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WorksheetsMusic of the Middle East
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 5mins
The Muslim call to prayer is called __________.
hajj
masjid
adhan
dastgah
The person who does the Muslim call to prayer is called a __________.
adhan
muezzin
mihrab
hajji
The one who does the call to prayer needs to stand in one of the tall towers of a mosque called a __________,
minaret
masjid
musiqa
mosquette
The call to prayer and Quran recitation are considered by the Muslims as __________.
legitimate musiqa
controversial musiqa
illegitimate musiqa
non-musiqa
The musical texture of the call to prayer is a single melodic line or __________.
monophonic
homophonic
polyphonic
mixed texture
If the smallest interval between pitches in Western music are semitones, the smallest interval between pitches in Middle Eastern music are __________.
quasi-tones
quarter tones
monotones
pure tones
In Middle Eastern music, the set of pitches that they use to make melodies is called __________.
dastgah
masjid
maqam
takht
The Persian musical system of pitches from which their melodies are based is called __________.
dastgah
masjid
maqamat
iqa
The patterns of beats played by drummers in the Middle East is called __________.
hajj
dastgah
iqa
adhan
The musical tradition of people in the Middle East is __________.
written
oral
museum
picturesque
What is the Hornbostel-Sachs classification of this Middle Eastern musical instrument?
Aerophone
Chordophone
Idiophone
Membranophone
What is the Hornbostel-Sachs classification of this Middle Eastern musical instrument?
Aerophone
Chordophone
Idiophone
Membranophone
What is the Hornbostel-Sachs classification of this Middle Eastern musical instrument?
Aerophone
Chordophone
Idiophone
Membranophone
What is the Hornbostel-Sachs classification of this Middle Eastern musical instrument?
Aerophone
Chordophone
Idiophone
Membranophone
What is the Hornbostel-Sachs classification of this Middle Eastern musical instrument?
Aerophone
Chordophone
Idiophone
Membranophone
