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Worksheets133 Exam 2 Review
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 15mins
True/False:
Kecak is a form of traditional Bali music
True
False
Which of the following is true about Bulgarian Music?
Influenced by the Communist State
Centered around community
Drones may be used to accompany melody
All present answers
Gamelan music follows what type of form?
Strophic
Ternary
Rondo
Cyclical
Which of these is a power dynamic represented in Coldplay's "Hymn for the Weekend?"
"The West" being in a position to represent India (and its image) in ways that reinforce stereotypes
Beyonce (representing India) having power over the members of Coldplay
Coldplay flaunting money and status around India
India being presented as a dangerous and barbaric place in the music video
Define "invented tradition"
A community-based tradition that eventually evolved into a national one
At least a century old, but can be traced back to a particular point of origin
Newly made and imbued with new symbols that make it appear progressive.
Newly created but imbued with older symbols that make it appear authentic.
True or False:
Tourism is a cultural, economic, political, and environmental phenomenon
True
False
True/False:
Exoticist art forms portray a cultural other as equal, allowing the viewer to see themselves as similar and free to interact with that culture
True
False
What were some problems that buskers (and others) found with being limited access to performing at the Cliffs of Moher?
More restricted access to the location
Tourists began thinking they were paid employees/tipping less
They could only sell CDs at gift shops
All present answers
In the 1920s and after, what social context helped popularize belly dance in Egypt?
Belly dance festivals
Casino-theaters (salas)
Belly dance studios
Belly dance from outside of Egypt
Which is true about World's Fairs?
they included imported indigenous peoples who were supposed to represent colonized peoples
worked to educate the western world about the non-western world
paid non-westerners to perform their own musical traditions and customs
sent funds to colonized countries
Compared to the Western notation system, the maqam system has:
Less pitches
The same number of pitches
More pitches
Define "exoticisim"
fascination fueled by a knowledge
that the observer has more power than
the observed “other”
fascination of the "imagined East"
fascination of exotic peoples, places, cultures, and symbols
fascination of places unreachable due to distance, place, rules, regulations, or other factors that prevent access
True/False:
Theme parks including areas (and music) of the world are always problematic
True
False
Bulgarian women's choirs often wear traditional costumes. Which statement is not true about these costumes?
They are variants of region outfits meant to represent the various regions of Bulgaria
They are replicas of pre-World War II village clothing
They are folkloric costumes used for staged performances
They were newly "invented" during the communist era to give Bulgarians a sense of "tradition"
Which French composer was interested in the Javanese gamelan and incorporated aspects of it into his compositions?
Claude Debussy
Emile Monod
Walter Spies
Daniel Barenboim
True/False:
"Orientalism" is a synonym of "appropriation"
True
False
Who was largely responsible for the genre of kecak?
Walter Spies
the Bali government
Claude Debussy
Emile Monod
Are depictions of class/money the most significant ways that power is represented in Orientalist music videos like Coldplay's Hymn of the Weekend?
Yes, as Coldplay is clearly from a higher class in this "exotic playground"
Yes, because the video depicts the movie theater as lower class
No, because India is not shown to be a "poor" country
No, because money is just an aspect while larger power relations in representation are at play
What types of cultural music does Music Tourism allow for?
Traditional music of a culture
Modern music of a culture
Traditional and Modern music of a culture
What term describes a fascination with an “other” and, through power, creates an identity that is itself an opposite of the “other?”
orientalism
colonial mimicry
appropriation
acculturation
How can we understand "nation" ?
A political state
An imagined political community
A group of likeminded people
A body of government
True/False:
Folk orchestras have existed in Bulgaria for centuries
True
False
Which of these is NOT a limit of an organization choosing a visitor’s experience?
Takes away freedom and power from musicians
Creates a more manufactured experience, one that could be considered less authentic or not as natural
Limits possibilities of the local musical economy
Directly leads to exoticism, othering, and and/or colonial mimicry
What is the "Grand Tour?"
Voyage of discovery usually taken by men of European elite status
A world tour offered by European cultural organizations for enrichment and learning
A style of virtual tourism through world music recordings
Indonesian tourism journey which includes visits to hear gamelan and kecak performances
Which is a potential problem with how amusement parks (like EPCOT) use music to represent places in the world?
The music may not be heard by all audiences, leading to inequal experiences
The music may reinforce stereotypes, exoticize, or misinform audiences
The music may not be available for purchase, leading to audience dissatisfaction
The music can only legally be performed by people of that country, leading to less availability
What does music contribute to theme parks?
More information through a sense (other than vision) that can not be easily prevented
Realism through sounds as well as sights
Authenticity for the audience's experience
All present answers
When the colonizer makes an imitation of the
Other that reforms it but keeps it recognizable to an extent, this is called:
colonial mimicry
orientalism
exoticism
othering
True/False:
Busking is the act of setting up an outdoor performance where audiences must pay to watch
True
False
True/False:
The World's Fairs exhibitions were opportunities for members of a city to visit other countries in an authentic experience
True
False
EXTRA CREDIT:
Which instrument has Ryan played in both of the in-class performances this semester?
Oud
Qanun
Riqq
Dumbek/Tabla
