Reading Quiz for Global Perspectives: Musical Form: Two Case Studies from Asia

1. Question

   What is gagaku?

   A.

   an Indonesian orchestra that features metallophones

   B.

   a group of Japanese musical styles that played an important role in court ceremony and ritual

   C.

   a type of four-stringed lute

   D.

   a Japanese barrel drum

   What is gagaku?

   Correct.

   Incorrect. See Global Perspectives: Musical Form: Two Case Studies from Asia in Chapter 14.

2. Question

   Which of the following statements about gagaku music is false?

   A.

   Pieces are constructed from a single melody, according to a predetermined plan and without improvisation.

   B.

   As a piece is played, the instruments are introduced gradually and in a predetermined order.

   C.

   As a piece progresses, the beat quickens, the meter is more clearly marked, and the general musical activity increases.

   D.

   Pieces begin very fast, with the full togaku orchestra playing, then slow down as instruments gradually drop out of the music.

   Which of the following statements about gagaku music is false?

   Correct.

   Incorrect. See Global Perspectives: Musical Form: Two Case Studies from Asia in Chapter 14.

3. Question

   In gagaku music, when one instrument carries the main melody and another plays a different version of the melody at the same time, what type of texture is created?

   A.

   monophonic

   B.

   homophonic

   C.

   polyphonic

   D.

   heterophonic

   In gagaku music, when one instrument carries the main melody and another plays a different version of the melody at the same time, what type of texture is created?

   Correct.

   Incorrect. See Global Perspectives: Musical Form: Two Case Studies from Asia in Chapter 14.

4. Question

   What is a metallophone?

   A.

   an instrument similar to a xylophone that has metal keys

   B.

   a type of four-stringed lute

   C.

   a hand-beaten drum

   D.

   a Balinese gong

   What is a metallophone?

   Correct.

   Incorrect. See Global Perspectives: Musical Form: Two Case Studies from Asia in Chapter 14.

5. Question

   Which of the following statements about gamelan music is false?

   A.

   Pieces are organized around the repetition of a long, symmetrical melody made up of smaller, equal phrases of usually eight or sixteen beats.

   B.

   As a piece is played, a gong sounds at the end of each statement of the melody.

   C.

   The various instruments of the orchestra divide the main melody into smaller units, creating elaborate polyphony with many rhythmic layers.

   D.

   Gongs are used only at the beginning or the end of a piece.

   Which of the following statements about gamelan music is false?

   Correct.

   Incorrect. See Global Perspectives: Musical Form: Two Case Studies from Asia in Chapter 14.