Music Quizizz

Common meter refers to the syllabic pattern

• 6.8.6.8
• 8.8.6.6
• 6.6.6.6
• 8.8.8.8
• 8.6.8.6

Which of the following examples BEST exhibits a cappella?

• an opera singer singing with a large orchestra
• a church choir with no instrumental accompaniment
• a hymnal melody in the fugue style
• a folk song featuring the use of imitative polyphony
• a chain of descending fifths accompanying an ostinato

Which psalter did Jean Calvin oversee?

• Bay Psalm Book
• King James Bible
• Genevan Psalter
• Ainsworth Psalter
• Sternhold and Hopkins Psalter

How many meters appear in the Ainsworth Psalter?

• 11.0
• 13.0
• 15.0
• 19.0
• 17.0

Why did the FIRST edition of the Bay Psalm Book NOT include music?

• The music was published in another psalter series.
• The collection included a mix of secular and religious tunes.
• The music was intended to be improvised during us
• The translators expected congregations to use pre-existing melodies.
• The first edition was for use in formal church settings.

In the practice of lining-out, a preceptor would

• lead a small group of instrumental musicians
• perform secular music
• sing one phrase of a psalm at a time
• compose melodies for the psalter
• play an organ

Who was a notable critique of lining-out?

• Benjamin Franklin
• Jean Calvin
• Thomas Walter
• Charles Hamm
• Henry Ainsworth

Advocates of Regular Singing believed it would permit

• bel canto styles to become popular
• congregations to sing in harmony
• secular musical styles to spread to rural populations
• instrumentalists to improve their proficiency
• theorists to develop new musical techniques

Which publication did John Tufts publish?

• Bay Psalm Book
• Urania, or A Choice Collection of Psalm-Tunes, Anthems, and Hymns from the most approv’d authors, with some entirely new
• The-New-England Psalm-Singer
• An Introduction to the Singing of Psalm Tunes
• The American Singing Book

How would a “singing master” MOST likely promote his school?

• hire soldiers to promote his school
• teach at the university
• start a course for children
• post a broadside
• perform in the town square