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Music of Singapore and Asia quiz: N(A)-Level Music quiz

15questions. Pick an answer and you'll see why right away.

  1. Which Chinese instrument is a two-stringed bowed instrument with a sweet, singing tone?

  2. Which of these is a plucked Chinese instrument?

  3. What kind of instrument is the dizi?

  4. What is a silk-and-bamboo ensemble?

  5. How do a plucked instrument and a bowed instrument differ in how a note begins?

  6. What kind of instruments make up most of a gamelan ensemble?

  7. What is the role of the large gong in gamelan music?

  8. How do the higher and lower instruments relate to the core melody in gamelan?

  9. How does gamelan tuning differ from a Western orchestra?

  10. What is a raga in North Indian classical music?

  11. What is a tala?

  12. What is the role of the drone in North Indian classical music?

  13. How does a North Indian classical performance often grow over its course?

  14. What is cross-cultural fusion in music?

  15. A piece uses an erhu and a sitar playing a melody over a Western drum-kit beat and pop chords. Why does this count as fusion, and what is one challenge?