Soundscapes 3rd Edition By Kay Kaufman Shelemay – Test Bank

Chapter 10: Music and Identity

MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. The bagpipe, which became a marker of Scottish identity only in the late seventeenth century, is an example of an:
a. idiophone. d. invented tradition.
b. electrophone. e. None of the above
c. affinity group.

ANS: D DIF: Easy REF: 386 TOP: Identity
MSC: Applied

2. China’s Cultural Revolution affected Chinese music between 1966 and 1976 by:
a. developing an entirely new set of musical genres.
b. encouraging greater influence of Western musical styles.
c. limiting the range of genres that were performed and composed.
d. broadening the range of genres that were performed and composed.
e. promoting the performance of many traditional Chinese musical genres.

ANS: C DIF: Medium REF: 387
TOP: The Intercultural Music of Composer Lei Liang | East Asia
MSC: Conceptual

3. Which of the following statements about the “new wave” of Chinese composers is true?
a. They were born after the Cultural Revolution.
b. They immigrated to the West in the 1980s.
c. They were educated entirely outside of China.
d. They were strongly influenced by Western popular music.
e. They were interested in abandoning Chinese musical traditions.

ANS: B DIF: Hard REF: 388
TOP: The Intercultural Music of Composer Lei Liang | East Asia
MSC: Factual

4. Lei Liang’s Gobi Gloria is influenced by all of the following EXCEPT:
a. Mongolian lullabies. d. Mongolian biphonic singing.
b. a Mongolian long song. e. Mongolian dance and rituals.
c. a Mongolian folk song.

ANS: A DIF: Medium REF: 389 | 391 | 394–395
TOP: The Intercultural Music of Composer Lei Liang | East Asia
MSC: Applied

5. A musical group that consists of a trio of violin, cello, and piano is an example of a (n):
a. band. d. pick-up group.
b. combo. e. chamber ensemble.
c. orchestra.

ANS: E DIF: Medium REF: 392
TOP: Western Instrumental Ensembles MSC: Applied

6. An orchestra typically includes all of the following types of instruments EXCEPT:
a. idiophones. d. chordophones.
b. aerophones. e. membranophones.
c. electrophones.

ANS: C DIF: Medium REF: 392
TOP: Western Instrumental Ensembles MSC: Applied

7. Gobi Gloria largely uses which of these textures?
a. Monophonic d. Heterophonic
b. Polyphonic e. Biphonic
c. Homophonic

ANS: D DIF: Medium REF: 394
TOP: The Intercultural Music of Composer Lei Liang | East Asia
MSC: Applied

8. Karaoke performances in Japan are shaped by the traditional Japanese value of kata, which:
a. encourages creativity.
b. also pervades other Japanese art forms, such as the tea ceremony.
c. stresses originality of content.
d. is based on the development of new forms and patterns.
e. All of the above

ANS: B DIF: Easy REF: 396
TOP: The Multiple Meanings of Karaoke | East Asia MSC: Conceptual

9. In kabuki theater, the vocal expression, movement, costuming, and scenic effects are guided by the principle of:
a. kata. d. hayashi.
b. kara. e. debayashi.
c. kakegoe.

ANS: A DIF: Easy REF: 396
TOP: The Multiple Meanings of Karaoke | East Asia MSC: Conceptual

10. In kabuki theater, music is used:
a. to accompany every scene. d. only during dialogue.
b. only between acts. e. only before the drama begins.
c. only during dances.

ANS: A DIF: Medium REF: 396
TOP: The Multiple Meanings of Karaoke | East Asia MSC: Conceptual