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Music Appreciation Final Exam Review - Multiple Choice
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Chapters 1-13 in The World of Music with no listening questions
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Schubert wrote over 600 Italian Art Songs.
False
True
2
It is a dramatic stage production that involves soloists who sing arias and recitatives.
Opera
Sonata
Concerto
Symphony
3
All of these are traditional Jazz instruments except...
Bass
Piano
Saxophone
Cello
4
R&B stands for...
Reds and Blues
Rhythm and Buicks
Rhythm and Blues
Rum and Butter
5
Who is the legendary Folk Singer and Songwriter that headed the Urban Folk Revival?
Bob Newhart
Bob Dylan
Bob Dole
Boba Fett
6
The loudness of softness of music. Varies in intensity.
Melody
Dynamics
Harmony
Notation
7
What does MIDI stand for?
Musical Insanity Diggity Instrumentation
Musical Instrument Digitized Instruments
Musical Instrument Digital Interface
Musical Instrument Data Interface
8
A chant which
one note
is given to
each syllable
of a text.
Melismatic Setting
Polyphonic Setting
Syllabic Setting
Modal Setting
9
Changing keys. Shifting the tonal center from one pitch to another.
Mogality
Monophonic
Modulation
Moldy
10
Classical Genre - Solo instrument playing with orchestra
Chamber Music
Concerto Grosso
Opera
Concerto
11
Popular Mexican-based dance music, originating on the border of Mexico and Texas. Accordion!!!
Mariachi
Tex-Mex (Tejano)
Rockabilly
Gagaku
12
A system of visual symbols which was developed to reinforce the singer's memory of a melody.
Flotation
Opera
Sonata
Notation
13
Who is the "King" of R&B? (The old kind)
Bob Dylan
R. J. Prince
B.B. King
Jimi Hendrix
14
Who helped lead the splitting of the Christian Church into Catholic and Protestant?
Martin Luther
Hildegard of Bingen
Orlando Di Lasso
Thomas Morley
15
The science of sound.
Immunology
Acoustics
Chemistry
Biology
16
This term describes the level of loudness.
Strophic
Tonality
Dynamics
Rondo
17
This term describes rate of speed in which a piece of music is played.
Word Painting
Tempo
Symphony
Cadenza
18
Born in Germany, Produced Italian Operas in England, Wrote Oratorios... Who is he?
Verdi
Handel
Palestrina
Haydn
19
Changing from one tonal center to another (key change).
Mode
Major-Minor Tonal System
Modality
Modulation
20
This Classical form has 3 distinct sections: exposition, development, and recapitulation.
Sonata Form
Minuet and Trio Form
Chamber Form
Concerto Form
21
Who is the father of modern black gospel music?
Thomas A. Dorsey
Elvis Presley
James Brown
B.B. King
22
Relatively short pieces used in the Roman Catholic Church; established by Pope Gregory I.
Concertos
Gregorian Chants
Counterpoints
Sonatas
23
Vocal Genre, choral, Bach wrote one about Coffee....
Carols
Cantata
Cinnamon
Concerto
24
Early chants tend to be....
Monophonic
Counterpoint
Chamber Music
Polyphonic
25
These were put together to improve the "deplorable" state of psalm singing.
Conservatories
Singing Tea Parties
Screaming Schools
Singing Schools
26
Soul is....
an extension of Popular Music of India.
cookies.
an extension of R&B.
an extension of Country.
27
This is done when one listens attentively in an attempt to understand the musical process.
Perspoctive Listening
Partition Listening
Personal Listening
Perceptive Listening
28
A harmony with 3 or more simultaneous sounds.
Cloister
Chord
Chard
Chordetta
29
The roots of Rap and Hip-Hop can be traced to this area.
Nashville
Chicago
New York City
Los Angeles
30
Jazz Style pioneered in the 1950's and 1960's by Ornette Coleman. Pure Improv!
Hard Bop
Ragtime
Free Jazz
Sweet Swing
31
After Gospel Music, Elvis Presley crossed into commercial genres like Rock and Roll.
False
True
32
Baroque composer, wrote a cantata about coffee, 20 children, master of fugues. Who is he?
Beethoven
Bach
Di Lasso
Palestrina
33
Time period: Shakespeare, Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci....other ninja turtles...
Medieval
Classical
Baroque
Renaissance
34
Scholars in music culture. They research, write and teach about music of a particular culture.
Harry Potter
Ethnomusicologist
Ethnomusicanalyst
Ethnomusicrockagist
35
Which of these is NOT a genre of music?
Chamber Music
Corndog
Cantata
Concerto
36
Music created for its own sake, without any extra musical connotations...no feels.
Absolute Music
Chamber Music
Program Music
Nationalistic Music
37
A type of folk song that promotes union organization, patriotism, and political candidates.
Lyric Songs
Narrative Ballads
Rally Songs
Children's Songs
38
Earliest music = Classical Style, but his later works = Romantic Style. Who is he?
Palestrina
Mozart
Beethoven
Handel
39
A better term for what we used to consider "Classical Music".
Artist Music
Pop Music
Sound Music
Art Music
40
When music is passed down generations without the use of notation. Word of mouth.
Exact Tradition
Oral Tradition
Annual Tradition
Indigenous Tradition
41
The rate of speed of a piece of music.
Tempretta
Tempo
Tempilla
Tempist
42
The part of the Catholic liturgy that has produced the most important sacred music.
Mass
Cantata
Modes
Concerto
43
This city hosts one of the best known Folk Festivals AND Jazz Festivals.
Quahog
Moses Lake
Nashville
Newport
44
St. Mark's Cathedral is shaped like...
A Circle
A Hexagon
A Cross
An Ark
45
Mexican folk music - Violins, Guitars (big and small), trumpets..and sometimes voice and harp!
Mariachi
Kabuki
Rockabilly
Dangdut
46
Who developed Ragtime in St. Louis?
Benny Goodman
Ornette Coleman
Clifford Brown
Scott Joplin
47
A steady beat. The "heartbeat" of the music.
Instrumentation
Harmony
Pulse
Melody
48
The illegal downloading or copying of music.
Piernocy
Piracy
Pirate - C
Pirannaucy
49
A song that has sustained popularity through decades and generations. A staple!
Sonata
Sequence
Standard
Symphony
50
This form is used quite a bit in Jazz Music.
Metric Style
Melodic Turn-Around
12-Bar Blues
Rhythmic Enhancement
51
What does A Cappella mean?
No Words
No Voices
Free Rhythm
No Instruments
52
When America first took shape, whose culture did Americans borrow to help shape their own?
Native American Culture
African Culture
Australian Culture
European Culture
53
Minstrel Shows and Vaudeville were variety shows containing many different acts.
True
False
54
The blending of cultures.
Acculturation
Accusations
Acoustics
Aesthetics
55
Which of these is NOT a type of Folk Music.
Lyric Songs
Comedic Songs
Work Songs
Children's Songs
56
Instruments whose material of contruction is the sound producing agent. Hit it or Shake it!
Membranophone
Chordophone
Idiophone
Aerophone
57
A suite of dances.
Aria
Dance Suite
Opera
Oratorio
58
This composition technique used in the Baroque Era; keyboard improvised based on chord symbols.
Counterpoint
Contrast
Continuo
Contour
59
These are the hymn books that contain psalms to be sung during worship.
Psalters
Psaminama
Psalmers
Pslammers
60
This instrument was NOT present in the Baroque Era.
Violin
Oboe
Harpsichord
Piano
61
1890's-1950's - Greatest period of American songwriting...also a street in NYC.
Rockabilly
Ragtime
The Nashville Sound
Tin Pan Alley
62
It is a sacred composition intended for concert performance. G. F. Handel’s
"Messiah"
is one.
Opera
Oprah
Oratorio
Overture
63
I think I did well in this class.
False
True
64
Over 600 compositions - 25 piano concertos, 41 symphonies, 23 string quartets, etc; died at 35.
Mozart
Beethoven
Haydn
Dzbenski
65
A succession of musical tones, usually varying in pitch and rhythm. Horizontal.
Melody
Tempo
Harmony
Rhythm
66
He was a friend to Mozart and Beethoven's teacher.
Palestrina
Haydn
Des Prez
Bach
67
Usually occurring before an aria, it is narrative singing in a free tempo; the dialogue part.
Cadenza
Oratorio
Recitative
Fugue
68
Radio station WSM in Nashville started a hillbilly program that became the Grand Ole Opry.
False
True
69
One of the most famous Russian composers. Best known for his Ballet Music.
Gabrieli
Schubert
Bach
Tchaikovsky
70
He was one of the great composers of the Renaissance. Wrote innovative motets.
Des Prez
Mozart
Handel
Bach
71
The bass line used in a continuo.
Basso Continuo
Bassist Continuo
Low Continuo
Bow Down Continuo
72
Worldwide point of view that requires an awareness and respect for other nations and cultures.
Glacial Perspective
Global Community
Global Perspective
Global Eradication
73
This is a job that makes music a business.
Instrument Manufacturers
Sheet Music Publishers
Copyright Attorneys
All of the Above
74
One of the most influential Rock and Roll artists...
Ricky Skaggs
Elvis Presley
George Gershwin
Bob Marley
75
13 stringed instrument from Japan. Having one in your home suggests an artist's upbringing.
Cello
Klezmer
Shakuhachi
Koto
76
This is the indigenous music of North America.
Mariachi Music
Celtic Music
Native American Music
Popular Music of India
77
Berry Gordy founded Motown Records.
False
True
78
Call and Response singing....
Antigone
Antiant
Antiphonal
Motet
79
This is a sacred polyphonic composition, usually sung in Latin without accompaniment.
Concerto
Madrigal
Sonata
Motet
80
Afro-Cuban dance that has been popular since the 1970's.
The Electric Slide
Techno
Country
Salsa
81
This German Romantic composer of EPIC operas was a self-taught musician. Very Brassy!
Beethoven
Wagner
Mozart
Gabrieli
82
Who is NOT a contemporary country artist?
Carrie Underwood
James Brown
Garth Brooks
Kenny Chesney
83
She was a nun, abbess, mystic, poet, writer, and composer.
Linda Belcher
Hildegard of Bingen
Tina Morely
Theresa Tallis
84
The Easy Instructor introduced this system , where each pitch of a is notated on a staff.
Shape-letter
Shape-note
Shape-song
Shape-written
85
Oldest documented orchestra music in the world.
Ginkkubiji
Goku
Ginzu
Gagaku
86
Chamber music is typically written for 10 or more musicians.
True
False
87
An unstable feeling in music. It doesn't feel good.
Cadence
Tension
Loudness
Dynamics
88
The Classical Period was restrained, balanced, and clear when compared to the Romantic Era.
False
True
89
We put music into these categories to help us understand it better.
Genomes
Geometrics
Geocaching
Genres
90
Instrument that displaced the harpsichord and was used for solos during the Classical Period.
Pianoforte
Harp
Oboe
Turntables
91
A theatrical work containing songs, dances, and drama....like Phantom of the Opera.
Rumba
Musical
Big Band
Ragtime
92
This Classical Genre is for a small group of instruments playing with full orchestra.
Concerto Grosso
Counterpoint
Sonata
Theme and Variation
93
Someone who performs in any medium with creativity/sensitivity/communication with the audience.
Paint-by-number
Anamorphus
Fashionista
Artist
94
A madrigal is a sacred composition typically with 8-10 parts.
True
False
95
The shape or structure of a piece of music. How it is organized.
Rhythm
Dynamics
Melody
Form
96
The words to an opera.
Cadenza
Lieder
Libretto
Symphony
97
The composers symbols which can be translated into musical sounds....they are on paper!
Notation
Scribbling
Writings
Sketching
98
Which of these is not an element of sound?
Duration
Pitch
Assimilation
Loudness
99
Type of motet written for more than one choir.
Polyscientifical
Pollywannacracker
Polychordal
Polychoral
100
A resurgence or return to a popularity of an existing style of music.
Survival
Archrival
Revival
Altvival
101
This American Composer created prepared piano, chance music, and electrified cactus.
Chopin
Handel
Cage
Palestrina
102
Where did traditional gospel music come from?
Western Europeans and the way they played.
Spanish immigrants and their influence on Mariachi Music.
African-American worshipers and the way they worshiped.
Native Americans and the way they prayed.
103
Which of these genres is NOT from Latin America?
Klezmer
Rumba
Salsa
Bossa Nova
104
A chant that was used as the basis for a polyphonic composition; "fixed melody".
Cantstop Wontstop
Cantus Firmus
Canticle
Coloratura
105
Music styling where an artist will slightly lower the pitch and return to the same pitch.
Tone Arching
Tone Bending
Tone Blending
Tone Altering
106
He was a child prodigy who received a superior education from his father Leopold.
Mozart
Palestrina
Handel
Beethoven
