LAS MAS MUS 337 FINAL STUDY GUIDE EXAM WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS

LAS MAS MUS 337 FINAL STUDY GUIDE EXAM WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS Essentialization - CORRECT ANSWER-The process of reducing people and their cultural expressions to a limited set of essential characteristics. Leads to stereotypes Mestizaje - CORRECT ANSWER-The mix of races (Indigenous and Spanish). Understanding of this has changed over time. Types of Performances - CORRECT ANSWER-presentational and participatory (musical vs social) Sesquiáltera - CORRECT ANSWER-Six that alters, shifts in rhythmic accentuation from a two beat stress to a three beat stress in groups of 12 beats/pulses. Structure of Corrido - CORRECT ANSWER-Each copla is sung to a repeated strophic melody to tell an often epic story. Verses build a story: -opening verses sets the scene (date, time, place) -narration of the story -closing verse is the concluding message (despedida) -poetry follows ABCB rhyme scheme -predictable alternation of two or three chords -Rhythm of walz and polka (duple/triple meter) -upbeat no matter what Danza de Los Concheros - CORRECT ANSWER-(by Los Folkloristas) traditional dance ceremony with pre-hispanic and Christian features. Name comes from the Concha- a stringed lute made from an armadillo shell of Spanish influence. Visually indigenous with feathered costumes, dance steps, and drums. Traditional (folk) music - CORRECT ANSWER-Music that customarily circulates via oral tradition, rather than thru notation. Viewed as music performed by rural people and as common property of a community. Son(es) - CORRECT ANSWER--large body of dance song -mega genre (broad category of Mexican folk music and dances -defined in reference to 3 dimensions of performance: music (sounds), dance (movements & sometimes sounds), verse (text) -sesquialtera -strophic (repeating melody with each verse) -instrumentation: violin (melody), guitar (harmony/rhythm), harp (multipurpose depends on style) Popular Music - CORRECT ANSWER-Conveyed through oral tradition and thus information comes from narratives. "fashionable" music. Timbre - CORRECT ANSWER-Tone or aural color Dynamics - CORRECT ANSWER-Volume and articulation of sounds Form - CORRECT ANSWER-The underlying organizational structure of a song Texture - CORRECT ANSWER-Phonic structure or relationship between the sounds Rhythm - CORRECT ANSWER-Duration of sounds and silences and organization of such Timbre - CORRECT ANSWER-Tone or aural color Pitch - CORRECT ANSWER-Frequency of the tone Chordophones - CORRECT ANSWER-Vibrations of strings (guitar) Idiophones - CORRECT ANSWER-Vibrations of instrument body (turtle shell, deer bone) Membanophones - CORRECT ANSWER-Vibration of stretched skins, organic or synthetic (single headed drum) Aerophones - CORRECT ANSWER-Vibrations of air columns-sound generated by trapped/forced air (clay duct flute