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 genre is an orchestra
B.   The genre is not stated
C.   The title indicates the opus number
D.   The title indicates the genre and key
Question #3
We often label art music as
A.   "traditional"
B.   "popular"
C.   "classical"
D.   "vernacular"
Question #4
Genre describes a musical form.
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
Question #5
In what century did the Renaissance begin?
A.   fourteenth century
B.   eighteenth century
C.   fifteenth century
D.   sixteenth century
Question #6
J. S. Bach’s Minuet in D Minor is from what historical period?
A.   Renaissance
B.   Baroque
C.   Romantic
D.   Classical
Question #7
Listening Guides in this textbook focus primarily on
A.   "traditional" music
B.   Western art music
C.   All possible answers
D.   vernacular music of European society
Question #8
Most cultures employ sacred music for religious functions.
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
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.   nonspecific
C.   sacred
D.   vernacular
Question #11
Musical compositions are often identified through a cataloguing system described by
A.   descriptive titles
B.   oral transmission
C.   opus numbers
D.   aesthetic judgments
Question #12
Opus is Latin for
A.   medium
B.   work
C.   song
D.   genre
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.   Each movement of a symphony has a specific internal form, or structure.
B.   Symphony implies the medium, or ensemble, that performs the piece.
C.   A symphony is a song written for an orchestra.
D.   Symphony is a genre.
Question #15
Which term refers to a category of music?
A.   genre
B.   form
C.   medium
D.   style
Question #16
Which of the following defines the characteristics of style?
A.   The individualized treatment of the elements of music
B.   All possible answers
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.   vernacular musics
B.   notated and cultivated music of European and Euro-American society
C.   music captured in cultural context by ethnomusicologists
Question #19
Which historical style period lasted less than 100 years?
A.   Renaissance
B.   Romantic
C.   Middle Ages
D.   Baroque
Question #20
Which is NOT a true statement?
A.   Genre classifies the function of a work.
B.   Genres are the same in every culture.
C.   Genre classsifies the overall character of the work.

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