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Which of the following instruments has 13 strings and is played flat to the floor?
What is the name of the Japanese scale used during the Muromachi Period?
Which of the following instruments is similar to a guitar, but has only three strings and is fretless?
What is the name of the technique used to play the Shamisen by slapping and plucking the strings?
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Which of the following instruments is a Japanese recorder made out of wood?
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What was the purpose of Taiko Drums in ancient times?
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Which of the following instruments has a shape similar to a harp?
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What is the name of the technique used to play Taiko Drums with two sticks?
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Which of the following scales has five notes?
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What is the name of the Japanese period during which music and culture were blooming?
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What is the name of the technique used to play the Koto by plucking the strings with the right hand?
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Which of the following instruments is played by blowing air through a mouthpiece and has a sound similar to a flute?
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Which instrument has 13 strings and looks like a harp but is flat on the floor?
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Which instrument looks like a guitar and has a 'pan pick' used for slapping and playing the instrument?
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Which musical period in Japan saw the expansion of its territory and a blooming of culture?
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Which scale is commonly used in traditional Japanese music and consists of five notes?
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Which instrument is a Japanese recorder made out of wood?
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Which instrument was used for announcing purposes and to signal during war in ancient times?
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How many strings does a Shamisen have?
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Which instrument is also known as a 'Japanese harp'?
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Which instrument is fretless and has a 'pan pick' for slapping and playing the instrument?
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What is the shape of the Koto?
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What is the shape of the Shamisen?
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Which instrument is played by blowing into it?
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During the Muromachi Period, Japanese music was heavily influenced by Western classical music.
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The Japanese Pentatonic Scale consists of six notes.
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The Koto is a wind instrument.
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The Shamisen is a fretted instrument.
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The Shakuhachi is a type of flute.
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Taiko Drums were only used for ceremonial purposes in ancient Japan.
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The technique used to play the Koto involves striking the strings with a pick.
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The Taiko Drums were traditionally used to communicate signals during war.
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What is the name of the Chinese wooden flute that is played sideways and made out of bamboo?
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What is the name of the Chinese unpitched drums that come in a set of four and are decorated with flower drawings?
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What is the name of the Chinese bells that come in many different numbers and are pitched?
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What is the name of the Chinese string instrument that has 21 strings and is played horizontally like a harp?
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What is the name of the Chinese string instrument that looks like a guitar but plays vertically and has four strings with frets?
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What is the name of the Chinese bowed instrument that has two strings, plays vertically, and is high pitched like a violin?
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What is the name of the Chinese woodwind instrument that plays vertically and looks identical to the Erhu, but has a lower pitch like a cello?
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What is the name of the Chinese pipe recorder that plays vertically and has three pipes, with the middle pipe used for playing different notes and the other two for drone notes?
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What is the name of the Chinese percussion instrument that consists of a long sustained note that doesn't change?
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What is the name of the Chinese plucked and strummed instrument that has 21 strings and is fretless?
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What is the name of the Chinese bowed instrument that looks identical to the Erhu but has a lower pitch like a cello?
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What is the name of the Chinese string instrument that looks like a guitar but plays vertically and has four strings with frets?
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During the Zhou dynasty, Chinese music was primarily played on brass instruments.
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The Dizi is a Chinese wooden flute that is played vertically.
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The Hulusi is a Chinese pipe recorder that has three pipes, with the middle pipe used for playing different notes.
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Drone notes are short, sustained notes that add texture to a musical piece.
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The Bianzhong is a percussion instrument that comes in many different numbers and is unpitched.
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The Erhu is a bowed instrument that has no frets and is high pitched.
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The Guzheng is a plucked instrument that has 21 strings and is played vertically.
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The Pipa is a pear-shaped instrument that has four strings and is played horizontally.
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What is the name of the Chinese wooden flute that plays sideways and requires the player to cover the holes?
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Which Chinese percussion instrument comes in a set of 4 and is decorated with flower drawings?
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Which Chinese bowed instrument is similar to the Erhu but has a lower pitch?
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Which Chinese plucked instrument has 21 strings and is played horizontally like a harp?
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Which Chinese string instrument looks like a guitar but is played vertically and has four strings with frets?
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Which Chinese woodwind instrument plays vertically and has three pipes, with the middle pipe used for playing different notes and the other 2 for drone notes?
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Which Chinese percussion instrument consists of bells that come in many different numbers and are pitched?
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Which Chinese bowed instrument has two strings, plays vertically, and has no frets, producing a high-pitched sound like the violin in the strings family?
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Which Chinese string instrument is similar to the Erhu, but has a lower pitch and looks identical to it?
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Which Chinese plucked instrument has 21 strings and is fretless, requiring players to stick a pick to their fingers in order to play?
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Which Chinese string instrument looks like a guitar, has four strings with frets, and is played vertically?
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Which Chinese woodwind instrument plays sideways and requires the player to cover the holes, made out of bamboo?
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What is the name of the Chinese wooden flute that is played sideways and made out of bamboo?
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Which Chinese instrument is similar to the violin in the strings family, has 2 strings, and is played vertically with no frets?
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What are drone notes?
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What is the name of the Chinese unpitched drums that come in a set of 4 and are decorated with flower drawings, and serve as the main rhythm instrument?
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Which Chinese instrument has 21 strings, plays horizontally, and looks like a harp?
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What is the name of the Chinese pear-shaped instrument with 4 strings, frets, and is played vertically?
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Which Chinese instrument is similar to the cello in the strings family, looks identical to the Erhu, but has a lower pitch?
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What is the name of the Chinese pipe recorder that plays vertically and has 3 pipes, with the middle pipe being for playing different notes?
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Which Chinese instrument has bells that come in many different numbers and are pitched?
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What is the name of the Chinese wooden flute that is played sideways and the player has to cover the holes, made out of bamboo?
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Which Chinese instrument has 2 strings, plays vertically, no frets, and is high pitched like the violin in the strings family?
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What is the name of the Chinese string instrument that has 21 strings, plays horizontally, and resembles a harp?
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Which of the following regions is NOT known for practicing Indian classical music?
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What does the term 'Shruti' refer to in Indian classical music?
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Which of the following instruments is a double drum used as the main rhythm instrument in Indian music?
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What is the purpose of drone notes in Indian classical music?
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Which of the following instruments is a woodwind instrument similar to an oboe and projects a loud sound?
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What is the name of the string instrument in Indian classical music that looks like a violin but has a short neck and is very famous in Punjabi?
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Which of the following instruments is a plucked, four-stringed instrument with a very long neck that creates drone notes?
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What are Alankar in Indian classical music?
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Which of the following instruments in Indian classical music is a string instrument that looks like a guitar but is fretless and has a deep sound?
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What is the name of the percussion instrument in Indian classical music that is a double drum with a wooden body and originally had a goat skin?
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Which of the following terms refers to melodies improvised from basic grammars in Indian classical music?
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What is the name of the string instrument in Indian classical music that is tuned and looks like a western guitar with 18-21 strings?
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Which of the following regions is known for practicing Hindustani music?
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What is the main rhythm instrument in Indian music?
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Which of the following instruments is a woodwind instrument in Indian music?
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What is the function of drone notes in Indian music?
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Which of the following instruments is a string instrument that looks like a cello?
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Which of the following instruments is a double drum in Indian music?
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Which of the following Indian classical music concepts refers to pitches smaller than the western accidentals?
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Which of the following Indian classical music concepts refers to melodies improvised from basic grammars?
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Which of the following instruments is similar to a western guitar in Indian music?
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Which of the following Indian classical music concepts refers to ornamentations?
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Which of the following instruments is a string instrument like a guitar but fretless and has a deep sound in Indian music?
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Which of the following Indian classical music concepts refers to rhythmic patterns used in percussion?
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Indian classical music has only one main tradition.
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Hindustani music is found in the southern regions of India.
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Shruti refers to the rhythm patterns used in Indian classical music.
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Sitar is a fretless string instrument.
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Mridangam is the main rhythm instrument in Indian classical music.
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Sarangi is a string instrument that looks like a guitar.
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Shehnai is a woodwind instrument that projects a loud sound.
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Harmonium is a keyboard instrument similar to a piano.
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Which of the following regions is predominantly associated with Karnatic music in India?
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What is the basic concept of Raga in Indian classical music?
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Which of the following instruments is a double-sided drum and the main rhythm instrument in Indian music?
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What is the purpose of drone notes in Indian classical music?
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Which of the following instruments is a woodwind instrument and projects a loud sound in Indian classical music?
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Which of the following instruments is a string instrument that looks like a violin but has a short neck and is very famous in Punjabi music?
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Which of the following instruments is a fretless string instrument that has a deep sound in Indian classical music?
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What is the basic concept of Tala in Indian classical music?
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Which of the following instruments is a plucked, four-stringed instrument with a very long neck that creates drone notes in Indian classical music?
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Which of the following regions is predominantly associated with Hindustani music in India?
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Which of the following instruments is a string instrument that looks like a western guitar and is fretted with 18-21 strings in Indian classical music?
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Which of the following instruments is a keyboard instrument that looks like a western accordion in Indian classical music?
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Which of the following is the most common instrument played in a Gamelan ensemble?
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What is the name of the two-headed drum played with hands and/or sticks in a Gamelan ensemble?
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Which of the following instruments is a two-string bowed lute consisting of a wooden body and a big bow covered with very fine stretched skin?
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What is the name of the zither-like instrument in a Gamelan ensemble that has between 11 and 13 pairs of strings, strung on each side, between a box resonator?
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Which of the following instruments is a small kettle gong that gives its name to an ensemble of four or five talempong as well as other gongs and drums?
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What is the name of the Indonesian traditional musical ensemble composed predominantly of tuned gongs of various types and metal-keyed instruments?
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Which of the following instruments is made of a varying number of bamboo tubes attached to a bamboo frame and is shaken to produce sound?
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What is the name of the female vocalist in a Gamelan ensemble?
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Which of the following is played to accompany religious rituals, ceremonies, dance, dance-drama, traditional theater, wayang puppets theatre, singing, concerts, festivals, exhibitions, and many more in Indonesia?
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What is the name of the percussion instrument in a Gamelan ensemble that is made up predominantly of mallets and a set of hand-played drums called Kendang/Kendhang?
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Which of the following is not played in a Gamelan ensemble?
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What is the name of the male vocalist in a Gamelan ensemble?
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Which instrument is typically conducted by a drummer in a Gamelan ensemble?
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What is the most common type of instrument played by mallets in a Gamelan ensemble?
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What is the name of the two-headed drum played using a combination of hands and/or sticks in a Gamelan ensemble?
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Which of the following instruments is a two-string bowed lute consisting of a wooden body and a big bow covered with very fine stretched skin?
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Which instrument has between 11 and 13 pairs of strings, strung on each side, between a box resonator?
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What is the name of the small kettle gong which gives its name to an ensemble of four or five talempong as well as other gongs and drums?
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Which instrument is a musical instrument made of a varying number of bamboo tubes attached to a bamboo frame and is played by shaking it?
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What are the vocalists named in a Gamelan ensemble?
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What are the various activities in which Gamelan is played?
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What is the composition of a typical Gamelan ensemble?
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What is the name of the percussion instrument that registers the beat in a Gamelan ensemble?
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What is the role of Gamelan in Indonesian culture?
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Is Gamelan a traditional musical ensemble in Indonesia that typically refers to a percussion orchestra?
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Is the Gamelan ensemble conducted by a drummer and often includes voice, bamboo flute, xylophone, and stringed instruments?
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Are the most common instruments played in Gamelan by mallets and a set of hand-played drums called Kendang?
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Does the Kendang or Gendang have two heads of equal size and can be played on either one or both sides using a combination of hands and/or sticks?
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Do the (untuned) Saron instruments in Gamelan consist of several tuned metal bars, each placed over an individual resonator?
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Is the Rebab in Gamelan a two-string bowed lute consisting of a wooden body, with a big bow covered with very fine stretched skin?
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Does the Siter in Gamelan have between 11 and 13 pairs of strings, strung on each side, between a box resonator?
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Is the Talempong in Gamelan a small kettle gong which gives its name to an ensemble of four or five talempong, as well as other gongs and drums?
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What is a gamelan ensemble in Indonesia composed predominantly of?
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Which instrument is played by a drummer to conduct the gamelan ensemble?
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What is the name of the female vocalist in a gamelan ensemble?
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Which instrument in a gamelan ensemble is a two-string bowed lute consisting of a wooden body?
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Which of the following instruments is NOT commonly played in a gamelan ensemble?
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Which instrument in a gamelan ensemble has several tuned metal bars, each placed over an individual resonator?
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What is the name of the small kettle gong in a talempong ensemble?
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Which instrument in a gamelan ensemble has between 11 and 13 pairs of strings, strung on each side, between a box resonator?
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What is the name of the musical instrument made of a varying number of bamboo tubes attached to a bamboo frame, which is shaken to produce sound?
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What is the name of the male vocalist in a gamelan ensemble?
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Which instrument in a gamelan ensemble is a zither-like instrument?
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What is the name of the percussion instrument in a gamelan ensemble that is a small handheld gong that is struck with a mallet?
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