Music 120 - Music Appreciation » Fall 2022 » Midterm 3

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Question #1
What was William Grant Still’s source of inspiration for his Suite for Violin and Piano?
A.   spirituals
B.   Langston Hughes’s poetry
C.   African American artwork
D.   essays from The New Negro
Question #2
Still’s Suite for Violin and Piano contains how many movements?
A.   three
B.   four
C.   two
D.   one
Question #3
The third movement of Still’s Suite for Violin was inspired by
A.   Gamin, a sculpture of a street-smart kid in Harlem, by Augusta Savage.
B.   African Dancer, a sculpture by Richmond Barthé.
C.   The Weary Blues, by Langston Hughes.
D.   Mother and Child, a chalk on paper drawing by Sargent Johnson.
Question #4
Which describes the mood of this piece?
A.   playful and humorous
B.   somber and morose
C.   introspective and quiet
D.   martial and grandiose
Question #5
The Harlem Renaissance
A.   funded major renovations to theaters in upper Manhattan.
B.   was a cultural movement celebrating African American contributions.
C.   encouraged African Americans to embrace European traditions.
D.   was inspired by fifteenth-century artists and composers.
Question #6
William Grant Still’s Afro-American Symphony was the first symphony by an African American composer to be performed by a major American orchestra.
A.   True
B.   False
Question #7
The Harlem Renaissance took place in the
A.   1920s and 30s.
B.   1820s and 30s.
C.   1950s and 60s.
D.   1880s and 90s.
Question #8
The version of Rhapsody in Blue most commonly performed today is scored for
A.   piano and full orchestra.
B.   jazz trio.
C.   piano trio.
D.   big-band ensemble.
Question #9
The opening of Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue begins with ________ played by the _________.
A.   bell-like sounds; celesta
B.   flutter-tonguing; flute
C.   a glissando; clarinet
D.   a glissando; flute
Question #10
Country Band March is arranged for
A.   jazz band.
B.   wind band.
C.   small orchestra.
D.   choir and orchestra.
Question #11
A leitmotif is a
A.   Viking ship captain.
B.   recurring melodic theme that carries specific meaning.
C.   nineteenth-century stage illumination.
D.   continually repeated rhythm.
Question #12
Which singer is also known as “Lady Day”?
A.   Billie Holiday
B.   Judy Garland
C.   “Big Mama” Thornton
D.   Bessie Smith
Question #13
Which is true of Schubert’s Elf-King?
A.   Schubert wrote it as a teenager.
B.   All statements are true.
C.   The text is by Goethe.
D.   It is written in through-composed form.
Question #14
Rigoletto, the title character in Verdi’s opera, is
A.   a young girl
B.   an assassin.
C.   the Duke of Mantua.
D.   a court jester.
Question #15
Music lacking any literary or pictorial association is called
A.   chamber music.
B.   incidental music.
C.   program music.
D.   absolute music.
Question #16
What is the genre of Madame Butterfly?
A.   opera
B.   Lieder
C.   partsong
D.   parlor song
Question #17
What vocal range is heard in this excerpt?
A.   tenor
B.   bass
C.   soprano
D.   contralto
Question #18
The singing of spirituals offered the enslaved community a sense of solidarity.
A.   True
B.   False
Question #19
Tchaikovsky struggled with attacks of depression.
A.   False
B.   True
Question #20
The twelve-tone method
A.   is a symphony with 12 sections
B.   is a style developed by twelve people.
C.   arranges the twelve chromatic pitches in a particular way, each carrying equal weight.
D.   is the same as major and minor. 

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