Music 120 - Music Appreciation » Fall 2019 » Quiz 12

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Question #1
A knowledge of _______ styles helps put a musical work in the context of its creation.
A.   medium
B.   historical
C.   jazz
Question #2
Considering the title of Symphony No. 94 in G Major by Joseph Haydn, which is a TRUE statement?
A.   The title indicates the genre and key
B.   The genre is not stated
C.   The title indicates the opus number
D.   The genre is an orchestra
Question #3
We often label art music as
A.   "traditional"
B.   "vernacular"
C.   "classical"
D.   "popular"
Question #4
Genre describes a musical form.
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #5
In what century did the Renaissance begin?
A.   sixteenth century
B.   fifteenth century
C.   eighteenth century
D.   fourteenth century
Question #6
J. S. Bach’s Minuet in D Minor is from what historical period?
A.   Renaissance
B.   Classical
C.   Baroque
D.   Romantic
Question #7
Listening Guides in this textbook focus primarily on
A.   All possible answers
B.   Western art music
C.   "traditional" music
D.   vernacular music of European society
Question #8
Most cultures employ sacred music for religious functions.
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #9
Most musical cultures in the world use written notation to preserve and transmit their music.
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
Question #10
Music composed for religious purposes is called
A.   secular
B.   sacred
C.   nonspecific
D.   vernacular
Question #11
Musical compositions are often identified through a cataloguing system described by
A.   aesthetic judgments
B.   oral transmission
C.   descriptive titles
D.   opus numbers
Question #12
Opus is Latin for
A.   work
B.   song
C.   genre
D.   medium
Question #13
Oral transmission is the process of preserving music without written notation.
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
Question #14
Regarding a symphony, which is NOT a true statement?
A.   Symphony is a genre.
B.   A symphony is a song written for an orchestra.
C.   Symphony implies the medium, or ensemble, that performs the piece.
D.   Each movement of a symphony has a specific internal form, or structure.
Question #15
Which term refers to a category of music?
A.   genre
B.   medium
C.   style
D.   form
Question #16
Which of the following defines the characteristics of style?
A.   All possible answers
B.   The individualized treatment of the elements of music
C.   The creator's personal manner of expression.
D.   The total language of artists from a style period.
Question #17
The lines that distinguish art music from other kinds are clearly delineated.
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
Question #18
Western art music refers to
A.   music captured in cultural context by ethnomusicologists
B.   vernacular musics
C.   notated and cultivated music of European and Euro-American society
Question #19
Which historical style period lasted less than 100 years?
A.   Renaissance
B.   Middle Ages
C.   Baroque
D.   Romantic
Question #20
Which is NOT a true statement?
A.   Genre classifies the function of a work.
B.   Genre classsifies the overall character of the work.
C.   Genres are the same in every culture.

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