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

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