Academic Decathlon Music 2019

Question 1

Which of the following instruments would be considered a membranophone?

Accepted Answer

drum

Question 2

Who was the famous composer of soundtracks for “spaghetti westerns” directed by Sergio Leone?

Accepted Answer

Ennio Morricone

Question 3

Which song is often considered to have begun the subgenre of folk-rock?

Accepted Answer

"Mr. Tambourine Man" by The Byrds

Question 4

Which clef is movable?

Accepted Answer

C clef

Question 5

Which Eric Clapton-led band would heavily influence Heavy Metal and Hard Rock?

Accepted Answer

Cream

Question 6

Who was responsible for developing the system used to classify musical instruments?

Accepted Answer

Sachs and Hornbostel

Question 7

What year was frequency modulation (FM) technology invented?

Accepted Answer

1933

Question 8

Where did the sound sample "It's gonna rain" come from?

Accepted Answer

A sermon from Brother Walter in Union Square (S.F.)

Question 9

Jimi Hendrix's performance of "The Star Spangled Banner" at Woodstock included

Accepted Answer

trope-like interruptions representing the Vietnam War.

Question 10

The first musical to include “rock and roll” was called

Accepted Answer

Bye, Bye, Birdie

Question 11

What is the most famous musical excerpt from 2001: A Space Odyssey?

Accepted Answer

Strauss “Also Sprach Zarathustra”

Question 12

Which jazz musician had a big hit with the song “Hello, Dolly” in 1964?

Accepted Answer

Louis Armstrong

Question 13

By Nov. 1963, how many Beatles tunes were in the top 20 on the British charts simultaneously?

Accepted Answer

seven

Question 14

Raising and lowering the frequency of a sound wave raises and lowers

Accepted Answer

pitch

Question 15

When the minor 3rd of a minor triad is on the bottom, the chord is in what inversion?

Accepted Answer

root position

Question 16

What was the name of the Beatles’ first film?

Accepted Answer

A Hard Day's Night

Question 17

Whose "in-your-face" soul music helped pave the way for funk music?

Accepted Answer

James Brown

Question 18

Which of the following bands was associated with Surf Rock?

Accepted Answer

Jan and Dean

Question 19

How many movements comprise “A Love Supreme”?

Accepted Answer

four

Question 20

Which composer wrote the music for West Side Story?

Accepted Answer

Leonard Bernstein

Question 21

Brand new Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young’s second gig was the day after ______________.

Accepted Answer

Woodstock

Question 22

The broadest definition of music is

Accepted Answer

Sound organized in time

Question 23

What is the term that refers to two different notes that are identical in pitch?

Accepted Answer

enharmonic

Question 24

What is a “standard”?

Accepted Answer

a piece that is an established part of the jazz repertoire

Question 25

What is the name for a musical setting of the Mass for the dead?

Accepted Answer

Requiem mass

Academic Decathlon Music 2019

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Academic Decathlon Music 2019

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