Intro to Music Exam Review

A pentatonic Scale how has many notes? a. 8 b. 5. c. 3 d. 7

5

In this scene, in Berg's Wozzeck, what elements of music is used? a. Sprechstimme b. Twelve tones combined with tonal music c. A and B d. None of the Above

A and B

This composer is considered a nationalist american composer. He often used folk tunes and hymns in his music. Originally from Brooklyn, NY, he too, had the privilege to study with Nadia Boulanger in France. a. George Gerswhin b. John Cage c. George Crumb d. Aaron Copland

Aaron Copland

Rock and Roll was created by a fusion of what genres? a. bebop + Brazilian drums b. Phase music + blues c. African American Rhythm + Country Western d. Minimalism + Jazz

African American Rhythm + Country Western

This composer was Czech, in 1892 he became the director of the National Conservatory of Music, he also traveled around the United States and written his 9th symphony titled "New WOrld" dedicated to the New York Philharmonic. What was his name? a. Frederic Chopin b. Jean Sibelius c. Antonin Dvorak d. Gustav Mahler

Antonin Dvorak

This German Expressionist composer and painter innovated Serialism, assigning all 12 notes to numbers, and composing pieces in a mathematical ways. What was his name? a. Igor Stravinsky b. Arnold Schoenberg c. John Cage d. Gustav Mahler

Arnold Schoenberg

In Romantic era Italian opera, this new singing style of sweeping beautiful melodies is called what? a. Cattivo canto b. Buona notte c. Bel canot d. Ho fame

Bel Canto

Name two composers we studied that were Music Directors of the New York Philharmonic

Bernstein and Mahler

This opera is set in Spain; however, it was composed by a French composer and is sung in French. What is the opera? a. Bizet, Carmen b. Verdi, Rigoletto c. Wagner, The Ring Cycle d. Copland, Appalachian Spring

Bizet, Carmen

This song that Billie Holiday is singing, is an example of what genre? a. Bebop b. Blues c. Rhythm and Blues d. Rock and Roll

Blues

This composer composed on the side, his primary employment was an insurance executive in New England. His music sounds like a collage of American staples. What was his name? a. Alan Berg b. Johannes Brahms c. Charles Ives d. Aaron Copland

Charles Ives

This composer was originally from Poland, known for his mazurkas and polonaises. Rubato is also prevalent in his works, who is it? a. Robert Schumann b. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart c. Frederic Chopin d. Peter Llych Tchaikovsky

Chopin

This ballet uses American shaker hymns such as Simple Gifts. Identify the piece: a. Tchaikovsky, The Nutcracker b. Copland, Appalachian Spring c. Stravinsky, The Rite of Spring d. Tachaikovsky, Swan Lake

Copland Appalachian Spring

Identify this impressionistic piece: a. Schoenberg, Pierrot Lunaire b. Ravel, Belero c. Hensel, September d. Debussy, Prelude to the afternoon of a faun

Debussy, Prelude to "The Afternoon of a Faun"

What Wagner opera has about 15- hour run time, often viewed in 4 consecutive nights? a. Parsifal b. Tannhauser c. Der Ring des Nibelungen d. Tristan und Isolde

Der Ring des Nibelungen (The Ring Cycle)

This excerpt is from what Wagner opera? a. Das Rheingold b. Die Walkure c. Siegfried d. Gotterdammerung

Die Walkure

This still living american composer is notable for works such as this: a. George Crumb b. John Cage c. George Gershwhin d. Philip Glass

George Crumb

This composer brought ragtime into the classical concert hall by fusing orchestral idiom with syncopation and the blues scale. He is also known for the orchestral work "An American in Paris." What was his name? a. Geroge Gershwin b. Scott Joplin c. Claude Debussy d. Maurice Ravel

George Gerswhin

This piece is famous for this clarinet glissando in beginning of this piano concert. Identify the work: a. Gerswhin, Rhapsody in Blue b. Mozart, Piano Concerto No 20 c. Copland, Piano Concert No. 2 d. Joplin, Treemonish

Gershwin, Rhapsody in Blue

Wagner came with this term that means: total work of art. What is the term? a. Gesamtkunstwerk b. Musikwerk c. Keinework d. Sprechstimme

Gesamtkunstwerk

What just happened in this scene in Wozzeck? What is the protagonist trying to do now? a. He is about to get properly married to Marie b. He just recently murdered Marie with a knife, he is trying to get rid of the evidence, and by the end of the scene as he is trying to wash himself in the river, he accidentally drowns c. He just recently murdered the Drum Major, because he was having an affair with his domestic partner, and he ist trying to get rid of the evidence. d. The Capatin and the Doctor just murdered Wozzeck because they did not want anyone to find out that they have been experimenting on him.

He just recently murdered Marie with a knife, he is trying to get rid of the evidence, and by the end of the scene as he is trying to wash himself in the river, he accidentally drowns

This work comes from a larger collection called Das Jahr (the year), identify the work: a. Berg, Wozzeck Act 3 scene 4 b. Hensel, September c. Debussy, Claire de Lune d. Paganini, Caprice No. 24

Hensel, September

Originally from Russia, this composer spent significant time in France and eventually immigrated to United States in 1939. He was extremely influential with his innovative use of polyrhythm, bitonality, and intervals. His other famous ballets include Petrushka and Firebird. What was his name?\ a. Peter Llych Tchaikovsky b. Dimitri Schostakovich c. Igor Stravinsky d. Aaron copland

Igor Stravinsky

This music is background music for a play, what is that genre called? a. Incidental Music b. Film Music c. Concert Overture d. Nocturne

Incidental Music

This composer was an advocate of Absolute Music, that music should not reference outside materials (stories, birds, plots, poems), that music can be a true art on its own. What was his name? a. Johannes Brahms b. Hector Berlioz c. Claude Debussy d. Gustav Mahler

Johannes Brahms

This composer invented the "prepared piano," he also composed aleatoric and chance music. One of his most notable works is 4'33". What was his name? a. Steve Reich b. John Cage c. Chuck Berry d. Philip Glass

John Cage

He was known as the "king of the marches", he was the President's Own Marine Band bandmaster, and eventually formed his own successful touring group. What was his name? a. Robert Schumann b. Scott Joplin c. John Philip Sousa d. Charles Ives

John Philip Sousa

Who is the composer of this piece? a. Charles Ives b. John Philip Sousa c. Maurice Ravel d. Aaron Copland

John Philip Sousa

This piece was so successful, it sold over a million copies during the composer's lifetime! Identify the composer and title of this piece: a. Joplin, Maple Leaf Rag b. Copland, APpalachian Spring c. Ives, Variations on America d. Chuck Berry, Roll Over, Beethoven

Joplin, Maple Leaf Rag

What is the term for having 'theme music' that represents a character or ideas? For example, this theme from Star Wars imperial march represents darth vader. a. Erstemusik b. Bestemusik c. Leitmotif d . idee fixe

Leitmotif

This composer was most notable as a conductor, but especially as a televsion personality who educated the public audience on the elments of music. His style combined traditional tonality, serialism, Jazz, and complex rhythms into pieno, orchestral, choral, film, and musical theater works. What was his name? a. George Gershwin b. Leonard Bernstein c. Igor Stravinsky d. Aaron Copland

Leonard Bernstein

Schubert was has written 600 works of what genre? a. Lieder b. Symphonies c. Mazurkas d. Blues

Lieder

Harry Partch came with a scale of 43 of these, they are the notes in between the half tones, what are they called: a. Macrotones b. Whole Tones c. Microtones d. Semi Tones

Microtones

This is an excerpt from Philip Glass' opera Einstein on the Beach, what is the musical style does it use? a. Impressionism b. Minimalism c. Serialism d. Bel canto

Minimalism

This composer was the first to write music that was literally autobiographical, showing his most personal inner turmoi as he struggled his entire life with his sexuality and the death of his mother. Waht was his name? a. Franz Schubert b. Robert Schumann c. Gustav Mahler d. Peter Llych Tchaikovsky

Peter Llych Tchaikovsky

This piece is an example of what? a. Absolute Music b. Program Music

Program Music

This Italian opera is set in Japan. It uses pentatonic scales to display exoticism. In the aria we studied in calss, the Japanese women hopes her etc. a. Puccin, La Boheme b. Puccini, Madam Butterfly c. Puccini, Tosca d. Puccini, Turandot

Puccini, Madame Butterfly

This piece by Chuck Berry is an example of what musical genre? a. Blues b. Rhythm and Blues c. Symphony d. Opera

Rhythm and Blues

This composer was innovative on his new was of presenting operas, his new use of chromaticism, getting rid of the "number" opera, writing his own libretto and designing the scenery and costumes himself. The opera that he is most known for is the epic The Ring Cycle. What is his name? a. Richard Wagner b. Richard Strauss c. Georges Bizet d. George Gerswhin

Richard Wagner

This composer who was known for his Lieder and Symphonies was also first to establish a music journal, Neue Zeitschrift fur Musik that is still in print today. What was his name? a. Scott Joplin b. Johann Sebastian Bach c. Robert Schumann d. CLaude Debussy

Robert Schumann

Bernstein's West Side Story is based on the plot of what famous Shakespeare Tragic play? a. Macbeth b. Hamlet c. Romeo and Juliet d. Othello

Romeo and Juliet

Which of the following composers constituted the Second Viennese School? a. Puccini, Verdi, Bellini b. Copland, Ives, Gerswhin c. Schoenberg, Berg, Webern d. Mozart, Beethoven, Haydn

Schoenberg, Berg, Webern

This lied is sung by a single vocalist with piano while portraying the narrator' and three characters, what is this piece? a. Schumann, In The Lovely month of may cb. hansel, september c. schubert, erlkonig d. Mahler, Des knaben wunderhorn

Schubert, Erlkonig

He was known as the "king of the Ragtime," he has written many piano pieces that he himself played at bars and tried to elevate ragtime to a serious art. What was his name? a. Scott Joplin b. Harry T. Burleigh c. Duke Ellington d. George Gershwin

Scott Joplin

This piece by Schoenberg uses what vocal technique? a. Bel canto b. Sprechstimme c. Aria d. Lingua cattiva

Sprechstimme

He was an American song writer, known for his writing for Minstrel Shows, this piece however, was written for his wife, who is by? a. Gustav Mahler b. William Billings c. Stephen Foster d. Scott Joplin

Stephen Foster

Known to have composed both phase (which he pioneered, eventually evolved into minimalism) and process music. One of his most notable works is Clapping Music. What is his name? a. John Cage b. Louis Armstrong c. Steve Reich d. George Crumb

Steve Reich

When this ballet premiered in 1913 in Paris, there was a riot because of such untraditional dancing, nowadays it is mostly performed as stand-along orchestral music in concert halls. Identify the work: a. Tchaikovsky, the Nutcracker b. Stravinsky, The Rite of Spring c. Puccini, Madame Butterfly d. Copland, Appalachian Spring

Stravinsky, The Rite of Spring

This piece features Duke Ellington Band, what is this piece? a. Parker, Salt Peanuts b. Brubeck, Take Five c. Strayhorn, Take the A Train d. Gershwin, Rhapsody in Blue

Strayhorn, Take the A Train

This famous excerpt is from what Tchaikovsky ballet? a. Sleeping Beatury b. swan lake c. the nutcracker d. eugene onegin

The nutcracker

Wagner's operas are considered Nationalist German works. What element in his operas portray this? a. The plots are based on German and Nordic mythology b. The music is excessively loud and over-pronounced just like the German language c. The form of the music is based on the proportions of German architecture d. Characters often eat bratwurst and sauerkraut in their scenes

The plots are based on German and Nordic mythology

This scale often used in impressionist pieces, consists of only whole tones: a. Semi Tone Scale b. Half Tones Scale c. Microtones Scale d. Whole Tone Scale

Whole Tone Scale

In this scene, in Verdi, Rigoletto, what is going on? a. The Duke is in a hut, singing about how women are fickle, as he is about to have an affair with the assassin's sister. Meanwhile Rigoletto and his daughter are outside the hut observing the Duke's betrayal to the daughter. b. Rigoletto is singing to his wife about how wonderful life is. c. The assassin is singing to Rigoletto about his victory on assassinating the Duke d. The Duke is singing about his faithfulness to Rigoletto's daughter

a. The Duke is in a hut, singing about how women are fickle, as he is about to have an affair with the assassin's sister. Meanwhile Rigoletto and his daughter are outside the hut observing the Duke's betrayal to the daughter.

In this number from West Side Story, how does Bernstein depict the Puerto Rican style? a. He uses bongos, cow bell, and complex rhythms b. Syncopated Latin beat c. Hand clapping and shouting d. All of the above

all of the above

A composition that has pre-determined set of possibilities that the performer must choose as they perform the work, as result, the work is most likely not be performed the same way every time. This type of composition can be described asw ath? a. Serialism b. Chance c. Minimalism d. Rhythm and Blues

chance

This song is originally by Chuck Berry, many bands, such Beatles in this version have made their own arrangement and procuded this song. What is the term for this? a. Covering b. stealing c. bel canto d. Sprechtstimme

covering

This motive keeps coming back throughout Berlioz's Symphonie Frantastique, representing Berlioz's obsession with his beloved, what is this motive called? a. Idee fixe b. The Scaffold C. Rubato D. Microtonality

idee fixe

Process music utilizes what? a. It used to be prerecorded looped cassette tape, today it is electronic processing through a microphone and computer, or a pre-recorded recording. b. Pen and Paper c. african american rhythm d. ewe drumming

it used to be prerecored looped cassette tape, today it is electronic processing through a microphone and computer, or a pre-recorded recording.

In this aria, Habanera, from Carmen, the bass line keeps repeating itself, what is that called a. Ostinato b. Ripetuto c. Stagnante d.. Incallato

ostinato

In this song, what is the innovative vocal technique Louis Armstrong is using? a. Bel canto b. Scat singing c. Sprechstimme d. Pizzicato

scat singing

Rubato means what? a. Rude b. To take time c. Play louder d. To accerlerate in tempo

to take time