Music of Eastern Europe and the Baltics

Music of Eastern Europe and the Baltics

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This map shows countries in Easter Europe and the Baltic. Which countries in the list belong to this region?

• USA

• Ukraine

• Mexico

• Russia

• Poland

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The largest country in the world is:

• USA

• Canada

• Mexico

• Russia

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Which country is the next largest after Russia?

• USA

• Canada

• Mexico

• Brazil

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In the early 1900s, the Bolsheviks were a political group meaning "majority". They promised to give land and power to the peasants. What color was their army named after?

• Black

• White

• Red

• Green

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The Orthodox church was a big influence in Russian music, but the communist government banned sacred music. Then pagan music became more popular. Pagan means:

• not religious

• sacred

• modern

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In this traditional Russian song, the musician is playing:

• a guitar

• a flute

• an accordion

• no instruments

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What instruments do you see in this ensemble?

• flute

• trumpet

• clarinet

• double string bass

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The man in this video is playing the balalaika, a traditional Russian instrument. What instrument family does it belong to?

• brass

• string

• woodwind

• percussion

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Many famous classical composers such as Stravinsky, Tchaikovsky and Rachmaninov came from Russia. A composer is someone who:

• conducts an orchestra

• writes music

• plays music

• records music

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The theremin, invented by Leon Theremin in Russia, is one of the first _________ instruments:

• string

• electronic

• brass

• percussion

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Russian music is known to be very passionate and emotional. What elements do you see in this music video?

• Wolves, birds and other animals

• Bow and arrows

• Warriors

• Fires

• Musical instruments

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What was the message of that video?

• Hope

• Power

• Defeat

• Possibility

Ukraine

• is the second largest nation in Eastern Europe, both in land mass and military.

• has survived many hardships such as war and famine, as has Russia.

• has a love/hate relationship with Russia

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This is Kyiv or Kiev. It is the capital of:

• Russia

• Canada

• Ukraine

• India

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The singer in this video is also playing an instrument similar to

• an accordion

• a guitar

• a flute

• a trumpet

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The Ukraine is home to people known as the

• Falcons

• Warriors

• Patriots

• Vikings

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The Hutsuls are mountain people known for

• song

• dance

• soccer

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This video shows a traditional musician in the Ukraine known as a "kobzar". A "kobzar" is:

• a member of a large orchestra

• a beautiful woman who sings

• a rock star

• a blind musician who plays a stringed instrument

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The kobzar plays the "bandura" instrument. What instrument family does the "bandura" belong to?

• string

• woodwind

• percussion

• brass

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Mandry can be described as:

• Salsa music

• Ukrainian Folk-Rock of the Cities

• Ukrainian World Peace

• Ukrainian traditional, old style Music

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Today we learned about music from:

• Canada

• Russia

• Spain

• Ukraine