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A quiz to review the Classical to Postmodern period in music
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1
Who was the first to include theme and variations form as a movement of a symphony?
Beethoven
Mozart
Haydn
2
The term "Impressionism" was first associated with which particular art form?
poetry
dance
painting
architecture
3
The section of sonata-allegro form that presents the main thematic material of the movement.
exposition
retransition
recapitulation
development
4
T/F: Cross-stringing the piano creates a richer, more homogeneous sound.
False
True
5
What is the literal meaning of the Italian word "scherzo"?
shy
somber
graceful
joke
6
T/F: Lorenzo da Ponte was Mozart's principle librettist during the 1780's.
True
False
7
When a performer extracts a small portion of prerecorded music and then mechanically repeats it
synthesizer
scratching
computer music
sampling
8
T/F:12-tone music creates musical unity while guaranteeing equality of pitches
False
True
9
Identify the genre that was not used during the Classical era.
opera
dance suite
symphony
string quartet
10
The string technique of striking the strings with the wood of the bow.
double stop
pizzicato
col legno
arco
11
What time was Dixieland Jazz Popular?
~1895-~1930
~1930-~1963
~1855-~1895
12
T/F:4-on-the-floor is where the bass drum plays on every beat and the hi-hat plays the offbeats
True
False
13
Which artistic style attempts to capture the unadorned lines, raw energy, and elemental truth?
Minimalism
Expressionism
Primitivism
Cubism
14
This operatic term describes a melodic gesture associated with a person, object, or idea.
recitativo accompagnato
leitmotif
bel canto
idee fixe
15
T/F:Having a train stop in the New York theater district helped increase Broadway's popularity
False
True
16
The name of the burial hymn of the medieval Church is:
Dies irae
Lacrimossa
Sanctus
Agus Dei
17
Sonata-allegro form came into being during which period?
Romantic
Classical
Baroque
Modern
18
Which genre typically precedes an opera or a play and consists of a single movement?
tone poem
concert overture
dramatic overture
incidental music
19
The idee fixe in
Symphonie Fantastique
is associated with what object or idea?
passion
death
the beloved
music
20
What is an art song?
a popular genre of secular vocal music for 4 or 5 voices
the concluding fast aria of any 2 or 3 section scene
an accompanied song with artistic aspirations
a song originating from an ethnic group
21
What is the term used to describe when a violinist plays multiple strings at once?
pizzicato
double stops
col legno
arco
22
Which period has this trait?-Rhythm is more stop and go and more variety during a movement.
Postmodern
Classical
Romantic
Impressionism
23
The third movement of a Classical symphony is nearly always:
a minuet and trio
sonata-allegro form
theme and variation form
rondo form
24
Which movement of a symphony is in a fast tempo, sonata-allegro form, and serious in mood?
first
fourth
third
second
25
Which statement regarding the Habanera is wrong?
musical influences derive from Africa and Latin America
literally means "the thing from Havana"
a dance form created by Bizet
it is a sensual dance, with an infectious rhythm
26
Identify the group of Impressionist composers.
Debussy, Ravel, Faure
Stravinsky, Schoenberg, Bartok
Mahler, Tchaikovsky, Smetana
Telemann, Stamitz, Ives
27
What is possibly the most significant development in the history of modern music?
octave displacement
tone clusters
asymmetrical rhythms
separating musical color from melodic function
28
T/F: Wagner makes the orchestra sound like the strumming of a big guitar.
True
False
29
T/F: Sprechstimme was invented by Ives.
False
True
30
A tightly structured group of individual songs that tell a story or treat a single theme
Lied
song cycle
tone poem
mazurka
31
Why did 19th century composers write fewer symphonies and concertos?
opera was more popular
it was easier to make money composing chamber music
movements were usually longer
these genres were rarely played in concert halls
32
What are the years of the Classical Period?
1770-1900
1750-1820
1700-1850
1685-1750
33
Which composer is associated with the terms atonal, Sprechstimme, Expressionism, and 12-tone.
Schoenberg
Prokofiev
Cage
Ives
34
T/F: Romantic period music had exciting, driving, energized rhythms.
True
False
35
Disco music was heavily influenced by
Swing Jazz
Beethoven
Bluegrass
Atonal music
36
T/F: Vienna was the largest city in Europe during the late 18th century.
False
True
37
T/F: Orchestras in the 19th century began requiring a conductor because of the larger ensemble.
True
False
38
T/F: Many Romantic period melodies have been turned into popular songs.
True
False
39
An artistic style that dislocates reality into geometrical blocks and planes is known as:
Minimalism
Expressionism
Cubism
Modernism
40
Which of the following is not a characteristic of Romantic music?
intense, lyrical themes
terraced dynamics
pounding rhythms
startling harmonic contrast
41
In which country was the art song cultivated with the greatest intensity?
Italy
France
Germany and Austria
England
42
In which movement(s) did Berlioz use the idee fixe in his
Symphony Fantasique
?
in all of the movements
only the fourth and fifth
all but the second
only the first and last
43
Which family of instruments was "de-emphasized" in the music of modern period?
percussion
woodwind
strings
brass
44
T/F:
Rent
is based on Puccini's
Madame Butterfly
True
False
45
This musical was the first to introduce rap and hip hop into the world of Broadway.
In the Heights
Rent
Hamilton
Evita
46
T/F:Impressionist music has long, singable lines with powerful climaxes & chromatic inflections
False
True
47
What caused many retired instruments to be sold in New Orleans?
The Civil War
The Spanish-American War
The Mexican-American War
The Industrial Revolution
48
Which culture fascinated artists of the Classical era?
Ottoman
ancient Egypt
ancient Greece and Rome
China
49
What weakened the traditional role of tonality in music?
new chords like the ninth and eleventh chords
all of these choices
tone clusters
chromatic dissonance
50
Pop-punk combines what two genres?
Emo and pop
Emo and punk rock
Hardore punk and pop
Punk rock and pop
51
What did not typically convey national color in music?
local instrumental sounds
folksongs and dance rhythms
opera librettos
major and minor scales
52
The ophicleide is
a large double bass that requires 2 musicians to play
an early form of the tuba
a smaller version of the flute
the predecessor of the saxophone
53
What is not a characteristic of Dixieland Jazz?
Collective Improvisation
Front Line/Rhythm Section
Syncopation
Carefully organized/planned chorus
54
T/F: Expressionism emphasizes anxiety and fear
True
False
55
T/F: Classical period opera moved more fluidly between recitative and aria.
False
True
56
A sonata is typically a 3 movement composition performed by:
a chorus and soloists
a string quartet
an orchestra
a solo keyboard or instrument
57
Which genre consists of 3, 4, or 5 movements that together tell a story?
tone poem
incidental music
program symphony
song cycle
58
Pop-punk derives its melodies from
Straight edge
Pop
Punk rock
Hardcore punk
59
Phrases that are dependent on each other to produce a complete musical idea.
antecedent, consequent
conjunct, disjunct
diatonic, chromatic
major, minor
60
Term in which the composer works directly with sounds recorded on tape
computer music
musique concrete
sampling
synthesizer music
61
The concept of stripping a record of most of its vocals and reworking many of its elements.
Scratching
Dub
Sprechtimme
Dubstep
62
T/F: During the Enlightenment communicating passion was most important.
True
False
63
In Italian opera, a 3 movement unit - a slow aria, recitative, and fast concluding aria.
cabaletta
spinto
leitmotif
scena
64
Which movement is characterized by the following: art is not for the elite, all art is equal?
Modernism
Expressionism
Postmodernism
Cubism
65
What is the most important aspect of a Wagnerian music drama?
the orchestra
the scenery
the choreography
the singers
66
What style of opera did Verdi compose?
bel canto
verismo
Gesamtkunstwerk
opera buffa
67
Which culture influenced Impressionist artists and musicians?
Indian
Hawaiian
Egyptian
Japanese
68
What is meant by the term "Risorgimento"?
beautiful singing
the revolutionary movement that swept through Europe in 1848
a political movement that sought to unite Italy
a type of late 19th century opera concerned with real life
69
This style of modern music takes a very small amount of musical material and repeats it.
Expressionism
Minimalism
chance music
12-tone music
70
When was the Golden Age of Broadway?
1920-1950
1970-1980
1930-1940
1940-1960
71
This theme carries the music from tonic to dominant and prepares for the second theme.
transition
retransition
introduction
fugato
72
This composing duo were considered the most successful composer in Broadway.
Rodgers and Hammerstein
Bach and Beethoven
Bernstein and Sondheim
Webber and Rodgers
73
Which statement does not apply to the character piece?
often made use of binary or ternary form
a brief work that lasts only a minuet or two
sought to capture the essence of a single mood or emotion
generally composed for a small instrumental ensemble
74
Which "exotic" culture influenced Debussy's compositional choices in
Voiles
?
China
Spain
Indonesia
Morocco
75
T/F: The "prepared piano" is featured in 4'33"
False
True
76
Which instrument is a low sounding oboe?
English horn
Cornet
ophicleide
French horn
77
Which pair of composers is not representative of the postmodern movement?
Adams and Taverner
Glass and Partch
Copland and Ives
Tan and Reich
78
Which instrument was favored during the Romantic period because of its dark, rich tone?
cello
ophicleide
French horn
harp
79
What is the term for instrumental music that is free of a text or any preexisting program?
aleatoric
character piece
absolute
acoustic
80
Identify the false statement about the minuet.
the trio is a second minuet
always coupled with a 3 part fugue
it is a stately, triple meter dance
first became popular during the Baroque era
81
Which term denotes a light musical interlude intended to separate 2 or more serious movements?
serenade
intermezzo
serial music
musique concrete
82
Compositions that place such elements as pitch, timbre, rhythm, and dynamics in a fixed order
serial music
twelve-tone composition
Cubism
atonal music
83
Which musical tradition was not influential in the development of Mozart's musical style?
Spanish flamenco
English choral
French Baroque
Italian vocal
84
T/F: Pop-punk derives its rhythms from Punk rock.
True
False
85
Which composition features the celesta?
Wilde jagd
Romeo and Juliet
Symphonie Fantastique
The Nutcracker
86
T/F: Program music is usually written for a symphony orchestra.
False
True
87
Which art form was particularly important to Romantic composers?
literature
architecture
dance
painting
88
The bracing, reactionary style that dominated classical music and the arts during the 20th c.
Neo-Classicism
Expressionism
Modernism
Cubism
89
This genre is a short, one-movement composition designed to improve a performer's technique.
character piece
incidental music
etude
nocturne
90
Identify the term that describes a group of poets who used words to evoke impressions.
Symbolists
Expressionists
Concretes
Impressionists
91
What is the term for the Italian form of realistic opera?
Risorgimento
verismo
bel canto
cabaletta
