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Question #1
Identify the correct definition of "movement."
A.
The orchestral ensemble that plays symphonies.
B.
A short, distinctive melodic figure that stands by itself.
C.
A large, independent section of a major instrumental work.
D.
The repeat of a piece demanded by an appreciative audience.
E.
The process whereby a performer plucks the strings of an instrument rather than bowing them.
Question #2
A short, distinctive musical figure that can stand by itself, and often unifies entire compositions is a ______.
A.
movement
B.
crescendo
C.
chord
D.
pizzicato
E.
motive
Question #3
Which genre of composition is a one-movement work for orchestra that tries to capture in music the emotions and events associated with a story, play, or personal experience?
A.
tone poem
B.
encore
C.
symphony orchestra
D.
classical music
E.
concerto
Question #4
Match the description with its term: Scale generally associated with positive emotions.
A.
major scale
B.
modulation
C.
scale
Question #5
Match the description with its term: Term that describes changing from one key to another within a composition.
A.
syncopation
B.
cadence
C.
modulation
Question #6
Match the description with its term: An arrangement of pitches that ascend and descend in a fixed unvarying pattern.
A.
major scale
B.
syncopation
C.
scale
Question #7
Match the description with its term: Portion of a musical phrase that leads to its last chord.
A.
cadence
B.
modulation
C.
major scale
Question #8
Match the description with its term: Term that describes placing an accent on a weak beat or between the beats.
A.
cadence
B.
modulation
C.
syncopation
Question #9
Match the description with its term: Derived from the Greek word for "color," it describes a scale that utilizes all twelve notes contained within the octave.
A.
major scale
B.
syncopation
C.
chromatic scale
Question #10
What is the term for the emphasis or stress placed on a musical tone or chord?
A.
allegro
B.
all of these
C.
accent
D.
tempo
E.
beat
Question #11
The end of a chord progression is called a(n):
A.
cadence
B.
timbre
C.
modulation
D.
canon
E.
accent
Question #12
The element that adds depth and dimension to music as well as providing support and accompaniment to the melody is __________.
A.
color
B.
rhythm
C.
chromaticism
D.
texture
E.
harmony
Question #13
Dissonant chords add __________ to the music?
A.
peace and tranquility
B.
rhythm
C.
pleasure and security
D.
nothing
E.
tension and anxiety
Question #14
Which term is synonymous with "measure?"
A.
bar
B.
syncopation
C.
meter signature
D.
downbeat
E.
phrase
Question #15
The distance between two pitches in music is called a(n) __________.
A.
motive
B.
tonality
C.
key
D.
interval
E.
mode
Question #16
The term, referring to the organization of time in music, gives shape to the pitches of the melody.
A.
rhythm
B.
syncopation
C.
harmony
D.
meter
E.
accent
Question #17
Of the following, what is the term for a group of beats?
A.
consonance
B.
measure
C.
rhythm
D.
meter signature
E.
tempo
Question #18
What is the name for the central pitch around which melodies gravitate and on which they generally end?
A.
clef
B.
tonic
C.
key
D.
consequent
E.
phrase
Question #19
Which chord tends to move to the tonic at the end of musical phrases, helping create the strong effect of a cadence?
A.
subdominant
B.
chromatic
C.
arpeggio
D.
dominant
E.
polychord
Question #20
Identify the term that describes a harp sliding up or down the scale very rapidly.
A.
sforzando
B.
mute
C.
pizzicato
D.
glissando
Question #21
The term referring to the level of volume at which sounds are produced is:
A.
ostinato
B.
crescendo
C.
texture
D.
homophony
E.
dynamics
Question #22
The process whereby a performer plucks the strings of an instrument rather than bowing them is called __________.
A.
color
B.
mute
C.
trill
D.
pizzicato
E.
glissando
Question #23
What is the texture in which all the voices, or lines, move to new pitches at roughly the same time?
A.
strophic
B.
polyphony
C.
harmony
D.
monophony
E.
homophony
Question #24
Which answer best describes a "trill"?
A.
a distinctive motive that is sung or played in turn by each voice or instrumental line
B.
a musical tremor produced on a string instrument by repeating the same pitch with quick up and down strokes of the bow
C.
a chord consisting of three pitches and two intervals of a third
D.
a sound with a definite, consistent pitch
E.
a rapid alternation of two neighboring pitches
Question #25
________ describes the harmonious opposition of two or more independent musical lines.
A.
cadenza
B.
timbre
C.
counterpoint
D.
syncopation
E.
ostinato
Question #26
The concerto grosso and fugue are two of the principal instrumental genres of the __________ period.
A.
Impressionist
B.
Baroque
C.
Classical
D.
Romantic
E.
Renaissance
Question #27
In which style period did the symphony and string quartet first gain prominence as a compositional genre?
A.
Baroque
B.
Impressionist
C.
Romantic
D.
Renaissance
E.
Classical
Question #28
The eighteenth century straddled two style periods in music. These periods were the __________ and the __________.
A.
Renaissance, Impressionist
B.
Renaissance, Baroque
C.
Classic, Romantic
D.
Baroque, Classic
E.
Romantic, Impressionist
Question #29
Which list of composers is representative of the Baroque period?
A.
Berlioz, Chopin, Wagner, Brahms, Tchaikovsky
B.
Stravinsky, Schoenberg, Prokofiev, Copland
C.
Mozart Haydn, Beethoven, Shubert
D.
Bach, Handel, Pachelbel, Vivaldi
E.
Josquin, Palestrina, Byrd, Lasso, Weelkes
Question #30
Which style period is distinctive in that it has no common genres? Each work of art creates a genre unique to itself.
A.
Middle Ages
B.
Postmodern
C.
Romantic
D.
Impressionist
E.
Modern
Question #31
Known as the "King of Ragtime," this son of a former slave acquired a solid grounding in classical music while earning a living playing in bars around St. Louis, Missouri. He composed many popular rags, and eventually moved to New York where he composed a rag-oriented opera.
A.
Armstrong
B.
Ellington
C.
Gershwin
D.
Joplin
E.
Smith
Question #32
The section within a jazz band usually consisting of drums, double bass, piano, banjo, and/or guitar is known as the:
A.
chorus
B.
riff
C.
break
D.
scat
E.
rhythm section
Question #33
Which genre combines jazz styles with the idioms and forms of classical music?
A.
swing
B.
ragtime
C.
postmodernism
D.
symphonic jazz
E.
fusion
Question #34
Which trait is not characteristic of country music?
A.
texts tend to emphasize love and the disappointments of life
B.
a rich variety of chromatic chords provide colorful accompaniment to the mournful texts
C.
originally sung by a solo voice or voice accompanied by a fiddle, dulcimer, or banjo
D.
melodies mostly melancholy ballades
Question #35
The most gifted of the bebop artists, his playing style changed the history of Jazz. He rose to the top of his profession through extraordinary talent and hard work, collaborated on many recordings with Thelonious Monk and Dizzy Gillespie, but alienated his associates and disregarded his audience.
A.
Armstrong
B.
Joplin
C.
Davis
D.
Smith
E.
Parker
Question #36
Bebop musicians wanted to emphasize improvisation by the performer rather than composition by the arranger.
A.
TRUE
B.
FALSE
Question #37
Tin Pan Alley was located in:
A.
Denver
B.
Detroit
C.
New York City
D.
Chicago
E.
New Orleans
Question #38
This composer, who studied with the Broadway legend Oscar Hammerstein II as well as the twelve-tone composer Milton Babbitt, is widely credited with raising the quality of American musical theater in the late twentieth century by seamlessly bringing together serious musical techniques with his own pithy style of poetry.
A.
John Williams
B.
George Gershwin
C.
Leonard Bernstein
D.
Steven Sondheim
E.
Aaron Copland
Question #39
Bernstein's musical, West Side Story, in an updated version of:
A.
Shakespeare's Hamlet
B.
Chaucer's Canterbury Tales
C.
Voltaire's Candide
D.
Dickens's A Tale of Two Cities
E.
Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet
Question #40
Who is widely considered one of the best film composers in the history of the genre?
A.
George Gershwin
B.
Steven Sondheim
C.
Aaron Copland
D.
John Williams
E.
Leonard Bernstein
Question #41
The Ramones, The Sex Pistols, and The Clash are examples of which type of rock movement?
A.
New Wave
B.
doo-wop
C.
punk rock
D.
grunge
E.
rap
Question #42
Which artist, known as the "Godfather of Soul," invented funk?
A.
Michael Jackson
B.
James Brown
C.
Berry Gordy
D.
Ray Charles
E.
John Lennon
Question #43
Who paved the way for experimentation both in songwriting and in studio recording, invented the concept album, and released a film that is considered the first modern music video?
A.
Bob Dylan
B.
Run DMC
C.
Kurt Cobain
D.
The Beatles
E.
Jimi Hendrix
Question #44
Which movement emerged as an alternative to the mechanistic music and synthetic clothing of the disco craze as well as the highly produced, overly orchestrated arena rock on the other?
A.
all of these
B.
punk rock
C.
rap
D.
grunge
E.
rhythm and blues
Question #45
Which instrument typically plays a "power chord"?
A.
synthesizer
B.
guitar
C.
piano
D.
horns
E.
drums
Question #46
A.
Muddy Waters
B.
Kurt Cobain
C.
Jimi Hendrix
D.
Bob Dylan
E.
Elvis Presley
Question #47
Bali is an island in the country of:
A.
Japan
B.
Korea
C.
Indonesia
D.
Correct!
E.
Tahiti
F.
the Solomons
Question #48
This concept in all the Japanese arts as well as Japanese religions emphasizes space, silence, meditation, and introspection.
A.
taiko
B.
ma
C.
kabuki
D.
noh
E.
shakuhachi
Question #49
The instrumental ensemble that is prevalent throughout Indonesia is:
A.
Mariachi
B.
the gamelan
C.
Gagaku
D.
Klezmer
E.
all of these
Question #50
Which aspect of Indian music is similar to, albeit more encompassing than, the Western concept of meter?
A.
raga
B.
kebyar
C.
interlocking style
D.
ma
E.
tala
Question #51
A gamelan is made up of different instruments, and like the Western orchestra, is dominated by strings and wind instruments.
A.
TRUE
B.
FALSE
Question #52
What is a minaret?
A.
the tall tower of the mosque
B.
the loudspeakers of the mosque
C.
the cantor of the mosque
D.
the call to prayer
E.
a verse of the Koran
Question #53
Which drum from Ghana, Africa is known as a talking drum, because performers can alter the pitch of the instrument, thereby mimicking the inflections of speech.
A.
grito
B.
dondon
C.
gongon
D.
conga
E.
timpani
Question #54
This type of dance became popular among middle-class residents of Rio during the 1950s.
A.
:0:samba
B.
:100:bossa nova
C.
:0:habanera
D.
:0:mariachi
E.
:0:bolero
Question #55
What is the term that describes when a pianist plays—usually with a fist or forearm—a dissonant sounding of several pitches, each only a half step away from the other, in a densely packed chord?
A.
all of these
B.
polychord
C.
tone cluster
D.
eleventh chord
Question #56
What process is used to construct a disjunct melodic line by placing the next note up or down an octave?
A.
prepared piano
B.
atonal music
C.
polyrhythm
D.
double counterpoint
E.
octave displacement
Question #57
What weakened the traditional role of tonality in music?
A.
all of these
B.
new chords like the ninth and eleventh chords
C.
tone clusters
D.
chromatic dissonance
Question #58
By 1923 this composer developed a new way of writing music known as twelve-tone composition. It solved the problem of formal anarchy in totally chromatic music by providing a method that created musical unity among pitches that were equal in significance.
A.
Schoenberg
B.
Debussy
C.
Shostakovich
D.
Varèse
E.
Ives
Question #59
As a young man, this composer came to the attention of Sergei Diaghilev, who made him the principal composer of the Ballets russe. His three most important ballets, The Firebird, Petrushka, and The Rite of Spring brought him international fame.
A.
Debussy
B.
Ravel
C.
Stravinsky
D.
Copland
E.
Schoenberg
Question #60
Which statement accurately describes the Expressionist movement?
A.
angular melody and discontinuous rhythm parallel the visual style of dislocating an object's true form into geometrical blocks and planes
B.
all of these
C.
the reality of an object is replaced by the emotion it generates in the artist; it emphasizes the emotional states of anxiety and fear
D.
characterized by the incessant repetition of brief motives
E.
pitch, dynamics, and rhythm are organized according to a predetermined and continually repeating pattern
Question #61
Profoundly influenced by folk music, he traveled throughout Eastern Europe and parts of North Africa using Edison's newly invented recording machine to capture peasant music. His mind became saturated with driving rhythms, odd-number meters, and unusual scales of folk music.
A.
Ives
B.
Stravinsky
C.
Cage
D.
Bartök
E.
Zwilich
Question #62
Quarter-tone music consists of sounds in which the smallest interval is not the chromatic half step, but half of a half step.
A.
FALSE
B.
TRUE
Question #63
Born in China, this composer was raised in a rural environment full of music, magic, and ritual. Sent to a commune during the Cultural Revolution, his job was to plant rice, but he was later summoned to play and arrange music for a provincial opera company.
A.
Varèse
B.
Tan
C.
Lee
D.
Bernstein
E.
Chu
Question #64
This style of modern music takes a very small amount of musical material and repeats it over and over to form a composition.
A.
twelve-tone composition
B.
Cubism
C.
chance music
D.
Minimalism
E.
Expressionism
Question #65
Which composition uses musique concrète?
A.
Concerto Grosso 1985
B.
4'33"
C.
Poème électronique
D.
Short Ride in a Fast Machine
E.
Marco Polo
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