Music 120 - Music Appreciation » Fall 2019 » Quiz 38

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Question #1
"Popular" and "classical" music traditions in the nineteenth century were
A.   performed for separate audiences.
B.   encountered in the same spaces, but performed separately.
C.   encountered in the same spaces and performed by the same ensembles.
Question #2
Stephen Foster gained public recognition as a singer.
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #3
Foster’s Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair is primarily composed in what texture?
A.   heterophonic
B.   polyphonic
C.   monophonic
D.   homophonic
Question #4
Foster’s My Old Kentucky Home was inspired by
A.   his family’s property in Kentucky.
B.   his extensive visits to the American South.
C.   the Kentucky Derby.
D.   Harriet Beecher Stowe’s Uncle Tom’s Cabin.
Question #5
From what type of songs did Foster earn the majority of his income?
A.   parlor songs
B.   ballads and love songs
C.   opera arias
D.   plantation songs
Question #6
Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair is a(n)
A.   parlor song.
B.   Italian air.
C.   plantation song.
D.   Lied.
Question #7
Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair is performed by
A.   barbershop quartet.
B.   a cappella choir.
C.   solo voice.
D.   solo voice and piano.
Question #8
Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair is sung in what language?
A.   German
B.   Italian
C.   English
D.   French
Question #9
Foster’s song Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair
A.   was written for his daughter.
B.   was a wedding gift for his new bride Jeanie.
C.   was written after separating from his wife.
D.   was written for his mistress.
Question #10
Like many of Foster’s songs, Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair is
A.   in strophic form.
B.   in sonata-allegro form.
C.   through-composed.
D.   in modified strophic form.
Question #11
Music that belongs to the "people" and that has brought great financial profit is considered
A.   "popular."
B.   All possible answers.
C.   "classical."
D.   "high brow."
Question #12
Nineteenth-century parlor music in the United States was written to be accessible to amateurs.
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
Question #13
Parlor songs were written
A.   to be accessible to amateur performers in a middle-class home.
B.   for European concert tours.
C.   for the concert stage.
D.   for minstrel shows.
Question #14
European immigrants imported cultivated repertoires to the Americas.
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
Question #15
Stephen Foster blended vernacular American spirit and the European art tradition in his
A.   liturgical songs.
B.   early folk operas.
C.   parlor songs.
D.   song cycles.
Question #16
There was a clear split between classical and popular music in the early nineteenth century.
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #17
What do Camptown Races and Old Folks at Home have in common?
A.   They were idealized visions of the North.
B.   They weren’t popular with audiences until the twentieth century.
C.   They were written by George Christy.
D.   They were written for or incorporated into minstrel shows.
Question #18
What were the effects of minstrelsy on American culture?
A.   It allowed slaves to get paid for their work.
B.   It shaped stereotyping of African American culture well into the twentieth century.
C.   There was no effect.
D.   It constantly reminded audiences of the greatness of African American culture.
Question #19
Which of the following was a type of racially-charged theatrical variety show in the United States in the nineteenth century?
A.   minstrel show
B.   Victorian burlesque
C.   Museum of Oddities
D.   circus exhibition
Question #20
Which statement is NOT true?
A.   Anglo-American immigrants fantasized about the ideal Old Country of their grandparents.
B.   Anglo-American immigrants helped popularize "folk songs."
C.   Anglo-American immigrants listened mostly to Italian opera.
D.   Anglo-American immigrants were nostalgic for the Old Country.

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