Rock Music and Non-Western Music – Flashcards
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Rock has been defined as Select one: A. an African-American dance music that fused blues, jazz, and gospel styles. B. a folk-like guitar-based style associated with rural white Americans. C. vocal music with a hard-driving beat often featuring electric guitar accompaniment and heavily amplified sound. D. a blend of rhythm and blues and popular music.
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C. vocal music with a hard-driving beat often featuring electric guitar accompaniment and heavily amplified sound.
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The first big hit of the earliest leading rock-and-roll group was Select one: A. "Blowing in the Wind." B. "Blackboard Jungle". C. "A Day in the Life." D. "Rock Around the Clock."
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D. "Rock Around the Clock."
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The Beatles' influence on American rock music may be seen through later performers' use of Select one: A. new electronic and instrumental sounds. B. "classical" and non-Western instruments. C. All choices are correct. D. unconventional chord progressions.
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C. All choices are correct.
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A type of basic rock popular in the 1980s, characterized by sexually explicit lyrics, bizarre costumes, and tremendous volume, is known as Select one: A. funk. B. heavy metal. C. punk. D. reggae.
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B. heavy metal.
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A style of rock music that sprang from political and social concerns in the West Indies is called Select one: A. reggae. B. ethnic. C. punk. D. funk.
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A. reggae.
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Rock is based on a powerful beat in quadruple meter with strong accents on __________ of each bar. Select one: A. the first and third beats B. the first beat C. all four beats D. the second and fourth beats
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D. the second and fourth beats
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A typical rock group consists of Select one: A. sections of brass, reeds, and percussion (rhythm). B. two electric guitars, electric bass, percussion, and electric keyboard. C. vocalist, two acoustic guitars, harmonica, and drums. D. vocalist, backup singers, and drums.
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B. two electric guitars, electric bass, percussion, and electric keyboard.
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The appeal of rock in the 1950s was Select one: A. limited to its own performers and songwriters. B. mainly to the younger generation. C. mainly to minority communities. D. to people of all ages.
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B. mainly to the younger generation.
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Early rock performances took place in Select one: A. All of the above. B. open fields. C. sports arenas. D. auditoriums.
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A. All of the above.
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During the 1960s, rock performers often sang about Select one: A. All choices are correct. B. the Vietnam war. C. the struggle for civil rights. D. experiences associated with drugs.
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A. All choices are correct.
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Which of the following statements is not true? Select one: A. Like earlier popular music, rock spread rapidly through live performances and sheet music. B. During the 1960s, the sound of rock recordings became quite different from what was heard at a live performance, mainly due to the technique of multitrack recording. C. Disco became the dominant dance music of the 1970s.Incorrect D. Women performers had a powerful impact on rock music during the 1980s, not only by their performances, but by writing their own songs and controlling their own careers.
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A. Like earlier popular music, rock spread rapidly through live performances and sheet music.
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MTV is a Select one: A. popular rock group. B. popular television series documenting the history of rock. C. cable television network. D. brand of videocassette recorder.
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C. cable television network.
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Who was not a member of the Beatles? Select one: A. John Lennon B. George Harrison C. Paul McCartney D. Bob Dylan
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D. Bob Dylan
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Among the instruments unusual to rock music used by the Beatles was the Select one: A. harpsichord. B. sitar. C. All choices are correct. D. harp.
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C. All choices are correct.
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Which of the following statements is not true? Select one: A. Improvisation is nonexistent in non-Western music. B. Music of the non-Western world is too varied to allow easy generalizations. C. Non-Western traditions have been an important source of inspiration for twentieth-century Western music. D. Some composers in the non-Western world combine traditional elements with Western forms and styles.
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A. Improvisation is nonexistent in non-Western music.
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Non-Western music is most often transmitted Select one: A. through the imitation of radio broadcasts. B. orally from parent to child or teacher to student. C. All choices are correct. D. through music notation.
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B. orally from parent to child or teacher to student.
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A nasal, intense, and strained tone is cultivated by singers from Select one: A. Peru. B. Siberia. C. sub-Saharan Africa. D. the Middle East and north Africa.
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D. the Middle East and north Africa.
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The choice of musical instruments in non-Western cultures frequently depends on Select one: A. All choices are correct. B. the culture's geography. C. religion. D. the musical style of a culture.
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A. All choices are correct.
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Non-Western musical scales often contain __________ tones. Select one: A. six B. All choices are correct. C. five D. seven
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B. All choices are correct.
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Music that has a texture in which all parts perform the same basic melody, but in versions that differ in ornamentation or rhythm, is called Select one: A. heterophonic. B. polyphonic. C. monophonic. D. homophonic.
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A. heterophonic.
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Most of the music of sub-Saharan Africa features Select one: A. percussive sounds. B. All of the above. C. a wide variety of instrumental ensembles. D. complex rhythms and polyrhythms.
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B. All of the above.
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A melodic idiophone with tongues of metal or bamboo attached to a sounding board, used in sub-Saharan Africa, is known as the Select one: A. vina. B. akadinda. C. mbira. D. talking drum.
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C. mbira.
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Drums in sub-Saharan Africa are often considered Select one: A. All choices are correct. B. symbolical of power and royalty. C. the property of the group rather than of an individual. D. sacred or magical.
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A. All choices are correct.
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Which of the following is not characteristic of Indian music? Select one: A. Improvisation, which plays an important role, is highly developed and sophisticated. B. The basic texture is polyphonic. C. Melodies often move by microtones. D. Melodies are highly embellished.
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B. The basic texture is polyphonic.
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The shakuhachi is a/an Select one: A. end-blown bamboo flute with five holes. B. instrument with 13 strings stretched over a hollow sound board. C. two-headed barrel drum. D. instrument with three strings that are plucked.
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A. end-blown bamboo flute with five holes.
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When instrumental or vocal parts perform the same basic melody but in versions that differ in ornamentation or rhythm, the texture is Select one: A. call and response. B. polyphonic. C. heterophonic. D. monophonic.
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C. heterophonic.
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Early rock grew mainly out of __________, a dance music of American blacks that fused blues, jazz, and gospel styles.
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Rhythm & Blues
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A folk-like, guitar-based style associated with rural white Americans is known as __________.
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Country and western music
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__________ has been described as a type of soul music that blended rhythm and blues with popular music.
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Motown
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A kind of rhythmic talking accompanied by a DJ who manipulates recordings on two turntables to create a collage of rhythmic effects is known as __________.
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Rap
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Musical instruments whose sound generator is a stretched skin or other membrane are classified as __________.
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Membranophones
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Musical instruments whose sound generator is a stretched string are classified as __________.
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Chordophones
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Musical instruments whose sound generator is a column of air are classified as __________.
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Aerophones
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Musical instruments whose own material is the sound generator are __________.
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Idiophones
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The __________ is a long-necked lute with movable frets, seven strings, and nine to 13 sympathetic strings, popular in north India.
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Sitar
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The __________ is a pair of single-headed drums played by one performer, popular in north India.
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Tabla
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The __________ is a Japanese instrument with 13 strings stretched over a hollow sounding board.
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Koto
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The __________ is a Japanese instrument with three strings that are plucked.
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Samisen
