Musi 2020 Final

Front 1

A melody can be characterized by:
A. its range
B. its shape
C. the way it moves
D. all of the above

Back 1

D. all of the above

Front 2

A moment of repose or arrival at the end of a phrase is:

[ ] a phrase

[ ] a stanza

[ ] a cadence

[ ] a climax

Back 2

a cadence

Front 3

Which of the following songs is in triple meter?

[ ] Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star

[ ] Rock-a-Bye Baby

[ ] America

[ ] Battle Hymn of the Republic

Back 3

America

Front 4

The deliberate shifting of the accent to a weak beat or an offbeat is called:

[ ] rhythm

[ ] meter

[ ] syncopation

[ ] compound meter

Back 4

syncopation

Front 5

Which of the following are the most common types of scale used in western music?

[ a ] chromatic

[ b ] major

[ c ] minor

[ d ] a and b

[ e ] b and c

Back 5

[ e ] b and c

Front 6

The tone that serves as home base or the departure and arrival point for a scale or piece of music is:

[ ] the tonic

[ ] a triad

[ ] the drone

[ ] a chord

Back 6

the tonic

Front 7

The most simplistic texture involving only a single melodic line:

[ ] polyphonic

[ ] homophonic

[ ] monophonic

[ ] none of the above

Back 7

monophonic

Front 8

A musical canon is closely related to:

[ ] a theme

[ ] a motive

[ ] a round

[ ] a scale

Back 8

a round

Front 9

The steady underlying pulse of music is known as the what?

[ ] beat

[ ] tonic

[ ] texture

[ ] dynamics

Back 9

beat

Front 10

Which term describes the technique in which some aspects of a musical idea are changed yet the whole remains recognizable?

[ ] variation

[ ] contrast

[ ] form

[ ] repetition

Back 10

variation

Front 11

A basic technique in thematic development is the fragmentation of themes into:

[ ] melodies

[ ] motives

[ ] rhythms

[ ] notes

Back 11

motives

Front 12

The repetitive use of a short melodic, rhythmic, or harmonic pattern throughout a piece of music or a section thereof is known as:

[ ] contour

[ ] variation

[ ] ostinato

[ ] andante

Back 12

ostinato

Front 13

Which marking is appropriate for a fast tempo?

[ ] andante

[ ] adagio

[ ] piano

[ ] allegro

Back 13

allegro

Front 14

Which of the following dynamic markings is the loudest?

[ ] pianissimo (pp)

[ ] piano (p)

[ ] mezzo piano (mp)

[ ] mezzo forte (mf)

Back 14

mezzo forte (mf)

Front 15

The markings for tempo and dynamics contribute most directly to the ________ of a piece of music.

[ ] expressive content

[ ] form

[ ] thematic development

[ ] tonality

Back 15

expressive content

Front 16

The term "conjunct motion" describes melodies that skip in disjointed intervals.

[ ] True

[ ] False

Back 16

False

Front 17

Tempo markings refer only to the speed of the beat.

[ ] True

[ ] False

Back 17

True

Front 18

The use of a drone is common in some European folk musics.

[ ] True

[ ] False

Back 18

True

Front 19

A round is a type of imitative texture.

[ ] True

[ ] False

Back 19

True

Front 20

"Allegro" is an Italian term for a walking pace.

[ ] True

[ ] False

Back 20

False

Front 21

The movement of music in time is known as_______________.

Back 21

Rhythm

Front 22

More than one melodic line happening simultaneously is known as _______________ texture.

Back 22

Polyphonic

Front 23

The procedure in which a subject or motive is repeated at a higher or lower pitch is called ____________________.

Back 23

sequence

Front 24

A smaller, relatively independent portion of a larger complete work is known as ___________.

Back 24

Movement

Front 25

A gradual decrease in volume is known as a ___________.

Back 25

decrescendo

Front 26

A fourth property of musical sound, after pitch, duration, and volume, may be called tone color or:

[ ] voice type

[ ] range

[ ] register

[ ] timbre

Back 26

timbre

Front 27

A conductor does which of the following?

[ ] keeps tempo

[ ] interprets the music

[ ] composes the music

[ ] all of the above

[ ] a and b only

[ ] a and c only

Back 27

a and b only

Front 28

Which of the following voices has the highest range?

[ ] soprano

[ ] bass

[ ] tenor

[ ] alto

Back 28

soprano

Front 29

How do aerophones produce sound?

[ ] from a vibrating string

[ ] by setting air in vibration

[ ] by shaking, scraping, or striking the instrument itself

[ ] from a tightly stretched membrane

Back 29

by setting air in vibration

Front 30

Which is the correct order of bowed string instruments from highest to lowest in range?

[ ] double bass, cello, viola, violin

[ ] violin, viola, cello, double bass

[ ] viola, violin, cello, double bass

[ ] violin, cello, viola, double bass

Back 30

violin, viola, cello, double bass

Front 31

Which of the following is a double-reed instrument?

[ ] the clarinet

[ ] the bassoon

[ ] the flute

[ ] the saxophone

Back 31

the bassoon

Front 32

Which of the following is a device inserted into the bell of a brass instrument to create a muffled or buzzy sound?

[ ] slide

[ ] mouthpiece

[ ] reed

[ ] mute

Back 32

mute

Front 33

The term "a cappella" refers to choral music performed:

[ ] with organ accompaniment

[ ] with orchestral accompaniment

[ ] with piano accompaniment

[ ] without any accompaniment

Back 33

without any accompaniment

Front 34

The term "orchestra" refers to:

[ ] a gamelan

[ ] a jazz group

[ ] an ensemble of string instruments

[ ] all of the above

Back 34

all of the above

Front 35

A concert band is normally composed of:

[ ] woodwind instruments

[ ] brass instruments

[ ] percussion instruments

[ ] all of the above

Back 35

all of the above

Front 36

Britten's The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra exhibits which two forms:

[ ] concerto and sonata

[ ] prelude and fugue

[ ] variations and fugue

[ ] variations and madrigal

Back 36

variations and fugue

Front 37

A work's genre may tell you what about a piece of music?

[ ] medium

[ ] form

[ ] function

[ ] all of the above

Back 37

all of the above

Front 38

Historical periods of music are determined by which of the following?

[ ] composer

[ ] ensemble

[ ] stylistic characteristics of the music

[ ] all of the above

Back 38

stylistic characteristics of the music

Front 39

Music written for religious or spiritual functions is known as:

[ ] sacred music

[ ] secular music

[ ] vocal music

[ ] cross over

Back 39

sacred music

Front 40

The Baroque period:

[ ] followed antiquity and preceded the Middle Ages

[ ] followed the Renaissance and preceded the Classical

[ ] followed the Classical and preceded the Romantic era

[ ] followed the Romantic era and preceded the twentieth century

Back 40

followed the Renaissance and preceded the Classical

Front 41

A Balinese gamelan is an example of an aerophone.

[ ] True

[ ] False

Back 41

False

Front 42

The violin is somewhat smaller and higher pitched than the viola.

[ ] True

[ ] False

Back 42

True

Front 43

All instruments made of metal are brass instruments.

[ ] True

[ ] False

Back 43

False

Front 44

The downbeat is the strongest in any meter.

[ ] True

[ ] False

Back 44

True

Front 45

All cultures prefer a full and robust operatic-style vocal tone.

[ ] True

[ ] False

Back 45

False

Front 46

The area from the lowest note an instrument can play to the highest is known as its __________.

Back 46

Range

Front 47

The special effect produced on a string instrument by plucking the string with the finger is called _____________.

Back 47

pizzicato

Front 48

The word "symphony" suggests these two things: _________ and _________.

Back 48

form, medium

Front 49

Approximately two-thirds of a symphony orchestra consists of _________ instruments.

Back 49

String

Front 50

What distinguishes chamber music from orchestral music?

Back 50

In chamber music, each player plays a distinct part. In orchestras, many players may perform the same part.

Front 51

Which was NOT a major source of power in the Middle Ages?

[ ] the church

[ ] the state

[ ] townspeople

[ ] the university

Back 51

the university

Front 52

Which is NOT an event that occurred during the Middle Ages?

[ ] the Crusades to the Holy Lands

[ ] the Reformation

[ ] the formation of a strong centralized government

Back 52

the Reformation

Front 53

Hildegard of Bingen was:

[ ] a composer

[ ] an author and poet

[ ] an abbess

[ ] all of the above

Back 53

all of the above

Front 54

Music performed with exchanges between a soloist and chorus is called:

[ ] melismatic singing

[ ] a capella singing

[ ] responsorial singing

[ ] polychoral singing

Back 54

responsorial singing

Front 55

Which voice in the organum carries the original chant in sustained notes?

[ ] bottom voice

[ ] top voice

[ ] middle voice

[ ] instrument

Back 55

bottom voice

Front 56

The first polyphonic music resulted from adding a second voice to an existing Gregorian chant and is known as:

[ ] tenor

[ ] motet

[ ] ostinato

[ ] organum

Back 56

organum

Front 57

Which statement about the Notre Dame School is NOT true?

[ ] Pérotin and Machaut were two of the main composers.

[ ] The composers there wrote some of the earliest examples of polyphony, known as organum.

[ ] The first book containing the compositions by composers of this school is known as the Magnus liber organi.

[ ] The text of music written by these composers often involved more than one poem being sung at the same time, often in different languages.

Back 57

Pérotin and Machaut were two of the main composers.

Front 58

Which composer lived and worked during the Ars nova?

[ ] Gulliaume de Machaut

[ ] Hildegard of Bingen

[ ] Pérotin

Back 58

Gulliaume de Machaut

Front 59

Which statement is NOT true about medieval instrumentalists?

[ ] They were often employed in the performance of vocal music, often doubling or accompanying singers.

[ ] They took part in dance music.

[ ] They performed only music written specifically for instruments.

[ ] They were often able to sing as well as play an instrument.

Back 59

They were often able to sing as well as play an instrument.

Front 60

Renaissance musicians could make their living in all of the following ways EXCEPT:

[ ] as choirmasters, singers, and organists

[ ] as instrument builders or players

[ ] as music printers and publishers

[ ] as professional orchestral conductors

Back 60

as professional orchestral conductors

Front 61

The expressive device Renaissance composers favored that linked the text more closely to the music is called:

[ ] wordpainting

[ ] cantus firmus

[ ] continuous imitation

[ ] isorhythm

Back 61

wordpainting

Front 62

Which is NOT true of cantus-firmus technique in the Renaissance?

[ ] Only Gregorian chant was used as the fixed melody.

[ ] Fragments from either sacred or secular music could serve as the fixed melody.

[ ] Renaissance composers used this technique to unify their Masses.

Back 62

Only Gregorian chant was used as the fixed melody.

Front 63

What is a cantus firmus Mass?

[ ] a Mass sung daily

[ ] a Mass containing a Gregorian chant or popular song in the tenor voice

[ ] a secular song derived from the Mass

[ ] a Mass composed without any preexisting melody

Back 63

a Mass containing a Gregorian chant or popular song in the tenor voice

Front 64

Which was a recommendation of the Council of Trent regarding music for the church?

[ ] to use more instruments in the mass

[ ] to make the words in music more understandable

[ ] to combine more secular elements into the mass

Back 64

to make the words in music more understandable

Front 65

Which of the following instruments was, according to legend, invented by the god Pan?

[ ] lyre

[ ] crumhorn

[ ] syrinx

[ ] all of the above

Back 65

syrinx

Front 66

Medieval monasteries played a central role in the preservation of knowledge from earlier cultures.

[ ] True

[ ] False

Back 66

True

Front 67

An abundance of musical compositions survive from ancient civilizations such as Sumer, Babylonia, Egypt, and Greece.

[ ] True

[ ] False

Back 67

False

Front 68

The two main services for the Roman Catholic Church are the daily Offices and the Mass.

[ ] True

[ ] False

Back 68

True

Front 69

The chants of the church used only the major and minor scale patterns found in later music.

[ ] True

[ ] False

Back 69

False

Front 70

Most surviving examples of Gregorian chant are anonymous.

[ ] True

[ ] False

Back 70

True

Front 71

Music based on the seven tones of a major or minor scale is called:

[ ] chromatic

[ ] diatonic

[ ] modal

[ ] transposed

Back 71

diatonic

Front 72

Music of the Baroque and Classical is mostly:

[ ] modal

[ ] diatonic

[ ] chromatic

Back 72

diatonic

Front 73

What is the most important force felt in the major-minor tonality system?

[ ] movement to the tonic

[ ] movement to the subdominant

[ ] movement to the relative minor

[ ] movement to the relative major

Back 73

movement to the tonic

Front 74

The three most important triads used in diatonic harmony are:

[ ] I-III-V

[ ] I-V-VII

[ ] I-IV-V

[ ] I-VI-VII

Back 74

I-IV-V

Front 75

Which of the following was NOT a Baroque historical event?

[ ] the invention of printing by Johannes Gutenberg

[ ] the formulation of the theory of gravitation by Sir Isaac Newton

[ ] the investigation of how the blood circulates by William Harvey

[ ] the founding of the first Europen settlement in America.

Back 75

the invention of printing by Johannes Gutenberg

Front 76

The shorthand notation that developed during the Baroque for basso continuo players is known as:

[ ] neumes

[ ] ligatures

[ ] ripieno

[ ] figured bass

Back 76

figured bass

Front 77

Chorale tunes were adapted from:

[ ] Gregorian chant

[ ] popular songs

[ ] secular art music

[ ] all of the above

Back 77

all of the above

Front 78

During his lifetime, J.S. Bach held the position of:

[ ] cantor of St. Thomas's Church in Leipzig

[ ] court organist and chamber musician to the duke of Weimar

[ ] court musician to the prince of Anhalt-Cöthen

[ ] all of the above

Back 78

all of the above

Front 79

Which is NOT true of an overture?

[ ] It is an instrumental introduction to an opera.

[ ] It may introduce themes from arias to follow.

[ ] It is generally played again between scenes.

[ ] It sets the mood for the opera to follow.

Back 79

It is generally played again between scenes.

Front 80

How many instruments are generally needed to play the basso continuo part in a Baroque work?

[ ] one (a keyboard instrument)

[ ] two (a keyboard instrument and a bass melody instrument)

[ ] three (a keyboard instrument and two soprano-range melody instruments)

[ ] four (a keyboard instrument, a bass melody instrument, and two soprano-range melody instruments)

Back 80

two (a keyboard instrument and a bass melody instrument)

Front 81

What makes The Four Seasons a programmatic work?

[ ] It is based on a painting of the same name.

[ ] It is based on a play of the same name.

[ ] It is based on a set of poems, one for each season.

[ ] It avoids traditional musical forms.

Back 81

It is based on a set of poems, one for each season.

Front 82

Which of the following genres is a group of dance movements, usually in the same key?

[ ] a suite

[ ] a concerto

[ ] a chaccone

[ ] a pssacaglia

Back 82

a suite

Front 83

The first movement of a Baroque concerto is usually in __________ form.

[ ] binary

[ ] ritornello

[ ] ternary

[ ] da capo

Back 83

ritornello

Front 84

Which of the following is a likely combination of instruments in a trio sonata?

[ ] two violins and harpsichord

[ ] two violins and two harpsichords

[ ] two violins, cello, and harpsichord

[ ] two violins and cello

Back 84

two violins, cello, and harpsichord

Front 85

The main theme of a fugue is known as the:

[ ] subject

[ ] fugato

[ ] motive

[ ] episode

Back 85

subject

Front 86

The two main types of concerto in the Baroque are the solo concerto and the concerto grosso.

[ ] True

[ ] False

Back 86

True

Front 87

The origin of the term "Baroque" is probably Portuguese, referring to an irregularly shaped pearl.

[ ] True

[ ] False

Back 87

True

Front 88

In opera, the lyric melodies that release emotional tension are called recitatives.

[ ] True

[ ] False

Back 88

False

Front 89

Many of Bach's cantatas are based on Protestant chorale or hymn tunes.

[ ] True

[ ] False

Back 89

True

Front 90

Purcell is considered to be England's first important opera composer.

[ ] True

[ ] False

Back 90

True

Front 91

The approximate dates of the Baroque period are __________.

Back 91

1600-1750

Front 92

The element of Baroque music that reflected composers' interest in faraway lands is __________.

Back 92

exoticism

Front 93

The Baroque period witnessed a new style of music, which featured a single vocal melody with instrumental accompaniment. This was known as __________.

Back 93

monody

Front 94

The ________ __________ is credited with the musical innovations that made opera possible.

Back 94

Florentine camerata

Front 95

________ was also known as the "Red Priest."

Back 95

Vivaldi

Front 96

The expansion of a melodic idea is known as:

[ ] thematic development

[ ] thematic expansion

[ ] recapitulation

[ ] theme and variations

Back 96

thematic development

Front 97

The famous four-note figure at the beginning of Beethoven's Symphony No. 5 is best described as:

[ ] a key

[ ] a melody

[ ] a theme

[ ] a motive

Back 97

a motive

Front 98

Which movement of a multimovement cycle is most likely to be in sonata allegro form?

[ ] first

[ ] second

[ ] third

[ ] fourth

Back 98

first

Front 99

The overall form of a rondo is best described as:

[ ] A-B

[ ] A-B-A

[ ] A-B-A-C-A-D-A

[ ] A-B-C-D-E-F-A

Back 99

A-B-A

Front 100

Classical melody is best described as:

[ ] singable and elegant

[ ] disjunct and wide-ranging

[ ] singable but chromatic

[ ] dancelike with irregular meter and rhythm

Back 100

singable and elegant

Front 101

Chamber music is best described as music:

[ ] based on a subject outside of music.

[ ] with no extra-musical associations

[ ] written for an ensemble of up to ten with one musician per part

[ ] written for a large ensemble with multiple players on each part

Back 101

written for an ensemble of up to ten with one musician per part

Front 102

The Classical symphony typically featured:

[ ] only string insruments

[ ] string instruments with some woodwinds and brass

[ ] strings with some woodwinds and a large percussion section

[ ] strings and piano

Back 102

string instruments with some woodwinds and brass

Front 103

Which movement of the instrumental cycle is likely to be a dance?

[ ] first

[ ] second

[ ] third

[ ] fourth

Back 103

third

Front 104

The composer of the "London Symphonies" was:

[ ] Ludwig van Beethoven

[ ] Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

[ ] George Frederic Handel

[ ] Franz Joseph Haydn

Back 104

Franz Joseph Haydn

Front 105

Which best describes Beethoven?

[ ] a purely Classical composer who strictly adhered to the forms established by Haydn and Mozart

[ ] a thoroughly Romantic composer who abandoned all traces of Classical form

[ ] a transitional composer whose early works reflected many Classical elements and whose later works led the way to Romanticism

[ ] none of the above

Back 105

a transitional composer whose early works reflected many Classical elements and whose later works led the way to Romanticism

Front 106

Which composer replaced the minuet and trio with the scherzo?

[ ] Ludwig van Beethoven

[ ] Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

[ ] George Frederic Handel

[ ] Franz Joseph Haydn

Back 106

Ludwig van Beethoven

Front 107

Who was NOT a virtuoso woman keyboard player of Mozart's day?

[ ] Madame de Pompadour

[ ] Maria Theresa von Paradis

[ ] Barbara von Ployer

[ ] Maria Anna (Nannerl) Mozart

Back 107

Madame de Pompadour

Front 108

Which of the following is a contribution to the symphony of the Mannheim School of composers?

[ ] the use of the "steamroller" crescendo

[ ] rondo form

[ ] the addition of woodwinds to the orchestra

[ ] all of the above

Back 108

all of the above

Front 109

A Requiem is:

[ ] a musical setting of the Mass for the dead

[ ] a musical setting of the mass performed every Sunday

[ ] an opera performed in the church without scenery or costumes

[ ] another name for the symphony

Back 109

a musical setting of the Mass for the dead

Front 110

All of the following are characteristic of music of the Classical era EXCEPT:

[ ] symmetrical, phrased melodies

[ ] diatonic harmony

[ ] interest in absolute forms

[ ] interest in the bizarre and macabre

Back 110

interest in the bizarre and macabre

Front 111

The Classical sonata typically consists of three to four movements.

[ ] True

[ ] False

Back 111

True

Front 112

Classical composers often incorporated folk elements in their music.

[ ] True

[ ] False

Back 112

True

Front 113

Mozart was successful under the patronage system and worked in it his whole life.

[ ] True

[ ] False

Back 113

False

Front 114

Haydn was successful under the patronage system and worked in it his whole life.

[ ] True

[ ] False

Back 114

True

Front 115

Rondo form has a recurring idea, similar to the Baroque ritornello.

[ ] True

[ ] False

Back 115

True

Front 116

Which of the following is NOT typical of Romantic music?

[ ] The symphonies are longer.

[ ] There is an increased use of dissonance for expression.

[ ] Composers began writing symphonic poems as well as symphonies.

[ ] The ensembles were smaller than those of the Classic era.

Back 116

The ensembles were smaller than those of the Classic era.

Front 117

Which was NOT a typical theme of the Romantic Lied?

[ ] the beauty of nature

[ ] love and longing

[ ] the fleeting nature of human happiness

[ ] praise of the Virgin Mary

Back 117

praise of the Virgin Mary

Front 118

A group of Lieder unified by a descriptive or narrative theme is known as a:

[ ] oratorio

[ ] opera

[ ] song cycle

[ ] medley

Back 118

song cycle

Front 119

In Schubert's Erlking, the piano portrays which part?

[ ] the son

[ ] the father

[ ] the horse

[ ] all of the above

Back 119

the horse

Front 120

Robert Schumann set texts by _____ in his song cycle A Poet's Love.

[ ] Heine

[ ] Shakespeare

[ ] Goethe

[ ] Schiller

Back 120

Heine

Front 121

Which genre is NOT a part of Chopin's compositional output?

[ ] piano concertos

[ ] piano sonatas

[ ] string quartets

[ ] nocturnes for piano

Back 121

string quartets

Front 122

Chopin paid homage to his Eastern European ancestry by composing:

[ ] mazurkas and polonaises

[ ] sonatas and concertos

[ ] preludes and nocturnes

[ ] minuets and symphonies

Back 122

mazurkas and polonaises

Front 123

Which is the best definition of "tempo rubato"?

[ ] quick tempo

[ ] in strict time

[ ] in robbed time

[ ] in medium tempo

Back 123

in robbed time

Front 124

Which culture was NOT an influence on Gottschalk's compositions?

[ ] Canadian

[ ] Cuban

[ ] Creole

[ ] African-American

Back 124

Canadian

Front 125

Program music is best defined as music:

[ ] intended for dance

[ ] intended to accompany a play

[ ] written for a symphony

[ ] based on something outside of music, like pictures or a story

Back 125

based on something outside of music, like pictures or a story

Front 126

Which term describes a one-movement work for orchestra with a literary program?

[ ] symphonic poem

[ ] program symphony

[ ] lied

[ ] symphony

Back 126

symphonic poem

Front 127

The main theme, heard transformed in each movement of the Symphonie fantastique, is called:

[ ] the idée fixe

[ ] the subject

[ ] the dies irae

Back 127

the idée fixe

Front 128

The Dies irae is:

[ ] the idée fixe in Berlioz's Symphonie fantastique

[ ] a Lied by Schubert

[ ] a chant from the Mass for the Dead

[ ] an opera by Berlioz

Back 128

a chant from the Mass for the Dead

Front 129

Mendelssohn's music for Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream is a famous example of:

[ ] a program symphony

[ ] an opera

[ ] a symphonic poem

[ ] incidental music

Back 129

incidental music

Front 130

In which movement of Berlioz's Symphonie fantastique is the Dies irae (Day of Wrath) theme from the Mass for the Dead heard?

[ ] the first

[ ] the third

[ ] the fourth

[ ] the fifth

Back 130

the fourth

Front 131

Women composers often wrote Lieder in the Romantic era.

[ ] True

[ ] False

Back 131

True

Front 132

The composer normally writes the lyrics for the Lied.

[ ] True

[ ] False

Back 132

False

Front 133

Schubert wrote symphonies based on the forms established by Classical composers.

[ ] True

[ ] False

Back 133

True

Front 134

The short lyric piano work might be considered the instrumental equivalent to the nineteenth-century Lied.

[ ] True

[ ] False

Back 134

True

Front 135

Clara Schumann was a leading interpreter of Chopin, Brahms, and Robert Schumann.

[ ] True

[ ] False

Back 135

True

Front 136

During the nineteenth century, patronage of the arts moved from the aristocratic class to the growing ______________.

Back 136

Middle Class

Front 137

A song structure in which no music is repeated (like Erlking) is called _________.

Back 137

Through-Composed Lied

Front 138

__________ was the first American composer to gain international acclaim.

Back 138

Gottschalk

Front 139

___________was spawned by political unrest throughout Europe. It took the form of writing music around local folklore, for special events, or using local folksongs.

Back 139

Nationalism

Front 140

Chopin spent most of his productive life in what city?

Back 140

Paris

Front 141

The third movement of the nineteenth-century symphony is most likely in:

[ ] scherzo form

[ ] sonata-allegro form

[ ] theme and variations form

[ ] rondo form

Back 141

scherzo form

Front 142

Which genre did Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel NOT contribute to?

[ ] opera

[ ] songs

[ ] lieder

[ ] keyboard music

Back 142

opera

Front 143

Brahms's Requiem has a total of _____ movements.

[ ] one

[ ] four

[ ] six

[ ] seven

Back 143

seven

Front 144

Most American composers studied composition where?

[ ] American Conservatories

[ ] European Conservatories

[ ] South American Conservatories

[ ] all of the above

Back 144

European Conservatories

Front 145

In her career, Amy Cheney Beach distinguished herself as:

[ ] a concert pianist

[ ] a composer

[ ] a music educator

[ ] all of the above

Back 145

all of the above

Front 146

With which new group was choral singing most popular during the Romantic period?

[ ] middle-class amateur musicians

[ ] large groups of professionally trained musicians

[ ] royalty only

[ ] large groups of composers

Back 146

middle-class amateur musicians

Front 147

A part song is best described as:

[ ] a large-scale work for chorus and orchestra

[ ] a piece of music for vocal soloist and piano

[ ] a piece of music much like a sacred opera to be performed at a church without scenery and costuming

[ ] a short, secular song for three or four voice parts

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a short, secular song for three or four voice parts

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The Italian singing style of the early 19th-century, featuring florid lines and a pure voice, is called:

[ ] recitative

[ ] bel canto

[ ] aria

[ ] Singspiel

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bel canto

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Light German opera, featuring spoken dialogue, is called:

[ ] opera buffa

[ ] opéra comique

[ ] Singspiel

[ ] grand opera

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Singspiel

Front 150

The international singing star known as "the Swedish nightingale" was:

[ ] Amy Beach

[ ] Jenny Lind

[ ] Louise Bertin

[ ] Maria Malibran

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Jenny Lind

Front 151

Which Verdi opera is set in Egypt?

[ ] Il trovatore

[ ] Rigoletto

[ ] Carmen

[ ] Aïda

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Aïda

Front 152

Which best describes the character of Rigoletto?

[ ] a womanizer

[ ] an overprotective father

[ ] an assassin

[ ] a prostitute

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an overprotective father

Front 153

Which is NOT an opera by Wagner?

[ ] Der Meistersinger von Nürnberg

[ ] Tristan und Isolde

[ ] Die Walküre

[ ] Otello

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Otello

Front 154

Which term refers to Wagner's concept of a total artwork, encompassing all the arts?

[ ] Sprechstimme

[ ] Gesamtkunstwerk

[ ] Klangfarbenmelodie

[ ] Singspiel

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Gesamtkunstwerk

Front 155

Tchaikovsky was a noted composer of:

[ ] operas

[ ] symphonies

[ ] ballets

[ ] all of the above

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all of the above

Front 156

Unlike the symphonic poem, the symphony is often absolute music, without a program.

[ ] True

[ ] False

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True

Front 157

Beach's Gaelic Symphony is important because it was the first large-scale symphonic work composed by an American woman.

[ ] True

[ ] False

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True

Front 158

The 19th century witnessed an increasing interest in amateur choral-singing.

[ ] True

[ ] False

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True

Front 159

The Romantic concerto demanded new levels of virtuosity, made possible by improved instruments.

[ ] True

[ ] False

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True

Front 160

Nineteenth-century musical life in America was dominated by European music and musicians.

[ ] True

[ ] False

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True

Front 161

Which of the following is a Germanic Post-Romantic composer?

[ ] Robert Schumann

[ ] Maurice Ravel

[ ] Igor Stravinsky

[ ] Gustav Mahler

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Gustav Mahler

Front 162

Dissonant chords consisting of six or seven tones (or more) are known as:

[ ] polychords

[ ] cacophony

[ ] atonality

[ ] a minor chord

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polychords

Front 163

The movement in poetry, parallel to impressionism in music, moving toward suggestion rather than direct description was called:

[ ] Expressionism

[ ] Impresionism

[ ] Symbolism

[ ] New Romanticism

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Symbolism

Front 164

Which was the American poet who strongly influenced the Symbolist literary movement?

[ ] Stephane Mallarmé

[ ] Paul Verlaine

[ ] Edgar Allan Poe

[ ] Mark Twain

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Edgar Allan Poe

Front 165

A tone row is:

[ ] the use of two or more keys at the same time

[ ] the particular arrangement of the twelve chromatic tones

[ ] the simultaneous use of several different rhythmic patterns

[ ] the simultaneous use of several different meters

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the particular arrangement of the twelve chromatic tones

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Which is NOT a musical characteristic of Expressionism?

[ ] dissonant hyperexpressive harmony

[ ] lyrical conjunct melodies

[ ] instruments used in extreme ranges

[ ] spreads beyond the boundaries major-minor tonality

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lyrical conjunct melodies

Front 167

A piece of music in which the melody is in one key and the accompaniment in another would be described as:

[ ] atonal

[ ] polytonal

[ ] compound tonal

[ ] serial

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polytonal

Front 168

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring?

[ ] dissonance

[ ] polytonality

[ ] use of a chamber orchestra

[ ] use of scales other than major and minor

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use of a chamber orchestra

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Serial music is:

[ ] music based on the twelve-tone method.

[ ] the rejection of any key or tonality.

[ ] the use of dissonant intervals to set melodies apart.

[ ] basing a piece of music on an expressionist poem.

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music based on the twelve-tone method.

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Stravinsky's early works, characterized by ___________, were followed by his ___________ period.

[ ] serialism/neoclassic

[ ] Russian nationalism/neoclassic

[ ] Russian nationalism/atonal

[ ] atonality/Russian nationalism

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Russian nationalism/neoclassic

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The comparative study of musics of the world is called:

[ ] ethnomusicology

[ ] musicology

[ ] epistemology

[ ] ornithology

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ethnomusicology

Front 172

What characterizes American devotional music published during the nineteenth century?

[ ] simpler notation for people lacking music literacy

[ ] monophonic textures

[ ] notation intended for performance by trained choirs only

[ ] none of the above

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simpler notation for people lacking music literacy

Front 173

The source of inspiration for Charles Ives's music was rooted in the traditions of which region of America?

[ ] the South

[ ] New England

[ ] the Midwest

[ ] New Orleans

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New England

Front 174

Billy the Kid, Rodeo, and Appalachian Spring are ballets by:

[ ] Charles Ives

[ ] Nadia Boulanger

[ ] Arnold Schoenberg

[ ] Aaron Copeland

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Aaron Copeland

Front 175

The man that Revueltas is honoring in Homenaje was a:

[ ] Spanish poet killed by Facists

[ ] legendary hero of Mexico

[ ] Mexican musician killed by the Spanish colonists

[ ] none of the above

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Spanish poet killed by Facists

Front 176

Gustav Mahler generally wrote his song cycles with orchestra, rather than piano, accompaniment.

[ ] True

[ ] False

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True

Front 177

Impressionist composers used the church modes of the Middle Ages and various non-Western scale patterns in their works.

[ ] True

[ ] False

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True

Front 178

Most composers of the early twentieth century were unaware of the new popular styles of ragtime and jazz.

[ ] True

[ ] False

Back 178

False

Front 179

Texture in twentieth-century music is often based on dissonant counterpoint.

[ ] True

[ ] False

Back 179

True

Front 180

Stephen Foster is known for his ballads, minstrel show tunes, and plantation songs.

[ ] True

[ ] False

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True

Front 181

The return to the tight-knit formal structure of the Classical period during the twentieth century is known as _________________.

Back 181

Neoclassicism

Front 182

A tone-color melody is known as a __________________.

Back 182

Klangfarbenmelodie

Front 183

Debussy was highly influenced by the sounds of the gamelan, an instrument from what country?

Back 183

Indonesia

Front 184

Schoenberg developed the __________________ system of tonality.

Back 184

Twelve tone

Front 185

Pierot Lunaire is a ___________. (Genre)

Back 185

Song cycle

Front 186

Which best describes the form of a blues text?

[ ] A-B-A

[ ] A-A-B

[ ] A-B-C

[ ] none of these

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none of these

Front 187

Which does NOT characterize blues?

[ ] It is a form of African folk music.

[ ] It has a three-line text stanza, the first two of which are identical.

[ ] The harmonic progression is usually twelve or sixteen measures long.

[ ] It uses a "blue" note, a slight drop of pitch on certain pitches.

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It is a form of African folk music.

Front 188

Which is NOT a musical trait of African origin?

[ ] vocal glides and inflection

[ ] call and response

[ ] storytelling techniques

[ ] major-minor tonality

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major-minor tonality

Front 189

What kind of jazz is Duke Ellington known for?

[ ] big band

[ ] New Orleans

[ ] bebop

[ ] third stream

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big band

Front 190

What is considered to be America's unique contribution to world theater?

[ ] the operetta

[ ] the pantomime

[ ] the musical

[ ] the ballad opera

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the musical

Front 191

Which American folk opera by George Gershwin was far ahead of its time?

[ ] Porgy and Bess

[ ] My Fair Lady

[ ] Show Boat

[ ] Guys and Dolls

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Porgy and Bess

Front 192

West Side Story is a modern-day musical setting of Shakespeare's:

[ ] Twelfth Night

[ ] The Taming of the Shrew

[ ] Macbeth

[ ] Romeo and Juliet

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Romeo and Juliet

Front 193

The term loosely applied to various styles of Afro-Cuban dance music is:

[ ] salsa

[ ] worldbeat

[ ] samba

[ ] ska

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salsa

Front 194

In what year did the Beatles first perform in the United States?

[ ] 1960

[ ] 1964

[ ] 1966

[ ] 1969

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1964

Front 195

David Bowie and Elton John are representative of the __________ style.

[ ] glitter rock

[ ] heavy metal

[ ] punk rock

[ ] disco

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glitter rock

Front 196

The single most important musical development in the 1980s was:

[ ] rap

[ ] grunge rock

[ ] the music video

[ ] none of the above

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the music video

Front 197

Tupac Shakur and the Notorious B.I.G. were representative of:

[ ] acid rock

[ ] the ska revival

[ ] gangsta rap

[ ] grunge rock

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gangsta rap

Front 198

The groups Soundgarden and Nirvana were representative of:

[ ] rap

[ ] worldbeat

[ ] heavy metal

[ ] grunge rock

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grunge rock

Front 199

Female musicians have achieved success in which kind of popular music?

[ ] rock

[ ] country

[ ] rap

[ ] all of the above

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all of the above

Front 200

What may account for the broadening of international musical tastes?

[ ] the World Wars

[ ] Woodstock

[ ] global communications

[ ] all of the above

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all of the above

Front 201

Jazz is an art form created mainly by African Americans in the early twentieth century as they blended elements from African music with Western traditions.

[ ] True

[ ] False

Back 201

True

Front 202

The big band depended much more on improvisation than did New Orleans jazz.

[ ] True

[ ] False

Back 202

False

Front 203

The American musical theater developed out of the European comic opera or operetta tradition.

[ ] True

[ ] False

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True

Front 204

Carlos Santana is a popular Latin-rock and jazz musician.

[ ] True

[ ] False

Back 204

True

Front 205

Art rock or progressive rock was largely a British style.

[ ] True

[ ] False

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True

Front 206

In the 1950s, serial form in music:

[ ] was extinct

[ ] was diluted

[ ] was applied to elements other than pitch

[ ] continued as before

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was applied to elements other than pitch

Front 207

Which best describes a piece of aleatoric music?

[ ] It is strictly organized.

[ ] It is based on the twelve-tone method.

[ ] It is computer-generated.

[ ] It is recreated afresh each time it is performed.

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It is recreated afresh each time it is performed.

Front 208

Which of the following is a leading Russian composer?

[ ] Catherine Berberian

[ ] Barbara Kolb

[ ] Sofiya Gubaidulina

[ ] Karlheinz Stockhausen

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Sofiya Gubaidulina

Front 209

Who invented the prepared piano?

[ ] Partch

[ ] Cage

[ ] Cowell

[ ] Boulez

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Cage

Front 210

What does NOT characterize the East-African piece Ensiriba ya munange Katego?

[ ] pentatonic melodies

[ ] polyrhythms

[ ] ensemble of drums

[ ] complex written notation of rhythm

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complex written notation of rhythm

Front 211

Which best describes the life of Abing?

[ ] blind street musician

[ ] favored court musician

[ ] obscure composer of Temple music

[ ] international performer on Chinese instruments

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obscure composer of Temple music

Front 212

What are the two main types of film music?

[ ] characters and leitmotifs

[ ] mood and action

[ ] classical and popular

[ ] none of the above

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none of the above

Front 213

Which of the following Romantic-era composers is credited with writing the first original film score?

[ ] Sergei Prokofiev

[ ] Gustav Mahler

[ ] Camille Saint-Saëns

[ ] Richard Strauss

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Sergei Prokofiev

Front 214

Which is NOT a film score written by John Williams?

[ ] E.T.: The Extraterrestrial

[ ] Star Wars

[ ] The Lord of the Rings

[ ] Harry Potter

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The Lord of the Rings

Front 215

Music made up of natural sounds that are recorded and then altered is called:

[ ] overtones

[ ] synthetic music

[ ] musique concrete

[ ] electronically generated music

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musique concrete

Front 216

The artificial intelligence program called Experiments in Musical Intelligence was developed by:

[ ] Paul Lansky

[ ] Milton Rabbitt

[ ] Stanley Kubrick

[ ] David Cope

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David Cope

Front 217

Who is NOT associated with the New Romanticism?

[ ] Milton Babbitt

[ ] Samuel Barber

[ ] Ned Rorem

[ ] David Del Tredici

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Milton Babbitt

Front 218

Which of the following women was the first to win the Pulitzer Prize in composition?

[ ] Ellen Taaffe Zwilich

[ ] Ruth Crawford

[ ] Joan Tower

[ ] Nadia Boulanger

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Ellen Taaffe Zwilich

Front 219

Of the following composers, who is NOT a minimalist?

[ ] Steve Reich

[ ] Philip Glass

[ ] John Adams

[ ] Thea Musgrave

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Thea Musgrave

Front 220

The style of composition created by Arvo Pärt representing ringing bells is called:

[ ] spiritual minimalism

[ ] musical mysticism

[ ] tintinnabulation

[ ] Estonianism

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tintinnabulation

Front 221

Serious attention has recently been given to the art of America's various ethnic communities.

[ ] True

[ ] False

Back 221

True

Front 222

Several Asian composers have merged their cultures' music with Western traditions.

[ ] True

[ ] False

Back 222

True

Front 223

MIDI technology allows electronic musical instruments and computers to be linked.

[ ] True

[ ] False

Back 223

True

Front 224

The New Romanticism evolved from the feeling that the abstract, atonal music of the twentieth century had created a gap between composers and the audience.

[ ] True

[ ] False

Back 224

False

Front 225

Spiritual minimalism is characterized by its strong rhythmic pulse.

[ ] True

[ ] False

Back 225

False

Front 226

With which mid-twentieth-century arts movement can the composer John Cage be linked?

Back 226

Indeterminacy

Front 227

The works by Abing (Listening Guide 50) and Tan Dun (Listening Guide 51) have which instrument in common?

Back 227

Erhu (Two string fiddle)

Front 228

At what university did Milton Babbitt teach?

Back 228

Princeton

Front 229

Musgrave's Mary, Queen of Scots is representative of which current trend?

Back 229

tonal opera

Front 230

Libby Larsen's Symphony: Water Music quotes music from what Baroque composer?

Back 230

Handel