Compare and contrast the sound of Vacación and Ecuadorian Quichua mother’s lament including rhythm, melody, harmony, and timbre. (How do they sound alike and do they sound different?)
What will be an ideal response?
Similarity
• Harp plays a long series of percussive, repeating notes
• Both selections are repetitive
Difference
• Ecuadorian Quichua mother's lament includes a grief-stricken, half-spoken melody performed simultaneously with (not accompanied by) the harpist's vacación, sung by a solo female voice that is unaccompanied (monophonic texture).
Define ritual:
• "A ritual is a formal practice or custom." (Worlds of Music, p. 483)
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a. True b. False
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Briefly explain why the humanities are unlimited or "infinite."
What will be an ideal response?
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