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chapter 3 africa
africa
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Music
Undergraduate 4
03/03/2011

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what is the general musical style of african music?
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polyrhythm, antiphony, diatonic melodies and (pentatonic scales), improvisation
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what is the texture of the ewe-agbekor?
Definition
antiphonic vocal texture
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what kind of scale do the ewe agbekor use?
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pentatonic scale
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what kind of rhythm do the ewe agbekor use?
Definition
polyryhythmic (various tempos, note rhythmically free section)
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the ewe agbekor use a repetition of ____________.
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war slogans
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the ewe agbekor uses a collection of _____________.
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short songs (slow, free time, fast)
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the ewe agbekor uses rhythms anchored to _______________.

 

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bell pattern
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Who are the Jali (griot)?
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professional musicals who are responsible for keeping and retelling the elaborate history and genealogy of the made through music
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