front 1 Irving Berlin's first hit song was: | back 1 Alexander's Ragtime Band |
front 2 America's greatest bandmaster was: | back 2 John Philip Sousa |
front 3 Which of the following is not by George Gershwin? | back 3 Afro-American Symphony |
front 4 Which American Jazz composer was also a pianist and a master of big-band orchestration? | back 4 Duke Ellington |
front 5 Which of the following wrote the lyrics for West Side Story? | back 5 Stephen Sondheim |
front 6 Who is the American Composer known as the King of Ragtime? | back 6 Joplin |
front 7 What's an instrument you would not find in a standard mariachi band? | back 7 clarinet |
front 8 What instrument did Louis Armstrong play? | back 8 trumpet |
front 9 The Harlem Renaissance was inspired by a book of essays entitled: | back 9 The New Negro |
front 10 In New Orleans Jazz, which instrument usually played the melody? | back 10 trumpet |
front 11 What is the style of African American music that developed around the turn of the twentieth century and that incorporates elements of African music and Western popular and art music? | back 11 Jazz |
front 12 Which of the following is considered America's unique contribution to theater? | back 12 the musical |
front 13 During which decade did the Harlem Renaissance begin? | back 13 1920's |
front 14 Louis Armstrong was also known as | back 14 Satchmo |
front 15 The Rite of Spring is characterized by: | back 15 the percussive use of dissonance, polyrhythms, polytonality. |
front 16 Which of the following best describes orchestration in 20th century music? | back 16 the string section lost its role as the heart of the orchestra. |
front 17 In his early years, William Grant Still was associated with which artistic movement? | back 17 the Harlem Renaissance |
front 18 Copland's Billy the Kid is: | back 18 a ballet |
front 19 Who composed The Stars and Stripes Forever | back 19 John Philip Sousa |
front 20 Duke Ellington and Billie Holiday performed in Harlem at the | back 20 Cotton Club |
front 21 The two principal centers of 19th century ballet were France and ? | back 21 Russia |
front 22 Which of the following popular American musical styles has its roots in African American music? | back 22 Ragtime, Jazz, and blues. |
front 23 Copland's Appalachian Spring depicts: | back 23 a wedding in the Appalachians |
front 24 The center of music publishing in New York was called? | back 24 Tin Pan Alley |
front 25 What kind of jazz is Duke Ellington known for? | back 25 Big band. |
front 26 What is the best way to prepare in advance for attending an opera? | back 26 read an overview of plot. |
front 27 During a concert, it is appropriate to leave your seat | back 27 only during intermission and at the end of the program |
front 28 What is not considered as a rude behavior during a concert? | back 28 jotting down notes on your program |
front 29 A succession of single tones or pitches perceived as a unit is called: | back 29 a melody |
front 30 Which term describes a melody that moves by small intervals | back 30 conjunct |
front 31 The element of music that organizes movement in time is: | back 31 rhythm |
front 32 Meter is marked off in groupings known as: | back 32 measures |
front 33 The distance and relationship between two tones is referred to as: | back 33 an interval |
front 34 A collection of pitches arranged in ascending or descending order is called: | back 34 a scale |
front 35 An interval of eight notes is called: | back 35 an octave |
front 36 The smallest interval in our Western musical system is called: | back 36 a half step |
front 37 the musical symbol # represents a | back 37 sharp |
front 38 The number of notes in the pentatonic scale is: | back 38 five |
front 39 A texture featuring a single, unaccompanied line is called: | back 39 monophonic |
front 40 When two or more independent melodic lines are combined, the resulting texture is called: | back 40 polyphonic |
front 41 A vocal work in which each poetic stanza is sung to the same melody is in: | back 41 strophic form |
front 42 The technique through which a performer creates music on the spot is known as: | back 42 improvisation |
front 43 A singing style that features a leader who is imitated by a group is called: | back 43 call and response |
front 44 The rate of speed at which a piece of music is played is its: | back 44 tempo |
front 45 In what language are tempo markings generally given? | back 45 Italian |
front 46 Which of the following tempo markings does NOT indicate a slow tempo? | back 46 presto |
front 47 The degree of loudness or softness, or volume, at which music is played is called: | back 47 dynamics |
front 48 The gradual swelling of the volume of music is called: | back 48 crescendo |
front 49 The term timbre refers to: | back 49 the color of a tone |
front 50 the generally accepted term for the high male vocal range is: | back 50 tenor |
front 51 Instruments that produce sound from a vibrating string are called: | back 51 chordophones |
front 52 Drum-type instruments fall into the category of: | back 52 membranophones |
front 53 The instruments of the Western orchestra are categorized in four groups: | back 53 Strings, brass, percussion, and woodwinds. |
front 54 Which of the following instruments is NOT a member of the bowed String family? | back 54 the guitar |
front 55 Of the following, which is not a double-reed instrument | back 55 the clarinet |
front 56 The soprano brass instrument sometimes described as possessing a brilliant timbre is: | back 56 the trumpet |
front 57 Timpani are members of the what family of instruments? | back 57 percussion |
front 58 Which of these is a pitched percussion instrument? | back 58 xylophone |
front 59 The term a cappella refers to choral music performed: | back 59 without any accompaniment |
front 60 Which instruments are traditionally seated in the front of the orchestra? | back 60 strings |
front 61 Which is a universal function of music found in most world cultures? | back 61 It accompanies religious and civic ceremonies, it helps workers get their jobs done more efficiently, it provides entertainment. |
front 62 Which of the following best describes absolute music? | back 62 music without a story or text |
front 63 Which movement is the most highly organized and most characteristic of the mutlimovement cycle? | back 63 first |
front 64 Which of the following is a common characteristic of the second movement of a mutlimovement cycle? | back 64 lyrical, songful melodies. |
front 65 Haydn served as a choirboy in: | back 65 Vienna |
front 66 Who was Haydn's principal patron? | back 66 Prince Esterhazy |
front 67 In musical compositions, a theme is: | back 67 a musical idea that is used as a building block. |
front 68 The classical symphony had its roots in the: | back 68 opera overture. |
front 69 The early Classical symphony is characterized quickly ascending themes with a strong rhythmic drive. These are known as: | back 69 rocket themes. |
front 70 In the Classical orchestra, which group of instruments was the ensemble's nucleus? | back 70 strings |
front 71 How many symphonies did Haydn compose? | back 71 over 100 |
front 72 Haydn composed the Military Symphony for his second visit to: | back 72 London |
front 73 Mozart's Eine kliene Nachtmusik is an example of a: | back 73 Serenade. |
front 74 Eine Kliene Nactmusik is: | back 74 German for a little night music |
front 75 The three main sections of sonata-allegro form are the expositon, the development, and the: | back 75 recapitulation |
front 76 In sonata-allegro form, the section that features the most tension and drama through modulation and motivic interplay is the | back 76 development |
front 77 Mozart is remembered today as: | back 77 the most gifted child prodigy in the history of music. |
front 78 Mozart died while writing his: | back 78 Requiem. |
front 79 The overall form of a minuet and trio is best described as: | back 79 A-B-A |
front 80 How many movements are in a Classical concerto? | back 80 three |
front 81 A typical feature of a concerto is a free solo passage without orchestral accompaniment called the: | back 81 cadenza |
front 82 Haydn's Trumpet Concerto in E-flat major: | back 82 is written in the standard three-movement format |