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.   four
C.   three
D.   two
Question #3
The third movement of Still’s Suite for Violin was inspired by
A.   The Weary Blues, by Langston Hughes.
B.   Mother and Child, a chalk on paper drawing by Sargent Johnson.
C.   African Dancer, a sculpture by Richmond Barthé.
D.   Gamin, a sculpture of a street-smart kid in Harlem, by Augusta Savage.
Question #4
Which describes the mood of this piece?
A.   introspective and quiet
B.   martial and grandiose
C.   playful and humorous
D.   somber and morose
Question #5
The Harlem Renaissance
A.   was a cultural movement celebrating African American contributions.
B.   was inspired by fifteenth-century artists and composers.
C.   funded major renovations to theaters in upper Manhattan.
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.   True
B.   False
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.   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.   a glissando; clarinet
B.   bell-like sounds; celesta
C.   a glissando; flute
D.   flutter-tonguing; flute
Question #10
Country Band March is arranged for
A.   small orchestra.
B.   choir and orchestra.
C.   wind band.
D.   jazz 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.   Bessie Smith
B.   Billie Holiday
C.   Judy Garland
D.   “Big Mama” Thornton
Question #13
Which is true of Schubert’s Elf-King?
A.   The text is by Goethe.
B.   All statements are true.
C.   It is written in through-composed form.
D.   Schubert wrote it as a teenager.
Question #14
Rigoletto, the title character in Verdi’s opera, is
A.   an assassin.
B.   the Duke of Mantua.
C.   a young girl
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.   Lieder
B.   opera
C.   parlor song
D.   partsong
Question #17
What vocal range is heard in this excerpt?
A.   tenor
B.   soprano
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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