music appreciation final

Which time period is generally considered the Renaissance period?

1450 - 1600

Which theme is being played in this excerpt from Pictures at an Exhibition? [2:27]

Goldenberg (Monophonic texture)

The composer of this excerpt is...[3:43]

Guillaume de Machaut

Which of the following were important composers in the Medieval period?

Hildegard von Bingen and Guillaume de Machaut

This music passage is an example of: [3:29]

Homophony

The Renaissance may be described as an age in which:

Individualism, humanism, and secular values started to flourish once again.

Which of the following were sacred genres in the Medieval period?

Masses and motets

The placement of accents in the following example causes us to perceive its meter as [16:01]:

Mixed and changing

The tempo in this example could be described as: [2:41]

accelerando

Which of the following terms does not refer to a basic musical texture?

cacophony

Which of the following was NOT a popular form during the Renaissance period?

plainsong

This music example illustrates a chord played one note after another. This is called: [1:52]

Arpeggio

During the Renaissance, what was the name composers gave to the original chant used as the basis for the main melody in a composition?

Cantus firmus

The Renaissance period saw inventions and developments that:

Changed the physical and intellectual landscape of Europe.

Two important composers from the Renaissance period were:

Desprez and Palestrina

The trumpet melody in the following excerpt can be best described as: [7:19]

Disjunct

In this excerpt, which of the following are being performed above the tamboura drone? [7:54]

Elaborate improvisations

Two simultaneous pitches of the same letter name and pitch (e.g., C, G, or D) constitute a harmony.

False

Which of the following is a distinguishing characteristic of Gregorian Chant from the Medieval period?

Smooth melodies sung a cappella with monophonic texture

Which of the following is a false statement?

Tempo and rhythm are interchangeable terms

The following excerpt is: [7:19]

The Triumphal March from the opera Aida

Which statement is true about the following excerpt? [2:06]

The excerpt is the B section of a mazurka by Chopin

Which description of the excerpt is correct: [3:39]

The melodic contour moves upward and then downward

Which of the following forms is not based on the principle of contrast?

strophic form

The following excerpt is consonant. [0:52]

true

The great European churches and cathedrals of the Medieval period were important to the development of Western music

true

The sense of beat in this example is unstressed throughout. [4:32]

true

Venit ad Petrum was often used as the cantus firmus for the mass.

true

According to the text, which two essential factors do composers manipulate to hold the listener's interest?

unity and variety

This piece of music is a good example of: [1:38]

polyphonic texture

This example illustrates the use of: [3:42]

ritardando

This movement from a piano sonata by Beethoven exemplifies: [4:25]

rondo form

This excerpt is an example of: [2:21]

secular music

The melody in the following excerpt is comprised of: [7:19]

several small melodic ideas

The characteristics of a melody may be best described in terms of:

shape, direction, and range

Does the following excerpt move mainly by disjunct, conjunct, or repeated tones? [7:19]

the excerpt features all three

A unifying factor for social, political, and cultural life in the Medieval period was...

the roman catholic church

When a melody acquires significant importance within a given composition, it is called a:

theme

A musical phrase does not necessarily need to have a sense of completion in and of itself.

true

Composers and arrangers can introduce some elements of variation in a piece of music without altering its basic form.

true

In this excerpt, the function of harmony is provided by the tamboura drone. [7:54]

true

In this musical excerpt, it is fair to say that each melodic phrase exhibits a melodic contour that moves in a downward direction. [11:36]

true

Tempo is an Italian universal musical term that refers to the speed at which a music composition is played.

true

The following excerpt features characteristics of polyphonic texture. [1:38]

true

The following music excerpt features: [35:31]

A mixture of polyphonic and homophonic textures

The proper musical term for "increasing the tempo" is __________.

Accelerando

Which of the following Italian tempo terms best applies to this selection? [7:31]

Allegro

Listen to the following two examples from a piece in rondo form presented in the text. Which excerpt represents the Theme?

Excerpt A [4:25]

This piece is a good example of: [4:40]

Homophonic texture

According to the text, in rondo form, the repeating themes are separated by:

contrasting episodes

The direction of the following melody can be best described as: [7:19]

downward at first and then static

Which of the following excerpts has a fast tempo?

excerpt a [0:59]

Which excerpt suggests tempo rubato?

excerpt a [13:33]

Which excerpt most likely represents theme and variations form?

excerpt a [15:33]

Which excerpt is an example of a gradual, or one of the responses to the reading of the epistle during the Mass, composed by Leonin?

excerpt a [2:09]

Which of the following examples represents secular music?

excerpt c [2:17]

Which of the following selections is an example of a Renaissance consort?

excerpt d [1:59]

According to the text, binary forms are based on the principle of variation.

false

Bach was known as a master of presenting a singular musical texture throughout his vocal music to help communicate the text.

false

Consonant harmonies usually provide a feeling of tension.

false

Guido d'Arezzo wrote The Fundamentals of Music, a very important medieval treatise (essay).

false

The following excerpt has smooth melodies that imitate one another on entrances. [3:42]

false

The following excerpt is consonant. [2:56]

false

The following excerpt represents homophonic texture. [2:14]

false

The following excerpt represents melody with harmonic accompaniment. [6:50]

false

The following excerpt represents polyphonic texture. [5:54]

false

The following musical excerpt represents strophic form. [3:22]

false

The smallest harmonic unit is made up of three pitches called a chord.

false

The term harmony refers to the horizontal aspect of music.

false

Which type of musical texture is primarily represented in the following example? [14:06]

homophony