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Music 1010 Exam 2
Music 1010 Exam 2
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Review for Music Appreciation
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1
Which instrument joins the flute to represent a second spring?
Horn
Clarinet
Trumpet
English Horn
2
Which of the following is NOT a fundamental characteristic of "popular" music?
melody is usually easy to sing
image of performer has little or no influence on popularity
words play important role in song's popularity
the accompaniment usually simple w/ some creative rhythm
3
What began when Martin Luther nailed his 95 theses on the door of the Wittenburg Castle?
The Mass
The Industrial Age
The fall of the Roman Catholic Church
The Reformation
4
How is musical form created?
through repetition and contrast
use of different instruments
form is arbitrary
use of different dynamics
5
What is a folk song?
Any song written by a popular artist
Music of the noble and educated
Music created for religious worship
Music of the common people & culture
6
Following Beethoven, classical music became increasingly
consonant
harmonic
dissonant
fugue-like
7
Who were the Florentine Cammerata?
group of intellectuals and artists in Florence
Mafia family known for appreciation of Opera
Group of middle class businessmen
Italian scientist who experimented with pitch
8
The main idea for a rondo or ritornello is that:
the form is ABCDA
The A theme recurs between each contrasting section
It is the same as a minuet
There are always B,C, and D themes
9
Which of the following forms is a rondo?
ABACABA
All of the Above
ABACADACABA
ABABA
10
The main melody in a piece of jazz is referred to as:
The head
The testimony
The verse
The theme
11
For what occasion(s) is Mbira music performed?
All the above
Community celebrations
State functions
Religious rituals
12
How did Bach make a living?
By selling his compositions
Organist/Kappelmeister to German nobility
As a conductor of orchestras around the world
As a chorus singer
13
What is imitative polyphony?
a technique in which parts take turns singing the melody
None of the above
a hymn
Gregorian Chant
14
The number of instruments in an orchestra has __________ since the Classical period.
Remained the same
Shrunk in size
Become irrelevant
Grown in size
15
For many popular songs that have one, the bridge___________________.
is nearly identical to the verses
is simply a chorus played in a different key
applies the words from chorus to the melody from the verses
provides variety and contrast in practically every aspect
16
Which part of the Roman Catholic Mass stays the same throughout the year?
Proper
Introit
Ordinary
Offertory
17
What is word painting?
singing very loudly
illustrating the words of the text with the music
a type of Renaissance home decoration
none of the above
18
What Antonio Vivaldi's nickname?
The lonely priest
The red priest
The concerto-writer
Mr. St. Marks
19
A work with four movements is a
Symphony
Concerto
Divertimento
Sonata
20
The flute at the beginning of The Moldau represents....
A waterfall
The ocean
Running Water
Falling rain
21
What scale is used heavily in Oriental music?
Minor
Pentatonic
Whole-tone
Octatonic
22
How many times did King George I request that Water Music be played?
1
3
4
2
23
Haydn made a living for most of his life by doing what?
Publishing and selling his compositions
Studying at a University
Serving as Kappelmeister for the Esterhazy family
Performing as a Virtuoso
24
Which of the following were major vocal genres of Renaissance?
madrigal
all of the above
motet
mass
25
Which Queen song begins "stomp-stomp-clap---stomp-stomp-clap?"
We Are the Champions
We Will Rock You
Bohemian Rhapsody
Who Wants to Live Forever
26
Which is NOT an instrument of the Javanese gamelan?
Siter
Cradle
Bonang
Guitar
27
Advancements in instrument construction and composition resulted in a new kind of music.
Abstract music
Textural music
Organic, or biological music
Absolute, pure music
28
What is a dance suite?
none of the above
a collection of dance music of varying tempi and meters
room in a palace where dances are held
a group of musicians
29
The practice of emphasizing notes off the normal beats and emphasizing the offbeat.
bridging
syncopation
Degrooving
metrical modulation
30
What instrument is the soloist in Vivaldi's The Four Seasons?
Violin
Recorder
Flute
Harpsichord
31
What term could we use to describe the music of the African Mbira and Javenese gamelan?
Serialistic
Minimalistic
Major scale
Formalistic
32
The Italian madrigal was generally about love.
True
False
33
A landmark piece of Indeterminate music is titled:
Romeo and Juliet
4'33
Black Angels
Threnody for the Victims of Hiroshima
34
Which part of the Roman Catholic Mass changes throughout the year?
Proper
Sanctus
Ordinary
Agnus Dei
35
What is progrommatic music?
Written for Orchestra
Tells a story
Sung
Religious message
36
Chamber music can be defined as:
work for a small number of musicians
1 & 2
work for a small gathering
None of the above
37
Which of the following can be found in the Ordinary of Roman Catholic Mass?
Gloria
Angus Dei
Kyrie
All of the Above
38
Which of the following is true of the Council of Trent?
The music of the Mass was discussed
Concerned about use of secular songs as a basis for the Mass
move from polyphony to plainchant
All of the Above are true
39
John Adams' piece Short Ride on a Fast Machine is an example of
Neo-Classicism
Minimalism
Serialism
Impressionism
40
What is liturgical music?
music for worship services
dance music
music for a soloist
atonal music
41
What is a Theme and Variation?
simple melody, rhythmic changes for each variation
embellished melody for the theme, then simple melodies
basic melody then embellish same melody in different ways
basic melody then contrasting melodies for each variation
42
The most famous of Smetana's tone poems is
The Moldau
An American in Paris
Ma Vlast
Thus Sprach Zarathustra
43
Atonal music is music that lacks
Lyrics
a melody
Variety
Tonality or a tone center
44
What is the subject of Josquin's El Grillo?
a woman
Roman Catholic Church
none of the above
a cricket
45
Which of the following statements is NOT true of Haydn?
All of the above are true
He was considered to be greatest musician of his time
Father of string quartet and symphony
standardized the forms used during Classical era
46
Which musician was the forefront of Dixieland music?
Louis Armstrong
Hetty Wainthropp
"Fats" Domino
Charlie Parker
47
Which Western composer was particularly fascinated by the Gamelan?
Bach
Debussy
Handel
Stravinsky
48
The Mbira or Lemellophone is an instrument indigenous what region?
Middle East
Asia
Sub-Saharan Africa
Spain
49
A work with three movements
concerto
symphony
tone poem
string quartet
50
Composers always use their own stories for programmatic music-they never rely on poetry.
True
False
51
Which description best fits monody?
instrumental soloist w/ simple accompaniment
instrumental soloist w/ complicated accompaniment
vocal solo with complicated polyphonic accompaniment
vocal solo with simple accompaniment
52
Which of the following is a solo piece for an instrument?
Etude
Concerto
Sonata
1 & 2
53
Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen has how many sections?
3
7
6
5
54
Who is Oriana is the collection of madrigals titled
The Triumphs of Oriana
?
the object of desire of all Renaissance
the Greek God Zeus
Queen Elizabeth
Orion
55
Sonata-Allegro form is made up of what 3 sections?
Exposition, Development, Recapitulation
Introduction, Development, Return
Introduction, Fantasia, Recapitulation
Exposition, Fantasia, Coda
56
Handel was born in _____________but spent most of his career in _______________.
England, Germany
Italy, Germany
Germany, England
Italy, England
57
How many singers does Schubert's Erlking use?
2
3
1
4
58
When the sounds in a composition are left to chance we call this type of music
Indterminant
Lyricism
Expressionism
Serialism
59
What was the most significant influence on the development of Western art and music?
Athletics
Industrialization
The Middle Class
Religion
60
The 3rd movement of the Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata does NOT have a coda?
True
False
61
Bebop, which was a reaction to swing, was an attempt to bring jazz.....
along more contemporary lines
mainstream white audience
into a wider audience by using Latin rhythms
back to its improvisatory roots
62
Beethoven's professional life is divided into how many periods?
3
4
5
2
63
Which of the following is NOT a fundamental characteristic of "popular" music.
most often uses the major mode
usually have a simple formal structure
usually in a polyphonic texture
usually in a duple/simple meter
64
What is comping?
Getting someone into a club for free
Piano playing chords in the background to accentuate harmony
Playing frets on a guitar
playing off the beat
65
Beethoven was raised by two, loving, well-balanced parents.
True
False
66
Which composer in the following list in NOT known as a composer of Baroque dance suites?
de la Guerre
Telemann
Mozart
Bach
67
What happens to the son at the end of the story of Erlking?
he flies away
he defeats the Erlking
he is rushed to the hospital
he is dead
