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The musical style in any given period refers to
a. the ideas associated with the single best artist in that period b. the sum of all the features found in every artist in that period c. the shared ideals of the majority of important artists in that period d. the ideals of the wealthiest members of society in that period |
c. the shared ideals of the majority of important artists in that period
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An understanding of musical style allows all of the following except
a. audiences can better appreciate a performer's interpretation of a work b. performers can interpret music according to the composer's expectations c. performers and audiences can experience unfamiliar timbres and techniques d. audiences can be confused by music from an unfamiliar time and place |
c. performers and audiences can experience unfamiliar timbres and techniques
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The cradle of Western civilization was ancient ____; many aspects of our culture were born and nurtured there.
a. Italy b. Greece c. Germany d. France |
b. Greece
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When Rome conquered Greece more than a century before the birth of Christ, it
a. adopted many of the theories and practices of Greek culture b. allowed Greek culture to survive but largely ignored it c. wiped out every trace of ancient Greek culture d. created a blend of Greek and Judaic cultures |
a. adopted many of the theories and practices of Greek culture
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Much Greek music was ____, or invented and performed simultaneously, and thus never written in musical notation.
a. composed b. transposed c. improvised d. compromised |
c. improvised
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Musicians in ancient Greece included music in each of the following except
a. social gatherings and outdoor athletic games b. agricultural work c. the general educational system d. Greek drama and certain religious rites |
b. agricultural work
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Music in ancient Greece was generally ____ in texture.
a. monophonic b. polyphonic c. homophonic d. heterophonic |
a. monophonic
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Modern musical terms that are of Greek origin include
a. melody b. rhythm c. harmony d. all of the above |
d. all of the above
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To the Greeks, the word music carried a much more general meaning than it does today and included all of the following except
a. poetry and drama b. instrumental and vocal music c. gymnastics d. dance |
c. gymnastics
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The Greek doctrine of ____ concerns the moral and ethical aspects of music.
a. ethos b. pathos c. bathos d. chaos |
a. ethos
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____ was a prominent religious leader who rejected Greek concerns about the effects music could have on listeners.
a. St. Augustine b. John Calvin c. Martin Luther d. none of the above |
d. none of the above (Pythagoras)
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Two rival religious cults in ancient Greece were represented by gods called ____ and ____.
a. Plato, Socrates b. Apollo, Dionysus c. Zeus, Bacchus d. Musegetes, Pythagoras |
b. Apollo, Dionysus
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The cult of Dionysus was associated with all of the following except
a. revelry b. drama c. the lyre d. the aulos |
c. the lyre
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The cult of Apollo was associated with all of the following except
a. revelry b. serenity c. the lyre d. order |
a. revelry
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____, who lived in Greece during the 6th century B.C., was the first to make important discoveries concerning the scientific basis of music.
a. Aristoxenes b. Pythagoras c. Boethius d. Dionysus |
b. Pythagoras
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The term ____ means the science of sound.
a. acoustics b. musicology c. ethnomusicology d. Musikwissenschaft |
a. acoustics
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The Greek scales were called
a. chords b. modes c. tonic d. diatonic |
b. modes
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The oldest Western music about which we have extensive knowledge is ____ music.
a. Baroque b. Romantic c. Medieval d. Classical |
c. Medieval
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As Western art music has evolved, all of the followig has been true except
a. each period has retained the most useful features of the previous style. b. each period has introduced changes in style that appealed to contemporary tastes c. the process of change and development has been illogical and random d. over time there have been significant changes in musical style |
c. the process of change and development has been illogical and random
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Medieval melodies were based upon modal scales
a. that sound relatively unfamiliar to modern listeners b. that can be played using just the white keys on the piano c. each of which has a unique pattern and characteristic mood or sound d. all of the above |
d. all of the above
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The Medieval modes beginning on the notes ____ and ____ eventually became the minor and major scales of the tonal system.
a. E and G b. F and A c. G and B d. A and C |
d. A and C
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Many contemporary composers reflect the strong influence of the Medieval style, using ____ scales and other Medieval concepts
a. major b. minor c. modal d. tonal |
c. modal
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Each of the following directly influenced the music of Western Europe after the fall of the Roman Empire except
a. Jewish chants and rites b. the music theory of the ancient Greeks c. the pagan religion of the Roman Empire d. the values of the Christian church |
a. Jewish chants and rites
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The art of the Middle Ages was strongly affected by each of the following except
a. the mystic, fatalistic persuasion of the time b. accurate and realistic portrayal of the human figure c. ethereal representations of saints and martyrs d. highly decorative, detailed drawings |
a. the mystic, fatalistic persuasion of the time
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12th century churches in the ____ architectural style raised incredibly delicate walls and towering spires toward heaven.
a. Doric b. Gothic c. Tonic d. Ionic |
b. Gothic
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The most common subject matter for Medieval art is
a. romantic love b. the royal family c. Greek and Roman mythology d. none of the above |
d. none of the above (religious)
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Afther the fall of Rome in the 5th century A.D., the ____ became the only effective unifying force in the Western world.
a. study of music b. Greek myths c. Christian church d. Magna Carta |
c. Christian church
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Gregorian chant was usually sung in ____, so that all of the voices sang the same melody at the same time unaccompanied by instruments.
a. unison b. fourths c. fifths d. octaves |
a. unison
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In the 6th century A.D., who collected, organized, and codified the chants for use by the Christian churches in the Western world?
a. Pope John b. Pope Gregory c. Pope Paul d. Pope Pius |
b. Pope Gregory
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The rhythm in Gregorian chant is usually
a. free and flexible b. in duple meter c. in triple meter d. in quadruple meter |
a. free and flexible
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The features of organum include all of the following except
a. it combined new melodies with Gregorian chant b. it had almost no influence on the music of later periods c. it was first created by Christian monks d. it began in the 9th century |
b. it had almost no influence on the music of later periods
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The composition and performance of love songs in 12th century France was associated with
a. minstrels b. trouveres c. troubadours d. all of the above |
d. all of the above
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The Medieval motet has all of the following characterstics except
a. a mixture of secular and religious texts b. strikingly similar voices and instruments c. French and Latin languages d. 3 and 4 voice compositions |
b. strikingly similar voices and instruments
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The 12th or 13th century English piece "Sumer is icumen in" is an example of a
a. canon b. chant c. motet d. madrigal |
a. canon
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"Sumer is icumen in" employs a repeated bass motive called a(n)
a. obligato b. sequence c. ostinato d. continuo |
c. ostinato
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The most important string instrument of the 12th and 13th centuries, an ancestor of the Renaissance viol and the modern violin, was the
a. voilles b. vielle c. viola d. voix |
b. vielle
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A common Medieval instrument in which one or more reed pipes were attached to a windbag that supplied the pipes with air was called a
a. mouth organ b. bagpipe c. reedbag d. woodwind |
b. bagpipe
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All of the following instruments were used for Medieval music except
a. trumpets and horns b. harpsichords c. organs d. drums |
b. harpsichords
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Abbess Hildegard of Bingen was
a. a composer of Medieval secular songs and dances b. a famous author of secular poetry c. a 12th century composer of sacred song and chant d. a composer and performer of minstrel music |
c. a 12th century composer of sacred song and chant
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At the beginning of the 14th century, there was a conscious effort to write music in a new style called the
a. ars antiqua b. ars nova c. bossa antiqua d. bossa nova |
b. ars nova
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In the 14th century, a new, more optimistic era known as the Age of Humanism emerged in
a. Italy b. France c. England d. Germany |
a. Italy
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During the 14th century, all of the following occurred except
a. the power and influence of the Church was weakening b. awareness of the differences between sacred and secular music grew c. a third of the European population was killed by the Black Death d. people lived long lives, secure in the safety of their homes |
d. people lived long lives, secure in the safety of their homes
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During the 14th century, all of the following took place except
a. Dante wrote the epic poem Divine Comedy b. Christian monks created the first works of organum c. Giotto ushered in a more natural style of painting d. Chaucer wrote the Canterbury Tales |
b. Christian monks created the first works of organum
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The ____ is the main worship service of the Catholic church.
a. Mass b. Liturgy c. Eucharist d. Requiem |
a. Mass
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The first complete setting of the entire Ordinary of the Mass by one composer is thought to be the Missa Notre Dame, by ____, a 14th century poet and musician.
a. Josquin des Prez b. Guillaume de Machaut c. Hildegard of Bingen d. Simone Martini |
b. Guillaume de Machaut
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