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.   Langston Hughes’s poetry
B.   essays from The New Negro
C.   spirituals
D.   African American artwork
Question #2
Still’s Suite for Violin and Piano contains how many movements?
A.   two
B.   one
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.   Gamin, a sculpture of a street-smart kid in Harlem, by Augusta Savage.
D.   Mother and Child, a chalk on paper drawing by Sargent Johnson.
Question #4
Which describes the mood of this piece?
A.   martial and grandiose
B.   playful and humorous
C.   somber and morose
D.   introspective and quiet
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.   True
B.   False
Question #7
The Harlem Renaissance took place in the
A.   1820s and 30s.
B.   1920s 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.   jazz trio.
B.   piano and full orchestra.
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; flute
D.   a glissando; clarinet
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.   Viking ship captain.
B.   continually repeated rhythm.
C.   recurring melodic theme that carries specific meaning.
D.   nineteenth-century stage illumination.
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.   The text is by Goethe.
C.   Schubert wrote it as a teenager.
D.   It is written in through-composed form.
Question #14
Rigoletto, the title character in Verdi’s opera, is
A.   the Duke of Mantua.
B.   an assassin.
C.   a court jester.
D.   a young girl
Question #15
Music lacking any literary or pictorial association is called
A.   program music.
B.   absolute music.
C.   chamber music.
D.   incidental 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.   bass
B.   contralto
C.   soprano
D.   tenor
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.   False
B.   True
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 a symphony with 12 sections
D.   is the same as major and minor. 

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