MUS 320 MIDTERM STUDY GUIDE

 

 

BOOK: Chapters 1-14 are the most important chapters. A comprehensive understanding of all details is not necessary, but a familiarity with the basic concepts is the goal.

bembe and fume fume are complimentary
LHS bembé (2 2 1 2 2 2 1) and RHS rotated fume fume (2 3 2 2 3) (figure-ground reversal)

 

6 patterns

MUSICAL EXAMPLES

 

Cuba

3-2 son clave
Afro-Cuba_Yambu
Ignacio Piñero_Septeto Nacional
Bo Diddley

2-3 son clave:
¡Africando!
La Isla de la Musica_Duo Evocacion
Viendo La Televisión
Vocal Sampling
Compositor Confundido

rumba clave:
Patato Valdes (Felice Navidad)

Afro-Cuba_guaguanco Matanzas

Afro-Cuba_guaguanco Havana
Anda Ven y Muévete
Isla de la Musica_Camerata

Afro-Cuba_Los Papines
Cuarto Espacio_rumba clave (30)

bembé:
Afro-Cuba_Song For Ogun (Gina Martin)
Fragmentos De La Fiesta Bembe
Fontomfrom Drumming - Chiefs State Music
Babalu Aye - Francisco Aguabellas (bell pattern played on shekere)

fume-fume: Aka Pygmies (Bossobe)

cinquillo: cinquillo and violin

Brazil

Bossa nova

Africa

Ghanaian rhythms:

Adzowro (fume fume bell pattern)

Gahu (bell pattern is "tresillo" (repeated 1st half of clave):
Gahu Has bell pattern as in Fig 8.1 above: 3 3 4 4 2 (recording)

Agbekor (slow) (bembe bell pattern with lower pitched bell on beat 1)

Agbekor (fast) (faster bembe bell pattern without differentialted 1st beat)

Ritual Music of Ghana (liner notes)

Bulgaria

Jove, malaj mome (11+7) = (3+2+2+2+2 / 3+2+2)

Bartok's Mikrokosmos 113 Bulgarian Rhythm (2+2+3)

Paidushko Horo:

Daichovo Horo

Ruchenitza (version 1)
Ruchenitza (version 2)