In the musical example Shashmaqam: Sarakhbor-I Râst, the melody gradually develops in successive couplets

Which of the following was not part of the former Soviet Republic?
Pakistan

Select the term that best fills in the gap in the following statement:
__________, a genre of music from Kyrgyzstan, traditionally relies on instrumental programmatic music that tells stories. The performers bring these stories alive by providing a verbal synopsis prior to performing as well as making theatrical gestures while performing to bring the stories to life.
Küü

The first nomads who occupied Central Asia came from the northern grasslands of present day:
Uzbekistan

In the musical example Shashmaqam: Sarakhbor-I Râst, the melody gradually develops in successive couplets. Beginning with the ________, a long-necked lute, singers gradually come in, singing in long and short verses, grouped into a formulaic pattern that matches the rhythmic value.
Tanbur

The komuz is:
A three-stringed lute

The choor is
An end-blown flute made from reed or wood

Shashmaqam, defined as __________, is a genre of music that includes instrumental pieces, songs, poetry, and dance.
Six maqam

In the classical music of Uzbekistan and Tajikistan, the performers of shashmaqam follow a system of meters known as:
aruz

The maqams, called ‘Buzruk,’ ‘Rast,’ ‘Nava,’ ‘Dugah,’ ‘Segah,’ and ‘Iraq’ take their names from classical Persian modes.
True

Select the term that best completes the following statement:
___________ performers stylize the poetic texts, drawn from Sufi symbolic texts from classical Islamic poets, into rhythms that are short and long.
Shashmaqam

Select the term that best completes the following statement:
The Armenian liturgy and its music comprise the Badarak (Mass), the _________ (hymns) sung at the services of the hours, and sharagan sung for the sacraments such as baptism, matrimony and funerals.
Sharagan

Unlike the Armenians, Georgians almost never sing in monophonic unison.
True

Geographically speaking, the Republic of Armenia is located _______ of Georgia.
South

The Armenian liturgy has substantially changed since 1177 A.D.
False

The chief musical expression of the Armenian Apostolic Church is the:
Divine Liturgy

The Northern Caucasus is the area of the Caucasus made up by Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia.
False

Soorp Badarak is:
One of the oldest rites in all of Christendom

Armenia adopted Christianity as its official religion in:
301

Polyphonic singing was already a mainstay of the Georgian Eastern Orthodox Divine Liturgy by the:
10th century

Georgians trace their lineage to the Apostle Andrew in the first century and became Christian in the fourth century.
True

In Indian music, tāla refers to metrical systems, as opposed to the melodic systems of rāga.
True

North Indian Music is also known as:
Hindustānī music