Young learners of the mbila, an instrument of this type used in large orchestras in Mozambique, often practice Venâcio Mbande’s mtsitso. For 10 points each:
[10e] Apprentices first learn the pieces “Faringbulo” and “Lambango” when studying the balafon, a member of what class of mallet percussion instruments that includes the marimba?
ANSWER: xylophones
[10m] Students of the amadinda, a classical Ganda xylophone, learn to play okwawula parts that use this technique. Hindewhu music uses this technique of sharing a melody between alternating, interlocked parts, which Guillaume de Machaut used in a piece titled for David.
ANSWER: hocket [or hocketing; accept Hoquetus David]
[10h] This composer’s piece “Chemutengure” is often the first piece learned by students of the Shona marimba and mbira. This man promoted mbira pedagogy through the Kutsinhira Cultural Arts Center in Eugene, Oregon.
ANSWER: Dumisani Maraire [or Abraham Dumisani Maraire]
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