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Music Question Question 2 Instrument Country, tribe, region Category Brief 8.Diddley bow Africa American/ West Africa chordophone A single string stretched out between 2 nails on a cardboard. 9.washboard North America Idiophone Wooden idiophone. Brass, galvanized steel or glass mounted on a wooden rectangular base. 10.Guitarron Latin America Chordophone A guitar with six strings, a short neck and low pitch. 11.Bandoneon Germany and Argentina Aero phone Button accordion. Small reed organ in a square wooden box connected by folding bellows and controlled by buttons. 12. Guiro Latin America Idiophone Gourd idiophone.

Hollow gourd with analogous notches made in one side. 13.Cuatro Latin America (especially Puerto Rico) Chordophone 4 stringed short guitar. 14.Water Drum Native America (Iroquois, Wyandot, and Huron) Membranophone Skin drum. Drum filled with water with the covering of dry animal skin. Question 3 15. The traces of the origins of tango are found in Buenos Aires city in Argentina. Tango began among the poor and low class population inhabiting the slums of the city. 16. Bandoneon, Charango,Lute, Chirimia 17.

Refer to the instructor’s notes 18. Vargas De Tecalitlan’ 19. The grand entrance: parade or gathering of all dancers on the dance arena. 20. Refer to instructor’s notes 21. Vocables are syllables or sounds that are meaningless or seem to have no meaning. Native Americans used vocables to create rhythm and tempo in their music. 22. The ghost dance 23. The countries include Ghana, Nigeria, Benin and Togo. It originated from the Yoruba religion. 24. Joropo is considered Venezuela’s national dance.

Meanwhile, Tango is Argentina’s national dance. Finally, the Marinera dance is the Peruvian national dance. The Jarabe Tapatio dance is associated with the Mexican revolution. 25. The carnival was originally a religious celebration. It is usually celebrated in July. It is celebrated from the 22nd to the 26th of July because the people are also celebrating Saint James the Apostle Day (now known as the patron saint of Santiago de Cuba). 26. Blues genre is not a subset of jazz. Rural blues are mainly blues that had only a guitar accompaniment.

They were mainly played in plantations and upcountry regions. Classic blues (also called classic female blues) are blues of the 1920’s which were mainly sung by black women singers. Electric blues are modern; they are accompanied by acoustics, bass guitar and drums. 27. Clave forms the basis of afro music, it consist of two bars that have three or two notes. It is essential to Cuban Music due to the essential part that it plays in popular Afro-Cuban rhythms. 28. The spirituals were invented in South America by the African-American slaves.

The spirituals were part of church fellowships that the slaves engaged in on Sundays. Question 4 The Mariachi and the Mexican People The mariachi is closely linked to the Mexican people because if originated in Mexico. Mariachi originated from a western state in Mexico referred to as Jalisco. At the beginning the mariachi was a theatrical orchestra of Spanish origin. The musical instruments played included a harp, violins and guitars. The first mariachi group was from Jalisco and it was called Mariachi Vargas De Tecalitlan.

The mariachi was first played by peasants. Additionally, people in the rural area were excited to be part of modern or urban music. The mariachi slowly became part of the Mexican culture. The mariachi is essential to many special occasions of the Mexican people. The Sereneta is one such occasion where the mariachi delivers a message of love to a woman on behalf of the man. Mariachis are also essential forms of entertainments during holidays, weddings, funerals, and baptism; it is also incorporated in mass proceedings of the Roman Catholic Church in Mexico.

Additionally, the mariachi is essential in celebrating saint’s day birthdays and saint’s day. A post modern mariachi group has two trumpets, a guitar, and six to eight violins. During performances, the mariachi wore long straight-cut muslin parts, red sarape over the shoulders, a hat band and large straw sombreros. Tapatio Jarabe also has its roots in Jalisco. It is also known as the hat dance. The hat was an addition to the attire by Anna Pavlova, a Great Russian ballerina, which because permanent.

The Jarabe was widely spread during the Mexican revolution therefore it later became Mexicans national dance. Similarly, the Ranchera and Corrido Mexican music genres began during the Mexican revolution. The Ranchera was more recognized than corrido. However, both music genres have had parallel development to Jarabe Tapatio. Colonial authorities had banned Jarabe Tapatio due to it association to the Mexican revolution and its sexual nature. Originally, Jarabe Tapatio was a dance between two women in order to receive approval from the church.

However, after the Mexican revolution, the fame of Jarabe Tapatio continued. Additionally, it was danced between a man and a woman. The Jarabe remains relevant to the Mexican people because it is the country’s national dance. Reference Alves, W. (2013). Music of the peoples of the world. Boston, MA : Schirmer, Cengage Learning.