Music Appreciation Quiz 1

"Second Sura of the Qu'ran" by Al Baqara (1-25) 1. What country is the performer from? 2. This example is a recitation from what sacred Islamic book? 3. Why present this example? Is this example called music?

1. Saudi Arabia 2. Qur'an 3. This example is recitation from the Qur'an. This is not considered music because the term of music may elicit negative associations of secular music practice.

1812 Overture 1. Who is the composer of this composition? 2. From what country does this piece originate? 3. What is the genre of this work? 4. What style period in Western Art is this from? 5. What is the title of this work? 6. Is this piece absolute or programmatic?

1. Tchaikovsky 2. Russia 3. Concert Overture 4. Romantic 5. 1812 Overture 6. Programmatic= it tells a story of the war of 1812 between Russia and France. Tchaikovsky includes cannons, church bells, anthems, folk tunes and hymns that all have added meaning to those listening.

Historic Style Periods in Western Art (music)

Middle Ages/Medieval: 400-1450 Renaissance: 1450-1600 Baroque: 1600-1750 Classical: 1750-1820 Romantic: 1820-1900 20th Century: 1900-2000 21st Century: 2000-Present

Elements of Music

Rhythm, Melody, Harmony, Form, Texture

Aesthetics

are a set of principles underlying and guiding the work of beauty and artistic movement the branch of philosophy that deals with the principles of beauty and artistic taste

Programmatic Music

music that follows an extra-musical storyline

Absolute Music

music with no extra-musical story or text

Timbre

particular quality of sound of an instrument; also known as the tone color

Liberal Arts

study related to general intellectual development as opposed to vocational training from latin liberals (free man/one not tied to a trade)

Visual Transmission

teaching by notation, graph, film, etc...

Oral Transmission

teaching by speaking, singing, or playing, recording

Tactile Transmission

teaching by touch

Metaphysics

the science of things transcending what is physical or natural

Musicology

the study of music as an academic subject (traditional limited to western art music)

Ethnomusicology

the study of the music as it relates to society, culture, and/or humanity (traditionally all non western art music)

We Shall Overcome 1. What shall the people singing in this song overcome? 2. From what country does this originate? 3. What is the genre?

1. Originally= sin through the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Eventually (in the context of our recording)= Injustice, racism, and prejudice of the 1960s in America. 2. America 3. Gospel song/ Protest song

El Corrido de Gregorio Cortez 1. What is the title of this example? 2. What is the genre of this example? 3. Define Corrido: 4. What is the story that this example relates to the listener? 5. In what country does this story take place?

1. "The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez" 2. Corrido 3. Mexican and Mexican-American narrative song genre 4. This story took place in the early 20th century in Texas. It tells a story of the Cortez's flight from the law after shooting an officer. The shooting was the result of a misunderstanding that caused the officer to shoot Cortez's brother. The story represented the cultural struggles of many in the region. Cortez's ability to evade capture was celebrated by many Mexicans/Mexican-Americans. 5. America

Liushui (Flowing Water) 1. What is the title of this example? 2. What is the instrument heard in this example? 3. What country is this example from? 4. Is this a wind, percussion, or string instrument?

1. Liushui (Flowing Water) 2. Qin or Guqin 3. China 4. String

Gregorian Chant 1. What is the genre of this example? 2. What religion is this associated with? 3. Is it appropriate to call this example music? 4. What style period in Western Art is this from?

1. Plainchant or Gregorian Chant 2. Christianity (Catholic) 3. Yes 4. Medieval

Amazing Grace 1. What is the title of the song? 2. What country is this song most closely associated with? 3. Do people who listen to this tune value an aesthetic of reinterpretation or do they want to hear the song performed the same way by all the artists?

1. Amazing Grace 2. USA 3. Reinterpretation through melodic and rhythmic variation

The Times They Are-a Changin' 1. What country is this song from? 2. Who Composed this song? 3. What is this song about? 4. What is the title of this song?

1. America 2. Bob Dylan 3. It is a protest anthem that gave strength to the changing political and social movements in 1960s America. In particular, Dylan wrote it about Civil Rights Movement. 4. The Times They Are a-Changin'

Why do people make music?

1. Amusing and Socially Valuable 2. Personal Expression 3. Lucrative 4. Embodies larger universal principles and serves as a vehicle for higher understanding 5. Accompany Work 6. Signal/Communicate

Agebekor 1. Which West African people are performing this example? 2. What country is this example from (hint=Africa is not a country)?

1. Anlo-Ewe 2. Ghana

Blue Horse Special 1. What is the title of this example? 2. Which Native American culture does this example come from? 3. What are Vocables?

1. Blue Horse Special 2. Lakota 3. Song text syllables with no linguistic meaning

Ketawang Subakastawa 1. What country is this example from? /Where is Bali? 2. What is the kind of ensemble or genre heard in this example?

1. Indonesia 2. Gamelan