Author Question: In the selection, a (the) consistent metrical structure is A. duple/quadruple. B. ... (Read 11 times)

arivle123 · **on:** Jul 25, 2018

In the selection, a (the) consistent metrical structure is

A. duple/quadruple.
B. triple/compound.
C. found only in the solo singers part.
D. lacking throughout the example.

Question 2

Discuss and give an example of each of these general features of Native-American music: music that is straight from the emotions, vocables, time characteristics, and repetition.

What will be an ideal response?

jgranad15 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 25, 2018

Answer to Question 1

ANS: D. lacking throughout the example.

Answer to Question 2

music that is straight from the emotionspiercing falsetto, portamentos (pitch sliding at the end of phrases or swooping down over wide musical intervals)
time characteristicsmusi c is commonly not in Euro-American meters and often accompanied by driving drums and/or rattles
vocablessung syllables without any (lexical) meaning; for example, the Sioux Grass dance. (Many other examples of vocables in traditional Native-American music appear in the chapter and could also be mentioned.)
repetitionvaried repetition of musical ideas (melodies, rhythmic patterns)is common throughout Native-American music; for example, the repeating four-note motive in the Zuni lullaby.