Music Appreciation

The following excerpt from Pictures at an Exhibition features low pitches

true

The performer acts as a bridge between the composer and the listener.

true

The sound source of a the synthesizer is an oscillator.

true

Listen to the following excerpt from Sergei Prokofiev's Symphony No. 6. There is a dialogue between a high-sounding part and a low one. Which brass instrument plays the low part?

tuba

What unique feature of this example suggests that it was written in the Contemporary period?

use of traditional instruments in different ways.

pianissimo (pp)

very softly

fortississimo (fff)

very, very loud

pianississimo (ppp)

very, very softly

Which string instrument carries the melody in this short excerpt

violin

Pitch

*The placement of this symbol on the music staff conveys pitch. The higher the symbol is placed on the staff, the higher its pitch. *The particular quality of a sound (e.g. an individual musical note) that fixes its position in the scale *the pitch of a sound is a person's relative perception of how high or low that sound is

Volume (Dynamics)

*one of most important aspects of sound *Composers use volume as a way of controlling the emotional content and shape of a piece. * refers to the infinitely subtle shadings that are possible between discrete dynamic levels

Which of the following is NOT true of the perceptive listener?

A perceptive listener would not describe music using vocabulary such as "mellow" and "upbeat". Instead, they would use more precise language to describe music.

The course places the Romantic period in music between the years:

1820=1910

There are ___ keys in a full size piano keyboard.

88

The Five was a group of nationalist composers who sought to incorporate elements of ______________ in their work

: Russian music

A Baroque sonata is...

A piece for solo instrument or a small group of instruments

The Baroque concerto is...

A piece that contrasts a solo instrument with an ensemble

Notes that don't belong to the traditional scale are known as ______________ alterations.

Chromatic

According to Booker T. Washington, plantation songs have nothing to do with religious fervor.

False

A Baroque suite is...

A multi-movement instrumental work based on rhythms of popular dances

A Baroque oratorio is...

A multi-movement sacred work for soloist and choir intended for a concert performance

Great performers possess outstanding technique but may not have deep musical understanding.

False

Most of the notated music that survives from the Medieval period is secular in nature.

False

Music only affects our feelings and thoughts.

False

Which of the following composers, upon arriving in Paris in 1831, quickly became closely associated with the most prominent intellectuals, artists, musicians, political activists, and financiers of his day, thus launching his career?

Frédéric Chopin

A rest symbol indicates:

A period of silence

Which of the following excerpts was used in the text as an illustration of program music?

B

Unity alone sustains interest and appeals to our need and enjoyment of the new, different, and unexpected.

False

According to the way sounds are produced, piano is considered in what instrumental classification?

Chordophone

Interpretation is one of the composer's most important tasks.

False - Performer's task to interpret

According to the text, the folk song Dark Eyes reflects the Romanian national character

False - Russian character

Deep River is a great example of a jazz piece.

False - spiritual

The following piano sonata was composed by one of the first female virtuoso performers. Identify this composer

Clara Wieck Schumann

Listen to the following excerpt from Benjamin Britten's Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra Which brass instrument is featured in this selection?

French horn

Membranophones

Instruments that produce sounds via vibrating membranes, such as the drum. The membranes may be struck or rubbed.

Which of the following trends in contemporary music does this excerpt exemplify

Jazz influence

Which one of these composers was considered a national hero in his homeland?

Jean Sibelius

The following example was composed by a musician whose career exemplifies the dominance of composers from Northern France and the Netherlands during the Renaissance

Josquin Desprez

The following piece was written by a leading figure of the post-WWII German avant-garde. Identify this composer.

Karlheinz Stockhausen

Who was NOT a nationalist composer?

Liszt

Which of the following were sacred genres in the Medieval period?

Masses and motets

According to the text, which of the following is NOT considered a form of program music?

Mazurka

Which of the following best describes aleatory music?

Music that allows for an element of chance to enter the performance

Which of the following 20th-century trends sought to restore order, harmony, and emotional restraint to music?

Neoclassicism

Which of the following is a distinguishing characteristic of sacred music from the Medieval period?

Smooth melodies sung a cappella

The Étude Op. 10 No. 12 in C minor by Frédéric Chopin is an example of three-part form

False; 2 part form

crescendo

become louder

This cello piece exemplifies __________ form

binary

symphony orchestra

different instrument families when they get together

Although the violin is mostly a single melody instrument, violinists can also play chords using an instrumental technique known as:

double stops

morendo

dying away

Referential listeners are the most common type of listeners.

false

The sole function of the conductor is to beat time

false

The soprano register lies between the alto and tenor vocal ranges.

false

The term harmony refers to the horizontal aspect of music.

false

The two notes of an octave sound exactly the same due to the simple relationship of their frequencies

false

When performing, pianists are in direct contact with the source of the sound.

false

The distance between two pitches is called a/an _____ .

interval

piano (p)

soft

Which form is NOT based on the principle of contrast?

strophic

Which of the following is a composition for an orchestral ensemble?

symphony

The rhythmic "surprise" created by accents occurring in unexpected places in the following example is called..

syncopation

When a melody acquires significant importance within a given composition, it is called a:

theme

During the Baroque period, the term sonata was used for musical works __________.

to be played

al niente

to nothing

The four most common brass instruments in the traditional symphony orchestra are:

trombone, trumpet, horn, tuba

A referential listener is a person that relates to music mainly through extra-musical connections or associations

true

A traditional symphony orchestra can sometimes have more than 100 players.

true

According to the text, Folk music, jazz music, and art music are not mutually exclusive genres

true

Arrangers can introduce some elements of variation in a piece of music without altering the basic form of a piece

true

Art music has traditionally been created by trained professional musicians.

true

Castanets are non-pitched instruments

true

During the Romantic period, choral music enjoyed its highest popularity since the Renaissance period.

true

Folk music belongs to the community even though it may have been created by an individual

true

Form can be defined as the constructive or organizing element in music.

true

Form is a way of defining the organization of a piece of music.

true

Which of the following composers catapulted to the top of the 20th-century avant-garde after composing Firebird, Petrushka, and Le Sacre du Printemps?

Igor Stravinsky

Who composed the groundbreaking piece The Rite of Spring?

Igor Stravinsky

Which of the following movements is associated with Debussy and Ravel?

Impressionism

Given the atonal nature of this example, which of the following is the most likely composer?

Schoenberg

An important Romantic composer founded The New Journal of Music, an influential musical periodical in which this same composer frequently published his own musical criticism and promoted the works of other musicians. His name is:

Schumann

Which of the following is NOT a chant of the Proper of the Mass?

Sederunt Principes

Many composers in the contemporary period sought alternatives to tonality, or key-centered music. Which of the following is one such alternative?

Serialism

Octave

Set of 8 keys

Riffs refers to:

Short melodic and rhythmic patterns

Which of the following were important composers in the Contemporary period?

Stravinsky and Schoenberg

Listen to the following excerpt from Benjamin Britten's Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra. Which orchestral family performs the main theme in this selection?

String

Which of the following is a salient characteristic of secular music from the Medieval period?

Strong, dance-like rhythms performed by a combination of instruments and voices

Identify the false statement

Synthesizers have always had a well-established presence in standard ensembles.

Which of the following statements best describes the role of technology with regard to art music in the Contemporary period?

Technology has enabled art music composers to experiment with and change the way that they create music.

Which of the following is a false statement?

Tempo and rhythm are interchangeable terms

The English madrigal is characterized by:

The English madrigal is characterized by the intensity and intimacy of the choral writing

Which group was credited with inventing the recitative?

The Florentine Camerata

According to the text, the Renaissance period was known as:

The Golden Age of Choral Music

A unifying factor for social, political, and cultural life in the Medieval period was...

The Roman Catholic Church

Which of the following important events took place during the Baroque period?

The Scientific Revolution

The term controller refers to:

The device used to select pitch in an electronic instrument

If the printed program at a concert indicated that the first movement of a symphony was titled Allegro and the second Andante, you would expect

The first movement to be fast, the second slower

Meter in music can best be described as:

The grouping of pulses into consistent units

In jazz, performers have wide, creative freedom, even when they are playing from a score

True

Music was clinically approved as a medical treatment in 1924.

True

The composers Samuel Barber, Thea Musgrave, and Ned Rorem resisted the 20th-century trend of serialism.

True

An important artistic product of the Romantic period was:

Vincent van Gogh's paintings

Which of the following composers envisioned operas as "musical dramas"—a combination of all the arts?

Wagner

In the Baroque period, music for keyboard...

Was created mainly for use in instrumental genres such as sonatas, suites, and concertos

A note's duration is indicated by

Whether the note head is filled or not and the number of flags on the stem

Which of the following is not a decision about interpretation that the conductor of a symphony orchestra makes?

Whether to use a modern or old-fashioned baton

Which of the following terms does not refer to a basic musical texture?

cacophony

During the Renaissance, what was the name composers gave to the original chant used as the basis for the main melody in a composition?

cantus firmus

Farinelli was a famous:

castrato

Identify the single reed instrument:

clarinet

In Prokofiev's: "Peter and the Wolf", which instrument represents the "cat"?

clarinet

Which woodwind instrument plays along with the strings in this Mozart excerpt?

clarinet

Concentration on vocal music during the Renaissance period meant that instrumental music continued to be used as mere accompaniment for voices.

false

Consonant harmonies usually provide a feeling of tension.

false

Construction and sound production are the same among keyboard instruments.

false

Despite advances in other areas, Renaissance harmony and polyphony remained restricted to the music rules that governed most of the Medieval period

false

Despite being a great composer, Richard Wagner did not succeed in creating great operas

false

During the Classical period, opera buffa (comic opera) plots were based on myths and historical figures

false

Dynamic variety refers to the use of different sound sources.

false

Early baroque music is characterized by frequent use of polyphonic texture.

false

From the Classical period onwards, sonata-allegro form was replaced by other forms as the basis for most instrumental music

false

Goliards are famous for their inspired performances during the services at the monastery of Santo Domingo de Silos in Spain

false

Guido d'Arezzo wrote The Fundamentals of Music, a very important medieval treatise (essay).

false

In the Western music tradition, a note symbol (i.e., its shape) indicates both duration and pitch

false

In the Western music tradition, a note symbol (i.e., its shape) indicates pitch.

false

In the Étude Op. 10 No. 12 in C minor by Frédéric Chopin, the chords played by the right hand represent the accompaniment

false

Musical themes cannot represent real or fictional characters.

false

Perceptive listeners are mainly concerned with judging the quality of the performance of a piece of music

false

Percussion players produce more or less volume by changing bow pressure and speed.

false

Renaissance artists didn't really care very much if their works appealed to the public at large; they were more concerned about the "purity" of their music.

false

Scholars have been able to determine the origin of the xylophone with absolute certainty.

false

Since the synthesizer is an electronic instrument, oscillation is not a factor in sound generation.

false

Sonata-allegro form was used mainly in works for solo piano and did not apply to works for larger ensembles

false

Structure is not a crucial aspect of music

false

The Entry Chorus from Nabucco by Giuseppe Verdi is sung by a chamber choir.

false

The Renaissance madrigal was a sacred music form used to convey the meanings behind the poems on which they were based.

false

The aria Lucevan le Stelle is from the opera Gianni Schicci by Giacomo Puccini.

false

The collection of parallel lines and spaces on which notes are written is called notation

false

The critical listener combines the characteristics of all types of listeners.

false

The following excerpt features characteristics of polyphonic texture. (4:32)

false

The synthesizer is a very easy instrument to categorize.

false

The term concerto refers to a performer playing by her/himself.

false

The Étude Op. 10 No. 12 in C minor by Frédéric Chopin is nicknamed Revolutionary because it started a major upheaval in Paris in 1820.

false

Time values in music are expressed in absolute terms.

false

Two simultaneous pitches of the same letter name and pitch (e.g., C, G, or D) constitute a harmony.

false

Understanding form is not necessary for enhancing the appreciation of music.

false

Usually, folk tunes, songs, spirituals, and hymns are NOT good examples of strophic form.

false

The French technical term for "mouthpiece" is la bouche

false - embouchure

The distance between D and A (above that D) is a:

fifth

Identify the woodwind instrument in this excerpt by the contemporary composer Aulis Sallinen

flute

mezzo forte (mf)

half loud

mezzo piano (mp)

half soft

Listen to this excerpt from Benjamin Britten's Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra

harp

Sharp

higher in pitch

soprano

highest female voice

tenor

highest male voice

Membranophones

instruments that produce sounds by vibrating a membrane or skin that is stretched over a wood or metal frame EX: drums

Idiophones

instruments that produce sounds from the vibrations of their own bodies EX: castanets,

For the most part, pianists and harpsichordists don't have direct contact with the strings of their instruments. Therefore, they manipulate sound through a _____ mechanism

keyboard

The organ is a ____________instrument, whose tone is produced by wind flowing through ____________.

keyboard, pipes

In brass instruments, pitch depends on the ______ of the air column

length

vivace

lively

forte (f)

loud

flat

lower in pitch

mezzo-soprano

lower voice range than soprano

bass

lowest male voice

alto

lowest range in female voice

The following example is played on an instrument that was very popular during the Renaissance. That instrument is the:

lute

moderato

moderately fast

__________ is an Italian term that describes moderately fast tempo

moderato

The musical texture that consists of a single melody without accompaniment is called:

monophony

baritone

most common male voice; between tenor and bass

Listen to the following excerpt from Benjamin Britten's Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra. Which percussion instrument accompanies the trumpets in this selection?

snare drum

Meter organizes _________ and __________ sounds into units called measures.

stressed, unstressed

The sound of string instruments is produced by a _____ stretched between two points

string

In Prokofiev's: "Peter and the Wolf", which instruments represents the Peter?

strings

Indefinite Percussion Pitches:

tambourine, triangle, cymbals, and drums,

The aria Lucevan le Stelle is composed for a/an:

tenor

The following composition, featuring 40 voices, was written by:

thomas tallis

Which of the following instruments does NOT belong in the indefinite pitch group?

timpani

Definite Percussion Pitches:

timpani (also known as kettledrums), the chimes xylophone, vibraphone, and marimba.

A pianist's skill in manipulating volume is usually referred to as the performer's ____.

touch

An understanding of form enhances and improves one's appreciation of music

true

In contrast to the Renaissance, where vocal and choral music took center stage, instrumental music established itself as the most significant genre of the Baroque period

true

In general, operatic arias of the Romantic period, for example those by Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924), provide good examples of homophonic music

true

In the Western music tradition, a note symbol (i.e., its shape) indicates duration

true

In wind instruments, sound is produced by setting a column of air in motion inside the body of the instrument

true

It is very important to recognize that pitch is a relative concept.

true

Jazz incorporates elements of folk music.

true

Just as there are quarter notes, there are quarter rests

true

Kettledrum is another name for timpani.

true

Keyboard instruments are sometimes part of the orchestra.

true

Léonin and Pérotin were two composers associated with Notre Dame and the development of polyphony.

true

Music that follows an explicit story is often called program music.

true

Musical connotation happens when music is associated with extra-musical events or experiences

true

Musical texture refers to how melody and harmony relate to each other.

true

Nadia Boulanger was a prominent music teacher who taught some of the most influential composers of the 20th century, including Aaron Copland, Philip Glass, and Walter Piston

true

Structure is important because it helps our minds begin to develop expectations about what will happen next in a piece of music

true

Syncopation is often used in jazz settings.

true

Tempo is an Italian universal musical term that refers to the speed at which a music composition is played.

true

Ternary form is one of the most common forms for all styles of music.

true

The casual listener regards music mainly as a mood enhancer or as a pleasant part of the environment

true

The first organ used water to control wind pressure.

true

The frequency of the lowest sound that the normal human ear can perceive ranges between 16 and 20 Hertz

true

The great European churches and cathedrals of the Medieval period were important to the development of Western music

true

The harp may be a part-time fifth member of the orchestral strings

true

The name trombone is derived from the Italian term for trumpet

true

The symphony had its origins in the overture, which was the introductory music for Italian opera.

true

The synthesizer has virtually no standard repertoire.

true

The term timbre refers to the different sound sources used in a composition

true

The term étude refers to pieces that are used to teach a particular technical skill to performers

true

Two of the most obvious musical elements that composers use to achieve variety are dynamics and timbre

true

Venit ad Petrum was often used as the cantus firmus for the mass.

true

Volume and dynamics are interchangeable terms.

true

presto

very fast

fortissimo (ff)

very loud

__________ is an instrumental technique that, in the case of string players, consists of a quick back and forth movement or rocking of the finger that is in contact with the string, with the intent of producing a fluctuation in pitch

vibrato

Which string instrument is featured in this excerpt from Paganini's 24 Caprices?

violin

What do you call a piece of music where a violin soloist plays with an orchestra?

violin concerto

The main orchestral string instruments are:

violin, viola, cello, double bass

In the early days of the church, the only music allowed during the service was:

vocal music

tessitura

vocal range used most in a song

The energy with which a player produces the air stream determines __________.

volume

The value of the ______ note serves as the basis for the relative value of all the other notes

whole

In the organ, volume is determined by:

wind pressure

Duration

*The graphic representation of the symbol—its shape—conveys duration. *refers to the length of the sound; how long the sound lasts in time

frequency

*The number of sound waves *the number of vibrations or cycles per second

Timbre

*quality of a sound *referred to as tone color

The dates given in this course for the Classical period are:

1750 - 1825

Composers started marking their scores with instructions about dynamics:

17th century

The dates given in the course for the Baroque Period place it between:

1600-1750

The dates for the Medieval period are generally considered to be:

1150-1450

Which time period is generally considered the Renaissance period?

1450-1600

The audible frequency spectrum in humans ranges between:

16 and 20,000 Hertz

One difference between a Renaissance Mass and a motet is:

A Mass is always based on a specific text that is part of the liturgy of a given day

The song Dark Eyes is sung by a choir without instrumental accompaniment. This type of vocal group is called

A cappella choir

Suppose you are listening to the first movement of a symphony written in the Classical period. You have heard the first section, in which two themes were introduced, and a second section, in which segments of those themes were expanded and developed. What would you expect next?

A varied repeat of the first section with a return of the two original themes

Which of the following composers was known for using folk-based fiddle tunes like the one in the following example

Aaron Copland

Select the culture whose mythology is filled with references to the healing power of music:

All of the above: Greek, Chinese, & Ancient Egyptian

The one-piece cast-iron frame, a crucial development in the history of the piano, was invented by

Alpheus Babcock of Boston, USA in 1825

Identify the event that did not occur during the Classical period:

American Civil Rights Movement

Which of the following composers invented the twelve-tone system of composition?

Arnold Schoenberg

In 20th-century music, traditional harmony and tonality were redefined or rejected in favor of:

Atonality and serialism

Which of the following excerpts is atonal music?

B

Which section of Chopin's Étude in C minor does the following excerpt come from?

B

Which of the two following statements is true? A)Time values in music are expressed in absolute terms. B)Time values in music are expressed in relative terms.

B) Time values in music are expressed in relative terms.

Given the Hungarian folk music flavor of this example, which of the following is the most likely composer?

Bartók

Which one of the following pairs of words or phrases represents the two main concepts behind Baroque music?

Basso continuo; The Doctrine of Affections

The composer pictured above is best known for taking older forms and styles and redefining them in modern ways. Antonín Dvorák was inspired by his Hungarian Dance No. 1. What is this composer's name?

Brahms

The following choral work, based on the German Bible, was written by:

Brahms

How does a violinist control dynamics?

By applying more or less bow pressure and speed on the strings

Which of the following composers developed the concept of total theater?

Carl Orff

Which of the following was not a French composer?

Carl Orff

The Renaissance period saw inventions and developments that:

Changed the physical and intellectual landscape of Europe.

Which 8th- and 9th-century ruler had a profound influence on Church music?

Charlemagne

Which of the following was NOT known as a composer of choral music?

Chopin

The dance-like characteristics of the following piece indicate that it was written by

Choplin

Who composed La favola d'Orfeo, a work that marks the beginning of opera as a major art form?

Claudio Monteverdi

Which of the following events occurred in America during the time period known as the Renaissance?

Columbus discovered "The New World."

The Renaissance was the Golden Age of:

Compositions for large choral ensembles

Which one of the following is not a general characteristic of Romantic music:

Compositions were based on logic and controlled feelings.

Listen to this excerpt Listen to this excerpt from Section B of Chopin's Étude in C minor. What is the function of the left hand in the following excerpt?

Continues playing figurations (melodic patterns)

Which of the following is not a composer from the Romantic period?

Delacroix was not a composer.

Two important composers from the Renaissance period were:

Desprez and Palestrina

Which of the following is NOT a Baroque composer?

Dufay

The electric guitar can be considered as both a chordophone and a/an:

Electrophone

Which of the following characteristics are associated with the rococo style?

Elegance, delicacy, softness, and playfulness

This is a short excerpt from J.S. Bach's Air from the Suite No. 3 in D major. Listening to that excerpt, a casual listener would be more inclined to do which of the following?

Enjoy the music as background

Which of the following composers most heavily influenced the music of the French post-WWI school of musicians known as Les Six?

Erik Satie

Which of the following excerpts from See Here the Conqu'ring Hero Comes uses loud dynamics?

Ex A

Listen to the following excerpts of Idea A from G. F. Handel's See Here the Conqu'ring Hero Comes. Which one is played by a solo instrument?

Ex B

A cadential point brings the musical phrase to a resting point or pause. Which of the following excerpts ends with a cadential point that brings the phrase to a resting point?

Ex C

Handel uses different combinations of dynamics and timbre to achieve unity and variety in See Here the Conqu'ring Hero Comes. Which of the following two excerpts combines more instruments and louder dynamics?

Example A - Example A combines more instruments and louder dynamics

Which example comes from Section A of Chopin's Étude in C minor?

Example B

Handel uses different combinations of dynamics and timbre to achieve unity and variety in See Here the Conqu'ring Hero Comes. Which of the following excerpts combines ensemble playing and soft dynamics?

Example B - Example B features ensemble playing and soft dynamics.

The sections of the Classical sonata-allegro form are:

Exposition, Development, and Recapitulation

The factor that most clearly distinguishes this example from music of earlier periods is the use of:

Extended dissonance that doesn't resolve directly to consonance

The staff is a system of:

Five lines and four spaces

The four main orchestral woodwind instruments are:

Flute, clarinet, oboe, and bassoon

The name of the composer pictured above, who wrote more than 600 art songs (lieder), is:

Franz Schubert

From the following composers, select the one that best understood the intrinsic nature and potential of the piano as an expressive instrument

Frédéric Chopin

In broad terms, music and the other arts of the Romantic period...

Gave full expression to a wide range of feelings, dreams, and the heroic human potential.

Which one of the following composers' style is most closely associated with that of the commercial music world known as Tin Pan Alley?

George Gershwin

Which of the following was regarded as a leading composer of the Ars Nova style?

Guillaume de Machaut

According to the text, the Traditionalists were composers of the Romantic era who:

Held reverence for the music of the masters

Which of the following were important composers in the Medieval period?

Hildegard von Bingen and Guillaume de Machaut

Aside from Carmina Burana (1937), Carl Orff is widely known for:

His work in music education

During the Romantic period, most composers were:

Independent business persons, earning their living by performing music, writing music for specific occasions and commissions, and collecting royalties on published music.

The Renaissance may be described as an age in which:

Individualism, humanism, and secular values started to flourish once again

Idiophones

Instruments that produce sounds by vibrating themselves, such as the castanets. This class includes instruments of various materials (e.g., metal, wood, glass, stone) producing sounds using various techniques (e.g., beating, scraping, shaking, plucking, stamping, rubbing)

Electrophones

Instruments that produce sounds via electronic means, such as the synthesizer.

Aerophones

Instruments that produce sounds via vibrating columns of air, such as the horn.

Chordophones

Instruments that produce sounds via vibrating strings, such as the guitar. The strings may be plucked, bowed, hit, or strummed

What is the function of the amplifier?

It amplifies loudness

One characteristic of this excerpt that suggests it might be from the Baroque Period is

It contrasts a group of instruments with a solo instrument.

What element of the musical style of the following piece indicates that it is from the Renaissance period rather than the Medieval period?

It features imitation that goes through all the voices

According to the text, what was the significance of Debussy's work?

It represented the first viable alternative to tonal music.

The earliest surviving opera—then called dramma per musica—was written by a member of the Florentine Camerata named

Jacopo Peri

This composer pictured above wrote The Blue Danube, arguably the most famous waltz of all time. His name is

Johann Strauss Jr

Which one of these composers wrote music for prepared piano?

John Cage

The composer pictured above, an international artist of Hungarian heritage, decided to become a technical wizard at the keyboard after hearing Paganini playing the violin. What is his name?

Liszt

The two most important French composers of organum and discant during the Medieval period were:

Léonin and Pérotin

What is NOT the role of the conductor in a traditional symphony orchestra?

Makes sure that, when appropriate, players improvise their parts correctly

The pedals are a crucial component of the piano. The function of the soft pedal is to reduce the amount and quality of the sound. On an upright piano, the soft pedal

Moves the hammers closer to the strings

Which of the following were important composers of the Classical period?

Mozart and Haydn

Among other factors, composers started writing dynamic markings in their scores because

New instruments allowed for more dynamic ranges and contrast.

What compositional technique is illustrated by the following excerpt?

New ways to manipulate a traditional instrument.

Where do the viola players sit

No 2

Which of the following is a true statement

Octave is the name of a particular interval size.

Vibration may be represented in terms of frequency. The basic unit of frequency is called the Hertz. What does one Hertz represent?

One cycle per second

The following difficult piece for the violin was written by one of the few musicians of the time who could play it. Identify this composer

Paganini

Which of the following is not an overture by Beethoven:

Pastoral

In musical notation, pitch is indicated exclusively by:

Pitch is represented by the position of notes on the lines and spaces of the staff

Who is credited with the creation of plainsong?

Pope Gregory I

According to Monteverdi, what is the difference between prima practica and seconda practica?

Prima practica emphasized equality of voices whereas seconda practica emphasized a hierarchy of voices.

Which of the following was not a member of the Five?

Pyotr Tchaikovksy

According to the text, which of the following are Post-Romantic composers?

Rachmaninoff and Holst

Which of the following composers did NOT employ total serialism in his work?

Ralph Vaughan Williams

A musical genius, but also someone with strong anti-Semitic views, the man pictured above was one of the most influential composers of the Romantic Period. His name is:

Richard Wagner

Which of the following statements best describes musical form in the Romantic period?

Romantic composers worked with traditional forms but expanded them in innovative ways to meet their expressive needs.

Which of the following were secular genres in the Medieval period?

Rondeaus, ballades, and lai

Which of the following statements best characterizes the "mood" of the Romantic period?

Rules and logic are less important that the free expression of human feelings. Humans can only "fully become" by exploring their inner feelings.

Which of the following choices is the defining characteristic of polyphony?

The independence and equality of concurrent melodic lines

Rhythm is defined as:

The organization of sound in time

The upright piano was first developed in:

The upright piano developed by John Isaac Hawkins in Philadelphia at the beginning of the 19th century.

3/4 The top number of the time signature above, represents

There are three beats in each measure - The top number (3) tells how many beats there are in each measure.

Which characteristic of texture in this example is most closely associated with music of the Contemporary period?

Thick texture with full and frequently dissonant chords

Listen to this excerpt from Chopin's Étude in C minor. Where does this excerpt happen in the piece?

Towards the end

Absolutists derive pleasure from listening for the way that the different elements of music relate to each other, independently of any extra-musical connotations.

True

Tablature

a combination of letters, numbers and staff—was used for particular string instruments

Music that is not associated with a particular story, image, object, or event is called _________ music

absolute

The proper musical term for "increasing the tempo" is __________

accelerando

The Italian term for at ease is:

adagio

Which of the following factors contribute to brass instruments having a "brassy" timbre? A) The instruments are made out of metal. B) The flared bell that all of them have at the end C) The vibration of the player's lips on the mouthpiece D) All of the above

all of the above

Which of the following is not part of the Ordinary of the Catholic Mass?

alleluia

This music example illustrates a chord played one note after another. This is called:

arpeggio

adagio

at ease

andante

at leisurely walking speed

Listen to this excerpt from Also sprach Zarathustra by Richard Strauss.

bass drum

Which of the following is a member of the brass family?

bass trombone

During the Baroque period, the musical feature that lent harmonic support to the main melodic line of a composition was called

basso continuo

In Prokofiev's: "Peter and the Wolf", which instrument represents the "grandfather"?

bassoon

Listen to this excerpt by the Russian composer Sergei Prokofiev. Woodwind instrument?

bassoon

Which woodwind instrument is featured in the following excerpt from Sergei Prokofiev's Peter and the Wolf?

bassoon

Each measure contains a combination of strong and weak __________, which represent the underlying ____________ of the music.

beats, pulse

descrescendo diminuendo

becoming softer

Which of the following forms is NOT based on the principle of repetition?

binary

Which of the following is NOT a way to produce sound in string instruments

blowing

Percussion instruments where two similar objects are clapped together to produce a sound can be further classified under the ________ group

concussion/idiophone

The function of the organ's stops is to:

control the flow of air to pipes

Which of the following instruments does NOT belong in the definite pitch group:

cymbals

Which of the following is a composition for the vihuela?

ex b (1:58)

Ascending and descending intervals are calculated

exactly the same time

Which of the following is an example of a cadential point? (resting point)

excerpt a

allegretto

fairly fast

A long string, if plucked really hard, will vibrate faster and thereby produce a higher pitch than a shorter string

false

A note at the bottom of the staff has a higher pitch than a note at the top of the staff.

false

A piece of folk music typically remains unchanged throughout the years.

false

According to the text, Beethoven strongly influenced the music of Haydn.

false

According to the text, Romantic composers abandoned the principles of unity and variety in pursuit of more innovative and expressive sounds

false

According to the text, all critics agree that jazz is a subcategory of art music

false

According to the text, art of the Romantic period valued emotional restraint and clarity of form.

false

According to the text, composers of the Romantic period were reluctant to stray from the seven tones of the traditional scale (i.e., A, B, C, D, E, F, G).

false

According to the text, it is a simple task to define the category of folk music.

false

According to the text, traditional symphony orchestra musicans are permited to improvise their parts

false

Anicius Boethius invented a system that made possible the memorization and written transmission of melodies

false

Art music is superior to folk or popular music

false

As a musical concept, dynamics covers only the overall loudness or softness of a piece of music

false

Audiences immediately embraced the dodecaphonic work of Arnold Schoenberg.

false

Beethoven is sometimes referred to as "The Father of the Symphony."

false

Changes in tempo were rarely found in music of the Romantic period, in keeping with Classical period values.

false

Composers of art music create works that are passed on from generation to generation by listening, remembering, and imitating.

false

In the Western music tradition, sound is represented in written form through musical __________.

notation

In Prokofiev's: "Peter and the Wolf", which instrument represents the "duck"?

oboe

Which instrument, along with the orchestra, plays this example?

oboe

Identify the correct pair of double reed instruments:

oboe, bassoon

The following selection, sung by Historicus, comes from a well-known __________.

oratorio

Where are tempo markings usually written in a music score?

over the staff

Each line and space on the staff represents a different:

pitch

In the organ, pipe length determines

pitch

A melody consists of a succession of:

pitches

Which of the following was NOT a popular form during the Renaissance period?

plainsong

The text states that guitars are strummed or __________

plucked

The Italian term that describes very fast tempo is:

presto

A string _____ is composed of two violins, one viola, and a cello.

quartet

The type of music event where a soloist plays by her/himself is called a __________.

recital

The text states that __________ is the essential element in music

rhythm

What are the short segments played by the piano alone

riffs

The proper musical term for 'decreasing the tempo' is _________

ritardando

This movement from a piano sonata by Beethoven exemplifies:

rondo

The characteristics of a melody may be best described in terms of:

shape, direction, and range

Lento or largo

slowly