Music and Civ GCSU - Cooke Final Exam
Because every civilization in every age has--and has had--music of some type, it is very likely that there will always be some type of music in the future.
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
One of the benefits of performances of stage works in the twenty-first century is that the audience can be involved through electronic devices.
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
According to existentialist philosophy, a painting of a Campbell's soup can is
just a picture of something
And God Created Great Whales by Hovhaness features
recordings of whales' sounds
After World War II, the two different directions concert music seemed to take were
serialism and chance music.
The term "telematic" refers to operas in which
the audience can interact during the performance
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
Electronic music was originally digital, but it has now progressed to analog.
False
It is quite possible that music will gradually fade away in the next 100 years.
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
Varèse's Poème électronique has a strong metrical rhythm.
False
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 main proponent of chance (aleatory) music was
John Cage
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.
The most successful composer of ragtime piano music was
Scott Joplin
Which is NOT a nationalistic musical work?
Short Ride in a Fast Machine
The most successful composer of popular songs in the nineteenth century was
Stephen Foster
The melody to which we sing "The Star-Spangled Banner" was originally
an English drinking song.
John Cage is reported to have said,
"I have nothing to say, and I am saying it."
What American song did Copland include in Appalachian Spring?
"Simple Gifts"
Minimalism is sometimes inaccurately referred to as
"trance music."
A pioneer composer of electronic music was
Edgard Varese
What philosophical outlook encouraged the development of chance music?
Existentialism
Nationalism in America music flourished during the years
1930-1955
Which is the form of a blues song?
AAB
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 type of jazz is played ONLY on the piano?
Boogie Woogie
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.
Eclectic music is
a synthesis of several different styles
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.
And God Created Great Whales by Hovhaness includes
all of these choices
Concert music in America advanced a great deal after 1920 partly because
all of these choices
In electronic music sounds can
all of these choices
The bands during the swing era featured
all of these choices
The popularity of ragtime faded because of
all of these choices
Until the twentieth century, the arts in America were largely derived from Europe because
all of these choices
Which compositional technique did Charles Ives employ in his music?
all of these choices
Which of these is characteristic of traditional jazz?
all of these choices
