Deck 10: Music and Identity

Question 1

Gobi Gloria largely uses which of these textures?

A)Monophonic
B)Polyphonic
C)Homophonic
D)Heterophonic
E)Biphonic

Answer 1

D

Question 2

As heard in the zydeco song The Beans Are Not Salty,which instrument is most responsible for the distinctive sound of Creole music?

A)The rub board
B)The guitar
C)The fiddle
D)The drums
E)The accordion

Answer 2

A

Question 3

Music in kabuki theater is provided by:

A)an offstage ensemble for sound effects,called a geza.
B)an onstage ensemble called a debayashi.
C)both an offstage ensemble and an onstage ensemble.
D)recordings rather than live musicians.
E)None of the above

Answer 3

C

Question 4

An orchestra typically includes all of the following types of instruments EXCEPT:

A)idiophones.
B)aerophones.
C)electrophones.
D)chordophones.
E)membranophones.

Question 5

Which of the following statements about the "new wave" of Chinese composers is true?

A)They were born after the Cultural Revolution.
B)They immigrated to the West in the 1980s.
C)They were educated entirely outside of China.
D)They were strongly influenced by Western popular music.
E)They were interested in abandoning Chinese musical traditions.

Question 6

In kabuki theater,music is used:

A)to accompany every scene.
B)only between acts.
C)only during dances.
D)only during dialogue.
E)only before the drama begins.

Question 7

The enka song Ringo Oiwake evokes nostalgia because:

A)it uses only Japanese melodic and harmonic traits.
B)its lyrics focus on natural beauty and memories of a past generation.
C)it quotes a melody popularized a century earlier in kabuki.
D)its lyrics criticize a modern,urban,technology-driven lifestyle.
E)None of the above

Question 8

The bagpipe,which became a marker of Scottish identity only in the late seventeenth century,is an example of an:

A)idiophone.
B)electrophone.
C)affinity group.
D)invented tradition.
E)None of the above

Question 9

Lei Liang's Gobi Gloria is influenced by all of the following EXCEPT:

A)Mongolian lullabies.
B)a Mongolian long song.
C)a Mongolian folk song.
D)Mongolian biphonic singing.
E)Mongolian dance and rituals.

Question 10

The purpose of the kata shigiri passage is to:

A)accompany dances in kabuki.
B)mark the change of karaoke singers.
C)signal the beginning or end of a famous kabuki dance or composition.
D)mark the beginning of an improvisation in a karaoke performance.
E)encourage the audience to respond during a karaoke performance.

Question 11

The fais-dodo is a:

A)grand ball in Creole society.
B)Cajun grand ball,and also the building in which it is held.
C)Cajun variant of the two-step.
D)nostalgic Creole ballad.
E)small Cajun accordion.

Question 12

In kabuki theater,the vocal expression,movement,costuming,and scenic effects are guided by the principle of:

A)kata.
B)kara.
C)kakegoe.
D)hayashi.
E)debayashi.

Question 13

Karaoke performances in Japan are shaped by the traditional Japanese value of kata,which:

A)encourages creativity.
B)also pervades other Japanese art forms,such as the tea ceremony.
C)stresses originality of content.
D)is based on the development of new forms and patterns.
E)All of the above

Question 14

Which of the following is NOT part of the distinctive Cajun dance tradition?

A)The double bounce
B)The Cajun two-step
C)The Cajun jitterbug
D)Uniform footwork and arm orientation
E)Deep knee and ankle bends

Question 15

A performance of a kata shigiri typically includes which of the following?

A)The taiko drum
B)The noh flute
C)The hayashi ensemble
D)Vocal cries by the drummer
E)All of the above

Question 16

Record companies created the genre of ethnic recordings to:

A)provide a less controversial alternative to "race records."
B)replace outdated world beat recordings.
C)appeal to ethnic groups united by shared linguistic,racial,or other backgrounds.
D)sell large quantities of 100,000 copies or more.
E)None of the above

Question 17

In Allons à Lafayette,the vocal phrases have a two-part,question-answer structure that is called:

A)simple.
B)duple.
C)binary.
D)call-and-response.
E)antecedent-consequent.

Question 18

The song Allons à Lafayette heard in the Listening Guide is performed on instruments that are typical in Cajun music.Which of the following is NOT one of these Cajun instruments?

A)The guitar
B)The rub board
C)The fiddle
D)The drums
E)The accordion

Question 19

China's Cultural Revolution affected Chinese music between 1966 and 1976 by:

A)developing an entirely new set of musical genres.
B)encouraging greater influence of Western musical styles.
C)limiting the range of genres that were performed and composed.
D)broadening the range of genres that were performed and composed.
E)promoting the performance of many traditional Chinese musical genres.

Question 20

A musical group that consists of a trio of violin,cello,and piano is an example of a (n):

A)band.
B)combo.
C)orchestra.
D)pick-up group.
E)chamber ensemble.

Question 21

Identities are complex but often static.

Question 22

If you sang the Happy Birthday melody backwards,from the end to the beginning,you would be singing the melody's ________.

Question 23

Creoles were a homogeneous group of people of African descent who began arriving in New Orleans around 1750.

Question 24

Cajun music helped preserve the Cajun French dialect even when it was illegal to teach the language in Louisiana schools.

Question 25

Karaoke is based on a long tradition of Japanese communal,public singing in which participation is more important than the quality of the performance.

Question 26

The cries of the taiko drummer in the kata shigiri mark the time.

Question 27

An ________ ________ is made up of people in a society who have a common ancestry,memories of a shared historical past,and elements in common,such as kinship or language.

Question 28

Code noir was a social system in eighteenth-century Louisiana that provided free blacks with legal rights but lower social status than whites.

Question 29

Enka has been compared to the tango because both address melodramatic themes of love.

Question 30

Cajuns in Louisiana descended from French refugees who fled from the part of eastern Canada called Acadia in the eighteenth century.

Question 31

A consort was a small ensemble typically made up of a combination of string and wind instruments.

Question 32

Cajun music has been strongly influenced by African American and Caribbean musical traditions,including the blues,rhythm and blues,and reggae.

Question 33

In Japan,the social and musical behaviors associated with karaoke are highly patterned and formalized because it is based on the kata principle.

Question 34

We can emphasize or de-emphasize certain aspects of our identity.

Question 35

Identity can be expressed through music because music can signify race,ethnicity,class,gender,and nationality.

Question 36

The section of the Roman Catholic Mass that offers praise to God is called the ________.

Question 37

The kata shigiri is an improvised form that exemplifies a traditional Japanese emphasis on individual creativity.

Question 38

Lei Liang's Gobi Gloria synthesizes elements of Mongolian music and Western music.

Question 39

Lei Liang developed a concept of "two-note polyphony" from his analysis of guqin performances.

Question 40

Karaoke tends to be performed for similar purposes regardless of where it is performed and who is performing it.

Question 41

Creole music is called ________ in reference to the title of the song The Beans Are Not Salty.

Question 42

How have Cajuns and Creoles used Cajun music and zydeco to express various aspects of their identity,such as ethnicity,race,class,and gender?

Question 43

Many Japanese arts,including the tea ceremony,kabuki theater,flower arranging,and karaoke,are based on the traditional Japanese value of ________,meaning "patterned form."

Question 44

Louisiana ________ descended from French refugees who fled from the part of eastern Canada called Acadia in the eighteenth century.

Question 45

Enka,when performed in the social setting of karaoke,can forge a group identity.Explain how this is possible by discussing the Listening Guide example Ringo Oiwake and other aspects of karaoke performance.

Question 46

________ is a nostalgic,popular genre of Japanese song that is closely associated with karaoke.

Question 47

MATCHING
Match each item to the correct description below.
a.pizzicato
b.kabuki
c.no rae pang
d.enka
e.col legno
Korean karaoke that is performed in private rooms at restaurants

Question 48

MATCHING
Match each item to the correct description below.
a.pizzicato
b.kabuki
c.no rae pang
d.enka
e.col legno
Plucking the strings of a violin or other stringed instrument

Question 49

Match each item to the correct description below.
a.wenren
b.fill
c.shadow
d.frottoir
e.pick-up
A compositional principle used by Lei Liang that was inspired by biphonic singing

Question 50

Match each item to the correct description below.
a.wenren
b.fill
c.shadow
d.frottoir
e.pick-up
A pattern played during a gap between sections of music

Question 51

The chapter states that "Lei Liang's music tells us a great deal about how he perceives himself,but also about how he conceives of himself in relation to others,even others with whom he shares historical,national,and creative connections." Support this assertion by discussing Gobi Gloria and other aspects of Liang's approach to musical composition.

Question 52

________ were a heterogeneous group of people of mixed French,Spanish,and African descent who began arriving in New Orleans in the early 1600s.

Question 53

MATCHING
Match each item to the correct description below.
a.pizzicato
b.kabuki
c.no rae pang
d.enka
e.col legno
Striking a string on a violin or other stringed instrument with the wood of the bow

Question 54

When they migrated to Louisiana,many Cajuns settled alongside thickly vegetated inland channels,or ________,because they were not welcome in Spanish-dominated New Orleans.

Question 55

In Allons à Lafayette,the bass guitar and drums comprise the ________ ________,which keeps the beat and provides harmonic support.

Question 56

MATCHING
Match each item to the correct description below.
a.pizzicato
b.kabuki
c.no rae pang
d.enka
e.col legno
A form of drama that began in seventeenth-century Japan

Question 57

Match each item to the correct description below.
a.wenren
b.fill
c.shadow
d.frottoir
e.pick-up
Notes played on the weak beats just before the first strong beat

Question 58

Match each item to the correct description below.
a.wenren
b.fill
c.shadow
d.frottoir
e.pick-up
A Chinese philosopher-artist

Question 59

MATCHING
Match each item to the correct description below.
a.pizzicato
b.kabuki
c.no rae pang
d.enka
e.col legno
A nostalgic popular song genre closely associated with karaoke

Question 60

Match each item to the correct description below.
a.wenren
b.fill
c.shadow
d.frottoir
e.pick-up
A steel washboard or rub board