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World Musics

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Nhac Tai Tu   show
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show classical ensemble from Thailand characterized by the use of melodic and rhythmic percussion and a double-reed aerophone  
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show Thai teacher; linguistically associated with word “guru” found in Hinduism  
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Ramayana   show
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Khaen   show
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show layering of simultaneous variants of the same melody  
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show music organized into cycles defined by periodic punctuation played by a specific instrument (basis for Javanese Court Gamelan)  
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Pi   show
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Palm Wine Guitar   show
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show idiophone consisting of several metal bars graduated in length to produce different pitches  
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Maqam   show
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Dastgah   show
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show hammered zither from Persian classical tradition  
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show fretless, plucked pear-shaped lute found in Arabic music traditions and is the origin of certain lutes of Africa, Asia, and Europe  
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Kanun   show
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Takht   show
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Khöömei   show
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show Japanese chamber ensemble, consisting of voice, koto (zither), shakuhachi (flute), and shamisen (lute)  
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show popular music theater form developed for Japan’s middle class in the 18th C  
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show Arabic word for a state of emotional transformation or ecstasy achieved through music  
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show Suf ritual in which believers chant the name of God with the goal of entering an ecstatic state  
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show Islamic call to prayer  
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show person who calls Islamic believers to worship 5x a day  
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show belly-dancing  
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Raqs balladi   show
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Palm Wine Guitar   show
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show poet/praise singer and oral historian from the Mandinka of Western Africa  
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show harp-lute or bridge harp played by a jail during his poetic recitation  
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show genre of choral performance common among migrant workers of S. Africa  
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Atumpan   show
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show lamellophones found in Africa  
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Akadinda   show
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Iscathamiya   show
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Balalaika   show
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show Spanish musical tradition featuring vocals with guitar accompaniment, characterized by passionate singing and vibrant rhythm  
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Duende   show
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Pibroch   show
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show bellows-driven pipes of Ireland, means “elbow”  
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Hurdy Gurdy   show
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Ululation   show
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Bagpipes   show
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Rom   show
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Cimbalom   show
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show popular music from Jamaica characterized by a rhythmic emphasis on the offbeat and by politically and socially conscious lyrics  
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show popular music from Trinidad characterized by improvised lyrics on topical and broadly humorous subject matter  
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Pan   show
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show African-derived animistic belief system found primarily in Cuba and USA  
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show rhythmic pattern in Salsa music, also an instrument  
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show Latin American ballroom dance as well as a song type emphasizing call-and-response vocal organization  
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show predecessor of reggae, Jamaican response to American rhythm and blues/rock and roll  
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Vaksin   show
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Rastafarianism   show
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Siku   show
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Bombos   show
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Totem   show
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Tango   show
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Bandoneon   show
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Mariachi   show
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Samba   show
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show dance developed from a style of martial arts created by runaway slaves in Brazil  
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Agogo   show
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show notched scraper idiophone found in Latin American music traditions  
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show back-and-forth motion used as a basis for capoeira dancing  
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Pandeiros   show
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Peurt a Beul   show
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Céilidh   show
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show pan-tribal American Indian event celebrating Native American identity and culture, generally also open to non-Native Americans  
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Conjunto   show
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show minister would read the psalm before it was sung  
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Semiotics   show
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show creator of music encodes meanings and emotions into the “neutral” composition or performance  
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Esthesic   show
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Ethocentrism   show
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show scholarly study of any music within its contemporary cultural  
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show researchers combine learning to play the music under study with field observation (Ki Mantle Hood)  
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show de-emphasizes description and the search for absolute truth in favor of interpretation and the acceptance of the reality of truth  
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show foundational list of core composers and works every music student is expected to know  
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show study of musical instruments  
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show standard classification system for musical instruments created by Curt Sachs and Erik M. von Hornbostel  
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show produces sound through air vibration  
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show stringed instruments (lutes, zithers, harps, lyres)  
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Fret   show
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Idiophones   show
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show have a vibrating membrane  
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Melodic contour   show
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show continuous or repeating sound  
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show rhythmic relationship of words to melody; can by syllabic (one pitch per syllable) or melismatic (more than one pitch per syllable)  
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Phonic Structure   show
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show music with a single melodic line  
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Polyphony   show
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show multiple lines of music expressing the same musical idea in the same meter  
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Independent polyphony   show
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show multiple performers playing simultaneous variations of the same line of music  
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show perspective of a cultural outsider  
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Emic   show
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show hammered zither from the Persian classical tradition. Often cited as the origin of hammered zithers found throughout Asia, N Africa, Europe, and the W Hemisphere  
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Zurna   show
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show round-bodied lute from turkey  
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Polynesia   show
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Didjeridu   show
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Aborigines   show
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Animism   show
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show term describing Australian aboriginal spiritual belief system and concept of creation  
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show islands in Pacific Ocean, means “black islands” because of darker skin pigmentation of majority of population  
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Portamento   show
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Pahu   show
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Kilu   show
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show Hawaiian dance songs using drum accompaniment  
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Micronesia   show
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show fretless, plucked lute from India  
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Caste System   show
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Raga   show
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show India’s film industry, Bombay and Hollywood  
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Bhajan   show
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Bauls   show
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Bols   show
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Gat   show
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Alap   show
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