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Question #1
Music can be defined as
A.
an art based on the organization of sounds in time.
B.
sounds produced by musical instruments.
C.
a system of symbols that performers learn to read.
D.
sounds that are pleasing, as opposed to noise.
Question #2
The distance between the lowest and highest tones a voice or instrument can produce is called
A.
timbre.
B.
pitch range.
C.
an octave.
D.
dynamic accent.
Question #3
When a performer emphasizes a tone by playing it more loudly than the tones around it, it is called a
A.
pianissimo.
B.
dynamic accent.
C.
crescendo.
D.
blooper.
Question #4
The range of a singer's voice depends on
A.
training and musical style.
B.
which microphone the singer uses.
C.
training and physical makeup.
D.
physical makeup.
Question #5
The relative highness or lowness of a sound is called
A.
dynamics.
B.
timbre.
C.
pitch.
D.
octave.
Question #6
Pizzicato is an indication to the performer to
A.
veil or muffle the tone by fitting a clamp onto the bridge.
B.
pluck the string with the finger instead of using the bow.
C.
draw the bow across two strings at the same time.
D.
repeat tones by quick up-and-down strokes of the bow.
Question #7
The frequency of vibrations is measured in
A.
cycles per second.
B.
cycles per minute.
C.
noiselike sounds.
D.
dynamic levels.
Question #8
Which of the following is a characteristic feature of jazz music?
A.
A metronome
B.
Expiation
C.
Syncopation
D.
A ritardando
Question #9
The Italian term _____________ is a tempo marking to indicate a lively pace.
A.
adagio
B.
vivace
C.
allegro
D.
andante
Question #10
In musical notation, silence is indicated by
A.
rests.
B.
clefs.
C.
beams.
D.
notes.
Question #11
Staccato refers to playing or singing a melody
A.
in a short, detached manner.
B.
in a smooth, connected manner.
C.
in small steps.
D.
at a higher or lower pitch.
Question #12
A smooth, connected style of playing a melody is known as
A.
vibrato.
B.
legato.
C.
glissando.
D.
staccato.
Question #13
A sequence may be defined as
A.
a resting place at the end of a phrase.
B.
the emotional focal point of a melody.
C.
a part of a melody.
D.
the repetition of a melodic pattern at a higher or lower pitch.
Question #14
The triad built on the fifth step of the scale is called the
A.
progression.
B.
tonic chord.
C.
resolution.
D.
dominant chord.
Question #15
The central tone around which a musical composition is organized is called the
A.
modulation.
B.
scale.
C.
tonic.
D.
dominant.
Question #16
Homophonic texture consists of
A.
a single melodic line without accompaniment.
B.
two or more melodies of relatively equal interest performed simultaneously.
C.
two or more different versions of the same basic melody performed simultaneously.
D.
one main melody accompanied by chords.
Question #17
Classicism, as a stylistic period in western music, roughly encompassed the years
A.
1820-1900.
B.
1450-1600.
C.
1750-1820.
D.
1600-1750.
Question #18
The typical orchestra of the classical period consisted of
A.
woodwinds, trombones, drums, and strings.
B.
a loose ensemble of available instruments.
C.
strings with harpsichord continuo.
D.
strings, woodwinds, horns, trumpets, and timpani.
Question #19
Mozart was born in
A.
Rohrau, Austria.
B.
Salzburg, Austria.
C.
Bonn, Germany.
D.
Eisenach, Germany.
Question #20
Don Giovanni, in Mozart's opera of that name, is
A.
the servant to Leporello.
B.
the legendary Spanish lover.
C.
Sir John Falstaff.
D.
a despotic Italian nobleman.
Question #21
We have a record of Beethoven's struggle with his musical material because he
A.
keept a diary.
B.
described his struggles in letters to friends.
C.
told his troubles to his biographer.
D.
showed his workflow in musical sketchbooks.
Question #22
What following technique did Beethoven use more extensively in his late works?
A.
Operatic form
B.
Fugal counterpoint
C.
Monophony
D.
Basso continuo
Question #23
Beethoven's only opera is entitled
A.
The Magic Flute.
B.
Don Giovanni.
C.
Fidelio.
D.
Madame Butterfly.
Question #24
A symphony is a
A.
sonata for orchestra.
B.
work for solo instrument.
C.
work for piano solo.
D.
work for chorus and orchestra.
Question #25
Social mobility during the classical period was
A.
an important factor in the rise of the middle class.
B.
a limited sociological factor.
C.
promoted and encouraged by the church.
D.
ruthlessly stamped out by the aristocracy.
Question #26
Haydn's contract of employment shows that he was considered
A.
a visiting guest composer.
B.
a freelance musician.
C.
an equal by his employer.
D.
a skilled servant.
Question #27
In the classical period, comic operas sometimes
A.
were in Latin.
B.
were based on the Old Testament.
C.
All answers are correct.
D.
ridiculed the aristocracy.
Question #28
A feeling of harmonic tension and forward motion is created in the exposition of a sonata form movement by
A.
retaining the same tonality for both themes.
B.
changing the meter of the second theme.
C.
the conflict of tonalities between the first and second themes.
D.
the introduction of a new theme in the bridge.
Question #29
Short musical ideas or fragments of themes that are developed within a composition are called
A.
motives.
B.
melodies.
C.
codas.
D.
rides.
Question #30
Sonata form should be viewed as
A.
a set of variations on a theme.
B.
another term for the symphony.
C.
a set of principles that serve to shape and unify contrasts of theme and key.
D.
a rigid mold into which musical ideas are poured.
Question #31
Each successive variation in a theme with variations
A.
is usually in a new key.
B.
retains some elements of the theme.
C.
presents a new melodic idea.
D.
is usually in the same key.
Question #32
The movement of a symphony that is often patterned after a dance is the
A.
second.
B.
third.
C.
first.
D.
fourth.
Question #33
The minuet is in _______ meter.
A.
triple
B.
duple
C.
common
D.
quadruple
Question #34
The scherzo differs from the minuet in that it
A.
has a different meter.
B.
moves more quickly.
C.
All answers are correct.
D.
has a different form.
Question #35
The first movement of a classical symphony is almost always fast, and in _____ form.
A.
sonata
B.
minuet
C.
rondo
D.
ABA
Question #36
The last movement of a classical symphony
A.
is most often in sonata or sonata-rondo form.
B.
All answers are correct.
C.
is usually fast, lively, and brilliant, but somewhat lighter in mood than the opening movement.
D.
is always in the tonic key of the symphony.
Question #37
A.
an instrumental soloist.
B.
symphonic orchestra.
C.
any combination of instruments.
D.
an instrumental soloist and orchestra.
Question #38
The favored solo instrument in the classical concerto was the
A.
clarinet.
B.
cello.
C.
piano.
D.
harpsichord.
Question #39
Composers expressed musical nationalism in their music by
A.
using the rhythms of the dances of their homelands.
B.
using their national legends as subject matter.
C.
basing their music on the folk songs of their country.
D.
All answers are correct.
Question #40
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
A.
preferred his government position to music.
B.
began to study music theory at the age of twenty-one.
C.
was a child prodigy, learning music at an early age.
D.
studied music theory and violin as a teenager.
Question #41
Tchaikovsky's Sixth Symphony
A.
ends with a slow, despairing finale.
B.
has five movements.
C.
is in the usual four-movement form.
D.
was left unfinished by the composer.
Question #42
Which of the following was not a member of the Russian five?
A.
César Cu
B.
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
C.
Modest Mussorgsky
D.
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Question #43
Tchaikovsky's Romeo and Juliet is
A.
a concert overture consisting of a slow introduction and a fast movement in sonata form.
B.
a medley of popular melodies taken from his opera of that name.
C.
a ballet based on Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet.
D.
an early programmatic symphony inspired by the characters in Shakespeare's play.
Question #44
Brahms wrote masterpieces in many musical forms, but never any
A.
chamber music.
B.
art songs.
C.
operas.
D.
choral works.
Question #45
Brahms's works, though very personal in style, are rooted in the music of
A.
Ludwig van Beethoven.
B.
All answers are correct.
C.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
D.
Joseph Haydn.
Question #46
Some of Puccini's operas feature exoticism, as in his use of melodic and rhythmic elements derived from Japanese and Chinese music in his operas
A.
Turandot and Manon Lescaut.
B.
La Bohème and Madame Butterfly.
C.
Tosca and Turandot.
D.
Madame Butterfly and Turandot.
Question #47
The composer who had an overwhelming influence on the young Wagner was
A.
Johann Sebastian Bach.
B.
Johannes Brahms.
C.
Ludwig van Beethoven.
D.
Hector Berlioz.
Question #48
A slight holding back or pressing forward of tempo in music is known as
A.
fermata.
B.
accelerando.
C.
rubato.
D.
ritardando.
Question #49
During Wagner's time in Paris, he
A.
finished his masterpiece, Der Ring des Nibelungen (The Ring of the Nibelung).
B.
built an opera house according to his specifications.
C.
conducted the famous premiere of his opera, Rienzi.
D.
was unable to get an opera performed and was reduced to musical hackwork.
Question #50
The librettos to The Ring of the Nibelung were written by
A.
King Ludwig of Bavaria.
B.
Richard Wagner
C.
Arrigo Boito.
D.
Hans von Bülow.
Question #51
A short musical idea associated with a person, object, or thought, used by Richard Wagner in his operas, is called
A.
leitmotif.
B.
lied.
C.
speech-song.
D.
unending melody.
Question #52
While Wagner's Ring cycle features fantastical elements such as gods, giants, and magic, the opera is really about
A.
the Renaissance.
B.
the colonisation of Africa.
C.
his family lineage.
D.
nineteenth-century society and culture.
Question #53
The composer whose career was a model for many romantic composers was
A.
Johann Sebastian Bach.
B.
Ludwig van Beethoven.
C.
Joseph Haydn.
D.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
Question #54
A romantic composer who earned his living as a touring virtuoso was
A.
Frédéric Chopin.
B.
Franz Liszt.
C.
Franz Schubert.
D.
Hector Berlioz.
Question #55
The rise of the urban middle class led to the
A.
All answers are correct.
B.
piano becoming a fixture in every middle-class home.
C.
development of regular subscription concerts.
D.
formation of many orchestras and opera groups.
Question #56
When music conservatories were founded, women
A.
were admitted only as vocalists.
B.
were at first accepted only as students of performance, but by the late 1800s could study musical composition.
C.
were not admitted.
D.
could only study musical composition, since performance was considered undignified.
Question #57
An art song is a musical composition for
A.
solo voice and orchestra.
B.
All answers are correct.
C.
multiple voices.
D.
solo voice and piano.
Question #58
The word ___________ is commonly used for a romantic art song with a German text.
A.
ballade
B.
lied
C.
chanson
D.
durchkomponiert
Question #59
Schubert
A.
was the first great master of the romantic art song.
B.
was widely acknowledged as a composer in his lifetime.
C.
produced his greatest works after the age of forty.
D.
was very self-critical, which accounts for his meager output.
Question #60
Chopin expressed his love of Poland by composing polonaises and
A.
folk songs.
B.
waltzes.
C.
polkas.
D.
mazurkas.
Question #61
Most of Chopin's pieces
A.
are for a wide range of media.
B.
are exquisite miniatures.
C.
have a limited variety of moods.
D.
have literary programs or titles.
Question #62
A study piece, designed to help a performer master specific technical difficulties, is known as
A.
a nocturne.
B.
an etude.
C.
a polonaise.
D.
ein lied.
Question #63
Liszt abandoned his career as a traveling virtuoso to become court conductor at __________, where he championed works by contemporary composers.
A.
Budapest
B.
Paris
C.
Rome
D.
Weimar
Question #64
Program music is
A.
vocal music that tells a story.
B.
All answers are correct.
C.
music that depicts aspects of nature.
D.
instrumental music associated with a story, poem, idea, or scene.
Question #65
Nonprogram music is also known as _____________ music.
A.
concert
B.
symphonic
C.
absolute
D.
pure
Question #66
A ____________ is an instrumental composition in several movements based to some extent on a literary or pictorial idea.
A.
concert overture
B.
nocturne
C.
polonaise
D.
program symphony
Question #67
Outside France, Berlioz enjoyed a great career as a(n)
A.
impresario.
B.
concert pianist.
C.
conductor.
D.
singer.
Question #68
George Gershwin grew up in
A.
Anatevka, Russia.
B.
Paris, France.
C.
New York, New York.
D.
Charleston, South Carolina.
Question #69
Twelve-tone compositional techniques used to organize rhythm, dynamics, tone color, and other dimensions of music to produce totally controlled and organized music are called
A.
Klangfarbenmelodie.
B.
serialism.
C.
minimalism.
D.
chance music.
Question #70
Minimalist music is characterized by
A.
the development of musical materials through random methods.
B.
rapidly changing dynamics and textures.
C.
the use of twelve-tone techniques to organize the dimensions of music.
D.
a steady pulse, clear tonality, and insistent repetition of short melodic patterns.
Question #71
When a voice is answered by an instrument, or when one instrument (or group of instruments) is answered by a chorus, the pattern is referred to as
A.
jazz.
B.
polyphonic texture.
C.
call and response.
D.
calling the beat.
Question #72
The backbone of a jazz ensemble is its
A.
brass section.
B.
rhythm section.
C.
director.
D.
clarinet section.
Question #73
The poetic and musical form of the blues was popularized in the early years of the twentieth century through the publication of Memphis Blues and St. Louis Blues, composed by
A.
King Oliver.
B.
William C. Handy.
C.
Louis Armstrong.
D.
Bessie Smith.
Question #74
The absence of key or tonality in a musical composition is known as
A.
polytonality.
B.
atonality.
C.
ostinato.
D.
a tone cluster.
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