Details Title: Brazil/N.America/Asia Description: World Music Exam Review Total Flash Cards: 58 Created: 11/24/2008 17:24:04		New Users: To study from this flashcard set, or to create your own your own study flash cards, REGISTER HERE. Existing Users: CLICK HERE. Additional Music Flashcards
Cards in this set: Term What are the cultural influences of Southeast Asia? Definition Mongolia, Tibet, Japan, Korea Eastern Asia was dominated by China Term What music types are in Southeast Asia? Definition Gamelon, Orchestras Term What are musical tendencies of Southeast Asia? Definition Pentatonic No Set Meter No Set Tuning Un-Pitched Sounds Term What instruments are used in Southeast Asia? Definition Percussion Xylophone Gong Bells Term What religions are present in Southeast Asia? Definition Buddhist, everything else was banned Term What type of people are present in Japan? Definition Buddhists, Shiro (ancestor worship) Term What is the main cultural influence of Japan? Definition China Term What instruments are used in Japan? Definition Koto-large zither Shamisen-3 string guitar Shakuhachi-samuri flute Taiko Drum-large drum Term What religion is present in Japan? Definition Zen Buddhism (meditation/simplicity) Term Who first inhabited Australia? Definition Aussies (aboriginals) Term What is the main cultural influence of Australia? Definition England and US Term What instrument is used in Australia? Definition Digeridoo (recorder) Term What is Brazil's ethnic mix? Definition Many Native tribes (over 200 in the Amazon basin alone!) Term In 1500, who arrived in Brazil with Pedro Cabral? Definition Portuguese Term Why were the slaves treated differently when the Portuguese were in Brazil? Definition The church was a much more relaxed version of Spain. Term Many Portuguese ____ went to the Americas as they were thrown out of Spain and Portugal. Definition Jews Term Were there more West African slaves in America or Brazil? Why? Definition Brazil, it was much closer to Africa. Less slaves died on the way. Term Who now has the largest African population outside of Africa? Definition Brazil Term In Brazil, were slaves allowed to continue playing their drums? Definition Yes Term What are musical tendencies of African-inspired Brazilian popular music? Definition -Drum and vocal based -Polyrhythms -Many sized drums -Call and response -Pentatonic scales Term Explain Mestico in Brazil. Definition Brazilians are now a largely mixed race population, a result of early and frequent multi racial famliies being more or less accepted. Term Why didn't Europeans want to settle in Brazil? Definition The climate was too tropical. Some Germans, Lebanese, Japanese and Italians settled there. Term When were Brazilian slaves freed? Definition 1888 Term Where did the slaves move after they were freed? What is it called now? Definition Rio de Janero, Brasilia Term Which population is larger? Brazil or the rest of S. America Definition Brazil Term What is the main language of S. America? Definition Portuguese Term What are the 3 regions of Brazil? Definition Northeast, Southern, Amazonia Term Geographically, what is Northeast Brazil? Definition Recife, Salvador, and the interior called the Sertao Term Geographically, what is Southern Brazil? Definition Rio, Sao Paulo, through the southern most state, Rio Grande du Sul Term Mardi Gras means "Fat Tuesday" in which language? Definition French Term What do Brazilians call Mardi Gras? Definition Carnaval Term What is the Wednesday after Fat Tuesday? Definition Beginning of Lent, Ash Wednesday Term What is a favela? What are they called now? Definition Afro-Brazilian Mountainside Slum, Samba Schools Term The new music, called Samba, was totally based on African rhythms, vocal style and drumming traditions. True or False? Definition True Term Where is Samba from? Definition Rio de Janero, now national music of Brazil Term Who made Samba famous? Definition Carmen Miranda Term What time signature is Samba written in? Definition 2/4 Term What are musical tendencies of Samba? Definition Always in 2/4 time, which is perfect for parading. Sung in unison with lots of call and response. Brazilians prefer the lower registers: Alto voices, Trombones, Tenor Saxes. Beat is subdivided like this: 1 ee & a 2 ee & a, and has a strong accent on 1. Term What is a batucada? Definition Samba drumming group Term What are some Samba drums? Definition Surdo (bass drum) Pandeiro Tambourim Cavaquinho (small Portuguese guitar that was brought to Hawaii by the Portuguese where it is called Ukulele.) QuIca: Friction drums Repinique Samba whistle leads the groups Agogo: double cowbell with 2 different sized bells. Term What are non-percussive instruments of Brazil? Definition Berimbau: Afro-Brazilian inst. made of a bow with a gourd attached. Used to accompany Capoeira, a martial art practiced by the slaves which was ste to music to hide it from the slave owners. Candomble in Brazil: Term What is the dominant West African religion? Definition Yoruba Term What are 3 genres from Rio? Definition Samba Choro Bossa Nova Term What are some genres of Northeast Brazil? Definition Frevo Baiao Forro Maracatu Bumba Meu Boi Ciranda Trio Electrico Xaxado Pe de Serra Term What is Bossa Nova? Definition An off shoot of Samba in the late 1950’s. Highly educated, middle class musicians from Rio developed it. Term Tell me about Bossa Nova! Definition Heavily influenced by the enriched chordal vocabulary being used in American Beebop. Bossa is set to the samba rhythm; think if it as intellectualized samba. Also influenced by jazz in general and by the beatnik attitude of laid back presentation, and understatement in vocals, and dynamics. Bossa artists improvise like jazzers do Term Brazil is now a Republic and has an elected President, Senate,Congress and Governors. True or False? Definition True Term Tell me about the Amazonia! Definition 1/4 of the world’s oxygen created from Amazon trees. 1/4 of the world’s fresh water. Largest river, not longest. Over 200 languages spoken in the Amazon. Drains all of South America. Term What are 3 countries in N. America? Definition Canada USA Mexico (Guatemala begins Central Am. through Panama) Term Who is Asia's oldest culture, "The Sleeping Giant"? Definition China Term Before the Communist Revolution of the 1940’s, Chinese were _________, (originally from India) ________ and _____________ (native Chinese philosophies). Definition Buddhists, Taoists, Confucianists Term What happened to music during Asia's "Cultural Revolution"? Definition All religions and Western instruments were banned. Term What are China's cultural influences? Definition Mongolia, Tibet, Japan, Korea Term Are westerners allowed to live inland China? Definition No Term What are some musical tendencies of East Asia? Definition Use of Pentatonic scales Frequently songs have no set meter Many inst. have no set tuning; tunings vary Enjoy unpitched sounds Many very ancient musical traditions are still alive in East Asia. Monkey chant from Indonesia (Watch DVD) Gamelan orchestras also from Indonesia (percussian ensembles consisting largely of gongs, zylophones, and bells) Watch DVD. Gamelan orchestras improvise meloldy and rhythm as well as follow ancient methods. Term Japanese are very concerned with their ethnic purity and customs. True or False? Definition True Term Japanese are Buddhists and also Shinto. True or False? Definition True Term What are instruments of Japan? Definition Koto (large zither with moveable bridge), Shamisen (Geisha banjo), Shakuhachi (Samuri flute), Taiko Drum