The earliest operas were performed in __________.

private theaters at the courts of the nobility and royalty

was Polish, but spent most of his life in France

Concert manners in Haydn's time __________.

were more like those of a rock concert today

What determined the tempo, meter, and rhythm of Renaissance dance music?

the dance step for which it was written

What instrument families are included in the performance of Moorish Dance?

woodwinds, brass, and percussion

The tutti __________.

is the section where the orchestra is highlighted

Which of the following best describes the subject of Robert Schumann's "Dedication?"

the passionate emotion that romantic love can produce

In addition to composing music, Hildegard __________.

experienced visions & directed the life of a healthy convent

Chamber music was __________.

written for an intimate setting such as a small room

Plainchant consists of __________.

a melody sung alone or by a group in unison

Which of the following is the best description of atonality?

music that lacks a tonal center or harmonic closure

Voiles provides the listener with __________.

almost no sense of a fixed metrical pattern

The A section in Barbara Strozzi's "Revenge" __________.

is a refrain, bringing back a repeated text

What is the last step in the film music synchronization process?

The editor makes changes based on the final cut of the film.

During his lifetime, Beethoven was __________.

recognized as the best living composer of instrumental music

Which of the following is a drawback of performing foreign-language operas in English?

Translations lose the sense of the original language.

Public Enemy's records in the second half of the 1980s were groundbreaking for their ______.

politically charged, black nationalist sentiments

Opera was the result of __________.

musicians/poets reviving the Greek union of music/drama

In the first movement of Symphony no. 5, Beethoven transforms the opening motif by __________.

alter instruments and place motif in a polyphonic texture

Gottschalk's Union contains the following patriotic tunes: __________.

The Star-Spangled Banner, Hail, Columbia, Yankee Doodle

Monophony occurs when __________.

all instruments play the same notes together, in unison

Leon's music reflects her __________.

engagement with a great many musical traditions

In their pursuit of innovation, Modernist composers __________.

wrote works without a tonal center or clear sense of meter

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1
The earliest operas were performed in __________.
private theaters at the courts of the nobility and royalty
homes using only the piano as accompaniment
churches, monasteries, and convents
secret showings as opera was ruled illegal by Louis XIV
2
The sound of the prepared piano has been compared to that of __________.
a chainsaw
a Moog synthesizer
pianist Glenn Gould
the Indonesian gamelan
3
Chopin __________.
was Polish, but spent most of his life in France
wrote very little piano music
spent nearly his entire career performing as a virtuoso
was French, but spent most of his life in Poland
4
In Hildegard's play, Satan is like __________.
Peter Pan in Neverland
Dumbledore in the Harry Potter series
Darth Vader in Star Wars
Gollum in Lord of the Rings
5
Many of Berlioz's contemporaries criticized him for his music being __________.
without any dynamics
plagiarized from their work
too loud
too simple
6
Concert manners in Haydn's time __________.
were dependent on the whims of the king
were more like those of a rock concert today
established a sacred, church-like atmosphere
were strictly demarcated by class and social rank
7
In which city did Mozart compose Symphony no. 40 in G Minor?
New York, United States
Vienna, Austria
London, England
Paris, France
8
What determined the tempo, meter, and rhythm of Renaissance dance music?
the capabilities of the instruments
the whims of the composer
the dance step for which it was written
the demands of the aristocracy
9
Which of the following words would be most likely to receive a melisma in Medieval chant?
and
blood
indeed
for
10
A ballet is a story told through __________.
music and singing
music and dance
music and speaking
images and words
11
Where did Susato live?
Antwerp
Paris
Rome
London
12
Music was already the ______ in the Middle Ages, long before Shakespeare coined the phrase.
spring of joy
bread of life
tamed shrew
food of love
13
Which formal device is used by Bach in the first movement of Cantata 140?
rondo
recitative
ritornello principle
ABA
14
Like Machaut, de Bologna, de Ventadorn, & von Wolkenstein share an interest in
sacred polyphony
organum
courtly love
instrumental music
15
What instrument families are included in the performance of Moorish Dance?
strings, brass, and percussion
woodwinds, brass, and percussion
strings and percussion
strings, woodwinds, and percussion
16
Which technique did Dvorak use that suggests a connection w/ both folk and African music?
chorale setting
fugue
heterophony
call-and-response
17
The tutti __________.
is the section where the orchestra is highlighted
occurs only at the end of the concerto
is the section where the soloist plays alone
is found only in program music
18
What musical effect represented the striving in the phrase hope of gains in "Since Robin Hood?"
increase of voices
monophony
long notes
syncopation
19
What is the melodic contour of the first phrase of "Chester?"
valley
upward
arching
downward
20
Which of the following best describes the subject of Robert Schumann's "Dedication?"
the consecration of a new church in Dresden
the passionate emotion that romantic love can produce
the midnight ride of a father with his sick child
the celebration of a monument to Napoleon Bonaparte
21
In addition to composing music, Hildegard __________.
wrote a treatise on the German language
served as an archbishop for the Catholic Church
created the first book of European horticulture
experienced visions & directed the life of a healthy convent
22
In William Byrd's "Sing Joyfully," each voice is differentiated by its __________.
range
instrumentation
meter
mode
23
What music technique did Schumann use at the end of the 1st section of text to create the mood?
modulation
fugue
call and response
imitation
24
Chamber music was __________.
written by Sir Walter Chamber
composed by those awaiting execution in the chamber
written for an intimate setting such as a small room
just like Gregorian chant
25
The Alleluia is an important component of which Catholic church service?
Matins
Compline
the Mass
Vespers
26
Jingju is the principal form of __________ today.
Japanese chamber music
Korean martial arts
Chinese opera
Finnish program music
27
Plainchant consists of __________.
several voices and instruments with harmony
readings by Pope Gregory I
a melody sung alone or by a group in unison
one instrument playing alone
28
Philip Glass' composition technique based on multiple repetitions of a few ideas, is called
ritualism
technologism
maximalism
minimalism
29
Brahms’ reputation was such that he is buried __________.
in an unmarked grave
between Robert and Clara Schumann
in the United States
next to Beethoven
30
Organum was built by layering melodic lines above __________.
secular love songs
existing plainchant melodies
existing polyphonic works
instrumental dances
31
Which of the following is the best description of atonality?
music with rhythmically erratic tones
music that lacks any discernible pitch
music that lacks a tonal center or harmonic closure
music focused on only a single tone
32
Which two voice parts does Palestrina use extras of to create a six-part texture?
soprano and tenor
alto and tenor
tenor and bass
soprano and alto
33
The closing section of "God Save the Queen," which uses a short motif, is known as a
coda
tag
outro
conclusion
34
Where did Sergei Diaghilev put on his Ballet Russes?
Prague
Vienna
Moscow
Paris
35
Voiles provides the listener with __________.
almost no sense of a fixed metrical pattern
a basic harmonic progression that repeats throughout
a clear-cut programmatic narrative
a strong, march-like sense of rhythm
36
The A section in Barbara Strozzi's "Revenge" __________.
is monophonic
is a refrain, bringing back a repeated text
describes the wrath of the gods upon the hero of the story
uses iambic pentameter
37
What is the last step in the film music synchronization process?
The editor makes changes based on the final cut of the film.
The music editor lays the recorded soundtrack onto the film.
The orchestra rehearses the score.
The orchestra records the score.
38
During his lifetime, Beethoven was __________.
shunned by society because of his rough demeanor
happily married with six children
recognized as the best living composer of instrumental music
never able to perform his own music
39
Bach had __________ children, but only half survived into adulthood.
4
16
40
20
40
Which of the following is a drawback of performing foreign-language operas in English?
English has too many options when it comes to rhyming.
Sung English is impossible to understand due to the dialect.
Audiences have no desire to hear operas in English.
Translations lose the sense of the original language.
41
Public Enemy's records in the second half of the 1980s were groundbreaking for their ______.
use of live instruments in a hip-hop context
glorification of West Coast gang violence
use of a racially integrated rap crew
politically charged, black nationalist sentiments
42
Which best describes the texture of "Since Robin Hood?"
melismatic
heterophonic
polyphonic
monophonic
43
Opera was the result of __________.
someone finding a copy of Hildegard's morality plays
composers adapting the formal structure of the Mass
musicians/poets reviving the Greek union of music/drama
housewives who heard their children acting out stories
44
In the first movement of Symphony no. 5, Beethoven transforms the opening motif by __________.
change the mode and place the motif in a homophonic texture
playing the rhythm backwards and inverting the intervals
using the motif as a fugal subject
alter instruments and place motif in a polyphonic texture
45
Gottschalk's Union contains the following patriotic tunes: __________.
This Is My Country, God Bless the USA, You're a Grand Flag
George M., This Land Is My Land, God Bless America
Give Me Your Tired, Your Poor, America, Shenandoah
The Star-Spangled Banner, Hail, Columbia, Yankee Doodle
46
Monophony occurs when __________.
all instruments play the same notes together, in unison
one instrument plays a melody over a drone bass
2 instruments play the same melody but w/ different detail.
two or more instruments play independent melodies
47
Chuck Berry developed a distinctive performance gimmick known as the __________.
shimmy down
berry jive
cakewalk
duck walk
48
Leon's music reflects her __________.
Impressionistic tendencies
engagement with a great many musical traditions
desire to emulate John Cage
struggles with drugs and poverty
49
Which of these was an important seventeenth-century composer of French opera?
Jean-Baptiste Lully
Serge Gainsbourg
Guillaume de Machaut
Henry Purcell
50
In their pursuit of innovation, Modernist composers __________.
generally shunned electronically generated sounds
avoided mixing sounds from the music of non-Western cultures
always rejected the past
wrote works without a tonal center or clear sense of meter
51
"The Cricket" praises the singing of __________.
children in the summertime
all of the above
the minstrels of the royal court
crickets over birds
52
What is the name for the opening formal section of Mozart's Piano Concerto in A Major?
Tutti Exposition
Solo Episode
Solo Exposition
Introductory Episode
53
John Williams has written __________.
award-winning music for video games
the music for Jurassic Park, Schindler's List, and Superman
a best-selling book of cartoons
a widely respected composition textbook
54
Medieval courts used the arts primarily as a means of __________.
projecting their cultural power & impressing visitors
funding their budgets through public shows and concerts
educating their young in the schools
exploring religious and political debates
55
The violin has __________ strings.
4
2
3
5
56
Which genre of music did Bach compose for the weekly Lutheran service?
concerto grosso
cantata
sonata de camera
oratorio
57
In the visual arts and architecture, ______ emphasizes functionality and a break with the past.
romanticism
post-modernism
modernism
neo-Gothicism
58
Why did music publishing develop after book publishing?
Composers had no interest in selling their music.
A page of printed music involved notes, lines, and texts.
There was little demand for printed music.
It was faster to copy music manuscripts by hand.
59
The musical features of rhyme song reflect _________.
structural elements of African music
the influence of Catholicism
the rugged individualism of the North American work ethic
the economic plight of the working-class singers
60
A la Par mixes __________.
Spanish folksongs with hip-hop samples
Cuban dance rhythms with atonal harmonies
modernist atonality w/ 17th century polyphonic counterpoint
over a half-dozen distinct styles and genres of music
61
The meter in dance music corresponds to the pattern of __________.
dynamic contrasts
dance steps
harmonic shifts
melodic intervals
62
A French overture __________.
was only used in French-language operas
uses the chorus to comment on the stage action
consists of a slow intro with an imitative fast section
uses a singing style similar to speech
63
A type of opera singing that lies somewhere between singing and speaking is called __________.
basso continuo
prima prattica
aria
recitative
64
Hildegard's Play of Virtues is __________.
a dramatized Mass
a comedy
a dramatized allegory of good versus evil
based upon the writings of Charlemagne
65
As a musical retelling of Romeo & Juliet, Bernstein's West Side Story recasts the families as
competing prohibition-era gangster mobs
rival automobile companies
competing football teams
rival New York urban gangs
66
Which of the following best describes the rhythm of the recitative?
quadruple meter
triple meter
free
duple meter
67
In the first verse of "Chester," how many voices are singing?
three
two
one
four
68
What is the texture in the opening measures of Mozart's Piano Concerto in A Major, K. 488?
orchestra supporting piano
orchestra and piano on equal footing
piano alone
orchestra alone
69
Which of the following is true of the Classical Era?
Theaters & concert halls open to the public began to thrive.
Churches were no longer important centers of culture.
Melodies became more complicated and ostentatious.
London was the musical center of Europe.
70
Mozart was __________.
a child prodigy
from Italy
a quiet, shy person
a composer of mainly string quartet and piano works
71
For the Romantic artist, __________.
dreams were as important as the intellect
one lover was never enough
rules and form were the things that governed composition
music was considered a lesser art form
72
Which repeated musical idea is heard just before the guillotine falls in Symphonie fantastique?
the hand of fate knocking on the door
the witches' theme
the idie fixe
the unending melody
73
Gregorian Chant is named after Pope Gregory I, who __________.
had his name put on the 1st edition of the Chant hymnal
wrote the harmonies & instrumental parts for all the chants
was said to have written the bulk of the standard chants
organizedcomposers to write a new set of plainchant melodies
74
The sentiment of the "cherry blossom" in sakura symbolizes __________.
the cultural importance of horticulture
the changing of the seasons
the human life cycle
immortality
75
"Knee Play 1" unfolds over a constantly repeated bass in the organ called a(n) __________.
recitative
basso continuo
tablature
ostinato
76
Which of the following is a characteristic of periodic phrase structure?
Antecedent phrases followed by consequent phrases.
The consequent phrase ends with the equivalent of a comma.
A consequent phrase is followed by two antecedent phrases.
An antecedent phrase followed by two consequent phrases.
77
What form do many bebop compositions take?
binary
sectional
theme and variations
sonata
78
What is dissonance?
contrasting notes that create a harmony that sounds pleasing
the silence omitted by an elided cadence
a rhythm that flows consistently
the harsh sound created when two or more notes clash
79
Why must dance music be rhythmically clear and consistent?
It represented the structure of feudal society.
If it is not rhythmically consistent, it is not music.
So the musicians can play different parts at the same time.
Dance music must match the repeated steps of the dancers.
80
A melismatic setting is __________.
text set to one note per syllable
text set to more than one note per syllable
music chanted on nonsense syllables
music sung on the syllable “la”
81
A form of polyphony using two or more interlocking voices is called __________.
heterophony
vibrato
ostinato
hocket
82
How many structural cadences occur in "No More than One Man Could Count the Stars?"
zero
six
three
one
83
White gospel music is also known as __________.
revival gospel
southern gospel
Holiness gospel
segregated gospel
84
The general texture of "My Lord Help Me to Pray" can be characterized as __________.
heterophonic and strophic
strophic and monophonic
polyphonic and responsorial
monophonic
85
In a fugue, the passages where the main subject (the main theme) is absent are called ________.
episodes
expositions
middle entrances
sonata
86
Which sons of J. S. Bach went on to be composers?
Claude Fitzgerald Bach and Johann Christian Bach
Johann Christian Bach and Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach and Claude Fitzgerald Bach
Wilheim Friedemann Bach and Claude Fitzgerald Bach
87
Guillaume de Machaut was appointed a canon at Rheims, meaning he __________.
joined the staff of the local cathedral
became a lawyer for the Church
studied military science
sang rounds,which were pieces based on a melody in canon
88
Monophonic chant appears __________.
only as a relic of musical practices in the Catholic Church
in cultures throughout the world & across historical epochs
as a new phenomenon
primarily in secular music of indigenous cultures
89
Tchaikovsky suffered from __________.
cholera
tuberculosis
depression
syphilis
90
Why does much gospel music rely on stock, formulaic harmonic progressions?
It increases the participatory nature of the music.
Hammond organs are only capable of a few chords.
It reflects a lack of training.
Only certain progressions are allowed by some churches.
91
The kind of phrase structure with antecedent and consequent units is called a ______ structure.
periodic phrase
plagal
rondo
tone poem
92
What did Schumann create in 1834?
a song cycle called The Nursery
a music theory textbook
a music criticism journal
an academy called the Second Viennese School
93
In The Marriage of Figaro, what is the nature of the Count?
womanizing
scholarly
witty
virtuous
94
Berlioz's father wanted his son to follow in his footsteps and become a
musician
politician
carpenter
doctor
95
Throughout the Classical Era, artists in every field looked to __________ as a model.
nature
church
mathematics
mythology
96
Which factors delineate the verse-chorus form of "Fight the Power?"
timbre, rhythm, and lyrics
timbre and references to historical figures
melody and harmony
texture and melody
97
Whenever he played a concert, Louis Gottschalk would __________.
always wear gloves while he played
make a ceremony of taking off his gloves before performing
take up an offering while playing
walk around the piano three times backwards before sitting
98
The form of the first movement of Mozart's Piano Concerto in A Major, K. 488 is like a _______.
minuet, but in rounded binary
sonata form, but with no development
sonata form, but with two expositions
minuet, but with no key change
99
"One Love," "I Shot the Sheriff," & "No Woman, No Cry" are songs by what Caribbean singer?
Bruce Green
Bob Marley
Lord Invader
Joseph Spence
100
The Renaissance may be described as an age of __________.
orchestras touring extensively in Europe
the "rebirth" of arts and sciences from antiquity
the "rebirth" of Enlightenment-era logic
war and death

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