Music Exam 5

Schubert wrote over __________ lieder.

600

The string bass is the highest-pitched member of the string family.

False

A metallophone with 10 to 14 tuned metal bars suspended over a tuned resonator of bamboo or metal

Gender

__________ was responsible for the development of the electric guitar by developing a solid body and adding magnetic pickups to amplify the sound.

Les Paul

__________ was a prodigiously gifted child.

Mozart

Select all the instruments from the following list that make up the standard string quartet.

a viola two violins a cello

Music created for its own sake, without any extramusical connotations, is known as ________ music.

absolute

created for its own sake

absolute music

Jewish immigrants who settled along the Rhine River in Germany were called __________ Jews.

ashkenazi

Klezmer music originated in _________ Jewish culture.

ashkenazi

Which of the following applies to the life of Fanny Hensel?

composer

Which of the following statements best describes the mood or moods of this piece?- Beethoven

contrasting moods

music that reflects national or regional characteristics

nationalism

The Romantic era saw a rise in ---, which incorporated very definable local or regional characteristics.

nationalistic music

What characteristics of this piece signal that it is from the Romantic period? Select all that apply.

dynamic shifts brass section large overall sound is large

The Romantic period can be described as a time of

emotionalism and expression

Chopin is best known for which of the following? Select all that apply.

etudes ballades preludes mazurkas miniatures

Who composed this work?

beethoven

Compared to the classical orchestra the 19th century orchestra was

bigger and thicker in texture.

A collection of small bronze gongs placed horizontally onto a wooden frame

bonang

The instrument being played requires

both hands

"Klezmer" is a Hebrew word meaning "instrument" and "song." (t/f)

false

A consistent tempo is used throughout the entire excerpt. (t/f)

false

An orchestral arrangement of songs or dances from an opera or ballet is called a symphonic poem. (t/f)

false

Art songs are generally only sung by professionals. (t/f)

false

Because gamelans are all tuned to standard pitch, it is possible to share the instruments of one gamelan with another gamelan. (t/f)

false

By the Romantic era, the size of the Western European symphony orchestra had gradually decreased to twenty performers. (t/f)

false

Classical multi-movement forms were still adhered to rigidly in the Romantic period. (t/f)

false

Modulation is a change of meter. (t/f)

false

Small ensembles (2-8 musicians) are normally led by a conductor. (T/F)

false

So tremendously gifted, Mozart never had to struggle for recognition or income. (t/f)

false

The church's influence on the direction of Western music remained strong through the classic period.

false

The classic period saw a rise in instrumental music.

false

The classic period was an age dominated by vocal music. (t/f)

false

The standard ensemble size for popular music bands in the West can include between 40-120 performers.

false

The term dynamics refers to the relative highness or lowness of various pitches in music. (T / F)

false

This excerpt is an example of the preliminary music that precedes the performance of a Chinese opera. (t/f)

false

The ______________ was invented by Harold Rhodes.

fender rhodes keyboard

Which instrument is prominent in the beginning?

fiddle

The performers are playing what instrument?

gender

In what order would the following elements of a sonata form (not genre) occur?

introduction exposition development recapitulation coda

A set of pitched, hanging, knobbed gongs, often made of bronze

kempul

A two-headed drum held in the lap and played with the hands

kendang

a musical motive associated with a character

leitmotiv

Which of the following is the term for the text of an opera?

libretto

Best exemplified in the works of Schubert, a ---- is a short song that sets poetry to music.

lied

The third movement of a symphony is typically a

minuet and trio

The classic period signals the beginning of the __________ in music.

modern age

Music that contains one single melodic line and lacks any underlying harmonic structure

monophony

The piano trio typically consists of

violin cello piano

Romantic composers wrote music that was ---, requiring performers to play extremely technically difficult music.

virtuosic

In The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, Britten divides the symphony orchestra into its four main families. Select all that apply.

woodwinds strings percussion brass

The lyrics are in which language?

yiddish

Which of the following is a Germanic language spoken by many Jews of Central and Eastern European ancestry?

yiddish

The primary vocal, choral, and dramatic genre of the Classic period was

opera

Verdi is best known for

operas

Using instruments in very specific ways and in unique combinations is known as ----.

orchestration

the art of using instrumental tone color

orchestration

Music that contains multiple melodic lines that are played simultaneously

polyphony

Tchaikovsky's "Romeo and Juliet" is a good example of __________ music.

program

Music that has extramusical connotations, such as images or stories, is known as ----.

program music

created to depict moods, images, or stories

program music

Hector Berlioz's Symphonie Fantastique can be described as a:

program symphony

The excerpt contains which of the following meter(s)?

quadruple

A chordophone with two strings, played by a bow

rebab

a mass for the dead

requiem

Romantic music often used a ---tempo to create a musical speed that was flexible and varied greatly.

rubato

Which of the following best describes the orchestra of the Classic period?

same symphony orchestra

Which member of the woodwind family is made of brass?

saxophone

The songs known as lieder are best exemplified in the work of

schubert

a ring flute made of bamboo

suling

a one-movement programmatic work for orchestra

symphonic poem

Which of the following best describes the genre of this piece? Tchaikovsky

symphonic poem program music

The second half of the nineteenth century saw an increase in chromaticism and dissonance; both represented attempts to create which of the following?

tension

The sound qualities that distinguish one instrument from another are called __________.

timbre

As the excerpt progress, the performance becomes more complex and virtuosic. (t/f)

true

Music in the nineteenth century was primarily homophonic. (t/f)

true

Rhythm in 19th century music was frequently less regular and more complex. (t/f)

true

Ternary form is represented by a b a. (t/f)

true

The Baroque continuo is of little importance in the Classic period. (t/f)

true

The classic period saw a rise in instrumental music. (t/f)

true

The principle of contrast and return is integral to the rondo. (t/f)

true

What is the title of this piece?

Piano Sonata no. 8

Who is the composer of this work? - romeo and juliet

Pyotr I'yich Tchaikovsky

What is the title of this piece? Tchaikovsky

Romeo and Juliet

How does the tonality change as this piece progresses?- Beethoven

The opening segment is in a minor tonality; then the music changes to a major tonality.

An art form that combined music and dance, the ----- became extremely popular during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.

ballet

The nineteenth-century genre that began as part of an opera and included both solo and ensemble dancing is called

ballet

The concerto sometimes has a(n) _________.

cadenza

Romantic music was often very --- , a feature that increased the dissonance of the music by using notes outside of a particular major or minor scale.

chromatic

A large vocal ensemble is usually referred to as a

chrous

A klezmorim is a small band, or _________, put together to play popular music, primarily of Yiddish tradition.

combo

Indonesian music is typically

diverse

Music that contains a simultaneous variation of a melodic line, similar to a round like Row, Row Your Boat

heterophony

Many of Beethoven's most famous works came from

his middle period

Wagner is best known for

his music dramas

In contrast to the dense, polyphonic textures of late Middle Ages and early Baroque music, Romantic music often featured --- textures.

homophonic

Music that contains one, distinct melodic line above an accompaniment that articulates a harmonic progression

homophony

Besides the slendro tuning system, the Balinese gamelans can also be tuned to a newer, second scale called the _________.

pelog

A gamelan is a set of

percussion instruments