MWES Arts & Humanities 2

What is this symbol?

• note

• measure

• staff

• clef

Adagio, presto, largo, and allegro all deal mostly with which element of music?

• pitch

• tempo

• texture

• dynamics

A music selection is written in 4/4 time signature.

This means that it...

• has 4 beats per note

• is over 4 minutes long

• has 4 beats per measure

• is probably a waltz

The Messiah, The Well-Tempered Clavier, and The Four Seasons were written during which musical era?

• Baroque

• Romantic

• Renaissance

• Classical

Which type of song below are you LEAST likely to hear in a religious setting?

• a spiritual

• a sonata

• a Gregorian chant

• an oratorio

The timpani is a type of what?

• flute

• horn

• harp

• drum

Which of the following instruments is a member of the woodwind family?

• recorder

• dulcimer

• zither

• synthesizer

In which instrument are the notes sometimes ¨stopped" by inserting the playerś hand into the bell?

• tuba

• French horn

• trombone

• trumpet

Prince Desire and Princess Aurora are in which play?

• The Nutcracker

• Swan Lake

• Sleeping Beauty

• Romeo and Juliet

Which of the following is NOT a traditional ballroom dance?

• tango

• waltz

• Charleston

• rumba