Which of these statements is NOT true concerning shomyo?

a. they are Buddhist chants
b. they are the source of Japanese modal theory
c. the modes they produced were transferred to court music
d. they are responsible for the exact tuning systems found in Japan


ANS: d

Art & Culture

You might also like to view...

Melody is (the)?

a. speed of the beat.? b. ?sound of a succession of pitches. c. ?basic music interval. d. ?several pitches at once.

Art & Culture

This dance replaced the mambo as the Latin dance of choice in the USA

a. rumba b. beguine c. cha-cha-cha d. montuno

Art & Culture

One of André Bazin's major contributions to postwar French film theory was a close examination of the cinematic potential of:

A. long takes and deep focus. B. socialist realism. C. low-key lighting. D. continuity editing.

Art & Culture

Ragtime is ________.

A. performed at a moderate march tempo B. generally in duple meter C. a style of composed piano music D. All answers are correct.

Art & Culture