West African Music is performed by groups of muscians called:
Griots
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Music in the West African culture is taught:
Orally
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'Yiri' is performed by 6 professional musicians from:
Burkina Faso
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'Yiri' means:
Wood
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All the instruments played in 'Yiri' except for the ____ are made of wood.
Bell
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The piece is always played from memory and the score is notated later on by listening to the music again. This is called:
Transcription
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It goes from an intro, to the main section, to the coda. The intro is made of a ________ solo using tremolo.
Balafon
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The main section is made of a drum ostinato. It also alternates between solos and choruses. In the middle there's a vocal solo using the style of _______.
call and response
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The coda is made of a balafon phrase played __ times in varied versions.
5
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The ___ marks the end.
Bell
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The piece is in:
Gb major
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It's _______: i.e. based on a 6 note scale WITHOUT F)
hexatonic
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Balafons play short patterns from ____ to ____
high to low
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There is emphasis on Gb and ____b (the tonic and dominant)
D
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Most of 'Yiri' has a layered texture. It includes a _____phonic texture in the intro.
Mono
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There is little dynamic _________ throughout the piece
Variation
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The intro has a _____ tempo but the rest of the piece is in 4/4.
Free
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Syncopation is frequently used and the soloist uses _______.
triplets
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Drums play a rhythmic ________
ostinato
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Other cards in this set
Card 2
Front
Music in the West African culture is taught:
Back
Orally
Card 3
Front
'Yiri' is performed by 6 professional musicians from:
Back
Card 4
Front
'Yiri' means:
Back
Card 5
Front
All the instruments played in 'Yiri' except for the ____ are made of wood.
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