How is a gendhing named?
What will be an ideal response?
• Javanese gendhing normally have three parts to their titles, the formal structure, the melody, and the scale system.
• Bubaran refers to the formal structure of the piece; in this case, bubaran means sixteen beats per major phrase, four kenong beats per major phrase. (The kenong is the largest of the kettle gongs.) "Kembang Pacar" (a kind of red flower) is the name of a particular melody.
• Pélog is the scale system used in the modal category of pathet nem.
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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
Listen to "Cielito Lindo" (PL 3-7) (Mexican mariachi). This piece is in
A. triple meter. B. quadruple meter. C. duple meter. D. seven-beat meter.
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A. earspools B. headdresses C. belts D. necklaces
Which of the following terms best describes this selection's genre?
a) a music drama b) an oratorio c) an operetta d) a grand opéra