Music 121 Final Exam

What is the title of the following movement from Maurice Ravel's Violin Sonata in G Major? (5:25)

"Blues"

The texture of the following example from the Classical period can best be described as: (play :54) (3:19)

homophonic

This instrument, which was very popular during the Renaissance, is called a

lute

During the Baroque period, the term sonata was used for musical works __________.

to be played

Which of the following techniques would a Baroque composer most likely employ to evoke an affect of agitation?

tremolo

Which excerpt is not from music composed by George Gershwin? (3:09)

Excerpt B

Which excerpt is not from music composed by Mozart? (3:40)

Excerpt B

Which of these examples is a recitative? (1:17)

Excerpt B

Which excerpt features music by Chopin? (2:55)

Excerpt C

Which excerpt is from I Pagliacci by Ruggiero Leoncavallo? (3:15)

Excerpt C

Which excerpt is most likely from a symphony by Mozart? (4:43)

Excerpt C

Which excerpt is most likely from music by Henryk Górecki? (10:15)

Excerpt C

Which excerpt is not from music composed by Beethoven? (3:18)

Excerpt C

Which excerpt is not from music composed by Maurice Ravel? (1:22)

Excerpt C

Which of the following excerpts is most likely a composition by Paganini? (1:56)

Excerpt C

Which of the following excerpts may be classified as chamber music? (9:09)

Excerpt C

Which of the following selections is an example of a Renaissance consort? (1:59)

Excerpt D

Which one of the following examples comes from a famous Beethoven symphony? (16:54)

Excerpt D

Which of the following would be an example of what Monteverdi called prima pratica?

A polyphonic song from the Renaissance period

The above piece from Rodeo incorporates a number of traditional fiddle tunes. Who wrote it? (3:22)

Aaron Copland

Which of the following best describes the role of instrumentation in the above piece? (4:02)

Accompaniment

The sections of the Classical sonata-allegro form are:

Exposition, Development, and Recapitulation

Who composed ˆLe Jeu de Robin et de Marion", considered the earliest surviving secular French play with music?

Adam de la Halle

The following excerpt's soaring melodies and wide melodic range means that the piece is most likely by: (6:30)

Hildegard von Bingen

According to the text, prior to the Renaissance, the Church considered the following interval(s) to be acoustically imperfect:

Third and sixth

If the soloists in a concerto are a group of musicians, the work is called a

concerto grosso

The Baroque concerto is...

A piece that contrasts a soloist or group of soloists against an orchestra

The following piece by Charles Ives appeared in his collection of 114 Songs. What is its name? (:32)

1,2,3

According to the text, which time period is considered the Renaissance period?

1450 - 1600

The course places the Romantic period in music between the years:

1820 - 1910

Palestrina's Pope Marcellus Mass is purported to have saved polyphony from the Church's chopping block. Its lush, modern sound may be attributed to the use of thirds and sixths. Which of the following is an excerpt of the Kyrie from this Mass?

1:38

The following composition is a work by: (6:03)

A French troubadour

The following excerpt is an example of: (2:04)

A chanson that features imitation

The following excerpt is from: (3:43)

A mass by Guillaume de Machaut

A Baroque oratorio is...

A multi-movement sacred work similar to opera

The above piece, "Malambo" from the ballet Estancia, depicts a dance by Argentine cowboys. Who wrote it?

Alberto Ginastera

The Odhecaton published by Petrucci:

All of these options

Which of the following is not part of the Ordinary of the Catholic Mass?

Alleluia

Identify the event that did not occur during the Classical period:

American Civil Rights Movement

Listen to the above excerpt from Mozart's Symphony No. 40. Which of the following would be the most likely tempo marking? (7:46)

Andante*

The musical features of the following example suggest that it comes from a/an: (Play 1:36) (3:40)

Aria

From which of the following works does the above aria come? (play 1:00) (7:09)

Bach's St. Matthew Passion

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

Basso continuo

Which of the following composers was the first to make an independent living by composing?

Beethoven

The following excerpt comes from which work? (play :25) (4:53)

Berlioz's Symphonie fantastique

Which of the following is true of the above pieces, Baci soavi e cari and Il Combattimento di Tancredi e Clorinda respectively?

Both are from books of Italian madrigals

The following choral work, based on the German Bible, was written by: (7:09)

Brahms

Which of the following is the composer for this excerpt? (2:49)

Cage

During the Renaissance, what was the name composers gave to the original chant used as the basis for the main melody in a composition?

Cantus firmus

Which of the following contains Goliard songs—the earliest surviving examples of secular music?

Carmina Burana

Which Classical genre is represented by this example? (4:58)

Chamber Music

Which 8th- and 9th-century ruler had a profound influence on Church music?

Charlemagne

The polytonality and polyrhythms in the above Country Band March was inspired by the composer's experience hearing two bands marching around a park playing different tunes. Who is the composer?

Charles Ives

The following waltz was written by: (2:55)

Chopin

Notes that don't belong to the traditional scale are known as ______________ alterations.

Chromatic

The following piano sonata was composed by one of the first female virtuoso performers. Identify this composer. (2:35)

Clara Wieck Schumann

Who composed L'Orfeo, a work that marks the beginning of opera as a major art form?

Claudio Monteverdi

Which of the following events occurred in America during the time period known as the Renaissance?

Columbus discovered "The New World."

According to the text, what motivated the creation of the Baroque Doctrine of Affections?

Composers were interested in sustaining a single mood throughout an entire piece

The following piece, nicknamed "Emperor," features piano sections alternating with orchestral sections. What type of work is it? (10:07)

Concerto

Which genre is represented by this example? (play 1:13) (6:40)

Concerto

Based on the drums at the beginning, followed by the distinctive double-reed timbre of shawms, this excerpt is...(2:13)

Dance music from the Medieval period

Which of the following is the composer for this piece? (10:32)

Debussy

Which excerpt is not from a symphony by Felix Mendelssohn? (13:08)

Excerpt B

The following excerpt comes from a famous aria in one of Mozart's most enduring operas. Identify the opera in question.

Don Giovanni

The dynamics of this excerpt indicate that it was composed in the Romantic period because: (play 1:34) (18:32)

Dynamics range from extreme soft to very loud

Which of the following characteristics are associated with the rococo style?

Elegance, delicacy, softness, and playfulness

The above Piano Sonata by C.P.E. Bach was representative of the transitional period between the Baroque and Classical periods. Which of the following terms describes this piece? (5:32)

Empfindsamer Stil (sensitive style)

With which royal family was Haydn closely associated?

Esterházy

Which excerpt is from an organum written by Pérotin, Léonin's successor at Notre Dame?

Example A

Which of the following is a composition for the vihuela? (1:58)

Example B

Listen to these two excerpts from Mozart's Symphony No. 40. Which of the following is a fair statement about them?

Excerpt 1: Introduces the main theme during the exposition section. Excerpt 2: Represents the development of the same theme, most likely in a later section.

Which excerpt features the flowing melody from Schubert's "Unfinished" Symphony? (14:46)

Excerpt A

Which excerpt is from Benjamin Britten's Ceremony of Carols? (1:28)

Excerpt A

Which excerpt is from The Planets by Gustav Holst? (7:58)

Excerpt A

Which excerpt is from a famous film about the effect of the Vietnam War on small-town Americans? (3:57)

Excerpt A

Which excerpt is from a lied by Schubert? (3:20)

Excerpt A

Which excerpt is from a string quartet by Antonín Dvorák? (7:13)

Excerpt A

Which excerpt is from the Requiem Mass in D Minor by Mozart? (3:18)

Excerpt A

Which excerpt is most likely from a string quartet by Haydn? (3:43)

Excerpt A

Which excerpt is most likely from music by Richard Strauss? (2:09)

Excerpt A

Which excerpt is from Carmina Burana by Carl Orff? (2:42)

Excerpt B

Which excerpt is from Rachmaninoff's Rhapsody on a Theme by Paganini? (2:38)

Excerpt B

Which excerpt is from a Polonaise by Frédéric Chopin? (7:15)

Excerpt B

Which excerpt is most likely from a symphony by Haydn? (4:07)

Excerpt B

Which excerpt is most likely from an opera by Mozart? (5:45)

Excerpt B

Which excerpt is not from a Haydn symphony? (3:43)

Excerpt B

According to the text, Classical composers believed that strict, layered polyphony was pleasing to the ear.

False

According to the text, art of the Romantic period valued emotional restraint and clarity of form.

False

According to the text, composers of the Romantic period were reluctant to stray from the seven tones of the traditional scale (i.e., A, B, C, D, E, F, G).

False

Although Ludwig van Beethoven's output was great, he didn't produce any works for voice.

False

Anicius Boethius invented a system that made possible the memorization and written transmission of melodies.

False

At one point in her career, composer Joan Tower was ordered to appear before the House Un-American Activities Committee.

False

Audiences were quick to embrace the dodecaphonic work of Arnold Schoenberg.

False

Burgundian composers made each of the standard components of the Mass distinct by using a different cantus firmus melody for each component.

False

Concentration on vocal music during the Renaissance period meant that instrumental music continued to be used as mere accompaniment for voices.

False

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

False

During the Classical period, sonata-allegro form was no longer used as the basis for instrumental music.

False

During the Renaissance period, musical textures were primarily monophonic.

False

During the Romantic period, composers continued to benefit from the patronage system, and many composers built their careers around service to a royal family.

False

Goliards are famous for their inspired performances during the services at the monastery of Santo Domingo de Silos in Spain.

False

Most of the notated music that survives from the Medieval period is secular in nature.

False

Motets composed in the Middle Ages were easy to confuse with ones composed during the Renaissance because they sounded so similar.

False

The following excerpt features both imitative counterpoint and homophony. (5:37)

False

The following excerpt is from Chopin's Revolutionary Étude. (play 3:16) (6:50)

False

The following excerpt is from Nixon in China by John Adams. (5:33)

False

Which of the following does the above excerpt showcase? (4:31)

Fast tempo with accented rhythms based on folk dances

Which of the following represents a typical order of movements for a Classical concerto?

Fast, Slow, Fast

Francesco Landini was a Medieval composer of sacred works whose output consisted primarily of ballate.

Fe

The following piece became a national anthem. What is its name? (8:27)

Finlandia

From the following composers, select the one that best understood the intrinsic nature and potential of the piano as an expressive instrument:

Frédéric Chopin

In broad terms, music and other arts of the Romantic period...

Gave full expression to a wide range of feelings, dreams, and the heroic human potential.

Which composer, known for his ability to combine the sounds of jazz and Western art music, wrote the above piece?

George Gershwin

The above excerpt from Rigoletto showcases its composer's gift for catchy melodies. Which of the following is the composer? (2:58)

Giuseppi Verdi

This is an example of a musical genre known as (4:24)

Gregorian Chant

The following Kyrie is from a mass by: (4:56)

Guillaume Dufay

According to the text, which of the following is best known for creating the first complete polyphonic setting of the entire Ordinary of the Mass by a single composer?

Guillaume de Machaut

The composer of this excerpt is...(3:43)

Guillaume de Machaut

Which of the following was regarded as a leading composer of the Ars Nova style?

Guillaume de Machaut

The above etude, named after a sculpture by Brâncuşi, is titled "Coloana fara sfarsit" (Infinite column). Who wrote it?

György Ligeti

The three-movement Symphony of Sorrowful Songs features a different text for each movement. Its second movement (below) concerns the plight of a young Polish prisoner seeking the protection of the Queen of Heaven. Who is the composer of this piece? (10:15)

Górecki

Which of the following composers wrote, and is famous for, twelve London symphonies?

Haydn

Which of the following is not true of the composer Léonin:

He was the father of Pérotin.

Who composed the following excerpt? (3:40)

Henry Purcell

The composer of this excerpt is...(play :58) (6:30)

Hildegard von Bingen

Who composed the morality play Ordo virtutum (Play of virtues), dramatizing the struggle between 16 personified Virtues and the Devil over the destiny of one woman's soul?

Hildegard von Bingen

Which of the following composers catapulted to the top of the 20th-century avant-garde after composing Firebird, Petrushka, and Le Sacre du Printemps?

Igor Stravinsky

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: (3:06)

It contrasts a group of instruments with a solo instrument

What element of the musical style of the following piece indicates that it is from the Renaissance period rather than the Medieval period? (play: 59) (3:49)

It features imitation that go through all the voices

According to the text, what was the significance of Debussy's work?

It introduced the first viable alternative to tonal music.

Which of the following forms best describes the above excerpt? (play 2:40) (4:03)

Italian madrigal

The earliest surviving opera—then called dramma per musica—was written by a member of the Florentine Camerata named:

Jacopo Peri

According to the text, this composer was able to successfully adapt the recitative to the intricacies of the French language:

Jean-Baptiste Lully

According to the text, this composer's quicker story development was more suited to taste of his listening public:

Jean-Baptiste Lully

The above work, titled Made in America, was the first commissioned orchestral work from the Made in America project. Who wrote it?

Joan Tower

This composer pictured above wrote The Blue Danube, arguably the most famous waltz of all time. His name is:

Johann Strauss Jr.

The final movement of his Symphony No. 4 (below) was a passacaglia with 32 variations. Deemed old-fashioned by his German contemporaries, he was seen as a progressive after his death thanks to an essay by Arnold Schoenberg. What is his name?

Johannes Brahms

The above excerpt comes from which larger work? (7:29)

John Adams' Nixon in China

The above movement from Amores was written by which composer?

John Cage

Which one of these composers wrote music for prepared piano?

John Cage

The following example was composed by a musician whose career exemplifies the dominance of composers from Northern France and the Netherlands during the Renaissance. (5:37)

Josquin des Prez

The following piece was written by a leading figure of the post-WWII German avant-garde. Identify this composer. (1:01)

Karlheinz Stockhausen

The bell-like effects in the above excerpt indicate that the piece is: (4:46)

Liszt's La Campanella

Which of the following composers wrote this symphony? (16:54)

Ludwig van Beethoven

The following excerpt is from music composed by: (5:54)

Luis de Milan

Which of the following were sacred genres in the Medieval period?

Masses and organa

Listen to the above excerpt from Mozart's Symphony No. 40. Which of the following would be the most likely tempo marking? (4:37)

Menuetto

Which of the following best explains why it is the case that nowadays, older works are performed in concert halls whereas newer works are only heard by a small number of people?

Modern composers do not have audience pleasure as their goal, and their works have become incomprehensible to wider audiences

Which two composers both held the post of director of music at St. Mark's Cathedral in Venice at different times:

Monteverdi and Gabrieli

Which of the following forms best describes the above excerpt? (5:37)

Motet

Which movement of Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott does the above piece represent? (1:13)

Movement 6, Recitative

Alberto Ginastera's objective nationalist period featured works that more directly and obviously included elements of folk music, whereas his subjective nationalist period featured works written in a personal language that incorporated folk music elements. How did he describe his third stylistic period, from which the above work comes? (4:51)

Neo-expressionist, in which he made increasing use of European traditions

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

Newton formulated his theory of gravity

The sacred text and overall musical style of this example suggests that it is part of a/an: (Play :41) (1:29)

Oratorio

The following piece, based upon a sailor's dance called the hornpipe, comes from what type of larger work?

Orchestral Suite

Which instrument is featured in the above excerpt? (3:43)

Organ

The above prelude to the opera Akhnaten, which premiered in Stuttgart, Germany in 1984, was written by which composer?

Philip Glass

The texture of this example is... (3:43)

Polyphonic

Which of the following describes one of the most popular forms during the Renaissance, the chanson?

Polyphonic songs in which instruments sometimes played one or more of the voices

The following excerpt comes from which work? (2:29)

Puccini's Gianni Schicchi

According to the text, which of the following is a Post-Romantic composer?

Rachmaninoff

An important Romantic composer founded The New Journal of Music, an influential musical periodical still published today. He was known as a master of the miniature. His name is:

Schumann

During the Medieval Period, we can trace the development of music notation from manuscripts that monks copied by hand in rooms known as:

Scriptoria

Which of the following is NOT a chant of the Proper of the Mass?

Sederunt Principes

We can say that the melody in the following example is typical of the Classical period because it is: (5:53)

Short, symmetrical, and balanced

Which composer wrote a light-hearted Ninth Symphony (below) that Soviet leader Stalin deemed inappropriate for the occasion of celebrating the end of WWII? Hint: he was denounced by Pravda, the unofficial mouthpiece of the Communist Party, as a young man. (16:45)

Shostakovich

In the above piece from Pierrot Lunaire, what is the name of the technique the vocalist uses?

Sprechstimme

The Deer Hunter featured the above piece as its theme. Which of the following pieces is it?

Stanley Myers' Cavatina

Which of the following are distinguishing characteristics of sacred music from the Medieval period?

Stepwise melodies sung without accompaniment

This is an example of a new style of opera called opera buffa that emerged during the Classical period. It differed from opera in previous periods because...(5:45)

Stories were based on "real people," and the music was light and humorous.

Listen to the following example and select the genre that best defines it: (7:41)

Symphony

What common Classical period genre does this excerpt represent?(play :43) (6:50)

Symphony

The following movement from a Haydn symphony features sudden shifts in volume. To which symphony does the movement belong? (4:07)

Symphony No. 94, "Surprise"

According to the text, the Renaissance period was known as:

The Golden Age of Choral Music

A unifying factor for social, political, and cultural life in the Medieval period was...

The Roman Catholic Church

The following threnody by Krzystof Penderecki was dedicated to the victims of which WWII event?

The atomic bombing of Hiroshima, Japan

Mozart's opera The Marriage of Figaro cemented his reputation as a master of the genre, yet it received a lukewarm reception in Vienna. Which of the following reasons does the text give as to why this was the case?

The opera poked fun of the aristocracy, which unsettled the aristocratic Viennese.

What feature of Gustav Mahler's symphonies reflect the extremes of the late Romantic period?

They are all at least an hour long.

What do the Renaissance forms motet, Mass, madrigal, chanson, and anthem have in common?

They are choral music forms

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

Thomas Tallis

Which of the following forms best describes the above excerpt? (5:54)

Tiento

This excerpt is most likely from a...(play :20) (6:03)

Troubadour song

According to the text, one reason why medieval music sounds different from the music we generally hear today is that medieval music was not based on major and minor scales.

True

According to the text, the motet became a secular genre even though it grew out of sacred chant.

True

Although Ballets Russes translates as Russian Ballet, the company was based in Paris, France.

True

Ars nova, the "new art" of the fourteenth century, included music of increased rhythmic complexity (e.g., syncopation).

True

Composers increasingly wrote for the organ, harpsichord, and virginal in the 16th century.

True

During the Renaissance Period, English and Burgundian composers popularized the use of thirds and the sixths.

True

It is fair to say that the following excerpt features word painting. (3:49)

True

Léonin and Pérotin were two composers associated with Notre Dame and the development of polyphony.

True

Monasteries were responsible for some of the earliest musical manuscripts.

True

Nadia Boulanger was a prominent music teacher who taught some of the most influential composers of the 20th century, including Aaron Copland, Philip Glass, and Walter Piston

True

Organa featured voices that could move independently, marking the beginning of Western polyphonic music.

True

The following excerpt is from a ballet score composed by Stravinsky and commissioned by Diaghilev for the Ballets Russes. (16:01)

True

The following melody, a popular Renaissance tune, was used as the cantus firmus in many masses, such as those by Guillaume Dufay, Johannes Ockgehem, and Giovanni da Palestrina. (:43)

True

The symphony had its origins in the overture, which was the introductory music for Italian opera.

True

The text implies that troubadours and trouvères considered themselves superior to minstrels because they composed the words and melodies of their songs themselves.

True

Troubadours, trouvères, and Minnesingers primarily performed songs about courtly love.

True

Verismo is a style of opera that used emotionally charged melodies and harmonies to depict everyday people in melodramatic situations.

True

The following excerpt comes from which work? (7:19)

Verdi's Aida

Which of the following forms best describes the above excerpt? (2:10)

Villancico

In the early days of the church, the only music allowed during the service was:

Vocal music

The following excerpt comes from which work? (5:21)

Wagner's Die Walküre

According to the text, at what point did England fully embrace opera?

When George Frideric Handel brought his operas to England

Which of the following describes this example? (play 1:36) (3:40)

Wide dynamic range and repetition in the melody to express deep feelings

The above excerpt illustrates which of the following? (Play :29) (1:55)

Word Painting

The following piece is an example of...(2:16)

an overture to a French opera

Farinelli was a famous:

castrato

The secular text and overall musical style of this example suggest that it is from a/an: (play 1:36) (3:40)

opera

This excerpt is an example of a medieval religious type of composition known as

plainsong, plainchant, or Gregorian chant

A string ______ is composed of two violins, one viola, and a cello.

quartet

Which of the following is a composition for a large ensemble?

symphony