Encounter 5: Music of Japan


1	Japanese art began exerting a significant influence in the West following the Pan-American Exposition of 1905.
		A)	true
		B)	false


2	The ancient court music of Japan is called
		A)	Kabuki.
		B)	Gagaku.
		C)	jo-ha-kyu.
		D)	all of the above.


3	The two basic scale patterns in Japanese music, called yo and in,
		A)	emphasize the interval of the fourth.
		B)	are pentatonic in structure.
		C)	are derived from a chromatic scale of twelve pitches.
		D)	all of the above.


4	The Japanese chromatic scale, like that used in the West, consists of twelve uneven steps.
		A)	true
		B)	false


5	Traditional Japanese music is __________ in texture.
		A)	polyphonic
		B)	euphonic
		C)	monophonic
		D)	symphonic


6	The beat of traditional Japanese music can best be described as
		A)	relaxed and flexible.
		B)	strict and regular.
		C)	completely irregular.
		D)	highly syncopated.


7	Jo-ha-kyu refers to the
		A)	three-part form found in most Japanese concert music.
		B)	principle scale forms used in Japanese music.
		C)	title of a famous Japanese folk song about the cherry blossoms.
		D)	none of the above.


8	The ____________ is an instrument with thirteen strings.
		A)	shamisen
		B)	sho
		C)	hichikiri
		D)	koto


9	The strings of the koto are plucked by the fingernails of the performer.
		A)	true
		B)	false


10	A Kabuki play may include several different styles of music.
		A)	true
		B)	false


11	The most common type of music used in a Kabuki play is called
		A)	gagaku
		B)	hichikiri
		C)	nagauta
		D)	sakura

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