Music test 2
What term best describes sacred harp singing?
A cappella
Where did the Tango originate?
Argentina
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of popular music?
Composed by individuals and notated
Broadway musicals often deal with:
Contemporary social issues
Which of the following best describes a distinguishing characteristic of popular music?
Designed for mass market appeal
Who performed "The Message"?
Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five
How might the music of the final scene of King Kong affect the viewer's interpretation of that scene?
It casts the ending as tragic rather than triuphant
Who wrote the music to Show Boat?
Jerome Kern
Who composed "Stars and Stripes Forever"?
John Philip Sousa
Sacred harp singing uses a unique style of musical notation called what?
Shape notes
Tiger Band's fight song "Tiger Rag" was based on which of the following?
a popular jazz song
Which word refers to how people are grouped based on shared cultural traits?
ethnicity
Silent Films were most commonly accompanied by _______________
keyboard players who improvised music
Which term refers to a group of people united by cultural traits such as shared language, ancestry, geographical origin, and other factors?
nation
What is the name of the style of music that blends rhythm and blues with gospel music?
soul
In which city did Beethoven spend most of his career?
Vienna, Austria
Who wrote Hamiton?
Lin-Manuel Miranda
Sacred Harp Singing takes its name from which source?
A song book
Which of the following is the process by which we achieve an in-depth understanding of music?
Active listening
A crucial element of rhythm is ___________. It's what you tap your foot to, what you step to when you dance, and what soldiers march to.
Beat
The Broadway theater district is located in what city?
New York City
"Can't Help Lovin' That Man" is set in what musical style?
jazz
What term refers to when non-diegetic music mirrors the onscreen actions of a character?
Mickey-Mousing
The ghost dance tradition was a mode of musical resistance developed by which of the following ethnic groups?
Native Americans in the West
Which city was the birthplace of Jazz?
New Orleans
Who wrote the song "Respect"?
Otis Redding
Samazans are practitioners of ______________, which is a religious tradition from Turkey known for its highly symbolic music and dance rituals.
Sufism
Which instruments are heard in the accompaniment of "Eunice Two-Step"?
accordion and fiddle
What is the name for a solo song in an opera?
aria
Which group of instruments belong to the woodwind family of instruments?
clarinet, flute, saxophone, oboe
Music in which category is primarily distributed and performed mostly from sheet music?
classical
Harmonies that sound pleasing to our ears are said to be ________.
consonant
What style of music is being imitated in the last section of "Stars and Stripes Forever"?
drum and fife corps
At the most basic level, ___________ can be understood as notes sounding successively through time. You can also call it the tune or the most catchy part of a piece of music.
melody
Which of the following is not a primary characteristic of most dance music?
minor keys
The American folk tradition that uses songbooks with differently shaped note heads is called:
sacred harp or shape note
Aretha Franklin's recording of "Respect" may have been influenced by which of the following social forces?
second-wave feminism
Nigerian Yoruba music uses pitched drums that are sometimes called _____________________, because they mimic the tonal speech patterns of the Yoruba language.
talking drums
Which of the following is not typically associated with African American music?
whole-tone scales
In which decade did Aretha Franklin record "Respect"?
1960s
How many lines of music and text are typically found in the standard 12-bar blues form?
3
Who sang the song "Blue Skies" in The Jazz Singer?
Al Jolson
What is the main difference between a wind band and an orchestra?
An orchestra contains string instruments and a wind band does not
Who composed "Libertango"?
Astor Piazzolla
Who produced "Good Vibrations"?
Brian Wilson
Which term refers to a specific rhythm associated with a specific style of dance music?
Characteristic rhythm
Professional musicians are most often involved in the performance of which two categories of music?
Classical and Popular
Daymé Arocena combines jazz, classical, and popular styles with the traditional music of which country?
Cuba
Who was a leading composer and performer of the "swing" style of Jazz, whose band held a long-time residency in the famous Cotton Club in Harlem?
Duke Ellington
Which term refers to a form of representation in which peoples, places, and cultural practices are depicted as foreign from the perspective of the composer and/or intended audience?
Exoticism
Which of the following is not true of gender?
Gender norms never change
According to Thursday's lecture, what was the name of the Native American musical tradition developed to help cope with the harsh realities of war in the late 19th century?
Ghost Dance
What is the main musical style of Hamilton?
Hip-hop
What style of country music best categorizes "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry"?
Honky Tonk
Debussy's piano music was most likely influenced by which style of French visual art?
Impressionism
Debussy was influenced by the music from which country?
Indonesia
According to our class discussion, what is the main goal of the "Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy" tableaux?
It allows the prima ballerina to show her skill
"Over the Rainbow" may have appealed to Americans in 1939 for which reason?
It offered a message of hope during a time of political and economic turmoil
Which of the following is generally not true of folk music?
It serves a commercial purpose True: -It is tied to a specific ethnic group -It is transmitted orally -It is performed by amateurs
According to the lecture video, what is true about "Good Vibrations"?
It was innovative in its use of recording technology
What is true of The Jazz Singer?
It was the first feature length sound film
The scores for Star Wars, Jurassic Park, and the Harry Potter series were all composed by_____________.
John Williams
Who wrote the music for the Star Wars films?
John Williams
In what language is Gregorian Chant sung?
Latin
Who wrote the music for King Kong?
Max Steiner
In what region of the United States did the blues tradition develop?
Mississippi Delta
What was the musical texture of plainchant (or Gregorian chant) heard in the early Church?
Monophonic: consisting of a single musical line, without accompaniment.
According to the lecture, which is true of music and spirituality?
Music can serve as a spiritual ritual
Which term refers to music that occurs outside the world of the film?
Non-diegetic: The film's characters are not able to hear non-diegetic sound.
What genre is Puccini's Madama Butterfly?
Opera
A ______________ is a large ensemble consisting of a string section and which usually including horns, woodwinds, and percussion.
Orchestra
Music is often categorized into which of these three broad categories?
Popular music, classical music, folk music
Who composed "The Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy"?
Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Show Boat uses "Can't Help Lovin' That Man" to draw attention to what issue?
Racial discrimination in marriage laws
During WWII, many Americans had access to recordings of popular music through which medium?
Radio
What is the name for a Mass specifically dedicated to the memory of deceased individuals?
Requiem
Which instrument was important for hip-hop music in the early 1980s?
Roland TR-808
The song "Eleggua" takes its title from which religious tradition?
Santeria
In which country does the plot of Carmen take place?
Spain
Country blues is most closely associated with which of the following?
The Mississippi River Delta
Jimi Hendrix's performance of the "Star Spangled Banner" was seen by some as protesting which world event?
The Vietnam War
What important innovation is Grandmaster Flash credited with?
Using turntables as musical instruments
Which Broadway musical is an American urban adaptation of the Romeo and Juliet story:
West Side Story
Where did Jimi Hendrix give his famous performance of the "Star Spangled Banner?"
Woodstock Music Festival
This term refers to music that uses voices only—no accompanying instruments.
a cappella
What is the name of a solo song in an opera?
aria
What term best describes the music for Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring?
avante-garde
how did the songwriters of "Someday My Prince Will Come" highlight the meaning of the text through the music?
creating a sense of tension and resolution in the harmony
Which term refers to music that occurs within the world of the film?
diegetic: occurring within the context of the story
Which musical term refers to harsh or unpleasing harmonies?
dissonance
In class, we interpreted "This Land is Your Land" as representing a specific protest against what?
economic inequality in the US
Which unusual instrument is featured on "Good Vibrations"?
electrotheremin
According to our class discussion, Stephen Sondheim's musicals like Sweeny Todd were influenced by which of the following?
experimental classical music
What event caused Dolly Parton to write "I Will Always Love You"?
her leaving the Porter Wagoner show and starting a solo career
In the "Habenera Scene" from Carmen, Carmen is singing about which of the following topics?
her love is like a rebellious bird, it cannot be contained
What was the term used by the recording industry to refer to music made by white, rural southerners in the 1920s and 1930s?
hillbilly music
A musical texture of a single melody accompanied by chords is considered:
homophonic
What is the musical texture of "Eunice Two-Step," which consists of just melody and accompaniment layers?
homophonic
In class, which term did we associate with "Someday My Prince Will Come" from Snow White?
idealized love
Which musical term refers to the space between 2 pitches?
interval
How did we interpret the first radio broadcast of "God Bless America" in class?
it was written and performed in response to American anxieties at the start of WWII
Which of the following best describes the musical Hair?
it's plot was sympathetic towards the hippie counterculture
What is the name of the musical device frequently used by John Williams, in which a melody becomes associated with a particular character, idea, or event in a movie?
leitmotif
Which term refers to short musical ideas that represent a person, place, thing or idea in a piece of music? They were used in 19th-century German opera, as well as in 20th-century film music.
leitmotives
What is the texture of Gregorian Chant?
monophonic
Which term refers to an ideology that promotes the superiority of a particular nation over others?
nationalism
Film music that occurs outside the world of the film and provides background underscoring is called:
non-diegetic
According to the lecture, "Remember Me" primarily evokes which emotion in the listener?
nostalgia: a sentimental longing or wistful affection for the past, typically for a period or place with happy personal associations.
A symphony is a multi-movement work composed for:
orchestra
What is the musical texture of Symphony No. 5, Movement 1 by Beethoven, which consists of multiple melody layers?
polyphonic
Which word refers to how people are grouped based on physical traits that society finds important?
race
What term is used for the style of speech-song used in opera during dialogue and to progress the plot?
recitative
Which term refers to a political entity with its own government and geographical borders?
state
What is the name of the last section of "Stars and Stripes Forever" called (the section that features the piccolo)?
trio
Who were medieval French singers who sang of courtly love, or fin amours?
troubadours: a French medieval lyric poet composing and singing in Provençal
What is the name of the repetitive section of music that comes at the end of her version of "Respect," which is directly drawn from gospel music?
vamp
What was the name of the technology that made synchronizing film and recorded sound much easier (hint: it was first used with the film The Jazz Singer)?
vitaphone
Dynamics in music refer to:
volume (how loud, how soft)
