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Question #1
A heterophonic effect is many people singing
A.
None of the answers shown here.
B.
the same melody simultaneously.
C.
different melodies simultaneously.
D.
slight variants of the same melody simultaneously.
Question #2
A religious choral composition in English designed for congregational singing, though it could also be sung in the home or among friends, is called
A.
a psalm.
B.
an oratorio.
C.
a motet.
D.
an anthem.
Question #3
Where did William Billings live and work?
A.
Paris
B.
Boston
C.
Philadelphia
D.
London
Question #4
Billings adhered strictly to European compositional methods.
A.
TRUE
B.
FALSE
Question #5
Billings’s David’s Lamentation is complex and challenging to sing.
A.
FALSE
B.
TRUE
Question #6
Colonists in New England participated in congregational hymn singing.
A.
FALSE
B.
TRUE
Question #7
Conservative Puritan leaders
A.
All possible answers.
B.
fully embraced congregational polyphonic singing.
C.
believed polyphonic singing was scandalous.
D.
sponsored polyphonic singing schools.
Question #8
In what language is Billings’s David’s Lamentation sung?
A.
German
B.
Italian
C.
French
D.
English
Question #9
Singing schools in Colonial America began in the
A.
1720s.
B.
1620
C.
1420s.
D.
1520s.
Question #10
Sometimes Billings’s songs mixed sacred texts and political references.
A.
TRUE
B.
FALSE
Question #11
The intent of the process of lining-out was to create unison congregational singing.
A.
FALSE
B.
TRUE
Question #12
The practice of lining-out allowed singers who did not read music notation to participate in congregational music-making.
A.
TRUE
B.
FALSE
Question #13
The seventeenth-century system in which New England church leaders sang each line of a psalm and the congregation repeated it back is called
A.
lining-out.
B.
chant.
C.
syllabic.
D.
homophony.
Question #14
The text of David’s Lamentation recalls King David’s grief upon losing
A.
his cousin.
B.
his wife.
C.
his son Absalom.
D.
his brother.
Question #15
What is the form of Billings’s David’s Lamentation?
A.
A-B-A
B.
bar form
C.
A-A-B
D.
A-B-B
Question #16
What is the genre of Billings’s David’s Lamentation?
A.
anthem
B.
opera
C.
oratorio
D.
cantata
Question #17
What is the predominant texture of Billings’s David’s Lamentation?
A.
monophony
B.
homophony
C.
non-imitative polyphony
D.
imitative polyphony
Question #18
What system did the Puritans employ for singing psalms in church?
A.
shape-note
B.
lining-out
C.
heterophony
D.
da capo
Question #19
When many people are singing the same melody at the same time, but each singer is modifying the tune slightly, the resulting texture is known as
A.
heterophony.
B.
melismatic.
C.
homophony.
D.
polyphony.
Question #20
Which of the following are William Billings’s contributions to American music history?
A.
cultivating a tradition of American psalmody
B.
All possible answers.
C.
emphasizing the institutional importance of music
D.
contributing songs to the cause of independence from Great Britain
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