Music Appreciation 19/20 final exam
In the French language, the word Renaissance, literally means:
"Rebirth
The dynamic marking mf or mezzo-forte means:
"moderately loud"
Which of these would be an example of homophonic music?
A singer accompanied by a guitar picking or strumming chords.
The opera Fidelio, was inspired by the French revolution, and was composed by:
Beethoven
Which composer wrote the "Moonlight Sonata" and the "Pathétique" sonata?
Beethoven
Carmen, which blended romanticism and realism, became the most popular of all opéra comiques, was composed by:
Bizet
Which of these people were involved with developing Zeitschrift für Ethnologie, in 1914, which was an extensive new scheme for classifying instruments?
Curt Sachs
Who was a student of Beethoven's, and went on to become a renowned music teacher, instructing Franz Liszt?
Czerny
A melody that moves by large intervals and rises and falls quickly is:
Disjunct
A "drive to the cadence" became a prominent feature in the music of the:
Early Renaissance
The earliest opera score, from 1600, to have survived to the present day is:
Euridice
What was the title of Beethoven's only opera?
Fidelio
The creators of monody, who attempted to recreate the theatrical arts of the Ancient Greeks, and led to the creation of opera were the:
Florentine Camerata
Which of these would be an example of monophonic music?
Four people singing a song together, without harmonies or instruments.
The Renaissance style of polyphony was made the basis for the study of baroque composition through the work of:
Fux
The most significant composer of oratorio latino was ________________, whose Jephte is regarded as the first masterpiece of the genre.
Giacomo Carissimi
The most famous composer of the Roman School is:
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
Besides being known as the "Father of the Symphony", this composer's music was also known for its humor:
Haydn
A German writer and composer who founded monasteries, and her work Ordo Virtutum, is arguably the oldest surviving morality play, is:
Hildegard of Bingen
The Renaissance period started as a cultural movement in:
Italy
Who composed around two hundred cantatas?
J.S. Bach
The first opera is believed to be Dafne, written in 1598 by:
Jacopo Peri
The eleventh century music theorist who codified the eight church modes and defined them with a finalis, confinalis, and ambitus was:
Johannes Afflighemensis
The music theorist who attempted to define rhythmic modes in 1250 was:
Johannes de Garlandia
A system for unambiguous identification of works by Mozart, is called a(n):
Köchel catalogue
The French tradition of opera was founded by:
Lully
The court-style composer who purchased patents from the monarchy to be the sole composer of operas for King Louis XIII and to prevent others from having operas staged was:
Lully
A timely arranged linear sequence of pitched sounds that the listener perceives as a single entity is a:
Melody
The Italian composer whose revolutionary work is considered the point at which music changes from the Renaissance style of music to that of the baroque period; he developed two styles of composition—the heritage of Renaissance polyphony and the new basso continuo technique of the baroque, was:
Monteverdi
The early baroque music composer who developed two individual styles of composition - the heritage of Renaissance polyphony (prima pratica) and the new basso continuo technique of the baroque (seconda pratica) was:
Monteverdi
Which of these composers was NOT from the classical period?
Monteverdi
The composer born in Austria, who began composing at age 5, wrote his first symphony when he was eight years old, one of the most famous composers in history, and died of what researchers estimate of at least 118 causes of death, was:
Mozart
The most renowned figure of late-eighteenth-century opera, who wrote the operas: The Marriage of Figaro (Le Nozze Di Figaro), Don Giovanni, and Così fan tutte, as well as The Magic Flute (Die Zauberflöte), is:
Mozart
Who wrote the Liverpool Oratorio in 1991?
Paul McCartney
The theorist who broke free from the older idea of the rhythmic mode and is most well recognized in regard to the new Ars Nova style is:
Philippe de Vitry
Who established the national tradition of opera in England in the seventeenth century?
Purcell
Lully's most important successor, who composed five tragédies en musique as well as numerous works in other genres such as opéra-ballet, was:
Rameau
Which of these would be an example of polyphonic music?
Rounds, canons, and fugues
Arrangements for the four main vocal ranges are labeled:
SATB
One important figure in the transition from baroque to classical was the Italian composer:
Scarlatti
Which of these composers were NOT part of the bel canto style of opera?
Stravinsky
A group of humanists, musicians, poets and intellectuals in late Renaissance Florence who gathered under the patronage of Count Giovanni de' Bardi to discuss and guide trends in the arts, especially music and drama were:
The Florentine Camerata
A period from the fourteenth to the seventeenth century, considered the bridge between the Middle Ages and modern history is:
The Renaissance
Who led the "golden age" of opera in Italy?
Verdi
An Italian baroque composer, virtuoso violinist, teacher and cleric. Born in Venice, he is recognized as one of the greatest baroque composers, and his influence during his lifetime was widespread across Europe. He is known mainly for composing many instrumental concertos, for the violin and a variety of other instruments, as well as sacred choral works and more than forty operas. His best-known work is a series of violin concertos known as The Four Seasons, was:
Vivaldi
One of Corelli's students, who became famous himself for The Four Seasons, was:
Vivaldi
The mid-to-late nineteenth century was a "golden age" of opera, led and dominated by ______ in Germany and Verdi in Italy.
Wagner
Singing without accompaniment, or "unaccompanied", is called:
a capella
One basic sign used by classical grammarians which meant "a raising of the voice", and looked like this, /, was the:
acutus
Often the first dance of an instrumental suite, which was played at a moderate tempo and could start on any beat of the bar was the:
allemande
An instrument whose player fills a bag with air and is then squeezed under the arm to continue the tone, it has a reed inside a long, metal mouthpiece, is the:
bagpipe
The word _________ comes from the Portuguese word barroco, meaning misshapen pearl, a negative description of the ornate and heavily ornamented music of this period.
baroque
The term used to describe instruments that were quieter, more intimate instruments, was
bas
Which of these was NOT a classical period woodwind instrument?
buccin
A vocal composition with an instrumental accompaniment, typically in several movements, often involving a choir is a(n):
cantata
Which of these was NOT a classical period string instrument?
chalumeau
A group of singers who perform together as a group is called a(n):
choir
The use of harmony directed towards tonality, rather than modality, marks the shift from the Renaissance into the baroque period. This led to the idea that ________, rather than notes, could provide a sense of closure—one of the fundamental ideas that became known as tonality.
chords
The term for Western art music, which describes a variety of Western musical styles from the ninth century to the present, and especially from the sixteenth or seventeenth centuries to the nineteenth, is:
classical music
A musical work in which one solo instrument is accompanied by an orchestra is a(n):
concerto
A concerto for more than one musician is a(n):
concerto grosso
The instrument said to be the closest instrument to the human voice with the ability to use dynamics and expression is the:
cornett
A special symbol placed at the end of a system, and showed which pitch came next at the start of the following system was the:
custos
If there are ten musicians in a music group, it can be called a(n):
dectet
When a combination of notes sound unpleasant or harsh, it is said to be:
dissonant
A ______________ indicates the end of a piece or movement.
double bar line
The oboe and bassoon are unique because they are considered ____________ instruments.
double-reed
Which type of soprano is described below: "a powerful, rich, emotive voice that can sing over a full orchestra. Usually (but not always) this voice has a lower tessitura than other sopranos, and a darker timbre
dramatic
A musical composition for two performers in which the performers have equal importance to the piece is a(n):
duet
Duets, trios, and choruses can be called:
ensembles
The first section of a sonata-allegro movement is the:
exposition
The opening section of a fugue, which ends when the theme is presented in each voice, is the:
exposition
Stacking thirds on top of seventh chords produces:
extensions
For all meters, the _______ beat (the downbeat) is usually stressed.
first
The overall plan or structure for a piece of music is its:
form
A contrapuntal compositional technique in which two or more voices are built on a subject (theme) that is introduced at the beginning in imitation (repetition at different pitches) and recurs frequently in the course of the composition, is:
fugue
One basic sign used by classical grammarians which meant "a lowering of the voice", and looked like this, \ , was the:
gravis
The term used to describe instruments that were loud, shrill, and outdoor instruments, was
haut
During the classical period of music, the melody is played over a subordinate harmony. This move meant that chords became a much more prevalent feature of music, even if they interrupted the melodic smoothness of a single part. As a result, the tonal structure of a piece of music became more audible. This style is known as:
homophony
A mechanical violin using a rosined wooden wheel attached to a crank to "bow" its strings is a(n):
hurdy-gurdy
During the Classical period, more importance was given to:
instrumental music
Music of any genre that were arranged for lute, vihuela, harp, or keyboard were called:
intabulations
Which of the unique following statements is true about Beethoven's music?
it was placed on a record and sent into space
The audience is expected to applaud after solos during which kind of music?
jazz
A form of sacred musical composition, and a choral composition that sets the invariable portions of the Eucharistic liturgy (principally that of the Catholic Church, the Anglican Communion, and Lutheranism) to music is the:
mass
The metrical groupings of notation in the Ars Nova period which were the precursors of simple and compound meter were:
mensurations
An additional dance between the sarabande and gigue and the best-known of the baroque dances in triple meter, it can start on any beat of the bar, is the:
minuet
During the Middle Ages, a systematic arrangement of a series of whole steps and half steps, what we now call a scale, was then known as a(n):
mode
During the earlier medieval period, the liturgical genre, mainly Gregorian chant, was:
monophonic
Critical advances for western music, as it's known today, had foundations in the Medieval period, when the basics for both theory and ___________ were established.
notation
Due to economic changes in the music industry, Mozart indicated that before a concert, the orchestra would rehearse how many times?
one
An art form in which singers and musicians perform a dramatic work combining text (libretto) and musical score, usually in a theatrical setting is:
opera
The art form that incorporates many of the elements of spoke theatre, such as acting, scenery, costumes, and sometimes dance, is:
opera
The kind of performance music that enjoyed the greatest public success was:
opera
The genre of opera that was made for and depicted kings and nobility was:
opera seria
Which of these was NOT a classical period keyboard instrument?
ophicleide
While there are some similarities, opera is musical theatre, while a(n) ____________ is strictly a concert piece.
oratorio
Lasting about 30-60 minutes, _______________ were performed in two sections, separated by a sermon; their music resembles that of contemporary operas and chamber cantatas.
oratorio volgares
Which of these is NOT a common movement of a sonata?
overture
Which of these tempo terms means "more"?
piu
As basic notation evolved, a "dot", which indicates a lower note, was used called a(n):
punctum
If there are five musicians in a music group, it can be called a(n):
quintet
Which of these is NOT a baroque percussion instrument?
rackett
Which of these is NOT part of the standard structure of a string quartet composition?
recapitulation
The plot-driving passages sung in a style designed to imitate and emphasize the inflections of speech are:
recitatives
A Mass for the dead is also called a(n):
requiem
An additional dance between the sarabande and gigue which is a lively French dance in duple meter, similar to the bourrée, but rhythmically simpler, and originated as a family of closely related southern-French folk dances is the:
rigaudon
Which of these changing-tempo terms means "slowing down"?
ritardando
Which of these following types of sonata movements would likely make up the finale?
rondo
Music that is written for church settings and themes is:
sacred
Music written in the new style during the first part of the seventeenth century is called:
seconda pratica
Music that is independent from churches is:
secular
During the golden age of opera, the stars of the show became the:
singers
In a concerto, the two parts, the orchestra and the ____________, alternate episodes of opposition, cooperation, and independence in the creation of the music flow.
soloist
The form that became the most important form of the classical period, and was used to build up the first movement of most large-scale works was the:
sonata
Which of these is frequently referred to as "first-movement form"?
sonata form
Music in the classical period, emphasized light elegance in place of the baroque's dignified seriousness and impressive grandeur, this was called:
style galant
Which of these instruments would likely NOT be a solo instrument in a concerto?
tambourine
The lower numeral of a time signature indicates ___________________.
the note value that represents one beat
A longer melody that at times keeps reappearing in the music is a(n):
theme
A notation system used in Western music to specify how many beats (pulses) are to be contained in each bar and which note value is to be given one beat, is the:
time signature
The relationship between timing counts and note symbols is indicated by the:
time signature
The "do" in the solfeggi system is called the:
tonic
If there are three musicians in a music group, it can be called a(n):
trio
Time signatures indicating three beats to the bar are called:
triple time
Musicians who performed monophonic secular songs, probably accompanied by instruments, and were as skilled as poets as they were singers and instrumentalists were:
troubadours
During the Middle Renaissance, Neuschel became famous for making:
trumpets
In the musical scale, there are ___________ pitches.
twelve
Half Note = lasts for _____ steady beats
two
The sentimental "realistic" melodrama style of opera, introduced by Mascagni and Leoncavallo in Italy was:
verismo
A musical form that have the same melodies but different words are:
verses
A six-stringed instrument played with a bow, resting on the floor, between the legs of the musician was the:
viol
As basic notation evolved, a "rod", which indicates a higher note, was used called a(n):
virga
Which of these tempo terms does NOT mean "slow"?
vivo
The oldest known scheme of classifying instruments is Chinese and dates from the 3rd millennium BC. It groups instruments according to:
what they are made out of
The piccolo belongs to which instrument family?
woodwinds
Which of the following percussion instruments can be used to play a melody?
xylophone
The dynamic marking p or piano means:
"soft"
The dynamic marking ff or fortissimo means:
"very loud"
The dynamic marking pp or pianissimo means:
"very soft"
Rock music is a genre of popular music that originated as "rock and roll" in the United States in the:
1950s
What pattern below defines the duple meter?
Strong - weak
What pattern below defines the triple meter?
Strong - weak - weak
What pattern below defines the quadruple meter?
Strong - weak - weak - weak
The snare drum originated from the:
Tabor drum
Which of these changing-tempo terms means "back to the original tempo"?
Tempo 1
Who was the curator of instruments at the conservatoire in Brussels that, in 1888, divided instruments into four groups: strings, winds, drums, and other percussion?
Victor-Charles Mahillon
Which of these changing-tempo terms means "getting faster"?
accelerando
Markings that are used to indicate especially strong-sounding notes are:
accents
The Sachs-Hornbostel system classified instruments that produce sound by vibrating columns of air as:
aerophones
A singing voice whose vocal range lies between the bass and the tenor is:
baritone
Of the four main vocal ranges, the low adult male voice sings:
bass
Which type of bass is described below: "means "singing bass", a higher, more lyrical voice. It is produced using a more Italianate vocal production, and possesses a faster vibrato, than its closest Germanic/Anglo-Saxon equivalent, the bass-baritone."
basso cantante
Which type of bass is described below: "the lowest bass voice type, no vibrato, tonal solidity, a wall-like sound"
basso profondo
A musical form with two different main sections (A B). Commonly in Western classical music, the A section will move away from the tonic, with a strong cadence in another key, and the B section will move back and end strongly in the tonic is:
binary
Orchestral instruments that are played by "buzzing" the lips against a mouthpiece are:
brass
The trumpet, French horn, trombone, and tuba are the most commonly used instruments in what section of the orchestra?
brass
A struck idiophone operated by a keyboard that looks similar to an upright piano and whose keys connect to hammers that strike a set of metal plates is a(n):
celesta
Which type of contralto is described below: "a light, agile voice ranging very high for the classification and specializes in florid passages and leaps."
coloratura
Which type of soprano is described below: "a very agile, light voice with a high upper extension and great flexibility in high-lying velocity passages"
coloratura
When intervals surpass the perfect Octave, they are called:
compound intervals
A melody that rises and falls slowly, with only small pitch changes between one note and the next, is:
conjunct
The second phrase of a pair of melodic phrases is called the:
consequent phrase
A musical form based on the constant repetition of a single short section very common in folk musics around the world is:
cyclic
A musical form that usually consists of repeated sections, with each section containing a set number of measures (often four, eight, sixteen, or thirty-two) that fits the dance steps is:
dance form
A tempo term meaning "very slow and solemn" is:
grave
Sounds that are pleasant to the ear when there is a balance between consonant and dissonant sounds is:
harmonization
If there are eleven musicians in a music group, it can be called a(n):
hendectet
A musical form that uses the A A B A chord progression and (with the B section called the bridge) is repeated many times. On the first and last repetition, the melody is played or sung, and soloists improvise during the other repetitions is:
jazz standard song form
Which type of tenor is described below: "known as the tenore di grazia, this voice is light, agile, and capable of executing difficult passages of fioritura"
leggero
There are two ways to describe the form of a piece of music. One way involves labeling each large section with a:
letter
Which type of contralto is described below: "the most common type of contraltos, a light voice, but not capable of high-level ornamentation and leaps"
lyric
Which type of tenor is described below: "a warm graceful voice with a bright, full timbre that is strong but not heavy and can be heard over an orchestra"
lyric
A group of notes that make sense together and express a definite musical "idea", is a(n):
melodic phrase
The Sachs-Hornbostel system classified instruments that produce sound by a vibrating membrane as:
membranophones
Music that has only one melodic line, with no harmony or counterpoint, is:
monophonic
A short musical idea, shorter than a phrase, that occurs often in a piece of music is a(n):
motif
If there are nine musicians in a music group, it can be called a(n):
nonet
The instrument that traditionally sounds the first "A" that the orchestra tunes to, is the:
oboe
If there are eight musicians in a music group, it can be called a(n):
octet
One Quarter note lasts for _____ steady beat(s)
one
A large instrumental ensemble that contains sections of string, brass, woodwind, and percussion instruments is a(n):
orchestra
In a Western orchestra or band, anything that is not classified as strings, woodwinds, or brass goes into which section?
percussion
The Western Classification of instruments divides them into wind, strings, and:
percussion
Which of these tempo terms means "little"?
poco
Which of these changing-tempo terms means "gradually slower"?
rallentando
A ___________ looks like the music end, but it has two dots, one above the other, indicating that the section of music that is before is to be played again.
repeat sign
A pattern of durations of notes synchronized with the steady beat is:
rhythm
One instrument that is always found in bands and wind ensembles, but very rarely plays in orchestras is the:
saxophone
If there are six musicians in a music group, it can be called a(n):
sextet
A musical form in which repetition and development of melodic themes within a framework of expected key changes allow the composer to create a unified long movement is:
sonata
Of the four main vocal ranges, the high female (or boy's) voice sings:
soprano
Which type of soprano is described below: "has the brightness and height of a lyric soprano, but can be "pushed" to dramatic climaxes without strain, and may have a somewhat darker timbre"
spinto
A musical group usually consisting of two violins, a viola, and a cello is called a(n):
string quartet
A musical form composed of verses. The music is repeated sections with fairly small changes, and may or may not include a refrain is:
strophic
A general term for "a disturbance or interruption of the regular flow of musical rhythm" is:
syncopation
The speed or pace of a piece of music is:
tempo
A word or phrase which gives you the composer's idea of how fast the music should feel are:
tempo markings
Of the four main vocal ranges, the high adult male voice sings:
tenor
An additional chord member that creates a relatively dissonant interval in relation to the bass is a(n):
tension
An additional chord member that creates a relatively dissonant interval in relation to the bass is called a(n):
tension
A musical form with three main sections is:
ternary
Another term for vocal range is:
tessitura
