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Cyclic rhythms played by tabla.
Rag

Tala

Matras

Alap
Correct order for raga
performance
Gat, Jhalla, Jhor, Alap

Jhalla, Alap, Jhor, Gat

Alap, Jhor, Bandish, Jhalla

Alap, Jhor, Jhalla, Gat.


Matras
The individual beats in a rhythmic
cycle
The first beat of a rhythmic cycle

The sliding effects between notes

A double reed instrument similar to the
oboe
Which instrument plays the
drone
Bansuri

Tabla

Sarangi

Tambura
A Raga is.
A musical scale

The mood of a piece of music

A melody

All of the above
Sam is.
A 16 beat rhythmic cycle

The first beat of the rhythmic cycle

The last beat of the rhythmic cycle

Independent rhythm cycles that go
against the main beat of the cycle
Which of these instruments has
sympathetic strings?
Sitar

Tabla

Santur

Shenai

Name the instruments






indian






Gamelan islands
Java and Malaysia

Indonesia and Java

Bali and Java

Bali and Isle of Wight
The main instruments in a gamelan
ensemble are
Metallophones

Gongs

Drums

All of the above
Pelog is
A metallophone

A seven note scale

A bamboo xylophone

A five note scale
The word gamelan is from the word
gamel which is..
Metal

Gong

Hammer

Ostinato
Which instrument marks the end of
each rhythm cycle?
Rebab

Demung

Gong Ageng

Saron
What is an aria?
A musical form

A solo song

A piano piece

Orchestral piece
Da Capo means
From the beginning

From the sign

The end

A song
What musical structure is Da Capo
aria an example of?
Binary Form

Ternary Form

Sonata Form

Ground Bass

Music with no key centre is..
Minimalism

Bhangra

Tonal

Atonal
The middle section of Ternary
Form is called..
A section

Statement

Re-statement

Episode

Schoenberg is connected with
which musical movement?
Serialism

Minimalism

Baroque

Reggae
The distinctive chaal bhangra
rhythm is played by the
Tabla

Ngoni

Dhol

Tumbi
Dub is a derivative of
Dance Club Remix

Reggae

Musicals

Baroque
The distinctive reggae beat is
On the 1
st
and 2
nd
beats

On the 2
nd
and 3
rd
beats

On the 1
st
and 3
rd
beats

On the 2
nd
and 4
th
beats
Music made from a collage of
sounds recorded on tape is called..
Tape Loop

System Music

Musique Concrete

Serialism