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WorksheetsEast Asian Music Quiz
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 14mins
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
Which of the following statement best describe Chinese vocal music?
It is highly ritualized
It is highly basically meditative in character
It is slow and peaceful in character
Traditionally sung in a thin, non-resonant voice or in falsetto
Which refers to the female tone scale of Japanese music?
Insen
Yo-Sen
In - Sen
Yusen
How is Arirang song classified?
welcome song
love song
song of spring
parting song
Which of the following is a characteristic of Korean music?
It is Polyphonic
It has varying tempo
It has slow tempo, giving it a very peaceful and pensive character
It has complex rhythmic patterns
Which statement is true about Korean tradition music?
Nokan
Sheng
Sho
Zhen
A category of Korean music traditionally associated with the lower classes or for the common people and it is vibrant and energetic.
Minsogak
pansori
xiaodiao
chong –ak
It is a kind of music presented to audiences by skilled vocal singers and drummers.
Minsogak
pansori
xiaodiao
chong –ak
The word Arirang means.
Jasmine flower
The hill
Cherry blossoms
Cackatoo
Which of the following is a traditional Korean music form associated with the ruling class?
Pansori
Sanjo
Chong-ak
Sog-ak
What is the classification of the song 'Arirang' in Korean music?
Diatonic
Harmonic
Melodic
Pentatonic
