Ethiopian Traditional Music Instruments Quiz
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Which musical instrument is a one-string bowed lute commonly found throughout Ethiopia and Eritrea?

  • Krar
  • Begena
  • Masenqo (correct)
  • Dita

What is the name of the six-string lyre traditionally tuned to a pentatonic scale?

  • Begena
  • Dita
  • Masenqo
  • Krar (correct)

Which traditional string instrument has a large ten-string lyre and is found in the highlands of Ethiopia?

  • Krar
  • Masenqo
  • Begena (correct)
  • Dita

What material is the string of the masenqo usually made from?

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Which type of tuning is the krar traditionally set to?

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What instrument was traditionally used in Ethiopia as a way for musicians to convey oral history?

<p>Washint (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which instrument is considered an upper-class instrument and is commonly used during prayers and meditations?

<p>Begena (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which Ethiopian instrument has no finger holes and produces only two tones, the fundamental and a fourth or fifth interval?

<p>Embilta (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of instrument is the toom, which is used among the Nuer, Anuak, Majangir, Surma, and other Nilotic groups?

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What is the function of the nagarit instrument played with a curved stick?

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Masenqo

A one-string bowed lute from Ethiopia and Eritrea.

Krar

A six-string lyre tuned to a pentatonic scale.

Begena

A ten-string lyre from the Ethiopian highlands.

Masenqo string material

Usually made of horsehair.

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Krar tuning

Pentatonic.

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Ethiopian oral history instrument

The Washint.

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Begena use

Upper-class instrument for prayers and meditations.

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Embilta tones

Produces only 2 notes - fundamental & 4th/5th.

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Toom instrument type

Idiophone.

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Nagarit function

Played at royal functions.

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Study Notes

Ethiopian and Eritrean Musical Instruments

  • The masenqo is a one-string bowed lute commonly found throughout Ethiopia and Eritrea.
  • The krar is a traditional six-string lyre typically tuned to a pentatonic scale.
  • The begena is a traditional string instrument featuring a large ten-string lyre, commonly found in the highlands of Ethiopia.
  • The strings of the masenqo are usually made from horsehair.
  • The krar is traditionally set to a pentatonic tuning.
  • The krar was traditionally used in Ethiopia as a way for musicians to convey oral history.
  • The begena is considered an upper-class instrument, commonly used during prayers and meditations.
  • The dita is an Ethiopian instrument with no finger holes, producing only two tones, the fundamental and a fourth or fifth interval.
  • The toom is a type of drum used among the Nuer, Anuak, Majangir, Surma, and other Nilotic groups.
  • The nagarit is a drum played with a curved stick, often used to announce the arrival of a dignitary or to signal the start of a ceremony.

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Test your knowledge of Ethiopian traditional music instruments including the masenqo, krar, and begena. Learn about the unique chordophones used in the highlands of Ethiopia and their significance in traditional music.

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