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.   essays from The New Negro
C.   Langston Hughes’s poetry
D.   African American artwork
Question #2
Still’s Suite for Violin and Piano contains how many movements?
A.   two
B.   three
C.   one
D.   four
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.   somber and morose
C.   martial and grandiose
D.   playful and humorous
Question #5
The Harlem Renaissance
A.   encouraged African Americans to embrace European traditions.
B.   was inspired by fifteenth-century artists and composers.
C.   funded major renovations to theaters in upper Manhattan.
D.   was a cultural movement celebrating African American contributions.
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.   1880s and 90s.
D.   1950s and 60s.
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.   bell-like sounds; celesta
B.   a glissando; flute
C.   a glissando; clarinet
D.   flutter-tonguing; flute
Question #10
Country Band March is arranged for
A.   small orchestra.
B.   jazz band.
C.   choir and 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.   Bessie Smith
B.   “Big Mama” Thornton
C.   Judy Garland
D.   Billie Holiday
Question #13
Which is true of Schubert’s Elf-King?
A.   The text is by Goethe.
B.   It is written in through-composed form.
C.   Schubert wrote it as a teenager.
D.   All statements are true.
Question #14
Rigoletto, the title character in Verdi’s opera, is
A.   the Duke of Mantua.
B.   a court jester.
C.   an assassin.
D.   a young girl
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.   partsong
B.   Lieder
C.   opera
D.   parlor song
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.   False
B.   True
Question #20
The twelve-tone method
A.   is a symphony with 12 sections
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 style developed by twelve people.

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