LAS MAS MUS 337 Final Exam Questions &
Answers
1. elements of music - ANSWER: timbre, pitch, rhythm, texture, dynamics, form
2. timbre - ANSWER: tone or aural color
ex: bright or muted, short or long degradation, clear or fuzzy
3. pitch - ANSWER: frequency of the tone
4. rhythm - ANSWER: duration of sounds and silences and organization of such
5. texture - ANSWER: phonic structure or relationships between sounds
6. dynamics - ANSWER: volume and articulation of sounds
7. form - ANSWER: underlying organizational structure of the sounds
8. organology - ANSWER: type of instruments used (sachs-hornbostel system)
9. sachs-hornbostel system - ANSWER: aerophones, chordophones, idiophones,
membranophones, electrophones
10. aerophones - ANSWER: flutes, reeds, trumpets
11. chordophones - ANSWER: lutes, zithers, lyres, harps (plucked, bowed, struck,
and fretted)
12. idiophones - ANSWER: pitched/non-pitched, plucked, struck, shaken
13. membranophones - ANSWER: struck with hand, stick, or other device
rubbed or singing membranes
14. electrophones - ANSWER: sound produce by electronic means, sound
enhanced by electronic means
15. the Bandas de Viento (wind bands) developed in Oaxaca, and in Mexico in
general - ANSWER: true
16. what is the 19th century Cuban dance that was integrated into the repertoire of
Mexican music? - ANSWER: danzón
17. what is the Spanish term for mixture used in reference to racial blending? -
ANSWER: mestizaje
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, LAS MAS MUS 337 Final Exam Questions &
Answers
18. folk music is understood as music that only circulates through notation -
ANSWER: false
19. "sandunga" was performed by this contemporary singer - ANSWER: Lila
downs
20. the four elements of dance as outlined by rudolf van laban are: body, time,
space, and movement - ANSWER: false
21. all societies have music - ANSWER: true
22. music can exist free from social influence and context - ANSWER: false
23. a primary difference between the danza de los concheros and the danza azteca
is the use of the (blank), a stringed instrument of obvious spanish influence -
ANSWER: concha
24. characteristics of the danzas de conquista - ANSWER: indigenous: use of wind
and percussion instruments only
Spanish influence: using musical notation
mestizaje: using dance steps in the form of a cross or cardinal directions
25. the Taylor and hickey article was thought-provoking in its various descriptions of
people who held stereotyped views of Mexico - ANSWER: true
26. match composer to composition:
1. Jose Avila
2. Christopher Moroney
3. Carlos Chavez - ANSWER: 1. "Raiz Viva"
2. "Teponazcuicatl"
3."Xochipilli"
27. atecocolli - ANSWER: sea shell horn
28. cuicatl - ANSWER: song in nahuatl
29. cuicapiztles - ANSWER: nahua professional musicians
30. huehuetl - ANSWER: membranophone made of carved wooden tree trunk with
animal skin drum head
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Answers
1. elements of music - ANSWER: timbre, pitch, rhythm, texture, dynamics, form
2. timbre - ANSWER: tone or aural color
ex: bright or muted, short or long degradation, clear or fuzzy
3. pitch - ANSWER: frequency of the tone
4. rhythm - ANSWER: duration of sounds and silences and organization of such
5. texture - ANSWER: phonic structure or relationships between sounds
6. dynamics - ANSWER: volume and articulation of sounds
7. form - ANSWER: underlying organizational structure of the sounds
8. organology - ANSWER: type of instruments used (sachs-hornbostel system)
9. sachs-hornbostel system - ANSWER: aerophones, chordophones, idiophones,
membranophones, electrophones
10. aerophones - ANSWER: flutes, reeds, trumpets
11. chordophones - ANSWER: lutes, zithers, lyres, harps (plucked, bowed, struck,
and fretted)
12. idiophones - ANSWER: pitched/non-pitched, plucked, struck, shaken
13. membranophones - ANSWER: struck with hand, stick, or other device
rubbed or singing membranes
14. electrophones - ANSWER: sound produce by electronic means, sound
enhanced by electronic means
15. the Bandas de Viento (wind bands) developed in Oaxaca, and in Mexico in
general - ANSWER: true
16. what is the 19th century Cuban dance that was integrated into the repertoire of
Mexican music? - ANSWER: danzón
17. what is the Spanish term for mixture used in reference to racial blending? -
ANSWER: mestizaje
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, LAS MAS MUS 337 Final Exam Questions &
Answers
18. folk music is understood as music that only circulates through notation -
ANSWER: false
19. "sandunga" was performed by this contemporary singer - ANSWER: Lila
downs
20. the four elements of dance as outlined by rudolf van laban are: body, time,
space, and movement - ANSWER: false
21. all societies have music - ANSWER: true
22. music can exist free from social influence and context - ANSWER: false
23. a primary difference between the danza de los concheros and the danza azteca
is the use of the (blank), a stringed instrument of obvious spanish influence -
ANSWER: concha
24. characteristics of the danzas de conquista - ANSWER: indigenous: use of wind
and percussion instruments only
Spanish influence: using musical notation
mestizaje: using dance steps in the form of a cross or cardinal directions
25. the Taylor and hickey article was thought-provoking in its various descriptions of
people who held stereotyped views of Mexico - ANSWER: true
26. match composer to composition:
1. Jose Avila
2. Christopher Moroney
3. Carlos Chavez - ANSWER: 1. "Raiz Viva"
2. "Teponazcuicatl"
3."Xochipilli"
27. atecocolli - ANSWER: sea shell horn
28. cuicatl - ANSWER: song in nahuatl
29. cuicapiztles - ANSWER: nahua professional musicians
30. huehuetl - ANSWER: membranophone made of carved wooden tree trunk with
animal skin drum head
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