East Asian Music Quiz

Which of the following Korean music is fore the elite or ruling class?

• Chong-ak

• Pansori

• Sanjo

• Sog-ak

Which refers to a music that is usually played in Shinto shrines?

• Gagaku

• Kagura

• Naga-uta

• Shomyo

Which of the following is the meaning of transparency in East Asian music?

• emphasis on melody

• emphasis on harmony

• focus on the individual instruments

• low use of abstraction in music

What Chinese note is equivalent to 're' in the western solfeggio?

• Kung

• Jiao

• Shang

• Yu

It is considered as the unofficial national anthem of Korea.

• Arirang

• Gagaku

• Mo Li Hua

• Sakura

Which of the following is NOT true about Japanese music?

• It is gentle and lyrical

• It is slow in tempo and is very peaceful

• It is meditative and highly ritualized

• It is slow and melancholy

Which of the following East Asian countries has a musical characteristic that uses bright rhythms and melodies and that it offers a more energetic and capricious contrast to the nation's collection of classical music works?

• China

• Japan

• Korea

• Philippines

How is the Mo Li Hua song classified?

• welcome song

• love song

• song of spring

• parting song

What is the song classification of Arirang?

• Diatonic

• Harmonic

• Melodic

• Pentatonic

How is the Sakura song classified?

• welcome song

• love song

• song of spring

• parting song