LAS/MAS/MUS 337 Final (terms)
Elements of music - answertimbre, pitch, rhythm, texture, dynamics, form
timbre - answertone or aural color
ex: bright or muted, short or long degradation, clear or fuzzy
pitch - answerfrequency of the tone
rhythm - answerduration of sounds and silences and organi...
"sandunga" was performed by this contemporary singer - answer✔lila downs
the four elements of dance as outlined by rudolf van laban are: body, time, space, and movement -
answer✔false
all societies have music - answer✔true
music can exist free from social influence and context - answer✔false
a primary difference between the danza de los concheros and the danza azteca is the use of the (blank),
a stringed instrument of obvious spanish influence - answer✔concha
characteristics of the danzas de conquista - answer✔indigenous: use of wind and percussion
instruments only
spanish influence: using musical notation
mestizaje: using dance steps in the form of a cross or cardinal directions
the taylor and hickey article was thought-provoking in its various descriptions of people who held
stereotyped views of mexico - answer✔true
match composer to composition:
1. Jose Avila
2. Christopher Moroney
3. Carlos Chavez - answer✔1. "Raiz Viva"
2. "Teponazcuicatl"
3. "Xochipilli"
atecocolli - answer✔sea shell horn
cuicatl - answer✔song in nahuatl
cuicapiztles - answer✔nahua professional musicians
huehuetl - answer✔membranophone made of carved wooden tree trunk with animal skin drum head
the guitar and other stringed instruments didn't exist prior to european contact and belong to this
category - answer✔chordophones
the term, mestizaje, refers to the native-born descendants of spaniards - answer✔false
the modern mariachi ensemble typically includes what instruments? - answer✔violin, trumpet, guitar
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