What is chamber music?

Music written for a small group with one person per part

A difficult solo section in a concerto

What is a consort made up of?

The same instrument in different sizes

Mickey-Mousing is used in which types of films?

both live action and animation/cartoon

Which is NOT a characteristic of Heavy Metal?

A blend of modern country music and rock n' roll

Nationalism is where...?

A composer wrote music using folk songs from another country

What is ornamentation?

Adding embellishments to a piece of music

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Film Music + Music History #2 + Music History + Rock n' Roll

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The history of film music, including composers and the process of writing music for movies.

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1
When was the Renaissance?
1600-1750
1750-1830
1450-1600
1100-1450
2
What kind of music did Bright Sheng study in China?
Chinese Folk Music
K-Pop
Classical Music
Hip Hop
3
Popular songs during the Renaissance were often about...?
Love
Woes
News
Money
4
Choose the instrument that was NOT added to the orchestra during the Romantic Era.
English Horn
Tuba
Shawm
Saxophone
5
What is a cue in a film score?
when the music is supposed to stop
when the music is supposed to start
an individual song
the lyrics
6
Lyrics are very simple and repetitive in Blues songs.
True
False
7
What is basso continuo?
The melodies
The bass line and harmony
The rhythm
The melody and harmony
8
What is chamber music?
Music written for a small orchestra, singers, and soloists
Music written for string instruments
Music written for an orchestra & soloist
Music written for a small group with one person per part
9
What is a cadenza?
A difficult solo section in a concerto
When the soloist and orchestra play together
When singers join in with the orchestra
When the orchestra plays together
10
What is a consort made up of?
The same instrument in different sizes
Only wind instruments
Only string instruments
Different percussion instruments
11
What kind of musicians were hired by royalty during the Renaissance?
Troubadours
Opera Singers
Court Musicians
Jesters
12
Who was the leading opera composer of the 19th century?
Giuseppe Verdi
Franz Liszt
Franz Schubert
Gustav Holst
13
In Country Rock songs are often remakes of old rock standbys.
True
False
14
Film music must be understood immediately.
False
True
15
When was the Medieval Era?
1100-1450
1450-1600
1600-1750
1750-1830
16
Where did Bach live?
Germany
England
France
Italy
17
When was the Baroque Era?
1750-1830
1450-1600
1600-1750
1100-1450
18
Mickey-Mousing is used in which types of films?
only live action
both live action and animation/cartoon
only comedies
only animation/cartoon
19
In the 1960s the orchestral score was thrown out and there was a movement towards ____________.
Broadway music
jazz music
foreign music
folk music
20
Music was used to cover up the noise of the ______________________ in the movie theater.
Projector
Sound Effects
Dialogue
Audience
21
Classical composers wanted their music to be...?
About stories
Passionate
About non-musical ideas
Balanced
22
The Modern Era is from 1830-1900.
True
False
23
What is a type of VOCAL music, written in Germany during the 1900s that is based on poetry?
Song Cycle
Art Songs/Lieder
Symphonic Poem
Program Music
24
Which is NOT a characteristic of Heavy Metal?
A blend of modern country music and rock n' roll
it is designed to create controversy with aggressive lyrics
Loud, fast music with lots of amplification
use of synthesized sounds
25
Alan Freed ruined his career by taking bribes to play certain records in a scandal called...?
Rhythm and Blues Scandal
Bribe Tribe
Rock n' Roll
Payola
26
A string quartet is made up of which instruments?
1 violin, 1 viola, 2 cellos
1 violin, 1 viola, 2 basses
2 violins, 1 viola, 1 cello
1 violin, 1 viola, 1 cello, 1 bass
27
During the final mix of the movie what is being listening to and adjusted?
all of the above
the music
the dialogue
the sound effects
28
Rock n' roll radio stations are aimed at young people nowadays.
False
True
29
The early roots of Rock n' Roll can be traced back to which continent?
Africa
Europe
Australia
Asia
30
Gustav Holst wrote an orchestral suite about what?
The Oceans
The Continents
The Worlds
The Planets
31
The term Renaissance translates to...?
Rebirth
Death
Renew
Arts
32
Nationalism is where...?
A composer wrote music using a motive
A composer wrote music using folk songs from another country
A composer based their music off of poems & stories
A composer wrote music using multiple movements
33
The composer often has to act like a ___________ to get the essence of what the director wants.
therapist
professional
analyst
friend
34
What does a metronome do?
Play the melody
Print music
Keep time
Tell you what the chords are
35
Which composer was considered a child prodigy at age 6?
Franz Liszt
Gustav Holst
Bright Sheng
Johann Sebastian Bach
36
There are a lot more ____________________ artists writing film scores.
electronic
hip-hop
rock
rap
37
Rock n' roll songs are about the cares and wants of young people.
False
True
38
The great thing about Thomas Newman is he has managed to capture a way of doing ______________.
strength
seriousness
heroism
uncertainty
39
They use up to __________________ microphones in the church studio.
100
25
75
50
40
What is ornamentation?
Creating a hymn-tune
Taking away trills in music
Adding embellishments to a piece of music
Creating a chant with 2 melodies
41
Technology has made it possible for every composer to be a ______________________ as well.
musician
writer
singer
producer
42
Bach was famous for playing which instrument?
Organ
Piano
Violin
Crumhorn
43
The score for Star Wars helped the audience discover the classical, _______________ film score.
orchestral
jazz
rhythmic
electronic
44
Joseph Haydn worked with which Hungarian family for over 30 years?
Zrinski
Losonci
Esterhazy
Sarkozy
45
A chromatic scale is made up of which kinds of steps?
Double Steps
Half Steps
Half & Whole Steps
Whole Steps
46
What did Hildegard von Bingen write and then set to music?
Books
Poems
Tunes
Stories
47
Symphonies have how many movements?
2
4
1
3
48
Hans Zimmer brought an unconventional _______________________ to film scoring.
rock-swagger
seriousness
rhythm
recording method
49
Modern bands have which groups of instruments?
Winds & Strings
Winds & Percussion
Strings & Percussion
Strings
50
A symphonic poem is about a non-musical idea, story, or event.
True
False
51
Who is involved in the final mix of the movie?
only the composer
everyone
only the director
only the mixing engineers
52
Did Beethoven continue to write music after he became deaf?
No
Yes
53
Background music is often referred to as _______________________.
overscoring
underscoring
hidden music
mood music
54
When the composer receives an edit of the film it can have some music in it.
True
False
55
Top 40 music played the week's top 40 most popular songs over and over.
True
False
56
American music comes from...?
Native Americans
Slaves
Immigrants
All of the Above
57
Studio rock was music made entirely in a studio so it can be reproduced live.
False
True
58
Studio musicians get ________________ days to rehearse/learn the music
5
7
0
3
59
Which is NOT a reason that music played an important part in daily tribal life for Africans?
Songs were used to keep a vocal history
Songs were used during work
Songs were used to settle disagreements
Songs were used for entertainment
60
This instrument is the sound of the Spaghetti Western.
Drums
Fiddle
Guitar
Trumpet
61
Beethoven's music was...?
Orderly & Balanced
Mellow & Slow
Intense & Dramatic
Boring & Old
62
Who created the Symphonic Poem?
Franz Liszt
Hildegard von Bingen
Igor Stravinsky
Giuseppe Verdi
63
A concerto is written for soloist and orchestra.
False
True
64
Who was the 20th Century Fox music originally written for?
Universal Pictures
The Warner Bros.
Goldwyn
Paramount Pictures
65
Bands were called ________________ during the Renaissance.
Ensembles
Groups
Concerts
Consorts
66
What is it called when the composer and director meet and decide where the music will go?
the watching session
the writing session
the spotting session
the listening session
67
Film music often uses quick and abrupt changes of: __________________.
musical ideas
all of the above
harmony
dynamics
68
Top Forty Rock is aimed at large listening audiences.
True
False
69
Which musical form was used in the Blues and Rock n' Roll?
AB form
Verse, Chorus, Verse
12 Bar Blues
ABA form
70
What was California Rock?
studio rock
rock of the 70s
Heavy Metal
surfer music of the 60s
71
The earliest and simplest known form of vocal music with one unaccompanied melody is _____?
Melodies
Songs
Tunes
Chants
72
The Renaissance began in which country?
Spain
France
Italy
England
73
What did Bach do when he was traveling?
Was the chamber music director at churches
Was the choir director at churches
All of the above
Played organ
74
A motif could represent a: __________________
all of the above
particular idea
place
character
75
Which one of these is NOT one of the 4 main functions of music in film?
create a sense of time and place
creating a way to limit dialogue
creating a mood or atmosphere
express emotions
76
A cantata is written for which parts?
Harmony
Basso Continuo
Consorts
Singers, solo instruments, & a small orchestra
77
Which movements of a symphony are lively and energetic?
1 & 4
1 & 2
2 & 3
1 & 3
78
Sam Perkins discovered which artist?
Bill Haley
Thelonious Monk
Aretha Franklin
Elvis Presley
79
One characteristic of Rock n' Roll is quietness.
True
False
80
Which group started the trend of long hair and hippie clothes?
The Beatles
Kiss
Queen
The Rolling Stones
81
Beethoven's orchestra was different because it was...?
Louder
Bigger
Smaller
Softer
82
What did Beethoven use to write his Symphony No. 5 in C minor?
A motive
Theme
Harmony
Melody
83
Nowadays the film does not change once a copy has been sent to the composer.
False
True
84
What is Mickey-Mousing?
The music does not match the mood/atmosphere of the scene
The music matches the physical action on the screen
The music does not match the physical action on the screen
The music covers up the dialogue of the scene
85
The romantic concerto had a smaller orchestra.
True
False
86
A part of mixing is making sure the elements you want to grab hold of the audience are _______.
soft enough
scary enough
harsh enough
loud enough
87
Using motifs helps the audience understand the __________________ in the movie.
happiness
dialogue
setting
relationships
88
John Williams did not start as a classical composer. He started as a ____________________.
guitar player
producer
writer/director
jazz pianist
89
What period was Hildegard von Bingen alive during?
Renaissance
Baroque
Classical
Medieval
90
Rhythm and Blues music was mainly listened to by which audience at the start?
African Americans
Caucasians
91
Which one is NOT a characteristic of rock n' roll?
amplification and use of electrical equipment
Easy to sing melodies
songs have repeated words and music
they are sad and slow
92
Rock grew out of which genre?
Spirituals
Bluegrass
Jazz
Country
93
William Dawson published and arranged large amounts of what type of music?
Blues
Rock
Country
Spirituals
94
When watching a 90 minute standard film we make about ____________________ eye movements.
10,000
210
2,100
21,000
95
What was invented in the 1450s that helped music become more widespread?
Typewriter
Paper
Printing Press
Scanner
96
Underground Rock was music for smaller listening audiences.
True
False
97
Which came first, Hard Rock or Heavy Metal?
Heavy Metal
Hard Rock
98
The romantic concerto has difficult solo parts.
True
False
99
What is polyphony?
Music with 2 or more melodies plus harmony
A cantata
Adding things to a piece to make it fancier
A chant
100
Which of the following happens first?
the final mix for the movie
creating music on piano or in a home studio
the spotting session
recording sessions with the musicians

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