LAS/MAS/MUS 337 Final (terms)
elements of music
timbre, pitch, rhythm, texture, dynamics, form
timbre
tone or aural color
ex: bright or muted, short or long degradation, clear or fuzzy
pitch
frequency of the tone
rhythm
duration of sounds and silences and organization of such
texture
phonic structure or relationships between sounds
dynamics
volume and articulation of sounds
form
underlying organizational structure of the sounds
organology
type of instruments used (sachs-hornbostel system)
sachs-hornbostel system
aerophones, chordophones, idiophones, membranophones, electrophones
aerophones
flutes, reeds, trumpets
chordophones
lutes, zithers, lyres, harps (plucked, bowed, struck, and fretted)
idiophones
pitched/non-pitched, plucked, struck, shaken
membranophones
struck with hand, stick, or other device
rubbed or singing membranes
electrophones
sound produce by electronic means, sound enhanced by electronic means
the bandas de viento (wind bands) developed in Oaxaca, and in mexico in general
true
what is the 19th century cuban dance that was integrated into the repertoire of
mexican music?
danzon
what is the spanish term for mixture used in reference to racial blending?
mestizaje
folk music is understood as music that only circulates through notation
false
"sandunga" was performed by this contemporary singer
lila downs
the four elements of dance as outlined by rudolf van laban are: body, time, space,
and movement
, false
all societies have music
true
music can exist free from social influence and context
false
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
concha
characteristics of the danzas de conquista
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
the taylor and hickey article was thought-provoking in its various descriptions of
people who held stereotyped views of mexico
true
match composer to composition:
1. Jose Avila
2. Christopher Moroney
3. Carlos Chavez
1. "Raiz Viva"
2. "Teponazcuicatl"
3. "Xochipilli"
atecocolli
sea shell horn
cuicatl
song in nahuatl
cuicapiztles
nahua professional musicians
huehuetl
membranophone made of carved wooden tree trunk with animal skin drum head
the guitar and other stringed instruments didn't exist prior to european contact
and belong to this category
chordophones
the term, mestizaje, refers to the native-born descendants of spaniards
false
the modern mariachi ensemble typically includes what instruments?
violin, trumpet, guitar
"el son de la negra" is sometimes referred to as the second national anthem of
mexico due to its traditional and representative mariachi style. what type or style
of mariachi music is it?
son jalisciense
one obvious change in mariachi groups when they moved from rural to urban
areas was the adoption of the charro attire
true
another term for traditional music is folk music
true
elements of music
timbre, pitch, rhythm, texture, dynamics, form
timbre
tone or aural color
ex: bright or muted, short or long degradation, clear or fuzzy
pitch
frequency of the tone
rhythm
duration of sounds and silences and organization of such
texture
phonic structure or relationships between sounds
dynamics
volume and articulation of sounds
form
underlying organizational structure of the sounds
organology
type of instruments used (sachs-hornbostel system)
sachs-hornbostel system
aerophones, chordophones, idiophones, membranophones, electrophones
aerophones
flutes, reeds, trumpets
chordophones
lutes, zithers, lyres, harps (plucked, bowed, struck, and fretted)
idiophones
pitched/non-pitched, plucked, struck, shaken
membranophones
struck with hand, stick, or other device
rubbed or singing membranes
electrophones
sound produce by electronic means, sound enhanced by electronic means
the bandas de viento (wind bands) developed in Oaxaca, and in mexico in general
true
what is the 19th century cuban dance that was integrated into the repertoire of
mexican music?
danzon
what is the spanish term for mixture used in reference to racial blending?
mestizaje
folk music is understood as music that only circulates through notation
false
"sandunga" was performed by this contemporary singer
lila downs
the four elements of dance as outlined by rudolf van laban are: body, time, space,
and movement
, false
all societies have music
true
music can exist free from social influence and context
false
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
concha
characteristics of the danzas de conquista
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
the taylor and hickey article was thought-provoking in its various descriptions of
people who held stereotyped views of mexico
true
match composer to composition:
1. Jose Avila
2. Christopher Moroney
3. Carlos Chavez
1. "Raiz Viva"
2. "Teponazcuicatl"
3. "Xochipilli"
atecocolli
sea shell horn
cuicatl
song in nahuatl
cuicapiztles
nahua professional musicians
huehuetl
membranophone made of carved wooden tree trunk with animal skin drum head
the guitar and other stringed instruments didn't exist prior to european contact
and belong to this category
chordophones
the term, mestizaje, refers to the native-born descendants of spaniards
false
the modern mariachi ensemble typically includes what instruments?
violin, trumpet, guitar
"el son de la negra" is sometimes referred to as the second national anthem of
mexico due to its traditional and representative mariachi style. what type or style
of mariachi music is it?
son jalisciense
one obvious change in mariachi groups when they moved from rural to urban
areas was the adoption of the charro attire
true
another term for traditional music is folk music
true
