Music Appreciation Review

In string playing, the rapid movement of the wrist creates a throbbing effect called: 

Harmonics on a string instrument are produced by:

Music of the 14th century developed a style that became known as:

Approximately 2/3rds of a symphony orchestra consists of:

The medieval ancestor of the modern trombone is:

The outstanding composer-poet of the Ars nova was:

The French courtly love song of the Middle Ages was called the:

An end-blown flute with a breathy tone is called:

The bass instrument in the brass family is:

The service in the Roman Catholic that symbolically reenacts the sacrifice of Christ is:

A combination of 3 or more tones that constitutes a single block of harmony is called:

The portion of the Mass that changes from day to day, depending on the feast celebrated, is:

A collection of pitches arranged in ascending or descending order is called:

When a song begins on the last beat of a measure, it is said to begin with:

Which of the following dynamic markings is the softest?

If a composer wrote a film score to a horror movie, what do you think the harmony includes?

A term referring to a loudness or volume is:

The metric pattern in which a strong beat alternates with a weak one is called:

What term best describes Row, Row, Row Your Boat?

Of the following, who was a leader in the Protestant Reformation?

What best describes the texture of the ideal Renaissance sacred music?

Musical sounds are represented by a symbol called a(n):

The quality of sound that distinguishes one instrument or voice from another is:

Which of the following tempo markings is the fastest?

What is the musical basis of Josquin's Ave Maria...virgo serena?

When two or more independent melodic lines are combined, the resulting texture is called:

A strict composition with imitation throughout is called:

Where was the madrigal first developed?

After the Protestant revolt of the early 16th cent., the Roman Catholic Church responded w/ 

One melody added to, or played against, another melody is called:

Which of the following is true of all brass instruments?

In triple meter, the strongest pulse occurs on:

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

Traditional music for the Far East is largely:

Which brass instruments is sometimes played w/ the performer's hand plugging the bell?

Harmony is to music as ________ is to painting.

A combination of tones that sound sicordant, unstable, or in need of resolution is called:

Of the following, which best describes the texture of the Pope Marcellus Mass?

Which woman was a religious leader & a prominent figure in literature & music?

A jazz band is normally made up of:

Drum-type instruments fall into the category of:

What emotional response would most likely be associated w/ an accelerating tempo?

This element describes the musical fabric/the relationship of music lines w/in a work:

A specific area within the range of a voice or instrument, such as high, middle, or low called:

Of the following, which is most likely used by a rock musician?

Which composer responded to the reforms of the Council of Trent in an exemplary fashion?

Meters in which each beat is subdivided into three rather than two are known as:

Timpani are members of the ____ family of instruments

Why is Beethoven's Ode to Joy easy to sing?

A triad is:

A musical sound:

Which meter would most likely be associated with a march?

Procedure in which a melodic idea is presented in 1 voice & then restated in another is called:

Which of the following is a double-reed instrument?

The earliest type of polyphony was:

Music is propelled forward in time by:

the 1st accented beat of a measure is called:

____ is traditionally associated with collecting and organizing the chants of the church.

Of the following statements, which describes the organ?

A mechanism that generates musical vibrations and launches them into the air is called:

The early polyphonic genre that resulted from the addition of texts to all voices was called:

Instruments used for outdoor performances, such as the shawm and sackbut, are categorized as:

Of the following, which is NOT a chordophone?

 Fairly large body of singers who perform together is called:

What is double stopping?

The soprano bass instrument sometimes described as possessing a brilliant timbre is:

Who composed the chanson Puis qu' en oubli?

Music that moves without a strong sense of beat or meter is called:

Of the following, which does NOT describe a dissonance?

How does the Renaissance motet differ from its medevial predecessor?

The striking emotional effect created by the high point in a melodic line is called:

In what language are tempo markings generally given?

Which early Renaissance composer exerted a powerful influence on generations of composers?

The patriotic song America ("My country 'tis of thee") is an example of:

The piano got its name, originally "pianoforte," from:

What primary language of the Mass?

Musical punctuation, similar to a comma or period in a sentence, is called:

Instruments of the Western orchestra are categorized in 4 groups: strings, brass, percussion &:

Which of the following voices has the lowest range?

Which of the following tempo markings does NOT indicate a slow tempo?

Which section of the Ordinary of the Mass is a confession of faith?

Of the following, which is not a double-reed instrument?

Which meter would be conducted in a down-right pattern?

Of the following, which is a pitched percussion instrument?

The French courtly love song of the Middle ages was called:

Instruments that produces sound by using air as the vibrating means are called:

The gradual swelling of the volume of music is called:

According to your text, the musical element that makes the widest and most direct appeal is:

Which of the following would be considered an appropriate outdoor instrument?

Which of the following does NOT characterize Puis qu 'en oubli?