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| (Tam-ber) French for "tone color", distinguishing quality of an instruement's sound |
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| choice of instruments that play at certain piece |
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| the art of organizing the instruments |
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| Five classifications of instruments |
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>>Chordophone
>>Aerophone
>>Membranophones
>>Ideopones
>>Electrophones |
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| Erich von Hornbostel and Curt Sachs |
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| 2 early researchers of classifiers of musical instruments from around the world |
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| chordophones in which strings are parallel to resonator that extends their "entire" length |
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| chordophones in which the strings are parallel to the body that holds them, w/resonator at "one" end |
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| chordophones in which the strings are attached to a crossbar held up by 2 posts, w/resonator at the bottom |
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| chordophone in which the strings are prependicular to a resonator |
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| globular flute from Mexico |
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| buzz lip aerophone of of bambu from Australia |
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| inflection of a word can change the meaning of the word. Talking drums... |
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| string attached to curved bow |
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| double iron bell of West Africa |
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| beaded nets over gourdes--West Africa |
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| the lead or master drum of the Ewe in Ghana |
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| Mande musician, memorized genealogies, born into profession |
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| the Jali principal instrument, large chordophone played with 4 fingers, 7 tone octave |
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| a Jali xylophone with gourd resonators |
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| Nigerian popular band music--King Sunny Ade |
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| the Ewe drum that rests on ground |
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| characteristics of Sub-Saharan Africa |
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>>polyrhythm
>>responsorial forms
>>Ostinato
>>Percussion
>>Background buzzing
>>Close connection between music and language
>>participatory
>>connection between performing arts (music with dance) |
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