How many beats and bars is the nuta phrase when it is played in a metered version? In general, how is the nuta theme treated in the examples? In these examples, what is the usual form of the text lines in terms of repetition? What repeating device is often played in the accompanying instruments in the metered examples?
What will be an ideal response?
• The nuta melody is 10 beats long divided into 5 bars (not the typical 4- or 8-bar phrases that are common in European music)
• The nuta is repeated, but varied each time it re-occurs. (This is in keeping with the nuta concept.)
• Usually the two text lines (couplet) are stated with the second line repeated (ABB).
• The accompanying instruments often play an ostinato pattern, a repeating melodic pattern or series of notes.
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