What is the gangsa and what role does it play in kebyar music?

What will be an ideal response?


ANS: The gangsa is a group of metallophones that play the fast figurations
elaborating the pokok melody.

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1. Beat poetry A. double album by the Beatles 2. Concept album B. sophisticated song from classical music tradition 3. The “White Album” C. rock song in more complex form than verse/chorus 4. Art song D. album where all songs related to central theme 5. Psychedelia E. album that introduces new innovations F. non-rhyming, stream of consciousness poems G. highly rhythmic poems good for musical setting H. LSD influenced rock style

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Which of the following is not an element of the Kwakwaka'wakw whale performance described in the book?

A. The use of masks B. Performances were lit by a fire burning in the center of the space C. Only men were in attendance D. The depiction of animals

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Which of the following groups protested the exclusion of women from art galleries?

a. Asco b. Artists in Residence c. Gutai (Embodiment) d. the New York School

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What feature does Henri Matisse’s Harmony in Red (The Red Room) share with Analytic Cubist paintings?

a)  ambiguous spatial relationships b)  a vivid color palette c)  the formal play of linear patterns d)  the lyrical and expressive quality

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