Yiri Koko

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  • Created on: 05-01-13 21:40
Griots
professional musicians
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composed
2006
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oral tradition
why music was passed down. fathers teach their sons who teach theirs ect
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call and response
soloist sings a musical phrase then a larger group responds phrase
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improvised melodies
frequently made up of improvised phrases
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repetition
of rhythms , harmonies, and melodies to form ostinatos
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ostinatos
repeating rhythms
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yiri means
wood
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structure
strophic
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instrumentation
djembe(drum played by hands) Balafon(similar to xylophone) talking drum (used to imitate speech)
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Key
Gb Major(closest too)
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Hexatonic
based on a 6 note scale
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metre
4/4
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syncopation
off beat
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cross rhythms
a rhythm used simultaneously with another rhythm or rhythms.
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dynamics
very little variation
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Card 2

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composed

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2006

Card 3

Front

oral tradition

Back

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Card 4

Front

call and response

Back

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Card 5

Front

improvised melodies

Back

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