MUSC 3600 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Work Song, Zither, Fisk University
14 Mar 2017
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Midterm exam 2 will cover the reading in chapters 4 through chapter 6 and the additional readings in files in canvas. Please review the instruments in the additional reading on the . pdf file under (cid:498)files(cid:499) called music 3600 music of the middle east and music 3600 music of china. I may ask about a few of the instruments and concepts. English translation of jinshan acapella song, chinese rhyming couplets or triplest. Muyu or muk"yu - well-known muyu performer any meaningful sound, not necessarily a word. Mouth organ curved board zither, 21 strings trapezoidal box zither, played by striking with bamboo sticks pear shaped lute, held upright. Opening of the suez canal caused job loss in middle east, spurring immigration to the us. Maqam/mode is divided into 24 quarter steps traditional arab song, alternates in free and regular rhythm singer of mawwal. Pizmon- very long, thin-necked lute flute(s) played between teeth, each flute tuned to a different maqam.
