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6. Professional African musicians are called griots. True or false?
7. Which instrument plays a solo note at the end of the piece?
- bell
- balafon
- djembe
- talking drum
8. "Yiri" is in ..., with occasional ... bars
- 4/4, 6/8
- 4/4, 3/4
- 3/4, 4/4
- 6/8, 3/4
9. What does "Yiri" mean?
- Drum
- Wood
- Happiness
- Celebration
10. The balafons use tremelo. True or false?
11. Structure?
- Intro, balafon duet, chorus A1, chorus A2, balafon break, solo call and response, chorus B1, balafon break, chorus B2, balafon break, chorus A3, balafon break, coda, bell
- Intro, balafon duet, chorus A1, balafon break, chorus A2, balafon break, solo call and response, chorus B1, chorus B2, balafon break, chorus A3, balafon break, coda, bell
- Intro, chorus A1, balafon duet, chorus A2, balafon break, solo call and response, chorus B1, chorus B2, balafon break, chorus A3, balafon break, coda, bell
- Intro, balafon duet, chorus A1, balafon break, chorus A2, balafon break, solo call and response, balafon break, chorus B1, chorus B2, balafon break, chorus A3, balafon break, coda, bell
12. African music is passed down by...
- oral tradition
- written manuscripts
13. Triplets in the first vocal solo with duplets in the balafon part is an example of what?
- Syncopation
- Cross rhythms
- Polyrhythms
- A rhythmic ostinato
14. The introduction is...
- heterophonic
- homophonic
- monophonic
- polyphonic
15. The balafon duet is...
- monophonic
- heterophonic
- polyphonic
- homophonic
16. Which instruments play fills?
- Talking drum and djembe
- Balafons and dun- dun
- Balafons and djembe
- Dun-dun and talking drum
18. THe rhythmic ostinato that is present throughout the whole piece and causes a resultant rhythm is played by the...
19. All phrases start on the tonic chord (Bb, Db, Gb) except... which start on Ab.
- A3 and B1
- B1 and B2
- A1 and A2
- A2 and A3
20. The texture has how many layers?
