MUSC1100 Music Appreciation CH3 & CH4
The father of the famous astronomer Galileo sought to develop a new approach to writing vocal music that imitated dramatic speech. This new musical style (select all that apply):
Avoided repetition because every note is tied to the word it illuminates Allowed the performers to expressively declaim text from the stage Used harmonies to portray emotional content Tied the rhythms of the music to the rhythms of speech
As an example of allegory, Lin-Manuel Miranda uses the harpsichord in the musical score of Hamilton to represent:
British rule before the revolution
Mozart's The Magic Flute does not embody Enlightenment ideals because it celebrates the aristocracy as morally superior.
False
The composer of Hamilton found that reggae music was very useful because he could fit more words into a shorter span of time.
False
The theme that represents Darth Vader (the "Imperial March") shares many of the same characteristics as the main theme, but it is in the major mode and uses simple harmonies.
False
Some of the musical characteristics of the "Main Theme" that tell us Luke Skywalker is a hero are:
the use of brass instruments, duple meter, steady tempo, major mode, and leaps to the upper tonic
Listen to "Hell's vengeance boils in my heart" from 0:42 to 1:13. What describes the pitch and timbre of this excerpt?
The notes in this excerpt are in the highest vocal range. The sound is bright and dazzling as she leaps from pitch to pitch
"Mars" served as a model for John Williams's "Imperial March" theme in the Star Wars soundtrack.
True
In Shenqu opera of Shanghai, the music can be completely improvised with plots based on the news stories of the day.
True
In film, music that the characters can hear is called source music because the source of the sound is usually visible on screen.
True
Opera buffa (comic opera) portrayed members of various social classes in humorous situations.
True
The composer of The Tale of the White Snake, Tian Han, was celebrated by Mao's government for writing a play that was believed to undermine Communist values.
True
The technique of assigning a unique theme to each character, object, place, and idea in a drama is the use of leitmotif.
True
Although The Magic Flute is rich with comedy, it also has a serious message because:
all of the above answers are correct
Lin-Manuel Miranda employed a technique that uses musical sounds to signify hidden meanings in a musical work. That technique is called ______.
allegory
The composer of the music for Star Wars was a session musician, so he:
already had a deep understanding of how music can shape the viewer's experience of drama
Listen to "Neptune" from Holst's The Planets. What section does Holst use the least in this movement?
brass
In a musical technique called underscoring:
none of the above are correct
What word best describes the timbre of the voices you hear in The Tale of the White Snake?
piercing
The style of musical composition that more closely resembles dramatic recitation than typical singing is:
recitative
In Star Wars, the musical themes are effective because they:
represent specific characters or ideas
Holst's work is an example of program music (instrumental music that tells a story or paints a picture), but he reversed the order of Mars and Mercury because:
the music he composed for Mars made a better opener for the work
Compare "I Know Him" and "You'll be Back." Both use the harpsichord, but in one of the two versions, the harpsichord is less prominent. Which one has a muted harpsichord that stays nestled behind the other parts?
"You'll be Back"
Holst's "Mars" march was extremely unusual because it was in quadruple meter.
False
