-growing season

A

Sidaw

47
Q

is an indoor form composed of a female singer accompanied by traditional ensemble

A

Saung

48
Q

a clapper

A

wa

49
Q

two big drums hung side by side on a beam. These drums are known as the “Royal drums”

A

Sidaw

50
Q

a bell

A

SI

51
Q

An arched harp. This is known as the national musical
instrument of Myanmar

A

Saung

52
Q

What animals do the Saung look like?

A

lizard and scorpion

53
Q

A crocodile-shaped fretted, plucked zither with three strings. This is similar to the Thai chakhe

A

Mi gyaung

54
Q

An extensive collection of classical songs in Myanmar that are divided into different types like the oldest repertoires, royal court music, songs of longing, horses’ dance songs, worship songs for Burmese spirits and songs.

A

Mahagita

1st Quarterly Examinations (8 decks)

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