Homework

1.

Schoenberg’s 12-tone composition is based on a/an _______ scale.

A.

minor

B.

pentatonic

C.

major

D.

chromatic

2.

_______ music is written in two or more chords played simultaneously.

A.

Polychoral

B.

Polytonal

C.

Polyrhythmic

D.

Polyphonic

3.

A _______ scale is based on five notes.

A.

ostinato

B.

octaval

C.

polytonic

D.

pentatonic

4.

_______ was recognized as a musical pioneer who challenged convention and went against the grain.

A.

Duke Ellington

B.

Charles Ives

C.

Igor Stravinsky

D.

Scott Joplin

5.

Debussy’s Voiles

was inspired by a Javanese ensemble known as a

A.

gamelan.

B.

gong.

C.

quartet.

D.

wave.

6.

Expressionist music is generally thought of as

A.

extravagant.

B.

probing.

C.

happy.

D.

bouncy.

7.

In The Unanswered Question,

the strings are played

A.

as if they’re playing a slow hymn quietly with an even tempo.

B.

fast and loud for shock value.

C.

in constant competition with the brass.

D.

in unresolved dissonance.

8.

The _______ were interested in the hypnotic quality of the repeated melodic fragments and interlocked

patterns created by the gamelan.

A.

minimalists

B.

neo-classicists

C.

expressionists

D.

impressionists

9.

Which of the following composers sought to obtain a nonpercussive sound from the piano in his

compositions?

A.

Ives

B.

Debussy

C.

Glass

D.

Ellington

10.

Constantly repeated musical patterns with many abrupt changes in length and tempos are known as

A.

kebyars.

B.

ostinatos.

C.

gongs.

D.

voiles.

11.

Bebop is a style of

A.

fusion.

B.

ragtime.

C.

jazz.

D.

pop.

12.

Standard Song Form for popular hits of the 1920s and 1930s was

A.

ABA.

B.

AABA.

C.

AABB.

D.

ABBA.

13.

_______ notes are produced by lowering the third, fifth, or seventh steps of major scales.

A.

Low

B.

Falsetto

C.

Minor

D.

Blue

14.

Music that doesn’t center on a particular key is referred to as

A.

intoned.

B.

untoned.

C.

atonal.

D.

nontonal.

15.

The most

common pattern of verses in blues songs is the _______ pattern.

A.

12-bar

B.

28-note

C.

6-bar

D.

8-note

16.

Roland says that Ruth Crawford Seeger was a modernist composer. Clive says that she was a collector

and arranger of American folksongs. Who is correct?

A.

Only Clive is correct.

B.

Only Roland is correct.

C.

Both Roland and Clive are correct.

D.

Neither Roland nor Clive is correct.

17.

The _______ style is an attempt to revive the approach used by composers in the latter half of the

eighteenth century.

A.

Pre-romantic

B.

New Baroque

C.

Post-modern

D.

Neo-classical

18.

You’ll find the “circle-of-fifths” chord progression used in which of the following types of music?

A.

Big band jazz

B.

Classical

C.

Baroque

D.

Rock

19.

The Rite of Spring

was composed by

A.

Arnold Schoenberg.

B.

Alban Berg.

C.

Heitor Villa-Lobos.

D.

Igor Stravinsky.

20.

Modernism, a movement that represented an abolishment of tradition and a quest for novelty, took

place when?

A.

Early twentieth century

B.

Classical period

C.

Early twenty-first century

D.

1. The combination of antecedent and consequent units that make a larger whole is called the

A. theme and variations form.

B. full cadence.

C. periodic phrase structure.

D. punctuation.

2. Which instrument is part of a piano trio?

A. violin.

B. viola.

C. flute.

D. harp.

3. The third movement of a symphony is usually written in _______ form.

A. ABA

B. ABCD

C. ABC

D. ABCA

4. When both instruments play the same notes together, in unison, that is called

A. polyphony.

B. monophony.

C. homophony.

D. heterophony.

5. The repetition (AA), variation (AA’), and contrast (AB) of a piece of music are all part of the music’s

A. genre.

B. form.

C. texture.

D. timbre.

6. One of the key components of the double-exposition concerto form is the

A. cadenza.

B. theme.

C. chorale.

D. single exposition.

7. When we hear three or more notes played simultaneously, we’re hearing a

A. chord.

B. polyphonic texture.

C. monophonic line.

D. melody

8. The music of the Baroque period is usually characterized by

A. clarity and lightness.

B. restraint and reverence.

C. extravagance and ornamentation.

D. simplicity and elegance.

9. The Italian word for “prayer hall,” which refers to a piece of music that includes recitatives, arias, and

choruses, is

A. opera.

B. operetta.

C. opera buffa.

D. oratorio.

10. A _______ is a type of folk song that tells a story.

A. hoedown

B. ballad

C. broadside

D. canon

11. Which of the following is the name for the main tune in jazz?

A. Stanza

B. Sequence

C. Improvisation

D. Head

12. A/an _______ is a work that sets new words to an existing melody.

A. appropriation

B. scoring

C. orchestration

D. contrafactum

13. The estampie and the saltarello are two forms of

A. African musical instruments.

B. medieval dances.

C. syllabic text-setting.

D. Italian musical instruments.

14. The dactylic meter of poetry corresponds to the _______ in music.

A. bar form

B. duple meter

C. triple meter

D. measure

15. The third movement of the sonata form is referred to as the

A. variation.

B. recapitulaton.

C. finale.

D. cadenza.

16. When the singers and band repeat a basic section of music while the lead singer improvises on a single

motif, the result is called a

A. vamp.

B. groove.

C. hook.

D. twist.

17. Henri wants to indicate in the musical score that all the instruments should play. What word will he

write in the score?

A. All

B. Da Capo

C. Tutti

D. Coda

18. Word painting is a technique commonly used by composers of

A. plainsong.

B. program music.

C. madrigals.

D. suites.

19. An example of a percussion instrument is the

A. clarinet.

B. shawm.

C. trumpet.

D. piano.

20. Alphonsus wants to include unified timbre in part of his cantata. How will this be accomplished?

A. The violins will have a solo and will all play harmony notes.

B. The instruments in the orchestra will play the same notes that the chorus is singing.

C. The orchestra will play in unison while the chorus sings in harmony.

D. The chorus will sing in unison while the orchestra plays an accompaniment.

21. Which of the following is a traditional Indian instrument?

A. Sitar

B. Pipa

C. Ud

D. Tombak

22. An example of African American syncretism is

A. rhyme singing.

B. treble singing.

C. call-and-response.

D. a capella chorale.

23. Eldon says that Berry Gordy founded Motown records to produce big band recording artists. Will says

that Gordy founded Motown to produce R&B musicians. Who is correct?

A. Only Will is correct.

B. Both Eldon and Will are correct.

C. Only Eldon is correct.

D. Neither Eldon nor Will is correct.

24. Gottschalk’s Union is an example of _______ as an attempt to connect purely instrumental music with

the wider world of events and ideas.

A. lieder

B. art songs

C. modernism

D. program music

25. “Erlkönig” is one of the hundreds of songs written by

A. Haydn.

B. Chopin.

C. Schumann.

D. Schubert.

26. A _______ scale consists of five tones.

A. pentatonic

B. shaded

C. major

D. monotonic

27. Julio wants the chorus to sing a section of music very softly. What will Julio write in that section to

convey his wishes?

A. p

B. f

C. pp

D. mp

28. A synthesis of Chinese musical elements and European-American idioms is found in

A. Cherry Blossom.

B. Glass’s etudes.

C. Tan Dun’s “Farewell.”

D. The Reunion.

29. The unique quality of Mendelssohn’s overture to the sonata form in A Midsummer Night’s Dream is

that the

A. exposition isn’t repeated.

B. length is expanded.

C. development is exaggerated.

D. development is minimal.

30. When two voices sing exactly the same note simultaneously, the voices are singing

A. a capella.

B. in unison.

C. a doto.

D. a cadenci.

31. Which of the following was typically used in the symphonic finale in the Classical Era?

A. Rondo

B. Fugue

C. Minuet

D. Tremolo

32. A _______ is a duple-meter dance associated with square-dancing.

A. broadside

B. stomp

C. corrido

D. hoe-down

33. Which one of the following represents one of the most important elements of sonata form?

A. Development of themes

B. Use of word painting

C. Doctrine of affects

D. Use of Latin texts

34. The text of an opera, which literally means “little book” in Italian, is called the

A. buffa.

B. vibrato.

C. libretto.

D. program.

35. Baroque composers considered the _______ to be the touchstone of their art.

A. concerto

B. fugue

C. minuet

D. recitative

36. The Broadway musical is descended from the

A. oratorio.

B. recitative.

C. aria.

D. operetta.

37. A repeated musical pattern in a composition is called a/an

A. homorhythm.

B. kebyar.

C. monotone.

D. ostinato.

38. At the start of the String Quartet in F Major, op. 96, Dvořák begins with a _______ pattern using a

second violin and cello.

A. contrast and variation

B. polytonal

C. call-and-response

D. stream of consciousness

39. The text pattern of Robert Johnson’s “Terraplane Blues” is typical of songs in the

A. 12-bar blues.

B. blue-note melody.

C. 8-to-the-bar pattern.

D. European classical tradition.

40. Which one of the following is an example of an oratorio?

A. Coronaton of Poppea

B.The Four Seasons

C. Cantata no. 97

D. Messiah

Middle nineteenth century