Musical Cycles 02

1. What 'S' is a stringed instrument from India?

   • Saxophone
   • Sitar
   • Steel guitar
   • Synthesizer

2. A Tabla is a set of .......

   • table-like keyboard instruments from France
   • tuning forks
   • two Indian drums, usually played together
   • written rhythms which are set to the composition

3. What is a Gamelan?

   • A nursery rhyme
   • A type of heavy rock music
   • An abbreviation for video game backing tracks
   • An Indonesian ensemble mainly of percussive instruments

4. The melody of a Gamelan piece is called .......

   • balugan
   • bamelan
   • gameline
   • gamelody

5. What is a drone?

   • A bleeping sound emitted from aerial spy devices
   • A harsh and unexpected change of dynamics
   • A type of song usually performed when in mourning
   • Continuous sounding of a note/chord throughout a piece

6. The Agbadza is a social dance which originated in .......

   • Australia
   • Cyprus
   • Ghana
   • Tanzania

7. What time signature is used for the Agbadza?

   • 2/4 two crotchets in a bar
   • 3/4 three crotchets in a bar
   • 6/8 six quavers in a bar
   • 12/8 twelve quavers in a bar

8. Which is a set of two Indian drums?

   • Bongos
   • Sitar
   • Tabla
   • Timpani

9. What is a balugan?

   • A blue whistle
   • A melorythmic pattern
   • A type of wind instrument which is powered by a balloon
   • The melody of a gamelan piece

10. What is Kpanlogo usually referred to as?

    • A mode used in Indian classical music
    • A rag
    • Agbadza - Ghanian dance
    • The tala

Quiz written by Thomas Daish