007524RR Music Appreciation Final Exam
007524RR Music Appreciation Final
Exam
1. The result of the fusion of a distinctive rhythm and timbre and the 12-bar blues form was
A. jazz.
B. reggae.
C. rock 'n' roll.
D. hip hop.
2. The term ritornello principle plays a huge part in a
A. sonata.
B. concerto grosso.
C. suite.
D. virtuoso cadenza.
3. Call-and-response form is often used in _______ music.
A. Jewish
B. Chinese
C. Indian
D. Bahamian
4. An example of African American syncretism is
A. treble singing.
B. rhyme singing.
C. a capella chorale.
D. call-and-response.
5. Which one of the following is an example of an oratorio?
A. Messiah
B. The Four Seasons
C. Cantata no. 97
D. Coronaton of Poppea
6. A synthesis of Chinese musical elements and European-American idioms is found in
A. Tan Dun's "Farewell."
B. The Reunion.
C. Cherry Blossom.
D. Glass's etudes.
7. Another word for the "color" of music is
A. tone.
B. texture.
C. dynamics.
D. timbre.
8. Dylan says that the conga and cachiche are non-pitched instruments. Lyla says that the cowbell and cymbal are non-pitched instruments. Who is correct?
A. Only Dylan is correct.
B. Both Dylan and Lyla are correct.
C. Neither Dylan nor Lyla is correct.
D. Only Lyla is correct.
9. Henri wants to indicate in the musical score that all the instruments should play. What word will he write in the score?
A. All
B. Coda
C. Da Capo
D. Tutti
10. Which composer was commemorated through a series of enormous concerts in Westminster Abbey that went on to become an annual festival until 1791?
A. Haydn
B. Mozart
C. Bach
D. Handel
11. The third movement of the sonata form is referred to as the
A. finale.
B. variation.
C. recapitulaton.
D. cadenza.
12. The estampie and the saltarello are two forms of
A. medieval dances.
B. syllabic text-setting.
C. Italian musical instruments.
D. African musical instruments.
13. A repeated musical pattern in a composition is called a/an
A. kebyar.
B. monotone.
C. homorhythm.
D. ostinato.
14. A/An _______ is an unstaged opera on a sacred topic.
A. chorus
B. oratorio
C. cantata
D. coronation
15. Which instrument is part of a piano trio?
A. viola.
B. harp.
C. violin.
D. flute.
16. Every mass political movement since the _______ has had its songs.
A. French Revolution of 1789
B. Renaissance
C. Civil War
D. Revolutionary War
17. Which composer drew heavily on northern European mythology, including many of the same sources used by J. R. R. Tolkien in his Lord of the Rings?
A. Berlioz
B. Vivaldi
C. Verdi
D. Wagner
18. The third movement of a symphony is usually written in _______ form.
A. ABC
B. ABCA
C. ABCD
D. ABA
19. Bach's Cantata no. 140 is an intricate reconstruction of a
A. well-known hymn.
B. Baroque operetta.
C. popular ballet tune.
D. patriotic song.
20. Word painting is a technique commonly used by composers of
A. program music.
B. suites.
C. plainsong.
D. madrigals.
21. When both instruments play the same notes together, in unison, that is called
A. monophony.
B. heterophony.
C. homophony.
D. polyphony.
22. When we hear three or more notes played simultaneously, we're hearing a
A. melody
B. monophonic line.
C. polyphonic texture.
D. chord.
23. Eldon says that Berry Gordy founded Motown records to produce big band recording artists. Will says that Gordy founded Motown to produce R&B musicians. Who is correct?
A. Neither Eldon nor Will is correct.
B. Only Eldon is correct.
C. Only Will is correct.
D. Both Eldon and Will are correct.
24. _______ is designed for performance in an intimate setting.
A. Chamber music
B. Opera buffa
C. Opera seria
D. Symphony
25. Dido and Aeneas is an example of _______ opera.
A. Greek
B. Italian
C. Romantic
D. Baroque
26. The repetition (AA), variation (AA'), and contrast (AB) of a piece of music are all part of the music's
A. texture.
B. genre.
C. timbre.
D. form.
27. The dactylic meter of poetry corresponds to the _______ in music.
A. duple meter
B. bar form
C. measure
D. triple meter
28. Who wrote The Nutcracker?
A. Pyotr Tchaikovsky
B. Alexandr Pushkin
C. Felix Mendelssohn
D. Boris Gudonov
29. Opera took hold in England in the _______ century.
A. late nineteenth
B. early nineteenth
C. eighteenth
D. seventeenth
30. The _______ is the middle part of the sonata form.
A. recapitulation
B. coda
C. development
D. exposition
31. In the 1920s, Schoenberg developed the new system for organizing music called
A. monodrama.
B. atonal closure.
C. 12-bar blues.
D. 12-tone composition.
1. The result of the fusion of a distinctive rhythm and timbre and the 12-bar blues form was
A. jazz.
B. reggae.
C. rock 'n' roll.
D. hip hop.
2. The term ritornello principle plays a huge part in a
A. sonata.
B. concerto grosso.
C. suite.
D. virtuoso cadenza.
3. Call-and-response form is often used in _______ music.
A. Jewish
B. Chinese
C. Indian
D. Bahamian
4. An example of African American syncretism is
A. treble singing.
B. rhyme singing.
C. a capella chorale.
D. call-and-response.
5. Which one of the following is an example of an oratorio?
A. Messiah
B. The Four Seasons
C. Cantata no. 97
D. Coronaton of Poppea
6. A synthesis of Chinese musical elements and European-American idioms is found in
A. Tan Dun's "Farewell."
B. The Reunion.
C. Cherry Blossom.
D. Glass's etudes.
7. Another word for the "color" of music is
A. tone.
B. texture.
C. dynamics.
D. timbre.
8. Dylan says that the conga and cachiche are non-pitched instruments. Lyla says that the cowbell and cymbal are non-pitched instruments. Who is correct?
A. Only Dylan is correct.
B. Both Dylan and Lyla are correct.
C. Neither Dylan nor Lyla is correct.
D. Only Lyla is correct.
9. Henri wants to indicate in the musical score that all the instruments should play. What word will he write in the score?
A. All
B. Coda
C. Da Capo
D. Tutti
10. Which composer was commemorated through a series of enormous concerts in Westminster Abbey that went on to become an annual festival until 1791?
A. Haydn
B. Mozart
C. Bach
D. Handel
11. The third movement of the sonata form is referred to as the
A. finale.
B. variation.
C. recapitulaton.
D. cadenza.
12. The estampie and the saltarello are two forms of
A. medieval dances.
B. syllabic text-setting.
C. Italian musical instruments.
D. African musical instruments.
13. A repeated musical pattern in a composition is called a/an
A. kebyar.
B. monotone.
C. homorhythm.
D. ostinato.
14. A/An _______ is an unstaged opera on a sacred topic.
A. chorus
B. oratorio
C. cantata
D. coronation
15. Which instrument is part of a piano trio?
A. viola.
B. harp.
C. violin.
D. flute.
16. Every mass political movement since the _______ has had its songs.
A. French Revolution of 1789
B. Renaissance
C. Civil War
D. Revolutionary War
17. Which composer drew heavily on northern European mythology, including many of the same sources used by J. R. R. Tolkien in his Lord of the Rings?
A. Berlioz
B. Vivaldi
C. Verdi
D. Wagner
18. The third movement of a symphony is usually written in _______ form.
A. ABC
B. ABCA
C. ABCD
D. ABA
19. Bach's Cantata no. 140 is an intricate reconstruction of a
A. well-known hymn.
B. Baroque operetta.
C. popular ballet tune.
D. patriotic song.
20. Word painting is a technique commonly used by composers of
A. program music.
B. suites.
C. plainsong.
D. madrigals.
21. When both instruments play the same notes together, in unison, that is called
A. monophony.
B. heterophony.
C. homophony.
D. polyphony.
22. When we hear three or more notes played simultaneously, we're hearing a
A. melody
B. monophonic line.
C. polyphonic texture.
D. chord.
23. Eldon says that Berry Gordy founded Motown records to produce big band recording artists. Will says that Gordy founded Motown to produce R&B musicians. Who is correct?
A. Neither Eldon nor Will is correct.
B. Only Eldon is correct.
C. Only Will is correct.
D. Both Eldon and Will are correct.
24. _______ is designed for performance in an intimate setting.
A. Chamber music
B. Opera buffa
C. Opera seria
D. Symphony
25. Dido and Aeneas is an example of _______ opera.
A. Greek
B. Italian
C. Romantic
D. Baroque
26. The repetition (AA), variation (AA'), and contrast (AB) of a piece of music are all part of the music's
A. texture.
B. genre.
C. timbre.
D. form.
27. The dactylic meter of poetry corresponds to the _______ in music.
A. duple meter
B. bar form
C. measure
D. triple meter
28. Who wrote The Nutcracker?
A. Pyotr Tchaikovsky
B. Alexandr Pushkin
C. Felix Mendelssohn
D. Boris Gudonov
29. Opera took hold in England in the _______ century.
A. late nineteenth
B. early nineteenth
C. eighteenth
D. seventeenth
30. The _______ is the middle part of the sonata form.
A. recapitulation
B. coda
C. development
D. exposition
31. In the 1920s, Schoenberg developed the new system for organizing music called
A. monodrama.
B. atonal closure.
C. 12-bar blues.
D. 12-tone composition.
32. Alphonsus wants to include
unified timbre in part of his cantata. How will this be accomplished?
A. The chorus will sing in unison while the orchestra plays an accompaniment.
B. The instruments in the orchestra will play the same notes that the chorus is singing.
C. The violins will have a solo and will all play harmony notes.
D. The orchestra will play in unison while the chorus sings in harmony.
33. _______ called for a style that was free, individualized, and extravagant.
A. Blues
B. Bebop
C. Hip hop
D. Rhythm and blues
34. Which of the following is a traditional Indian instrument?
A. Tombak
B. Ud
C. Pipa
D. Sitar
35. The text pattern of Robert Johnson's "Terraplane Blues" is typical of songs in the
A. 12-bar blues.
B. 8-to-the-bar pattern.
C. European classical tradition.
D. blue-note melody.
36. The _______ of a song are often referred to as stanzas.
A. notes
B. beats
C. measures
D. verses
37. "Erlkönig" is one of the hundreds of songs written by
A. Chopin.
B. Haydn.
C. Schumann.
D. Schubert.
38. Public Enemy's citation of "Don't Worry Be Happy" is a/an _______ statement about the quality of contemporary black music.
A. congratulatory
B. sympathetic
C. analytical
D. derogatory
39. The _______ voice is the highest voice in vocal music.
A. soprano
B. alto
C. tenor
D. bass
40. Verdi uses three distinct types of melody in La Traviata, Act 1: declamatory, virtuosic, and
A. staccato.
B. ostinato.
C. twelve tone.
D. lyrical.
A. The chorus will sing in unison while the orchestra plays an accompaniment.
B. The instruments in the orchestra will play the same notes that the chorus is singing.
C. The violins will have a solo and will all play harmony notes.
D. The orchestra will play in unison while the chorus sings in harmony.
33. _______ called for a style that was free, individualized, and extravagant.
A. Blues
B. Bebop
C. Hip hop
D. Rhythm and blues
34. Which of the following is a traditional Indian instrument?
A. Tombak
B. Ud
C. Pipa
D. Sitar
35. The text pattern of Robert Johnson's "Terraplane Blues" is typical of songs in the
A. 12-bar blues.
B. 8-to-the-bar pattern.
C. European classical tradition.
D. blue-note melody.
36. The _______ of a song are often referred to as stanzas.
A. notes
B. beats
C. measures
D. verses
37. "Erlkönig" is one of the hundreds of songs written by
A. Chopin.
B. Haydn.
C. Schumann.
D. Schubert.
38. Public Enemy's citation of "Don't Worry Be Happy" is a/an _______ statement about the quality of contemporary black music.
A. congratulatory
B. sympathetic
C. analytical
D. derogatory
39. The _______ voice is the highest voice in vocal music.
A. soprano
B. alto
C. tenor
D. bass
40. Verdi uses three distinct types of melody in La Traviata, Act 1: declamatory, virtuosic, and
A. staccato.
B. ostinato.
C. twelve tone.
D. lyrical.
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