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Question #1
Identify the correct definition of "movement."
A.
A short, distinctive melodic figure that stands by itself.
B.
A large, independent section of a major instrumental work.
C.
The repeat of a piece demanded by an appreciative audience.
D.
The process whereby a performer plucks the strings of an instrument rather than bowing them.
E.
The orchestral ensemble that plays symphonies.
Question #2
A short, distinctive musical figure that can stand by itself, and often unifies entire compositions is a ______.
A.
chord
B.
motive
C.
crescendo
D.
pizzicato
E.
movement
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.
symphony orchestra
C.
concerto
D.
encore
E.
classical music
Question #4
Match the description with its term: Scale generally associated with positive emotions.
A.
modulation
B.
scale
C.
major scale
Question #5
Match the description with its term: Term that describes changing from one key to another within a composition.
A.
cadence
B.
syncopation
C.
modulation
Question #6
Match the description with its term: An arrangement of pitches that ascend and descend in a fixed unvarying pattern.
A.
scale
B.
syncopation
C.
major scale
Question #7
Match the description with its term: Portion of a musical phrase that leads to its last chord.
A.
major scale
B.
modulation
C.
cadence
Question #8
Match the description with its term: Term that describes placing an accent on a weak beat or between the beats.
A.
modulation
B.
syncopation
C.
cadence
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.
syncopation
B.
chromatic scale
C.
major scale
Question #10
What is the term for the emphasis or stress placed on a musical tone or chord?
A.
accent
B.
tempo
C.
beat
D.
allegro
E.
all of these
Question #11
The end of a chord progression is called a(n):
A.
canon
B.
accent
C.
timbre
D.
cadence
E.
modulation
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.
harmony
C.
chromaticism
D.
texture
E.
rhythm
Question #13
Dissonant chords add __________ to the music?
A.
peace and tranquility
B.
pleasure and security
C.
tension and anxiety
D.
rhythm
E.
nothing
Question #14
Which term is synonymous with "measure?"
A.
downbeat
B.
syncopation
C.
meter signature
D.
phrase
E.
bar
Question #15
The distance between two pitches in music is called a(n) __________.
A.
mode
B.
key
C.
interval
D.
motive
E.
tonality
Question #16
The term, referring to the organization of time in music, gives shape to the pitches of the melody.
A.
accent
B.
meter
C.
rhythm
D.
syncopation
E.
harmony
Question #17
Of the following, what is the term for a group of beats?
A.
measure
B.
consonance
C.
rhythm
D.
tempo
E.
meter signature
Question #18
What is the name for the central pitch around which melodies gravitate and on which they generally end?
A.
tonic
B.
consequent
C.
clef
D.
key
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.
arpeggio
B.
chromatic
C.
subdominant
D.
dominant
E.
polychord
Question #20
Identify the term that describes a harp sliding up or down the scale very rapidly.
A.
pizzicato
B.
mute
C.
glissando
D.
sforzando
Question #21
The term referring to the level of volume at which sounds are produced is:
A.
dynamics
B.
ostinato
C.
homophony
D.
crescendo
E.
texture
Question #22
The process whereby a performer plucks the strings of an instrument rather than bowing them is called __________.
A.
trill
B.
mute
C.
color
D.
glissando
E.
pizzicato
Question #23
What is the texture in which all the voices, or lines, move to new pitches at roughly the same time?
A.
polyphony
B.
homophony
C.
monophony
D.
strophic
E.
harmony
Question #24
Which answer best describes a "trill"?
A.
a rapid alternation of two neighboring pitches
B.
a sound with a definite, consistent pitch
C.
a distinctive motive that is sung or played in turn by each voice or instrumental line
D.
a chord consisting of three pitches and two intervals of a third
E.
a musical tremor produced on a string instrument by repeating the same pitch with quick up and down strokes of the bow
Question #25
________ describes the harmonious opposition of two or more independent musical lines.
A.
timbre
B.
ostinato
C.
cadenza
D.
counterpoint
E.
syncopation
Question #26
The concerto grosso and fugue are two of the principal instrumental genres of the __________ period.
A.
Renaissance
B.
Classical
C.
Impressionist
D.
Romantic
E.
Baroque
Question #27
In which style period did the symphony and string quartet first gain prominence as a compositional genre?
A.
Impressionist
B.
Classical
C.
Baroque
D.
Renaissance
E.
Romantic
Question #28
The eighteenth century straddled two style periods in music. These periods were the __________ and the __________.
A.
Romantic, Impressionist
B.
Classic, Romantic
C.
Baroque, Classic
D.
Renaissance, Impressionist
E.
Renaissance, Baroque
Question #29
Which list of composers is representative of the Baroque period?
A.
Bach, Handel, Pachelbel, Vivaldi
B.
Josquin, Palestrina, Byrd, Lasso, Weelkes
C.
Mozart Haydn, Beethoven, Shubert
D.
Berlioz, Chopin, Wagner, Brahms, Tchaikovsky
E.
Stravinsky, Schoenberg, Prokofiev, Copland
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.
Postmodern
B.
Impressionist
C.
Middle Ages
D.
Romantic
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.
Ellington
B.
Joplin
C.
Smith
D.
Gershwin
E.
Armstrong
Question #32
The section within a jazz band usually consisting of drums, double bass, piano, banjo, and/or guitar is known as the:
A.
scat
B.
riff
C.
break
D.
chorus
E.
rhythm section
Question #33
Which genre combines jazz styles with the idioms and forms of classical music?
A.
fusion
B.
postmodernism
C.
ragtime
D.
symphonic jazz
E.
swing
Question #34
Which trait is not characteristic of country music?
A.
originally sung by a solo voice or voice accompanied by a fiddle, dulcimer, or banjo
B.
melodies mostly melancholy ballades
C.
a rich variety of chromatic chords provide colorful accompaniment to the mournful texts
D.
texts tend to emphasize love and the disappointments of life
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.
Joplin
B.
Smith
C.
Parker
D.
Armstrong
E.
Davis
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.
Detroit
B.
New York City
C.
Chicago
D.
Denver
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.
Steven Sondheim
C.
Leonard Bernstein
D.
George Gershwin
E.
Aaron Copland
Question #39
Bernstein's musical, West Side Story, in an updated version of:
A.
Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet
B.
Dickens's A Tale of Two Cities
C.
Shakespeare's Hamlet
D.
Voltaire's Candide
E.
Chaucer's Canterbury Tales
Question #40
Who is widely considered one of the best film composers in the history of the genre?
A.
Leonard Bernstein
B.
John Williams
C.
George Gershwin
D.
Aaron Copland
E.
Steven Sondheim
Question #41
The Ramones, The Sex Pistols, and The Clash are examples of which type of rock movement?
A.
grunge
B.
doo-wop
C.
punk rock
D.
rap
E.
New Wave
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.
Jimi Hendrix
B.
Kurt Cobain
C.
Bob Dylan
D.
The Beatles
E.
Run DMC
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.
grunge
C.
rhythm and blues
D.
punk rock
E.
rap
Question #45
Which instrument typically plays a "power chord"?
A.
guitar
B.
horns
C.
drums
D.
piano
E.
synthesizer
Question #46
Which guitarist is considered one of the greatest figures of the early rock era?
A.
Jimi Hendrix
B.
Bob Dylan
C.
Elvis Presley
D.
Kurt Cobain
E.
Muddy Waters
Question #47
Bali is an island in the country of:
A.
Indonesia
B.
Tahiti
C.
Japan
D.
Correct!
E.
the Solomons
F.
Korea
Question #48
This concept in all the Japanese arts as well as Japanese religions emphasizes space, silence, meditation, and introspection.
A.
taiko
B.
noh
C.
ma
D.
kabuki
E.
shakuhachi
Question #49
The instrumental ensemble that is prevalent throughout Indonesia is:
A.
Gagaku
B.
all of these
C.
Klezmer
D.
the gamelan
E.
Mariachi
Question #50
Which aspect of Indian music is similar to, albeit more encompassing than, the Western concept of meter?
A.
raga
B.
interlocking style
C.
tala
D.
kebyar
E.
ma
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.
a verse of the Koran
B.
the tall tower of the mosque
C.
the call to prayer
D.
the cantor of the mosque
E.
the loudspeakers of the mosque
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.
dondon
B.
gongon
C.
grito
D.
conga
E.
timpani
Question #54
This type of dance became popular among middle-class residents of Rio during the 1950s.
A.
:0:mariachi
B.
:100:bossa nova
C.
:0:bolero
D.
:0:habanera
E.
:0:samba
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.
polychord
B.
all of these
C.
eleventh chord
D.
tone cluster
Question #56
What process is used to construct a disjunct melodic line by placing the next note up or down an octave?
A.
polyrhythm
B.
prepared piano
C.
octave displacement
D.
atonal music
E.
double counterpoint
Question #57
What weakened the traditional role of tonality in music?
A.
new chords like the ninth and eleventh chords
B.
tone clusters
C.
chromatic dissonance
D.
all of these
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.
Shostakovich
B.
Debussy
C.
Schoenberg
D.
Ives
E.
Varèse
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.
Stravinsky
C.
Schoenberg
D.
Ravel
E.
Copland
Question #60
Which statement accurately describes the Expressionist movement?
A.
pitch, dynamics, and rhythm are organized according to a predetermined and continually repeating pattern
B.
all of these
C.
angular melody and discontinuous rhythm parallel the visual style of dislocating an object's true form into geometrical blocks and planes
D.
characterized by the incessant repetition of brief motives
E.
the reality of an object is replaced by the emotion it generates in the artist; it emphasizes the emotional states of anxiety and fear
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.
Stravinsky
B.
Ives
C.
Zwilich
D.
Cage
E.
Bartök
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.
TRUE
B.
FALSE
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.
Lee
C.
Bernstein
D.
Chu
E.
Tan
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.
Expressionism
B.
chance music
C.
Minimalism
D.
Cubism
E.
twelve-tone composition
Question #65
Which composition uses musique concrète?
A.
Marco Polo
B.
Poème électronique
C.
Short Ride in a Fast Machine
D.
4'33"
E.
Concerto Grosso 1985
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