Music Appreciation Exam 3

With which genre is Beethoven most closely associated? A) symphony B) cantata C) opera D) oratorio

A) symphony

Beethoven's performing instrument was the: A) violin B) flute C) piano D) cello

C) piano

Beethoven wrote music in both the ______ style and the _______ style A) Classical; Romantic B) Classical; Baroque C) Baroque; Romantic D) Romantic; Medieval

A) Classical; Romantic

Opera buffa refers to ________ opera. A) Italian comic B) Italian dramatic C) French Baroque D) Florentine

A) Italian comic

The composer most responsible for elevating music to a new level of respect during the Romantic era was: A) Ludwig van Beethoven B) Franz Liszt C) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart D) Gustav Mahler

A) Ludwig van Beethoven

Many scholars say that, next to Beethoven, ________ had the greatest influence on nineteenth-century composers A) Richard Wagner B) Giuseppe Verdi C) Giacomo Puccini D) Gioacchino Rossini

A) Richard Wagner

The Classical style developed principally in: A) Vienna B) Paris C) London D)Salzburg

A) Vienna

The second movement in most Classical symphonies is generally: A) a slow movement with beautiful, trlaxfing melodies B) the fastest, lightest movement C) in minuet form and triple meter D) a moderate or fast movement in sonata form that sometimes has a slow introduction

A) a slow movement with beautiful, trlaxfing melodies

How might a Classical composer help listeners become familiar with a theme in a composition? A) by repeating it right away B) by setting it in imitation C) by repeating it at the end of the work D) by quoting popular tunes of the day

A) by repeating it right away

Increasingly, the focal point for the performance of Romantic music was the: A) concert hall B) court C) church D) chamber music salon

A) concert hall

Which is true of the use of dynamics in the Classical era? A) dynamics and gradual dynamic changes were specifically notated by composers B) dynamics were not notated by composers; they were improvised by the performers C) dynamics could change only from movement to movement within a piece D) dynamics were notated by composers but remained more or less constant throughout a piece

A) dynamics and gradual dynamic changes were specifically notated by composers

In a recitative, the rhythm: A) follows the rhythm of speech B) follows the meter C) is vague, and the text is not important D) is hidden by polyphony

A) follows the rhythm of speech

The two key features of jazz pereormcane style are: A) improvisation and highly developed syncopation B) call and response C) ragging and improvisation D) improvisation and breaks

A) improvisation and highly developed syncopation

George Gershwin was known for: A) including jazz in "serious" compositions B) writing atonal music that had popular appeal C) his successful big band tours and recording career D) his orchestral conducting career and television programs

A) including jazz in "serious" compositions

How many people are needed to play a Classical sonata? A) one or two B) two or three C) four D) a full orchestra

A) one or two

Drama set to music is: A) opera B) Greek tragedy C) a madrigal D) a motet

A) opera

The most versatile medium for Classical composers was the: A) orchestra B) organ C) piano D) chorus

A) orchestra

The form of the third movement of Symphony No. 95 in C Minor is: A) sonata B) theme and variations C) rondo D) minuet with trio

A) sonata

The eighteenth-century public concert included principally: A) symphonies and concertos B) opera arias and recitatives C) chamber music D) piano sonatas

A) symphonies and concertos

The string quartet has as many movements as the: A) symphony B) Classical sonata C) dance suite D) Classical concerto

A) symphony

What is Luis Armstrong best know for ? A) the ability too switch from a trumpet to a saxophone B) imaginative breast and variations in the trumpet C) prolific compositions for Broadway D) improvisational skill at the piano

A) the ability too switch from a trumpet to a saxophone

A song in which the musical sections do not follow the verses of poetry, but are composed with new material from beginning to end, is said to be: A) through-composed B) strophic C) programmatic D) grandiose

A) through-composed

Opera arose around the year: A. 1600 B. 1603 C. 1637 D. 1650

A. 1600

One of the main sources of American popular music in the form of musical theater around 1900 was: A) south Chicago B) Broadway in New York City C) Bourbon Street in New Orleans D) Market Street in San Francisco

B) Broadway in New York City

Which is not a characteristic of plainchant? A) It is monophonic B) It is metered C) It is unaccompanied D) It is sung in Latin

B) It is metered

What was the first important center of jazz? A) Los Angeles B) New Orleans C) Chicago D) New York

B) New Orleans

Who was not a Romantic composer? A) Robert Schumann B) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart C) Franz Schubert D) Frédéric Chopin

B) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Wagner was particularly against: A) leitmotivs B) arias C) the concept of Gesamtkunstwerk D) expanding the size and role of the orchestra in opera

B) arias

When the accents are moved slightly ahead of the beat, the effect is called: A) metrical modulation B) beat syncopation C) back beat D) isorhythm

B) beat syncopation

in the early twentieth century, harmony: A) became more consonant B) became more dissonant C) became less important D) stressed resolution once again

B) became more dissonant

A style of opera developed by early Italian Romantic composers was called: A) rubato B) bel canto C) da capo aria D) canzona

B) bel canto

The musical term for "from the beginning" is: A) arioso B) da capo C) a tempo D) allegretto

B) da capo

From what condition did Beethoven suffer? A) paralysis B) deafness C) blindness D) mental illness

B) deafness

When themes are broken up, recombined, reorchestrated, extended, or played in new musical contexts, they are being: A) stylized B) developed C) recapitulated D) bridged

B) developed

There are _______ standard sections to the polyphonic Mass A) four B) five C) six D) seven

B) five

Miniatures were given all of the following types of titles except: A) general titles such as prelude and impromptu B) formal titles such as sonata or rondo C) poetic titles such as Why? or Spring Song D) dance titles, such as mazurka or waltz

B) formal titles such as sonata or rondo

The predominant texture of Classical music is: A) monophony B) homophony C) imitative polyphony D) non-imitative polyphony

B) homophony

Which best describes the rhythm in the Baroque era? A) it became less regular B) it became more regular C) bar lines disappeared D) meters changed frequently and often were unidentifiable

B) it became more regular

The nineteenth-century German genre consisting of a musical setting of a short poem for voice and piano is the: A) song cycle B) lied C) concert overture D) character piece

B) lied

In a Classical concerto, there is no _____ movement A) sonata form B) minuet C) rondo D) theme and variations

B) minuet

What happens in a rondo? A) one theme is stated, then restated with variations B) one theme is repeated again and again, with contrasting episodes interspersed C) in minuet form and triple meter D) a moderate or fast movement in sonata form that sometimes has a slow introduction

B) one theme is repeated again and again, with contrasting episodes interspersed

Thanks to Pergolesi, Rousseau, and Mozart, the most progressive style of opera in the latter part of the eighteenth century was: A) opera seria B) opera buffa C)French Baroque opera D) highly polyphonic

B) opera buffa

The favorite featured instrument of the Classical sonata was the: A) recorder B) piano C) organ D) harpsichord

B) piano

In his last style period, Beethoven composed mostly: A) symphonies and concertos B) piano sonatas and string quartets C) operas D) oratorios and Masses

B) piano sonatas and string quartets

Pianists' or organists' improvisations for silent films of the 1910s and 1920s were often based on: A) folk music B) published catalogues of Romantic musical repertoire C) opera music from the Baroque era D) the avant-garde, modernist composers of the day

B) published catalogues of Romantic musical repertoire

In Verdi's operas the orchestra plays a greater role in ______ and a lesser role in ______ A) ensembles; arias B) recitatives; arias C) ariosos; arias D) ensemble; ballets

B) recitatives; arias

Big band jazz is called: A) bebop B) swing C) blues D) ragtime

B) swing

The early history of Western music was dominated by: A) troubadours B) the Christian church C) trouvéres D) motets

B) the Christian church

The three main institutions where Baroque composers could make a living where: A) the church, the tavern, and the concert hall B) the church, the opera house, and the court C) the court, the university, and musical journals D) the opera house, the theater, and the concert hall

B) the church, the opera house, and the court

In sonata form, what is repeated in the recapitulation? A) various themes from the development B) the first theme followed by all the other elements of the exposition C) only the second theme and cadence theme from the exposition D) the coda

B) the first theme followed by all the other elements of the exposition

What is a musical innovation of eighteenth-century Western society? A) the opera house B) the public concert C) the oratorio D) the cantata

B) the public concert

Which is true of most Haydn's symphonies? A) they are usually somber in character B) they usually include simple, cheerful melodies C) they are usually highly polyphonic and include complex melodies D) they usually have religious theme

B) they usually include simple, cheerful melodies

"To rag" means : A) to improvise B) to play syncopated rhythms with the right hand on the piano while the left hand stays on the beat C) to sing in a "rough" vocal style D) to swing the rhythm

B) to play syncopated rhythms with the right hand on the piano while the left hand stays on the beat

How are Classical themes "closed off"? A) with one clear cadence B) with multiple cadences C) with a rest D) with the beginning of the next theme

B) with multiple cadences

The Baroque Period spanned the years: A) 1200-1450 B) 1400-1550 C) 1600-1750 D) 1700-1800

C) 1600-1750

Which ruler in the Classical era was known for his generous encouragement of music? A) Cosimo de' Medici B) King John C) Emperor Joseph II D) Louis XIV

C) Emperor Joseph II

Who was the earliest master of the lied? A) Robert Schumann B) Ludwig van Beethoven C) Franz Schubert D) Johann Sebastian Bach

C) Franz Schubert

Who had the greatest influence on early Romantic composers? A) Johann Sebastian Bach B) Wolfgang Amadeus C) Ludwig van Beethoven D) Franz Joseph Haydn

C) Ludwig van Beethoven

Who is traditionally associated with collecting and codifying the chants of the church? A) Léonin B) Pérotin C) Pope Gregory I D) Guillaume de Machaut

C) Pope Gregory I

What is the form of a blues sing such as "If You Ever Been Down"? A) theme and twelve bars of variations B) aba aba and so on C) aab aab and so on D) rondo from

C) aab aab and so on

Which is true of an oratorio? A) an oratorio is performed as part of a religious service B) an oratorio is the most secular of all vocal genres C) an oratorio uses a chorus and soloists, as well as instrumentalists D) oratorios are staged, with elaborate sets

C) an oratorio uses a chorus and soloists, as well as instrumentalists

Which is not a movement of the Mass? A) Credo B) Sanctus C) Cantus D) Gloria

C) cantus

Which two instruments would most likely have played the basso continuo in the Baroque era? A) flute and violin B) violin and cello C) cello and harpsichord D) lute and violin

C) cello and harpsichord

The important new member of the Romantic orchestra was the: A) concertmaster B) continuo player C) conductor D) moderator

C) conductor

The term concerto comes from the Latin word concertare, which indicates in the concerto gross: A) blending of orchestral B) contest between a soloist and a keyboard instrument C) contest between soloists and orchestra D) contest between two or more choirs

C) contest between soloists and orchestra

Baroque composers were likely to think of themselves as: A) artists, striving for self-expression B) virtuoso performers, capable of amazing the ordinary person C) craftspeople, creating a product on demand D) undesirables, constantly moving from town to town looking for employment

C) craftspeople, creating a product on demand

Which is not one of the standard Classical forms ? A) minuet form B) sonata form C) da capo form D) rondo form

C) da capo form

All of the following are characteristics of Beethoven's symphonic compositional style expect: A) rhythmic drive B) motivic consistency C) disregard for Classical forms D) psychological progression during a work

C) disregard for Classical forms

In da capo form, more elaborate ornamentation occurs primarily in the _____ section(s) A) opening A B) B C) final A D) A and B

C) final A

In which category is a symphonic poem different from a concert overture? A) the performing forces B) the number of movements C) form D) tone color

C) form

Romantic treatment of form was: A) exact B) close to that of the Classical era C) free and spontaneous D) innovative but highly structured

C) free and spontaneous

The eighteenth-century salon was a(n): A) opera house B) concert hall C) gathering in a home D) arts lecture in a public place

C) gathering in a home

A song cycle is a(n): A) group of four or. ore spears all unified by the same characters B) art song in German with serval verses of poetry C) group of songs with a common poetic theme or unifying story D) form used in multimovement lieder in which the same theme comes back in each movement

C) group of songs with a common poetic theme or unifying story

The duet "Lá ci darem la mano" from Mozart's opera Don Giovanni: A) secco recitative B) accompanied recitative C) is an example of the continuation of plot through musical set pieces (arias, duets, ensembles etc.), a development in opera of the Classical era D) shows Don Giovanni's love for apples

C) is an example of the continuation of plot through musical set pieces (arias, duets, ensembles etc.), a development in opera of the Classical era

Collective improvisation in early jazz was called: A) ornamentation B) ragtime C) jamming D) an interlude

C) jamming

Which allows a composer to show what a character is thinking even though something else is being said in the text? A) idèe fixe B) bel canto style C) leitmotiv D) Gesamtkunstwerk

C) leitmotiv

What did the Wagner call his new style of opera in the 1850s? A) Gesamtkunstwerk B) bel canto C) music drama D) leitmotiv

C) music drama

The most important genre in Baroque secular vocal music is: A) the madrigal B) the chanson C) opera D) the motet

C) opera

Italian comic opera was called: A) da capo opera B) arioso opera C) opera buffa D) ensemble opera

C) opera buffa

The Classical use of dynamics was reflected in the popularity of the new instrument, the _________, in the Classical era A) harpsichord B) French horn C) piano D) violin

C) piano

Music during the Enlightenment was meant to: A) stir up strong emotions B) glorify God C) please and entertain D) enlighten the world with rational, intellectual polyphony

C) please and entertain

The form diagrammed as A B A C A B A is ________ form A) sonata B) minuet C) rondo D) theme and variations

C) rondo

All of the following are characteristics of the ensemble in eighteenth-century opera expect: A) sentiments are presented more swiftly than in an aria B) sentiments can change within one musical number C) sentiments are fairly static and consistent within one musical number D) sentiments of a few characters can be presented simultaneously in one musical number

C) sentiments are fairly static and consistent within one musical number

Another name for an A B A' form with an exposition, a development, and a recapitulation is _______ form A) binary B) rondo C) sonata D) theme and variations

C) sonata

Baroque dynamics generally: A) change with the harmonic rhythm B) get gradually louder and softer throughout a movement C) stay the same throughout a movement D) get louder and softer according to the emotions of the performer

C) stay the same throughout a movement

When some of the accents in music are moved away from the main beats, we call this: A) rhythmic ostinato B) hocket C) syncopation D) harmonic rhythm

C) syncopation

The quality most prized by Romantic artists was: A) conformity to musical forms and genres set up in theClassical era B) dislike for the Middle Ages C) the integrity of the expression of individual feeling D) the ability to cross over into artistic areas other than one's own

C) the integrity of the expression of individual feeling

How many movements does a typical late Baroque concerto have? A) one B) two C) three D) four

C) three

What compositional practice by composers disappeared during the Classical era? A) writing harmony for its pleasing sonorities B) distributing notes in chords among various instruments C) using the continuo to suggest the harmony D) developing greater subtlety in rhythm and harmony

C) using the continuo to suggest the harmony

The blues emerged around: A) 1860 B) 1920 C) 1880 D) 1900

D) 1900

Who are the two most important composers of the late Baroque period? A) Johann Sebastian Bach and Georg Philipp Telemann B) Antonio Vivaldi and Johann Sebastian Bach C) George Frideric Handel and Antonio Vivaldi D) Johann Sebastian Bach and George Frideric Handel

D) Johann Sebastian Bach and George Frideric Handel

A composition of George Gershwin's that imports jazz and blues styles into the concert hall genres is: A) A Poet's Love B) Sonata for Jazz Quintet C) Requiem D) Rhapsody in Blue

D) Rhapsody in Blue

Who was the leading composer of ragtime in the early 1900s? A) William Billings B) Stephen Foster C) Duke Ellington D) Scott Joplin

D) Scott Joplin

The musical term for "voices alone" is: A) strophic B) isorhythmic C) cantus D) a cappella

D) a cappella

The first movement in most Classical symphonies is generally: A) a slow movement with beautiful, trlaxfing melodies B) the fastest, lightest movement C) in minuet form and triple meter D) a moderate or fast movement in sonata form that sometimes has a slow introduction

D) a moderate or fast movement in sonata form that sometimes has a slow introduction

An aria is: A) the musical declamation of words in a heightened, theatrical manner B) between recitative and arioso in style C) used for moving the plot along D) an extended piece for a solo singer having more musical elaboration and a steadier pulse than recitative

D) an extended piece for a solo singer having more musical elaboration and a steadier pulse than recitative

What is a concert overture? A) the purely orchestral selection at the beginning of an opera B) the term for the first piece in any concert of nineteenth-century music C) the first movement of a program symphony D) an overture that is not connected to any following music, such as an opera

D) an overture that is not connected to any following music, such as an opera

In a typical early jazz band, that melody instruments included a: A) string bass B) banjo C) tuba D) clarinet

D) clarinet

The singing style characterized by fast runs and scales, a large pitch range, cadenzas, and virtuosic displays of all sorts is: A) oratorio B) da capo C) arioso D) coloratura

D) coloratura

The tendency for Romanticism in music can be found in: A) the music of Charles Griffes B) the song cycles of Schoenberg C) the orchestral music of Charles Ruggles D) early film music

D) early film music

An operatic number sung by two or more people is called a(n): A) arioso B) buffa C) recitative D) ensemble

D) ensemble

Classical string quartets generally have ______ movements A) one B) two C) three D) four

D) four

In church music, a short tune sung through many stanzas of text is a: A) motet B) Mass C) madrigal D) hymn

D) hymn

A coda: A) often appears at the beginning of a movement B) is a crucial element of sonata form C) is never used in theme and variations form D) is a closing section of a movement

D) is a closing section of a movement

The text of an opera is called the: A) mot B) word painting C) arioso D) libretto

D) libretto

Most of the music of medieval times that has been preserved for us was written down by: A) kings and queens B) professional instrumentalists C) amateur singers and instrumentalists D) members of religious orders

D) members of religious orders

The Classical style emerged in the ______ century A) early seventeenth B) mid-seventeenth C) early eighteenth D) mid-eighteenth

D) mid-eighteenth

What was the result of the Classical practice of using standard forms? A) more specialization occurred with Classical composers than those of previous periods B) fewer pieces were written, since there was a limited number of acceptable forms C) music became less predictable for the listener D) music became more predictable for the listener

D) music became more predictable for the listener

The rise of public concerts in the eighteenth century gave a special boost to the composition of: A) vocal music B) chamber music C) opera D) orchestral music

D) orchestral music

In the classical era, the string quartet was intended to perform in: A) opera houses B) cathedrals C) large concert halls D) small, intimate gatherings

D) small, intimate gatherings

The form of the first movement of symphony No. 95 in C Minor is: A) rondo B) minuet C) theme and variations D) sonata

D) sonata

What are the two basic forms of lieder? A) theme and variations, and sonata B) recitative and da capo aria C) minuet and rondo D) strophic and through-composed

D) strophic and through-composed

The major genre developed by Classical composers is the: A) string quartet B) opera C) oratorio D) symphony

D) symphony

Big bands were made up of ________ players A) three or four B) five or seven C) about twelve D) ten to twenty-five

D) ten to twenty-five

What is characteristic of all nationalistic music? A) the use of dissent harmonies B) the sue of religious subject matter C) the use of major and minor modes D) the use of the folk music of each country

D) the use of the folk music of each country

In the early twentieth century: A) atonal compositions were the norm B) serialized compositions were the norm C) most composers wrote in the style of Igor Stravinsky D) there was no compositional norm

D) there was no compositional norm