Music Appreciation - Pretest

Question 1

What type of music is swung, has blue notes, and includes improvisation?

Accepted Answer

Jazz

Question 2

Beethoven, Mozart, Haydn, and Rossini are examples of composers from which era?

Accepted Answer

Classical

Question 3

What is a capella?

Accepted Answer

unaccompanied

Question 4

One or more voices singing the same music, usually in Latin was called:

Accepted Answer

Gregorian Chant

Question 5

A song with an unknown composer and that was passed down orally is probably what kind of music?

Accepted Answer

Traditional Folk

Question 6

Choose an instrument from the Renaissance time period.

Accepted Answer

sacbut

Question 7

What is polyphony?

Accepted Answer

two or more melodic lines performed at the same time

Question 8

One word that describes the Baroque period would be...

Accepted Answer

fancy

Question 9

The 20th century instrument that is played by waving your hands over it (not touching it) is a:

Accepted Answer

Theramin

Question 10

Recordings and music videos were MORE important in which genre?

Accepted Answer

Pop

Question 11

Which ancient civilization used and invented the pentatonic scale?

Accepted Answer

China

Question 12

Who established Rock and Roll and had a song sent up in the Voyager 1 spacecraft?

Accepted Answer

Chuck Berry

Question 13

John Williams is known for his:

Accepted Answer

Film scores

Question 14

A musical idea that makes a song appealing, catches your ear, and makes a song recognizable is:

Accepted Answer

A hook

Question 15

What era involved music with more expression and emotion, as well as a theme/purpose/story?

Accepted Answer

Romantic Era

Question 16

Which composer was considered to be part of both the Romantic and Classical Time Periods?

Accepted Answer

Beethoven

Question 17

Keyboard instrument from the Baroque period where strings are plucked when the keys are played

Accepted Answer

organ

Question 18

In the Medieval Period who sang Gregorian chant?

Accepted Answer

monks

Question 19

What was Gregorian chant used for?

Accepted Answer

worship

Question 20

What is the earliest music time period?

Accepted Answer

Ancient

Question 21

Which composer was a prodigy?

Accepted Answer

Mozart

Question 22

What does "renaissance" mean?

Accepted Answer

rebirth

Question 23

When a composer uses variables in his compositions (like by rolling dice), it is called:

Accepted Answer

Chance Music

Question 24

What is Rondo form?

Accepted Answer

ABACA

Question 25

What was it called when young musicians in the 1940's made old folk songs popular again?

Accepted Answer

Folk Revival

Question 26

When were melodies/harmonies, modern tonality, more instruments invented?

Accepted Answer

Baroque Era

Question 27

The Baroque era began in about 1600 and ended with the death of which composer?

Accepted Answer

Bach

Question 28

Is Pop Music always the same as Popular Music?

Accepted Answer

No

Question 29

Aaron Copland used a lot of American folk songs in his music, so his music was considered to be

Accepted Answer

Nationalism

Question 30

What was the reason that composers didn't need to be owned anymore?

Accepted Answer

Public concerts became popular in the Classical Era

Question 31

What type of musical performance is like a play or musical but the actors sing instead of talk?

Accepted Answer

Opera

Question 32

What is a combination of tones that clash?

Accepted Answer

dissonance

Question 33

During which era was the pianoforte (piano) invented?

Accepted Answer

Classical

Question 34

What is an artistic dance performed to music?

Accepted Answer

Ballet

Question 35

In which era did music start getting weird, and composers started experimenting?

Accepted Answer

20th Century

Question 36

Songs that include voices only (no instruments) are called

Accepted Answer

A Cappella

Question 37

Rock music usually involved which instruments?

Accepted Answer

Electric Guitar, Bass Guitar, Drums, Vocals

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