What is a palimpsest and how does the term apply to India’s culture and its music?
What will be an ideal response?
- A palimpsest is a "manuscript parchment written on again and again in which everything written before is never fully erased. Everything written before is somehow still there, visible and readable . . ." Similarly in Indian culture old traditions persist and coexist with the new and innovative . . . "Everywhere jarring juxtapositions confront the visitor. . . . A traditional classical musical performance takes place around the corner from . . . the latest American rap."
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What two basic visual cues are used to imply depth in the 18th-century Indian painting of Maharana Amar Singh and others watching musicians and acrobats?
A. Chiaroscuro and hatching B. Position and overlap C. Implied line and a vanishing point D. Atmospheric perspective and foreshortening
The process of fitting intricate lyrics to previously recorded improvised solos is called?
a. Vocalsese b. Contracfact c. Sequencing d. Orchestration
What is the significance of the long strands of hanging beads on the Yoruba crown?
a) They protect viewers from the powerful gaze of the king. b) They shield the king’s face from evil spirits c) They symbolize the sand and ocean from which Oduduwa created land for the Yoruba people. d) They are purely decorative, but their colors distinguish individual Yoruba kings.
Visitors to the Zen Garden of Contemplation in Japan are expected to ____
a. walk through and smell the flowers b. be reminded of the tenets of Confucius c. be awed by its great size d. sit still and meditate