Quiz 1 Course Overview

Which of the following best describes program music?

• Music written to explain tonality

• Music written to tell a story

• Music written to TV

• Music written for a concert

Music that describes nature or tells a story is known as:

• TV music

• Absolute music

• Tonal music

• Program music

Absolute music is different from program music because:

• It is written to explain tonality

• It tells a story

• It is written for concerts

• It is written without a descriptive purpose

Which of the following is NOT a form of systematic musicology?

• Music therapy

• Music performance

• Music cognition

• Musical Aesthetics

Systematic musicology is the approach to music study from either a scientific or a ___________ perspective.

• cognitive

• structured

• cultural

• philosophical

A branch of musicology which focuses on either the scientific or a philosophical perspective of music is called:

• music theory

• performance practice

• ethnomusicology

• systematic musicology

The following happens when a composer shortens a musical idea by using only a part of it:

• Fragmentation

• Repetition

• Condensation

• Variation

As a composer develops a musical idea, she may use _____________ as a way to shorten the musical motive.

• symphony

• variation

• condensation

• fragmentation

Fragmentation is a way to:

• write a musical motive in a different key

• create variation in a musical motive by shortening it

• develop a musical motive by making it faster

• create variation in a musical motive by lengthening it

An ethnomusicologist is someone who:

• studies Egyptian culture

• researches the history of piano performance

• researches the art of violin making

• studies music in its cultural context