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Musicians in Ancient Mesopotamia served primarily in which two (2) venues?
court
market place
schools
temple
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Which kind of instrument was believed to NOT have been used by Ancient Sumerians?
harp
viol
tambourine
rattle
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T or F: Because ancient musicians were valued highly in their skills, they were treated like court officials.
True
False
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This reconstructed musical instrument from Ancient Mesopotamia is called:
bull's harp
cow-head harp
bull-headed lyre
moosicalf
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Which musical skill played a key role in religious rituals and court ceremonies?
playing of the lyre
singing
composing
dancing
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T or F: There were no distinctions made between the responsibilities of male and female court musicians.
True
False
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Thes ancient Hurrian tablets from Ugarit are said to contain the:
oldest known melodies
history of Akkadian music
list of important musicians
instructions to Akkadian musical performance
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T or F: Tuning was an essential component in ancient Mesopotamian musical practice.
True
False
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Based on existing lexical list of intervals, what kind of scale was most probably being used in ancient Mesopotamia?
pentatonic
hexatonic
tetratonic
heptatonic
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Which musicologist was responsible for cataloguing ancient Sumerian instruments?
Suzanne Cusick
Ursula Gunther
Marcelle Dechesne-Guillemin
Joan Rimmer