Music Appreciation Final Study Guide

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Harry Partch's scale divided the octave into how many different tones? 8 43 12

43

This excerpt is from what section of the form? A section B section coda

A section

This excerpt is from what section of the form? A section B section coda

A section

This melody is from what section of the form? A section B section C section the cadenza

A section

Which best describes the structure of Swing Low, Sweet Chariot as sung by the Fisk Jubilee Quartet? A series of verses separated by a refrain or chorus. One section of music followed by a different section of music. One main theme that is repeated several times and varied each time. One section of music followed by a different section of music, with a return of the first section at the end.

A series of verses separated by a refrain or chorus.

This excerpt is from what section of the form? A section B section A' section coda

A' section

The overall structure of both the Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy and the Trepak from Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker is best outlined as _____. A-B-A A-A-B A-B-A-C-A-B-A A-A-B-B

A-B-A

What is the overall structure of the song Tonight? strophic AA'BA'' through-composed

AA'BA''

Which of the following best describes the form of Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair? ABA AA'BA'' AABB

AA'BA''

Which of the following is a work by Samuel Barber? Southern Grace Adagio for Strings Dooryard Bloom

Adagio for Strings

Which of the following is a work by Samuel Barber? Southern Grace Dooryard Bloom Adagio for Strings

Adagio for Strings

What culture inspired the syncopated rhythms heard in this selection? (Bunch of noise) Afro-Cuban South African Central European Asian

Afro-Cuban

Swing Low, Sweet Chariot reflects which of the following traditions? All of these choices European American African American Native American

All of these choices

During his brief stay in France, Gershwin wrote _____. An American in Paris Porgy and Bess Concerto in F Rhapsody in Blue

An American in Paris

During his brief stay in France, Gershwin wrote _____. Porgy and Bess Rhapsody in Blue An American in Paris Concerto in F

An American in Paris

Cats was composed by: Claude-Michel Schonberg Stephen Sondheim Andrew Lloyd Webber

Andrew Lloyd Webber

What strain is heard in this excerpt? A B C D

B

What strain is heard in this excerpt? (Marching Band in Street) A B C D

B

The section heard in this selection is what part of the form? A section B section C section coda

B section

This excerpt is from the _______? A section B section refrain coda

B section

This excerpt is from what section of the form? A section B section C section introduction

B section

This melody is from what section of the form? A section B section A section coda

B section

What section of the form is heard in this excerpt? A section B section A' section none of these options

B section

What section of the form is heard in this selection? A section A' section B section

B section

What section of the piece is heard in this selection? A section B section C section coda

B section

In addition to film scores, John Williams has written music for the Olympics and: video games public access commercials Barack Obama's inauguration

Barack Obama's inauguration

Corigliano's Mr. Tambourine Man is a song cycle set to the texts of: Bob Dylan Federico García Lorca Stephen Sondheim

Bob Dylan

Which musician is known for performing political music in the 1950s and '60s? John Corigliano Bob Dylan Sylvia McNair

Bob Dylan

Bedrich Smetana represents the: Spanish nationalist school Bohemian nationalist school Russian nationalist school

Bohemian nationalist school

Which artist's Jazz Series depicts black musicians in the 1920s and 1930s? Faith Ringgold Andy Warhol Henry Moore

Faith Ringgold

Which is NOT a ballet by Aaron Copland? Fancy Free Rodeo Appalachian Spring

Fancy Free

Whose poetry did George Crumb set in his second book of madrigals? Nicolás Guillén Federico García Lorca Gabriel García Márquez

Federico García Lorca

Swing Low, Sweet Chariot became a favorite tune of which college-level performing group? East Carolina University Singers St. Olaf Choir Fisk Jubilee Singers Nordic Singers

Fisk Jubilee Singers

Frédéric Chopin spent most of his productive career in: Poland England France

France

What instrument is playing in the theme of this excerpt? oboe flute trumpet French horn

French horn

What instrument is playing in the theme of this excerpt? oboe flute trumpet French horn

French horn

Which instrument is featured as soloist in this excerpt? English horn cello French horn trumpet

French horn

What brass instruments are featured in this excerpt? tubas trumpets trombones French horns

French horns

Chopin was romantically involved with George Sand, the renowned: French novelist French opera composer French painter

French novelist

Which best describes the key and harmony of this work? G major G minor atonal modal

G minor

A Lied is an art song for solo voice and piano sung in ______. German French either German or French

German

What language is heard in this opera? French German Italian English

German

What language is heard in this opera? French German Italian English

German

In Verdi's opera, who is Rigoletto's daughter? Maddalena Sparafucile Gilda

Gilda

Which characters are singing in this excerpt from Rigoletto? Gilda, the Duke, Sparafucile, and Rigoletto. Gilda, Maddalena, and the Duke. Gilda, Maddalena, the Duke, and Rigoletto. Maddalena, Sparafucile, the Duke, and Rigoletto.

Gilda, Maddalena, the Duke, and Rigoletto

For which classic television series did John Williams write the theme music? Gilligan's Island I Love Lucy Seinfeld

Gilligan's Island

The manuscript of Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel's September: At the River includes words by which poet? Shakespeare Neruda Goethe

Goethe

The text of Elfking was written by: Goethe Heine Hugo

Goethe

What famous song was composed by two sisters in the 1890s? Oh! Susanna Happy Birthday Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star

Happy Birthday

The third movement of Still's Suite for Violin and Piano is programmatic and is meant to evoke: Harlem nightclub life Harlem "street urchins." the culture of Rochester

Harlem "street urchins."

Art-song arrangements of African American spirituals were an important part of which cultural movement? Civil War Counterculture Industrial Revolution Harlem Renaissance

Harlem Renaissance

Art-song arrangements of African American spirituals were an important part of which cultural movement? Counterculture Civil War Industrial Revolution Harlem Renaissance

Harlem Renaissance

Foster's My Old Kentucky Home was inspired by _____. his family's property in Kentucky. his extensive visits to the American South. his love affair with southern cooking. Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin.

Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin.

Which of the following is NOT true about Hector Berlioz? He was a German Romantic composer. Some of his works have a literary basis. He was a genius at orchestration.

He was a German Romantic composer.

Who of the following is an abstract sculptor? Henry Moore Robert Motherwell Mies van der Rohe

Henry Moore

Who of the following is an abstract sculptor? Mies van der Rohe Henry Moore Robert Motherwell

Henry Moore

Who wrote Alexander's Ragtime Band? George Gershwin Irving Berlin George M. Cohan

Irving Berlin

Which best describes the volume of the music in this excerpt from Imperial March? It begins quietly and grows louder. It begins quietly and becomes quieter. It begins loud and grows louder. It begins loud and becomes quieter.

It begins loud and grows louder.

Which of the following is NOT true of minimalism? It emphasizes complex structures and harmonies. It features unwavering tonality. It is often contemplative in tone.

It emphasizes complex structures and harmonies.

Which of the following is NOT true of minimalism? It features unwavering tonality. It is often contemplative in tone. It emphasizes complex structures and harmonies.

It emphasizes complex structures and harmonies.

Which of the following is NOT true of Jennifer Higdon's blue cathedral? It contains a melodic dialogue between the flute and clarinet. It features tintinnabulation. It is an abstract work.

It is an abstract work.

Which best describes the harmony of this excerpt? (sounds like marching band parade on street) It is in a major key It is in a minor key It is atonal It is heavily chromatic

It is in a major key

In this episode, Tchaikovsky is attempting to emulate a dance from where? Russia Italy France Spain

Russia

In this episode, Tchaikovsky is attempting to emulate a dance from where? Russia Italy France Spain

Russia

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov represents the: Polish nationalist school Russian nationalist school Bohemian nationalist school

Russian nationalist school

Grieg's Peer Gynt is a work that suggests _________ nationalism. Russian English Scandinavian

Scandinavian

In this excerpt, what leitmotif is heard in the vocal part? magic sleep magic fire Siegfried slumber

Siegfried

Which of John Tavener's works was heard at the funeral service for Princess Diana? The Beautiful Names Song for Athene The Protecting Veil The Vigil Service

Song for Athene

Where does the story of Porgy and Bess take place? Tennessee Alabama Missouri South Carolina

South Carolina

In what language are George Crumb's madrigals? Spanish English French

Spanish

In what language are George Crumb's madrigals? English Spanish French

Spanish

In what language is this song sung? French Italian Spanish German

Spanish

Manuel de Falla represents the: Czech nationalist school Scandinavian nationalist school Spanish nationalist school

Spanish nationalist school

The man that Revueltas is honoring in Homage was a: Mexican musician killed by the Spanish colonists. legendary hero of Mexico. Spanish poet killed by the Fascists.

Spanish poet killed by the Fascists.

Into the Woods was composed by: Stephen Sondheim Claude-Michel Schonberg Andrew Lloyd Webber

Stephen Sondheim

Who wrote the lyrics for West Side Story? Leonard Bernstein Oscar Hammerstein Stephen Sondheim

Stephen Sondheim

Which of these William Grant Still works was in part inspired by the sculpture African Dancer by Richmond Barthé? Troubled Island Suite for Violin and Piano Darker America

Suite for Violin and Piano

Which of these William Grant Still works was in part inspired by the sculpture African Dancer by Richmond Barthé? Suite for Violin and Piano Troubled Island Darker America

Suite for Violin and Piano

Which is a musical by Stephen Sondheim? Sweeney Todd Rent Oklahoma!

Sweeney Todd

Which best describes the singers on the Fisk recording? SATB quartet SSAA quartet TTB trio TTBB quartet

TTBB quartet

Which is NOT a film score by John Williams? Jaws Star Wars The Lord of the Rings

The Lord of the Rings

Which of the following films is known for its use of the Moog synthesizer? Harry Potter The Shining Kill Bill

The Shining

Which is NOT true of a typical blues progression? The number of bars for each section varies. It has twelve bars or measures. The harmonic pattern is I-IV-I-V-I.

The number of bars for each section varies.

Which character is singing in this excerpt? Tony Riff Bernardo Officer Krupke

Tony

Which of the following parts of The Nutcracker is based on a Russian dance? Waltz of the Flowers Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy Trepak

Trepak

This excerpt represents which of the five variations on the Simple Gifts melody? Variation 1 Variation 2 Variation 3 Variation 5

Variation 5

For which work did Jennifer Higdon receive the Pulitzer Prize? Violin Concerto blue cathedral Fanfare Ritmico

Violin Concerto

Who was NOT an author of the Romantic era? Victor Hugo William Shakespeare Walter Scott

William Shakespeare

Which best describes the dynamics in this excerpt? a decrescendo followed by a crescendo a crescendo followed by a decrescendo accelerando followed by ritardando ritardando followed by accelerando

a crescendo followed by a decrescendo

Which best describes the character of the fourth movement of Symphonie fantastique? a pastoral scene a witches' orgy a diabolical march

a diabolical march

What best describes the dynamics of this excerpt? a gradual diminuendo consistently pianissimo a gradual crescendo consistently fortissimo

a gradual crescendo

What dance type is suggested in this selection? a son a mambo a jarabe a rumba

a son

What best describes the ensemble heard in this selection? a string quartet solo piano a chamber orchestra a very large orchestra

a very large orchestra

Johannes Brahms is revered for his mastery in composing: opera absolute music program music

absolute music

Which of the following best describes the tempo in this excerpt? (Nut Cracker) adagio lento accelerando ritardando

accelerando

Which best describes the tempo of this excerpt? allegro mezzo piano presto adagio

adagio

This excerpt includes: accelerando crescendo repetition all of these answers

all of these answers

In his madrigals, George Crumb explores which of the following? Sprechstimme "white" tone quarter tones all of these choices

all of these choices

In his madrigals, George Crumb explores which of the following? Sprechstimme "white" tone quarter tones all of these choices

all of these choices

To which genres did Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel contribute? cantatas songs piano music all of these choices

all of these choices

Which of the following does Stravinsky use to minimize harmonic changes? ostinatos pedal points melodic repetition all of these choices

all of these choices

Why is this chorus typical of the genre? The text is about everyday struggles in life. The first line of text is repeated. It is built upon a repeated harmonic progression. all of these choices.

all of these choices.

The United States Marine Band was established by John Philip Sousa. an act of Congress. a group of doctors and lawyers.

an act of Congress.

Which term best describes the harmony in this excerpt? (sounds like horse nah-ing) chromatic minor major atonal

atonal

What percussion instruments help keep the beat? claves and maracas tambourines and triangles bass drum and cymbals chimes and timpani

bass drum and cymbals

Il barbiere di Siviglia and Guillaume Tell by Gioachino Rossini both exhibit which style of singing? bel canto straight-tone falsetto

bel canto

Il barbiere di Siviglia and Guillaume Tell by Gioachino Rossini both exhibit which style of singing? straight-tone falsetto bel canto

bel canto

What specialized percussion instruments are heard in this selection? triangle and xylophone woodblocks and marimba bongos and cowbells chimes and gourds

bongos and cowbells

What elements of Latin American music had an influence on jazz? both dance rhythms and percussion instruments. percussion instruments. dance rhythms.

both dance rhythms and percussion instruments.

Film music can: both of these help establish the characters create a sense of time and place

both of these

John Philip Sousa was famous for: his operettas his marches both of these

both of these

What gives the dance sequences from West Side Story a Latin-American character? both of these Latin-American percussion instruments syncopated dance rhythms

both of these

What instrument family is playing the "Siegfried" leitmotif? woodwinds strings brass percussion

brass

What instrument family is playing the "Siegfried" leitmotif? woodwinds strings brass percussion

brass

Which instrument family is featured playing the Simple Gifts melody in this excerpt? brass strings woodwinds percussion

brass

What is this strain also known as? (Marching band in streets) coda trio introduction break

break

What instrument is featured in this selection with the main melody? (beginning of Nut Cracker) bass clarinet cello celesta chimes

celesta

What members of the string family play the melody in this excerpt? violins cellos double basses

cellos

How would you best describe the ensemble that performs this excerpt? (Tonight) solo duet chorus a cappella

chorus

What part of the form is this excerpt from? (Mr. Tambourine Man) verse introduction chorus coda

chorus

Which best describes THIS excerpt? aria chorus recitative sinfonia

chorus

Which best describes the scale on which this opening melody is built? (Flute solo?) diatonic chromatic whole-tone pentatonic

chromatic

Romantic harmony is best described as: diatonic and objective chromatic and expressive

chromatic and expressive

What is the solo instrument heard in this selection? piano trumpet clarinet guitar

clarinet

What wind instrument provides countermelodies to the vocal part in this chorus? bassoon piccolo oboe clarinet

clarinet

Which instrument introduces this more animated section? oboe clarinet French horn flute

clarinet

The two instrumental solos in Billie's Blues feature: clarinet and trumpet trumpet and trombone clarinet and saxophone

clarinet and trumpet

What part of the complete excerpt is this? A section B section refrain coda

coda

Which best describes the excerpt heard in this selection? introduction variation trio coda

coda

Which best describes the excerpt heard in this selection? introduction variation trio coda

coda

Which term describes a one-movement work possibly written to introduce a larger work but also played independently? program symphony symphonic poem concert overture

concert overture

Which term best describes the harmony in this excerpt? conjunct disjunct consonant dissonant

consonant

Describe the dynamics at the end of this excerpt. (Piano) crescendo decrescendo accelerando ritardando

crescendo

Which of the following best describes the dynamics in this excerpt? (Nut Cracker) consistently pianissimo consistently mezzo piano decrescendo crescendo

crescendo

The second movement of Symphonie fantastique is best described as a: witches' orgy dance at a ball march to the guillotine

dance at a ball

Describe the dynamics in this excerpt. (Piano) crescendo decrescendo accelerando ritardando

decrescendo

Which of the following best describes the melodic contour of this excerpt? ascending descending wavelike disjunct

descending

What best describes the sung melody at the opening to this song? conjunct consonant a cappella disjunct

disjunct

What mood does this excerpt evoke? dreamy and ethereal celebratory and energetic somber and elegiac angry and terse

dreamy and ethereal

What is the meter of this dance? duple triple compound changing

duple

What is the meter of this dance? (Nut Cracker) duple triple compound changing

duple

What is the meter of this excerpt? duple triple nonmetric free rhythm

duple

Which best describes the meter of this excerpt? duple triple compound shifting

duple

What instruments help reinforce the harsh and abrasive nature of these chords? two harps eight horns thirteen bass drums one xylophone

eight horns

The prevalent rhythm in Crumb's Caballito negro is meant to: emulate the sound of a galloping horse. reflect the dawning sun. sound like rain.

emulate the sound of a galloping horse.

Which best describes harmony in this excerpt? highly dissonant fairly consonant mostly a minor key atonal

fairly consonant

Which best describes the tempo and meter of Burleigh's arrangement of Swing Low, Sweet Chariot? flexible duple meter with syncopations fast triple meter straightforward fast duple meter energetic compound meter

flexible duple meter with syncopations

Which melodic instrument is featured in the opening melody of Debussy's Prelude to "The Afternoon of a Faun"? violin flute trumpet

flute

What best describes the dynamics heard in this excerpt? pianissimo fortissimo mezzo piano descrescendo

fortissimo

What term best describes the dynamics at this moment in the excerpt? piano mezzo piano sforzando fortissimo

fortissimo

How many music dramas make up Wagner's The Ring of the Nibelung? three four six

four

What expressive technique does Schubert use in the boy's cry, "My father, my father" in Elfking? melismatic setting high range and dissonance major mode

high range and dissonance

Brahms wrote his German Requiem in memory of: his mother Clara Schumann Richard Wagner

his mother

Foster's Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair is primarily composed in what texture? homophonic very contrapuntal monophonic

homophonic

What is the overall texture of this excerpt? monophonic homophonic heterophonic contrapuntal

homophonic

Which best describes the texture of this excerpt? monophonic homophonic polyphonic heterophonic

homophonic

The character development in Symphonie fantastique is realized musically through the thematic development of the_______. contrabassoon idée fixe program

idée fixe

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of Sonata V? 45 "prepared" piano keys percussive effects improvisation

improvisation

Which best describes the trumpet performance in this example? (Blues) highly virtuosic highly technically demanding improvised neumatic

improvised

In Doctor Atomic, the action takes place: in Japan. in the Los Alamos Laboratory in New Mexico. in the White House.

in the Los Alamos Laboratory in New Mexico.

What kind of phrase groupings are featured in this work? (Wierd Bongo-things) regular, 4-bar phrases. regular, 3-bar phrases. irregular groupings of 3 and 4 bars. irregular groupings of 4 and 5 bars.

irregular groupings of 4 and 5 bars.

How would you describe the chords heard throughout this section? regularly accented and consonant irregularly accented and consonant regularly accented and dissonant irregularly accented and dissonant

irregularly accented and dissonant

What part of the vocalist's range is featured in this selection? highest register middle register lowest register the full range

lowest register

The Afro-Cuban dance with a fast, syncopated beat, heard in "The Dance at the Gym," is the: rumba tango mambo

mambo

Which best describes the nature of this excerpt? melancholy dancelike marchlike

marchlike

The main musical characteristic heard in this excerpt is _________. syncopation accelerando melody counterpoint

melody

Byzantine and Greek scales and modes differ from Western scales and modes in that they include: sharps microtones flats

microtones

Which best describes the harmony of this excerpt? major consonant minimal sense of harmony minor

minimal sense of harmony

The opening of this song establishes a _________ key. (Pinao) minor major minor and major

minor

Which of the following descriptions best describes the song? moderate tempo, major key, quadruple meter moderate tempo, minor key, triple meter fast tempo, major key, quadruple meter slow tempo, minor key, triple meter

moderate tempo, major key, quadruple meter

Which of the following best describes the form of Corigliano's Prelude from Mr. Tambourine Man? modified verse-chorus rondeau 16-bar blues

modified verse-chorus

The texture of African American spirituals is best described as _____. monophonic with some elaboration complex counterpoint strictly monophonic

monophonic with some elaboration

The texture of African American spirituals is best described as _____. strictly monophonic complex counterpoint monophonic with some elaboration

monophonic with some elaboration

Which best describes the expression of A Hymn to the Mother of God? mystical marchlike dancelike

mystical

Bob Dylan's singing voice is best described as: low and booming nasal and raspy warm and smooth

nasal and raspy

Which best describes the harmony of this opening excerpt from A Hymn to the Mother of God? atonal. overlapping harmonies with a final consonant chord. entirely consonant. entirely dissonant.

overlapping harmonies with a final consonant chord.

What scale is utilized in Swing Low, Sweet Chariot? minor microtonal octatonic pentatonic

pentatonic

John Adams's Doctor Atomic focuses on the conscience of: President Harry Truman Joseph Stalin physicist Robert Oppenheimer

physicist Robert Oppenheimer

An ostinato is created by the _______. piano and strings trumpet trombone percussion

piano and strings

What string playing technique is heard in this excerpt? glissando tremolo vibrato pizzicato

pizzicato

From what type of songs did Foster earn the majority of his income? parlor songs plantation songs opera arias

plantation songs

Which of the following best describes the texture of this excerpt? monophonic polyphonic homorhythmic heterophonic

polyphonic

Which artistic trend drew upon commercial photography and urban life for inspiration? pop art Impressionism abstract expressionism

pop art

What best describes the texture of this movement? (Piano and Violin) monophonic polyphonic predominantly homophonic heterophonic

predominantly homophonic

Sonatas and Interludes is written for: prepared piano pre-recorded tape electronic media

prepared piano

The ideals of which movement best describes the music of The Rite of Spring? postmodernism primitivism Impressionism

primitivism

The ideals of which movement best describes the music of The Rite of Spring? postmodernism Impressionism primitivism

primitivism

Which best describes the meter of this excerpt from Imperial March? triple meter quadruple meter no firm sense of pulse shifting meters

quadruple meter

As a young person, William Grant Still was hired to write arrangements for: the New York Philharmonic Duke Ellington radio and musical theater

radio and musical theater

What part of the complete excerpt is this? A section B section refrain coda

refrain

What is the technique heard in this selection whereby the performer takes liberties with the rhythm? (Piano) syncopation pedal point rubato thematic transformation

rubato

In Doctor Atomic, John Adams drew on texts from the scientists involved in the Manhattan Project, government documents, poetry from John Donne, Baudelaire, and: Counter-Reformation texts the memoirs of Harry S. Truman sacred Hindu scripture

sacred Hindu scripture

Where did composers often gather to perform and discuss their music in the nineteenth century? barns salons churches restaurants

salons

The most important function of music in film is to: enhance the dialogue set the mood entertain the audience

set the mood

Schubert wrote approximately_____ songs. fifty six hundred one hundred

six hundred

In this excerpt, what leitmotif is heard in the woodwinds, underneath the voice? slumber Siegfried magic fire magic sleep

slumber

Which of the following is NOT typical of Romantic music? smaller orchestras increased dissonance for expression interest in new orchestral genres

smaller orchestras

Which best describes the vocal range of the soloist? soprano alto contralto tenor

soprano

Which best describes the vocal range of the soloist? soprano alto contralto tenor

soprano

The title of the second movement of Revueltas's Homenaje means what? joy sorrow dance

sorrow

What are the repeated sections in a march called? choruses strains ritornellos

strains

Which instrument family provides the majority of the harmony in this excerpt? woodwinds percussion strings keyboard

strings

Which word best describes the rhythm in this excerpt? steady triple meter strong offbeat accents compound,meter nonmetric

strong offbeat accents

What best describes the vocal line in Verse 1? unpitched speech sung freely, like recitation sung with loud accents

sung freely, like recitation

What best describes the vocal line in Verse 1? unpitched speech sung freely, like recitation sung with loud accents

sung freely, like recitation

Which best describes the text setting in this excerpt from the beginning of A Hymn to the Mother of God? syllabic neumatic melismatic

syllabic

Which category of program music best describes The Moldau? concert overture incidental music symphonic poem

symphonic poem

Which category of program music best describes The Moldau? symphonic poem incidental music concert overture

symphonic poem

What percussion instrument is featured in this movement? maracas triangle tambourine xylophone

tambourine

What percussion instrument is featured in this movement? maracas triangle tambourine xylophone

tambourine

Which percussion instrument is featured at the beginning of this excerpt? (Mr. Tambourine Man) xylophone tambourine timpani Chinese woodblock

tambourine

How would you describe the vocal range of the singer in this excerpt? bass contralto tenor baritone

tenor

What vocal range is heard in this excerpt? soprano contralto tenor bass

tenor

The overall form of Debussy's Prelude to "The Afternoon of a Faun" is best described as: sonata-allegro ternary (A-B-A') theme and variation

ternary (A-B-A')

William Grant Still was an important voice for: post-Impressionism the Harlem Renaissance the Civil War

the Harlem Renaissance

William Grant Still was an important voice for: the Civil War post-Impressionism the Harlem Renaissance

the Harlem Renaissance

The text of Swing Low, Sweet Chariot is based on a story from what source? Virgil's Aeneid the Holy Bible Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin

the Holy Bible

The text of Swing Low, Sweet Chariot is based on a story from what source? Virgil's Aeneid the Holy Bible Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin

the Holy Bible

When did wind bands get their start in the United States? the Civil War the Revolutionary War World War I

the Revolutionary War

Where did Stravinsky live in the last years of his life? France the United States of America Germany

the United States of America

The inspiration for Berlioz's Symphonie fantastique was: the composer Clara Schumann the writer George Sand the actress Harriet Smithson

the actress Harriet Smithson

What might the triplet rhythm in the piano symbolize in Elfking? the boy's terror the horse's hooves the seductive Elfking

the horse's hooves

What might the triplet rhythm in the piano symbolize in Elfking? the horse's hooves the seductive Elfking the boy's terror

the horse's hooves

The main theme, heard transformed in each movement of the Symphonie fantastique, is called: the Dies irae the subject the idée fixe

the idée fixe

Which character is speaking at this point in the song Erlkönig? the father the son the Erlking the narrator

the son

What is the overall form of the Imperial March? rondo sonata-allegro form theme and variations

theme and variations

What is the overall form of the Imperial March? rondo theme and variations sonata-allegro form

theme and variations

Homage to Federico García Lorca is in how many movements? one three two

three

Still's Suite for Violin and Piano contains how many movements? three two four

three

Still's Suite for Violin and Piano contains how many movements? two four three

three

Which best describes rhythm in the bass parts in this excerpt? three note ostinato rhythm drone improvised rhythm steady duple-meter march rhythm

three note ostinato rhythm

What is the overall form of this song? (Piano and Voice) strophic modified strophic through-composed binary

through-composed

What best describes the sound and timbre of this excerpt? (triangle being played) reedy brassy tintinnabulation percussive

tintinnabulation

What term describes the bell-like sound in the opening of Higdon's blue cathedral? gamelanesque Sprechstimme tintinnabulation

tintinnabulation

What best describes how the woodwinds are playing in this excerpt? legato pedal tone trills arpeggiations

trills

What is the meter of this dance? (piano) duple triple quadruple changing meter

triple

Which instrument precedes Wotan's call to Loge? contrabassoon trombone timpani

trombone

Which of the following instruments is NOT heard in this excerpt? harp violins trumpets flutes

trumpets

What is the length of this blues progression? eight bars twelve bars sixteen bars twenty bars

twelve bars

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring? dissonance polytonality use of chamber orchestra

use of chamber orchestra

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring? dissonance polytonality use of chamber orchestra

use of chamber orchestra

What are the brass players doing in this excerpt to change the timbre of their instruments? using mutes using ritardando playing pizzicato playing tremolo

using mutes

What instrument has the solo in the beginning of this excerpt? viola cello double bass violin

violin

Which of the following best characterizes the third movement of Brahms's Symphony No. 3? waltz minuet scherzo

waltz

Which best describes the shape of the melody heard in this selection? ascending descending wavelike

wavelike

The 1910 recording of Swing Low, Sweet Chariot by the Fisk Jubilee Singers is stored on what type of recording technology? CD phonograph wax cylinder

wax cylinder

The movement of the melody is ________. mostly conjunct mostly consonant wide-ranging and often disjunct in the low range of the piano

wide-ranging and often disjunct

The movement of the melody is ________. (Piano) mostly conjunct mostly consonant wide-ranging and often disjunct in the low range of the piano

wide-ranging and often disjunct

In blue cathedral, Higdon incorporates___________, effectively evoking an Asian soundscape. gamelan Chinese reflex balls pentatonicism

Chinese reflex balls

The musical Les Misérables was composed by: Andrew Lloyd Webber Stephen Sondheim Claude-Michel Schonberg

Claude-Michel Schonberg

Antonín Dvořák represents the: Russian nationalist school Polish nationalist school Czech nationalist school

Czech nationalist school

An early pioneer of Mexican nationalism in painting was: Nicolás Guillén Diego Rivera Carlos Chávez

Diego Rivera

For which work did George Crumb win a Pulitzer Prize in 1968? Vox balaenae Echoes of Time and the River Black Angels

Echoes of Time and the River

In what language is this piece sung? Latin Greek English French

English

What language is being sung? French Italian English German

English

Which of the following is an opera by Tchaikovsky? Die Walküre Eugene Onegin Rigoletto

Eugene Onegin

All of the following are minimalists EXCEPT: Steve Reich Jennifer Higdon Terry Riley

Jennifer Higdon

Which of the following composers is associated with elektronishce Musik? Karlheinz Stockhausen John Williams John Tavener

Karlheinz Stockhausen

In the Act II, scene 3 chorus "At the sight of this" from Doctor Atomic, the nuclear weapon is compared to: Ahayuta Tlaloc Krishna

Krishna

What opera house did Verdi write for early in his career? Vienna Staatsoper Palais Garnier in Paris La Scala in Milan

La Scala in Milan

Which character is singing over Riff and Tony in this excerpt? Maria Anita Officer Krupke Bernardo

Maria

The orchestration in Revueltas's Son emulates the sound of: South American panpipe ensembles Mexican mariachi groups American cowboy songs

Mexican mariachi groups

Who was one of the principal performers of cool jazz? Billie Holiday Miles Davis Billy Strayhorn

Miles Davis

Which opera did Verdi write based on the story of the king of Babylon? La forza del destino Nabucco Don Carlos

Nabucco

The American debut tour of international singing sensation Jenny Lind was managed by: Robert Ripley Howard Hughes P.T. Barnum

P.T. Barnum

Where did Copland receive his training in modernist composition? Paris, France Buenos Aires, Argentina Brooklyn, New York

Paris, France

Which of the following is an opera by Debussy? Rigoletto Pelléas et Mélisande Dido and Aeneas

Pelléas et Mélisande

John Tavener was raised in which spiritual tradition? Roman Catholicism Russian Orthodox Presbyterian Greek Orthodox

Presbyterian

The movie __________ is an example of a soundtrack that uses only source music. Rear Window Lifeboat Jaws

Rear Window

Which is a rock musical based on Puccini's La bohème? Rent South Pacific Billy Elliot

Rent

All of the following are neo-Romanticists EXCEPT: Jennifer Higdon Robert Schumann Samuel Barber

Robert Schumann

Which of the following is NOT a famous ballet written by Tchaikovsky? Swan Lake Sleeping Beauty Romeo and Juliet The Nutcracker

Romeo and Juliet


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