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1
Listen to disk 2, track 12, "Jaya Semara" (Balinese gamelan). Gamelan is best described as
A)a large group of percussion instruments played randomly by a group of musicians
B)an orchestra traditionally consisting of men and women
C)an Indonesian orchestra consisting mainly of percussion instruments played by a large group of musicians in an intricately coordinated way
D)an orchestra that performs and is maintained independent of Balinese society
2
This piece is clearly an example of
A)musical syncretism
B)Santeria
C)the use of metallophones
D)a ritual
3
The types of social institutions usually responsible for preserving and developing music of this type are
A)called sekehe gong
B)virtual music communities
C)family-based ensembles
D)church groups
4
This music tradition is similar to that of the Javanese example (disk 1, track 7) in terms of
A)the fast, energetic style
B)its instrumentation, history and musical principles
C)its dance-party context
D)nothing at all; they are completely unrelated
5
The singing in disk 1, track 8, "Rabbit Dance (opening)" is an example of
A)Native American rock style
B)Native American jazz style
C)singing vocables
D)singing in a foreign language
6
This song (disk 1, track 10, "Dance" by Eagle and Hawk) is an example of
A)singing vocables
B)"crow hop" rhythm
C)a powwow song transformed into modern rock
D)all of the above
7
While this music is recognized as Irish, this artist calls ____________ home (disk 3, track 11, E. Ivers)
A)Germany
B)Japan
C)The United States
D)South Africa
8
_________, a master of musical syncretism, is featured on disk 4, track 7, "Oye Como Va."
A)Tito Puente
B)Charlie Patton
C)Eileen Ivers
D)Sting







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