Mus 250 Test 7

Although opera is not as popular in America as it is in Europe, several American composers have written excellent operas.

True

Although vaudeville shows were very popular for many years, they left no discernible body of music literature.

True

Many of the melodies for American patriotic songs came from Europe.

True

Many of the popular songs in the first half of the nineteenth century were quite sentimental.

True

The music in Porgy and Bess contains several elements found in jazz.

True

The wind band is an especially American musical tradition.

True

Traditional jazz generally uses the same three chords (I, IV, V) that are found in church hymns.

True

In what way does music contribute to a film?

creates an atmosphere for a particular time and place, contributes to buildup of a scene, provides clues about the thoughts of the characters, and provides continuity

The opening song in Porgy and Bess ("Summertime") contains elements of

jazz and its blue notes.

Operatic musicals like Les Misérables are different from operas in that they

move at a much faster pace, are sung in English, contain some humorous sections, and use a more untrained singing style.

The music of Bernard Hermann and other film composers often shows the influence of the music of

nineteenth-century Romanticism.

Concert music in America advanced a great deal after 1920 partly because

of the promotion of the arts by the National Endowment for the Arts and other agencies, America was physically unscathed by war, the quality of music training in the United States improved greatly, and many prominent musicians fled Europe and came to America.

Which compositional technique did Charles Ives employ in his music?

polyrhythms, dissonant chords, polytonality, and quotations from songs

Minstrel shows were

songs, skits, and dances by performers in blackface.

Until the twentieth century, the arts in America were largely derived from Europe because

the early Puritans discouraged the arts, Americans seems to assume that European culture was superior, there were few wealthy families able to support the arts, and settling a new land was a consuming interest.

Minimalism is a style of music in which the composer

uses as few musical ideas as possible.

The parlor song

was a popular type of song sung in homes during the first half of the nineteenth century.

Copland composed the music for Appalachian Spring, and then Martha Graham developed a "story" to go with the music.

False

Musical comedies are humorous versions of operas.

False

Piano ragtime pieces are rather easy to play.

False

Stephen Foster lived most of his life in Alabama.

False

Stravinsky's Rite of Spring and Copland's Appalachian Spring are both based on essentially the same story.

False

The blues are usually sung by small choral groups.

False

Who composed the music for Porgy and Bess?

George Gershwin

Zwilich based her Concerto Grosso 1985 on the music of

Handel.

The song "God Bless America" was composed by

Irving Berlin.

Who composed Short Ride in a Fast Machine?

John Adams

The composer of "The Stars and Stripes Forever" march was

John Philip Sousa.

A nineteenth-century American pianist and composer who achieved some recognition in Europe was

Louis Moreau Gottschalk.

Some of the most advanced American music in the eighteenth century was the product of the

Moravian communities in Pennsylvania and North Carolina.

Porgy and Bess concludes with

Porgy climbing into a goat cart, headed for New York to find Bess.

The most successful composer of ragtime piano music was

Scott Joplin.

The musical West Side Story (lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and music by Leonard Bernstein) is an updated version of

Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.

Which is NOT a nationalistic musical work?

Short Ride in a Fast Machine

Which composers wrote music for minstrel shows?

Stephen Foster and Dan Emmett

The most successful composer of popular songs in the nineteenth century was

Stephen Foster.

The first motion picture with sound was

The Jazz Singer

The melody to which we sing "The Star-Spangled Banner" was originally

an English drinking song.

Which of these is characteristic of traditional jazz?

blue notes, improvisation, much syncopation, and certain jazz timbres

Which type of jazz is played ONLY on the piano?

boogie-woogie

What American song did Copland include in Appalachian Spring?

"Simple Gifts"

Minimalism is sometimes inaccurately referred to as

"trance music."

The bands during the swing era featured

15 to 19 players, carefully prepared arrangements, some virtuoso performers, ad lib solos.

The best years for the American musical comedy are roughly

1927-1957.

Nationalism in America music flourished during the years

1930-1955.

Which composer composed nationalistic America music for orchestra?

Aaron Copland

The first important America women composer in the early part of the twentieth century was

Amy Cheney Beach.

Which composer is especially noted for his film music?

Bernard Hermann.

What character(s) is/are NOT included in the "Quintet" from West Side Story?

Bernardo

Which is a Neoclassical musical work?

Concerto Grosso 1985

The most original America composer in America in the late eighteenth century was

William Billings.

What is the difference between popular music and folk music? Popular music is

a largely commercial enterprise.

A "blue note" in jazz is

a third, fifth, or seventh note of a scale that is lowered one half step while the accompanying chord is unchanged.

Which is the form of a blues song?

aab

The popularity of ragtime faded because of

the introduction of sound motion pictures, the development of commercial radio broadcasting, and the increasing number of recordings