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1
What is the word for a song with more than one key?
atonal
multitonal
Polytonal
major
2
Virtuosity was new focused primarily in the _____________ Era.
Baroque
Classical
Rensaissance
Modern
3
Neoclassical music has tonal center.
True
False
4
The conductor leads the orchestra.
True
False
5
George Gershwin fused classical music with ___________ .
Pop
Country
Rock-n-Roll
Jazz
6
Known as the first ethnomusicologist, Bartók embraced:
Nationalism
Exotocism
The Sonata
Post Modernism
7
The ritornello principal is based on _________.
alternating sections for soloist and full orchestra
puppets
greek mythology
improvization
8
Music of Modernism can be described as:
Very traditional.
Simple and Catchy.
Timid and weak.
Highly experimental. Sometimes serious, sometime humorous.
9
How does Haydn create the element of surprise in his Symphony 102?
hard melodies
call and response
dynamics
fugues
10
Post Modernism music is:
Fusing classical structure and form with modern harmonies
Opposing classical structure and form with modern harmonies
Using all 12 notes of a scale equally
Combining Jazz and traditional classical music
11
The element of music that deals with how many "layers" a piece has is?
texture
melody
tempo
rhythm
12
Who wrote the Rite of Spring?
Ives
Johnson
Stravinsky
Jopin
13
What are the years of the Classical Era?
1600-1750
1000-1500
476-1400
1750-1800
14
The piece written by Debussy, "La Mer", is about ________________ .
watching the sunset
rainbows in the rainforests
a day at sea
different sceneries in the woods
15
What are the 3 main components of Musical Theater?
Acting, singing, and dancing
aria, recit, and paint
repetition, dance, and act
conduct, sing, dance
16
The leading composer of Impressionism was
Gershwin
Debussy
Bartok
Reich
17
Which recurring musical idea is heard just before the guillotine falls in Symphonie Fantastique.
ostinato
ground bass
melody
the idee fixe
18
An opera is sung from beginning to end.
True
False
19
Chopin's music is an example of 19th century____.
minuet
sonata
rondo
mazurka
20
Which type of composition do composers use purely instrumental music to tell stories?
jazz
rondo
program music
chamber music
21
What is a backwards 12 tone series called?
Retrograde
Hand grenade
Grenada
Renegade
22
Some of the music styles that inspired Gershwin were...
Jazz, Ragtime, Classical, and Blues
Country and Folk music
Hip-hop and Pop music
Music from around the world
23
The first movement of a classical era string quartet usually uses the _________ form.
slow
sonata/fast
minuet
rondo
24
Chopin's polish mazurkas are an example of 19th century
folk
regionalism
secularism
nationalism
25
Lieder is for voice and piano.
True
False
26
The altering of a piano with objects is called a
percussion
fixed piano
prepared piano
harpsichord
27
What meaning did Beethoven provide for Symphony no. 5?
birds singing
guillotine
fate knocking at the door
modernism
28
Berlioz wrote Midsummer Nights Dream.
False
True
29
How was modernism reflected in music?
dissonant harmonies
fragmented melodies
all of the above
irregular rhythms
30
Who composed using the 12-tone row?
Schoenberg
Stravinsky
Debussy
Ives
31
What is Modernism in music?
The type of music heard on the radio today
Breaks the rules of music theory
Conforms to the rules of music theory
Uses harmonies and resolutions
32
What are the dates of the Romantic Era/19th Century?
1800-1900
2000
1900
1750-1905
33
An aria is another word for dance.
False
True
34
In Baroque era, the group of instruments that always accompanies the singer is called the.
greek chorus
ostinato
basso continuo
prima prattica
35
The Classical Era in music coincides with other era?
Tea Party
Baroque
Enlightenment
Revolution
36
A melisma is one note per syllable.
False
True
37
What kind of music is Steve Reich known for?
jazz
minimalism
atonal
chance music
38
A madrigal is a sacred song about psalms.
True
False
39
Which era's music is mainly monophonic?
Classical
Middle Ages
Romantic
Baroque
40
Gershwin is famous for composing the opera "Porgy and Bess".
False
True
41
An adult male soprano by means of surgery was known as a
castrati
caliape
muse
servant
42
Which composer is known for his silent composition?
Igor Stravinsky
Arnold Schoenberg
John Cage
John Adams
43
Beethoven was recognized as the greatest living composer of instrumental music during his lifetime.
True
False
44
Much of the Classical Era's music was asymmetrical.
True
False
45
Neoclassical music is:
Combining classical structure and form with modern harmonies
Recreating human senses in music
Using all 12 notes of a scale equally
Combining Jazz and traditional classical music
46
In Schubert's Erlkonig, what other characters are there besides the narrator.
sister, mother
devil, son, and mom
no one
son, father, erlking
47
A series of notes comprised of the 12 pitches of the scale used in 12-tone music is called a ____________.
tone row
dissonance
scale
tonality
48
Program music is sung.
False
True
49
Which dynamic term means soft?
fortepiano
mezzo piano
piano
pianissimo
50
A concerto is for an instrumental soloist and orchestra.
True
False
51
In the Middle Ages, any documents created had to be copied by hand.
True
False
52
What are the years of the Renaissance?
1200-1425
1650-1700
1450-1600
725-1200
53
What makes Bartok's music accessible to the public?
Octatonic melodies
Chromaticism
Folk Song
The minor mode
54
The oratorio is a cappella.
True
False
55
Syncopation is music on the beat.
True
False
56
A libretto is__________.
improvisation
text of an opera
pattern of notes repeating
sacred choral work
57
Machaut supervised the copies of his manuscripts.
False
True
58
What -ism is used to describe Debussy's music?
Impressionism
Naturalism
Realism
Expressionism
