music appreciation final exam

Which time period is generally considered the Renaissance period?

1450 - 1600

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

1600-1750

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 Baroque concerto is...

A piece that contrasts a solo instrument with an ensemble

The tempo of this example would be described as: 2:32

Accelerando

The Italian term for at ease is:

Adagio

This music example illustrates a chord played one note after another. This is called: :01

Arpeggio

Listen to this music example and answer the following question: Who would be a likely composer for this work? :47

Bach or Handel.

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

Basso continuo

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

Basso continuo; The Doctrine of Affections

This cello piece exemplifies __________ form. 2:33

Binary

Does the following excerpt move by disjunct, conjunct, or repeated tones? :28

Conjunct

Does the following excerpt move mainly by disjunct, conjunct, or repeated tones? :04

Disjunct

The trumpet melody in the following excerpt can be best described as: :03

Disjunct

The direction of the following melody can be best described as: :05

Downward at first and then static

Which of the following is a composition for the vihuela?

Example B 1:58

Which of the following selections is an example of a Renaissance consort?

Excerpt D 1:30

The composer of this selection is: 10:26

Jacob Obrecht

The following example is played on an instrument that was very popular during the Renaissance. That instrument is the: :37

Lute

The melodic material in the following excerpt can be best described as having: :13

Mixed melodic directions with a transitional character

_________ is an Italian term that describes moderately fast tempo.

Moderato

This music passage is an example of: :40

Monophonic texture

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

Monophony

Which statement reflects the musical features of the following music example? :28

Performed by a small orchestra

The texture of this excerpt is: :32

Polyphonic

This music excerpt is an example of: :32

Polyphonic texture

The tempo of this example... :36

Remains consistent

Does the following excerpt move mainly by disjunct, conjunct, or repeated tones? :36

Repeated tones

This movement from a piano sonata by Beethoven exemplifies: 4:25

Rondo form

The following excerpt is made up of: :24

Several small melodic ideas

Which of the following forms is not based on the principle of contrast?

Strophic form

This piano piece exemplifies: 2:34

Ternary form

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

The Scientific Revolution

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

The Thirty Years' War

The following excerpt is: :15

The Triumphal March from the opera Aida

Does the following excerpt move mainly by disjunct, conjunct, or repeated tones? :26

The excerpt features all three

Meter in music can best be described as:

The grouping of pulses

The musical features of the following example suggest that it comes from a/an: :40

aria

Which excerpt most likely represents theme and variations form?

example A 15:33

Listen to the following two examples from a piece in rondo form presented in the text. Which excerpt represents the Theme?

example A :20

The following excerpt represents melody by itself without harmonic accompaniment. :03

false

The following excerpt represents melody with harmonic accompaniment. :06

false

The following musical excerpt represents strophic form. 3:22

false

The following piece is an example of triple meter. 3:30

false

The term harmony refers to the horizontal aspect of music.

false

The Renaissance was the Golden Age of:

Choral composition for small ensembles

The pulse in this example :45

Is very weak throughout

Which group was credited with inventing the recitative?

The Florentine Camerata

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

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

Theme

This composition is a clear example of: 17:17

Theme and variations form

Where can repeated rhythm patterns be found in this example? :30

There are repeated rhythm patterns in both the melody and the accompaniment

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

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

Silence cannot be considered to be a component of rhythm.

false

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

false

The following excerpt is dissonant. :28

false

The secular text and overall musical style of this example suggest that it is from a/an: :40

opera

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

plainsong

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

true

The following excerpt has smooth melodies that imitate one another on entrances. 5:37

true

The following excerpt is an example of Renaissance a cappella choral music. 3:13

true

The following excerpt is consonant. :11

true

The following excerpt represents a melody without harmonic accompaniment. :14

true

The following excerpt represents melody with harmonic accompaniment. :11

true

There is a basic relationship between rhythm and our bodies.

true

This is an example of unstressed beat. 4:32

true

This piece is an example of duple meter. 5:59

true

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

true

The pulse in this example is: :53

weak

The Renaissance may be described as an age in which:

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

One characteristic of this excerpt that suggests it might be from the Baroque Period is: :29

It contrasts a group of instruments with a solo instrument.

This piece of music is a good example of: 1:38

polyphonic texture

The Italian term that describes very fast tempo is:

presto

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

ritardando

Meter organizes _________ and __________ sounds into units called measures.

stressed:unstressed

Which of these statements best describes the unique feature in this example? :19

the use of silence

The meter of this example is: 2:35

tripple

A basic component of rhythm is pulse.

true

Composers and arrangers can introduce some elements of variation in a piece of music without altering its basic form.

true

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

true

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

true

Rhythm is strongly connected to movement through tension and relaxation.

true

Syncopation is often used in jazz settings.

true

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

Cacophony

The following excerpt has smooth melodies that imitate one another on entrances.

Changed the physical and intellectual landscape of Europe.

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 is NOT a Baroque composer?

Dufay

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:

First movement to be fast, the second slower

This example is: :25

From a Renaissance composition having its roots in folk songs

The following composition, featuring 40 voices, was written by: 12:15

Thomas Tallis

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

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

false

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

false

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

false

The following excerpt has smooth melodies that imitate one another on entrances. 3:42

fasle

The following music excerpt features: :43

homophonic texture

This piece is a good example of: 4:40

homophonic texture