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Music of the Andes
Music of the Andes
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Music
Undergraduate 4
12/04/2011

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Term
The Aymara are located in what regions of the Andes? How do they value music?
Definition
the highlands of Peru & Bolivia. Music is judged on how well it brings the community together. No soloists. The ensemble plays as one.
Term
What are the musical characteristics of Aymaran music?
Definition

Singing is high-pitched

Repetition is important ( often in 3's )

Pentatonic based melodies

Bimodality - major + relative minor key

Rhythms and dances use syncopated duple meters

Term
What is the name of Andean pan pipes?
Definition
Siku
Term
What are the two types of Andeas notched-end flutes and their characteristics?
Definition

Quena - dry season, rounder looking recorder type thing 

Tarkas - wet season, triangular shaped recorder

Term
What is the name of the Aymaran ceremonial music and what are its characteristics?
Definition

K'antu

20 - 30 sikus moving in circular formation

1 wankara (bass drum) & triangle

Parallel 4ths, 5ths, and 8ths

Form: AABBCC (repeated 3xs)

Term
What is the name of the Pan-Andean style of music?
Definition

Huayno ( or wayno )

 

 

Term
What are the characteristis of Huayno?
Definition

- most popular song/dance genre in andes

- freely choreographed couples dance

- Mestizo aesthetic: variation & contrast; music as entertainment

- duple meter

- Form AABB

minor -----major

Term
What is the name of the natives from Ecuador?
Definition
The Quichua
Term
The Quichua music uses what instrument primarily? How is it played?
Definition
Diatonic harp. Using a golpe ( stick for striking harp )
Term
What is the name of the genre of music by the Quichuans?
Definition
San Juan.
Term
What are the characteristics of San Juan?
Definition

Performed at life functions

TUNING : Hexatonic scale

Bimodal

Form : A - B alterations with TRANSITIONS

not exclusive to harp but also bands

instrumental or vocal

 

Term
What is the solo harp genre of San Juan called? What is it for?
Definition
Vacación. Used for mourning the death of infants.
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