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World Musics

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show type of chamber music ensemble from S. Vietnam; amateur instrumentalists who play more for their own enjoyment than others  
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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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show Indian mythological epic about Hindu god Rama found throughout South and SE Asia  
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Khaen   show
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Polyphonic Stratification   show
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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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Metallophone   show
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show Arabic/Turkish mode or system of rules and expectations for composition and improv  
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show Persian (Iranian) mode or system of rules and expectations for composition and improv  
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Santur   show
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Ud   show
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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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Tarab   show
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Dhikr   show
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Adhan   show
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Muezzin   show
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Raqs Sharqi   show
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Raqs balladi   show
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Palm Wine Guitar   show
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Jali   show
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Kora   show
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Mbube   show
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Atumpan   show
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show lamellophones found in Africa  
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show large, heavy log xylophone from Uganda that uses interlocking patterns that can approach nearly 600 bpm  
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show derivative of mbube style, means “to walk like a cat,” softer, smoother, subdued dance style  
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Balalaika   show
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Flamenco   show
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show Spanish word meaning “passion,” which refers to an emotional quality considered essential in performances by Spanish Flamenco singers  
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show form of Scottish bagpipe music with an extended theme-and-variations structure  
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show bellows-driven pipes of Ireland, means “elbow”  
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Hurdy Gurdy   show
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show performing of a single pitch repeatedly with glottal stops  
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show reed aerophone consisting of an air bag (bellows), chanter (melody pipe), and drone pipes  
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show ethnic group originating in India characterized by a semi-nomadic lifestyle; Gypsies  
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show hammered zither from E. Europe, commonly associated with Rom (gypsy) music; national instrument of Hungary  
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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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Santeria   show
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Clave   show
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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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show group of bamboo “trumpets,” each capable of playing a single note  
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Rastafarianism   show
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show panpipes common among indigenous populations from Peru and throughout the andes  
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Bombos   show
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show plant, animal, or natural object used as an emblem for a person or group of people  
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Tango   show
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show button-box accordion  
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Mariachi   show
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show music/dance from Brazil  
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show dance developed from a style of martial arts created by runaway slaves in Brazil  
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show double-bell found in W Africa and used in African-derived music  
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Rêco-Rêco   show
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Ginga   show
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Pandeiros   show
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Peurt a Beul   show
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Céilidh   show
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Wacipi (powwow)   show
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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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show person listening to music interprets meaning and emotions  
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Ethocentrism   show
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Ethnomusicology   show
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show researchers combine learning to play the music under study with field observation (Ki Mantle Hood)  
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Postmodernism   show
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Canon   show
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Organology   show
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Sachs-Hornbostel System   show
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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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show instruments that produce sound through the instrument itself vibrating  
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Membranophones   show
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show general direction and shape of a melody  
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Drone   show
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Text-setting   show
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Phonic Structure   show
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show music with a single melodic line  
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show juxtaposition or overlapping of multiple lines of music; 3 types are homophony, independent polyphony, and heterophony  
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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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Heterophony   show
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show perspective of a cultural outsider  
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Emic   show
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Santur   show
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Zurna   show
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Baglama   show
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show collection of islands in the Pacific Ocean. Term derived from Greek- “many islands”  
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show long trumpet made from a hollowed tree brance and played by Aborigines from Australia; low, rumbling drone sound  
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show generic term for an indigenous population, often used to describe native people of Australia  
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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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Melanesia   show
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Portamento   show
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show single-headed cylindrical membranophone from Hawaii that stands vertically on a carved footed base  
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show small drum from Hawaii, usually made from a coconut shell with a fish skin face  
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Hulu pahu   show
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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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show mode or system of rules and procedures for composition and improv in Indian classical music  
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Bollywood   show
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show Hindu devotional songs from India  
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Bauls   show
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show mnemonic syllables corresponding to drum strokes in Indian drumming traditions  
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show skeletal melody used as a basis for improve in a raga performance of classical Indian instrumental music  
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show opening section of a raga performance in which the performer “explores” the raga  
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