Exam 9: Music and Politics

The New South African National Anthem music combines lyrics in Zulu,Sesotho,Afrikaans,and English.

In the Shoshone Flag Song heard in the Listening Guide,the two vocal parts are performed using overtone singing.

The choreography of the Grass Dance at a Shoshone powwow is intended to:

The Flag Song for Desert Storm heard in the Listening Guide opens with a series of drumbeats that many Native Americans call ________ ________.

The song Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika inspired resistance against ________,the official laws of racial segregation enforced in South Africa until 1990.

In South African music,which of the following is NOT a musical term for the four voice parts in Western harmony?

The Star-Spangled Banner is an example of the common practice of creating a national anthem by setting new words to a preexisting melody,which is a songwriting process called contrafactum.

Which of the following statements about intertribal dances is true?

Open musical displays of power,or ________ ________,affirm and perpetuate an existing power structure.

Several national anthems have been created from each of these musical genres EXCEPT:

The culture and belief system called ________ developed from Marcus Garvey's "Back to Africa" movement and the perception of Haile Selassie's coronation as a foreshadowing of the deliverance of oppressed black people.

How have musicians used reggae and its hybrid styles to express various political messages that are meaningful in different soundscapes?

In a Shoshone powwow,when would the Shoshone Flag Song heard in the Listening Guide be performed?

The Flag Song for Desert Storm heard in the Listening Guide is an example of:

Rock steady was a predecessor of reggae that developed in the early 1960s and used a fast quadruple meter.

Melody is especially important in reggae music because it is a metaphor and code for political resistance.

Match each item to the correct description below. -A rural Jamaican musical style related to calypso

The ________,an instrument first marketed commercially in 1964,allows the player to select pitches with a performance interface and determine the types,tones,and dynamics of sound by using programmed controls.

How do the songs and dances of the Shoshone powwow make political statements that are relevant to this contemporary soundscape?

Rastafarians in the West Indies viewed Haile Selassie's coronation as the Ethiopian emperor to be a heralding of the deliverance of oppressed black people.