Are You a Bollywood Buff?

Bollywood and Indian Cinema

• Mumbai is known as the birthplace of Bollywood.
• The term 'Bollywood' is a portmanteau of Bombay (the former name of Mumbai) and Hollywood.
• Most Hindi films are produced in Hindi language.

Indian Cinema Statistics

• In 2014, Hindi cinema represented 43% of Indian net box-office revenue.

Indian Film Production

• Indian cinema produced 1,986 feature films in 2017.

Music Definitions and Elements

• Pitch, melody, harmony, rhythm, and timbre are common elements used to define music.
• Pitch is NOT a common element used to define music (False, pitch is a common element).
• The three main divisions of the creation of music are composition, arrangement, and performance.

Music Genres

• In jazz music, performers often play spontaneously while following a partially defined structure and using characteristic motifs.

Music and Culture

• A cultural universal is an element, pattern, trait, or institution that is shared across cultures worldwide.
• Music is a cultural universal.

Interdisciplinary Connections of Music

• Music extends into various disciplines, except for biology (False, music extends into biology as well, e.g., music therapy, music psychology, and neuroscience).

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