MUSIC FINAL

Which statement is true about Kanye West's Blood on the Leaves?

A sample used in "Blood..." is "Strange..."

Suppose you are listening to the first movement of a symphony written in the Classical period. You have heard the first section, in which two themes were introduced, and a second section, in which segments of those themes were expanded and developed. What would you expect next?

A varied repeat of the first section with a return of the two original themes

A fugue is a traditional form of composition in which all the parts enter at the same time using the same theme.

False

Beethoven transformed opera into an accessible, relativstes art with approachable characters for contemporary audiences

False

A B suite is

A multi-movement instrumental work based on rhythms of popular dances

John Williams is a composer who lived in the Romantic Period

False

Mozart was a child prodigy who wrote for the piano, chamber music and many symphonies, but he only wrote one opera

False

Strange Fruit was the first popular song to deal with race

False

A B oratorio

A multi-movement sacred work similar to opera

The B concerto is...

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

Hector Beriloz's idee fixe is only heard once in his Symphonie Fantastique

False

If Handel's music may be described as mainly polyphonic which homophonic passages, then Bach's may be said to be the opposite.

False

Modernism was an antidote to Minimalism

False

This composer wrote more than 600 art songs (lieder)

Franz Schubert

Which of the following os not considered a form of program music

Mazurka

Which of the following best describes aleatoric music

Music that allows for an element of chance to enter the performance

Which of the following is a composition for an orchestra ensemble

symphony

During the B period, the term sonata was used for music works__

to be played

EOTB gave the genre a new audience

true

which of the following movements is associated with Debussy and Ravel?

Impressionism

Many composers in the Modern period sought alternatives to tonality, or key-centered music. Which of the following is one such alternative?

Serialism

Which type of opera has the following characteristic: German Language; Spoken Dialogue, Magical plots/elements

Singspiel

The new style of opera called opera buffa that emerged during the Classical period. It differed from opera in previous periods because..

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

Which of the following statements best describes the role of tech with regard to art music in the Modern period

Technology has enabled art music composers to experiment with and change the way that they create music.

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

The American Civil Rights movement.

Which group was credited with inventing the recitative?

The Florentine Camerata

Leitmotifs are commonly used in film music

True

Music that follows an explicit story is often called program music.

True

Strange Fruit was written by a Jewish white teacher named Abel Meeropol

True

The piece begins and ends in a major key

True

An important artistic product of the R period was

Vincent Van Gogh's paintings

Farinelli was a famous:

castrato

Life in the B period was based on one's

class

einstein on the beach tells the biographical story of einstein

false

In the very beginning, after hearing a low vibration in the bass, what are the instruments that enter?

trumpets

In the B period, it was believed that music...

was a powerful communication tool and could arouse any emotion in its listeners

In the B period, music for keyboard...

was created mainly for use in instrumental genres such as sonatas, suits, and concertos

its gonna rain, a composition by Steve Reich

was created on magnetic tape

Which statement is true?

"In order to effectively invoke another text, the artist or speaker needs to understand the original context of the word or phrase he or she is using"

it cost Robert Wilson how much to produce EOTB

1 million

What instruments perform this piece?

A full orchestra

In what ways can leitmotifs appear in various parts of a score or in a new scenes

All of the above

which of the following composers invented the 12-tone system of compositiom

Arnold Schoenberg

In the 20th century music, traditional harmony and tonality were redefined or rejected in favor of

Atonality and serialism

One of the most important keyboard works of the late B period is..

Bach's Well-Tempered Clavier

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

Basso Continuo

Much of the Art of the Baroque period was encouraged and sponsored by the Catholic Church.

Basso continuo; The doctoring of affections

Which composer augmented traditional forms through increased length, number of movements, and intricacy of harmony, and added a chorus into the symphonic form?

Beethoven

Who is considered both a Classical and a Romantic composer

Beethoven

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

Chromatic

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

Claudio Monteverdi

Which one of the following is not a general characteristic of Romantic music:

Compositions were based on logic and controlled feelings.

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

Elegance, delicacy, softness, and playfulness

___ can be considered a reaction to the ethereal sweetness of impressionism

Expressionism

This composer, and international artist of Hungarian heritage, decided to become a technical wizard at the keyboard, after hearing Paganini playing the violin

Franz Liszt

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 the R period, what non-english term was given to t"musical dramas" a combination of all the arts

Gesamtkunstwerk

Which composer is referred to as the "Father of the Symphony"

Haydn

During the R period, most composers were

Independent business persons, earning their living by performing music, writing music for specific occasions and commissions, and collecting royalties on published music.

How would you best describe the dynamics of this work?

It begins softly, and gradually increases in volume to a final, loud ending

Which one of these composers wrote music for prepared piano

John Cage

Which of the following were important composers in the 20th century

Karlheinz Stockhausen

Which of the following were important composers of the Classical period

Mozart and Haydn

How would you best describe the tempo of this piece

On the slow side

Choose all answers that apply, the term B

Originates from the Portuguese word "barroco" Translates to "oddly shaped pearl" Refers to art and music from 1600 to 1750

According to Monteverdi, what is the difference between prima practical and seconda practical?

Prima emphasized equality of voice whereas seconda emphasized a hierarchy of voices

The symphonic poem is an example of what type of music

Program music

This symphonic poem is an example of what type of music

Program music

Which of the following was not a member of the Five

Pyotr Tchaikovksy

Which of the following composers envisioned operas as "Musical dramas" a combination of all the arts?

Richard Wagner

An important Romantic composer founded the New Journal of Music, an influential musical periodical in which this same composer frequently published his own musical criticism and promoted the works of other musicians. His name is:

Robert Schumann

Which of the following statements best described musical form in the R period

Romantic composers worked with traditional forms but expanded them in innovative ways to meet their expressive needs

Which of the following statements best characterizes the "mood" of the R period

Rules and logic are less important than the free expression of human feelings. Humans can only "fully become" by exploring their inner feelings.

The Five was a group of nationalist composers who sought to incorporate elements of __ in their work

Russian music

How would you best describe the orchestral flow of this work

The piece begins with a couple of instruments, and slowly builds to include the entire orchestra

According to Danielle Hodge (2015), sampling is:

The process of reusing music from a prior context

Which of these statements is true? There..

Theatre also became a place for Baroque audiences to learn about and contemplate current issues and events. Theatre also became a place for Baroque audiences to learn about and contemplate current issues and events. Much of the Art of the Baroque period was encouraged and sponsored by the Catholic Church.

Billie Holiday experienced much back lash from the authorities for performing the song Strange Fruit

True

During the R period, choral music enjoyed its highest popularity since th other R period

True

Strange Fruit is what type of song

a protest song

What do we call music that is not associated with a particular story, image, object, or event

absolute

EOTB, is what type of piece

an opera

Which of the following phrases best describes music of the Classical period

balanced and well-constructed

The sections of the Classical sonata-allegro form are:

exposition, development, recapitulation

The term "musique concrete " refers to

music prepared from the recorded sound, either natural or man-made

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

quartet

Minimalist music features

repetition