"Yiri" revision quiz

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What is the instrumentation of this piece?
Solo male voice, male chorus, 2 balafons, talking drum, djembe, dun-dun, bell
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What are the techniques used by the drummers?
Hands on skin, hands on wooden edge, sticks and stretching membrane to create different pitches
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The balafons use tremelo. True or false?
True
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The harmony is simple and diatonic. True or false?
False
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How often do the balafon parts play in octaves?
Sometimes
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The introduction starts on the ... and ends on the ..
Dominant (Db), tonic (Gb)
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All phrases start on the tonic chord (Bb, Db, Gb) except... which start on Ab.
B1 and B2
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Most phrases are...
short and falling
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Octave leaps occur in the balafon breaks.True or false?
True
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In which bar do grace notes occur?
6
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The tempo marking for the introduction is crochet=120. True or false?
False
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THe rhythmic ostinato that is present throughout the whole piece and causes a resultant rhythm is played by the...
percussion
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Which instruments play fills?
Balafons and djembe
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"Yiri" is in ..., with occasional ... bars
4/4, 3/4
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Triplets in the first vocal solo with duplets in the balafon part is an example of what?
Cross rhythms
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Where is Koko originally from?
Burkino Faso
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Who sings the lead vocals in "Yiri"?
Madou Kone
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What does "Yiri" mean?
Wood
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African music is passed down by...
oral tradition
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Themes in music from "Yiri"'s country of origin include...
creation, community, celebration, friendship, fight for survival, looking after the environment
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Professional African musicians are called griots. True or false?
True
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The texture has how many layers?
3
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The balafon duet is...
heterophonic
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There are silences in the...
coda
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The introduction is...
monophonic
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"Yiri" is in...
Gb major
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The vocal line is...
pentatonic
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The balafon line is...
hexatonic
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Structure?
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
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Which phrase is half a bar longer?
1
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Card 2

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What are the techniques used by the drummers?

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Hands on skin, hands on wooden edge, sticks and stretching membrane to create different pitches

Card 3

Front

The balafons use tremelo. True or false?

Back

Preview of the front of card 3

Card 4

Front

The harmony is simple and diatonic. True or false?

Back

Preview of the front of card 4

Card 5

Front

How often do the balafon parts play in octaves?

Back

Preview of the front of card 5
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