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Question #1
"Happy Birthday" is an example of a _______ text setting.
A.
syllabic
B.
neumatic
C.
word-painting
D.
melismatic
Question #2
A song in which each syllable receives one note is called
A.
neumatic
B.
syllabic
C.
strophic
D.
melismatic
Question #3
A wordless melody on the vowel "ah" is an example of a technique called
A.
secular
B.
vocalise
C.
neumatic
D.
word-painting
Question #4
Which of the following does NOT describe words without specific meanings in songs?
A.
scat-singing
B.
nonlexical
C.
vocalise
D.
refrain
Question #5
Scat-singing is usually found in what style of music?
A.
jazz
B.
country
C.
classical
D.
heavy metal
Question #6
Setting the word "falling" to a descending scale is an example of
A.
scat-singing
B.
word-painting
C.
syllabic text setting
D.
vocalize
Question #7
Sometimes a composer will collaborate with a ________ who writes the words of the song.
A.
novelist
B.
conductor
C.
pianist
D.
lyricist
Question #8
Which of the following describes words and music that recur after every stanza?
A.
scat-singing
B.
vocalise
C.
refrain
D.
nonlexical
Question #9
Which of the following describes the setting of many notes to a syllable?
A.
neumatic
B.
melismatic
C.
syllabic
Question #10
The word "song" refers to any piece of music.
A.
TRUE
B.
FALSE
Question #11
The word ________ means the language of the people.
A.
syllabic
B.
vocalize
C.
neumatic
D.
vernacular
Question #12
Which of the following is NOT a true statement?
A.
Songs in English translation fit the musical line as well as the original words.
B.
Terms and concepts don't translate perfectly from language to language.
C.
Sung translation never fits the musical line as well as the original words.
Question #13
Much of Western sacred music is in Latin, while ________ music is often in the vernacular.
A.
secular
B.
instrumental
C.
religious
D.
liturgical
Question #14
What is another word for "refrain"?
A.
strophe
B.
stanza
C.
chorus
Question #15
What is another word for "stanza"?
A.
chorus
B.
strophe
C.
refrain
Question #16
When a melody pictorializes a word it is called
A.
word-painting
B.
scat-singing
C.
secular
D.
melisma
Question #17
Which of the following terms describes religious or spiritual music?
A.
strophic
B.
sacred
C.
secular
D.
vernacular
Question #18
Which of the following terms does NOT describe the number of notes given to each syllable of text?
A.
melismatic
B.
neumatic
C.
syllabic
D.
strophic
Question #19
_______ means a few notes set to each syllable of text.
A.
melismatic
B.
syllabic
C.
vocalise
D.
neumatic
Question #20
_________ was the language of learning at medieval and Renaissance universities.
A.
Italian
B.
French
C.
German
D.
Latin
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