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.   African American artwork
B.   spirituals
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.   four
C.   two
D.   one
Question #3
The third movement of Still’s Suite for Violin was inspired by
A.   Mother and Child, a chalk on paper drawing by Sargent Johnson.
B.   Gamin, a sculpture of a street-smart kid in Harlem, by Augusta Savage.
C.   African Dancer, a sculpture by Richmond Barthé.
D.   The Weary Blues, by Langston Hughes.
Question #4
Which describes the mood of this piece?
A.   introspective and quiet
B.   playful and humorous
C.   somber and morose
D.   martial and grandiose
Question #5
The Harlem Renaissance
A.   funded major renovations to theaters in upper Manhattan.
B.   was inspired by fifteenth-century artists and composers.
C.   was a cultural movement celebrating African American contributions.
D.   encouraged African Americans to embrace European traditions.
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.   1880s and 90s.
B.   1950s and 60s.
C.   1820s and 30s.
D.   1920s and 30s.
Question #8
The version of Rhapsody in Blue most commonly performed today is scored for
A.   big-band ensemble.
B.   piano trio.
C.   jazz trio.
D.   piano and full orchestra.
Question #9
The opening of Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue begins with ________ played by the _________.
A.   a glissando; flute
B.   a glissando; clarinet
C.   bell-like sounds; celesta
D.   flutter-tonguing; 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.   continually repeated rhythm.
C.   nineteenth-century stage illumination.
D.   recurring melodic theme that carries specific meaning.
Question #12
Which singer is also known as “Lady Day”?
A.   “Big Mama” Thornton
B.   Bessie Smith
C.   Judy Garland
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.   All statements are true.
D.   The text is by Goethe.
Question #14
Rigoletto, the title character in Verdi’s opera, is
A.   the Duke of Mantua.
B.   a young girl
C.   a court jester.
D.   an assassin.
Question #15
Music lacking any literary or pictorial association is called
A.   program music.
B.   incidental music.
C.   absolute music.
D.   chamber music.
Question #16
What is the genre of Madame Butterfly?
A.   Lieder
B.   parlor song
C.   partsong
D.   opera
Question #17
What vocal range is heard in this excerpt?
A.   soprano
B.   tenor
C.   bass
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.   True
B.   False
Question #20
The twelve-tone method
A.   is the same as major and minor. 
B.   arranges the twelve chromatic pitches in a particular way, each carrying equal weight.
C.   is a style developed by twelve people.
D.   is a symphony with 12 sections

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