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1
Which of the following composers composed the music for "Raiders of the Lost Arc"?
Elmer Bernstein
John Williams
Hans Zimmer
Howard Shore
2
Which composer belongs to the classical period?
Mozart
Bach
Vivaldi
Debussy
3
What style, popular in jazz, started with Louis Armstrong?
Twang
Walking bass line
Swing
Scat
4
Music theater started as...
comic opera or operetta
none of the above
rock musical theater
film based musical theater
5
Which composer brought jazz into musical theater?
Johannes Brahms
Richard Wagner
Leonard Bernstein
Stephen Sondheim
6
Where did country western music originate?
Central and Western America
Western America
Western and Central Canada
Western America and Canada
7
What is important to know about the classical era?
Beethoven was going deaf, oh no!
Full orchestra was introduced (+ wind instruments)
Lyrical, 4 bar phrasing was popular
It's the best, that's why it's "classic"
8
What is rockabilly?
mixes hip hop and ragtime
mixes blues and country
mixes country and hip hop
mixes blues and ragtime
9
The concerto was used in the classical period (solo + orchestra). What is the tempo pattern?
Slow - slow - fast
Fast - slow - fast
Slow - fast - slow
Fast - fast - slow
10
Which religion was all music in the Middle Ages based upon?
Christianity
Muslim
Paganism
Buddhist
11
This voice texture came into the Renaissance era.
Polyphonic
Homophonic
12
What does "avant-garde" signify?
traditional ideas
new and unusual or experimental ideas
after garde (what's garde?)
none of the above
13
Which are not subgenres or rock and roll?
acid rock
beebop
heavy metal
ska
14
Dissonance was used in the romantic era. What is dissonance?
When someone insults someone else
When notes or chords sound pleasant
When notes or chords clash or sound "wrong"
15
Which of the following are not an "experimental" composer?
George Crumb
Pierre Boulez
John Williams
Olivier Messiaen
16
Rock and Roll rolled into the UK and America in which decade?
1970s
1940s
1960s
1950s
17
Who were three primary composers of the Baroque era?
Handel, Mozart, Chopin
Brahms, Liszt, Vivaldi
Bach, Vivaldi, Handel
Bernstein, Chopin, Beethoven
18
The last answer was polyphonic. A new type of voicing was written in the Renaissance era:
Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass (SATB)
Solo tenor
Solo soprano
Duet
19
The Baroque era is between:
1500 - 1600
1650 - 1800
1560 - 1620
1600 - 1750
20
In country western music, microtones are used to create what effect?
Slang
Beebop
Twang
Scat
21
What experimental sounds are created here?
vocal non-pitched sounds
none of the above
singing into the piano
microtones
22
The Baroque era does not have:
extreme uses of dynamics
tempo markings given
some dissonant chords introduced
More usage of formal dynamics (f, mp, p)
23
Who composed this symphony?
Haydn
Mozart
Chopin
Beethoven
24
Musical theater depends on...
dance
all of the above
dramatic elements
catchy melodies
25
What texture is in this piece?
Monophonic
Homophonic
Polyphonic
Homorhythmic
26
Fill in the blank: The music mimics the sound of _________ which is known as ____________music.
Sunshine, monophonic
Birds, programmatic
Birds, Monophonic
Sunshine, programmatic
27
When composers use sounds/styles from non-Western (European) places is called...
Exoticism
Foreignism
Chromaticism
Folklore
28
Which descriptions are accurate?
Consonant, Disjunct
Dissonant, Conjunct
Consonant, Conjunct
Dissonant, Disjunct
29
Who is a prominent composer of the Renaissance era?
Beethoven
Gershwin
Bach
Palestrina
30
Which composer brought lyricism back to musical theater?
Andrew Lloyd Webber
Miller Wyatt
Stephen Sondheim
Leonard Bernstein
31
Where does the jazz style originate from?
Africa
Europe
South America
South East Asia
32
What type of scale is being used in the previous piece?
Modal Scale
Minor Scale
Major Scale
Chromatic Scale
33
What is Mr. Varahidis' favourite era or style from all the ones listed?
Film Music
Romantic Era
Classical Era
Jazz
34
Which of the following are not composers of the romantic era?
Verdi
Tchaikovsky
Glinka
Cage
35
Which of the following are not associated with jazz?
Improv
syncopated rhythms
march
blues
36
What is underscoring?
Music is the prominent sound of the scene
Music used as part of a scene (ex. live band in a film)
Music is set quietly underneath dialogue to add effect
None of the above
37
Music in film is important because...
it establishes a sense of the film's setting/atmosphere
it provides more depth to the storytelling
it sets the mood
all of the above
38
Which of the following is the correct date range for music of the middle ages?
1020 - 1450
476 - 1560
1450 - 1560
476 - 1450
