How do sailors "man the yards?"

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

The forcible capture of potential seamen.

An Introduction is best defined as?

Music that preceeds the main theme of a piece.

A theme is defined as?

A set of phrases that make a complete melody.

The pattern of emphasis superimposed on groups of beats.

An interval is musically defined as?

The distance between two pitches.

Character pieces are defined as?

A piano work that conveys some sort of image or emotion.

Chords are defined as?

Three or more pitches sounding simultaniously.

Rhythm is defined as?

The way music is organized in time.

Why were sea songs created?

To indoctrinate future and potential sailors by glorifying naval life.

Surely, rapid arpeggios are commonly used in most pieces that feature water, but Nuages Gris is an exception because?

The arpeggios were played very slowly.

What are ethnomusicologists defined as?

Scholars who study the music of other cultures.

Variation is defined as?

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

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

Marianne Davies -> Anton Mesmer -> The Mozart Family

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

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