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.   African American artwork
C.   essays from The New Negro
D.   Langston Hughes’s poetry
Question #2
Still’s Suite for Violin and Piano contains how many movements?
A.   three
B.   one
C.   two
D.   four
Question #3
The third movement of Still’s Suite for Violin was inspired by
A.   The Weary Blues, by Langston Hughes.
B.   Gamin, a sculpture of a street-smart kid in Harlem, by Augusta Savage.
C.   African Dancer, a sculpture by Richmond Barthé.
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.   introspective and quiet
C.   somber and morose
D.   martial and grandiose
Question #5
The Harlem Renaissance
A.   funded major renovations to theaters in upper Manhattan.
B.   encouraged African Americans to embrace European traditions.
C.   was a cultural movement celebrating African American contributions.
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.   False
B.   True
Question #7
The Harlem Renaissance took place in the
A.   1820s and 30s.
B.   1880s and 90s.
C.   1950s and 60s.
D.   1920s and 30s.
Question #8
The version of Rhapsody in Blue most commonly performed today is scored for
A.   jazz trio.
B.   piano trio.
C.   big-band ensemble.
D.   piano and full orchestra.
Question #9
The opening of Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue begins with ________ played by the _________.
A.   bell-like sounds; celesta
B.   a glissando; clarinet
C.   a glissando; flute
D.   flutter-tonguing; flute
Question #10
Country Band March is arranged for
A.   small orchestra.
B.   choir and orchestra.
C.   jazz band.
D.   wind band.
Question #11
A leitmotif is a
A.   recurring melodic theme that carries specific meaning.
B.   Viking ship captain.
C.   continually repeated rhythm.
D.   nineteenth-century stage illumination.
Question #12
Which singer is also known as “Lady Day”?
A.   Judy Garland
B.   Bessie Smith
C.   “Big Mama” Thornton
D.   Billie Holiday
Question #13
Which is true of Schubert’s Elf-King?
A.   Schubert wrote it as a teenager.
B.   It is written in through-composed form.
C.   The text is by Goethe.
D.   All statements are true.
Question #14
Rigoletto, the title character in Verdi’s opera, is
A.   the Duke of Mantua.
B.   a young girl
C.   an assassin.
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.   parlor song
D.   partsong
Question #17
What vocal range is heard in this excerpt?
A.   soprano
B.   tenor
C.   contralto
D.   bass
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.   True
B.   False
Question #20
The twelve-tone method
A.   arranges the twelve chromatic pitches in a particular way, each carrying equal weight.
B.   is a style developed by twelve people.
C.   is the same as major and minor. 
D.   is a symphony with 12 sections

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