MUS 320 STUDY GUIDE/Quiz 1
READ: Chapters 1-11 in the book (simple questions)
Recognize by ear these rhythms:
bembé (2 2 1 2 2 2 1)
fume-fume (2 2 3 2 3)
LHS bembé (2 2 1 2 2 2 1) and RHS rotated fume fume (2 3 2 2 3)
NOTE: This figure shows a figure-ground reversal for above two rhythms (RH rhythm is on exactly the points where LH rhythm is empty). This figure-ground reversal results in a rotation of fume fume; starting at point 6, you get the standard pattern of (2 2 3 2 3)
Ghanaian rhythms:
Gahu (4-4, 16 beat pattern -- bell is "tresillo" (repeated 1st half of clave):
Agbekor (slow) (12-8 bembe bell pattern with lower pitched bell on beat 1)
Agbekor (fast) (12-8 faster bembe bell pattern without differentialted 1st beat)
Adzrowo patterns (12-8, uses fume fume bell pattern):
Gangkogui (bell: 2 2 3 2 3)
Sogo (4 3 2 3)
Kidi (2 2 1 1 2 2 1 1)
Kagan (2 1 3 2 1 3)
Axatse (3 1 2 3 1 2)
Boba (4 2 4 2)
GAHU patterns (in 16): In this version, bell pattern is "tresillo" (repeated 1st half of clave, shown as 2nd version of gankogui here):
Gangkogui (bell: )
Sogo (4 2 2 4 2 2)
Kidi (1 2 1 4 1 2 1 4)
Kagan ()
Axatse (3 1 2 2 3 1 2 2 )
Boba (4 3 1 1 2 1 4)
Agbekor (slow) pattern (in 12 -- bell is bembé pattern with the first beat played on lower pitch)
Review of 6 patterns in 16 cycle / TIMELINES in 16:
TIMELINES as polygons:
OTHER MUSICAL EXAMPLES:
fume fume 2 2 3 2 3
bembe 2 2 1 2 2 2 1
Afro-Cuba_Song For Ogun (Gina Martin)
Fragmentos De La Fiesta Bembe
2-3 son clave Duo Evocación, Cuba
2-3 son clave "Africando".mp3 Cuba/Senegal
3-2 son clave Cuba, Ignacio Piñero 3 3 4 2 4
also 3-2 son clave Bo Diddley
Rumba clave Cuba 3 4 3 2 4
Anda Ven y Muévete
Isla de la Musica_Camerata
Gahu Has bell pattern as in Fig 8.1 above: 3 3 4 4 2
Gahu (bell pattern is "tresillo" (repeated 1st half of clave)
cinquillo: cinquillo and violin
(cinquillo is a Cuban rhythm that is a "double-time" version of shiko)
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