Possible Quiz Questions for Music in Egypt
Match the list of Egyptian instruments with the descriptions.
2. kawala b. a tambourine with five sets of cymbals
3. tabla c. a short-necked lute with five pairs of strings
5. qanun e. a four-stringed Western instrument used in Egyptian musical traditions 6. ‘ud f. an end-blown reed flute used in madh music
7. violin g. the end-blown reed flute featured in east Arab art music
8. riqq h. single-headed, goblet-shaped drum
Use the list of instruments to match with the pictures of Egyptian instruments.
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Tabla Kawala Qanun Violin Mizmar ‘Ud Riqq Match the singer or type of musical tradition with the description.
1. Hakim
2. Umm Kulthum
3. Zaffa
4. Takht
5. Firqa
6. Mizmar ensembles
7. Call to prayer
_____A. Wedding procession
_____B. Egyptian pop music superstar
_____C. Recurring soundscape heard across Egypt at several times throughout the day
_____D. The orchestra-sized ensemble which performed Arab art music from the 1930s
_____E. The most famous Egyptian singer who became the “Voice of Egypt”
_____F. A small performance ensemble for eastern Arab art music in the late-nineteenth and early-twentieth centuries
Possible Quiz Answers for Music in Egypt
Match the list of Egyptian instruments with the descriptions.
9. Mizmar a. a plucked zither
10. Kawala b. a tambourine with five sets of cymbals
11. Tabla c. a short-necked lute with five pairs of strings
12. nay d. an Arabic folk oboe
13. qanun e. a four-stringed Western instrument used in Egyptian musical traditions 14. ud f. an end-blown reed flute used in madh music
15. violin g. the end-blown reed flute featured in east Arab art music
16. riqq h. single-headed goblet shaped drum
Use the list of instruments to match with the pictures of Egyptian instruments.
__riqq______mizmar_ ___kawala__ __tabla___
_____ud______qanun______violin______
Tabla Kawala Qanun Violin Mizmar Ud Riqq Match the singer or type of musical tradition with the description.
8. Hakim
9. Umm Kulthum
10. Zaffa
11. Takht
12. Firqa
13. Mizmar Ensembles
14. Call to Prayer
___3__A. Wedding procession
__1___B. Egyptian Pop music superstar
__7__C. Recurring soundscape heard across Egypt at several times throughout the day
___5__D. The orchestra-sized ensemble which performed Arab art music from the 1930’s
___2__E. The most famous Egyptian singer who became the “Voice of Egypt”
___4__F. A small performance ensemble for eastern Arab art music in the late 19th and early 20th centuries
___6__G. Upper Egyptian folk music for weddings