MUSIC 8 QUARTER 2 QUIZ REVIEWER

A Chinese chamber song that is usually performed inside the palace.

• Chang Kai shek

• Tango

• T’angko        

• Bangkou

Answer explanation

T’ANGKO is a Chinese chamber song usually performed inside the palace.

A moon-shaped lute with a shorter neck and four strings, played with a spectrum.

• Yun lo

• Yueqin

• Yong gong    

• Lougu

Answer explanation

YUEQIN is a moon-shaped lute with a shorter neck and four strings, played with a spectrum.

Literally "cloud gongs" or "cloud of gongs"; composed of a set of ten small, tuned gongs mounted in a wooden or metal frame.

• Ling lun

• Pien ching    

• Yun luo

• Kubing

Answer explanation

YUN LUO is literally "cloud gongs" or "cloud of gongs", it is composed of a set of ten small, tuned gongs mounted in a wooden or metal frame.

The meaning of a famous folk song from Southern China entitled Mo Li Hua.

• Cherry Blossom

• Chrysanthemum   

• Bamboo       

• Jasmine Flower

Answer explanation

JASMINE FLOWER is the meaning of a famous folk song from Southern China entitled Mo Li Hua.

A two-stringed fiddle of China played with a bowstring.

• Pipa

• Cheng

• Erh-hu

• San-Hsien

Answer explanation

ERH-HU is a two-stringed fiddle of China played with a bowstring.

A scale widely used in the music of Japan and China.

• Metatonic

• Heptatonic

• Diatonic

• Pentatonic

Answer explanation

PENTATONIC is a scale widely used in the music of Japan and China.

Elegant music of Japan.

• Gagaku

• Bugaku

• Shomyo

• Noh

Answer explanation

GAGAKU is the elegant music of Japan.

The famous folk song of Japan, which is translated into English as “Cherry Blossom”.

• Shomyo

• Bon Oduri    

• Kimigayo

• Sakura

Answer explanation

SAKURA is a famous folk song of Japan which is translated into English and means “Cherry Blossom”.

A flat-backed fretless plucked stringed instrument of Japan.

• Shamisen

• Koto

• Biwa

• Kakko

Answer explanation

SHAMISEN is a flat-backed fretless plucked stringed instrument from Japan.

A 12-stringed zither in Korea.

• Haegeum

• Chottdae

• Kumunggo

• Kayagum

Answer explanation

KAYAGUM is a 12-stringed zither in Korea.