Where did traditional gospel music come from?

African-American worshipers and the way they worshiped.

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Music Appreciation Final Exam Review - Multiple Choice

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

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