What is a Renaissance-era motet?

A sacred or secular polyphonic vocal work in Latin

Which of these describes a (Classical and beyond) sonata?

A piece for solo instrument (often with piano accompaniment)

Which of these best describes strophic form?

All verses or stanzas of the text are sung to the same music

What is Alberti bass?

A broken chord pattern common in the Classical period

Which of these describes a concerto?

A large-scale work for orchestra and soloist, emphasizing virtuosity

What is a cyclic mass?

A musical setting of all five movements of the MassOrdinary

What is a symphonic poem (AKA tone poem)?

A through-composed programmatic orchestral work

A highly complex song for up to 8 voices

Which of these is NOT true about basso continuo?

It was common in the Classical period

An accessible song used in the Lutheran Church

Which of these best describes song/32-bar form?

Two verses, a contrasting refrain, andanother verse

Which of these describes a string quartet?

A piece for 2 violins, 1 viola, and 1 cello

Which of these is true about oratorios?

They do not use costumes or scenery

Which of these is common for pop and rock songs?

Alternating between contrasting verses and choruses

Which of these is NOT a good reason to have a thesis?

To provide background info about the thing you're trying to prove

Which of these describes a symphony?

A large-scale orchestral work, usually with 4 movements

What's the difference between a sonata's exposition and recapitulation?

In the recap, the themes both appear in I instead of I-V

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1
What style of jazz typically has an ensemble of 12-25 people and elaborate arrangements?
Big band/swing
Trad/classic
Cool
Bebop
2
Popular music has a clear, concrete definition.
False
True
3
Which pop/rock styles were closely associated with Civil Rights and other 1960s social movements?
Rock and R&B
Psych and folk
Techno and house
Punk and glam
4
What style of jazz is usually fast, virtuosic, and not meant for dancing?
Trad/classic
Cool
Big band/swing
Bebop
5
What is a Renaissance-era motet?
An accessible song used in the Lutheran Church
A highly complex song for up to 8 voices
A sacred or secular polyphonic vocal work in Latin
A musical setting of all five movements of the MassOrdinary
6
Which pop/rock styles originally catered to LGBTQ+ communities?
Psych and folk
Rock and R&B
Punk and glam
Techno and house
7
Which of these describes a (Classical and beyond) sonata?
A large-scale work for orchestra and soloist, emphasizing virtuosity
A piece for solo instrument (often with piano accompaniment)
A large-scale orchestral work, usually with 4 movements
A piece for 2 violins, 1 viola, and 1 cello
8
Musicologists rarely study the circumstances surrounding a composition.
True
False
9
Which of these best describes strophic form?
No repeating sections
Two verses, a contrasting refrain, andanother verse
Alternating between contrasting verses and choruses
All verses or stanzas of the text are sung to the same music
10
What style of jazz typically uses collective improvisation?
Bebop
Trad/classic
Cool
Big band/swing
11
Which of these is NOT a genre?
Tone Poem
Concerto
Sonata
Classical
12
What is NOT true about serialism?
It is a type of free atonality
It is still used in some modern compositions
It is structured using sets of notes called tone rows
It was pioneered by Arnold Schoenberg
13
Which of these is a style?
Concerto
Opera
Baroque
Lied
14
Over the course of the Medieval period, music went from being very simple to very complex.
False
True
15
The shift from MODAL to TONAL music occurred between the ____ and ____ periods.
Modern -> Postmodern
Baroque -> Classical
Classical -> Romantic
Renaissance -> Baroque
16
Which of these means "misshapen pearl" and is highly elaborate/ornate?
Avant garde
Aleatoric
Baroque
Madrigal
17
In the 20th century, there was one dominant style.
True
False
18
Rounded binary and ternary form are basically the same thing.
True
False
19
What is Alberti bass?
An improvised accompaniment common in the Baroque period
A programmatic device used in Romantic tone poems
A broken chord pattern common in the Classical period
A modified instrument used in the 20th century
20
Which of these describes a concerto?
A piece for 2 violins, 1 viola, and 1 cello
A large-scale work for orchestra and soloist, emphasizing virtuosity
A piece for solo instrument (often with piano accompaniment)
A large-scale orchestral work, usually with 4 movements
21
What is a cyclic mass?
An accessible song used in the Lutheran Church
A highly complex song for up to 8 voices
A musical setting of all five movements of the MassOrdinary
A sacred or secular polyphonic vocal work in Latin
22
Rock & roll was first pioneered by Elvis Presley.
False
True
23
What is a symphonic poem (AKA tone poem)?
A through-composed programmatic orchestral work
An orchestral work with a virtuosic solo part
A modernist compositional style breaking the rules of tonality
A Romantic-era piece for voice and orchestra
24
A song cycle is a group of...
Lieder
Dance movements
Tone poems
Songs transcribed for instruments
25
What changed about music in the Romantic period?
All of these
Composers started to bend/break the rules of tonality
Symphonic poems were invented
Works became more dramatic
26
What is a madrigal?
An accessible song used in the Lutheran Church
A highly complex song for up to 8 voices
A sacred or secular polyphonic vocal work in Latin
A musical setting of all five movements of the MassOrdinary
27
Which of these is NOT true about basso continuo?
It is an accompaniment that provides the harmonic structure of a piece
It is often performed by a group
It is notated in figured bass and improvised
It was common in the Classical period
28
Which pop/rock styles emerged in the 1970s?
Psych and folk
Techno and house
Rock and R&B
Punk and glam
29
During which style period did tonality develop?
Baroque
Classical
Renaissance
Romantic
30
What is a chorale?
An accessible song used in the Lutheran Church
A musical setting of all five movements of the MassOrdinary
A sacred or secular polyphonic vocal work in Latin
A highly complex song for up to 8 voices
31
In the Romantic era, the distinction between aria and recitative became more blurred.
True
False
32
Which of these best describes song/32-bar form?
No repeating sections
Alternating between contrasting verses and choruses
Two verses, a contrasting refrain, andanother verse
All verses or stanzas of the text are sung to the same music
33
Which of these describes a string quartet?
A large-scale orchestral work, usually with 4 movements
A piece for solo instrument (often with piano accompaniment)
A large-scale work for orchestra and soloist, emphasizing virtuosity
A piece for 2 violins, 1 viola, and 1 cello
34
What is NOT true about suites?
They usually have allemandes, courantes, sarabandes, and gigues
They are meant to be danced to
They first surfaced in the Baroque period
The movements contrast in tempo and meter
35
Which of these is true about oratorios?
They are always in English
They do not use costumes or scenery
They can be based on the Bible, Greek mythology, or historical events
They are usually secular
36
Which of these instruments is NOT typically found in a jazz rhythm section?
Trumpet
Bass
Drums
Piano
37
"Absolute music" is music with extramusical meaning - some kind of story, concept, or idea.
True
False
38
Which of these is common for pop and rock songs?
All verses or stanzas of the text are sung to the same music
Alternating between contrasting verses and choruses
No repeating sections
Two verses, a contrasting refrain, andanother verse
39
Which of these is NOT a good reason to have a thesis?
To provide your reader with a “guide” to your argument
To provide background info about the thing you're trying to prove
To test your ideas by distilling them into a sentence
To better organize and develop your argument
40
Which of these describes a symphony?
A large-scale orchestral work, usually with 4 movements
A piece for solo instrument (often with piano accompaniment)
A piece for 2 violins, 1 viola, and 1 cello
A large-scale work for orchestra and soloist, emphasizing virtuosity
41
During which period was polyphony developed?
Renaissance
Baroque
Medieval
Classical
42
Why is the Medieval period so long? (c. 500-1400!)
Styles changed more slowly
All of these
Music wasn't notated for a long time
Only certain types of music were preserved
43
What's the difference between a sonata's exposition and recapitulation?
In the recap, the themes are presented in different keys
In the recap, the themes are expanded upon and developed
In the recap, the themes are presented in the opposite order
In the recap, the themes both appear in I instead of I-V
44
Jazz standards are often performed in head-solo-head form.
False
True
45
Opera was created based on Ancient Greek drama.
True
False
46
Which of these is NOT a characteristic of plainchant?
Accompanied
Latin
Sacred
Monophonic
47
Which of these is rondo form?
AABBCCA
AABA
ABCDE
ABACA
48
Which of these best describes through-composed form?
Two verses, a contrasting refrain, andanother verse
Alternating between contrasting verses and choruses
No repeating sections
All verses or stanzas of the text are sung to the same music
49
Which of these is tonally ambiguous, focused on timbre/texture/color, and uses modes/pentatonic scales?
Aleatoric music
Impressionism
Expressionism
Postmodernism
50
When sonatas first appeared, they were written in sonata form.
False
True
51
What was the first polyphonic genre in Western Art Music?
Organum
Madrigal
Motet
Plainchant
52
Which style period features tonal music with balanced phrasing, homophonic textures, and a focus on elegance?
Modern
Baroque
Classical
Romantic

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