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1
The Eastern European folk music heard by Western audiences may not reflect the lives of the common people because
A)there is no folk music indigenous to that area of the world.
B)recording facilities are not accessible to many musicians.
C)governments tend to export the music they favor.
D)all of the above.
2
Gamelan music is typically based on
A)five-tone and seven-tone scales.
B)ragas.
C)talas.
D)twelve-tone scales.
3
Kroncong and Dangdut are
A)Balinese instruments.
B)popular Indonesian styles.
C)popular Klezmer styles.
D)African instruments.
4
A melody in which several notes correspond to a single syllable of text is described as
A)raga.
B)tala.
C)melismatic.
D)syllabic.
5
Music of Yiddish-speaking immigrants in the United States is called
A)Celtic music.
B)Dangdut.
C)Gamelan.
D)Klezmer music.
6
Folk music that encompasses the traditional music of Ireland, Scotland, Wales, and Brittany is called
A)Celtic music.
B)Global music.
C)Old Irish music.
D)New Age music.
7
The most famous and most durable of the internationally known Celtic/Irish bands is
A)Clannad.
B)Solas.
C)Ladysmith Black Mambazo.
D)The Chieftans.
8
A plucked string instrument of Greek origin similar to a banjo that is used in Celtic music is called a
A)bodhŕan.
B)bouzouki.
C)shamisen.
D)clannad.
9
Ragas and talas relate to the music of
A)India.
B)Japan.
C)Africa.
D)Indonesia.
10
Ragas relate more to
A)rhythm.
B)harmony.
C)melody.
D)timbre.
11
Talas relate more to
A)melody.
B)harmony.
C)rhythm.
D)timbre.
12
Music from India is mostly from
A)a notated tradition.
B)an oral tradition.
C)the western tradition.
D)no particular tradition.
13
Japanese music is mostly from
A)a notated tradition.
B)an oral tradition.
C)the western tradition.
D)no particular tradition.
14
African music is mostly from
A)a notated tradition.
B)an oral tradition.
C)the western tradition.
D)no particular tradition.
15
Japanese music is more akin to
A)orchestral music.
B)jazz.
C)church music.
D)chamber music.
16
The African music that has most greatly affected American culture is that of
A)northern Africa.
B)sub-Saharan Africa.
C)all of Africa.
D)the western coastal region.
17
The oldest documented orchestral music in the world is
A)Kabuki.
B)Gamelan.
C)Gagaku.
D)Koto.
18
The three-stringed plucked Japanese instrument used by entertainers and amateurs is called the
A)shamisen.
B)shakuhachi.
C)koto.
D)nagauta.
19
The most commonly used African instruments are
A)flutes.
B)brass.
C)percussion.
D)strings.
20
The most integral element in African music is
A)melody.
B)rhythm.
C)harmony.
D)form.





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