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FA23 MUS1113 Final Exam Review
FA23 MUS1113 Final Exam Review
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What is the idea of a musical phrase representing a character in a storyline?
Aperture
Leitmotif
Overtone
Embouchure
2
Which of the following is NOT a film composer?
Hans Zimmer
Jane Hulon-Sims
Max Steiner
John Williams
3
Which type of music is the predecessor to church hymns?
Cantata
Chorale
Recitative
Oratorio
4
Who posted his 95 Theses on the front door of the Catholic Church?
Joel Osteen
Pope Marcellus
Martin Luther
Henry Cavill
5
What is the term meaning a highly skilled musician or singer?
Professional
Virtuoso
Madrigal
Castrato
6
What is the language of the Latin mass?
Latin
English
German
French
7
In which year did the 20th century begin?
1900
1800
1700
2000
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Who composed the music for the Rite of Spring, "the ballet which incited a riot?"
Rimsky-Korsakov
Tchaikovsky
Diaghilev
Stravinsky
9
Which type of music is based on feelings and emotions and originated in the MS delta?
Boogie Woogie
R&B
Gospel
Blues
10
What is the speed or the basic pace of the music called?
Meter
Accent
Tempo
Rhythm
11
Which voice type is usually sung by men?
Soprano
Alto
Mezzo Soprano
Baritone
12
What is the name for the period from the 1650s to 1780s that coincides with the Classical Period?
Enlightenment
Baroque
Intellectual Movement
Renaissance
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What is a concerto grosso?
Based on the sonata allegro form - exposition, development, recap and coda
A single theme that is restated over and over with slight changes each time
Contrasts and alternates between a small group of soloists and large group
Primary example of baroque compositions in A-A-B-B form
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Definition: Lowest male voice
Baritone/Bass
Tenor
Alto
Soprano
15
Which instrument is a percussion instrument?
Violin
Kazoo
Xylophone
French Horn
16
What is the Italian word for the text used in an opera or musical?
Libretto
Overture
Adagio
Legato
17
What condition did Beethoven develop later in life?
Blindness
Amputation
Epilepsy
Deafness
18
Which composer is known for creating the American sound of classical music?
Louis Armstrong
Charlie Parker
Aaron Copland
George Handel
19
Which does NOT describe early jazz?
Originated in New Orleans
Originated in Chicago
Uses improvisation, syncopation, and polyrhythm
Combined traditions from European and African cultures
20
What keyboard instrument was widely used during the Renaissance?
Lute
Piano
Keytar
Harpsichord
21
Who is the transitional composer between the Classic and Romantic Periods?
Hildegard von Bingen
Martin Luther
Ludwig Beethoven
Larry Teal
22
Definition: Music featuring one player for each part
Dynamics
Chamber Music
Timbre
Concerto Grosso
23
Definition: A slight raising of pitch
Solfege
Sharp
Intonation
Flat
24
Definition: Rate at which sound waves vibrate and move
Pitch
Amplitude
Intonation
Frequency
25
How were musical traditions passed down in ancient cultures?
Wall Paintings
Using Notation
Aurally
Through Philosophy
26
Which instrument is specific to country music and the Nashville sound?
Acoustic Guitar
Rhythmic Guitar
Mandolin
Pedal Steel Guitar
27
Which class of instruments produce sound without the aid of acoustical instruments?
Computers
Radios
Synthesizers
Keyboards
28
What is the common element shared by all percussion instruments?
They generate sound when a surface of some kind is struck or hit.
They create rhythms in ensembles.
They are all made of wood or metal.
They can produce only one tone at a time.
29
What is the name for a castrated male singer who retained his boyhood soprano or alto range?
Virtuoso
Clavier
Castrato
Madrigal
30
Which instrument is NOT a woodwind instrument?
Clarinet
Oboe
Tuba
Flute
31
How did ancient Greek scholars explain musical intervals?
Greek gods
Cunieform
Nature
Mathematical theories
32
Which instrument is NOT a woodwind instrument?
Trumpet
Saxophone
Oboe
Bass Clarinet
33
Pianissimo, forte, and fortissimo are Italian terms for which concept?
Rhythm
Pitch
Timbre
Dynamics
34
What is known as the study of music in its social and cultural contexts?
Anesthesiology
Ethnomusicology
Musicology
Anthropology
35
Which term means without instruments, voices only?
Polyphony
Monophony
A Capella
Motet
36
What does BCE mean?
Before Common Electronics
Before the Common Era
Before Christ's entrance
Bears Can Eat
37
Which style of music did NOT influence the creation of jazz?
Country Music
Black-American Music
European Music
Caribbean Music
38
How do historians define the Renaissance?
Restaging
Rebirth
Enlightenment
Middle Ages
39
What is the idea that music can inspire change?
Nationalism
Minimalism
Modernism
Enlightenment
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What is word painting?
Music based upon a story.
A drawing around the first letter of a neume.
A painting based on a song.
Music enhancing text.
