What is an arrangement in music?

an adaptation of a previously composed musical work

What is "call and response" in music?

a leader sings one thing and the group sings back

fast spirituals, usually with syncopated rhythms

What are sorrow songs?

intense, slow, sorrowful spirituals

Which is NOT true about Undine Smith Moore?

Her spiritual arrangements were incredibly complex

What is a syncopated rhythm?

when the weak part of the beat is emphasized or the strong part is softened

a religious folk song associated with enslaved African-Americans

Why would a spiritual say to "wade in the water"?

walking through a river so the dogs lose your scent

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1
What is an arrangement in music?
a way to decide who sits where in an orchestra
an adaptation of a previously composed musical work
a type of folk song
a composer's contract
2
What is "call and response" in music?
when multiple instruments are added to a spiritual
what you should do if someone leaves you a musical voicemail
a leader sings one thing and the group sings back
this is not a musical term
3
Who was known as the "Queen of Gospel Song"?
Undine Smith Moore
Mahalia Jackson
Rev. Velma Maia Thomas
Odetta
4
Is "Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child" a Sorrow Song or Jubilee?
Jubliee
Sorrow Song
5
What are jubilees?
instruments used by slaves in the 1800s
fast spirituals, usually with syncopated rhythms
intense, slow, sorrowful spirituals
a type of firework
6
Which one of these composers influenced Dvorák and had a prestigious singing job?
Odetta
Undine Smith Moore
H.T. Burleigh
Rollo Dilworth
7
What are sorrow songs?
the singles from Billie Eilish's latest album
songs written about the Civil Rights Movement
intense, slow, sorrowful spirituals
fast spirituals, usually with syncopated rhythms
8
Which is NOT true about Undine Smith Moore?
Her spiritual arrangements were incredibly complex
She worked at Virginia State University.
She considered teaching her greatest accomplishment.
She wrote an oratorio in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
9
Who started The Aeolians choir and was one of the first African-American women to receive her Ph.D?
Mahalia Jackson
Darlene Aeolian
Dr. Eva B Dykes
Odetta
10
What is a syncopated rhythm?
a rhythm played with spoons in a kitchen sink
when all the musicians' rhythms sync up perfectly
a rhythm only used in spirituals
when the weak part of the beat is emphasized or the strong part is softened
11
This folk singer was awarded the National Medal of Arts by President Clinton.
H.T. Burleigh
Dr. Eva B. Dykes
Undine Smith Moore
Odetta
12
Is this an arrangement of a jubilee or a sorrow song?
Sorrow Song
Jubilee
13
Spirituals sometimes had hidden meanings.
True
False
14
What is a spiritual?
a song written by Baptist missionaries
a religious folk song associated with enslaved African-Americans
a song about different religions
a type of ghost
15
Why would a spiritual say to "wade in the water"?
slaves could be free across the ocean
keys were hidden in the animals' water troughs
walking through a river so the dogs lose your scent
you need water to survive

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