Music 120 - Music Appreciation » Fall 2019 » Quiz 8

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

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