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V.4 Music History and Theory Midterm Exam Review
V.4 Music History and Theory Midterm Exam Review
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1
Nationalism led to the unification of which nation?
Italy
Germany
Spain
France
2
What is a tone row?
The sequence of pitches used in serial music
A specific sequence of pitches organized using math
A way to alter the major scale to make the piece atonal
A way to organize rhythm in expressionist music
3
What is serialism?
Music that is based on mathematical equations
Music organized with one or more series
Music based on a melodic sequence along chords
Music based on harmonic sequences
4
What opera is this from?
Die Walküre
Rigoletto
La Boheme
The Barber of Seville
5
What is the title of the piece?
Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, First Movement
Eine Kliene Nachtmusik, First Movement
Symphony No. 40 in G Minor, First Movement
Symphonie Fantastique , “March to the Scaffold”
6
What is polyrhythm?
Multiple chords at once
Multiple time signatures at once
Multiple keys at once
Multiple contrasting rhythms at once
7
Program Music is:
Music that follows a literary structure
Vocal music based on poetry
Music with a written program
Instrumental music associated with a story, idea, or theme
8
What is a quintal chord?
Two chords played at once
A chord made up of fifths instead of thirds
A chord where the notes are a whole or half step apart
A chord made up of fourths instead of thirds
9
This composer's primary income source was conducting
Igor Stravinsky
Arnold Schoenberg
Charles Ives
Anton Webern
10
This composer studied with French teacher Nadia Boulanger:
Bela Bartok
Arnold Schoenberg
Claude Debussy
Aaron Copland
11
What is the title of the piece?
Afro-American Symphony
Concerto for Orchestra
Rhapsody in Blue
The Rite of Spring
12
What was Rossini’s most famous opera?
The Barber of Seville
Rigoletto
Madame Butterfly
La Boheme
13
What opera is this from?
Die Walküre
The Barber of Seville
La Boheme
Rigoletto
14
In what scenario is the bass NOT doubled?
Diminished 1st inversion triads
Root position triads
Major 1st inversion triads
Minor 1st inversion triads
15
Who composed this piece?
Gioachino Rossini
Giuseppe Verdi
Richard Wagner
Giacomo Puccini
16
From bottom to top, how could you write a i
6
4
chord in Eb Minor
B-Gb-Eb-B
G-Bb-Eb-G
G-Bb-Eb-Eb
Bb-Gb-Bb-Eb
17
Resistance to who’s rule awakened patriotic senses many nations?
Caesar
King George VI
Napoleon
Marie Antionette
18
What is the correct roman numeral for this chord?
III+
III
iii
I
19
Who rescued Wagner from financial ruin?
The Emperor of Austria
The Medici Family
The Duke of Mercia
The King of Bavaria
20
Verdi elected to what position after the Unification of Italy?
Prime Minister
Parliament
The Camerieri
President
21
What is the correct roman numeral for this chord?
II64
ii6
iio64
iio6
22
Which of these instruments are part of a string quartet?
Violin
Viola
Bass
Cello
23
Brahms wrote in every genre except what?
Chamber Music
Opera
Program Music
Symphonies
24
What is an etude?
A piano piece that is a single page long
A piano piece to practice a specific skill
A piano piece in two movements
A piano piece for cross hand playing
25
What is the error in this melody?
An A should not be part of a IV chord
There is no error
There are two climaxes
The interval between the 7th and the 8th chord should go up
26
From bottom to top, how could you write a vi
6
4
chord in F# Major?
A#-F#-A#-D
A-F#-A-D
A#-F#-A#-D#
F#-A#-D#-F#
27
Who composed this piece?
Igor Stravinsky
George Gershwin
William Grant Still
Bela Bartok
28
This ballet caused a riot on opening night
Petrushka
The Rite of Spring
The Nutcracker
The Firebird
29
What types of intervals are avoided in melody writing?
Augmented intervals
Diminished intervals
Intervals bigger than an octave
7ths
30
What is a whole tone scale?
A scale made up of only five notes
A scale with a lowered seventh, third, and fifth
A scale made up of whole steps
A scale that alternates half and whole steps
31
What is the title of the piece?
Eine Kliene Nachtmusik, First Movement
Symphonie Fantastique, “March to the Scaffold”
The Rite of Spring
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in E Minor
32
What is the title of the piece?
Symphonie Fantastique , “March to the Scaffold”
Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, First Movement
Symphony No. 40 in G Minor, First Movement
Eine Kliene Nachtmusik, First Movement
33
What is a polychord?
Two chords played at once
A chord that has more than three notes
A chord with all seven notes of the scale
A chord that uses all 12 notes of the chromatic scale
34
What is Verdi’s first opera?
Nabucco
Rigoletto
Oberto
Aida
35
Who composed this piece?
Gioachino Rossini
Richard Wagner
Giuseppe Verdi
Giacomo Puccini
36
What form has a theme followed by variations on that theme?
Rondo
Theme and Variations
Sonata Form
Minuet and Trio
37
Minor Scales start on what note?
Re
Ti
Mi
La
38
Which composer was more conservative that other of the time?
Franz Liszt
Robert Schumann
Felix Mendelssohn
Hector Berlioz
39
Which composer was part of the Second Viennese School?
Anton Webern
Arnold Schoenberg
Alban Berg
Bela Bartok
40
What is a tone cluster?
A chord where the notes are a whole or half step apart
A chord based on fourths instead of thirds
Two chords played at once
A chord based on fifths instead of thirds
41
From bottom to top, how could you write a III
chord in A minor?
E-C-E-G
C-E-C-G
G-C-E-G
C-E-E-G
42
Who composed the piece?
Beethoven
Haydn
Robert Schumann
Mozart
43
The texture of Romantic music is generally:
homophonic
polyphonic
heterophonic
monophonic
44
Beethoven studied with what composer at age 22?
Mozart
Bach
Haydn
Vivldi
45
What did Wagner call his operas?
Music Dramas
Muzik kunstwerk
Spektakel
Oper Deutsch
46
What is rubato?
A false ending
An unwritten change of tempo to produce an expressive effect
A slower version of vibrato
A tempo marking meaning "Slow and solemn'
47
Haydn was hired by what family in 1761?
The Lannisters
The Medicis
The Tudors
The Esterhazys
48
Which voice DOES NOT need to be within an octave of another voice?
Tenor
Bass
Soprano
Alto
49
Haydn wrote 12 symphonies after becoming a hit in what city?
London
Vienna
Paris
Berlin
50
How did Tchaikovsky communicate with his benefactor?
In person
Through servants
Through phone calls
Through letters
51
Major Scales start on what note?
Fa
Do
So
La
52
What style of architecture was revived in the Romantic era?
Plutonic
Ionic
Neoclassic
Gothic
53
A collection of songs with a common theme is called what?
Song Cycle
Symphonic Poem
Program Symphony
Absolute Music
54
Who composed the piece?
Beethoven
Haydn
Mozart
Robert Schumann
55
This composer inspired Romantic composers to work freelance:
Haydn
Beethoven
Bach
Mozart
56
A sense of being loyal to one’s country and believing that it's better than other countries is:
Patriotism
Ethnocentrism
Exoticism
Nationalism
57
What is the correct roman numeral for this chord?
I
IV64
IV6
IV
58
This composer first gained attention with the opera Wozzeck.
Alban Berg
Anton Webern
Arnold Schoenberg
Aaron Copland
59
What is a rhapsody?
A one movement sectional work with elements of improvisation
A piece for solo instrument and orchestra
A piece in triple meter based on dance rhythms
A piece where a main theme alternates with new material
60
What should happen in a melody before and after an interval of a perfect fourth or larger?
The melody should move in the same direction
Intervals larger that a perfect fourth should be avoided
It should move the same way before and opposite after
The melody should move opposite direction
61
What is the order of sonata form?
Exposition, Development, Coda, Recap
Exposition, Recap, Development, Coda
Development, Exposition, Recap, Coda
Exposition, Development, Recap, Coda
62
What is a classical sonata?
A piece written for a concert
An instrumental piece that incorporates vocals
A multi-movement piece written for a solo instrument
A multi-movement piece for one to eight instruments
63
What is the title of the piece?
Scene 1 excerpt
"La Donna è Mobile"
"Largo e Factotum"
Love Scene from Act I Finale
64
What is the correct roman numeral for this chord?
vii6
ii64
viio6
ii
65
Who composed this piece?
Hector Berlioz
Igor Stravinsky
Richard Wagner
Felix Mendelssohn
66
Which political movements forced many composers from their jobs?
Fascism
Communism
Nazism
Jingoism
67
What is the title of the piece?
Scene 1 excerpt
"La Donna è Mobile"
"Largo e Factotum"
Love Scene from Act I Finale
68
Atonal music is:
Music written with in several keys
Music written in no key
Music written in all keys
Music written in two keys
69
What is the title of the piece?
The Rite of Spring
Concerto for Orchestra
Afro-American Symphony
Rhapsody in Blue
70
Who composed this piece?
Bela Bartok
Igor Stravinsky
George Gershwin
William Grant Still
