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What are neumes?
What was the texture of parallel organum?
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What was the texture of parallel organum?
Homophonic
Monophonic
Polyphonic
2
What are neumes?
Notation In Gregorian Chant to indicate the general shape of music
Indicate the rhythm of a Gregorian chant
The name of the four lines in Gregorian chant
3
From 1920 to 1950 which composers returned to strict forms but maintained 20
th
century sounds is called?
Neoimpressionism
Neoclassicism
Neoromanticism
4
Which instrument did Vivaldi teach?
Piano
Clarinet
Violin
5
Dance movements of the Baroque sonata were allowed to be performed in the church.
True
False
6
Beethoven wrote about his disability in the Heiligenstadt Testament. What was it?
He was deaf.
He was mute.
He was blind.
7
What is a concerto?
A Concert
A multi movement piece that features a soloist or group with the orchestra
None of the Above
8
Who composed a symphony with a choir singing in its finale?
Mozart
Beethoven
Haydn
9
Which of these was a major contribution of the Florentine Camerata?
Gregorian chant
Opera
Symphony
10
Which of these did Haydn help to establish?
The string quartet
The brass quintet
The oratorio
11
What is prepared piano?
It is when a piano has been well tuned.
It is when the pianist practiced diligently and is ready to perform.
A piano thats temporarily altered between the strings to change the sound.
12
What was the job called when they arranged piano music for other instruments to play?
Concertmaster
Orchestrator
Conductor
13
Which is of these is NOT an element of opera?
Aria
Recitative
Cantata
14
What are the four pillars of the Romantic Era in music?
Faith, Love, Virtue, and Dreams
Structure, Complexity, Science, and Mathematics
Nature, Emotion, Poetry, and Nationalism
15
Which of these is the South Indian style of music?
Carnatic
Khayal
Hindustani
16
What is the name of the fusion between American popular or rock music and non-Western music?
Globaljam
Worldbeat
Folktunes
17
Which of these was NOT a focus of the Classical Era?
The melody
A simple structure with mathematical proportions
Basso continuo
18
Who was the “Father of Rock and Roll”?
Don McLean
Chuck Berry
Elvis Presley
19
What was the language of Gregorian chant?
French
Hebrew
Latin
20
In the Medieval Era, which of these is NOT a type of trope?
Changing the rhythm
Adding new verses
Adding melismas
21
Who is known for helping to save polyphony?
William Byrd
Hildegard of Bingen
Palestrina
22
What is the name for the melodic frameworks for Indian improvisation and composition?
Rāga
Tāla
Tabla
23
In which language were lieder sung?
Latin
French
German
24
For which musical era did Beethoven’s middle years lead the way?
The Contemporary Era
The Baroque Era
The Romantic Era
25
Which style of jazz was known for virtuosic improvisation and its complex rhythm and meters?
Bebop
Chicago-style-jazz
New Orleans Jazz
26
Which of these was a precursor to jazz and developed into jazz with the addition of improvisation?
Bebop
Ragtime
Rock and Roll
27
Which style of jazz did Louis Armstrong develop?
Bebop
Chicago-style jazz
Cool Jazz
28
What type of opera was Mozart’s
The Marriage of Figaro
?
Comedy (opera buffa)
Drama (singspiel)
Tragedy (opera seria)
29
What is the Indian word for the structure of beats and translates to “time measure”?
Rāga
Tāla
Tabla
30
Which type of modern music consists of small motifs the continuously repeat with small, gradual changes over time?
Minimalism
Chance
Futurism
31
The lowest line or voice of Medieval polyphony, which was often based on Gregorian chant, is called the _________.
Cantus Firmus
Discant Organum
Duplum
32
Rhythmic modes were used in _________.
Parallet Organum
Motets
Gregorian Chants
33
When Orfeo traveled to the underworld, what was the condition King Plutone gave him to bring Eurydice to the world?
As he travels back with her, he must not yawn.
As he travels back with her, he must not sing.
As he travels back with her, he must not look back.
34
In which ethnicity did American popular music originate?
Italian Americans
Irish Americans
African Americans
35
The end of the Baroque era (1750) corresponds to the death of which composer?
William Byrd
JS Bach
Claudio Monteverdi
36
Which of these is true of Gregorian chant?
They have a monophonic texture
They contain free-flowing, usually conjunct melodies
Both a and b
37
Which composer died at the early age of 35?
Beethoven
Mozart
Haydn
38
The end of the Baroque era (1750) corresponds to the death of which composer?
JS Bach
William Byrd
Claudio Monteverdi
39
Which is generally NOT true of Impressionist orchestral scores?
They include more instrumental solos
They focus on ethereal woodwind sounds
They focus on brass fanfares
40
Which Classical composer most helped to inspire many aspects of the Romantic era?
Mozart
Beethoven
Haydn
41
What was the name of the orchestra and group of composers who helped to develop musical innovations in the Classical Era
The Florentine Camerata
The Roman Empire
The Mannheim School
42
What English composer wrote for both Catholic and Protestant churches as well as a variety of virtuosic secular music?
Byrd
Palestrina
Machaut
43
In which country was Impressionism mainly developed?
France
Austria
Germany
44
What is the primary purpose of the chorus in a Baroque opera?
To move around stage scenery
To accompany recitatives
To establish plot settings, often as third-party commentary
45
Which type of work is Handel’s
Messiah
?
Symphony
Oratorio
Opera
46
Who was the “Father of the Symphony” who wrote 108 symphonies?
Mozart
Beethoven
Haydn
47
What comprises the
basso continuo
?
A keyboard instrument
Both a and b
A melodic bass instrument
48
CPE Bach was the leader of which style?
The “structured style”
The “sensitive style”
The “sonorous style”
49
Which style of jazz was a reaction against bebop?
Contemporary Jazz
Chicago-style-jazz
Cool Jazz
50
In the twelve-tone system, there was a focus on…
The cantus firmus
Tonic and dominant
All pitches being created equal
51
Who is NOT a composer within the School of Notre Dame?
Léonin
Pérotin
Hildegard