What’s the name of the chordophone?
Group of answer choices
Qanun
Violin
Oud
Mizmar
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Question 21 pts
Same song as above: the featured aerophone starting at 2:08 is the ______.
Group of answer choices
flute
raita
nay
mizmar
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Question 31 pts
starting at 1’50’’: The leading instrument playing this solo is the:
Group of answer choices
guitar
oud
qanun
buzuq
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Question 41 pts
Same listening excerpt and timing (1’45 to 2’05’’) as in the previous question; which of the following best describes the overall style of this section:
Group of answer choices
this section has a strong beat
this section features minimal ornamentation
this section is non-metrical
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Question 51 pts
Same song as in the previous two questions.
Start listening at 0:13 and observe that the singer is shadowed by the oud. The musical texture is:
Group of answer choices
heterophonic
polyphonic
monophonic
homophonic
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Question 61 pts
This ensemble features, among others, the following musical instruments:
Group of answer choices
Mizmar, Qanun, Tabla
Oud, Mizmar, Nay
Oud, Violin, Riqq
Mizmar, Violin, Qanun
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Question 71 pts
Same listening excerpt as in the previous question.
The musical texture is __________.
Group of answer choices
heterophonic
monophonic
homophonic
polyphonic
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Question 81 pts
In the listening activity that you were instructed to complete (see week 3 module) named “What makes Arabic music unique”, Professor Racy introduces one of the oldest Arabic concepts pertaining to the power of music and subsequent appreciation of a musical performance. The Arabic name for this concept is:
Group of answer choices
darbuka
table
tarab
duende
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Question 91 pts
Same listening activity – During a traditional musical performance, Middle Eastern audiences are expected to:
Group of answer choices
be solemn
shout out and be expressive
pray out loud
sing along
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Question 101 pts
Same listening activity – The second version of “Happy Birthday” heard in the radio program demonstrates:
Group of answer choices
a taqasim
Middle Eastern ornamentation
a Middle Eastern mawwal
a chorus-verse-chorus structure
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Question 111 pts
Which of the following statements is not true?
Group of answer choices
The azan is monophonic.
Middle Eastern Musicians don’t like ornamenting their melodies
Heterophonic texture is closely related to the practice of ornamenting melodies.
Heterophony is the prevailing texture of traditional Arabic music.
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Question 131 pts
What makes this except sound Middle Eastern is mostly the:
Group of answer choices
Vocal ornamentation
Instrumentation
Rhythm
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Question 141 pts
What makes this cover sound Middle Eastern is mostly the:
Group of answer choices
Instrumentation
Language
vocal ornamentation
Rhythm
