Answer to Question 1
- This movement probably began in the 1970s in Oklahoma (with Doc Tate Nevaquaya's first commercial recording).
- R. Carlos Nakai, a Navajo, is renowned for his improvisatory melodies played on the Native-American flute, often accompanied by musical synthesizer or orchestra.
- This music has gained worldwide popularity and many awards.
Answer to Question 2 Native-American Elements:
steady, repetitive drum beat (faintly-heard, rattle-type instrument is heard at the very end of the selection)
narrated by Chief Dan George, a familiar Native-American actor
importance of harmony with nature/Mother Earth
importance of Native-American people
Western Elements:
string orchestra
Western harmonies
interpretive dynamics
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