Music Appreciation - Chapter 12

Genre describes a musical form. True False

False

Most musical cultures in the world use written notation to preserve and transmit their music. True False

False

The lines that distinguish art music from other kinds are clearly delineated. True False

False

Most cultures employ sacred music for religious functions. True False

True

Oral transmission is the process of preserving music without written notation. True False

True

Which historical style period lasted less than 100 years? a. Romantic b. Baroque c. Renaissance d. Middle Ages

a. Romantic

Considering the title of Symphony No. 94 in G Major by Joseph Haydn, which is a TRUE statement? a. The title indicates the genre and key. b. The title indicates the opus number. c. The genre is not stated. d. The genre is an orchestra.

a. The title indicates the genre and key.

In what century did the Renaissance begin? a. fifteenth century b. fourteenth century c. eighteenth century d. sixteenth century

a. fifteenth century

A knowledge of _______ styles helps put a musical work in the context of its creation. a. historical b. medium c. jazz

a. historical

Regarding a symphony, which is NOT a true statement? a. Symphony is a genre. b. A symphony is a song written for an orchestra. c. "Symphony" implies the medium, or ensemble, that performs the piece. d. Each movement of a symphony has a specific internal form, or structure.

b. A symphony is a song written for an orchestra.

Which is NOT a true statement? a. Genre classifies the function of a work. b. Genres are the same in every culture. c. Genre classifies the overall character of the work.

b. Genres are the same in every culture.

Which term refers to a category of music? a. medium b. genre c. style d. form

b. genre

Western art music refers to a. vernacular musics. b. notated and cultivated music of European and Euro-American society. c. music captured in cultural context by ethnomusicologists.

b. notated and cultivated music of European and Euro-American society.

We often label art music as a. "vernacular." b. "popular." c. "classical" d. "traditional."

c. "classical"

J. S. Bach's Minuet in D Minor is from what historical period? a. Classical b. Renaissance c. Baroque d. Romantic

c. Baroque

Opus is Latin for a. "song." b. "genre." c. "medium." d. "work."

d. "work."

Which of the following defines the characteristics of style? a. The creator's personal manner of expression. b. The individualized treatment of the elements of music. c. The total language of artists from a style period. d. All possible answers.

d. All possible answers.

Listening Guides in this textbook focus primarily on a. "traditional" music. b. vernacular music of European society. c. All possible answers. d. Western art music.

d. Western art music.

Musical compositions are often identified through a cataloguing system described by a. aesthetic judgments. b. descriptive titles. c. oral transmission. d. opus numbers.

d. opus numbers.

Music composed for religious purposes is called a. secular. b. vernacular. c. nonspecific. d. sacred.

d. sacred.