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1
Which of these examples has the widest dynamic range (the widest range between softest and loudest notes)?
A)"A Funny Way of Asking" (disk 1, track 19).
B)"Thgirbla W" (disk 1, track 29).
C)"What Is a Pan?" (disk 1, track 30)
D)They all have about the same dynamic range
2
Which of these three recordings feature vocal timbre that sounds the most "tense and strained?"
A)"Khawatim Soorat" (disk 1, track 4)
B)"Hymn Viseisei Church" (disk 1, track 11)
C)"Ibis" (disk 1, track 13)
D)vocal timbre is all about the same
3
How would you describe the timbre of disk 1, track 30, "What is a Pan?"
A)dark
B)nasal
C)raspy
D)metallic
4
How would you best describe the timbre of the lead voice on disk 1, track 25, "Eagle Dance"?
A)smooth and silky
B)light and airy
C)tense and strained
D)rich and mellow
5
The type of instrument heard in disk 1, track 31, "Axis" would be classified as
A)a chordophone
B)an aerophone
C)a membranophone
D)an idiophone
6
In addition to vocals one can hear __________ on disk 1, track 20, "Cielito Lindo."
A)aerophones and chordophones
B)chordophones and idiophones
C)aerophones and membranophones
D)all instrument types
7
What instrument types can be heard on disk 1, track 32, "Pan Pipes of Buma"?
A)aerophones and chordophones
B)aerophones and idiophones
C)membranophones and chordophones
D)all instrument types
8
The instrument accompanying the voice in disk 1, track 6, "Chandmani Nutag" is a
A)bowed chordophone
B)plucked idiophone
C)plucked chordophone
D)struck idiophone







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