MA Ch 2 Vocabulary

The way the beats or pulses are organized and subdivided

• music culture

• ethnomusicologists

• rhythm

• genre

A Balinese music ensemble or performing group

• classical music

• culture

• anthropologists

• gamelan

Scholars who study the music of different cultural groups

• ethnomusicologists

• anthropologists

• culture

• music culture

A form of expression within a musical genre

• genre

• musical style

• chamber music

• timbre

The performance practices, means, traditions, uses, and beliefs about music of a group of people, either from a specific time or place

• music culture

• musical style

• genre

• culture

The distinct tonal quality of an instrument or voice, which is clearly identifiable by the ear

• rhythm

• timbre

• popular music

• pitch

Scholars who study the physical and cultural characteristics and social customs of a group of people

• anthropologists

• gamelan

• ethnomusicologists

• scholar

Music intended for a wide audience, often featuring prominent melodies

• chamber music

• classical music

• traditional music

• popular music

A style of "art" music that stands apart from traditional or popular music

• chamber music

• classical music

• traditional music

• popular music

The customs, beliefs, language, arts and institutions of a group of people that are learned and transmitted within the group

• music culture

• genre

• musical style

• culture