MUH Listening Quiz Ch. 1-6

Ch1: In this selection the lyrics (words to the song) make up how many verses?

4

CH3 Which message or theme is conveyed in the lyrics of Agbekor songs?

- The time for action is now. - Our enemies cannot defeat us. - Teamwork is essential to victory.

Ch5: This selection illustrates

- pop fusion - reggae - muzka Podhala.

CH4: In this selection, the vocal uses

- signifying. - changes in timbre. - blue notes.

CH3: Which two instruments parts in this selection are very similar in musical function and musical design?

- totodzi and klotobo - kidi and kagan - gankogui and axatse

CH2: The peyotists of the Native American Church

- use a water drum in their religious music. - pray to Father Peyote in their services. - include the sacramental eating of peyote.

CH3: Which of the following time characteristics is not evident in this selection?

3:2 within a 4- and 6-time feel

CH4: The form of the stanzas in this selection is mostly

AAB

CH6: What sounds Western in this example?

The constant quadruple meter at a fast tempo.

CH2: The melody of this selection contains

a mixture of two note-durations—one long, the other short.

Ch1: The violin part in this selection illustrates

a repeating riff-like melody.

CH2: The context of this song is

a social dance for couples

Ch6: What sounds Western in this selection?

a strong bass line

Ch5: The lyrics in this selection relate to

a universal "Robin Hood" theme.

CH2: Name the genre of this selection.

Eskanye

Ch6: In this selection, with reference to time characteristics,

a Western meter is absent

CH3 A prominent feature of the instrumentation of the music in this selection is

a lead singer with a singing group.

CH3: The drummed chorus phrase in this selection

alternates with the sung verse part.

CH2: The timbre of this selection is that of

an unaccompanied male choir.

Ch6: The time characteristics in this selection

are based on the tala cycle.

CH4: The lyrics of this song

are sung from the point of view of a prostitute.

Ch5: Which of the following musical features is not found in this example?

asymmetric (additive) meters

CH5: The meter of the music in this selection is

asymmetrical: 1 2 1 2 1 2 3

Ch5: The timbre (instrumentation) of this selection includes

bagpipe, flute, and drum.

CH4: Comparing Lucas' vocal style in selection A to the singer in selection B,

both use call-and-response texture.

CH1: This selection illustrates the following type of texture.

call and response

CH1: The instrument heard in this selection is a(n):

chordophone

CH1: This selection is performed by ___.

chordophone only

CH2: What activity does this music typically accompany?

circle dancing and falling into trance

CH1: During the vocal sections in this selection the guitars play:

consonant, stable harmony or chords.

Ch6: With reference to pitch aspects, this selection

contains an improvisatory melody without drone.

Ch5: Concerning the meter of the music, this selection is

duple meter.

CH1: Match "Hustlin Blues" with one of the following.

duple/quadruple meter

CH4: Listen to selection A followed by selection B. The technique of call-and-response is

evident in selection A and absent in selection B.

CH4: In this selection, Ma Rainey's singing

exhibits the rhythms of ordinary speech.

CH2: The lead singer is improvising his vocal phrases while the chorus of singers responds with pre-composed melodies.

false

CH6: With reference to time characteristics, this selection

follows a tala metric cycle

Ch5: How long are the phrases in this selection? (Hint: count along with the music.)

four bars/measures

Ch1: The singing in this selection illustrates ___.

free rhythm

Ch6: With reference to pitch, the tanam's melody in this selection

gradually ascends, then descends.

CH1: The function of this selection is probably that of:

dance music

Ch6: With reference to time characteristics, this selection

is in a seven beat tala cycle.

CH3: The quality of the female singing in the first 25 seconds of this selection

is tuneful and melodious.

CH3: In this selection, instrumentation consists of

kora, percussion, and voices.

CH1: This selection contains a melody that ___.

lacks meter and/or measures

CH1: The instrument in this selection is playing in a musical texture that is ___.

homophonic

CH3: Which musical devices are not used in this selection?

homophony and duple meter

CH2: The harder, louder drumbeats heard during this performance are called

honor beats

CH3: The African stylistic features you hear in this selection are

improvisation and varied timbre

Ch5: The pitch combinations or harmony in this selection

is dissonant to most Western listeners.

CH4: How is the beat divided in this selection?

long-shorts or three quicker notes on each beat

Ch1: The melody in this excerpt from a Zaffah procession at a Casablanca wedding (0:55-1:20) is ___.

melsimatic and ornamented

CH1: The vocal part and accompaniment parts on this selection illustrate:

more than one rhythm/meter at the same time.

Ch6: With reference to timbre—the rhythmic layer is being provided by which instrument in this selection?

mridangam

Ch5: The music comes from what tradition?

muzyka Podhala

Ch6: What sounds Indian in this selection?

nasal vocals

Ch5: In this selection, unity occurs through repeating ________.

ostinato patterns

Ch5: The music in this selection probably is

part of a dance suite.

Ch6: gradually ascends, then descends.

popular movie music

CH4: Throughout this selection, the guitar

responds to every vocal line with ostinatos called riffs.

CH4: With reference to time characteristics, in this selection we hear

rhythm/meter determined by flow of words.

CH4: Listen to selection A followed by selection B. With reference to meter,

selection B is in a clearer meter than selection A.

CH4: Listen to selection A followed by selection B. With reference to tempo,

selection B is in a more strictly measured tempo than selection A.

CH4: Listen to selection A followed by selection B. With reference to the texture, the treatment of the melody in a body of sound,

selection B is polyphonic; selection A is heterophonic.

CH2: The instrumental accompaniment in this selection is created by

shell shakers

CH1: The tempo of this selection is:

slow

CH2: The lyrics of this song describe

some of the complexities of First Nations identity.

Ch5: The pulse of the music in this selection is

steady but slows when the singer enters.

CH3: The music in this selection during the first minute has a different _________ than the music in the last minute of the track.

tempo

CH2: From what region of the continent might this example originate?

the Northern Plains

CH2: This music (sleigh bells) is associated with

the Red Power movement

CH3: The instrumentation in this selection results from

the mbira.

Ch6: In this selection (22 min song), with reference to time characteristics,

the music lacks a repeating cycle of beats.

CH3: In this selection, with reference to the drums,

the pitch is changed by squeezing cords.

CH4: With reference to the timbre or instrumentation in this selection,

the soloist self-accompanies himself on guitar.

CH3: A prominent feature of the vocal part in the music of this selection is

the sound of the call of a leader answered by a group.

CH4: In this selection, the timbre results from

the sounds of voice and musical instruments.

Ch6: What sounds Indian in the example?

the sudden insertion of the "Woody Woodpecker" theme

CH4: The feature that marks this selection as a work song is

the systematic recurrence of chopping axes.

Ch6: With reference to time characteristics in the tanam section of this selection,

there is a sense of beat, but no drum.

Ch5: The meter in this selection is

triple

CH2: What is the meter of this example?

triple meter

CH3: The multilayered sound in this selection is created by ________ interlocking parts.

two

CH1: Match the treatment of the melody in this selection to one of the following.

unison, monophony, and no harmony or chords

CH5: The time characteristics in this selection are

variable; the words determine the rhythm.

CH2: A prominent feature of the music in this selection is

vocalized yells or shouts

Ch5: The example in this selection probably accompanies a

wedding dance.

CH2: With reference to timbre, in this selection we hear the Native-American flute

with synthesizer.

CH3: A striking vocal feature of this selection is

yodeling.

Ch6: In this selection, the notes/pitches of the melody

zigzag through intervals familiar to Westerners.

CH2: Certain syllables are accented or emphasized more than other syllables.

True