How do sailors "man the yards?"

By singing a ceremonial shanty as they "man the yards.", Sailors spread out upon the ship’s yardarms to salute the naval vessel.

A group of usually seven pitches, or just a scale.

The highness and lowness of a sound.

Harmony is musically defined as?

When two or more tones are sounding simultaneously.

The pattern of emphasis superimposed on groups of beats.

A theme is defined as?

A set of phrases that make a complete melody.

Other than writing Adagio in C for Marianne Kirchgaessner, Mozart also wrote a quintet for which instruments?

Armonica, Flute, Oboe, Viola, and Cello

What was the purpose of sea shanties being sung on merchant ships?

To coordinate the physically demanding tasks with sailing a large ship.

Variation is defined as?

Repetition with enough alterations to have a distinct feeling of contrast.

Why were sea songs created?

To indoctrinate future and potential sailors by glorifying naval life.

Haul Away The Bowline is what type of shanty?

A short-drag shanty, A foresheet shanty

[Test Question]: Franklin did what to distinguish one bowl/pitch from another?

He painted the rims different colors.

Chords are defined as?

Three or more pitches sounding simultaniously.

In what order of people was the armonica passed through to the Mozarts?

Marianne Davies -> Anton Mesmer -> The Mozart Family

How music is organized on a larger time scale.

His third/final book contained what famous "water" miniature/character piece?

Les jeux d’eaux à la Villa d’Este

A sequence is best defined as?

A musical idea that is repeated at a different pitch.

The forcible capture of potential seamen.

The Romantic era was most defined by:

- its heavy emphasis on emotions.

A motif is best defined as?

The smallest unit of form, and a recurring musical idea.

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1
Who invented the glass armonica in 1762?
Eli Whitney
Benjamin Franklin
Christoph Willibald Gluck
Thomas Jefferson
2
In his first year/book of his "pilgrimage," titled Suisse (Switzerland), it also featured a reworked version of _______.
Nuages gris
Reflets dans l’eau
Au bord d’une source
Les jeux d’eaux à la Villa d’Este
3
Character pieces were especially popular during which era?
Classical
Baroque
Romantic
Impressionist
4
The earliest known record referencing musical glasses is found in a 1492 treatise, _______, by Franchinus Gaffurius.
De harmonia musicorum instrumentorum opus
Practica musicae
Theoricum opus musice discipline
Theorica musicae
5
Though the glass harp was practically obscure back in the 15th century, ________ popularized it in 1744.
Émile Waldteufe
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Henry Purcell
Richard Pockrich
6
His second year/book then focuses on what country?
Italy
Sweden
Austria
Hungary
7
How do sailors "man the yards?"
By singing a hauling shantie as they "man the yards."
By singing a heaving shantie as they "man the yards."
By singing a ceremonial shanty as they "man the yards."
Sailors spread out upon the ship’s yardarms to salute the naval vessel.
8
A Key is defined as?
A group of usually seven pitches, or just a scale.
The first scale degree of the diatonic scale.
A scale that starts on the sixth degree of its relative major scale.
9
Music in its simple definition is defined as?
The "thing" that you actually have to practice.
A sound perceived as pleasingly harmonious.
Sounds of different variety combined in such a way as to convey emotion.
Sound organized in time.
10
When was the iron-framed piano invented?
The 20th century
The 18th century
The 17th century
The 19th century
11
What is the thing that interconnects all character pieces in a suite/cycle?
The meter
The main theme
The key signature
12
Pitch is defined as?
The highness and lowness of a sound.
The loudness and softness of a sound.
13
Harmony is musically defined as?
The quality of forming a consistent whole.
When two or more tones are sounding simultaneously.
What the world cannot attain.
14
Meter is defined as?
An emphasis placed on a particular note or set of notes.
The articulation of notes.
The pattern of emphasis superimposed on groups of beats.
15
A theme is defined as?
The technique of writing a melody or melodies in conjunction with another.
The underlying message that the composer wants to convey.
A set of phrases that make a complete melody.
16
A Major Third contains ____ half steps.
6
4
3
5
17
Other than writing Adagio in C for Marianne Kirchgaessner, Mozart also wrote a quintet for which instruments?
Armonica, Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, and Bassoon
Armonica, Violin 1, Violin 2, Viola, and Cello
Armonica, Trumpet 1, Trumpet 2, French Horn, and Trombone
Armonica, Flute, Oboe, Viola, and Cello
18
What was the purpose of sea shanties being sung on merchant ships?
To coordinate the physically demanding tasks with sailing a large ship.
To advertise the glories of working on merchant ships.
Because the dull tasks often found on merchant ships often bored sailors.
To coordinate soldiers against enemy forces,
19
Variation is defined as?
Repetition with enough alterations to have a distinct feeling of contrast.
The sequential arrangement of sounds and silences in time.
The quality and color of different tones.
20
The Hydraulis was invented by who in 3rd century BCE Alexandria?
Ctesibius
Athenaeus
Vitruvius
Pliny the Elder
21
What is the usual frequency that American orchestral musicians tune their instruments to?
A-432 Hz
A-444 Hz
A-440 Hz
Equal Temperament
22
Album d'un voyageur (1837-8), by Franz Liszt, was split into three large suites called ________ ("Years of Pilgrimage").
Weihnachtsbaum
Annees de pelerinage
Harmonies poetiques et religieuses
Tre sonetti di Petrarca
23
Naval ships pay better, and are safer to work on than merchant ships.
False
True
24
Why were sea songs created?
To boost morale and promote recreational activities done in the sea.
To indoctrinate future and potential sailors by glorifying naval life.
Because there was a flourishing and demanding sea song industry back then.
The British Navy was bored and had too much of a budget to spare.
25
Haul Away The Bowline is what type of shanty?
A hauling shanty
A short-drag shanty
A foresheet shanty
A heaving shanty
26
Thomas S. Allen, the composer and lyricist, copyrighted The Erie Canal in what year?
1911
1915
1905
1912
27
[Test Question]: Franklin did what to distinguish one bowl/pitch from another?
He painted the rims different colors.
He used varying amounts of water.
He used differently size bowls.
By adjusting the speed of the spindle.
28
A phrase is best defined as?
The section of a form of a piece.
A small group of words standing together as a conceptual unit.
A cohesive musical thought.
29
How long is the duration of a dotted eight note played?
3/4 beats
1 beat
1/2 beats
3 beats
30
When was "surf rock" invented?
The 1960's
The 1950's
The 1980's
The 1970's
31
Chords are defined as?
Categorizations of simultaneous or successive sounds.
Three or more pitches sounding simultaniously.
A word short for chordophones.
32
In what order of people was the armonica passed through to the Mozarts?
Anton Mesmer -> Marianne Kirchgaessner -> The Mozart Family
Marianne Davies -> Anton Mesmer -> The Mozart Family
Marianne Kirchgaesser -> Anton Mesmer -> The Mozart Family
Marianne Davies -> Marianne Kirchgaesser -> The Mozart Family
33
During what century was Haul Away The Bowline speculated to be written in?
The 19th century
The 18th century
The 16th century
The 17th century
34
Form is defined as?
How music is organized on a larger time scale.
A recurring passage in Baroque music for orchestra or chorus.
Indicates that the notes are to be played extremely separated and distinct.
35
Repetition is defined as?
Repeating musical material.
The art of playing or singing music with emotional communication.
A note of shortened duration.
36
Approximately how many fountains were in the gardens of the Villa d'Este?
300
200
500
700
37
The Hydraulis, or water pipe was said to be based from Alexandria, which was in what region?
Ancient Rome
Ancient Greece
38
His third/final book contained what famous "water" miniature/character piece?
Des pas sur la neige
Bourrée
Jeux d’eau
Les jeux d’eaux à la Villa d’Este
39
A sequence is best defined as?
Classical music that is composed for a small group of instruments.
The shape or structure of a work.
A musical idea that is repeated at a different pitch.
40
The jal-tarang, or musical bowls are based from where?
India
Singapore
Indonesia
Bangladesh
41
What form is Haul Away The Bowline in?
Binary Form (AB)
Ternary Form (ABA)
Arch Form (ABCBA)
Strophic Form (AAA)
42
Define impressment.
The forcible capture of potential seamen.
The action of bringing someone or something under domination or control.
A person who has been taken prisoner or an animal that has been confined.
To make someone feel admiration and respect for one.
43
The Romantic era was most defined by:
- its conveying of the moods and emotions aroused by subjects.
- its heavy emphasis on emotions.
- its real or implied movements.
- its emphasis on rhythm and on contrapuntal texture.
44
How many bowls are needed to be considered a complete set for the jal-tarang?
15
22
20
24
45
An Example of a Perfect Fifth would be:
B to F
C to G
E to E
A to D
46
Who was Marianne Kirchgaessner's mentor?
Pietro Metastasio
Joseph Schmittbaur
Niccolò Jommelli
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
47
Naval ship workers were forbidden from singing on deck.
True
False
48
Which of the following would be the enharmonic equivalent of B♭?
A♯
C♭
B♮
B♯
49
What exactly were foresheet shanties used for?
Specific labor
Pushing labor
Quick, intense labor
Pulling labor
50
A motif is best defined as?
The smallest unit of form, and a recurring musical idea.
A distinctive feature or dominant idea in an artistic composition.
A distinctive sequence on a protein or DNA.
51
What is the meter of a triple meter or 3/4 time?
STRONG-weak-STRONG-weak
STRONG-weak-weak
STRONG-weak
52
How would you describe the tempo of Adagio?
Walking
Very slow
Slow
Very Fast
53
Merchant ship workers were also forbidden from singing on deck.
False
True
54
When did the "Age of Sail' begin, and how long did it last?
1550-1850's
1650-1850's
1750-1850's
1650-1750's
55
What key does the B section change to in Adagio in C?
E♭ Major
G Major
C Minor
B Major
56
An interval is musically defined as?
A pause or break in a measure.
The distance between two pitches.
A semitone.
57
Who invented and coined the term for recitals in 1840?
Franz Liszt
Felix Mendelssohn
Frederic Chopin
Johannes Brahms
58
What are woodwind, reeded, and brass instruments classified as, according to Sachs and Von Hornbustel?
Idiophones
Aerophones
Membranophones
Chordophones
59
The Song of the Volga Boatmen is an authentic Russian folk song.
False
True
60
What meter is Haul Away The Bowline sung in?
Simple Quadruple Meter
Asymmetrical Meter
Compound Triple Meter
Compound Duple Meter
61
Who curated the American Songbag in 1927?
Aaron Copeland
Leonard Bernstein
Carl Sandburg
Glenn Gould
62
Beat is musically defined as?
A percussive bow stroke used when playing bowed string instruments.
The steady pulse that underlies most music.
A musical scale with twelve pitches.
63
Surely, rapid arpeggios are commonly used in most pieces that feature water, but Nuages Gris is an exception because?
It featured no arpeggios.
The arpeggios were detached and played staccato.
The arpeggios were played very slowly.
64
Tempo is defined as?
The speed of the beat.
The time signature of a piece.
The key a piece is played in.
65
How is the jal-tarang tuned?
By adjusting the size of each bowl.
By adjusting the volume of water in each bowl.
By using a different set of drumsticks for each individual bowl.
66
The Water Organ (16th century CE) also requires human labor to pump water through it's pipes.
False
True
67
A cappella, or "chapel style" is defined as?
A succession of two distinct phrases
A method in which a long note is replaced by shorter melodic configurations
Having no accompanying instruments
Relatively continuous, non-sectional, or non-repetitive music
68
Similarly to a sea shanty, The Song of the Volga Boatmen coordinated work between _______.
Motors
Burlaks
Mules
69
An ostinato is defined as?
Another term for vibrato.
A rapid, slight variation in pitch, producing a stronger or richer tone.
A melodic or rhythmic motif that is repeating in rapid succession.
70
The Erie Canal/Low Bridge, Everybody Down is an authentic canal/folk song.
True
False
71
The melodic minor scale contains a raised 7th, and remains the same both ascending and descending.
True
False
72
Which of the following is not a sea song?
Haul Away the Bowline
The True English Sailor
The Sea Martyrs
Vernon’s Glory
73
The Hydraulis requires human labor to pump ________ through it's pipes to create sound.
Air
Oil
Water
Sound
74
Rubato would be described as having a:
Consistent beat
Inconsistent beat
75
Rhythm is defined as?
A direction for the performer to sustain a note for its full length.
The correspondence of sound between notes or the ending of phrases.
The way music is organized in time.
76
Sound is described as waves of energy, and those energy waves contain ________.
Both Amplitude and Frequency
Amplitude
Frequency
None of the above
77
Melody can be defined as?
An improvised or written-out ornamental passage.
A series of successive pitches occuring one at a time.
When two or more tones are sounding simultaneously.
78
And Les jeux d’eaux à la Villa d’Este contained what hallmark trait found in virtually every piece about water?
Improvisation
Arpeggios
Fugues
Polyphony
79
When was the city of Porto Bello captured by the English?
1721
1727
1745
1739
80
What are ethnomusicologists defined as?
Composers.
Scholars who study the music of other cultures.
Scholars who study the fundamental questions about the nature of music.
Scholars who study the history of music.
81
What form was Adagio in C major written in?
Rondo Form (ABACABA)
Ternary Form (ABA)
Rounded Binary Form (ABA')
Binary Form (AB)
82
During which century were canal songs most prevalent in?
The 21st century
The 18th century
The 20th century
The 19th century
83
When was Adagio in C written?
1780
1776
1768
1791
84
All of these are minor scales except:
Harmonic
Augmented
Melodic
Natural
85
Which of the following material is not used for the bowls required for the jal-tarang to be played?
Clay
Glass
Bronze
Porcelain
86
Who are the two ethnomusicologists that categorized instruments into four groups?
Charles Lebouc and Henri de Regnier.
Harold Bauer and Robert Farnon.
Richard Adler and Jerry Ross.
Curt Sachs and Eric Von Hornbustel.
87
An Introduction is best defined as?
A second or subsidiary subject, other than the melody of a piece.
Music that preceeds the main theme of a piece.
An interval which is one semitone less than the corresponding minor.
88
Who curated a collection of Russian folk songs in 1866?
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Igor Stravinsky
Sergei Prokofiev
Mily Balakirev
89
In 15th century Azerbaijan, Abdulgadir Maraghayi invented the ________, which featured a set of 76 bowls.
Hi
Jal-yantra
Shui Chan
Chini sazi kazat
90
Which music group rewrote The Song of the Volga Boatmen into a swing arrangment that reached number one on 1941 charts.
The Glenn Miller Band
Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
Gene Krupa and His Orchestra
The Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra
91
Character pieces are defined as?
A single-movement programmatic work for orchestra.
Setting poetry to classical music to create a piece of polyphonic music.
A piano work that conveys some sort of image or emotion.
A genre that uses only instruments to depict storylines.
92
Major and minor scales that are parallel contain the same:
Tonic
Accidentals
Key Signature
93
Though a certain instrument's use was permitted on naval ships. Which was?
Wolf whistles
Boatswain’s whistles
Apitoes
Hand flutes
94
Ann Ford published the first method book for musical glasses in:
1762
1791
1768
1761
95
Who was the poet who inspired Charles Griffes to write The Fountain of the Acqua Paola in 1916?
Walter Scott
Walt Whitman
William Sharp
Edgar Allan Poe
96
G Major is also known to be the _______ of C Major.
Mediant (Third)
Dominant (Fifth)
Supertonic (Second)
Subdominant (Fourth)
97
Lacrimosa is a song for weeping.
True
False
98
How many glasses did Christoph Willibald Gluck use in an alleged performance?
27
26
25
24
99
Haul Away The Bowline features which of the following?
Instruments
A cappella
Call and response
Vibrato
100
If A4 is 440 Hz, then what frequency is A3, an octave below, at?
220 Hz
880 Hz
110 Hz

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