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Question #1
"Happy Birthday" is an example of a _______ text setting.
A.
word-painting
B.
syllabic
C.
neumatic
D.
melismatic
Question #2
A song in which each syllable receives one note is called
A.
melismatic
B.
neumatic
C.
strophic
D.
syllabic
Question #3
A wordless melody on the vowel "ah" is an example of a technique called
A.
secular
B.
vocalise
C.
word-painting
D.
neumatic
Question #4
Which of the following does NOT describe words without specific meanings in songs?
A.
nonlexical
B.
scat-singing
C.
refrain
D.
vocalise
Question #5
Scat-singing is usually found in what style of music?
A.
heavy metal
B.
jazz
C.
classical
D.
country
Question #6
Setting the word "falling" to a descending scale is an example of
A.
syllabic text setting
B.
scat-singing
C.
word-painting
D.
vocalize
Question #7
Sometimes a composer will collaborate with a ________ who writes the words of the song.
A.
pianist
B.
novelist
C.
conductor
D.
lyricist
Question #8
Which of the following describes words and music that recur after every stanza?
A.
nonlexical
B.
vocalise
C.
scat-singing
D.
refrain
Question #9
Which of the following describes the setting of many notes to a syllable?
A.
syllabic
B.
neumatic
C.
melismatic
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.
syllabic
C.
neumatic
D.
vernacular
Question #12
Which of the following is NOT a true statement?
A.
Terms and concepts don't translate perfectly from language to language.
B.
Songs in English translation fit the musical line as well as the original words.
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.
instrumental
B.
liturgical
C.
religious
D.
secular
Question #14
What is another word for "refrain"?
A.
strophe
B.
chorus
C.
stanza
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.
secular
B.
melisma
C.
word-painting
D.
scat-singing
Question #17
Which of the following terms describes religious or spiritual music?
A.
strophic
B.
secular
C.
sacred
D.
vernacular
Question #18
Which of the following terms does NOT describe the number of notes given to each syllable of text?
A.
strophic
B.
melismatic
C.
syllabic
D.
neumatic
Question #19
_______ means a few notes set to each syllable of text.
A.
neumatic
B.
melismatic
C.
vocalise
D.
syllabic
Question #20
_________ was the language of learning at medieval and Renaissance universities.
A.
Latin
B.
French
C.
German
D.
Italian
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