The element of rhythm in twentieth-century music is best characterized by...

A disregard for the basic metrical patterns of the past

Which of the following was NOT characteristic of Impressionist music?

Accents on the first beat of each measure

Rock and roll emerged as a union of which two styles?

Rhythm/blues and country/western

In Berlioz's Symphonie fantastique, what is the idee fixe?

The basic theme of the symphony, heard in all movements

Which of the following make up the movements of the Ordinary of the Mass?

Kyrie, Gloria, Credo, Sanctus, Agnus Dei

Which description best characterizes a part song?

A short, secular song for three or four voice parts

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1
Brahms maintained a life-long close relationship with...
Fanny Mendelssohn
George Sand
Amy Beach
Clara Schumann
2
Bach was most famous in his day as a performer on...
The piano
The harpsichord
The organ
The clavichord
3
The element of rhythm in twentieth-century music is best characterized by...
The adherence to the basic metrical patterns of the past
The adoption fo dance rhythms borrowed form the folk idiom
A return to the patterns of the Baroque era
A disregard for the basic metrical patterns of the past
4
A jazz style of singing that sets syllables without meaning to improvised vocals is called
Singspiel
Holler
Sprechstimme
Scat singing
5
A combination of tones, three or more, that constitutes a single block of harmony is called...
A chord
An octave
A scale
An interval
6
Which movement is the most highly organized and most characteristic of the multimovement cycle?
First
Third
Fourth
Second
7
The rate of speed at which a piece of music is played is its...
Mood
Meter
Movement
Tempo
8
The distance between two different pitches is called...
An interval
A countermelody
A phrase
A cadence
9
The earliest type of polyphony was...
Organum
None of the above
Plainsong
Motet
10
What American composer is known as the king of ragtime?
Strauss
Armstrong
Joplin
Sousa
11
Which of the following statements about Charles Ives are INCORRECT?
He was born in New England
He was the head of a large insurance company
He rarely heard his music performed
His music was very popular
12
Jonathan Larsen's rock opera, Rent, is inspired by which opera?
The Marriage of Figaro
Pagliacci
La Boheme
Carmen
13
Who was Haydn's principal patron?
Prince Esterhazy
Emperor Frederick the Great
Emperor Joseph II
Count Razumovsky
14
The famous four-note figure at the beginning of Beethoven's Symphony No.5 is best described as
A theme
A key
A motive
A coda
15
Which film score is NOT composed by John Williams?
Titanic
Superman
Schindler's List
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
16
Which of the following was NOT characteristic of Impressionist music?
Accents on the first beat of each measure
Ninth chords
Whole-tone scales
Parallel chords
17
Dvorak wrote his New World Symphony while living in _____.
Spain
The United States
Bohemia
South America
18
A fanciful improvised solo passage interpolated into a concerto movement is called...
An exposition
A cadenza
A statement
A codetta
19
The approximate dates for the Renaissance era are...
1150-145o
1725-1775
1450-1600
1600-1750
20
Rock and roll emerged as a union of which two styles?
Jazz and classical
Disco and grunge
Gospel and jazz
Rhythm/blues and country/western
21
The Classical period in music ranged from approximately...
1750-1825
1600-1650
1650-1700
1700-1750
22
In Berlioz's Symphonie fantastique, what is the idee fixe?
The basic theme of the symphony, heard in all movements
A theme and variations, heard in the march movement
A shepherd song in the third movement
A chant from the Mass for the Dead appearing in the finale
23
Tchaikovsky's ballet about a child's Christmas gift and dreams of exotic people and places is
The Nutcracker
Sleeping Beauty
Swan Lake
Pathetique
24
Of which national school of composition is Dvorak a representative?
Czech
French
Austrian
Hungarian
25
What is considered to be America's unique contribution to world theater?
The operetta
The pantomime
The musical
The ballad opera
26
The composer who invented the music drama was _____.
Wagner
Verdi
Brahms
Liszt
27
Clara Schumann was a virtuoso performer on...
The French horn
The violin
The piano
The cello
28
Which of the following Russian composers was famous for his ballets?
Rimsky-Korsakov
Musorgsky
Cui
Tchaikovsky
29
The Classical symphony had its roots in the...
Ballet
Sonata
Concerto
Opera overture
30
Which of the following is an established, living, American composer of musicals?
Stephen Schwartz
Jerome Kern
Richard Rodgers
Andrew Lloyd Webber
31
Which composer is known as "the poet of the piano?"
Brahms
Berlioz
Chopin
Schumann
32
Which of the following make up the movements of the Ordinary of the Mass?
Kyrie, Gloria, Credo, Sanctus, Agnus Dei
Kyrie, Collect, Epistle, Gradual
Introit, Gradual, Ite missa est, Agnus Dei
Agnus Dei, Magnificat, Dies irae, Kyrie
33
Which 19th cen. American composer is best remembered for his ballads and minstrel show tunes?
Stephen Foster
Charles Ives
Charles Griffes
William Billings
34
The chorale is a type of hymn tune created by...
George Frideric Handel
Martin Luther
Claudio Monteverdi
Johann Sebastian Bach
35
Which description best characterizes a part song?
A long, solo vocal work
A short, secular song for three or four voice parts
A highly virtuosic choral work in several movements
A choral and orchestral setting of a biblical story
36
All of the following were new opera types that reflected simplicity and real emotions EXCEPT...
Singspiel
Opera seria
Opera buffa
Opera comique
37
Mozart died while writing his...
Opera The Marriage of Figaro
Requiem Mass
Opera The Magic Flute
Last symphony
38
The principle of organization where we hear a piece in relation to a central tone is called...
Modulation
Transposition
Tonality
Chromaticism
39
Atonality may be characterized by...
All of the above
The absence of any sense of a home key
Abolition of the distinction of consonance and dissonance
Making all tones of the chromatic scale equal in importance
40
______ is the Viennese composer who invented the twelve-tone method.
Stravinsky
Schoenberg
Berg
Webern
41
The artistic trends of the early twentieth century can best be characterized as...
An extension of Romantic ideals
A reaction against Romanticism
AInfluenced by Romanticism
Influenced by an earlier era
42
______ worked with Paul Simon to create an album that fused styles from two geographic regions.
Ladysmith Black Mombaso
Bob Marley
The Rolling Stones
ABBA
43
The term tempo rubato, associated with Chopin's music, means that the performer should...
Play in a slower tempo
Play in strict time
Take liberties with the tempo
Play in a faster tempo
44
The element that most decisively serparated 20th century music from that of the past was...
Rhythm
Harmony
Melody
Texture
45
The action of the opera occurs mainly in...
The arias
The overture
The recitatives
The choruses
46
The element of music that organizes movement in time is...
Form
Rhythm
Melody
Harmony
47
Instrumental music endowed with literary, philosophical, or pictorial associations is called...
Absolute music
Pure music
Background music
Program music
48
Which was the chief institution that supported music in Renaissance society?
The aristocratic courts
The city and state
All of the above
The church
49
The standard ranges of the human voice from highest too lowest are...
Soprano, alto, tenor, bass
Bass, tenor, soprano, alto
Soprano, tenor, alto, bass
Tenor, soprano, alto, bass
50
A texture where a single voice takes the melodic interest and the accompaniment is subordinate.
Contrapuntal
Monophonic
Polyphonic
Homophonic
51
A string quartet consists of...
3 violins and a cello
Violin, 2 violas, and a cello
Violin, Viola, cello, and bass
2 violins, viola, and a cello
52
The leader of the Impressionist painters is considered to have been...
Edgar Degas
Claude Monet
Edouard Manet
Auguste Renoir
53
Which of the following was a widely loved nationalist opera composer?
Verdi
Chopin
Liszt
Brahms
54
This composer is considered the creator of the modern orchestra for his use of larger ensembles
Berlioz
Brahms
Mendelssohn
Chopin
55
A cappella, meaning "in the church style," indicates...
A performance that alternates vocalists and instrumentalists
An instrumental performance without voices
A vocal performance with instrumental accompaniment
A vocal performance without instruments
56
Which of the following was the chief form of Italian secular music in the Renaissance?
The ronde
The madrigal
The galliard
The chanson
57
According to your text, the most popular composer of art music in the world is...
Schubert
Mozart
Haydn
Beethoven
58
Which of the following was NOT a member of the Beatles?
Paul McCartney
Ringo Starr
John Lenox
George Harrison
59
A large-scale work in several movements for solo instrument(s) and orchestra is called...
A symphony
A concerto
A suite
A concert overture
60
The three main sections of sonata-allegro form are the exposition, development, and...
Recapitulation
Coda
Bridge
Trio
61
In which form is the Lied Erlking?
Through-composed
Binary
Strophic
Ternary
62
Which meter would be conducted in a pattern of down-right-up?
Duple
Sextuple
Triple
Quadruple
63
Composers introduced new harmonic styles in the twentieth century, including...
Polytonality
Twelve-tone music
All of the above
Atonality
64
How do Classical artists differ from their Romantic counterparts?
They emphasize clarity and beauty of form
They are more subjective
All of the above
They use art for self expression
65
This Broadway Musical was the first to include a movie-like score under the whole show.
Oklahoma
Pippin
Into the Woods
Showboat
66
Which of the following is a contemporary Broadway musical based on folk tales?
Into the Woods, by Sondheim
My Fair Lady, by Lerner and Loewe
The Firebird, by Stravinsky
Hair, by MacDermot
67
A highly emotional song in an opera is called...
A chorus
An ensemble
An aria
A recitative
68
Which movement of a symphony is traditionally the slowest?
The second movement
The first movement
The third movement
The fourth movement
69
The late Romantic Italian opera tradition was characterized by a movement toward realism called
Opera seria
Music drama
Verismo
Bel canto
70
Which is the correct order of bowed string instruments from highest to lowest in range?
Violin, viola, cello, double bass
Double bass, cello, viola, violin
Viola, violin, cello, double bass
Violin, cello, viola, double bass
71
Which best describes Beethoven?
Purely Classical composer who strictly adhered to the rules
None of the above
A thouroughly Romantic composer who abandoned Classical form
A composer who transitioned from Classical to Romanticism
72
Which of the following best defines binary form?
A-B-A
A-A
B-B
A-B
73
The approximate dates of the Baroque period are...
1550-1600
1800-1900
1600-1750
1700-1800
74
Which American composer wrote ballets such as Billy the Kid and Rodeo based on American themes?
George Gershwin
Aaron Copland
Charles Ives
Leonard Bernstein
75
The dream ballet was a new way of forwarding the plot in this Broadway Musical.
Into the Woods
Oklahoma
Pippin
Showboat
76
Robert Schumann ended his career and life...
A beloved and honored pianist
By drowning himself in a river near his house
Happy in his old age
In an asylum, the result of mental illness
77
Which does NOT characterize an oratorio?
Arias
Choruses
Elaborate scenery
Recitatives
78
This early Rock & Roll pioneer contributed blazing guitar solos.
Bill Hayley
Elvis Presley
Buddy Holly
Chuck Berry
79
An Italian comic opera is called...
Singspiel
Opera seria
Opera buffa
Opera comique
80
Which term describes a melody that moves by small intervals?
Consonant
Disjunct
Conjunct
Dissonant
81
In sonata-allegro form, the part which rounds it off with a vigorous closing cadence is...
The exposition
The coda
The recapitulation
The development
82
What term suggests something of the overall character of the work, as well as it repertoire
Genre
Opus
Form
Medium
83
Nationalistic composers expressed their nationalism by...
Using native songs and dances of their people in their works
Writing absolute music
All of the above
Borrowing exotic styles from other countries
84
Which of the following statements is NOT true about Romantic choral music?
Singing attracted many who had never learned an instrument
Choral music flowered during the nineteenth century
Schubert, Schumann, Brahms, Mendelssohn wrote choral music
Only professional singers participated in 19th cen. choruses
85
How many players are generally necessary to perform a trio sonata?
Four
Three
Five
Two
86
The High Middle Ages witnessed...
The building of the great cathedrals
The rise of the bourgeoisie
All of the above
The founding of universities
87
Which American jazz composer was also a pianist and a master of orchestration for big bands?
Duke Ellington
Jelly Roll Morton
Louis Armstrong
Earl "Fatha" Hines
88
Water Music by Handel is best described as a...
Passacaglia
Suite
Sonata da camera
Concerto grosso
89
The most important keyboard instrument of the Romantic period was...
The piano
The harpsichord
The organ
The clavichord
90
How many movements are in a Classical concerto?
Two
Four
Three
Six
91
Who is America's greatest bandmaster?
John Philip Sousa
Stephen Foster
Scott Joplin
Charles Ives
92
The recurring principal themes in Wagner's operas that carry specific meanings are called...
Fixed ideas
Motives
Leitmotifs
Libretti
93
Comparing the # of symphonies written in the Classical era vs. Romantic, what can be concluded?
The symphony ceased to be important in the Romantic era
Composers from both wrote the same number of symphonies
Individual Romantic composers wrote more symphonies
Individual Romantic composers wrote fewer symphonies
94
Impressionism in music is best exemplified by the works of...
Hector Berlioz
Frederic Chopin
Claude Debussy
Gustav Mahler
95
Handel's Messiah is _____.
An oratorio
A masque
An opera
A cantata
96
The most important instrumental form of the Classical period was...
The string trio
The serenade
The divertimento
The symphony
97
The so-called Second Viennese School of composition includes...
All of the above
Alban Berg
Arnold Schoenberg
Anton Webern
98
Besides Schubert, which other 19th cen. composer was also prolific in Lieder?
Brahms
None of the above
Berlioz
Chopin
99
This early Rock & Roll pioneer contributed to the sexually charged bad-boy image.
Buddy Holly
Chuck Berry
Elvis Presley
Bill Hayley
100
In opera, a vocal style that imitates speech and set freely to sparse accompaniment is called
Recitative secco
Recitative accompagnato
Aria
Monody

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