QUIZ 1

1. Who were some of the first people to document non-Western music cultures?

-First they were: missionaries, travelers, and intellectuals/scholars traveling with conquering forces.

-Then they were: anthropologists, folklorists (not discussed), and comparative musicologists.

 

2. What were some of the first types of music to be documented, or collected?

-This question was supposed to refer to question 1, but it turned out to be a bit vague. It should read:

-What were some of the first types of music to be documented, or collected by these first "documenters"?

-Answer: "primitive" or non-Western folk musics. Later: non-Western art/classical musics.

 

3. What is monophony?

-Monophony is a musical texture characterized by the performance of a single melodic line by one instrument, or or by several instruments playing in unison (playing the SAME pitches in the SAME register).

 

4. What is polyphony?

-Polyphony is a musical texture characterized by the performance of two or more independent melodic lines simultaneously.

5. What types, or genres, of music is the field of ethnomusicology interested in?

-ALL types and genres!!!! (folk, classical/art, popular, nationalistic, etc.)