Music 120 - Music Appreciation » Fall 2019 » Quiz 8

Need help with your exam preparation?

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

Need help with your exam preparation?