SNSO Bonding 2025

Question 1

When only the first violins and second violins are playing in octave unison, what type of texture is being created?

Accepted Answer

Monophonic

Question 2

Howard Shore composed the music for which epic fantasy trilogy?

Accepted Answer

The Lord of the Rings

Question 3

Which composer wrote the famous String Symphony No. 13?

Accepted Answer

Joseph Haydn

Question 4

Who made the song with the lyrics “You’re my downfall, you’re my muse”?

Accepted Answer

John Legend

Question 5

What musical technique does Billie Eilish frequently use to create intimacy in her vocal delivery?

Accepted Answer

Breathy vocals

Question 6

My Heart Will Go On by Celine Dion is the theme song for which movie?

Accepted Answer

Titanic

Question 7

What is the interval between C and B♯?

Accepted Answer

Augmented 7th

Question 8

Which band performed the opening theme song 任性 for the C-drama The First Frost?

Accepted Answer

Mayday

Question 9

Which of the following is the correct progression of chords in the harmonic minor scale of A minor?

Accepted Answer

i - iv - V7 - i

Question 10

Which of the following is a plagal cadence?

Accepted Answer

IV - I

Question 11

Which of the following composers wrote music for the opera Carmen?

Accepted Answer

Georges Bizet

Question 12

Which bowing technique involves playing the string near the fingerboard to produce a soft sound?

Accepted Answer

Sul Tasto

Question 13

Which Jay Chou album features the hit singles 《晴天》, 《三年二班》, and 《借口》?

Accepted Answer

叶惠美

Question 14

Which of the following chords is a secondary dominant of the V chord in the key of C major?

Accepted Answer

D7

Question 15

Who made the song with the lyrics “Loving can hurt, but it’s the only thing that I know”?

Accepted Answer

Ed Sheeran

Question 16

What musical instrument dominates the theme of Pirates of the Caribbean?

Accepted Answer

Cello

Question 17

Which composer’s Symphonie Fantastique includes a movement depicting his own execution?

Accepted Answer

Hector Berlioz

Question 18

In the score of a Baroque string orchestra, which instrument was typically responsible for realizing figured bass?

Accepted Answer

Harpsichord

Question 19

Which of the following works is composed by Beethoven?

Accepted Answer

Symphony No. 5 in C minor

Question 20

Which of these keys is considered the most resonant and idiomatic for string orchestra writing?

Accepted Answer

D major

Question 21

Which composer is known for the Piano Concerto in G major, blending jazz and classical elements in its structure?

Accepted Answer

George Gershwin

Question 22

The Stranger Things theme music is most heavily inspired by which musical era or style?

Accepted Answer

80s synth wave

Question 23

Which R&B artist has an album named Channel Orange?

Accepted Answer

Frank Ocean

Question 24

TS’s folklore album: 3 songs form a fictional love triangle told from different POVs. Which 1 not part of trio?

Accepted Answer

Mirrorball

Question 25

Who made the song with the lyrics “雨下整夜，我的爱溢出就像雨水”?

Accepted Answer

Jay Chou

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