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The best and most satisfying way to experience music is
hearing a live performance
Some of the elements that can differ in every performance are
A) the timbre of each individual voice or instrument.
B) the style and technique of each performer.
C) the tempo preferred by the conductor.
Both performing and listening to music are highly subjective experiences.
True
Listening repeatedly to the same recording helps the listener discern the difference the quality of the performance and that of the composition.
False
Listening to different recordings of the same work
encourages active listening and awareness.
Shortly before an orchestral performance is to begin, the first violinist, known as the ________, enters the stage.
concertmaster
The assistant to the conductor calls the orchestra to attention and then gestures to the ___________, to play a tuning pitch.
oboist
The pitch to which the orchestra and band tunes is
A
If a keyboard instrument is included in the ensemble, the other instruments must tune to it, since the tuning of a piano or organ cannot be quickly adjusted.
True
The last person to enter the stage, just before the concert begins, is the
conductor
The size of the orchestra can vary according to the style of music being performed.
True
During the 19th century, several new instruments were added to the orchestra, making the orchestras bigger than the 18th century orchestras.
True
A 20th century trend toward restraint and control of resources has led many composers to write for _______ ensembles.
smaller
Formal design in music is based on the principles of
repetition and contrast
In order to understand and appreciate the form of musical work, a listener must
rely on one’s memory to note the repetition and contrast in the music.
A multimovement orchestral work is called a
symphony
Because a symphony is conceived as a whole, it is seldom appropriate to applaud between the movements of a symphony.
True
A multimovement work that exploit’s the contrasts between a soloist and the orchestra is called a
concerto
Music based upon a literary or extra musical subject is called __________ music.
program
A printed program provides the title and composer of each composition, as well as the ________, mood, or title of each movement of a mutimovement work.
tempo
A band consists of instruments from the woodwind, ________, and percussion families.
brass
Composers now write music specifically for symphonic band.
True