Enj. Mus. Chapter 12

Which of the following is a universal function of music in diverse world cultures?

• accompanying religious and civic ceremonies

• helping workers get their jobs done more effeciently

• providing entertainment

• all of the above

What general terms suggests something of the overall character of a work as well as its function?

• form

• genre

• medium

• opus

Titles of musical compositions may be indicated by:

• genre and key

• opus number

• descriptive words

• all of the above

The preservation of music without the help of written notation is called:

• crossover

• modulation

• oral trnasmission

• retrograde inversion

Musical style is best defined as the:

• characteristic manner of presentation of a work

• succession of dynamics from beginning to end of a work

• shape of the melody line in a work

• harmonies or a work

The concept of style can be identified with:

• individual artwoks

• a creator's personal manner of expression

• the music of an entire culture

• all of the above

The style of a historical period is defined by:

• its leading artist

• the total language of all its artists

• a single defining work

• its dominant musical critic

Which of the following is the proper chronological order of musical style periods?

• Renaissance

  Middle Ages

  Classical

  Baroque

  Romantic

  20th Century

• Middle Ages

  Baroque

  Renaissance

  Romantic

  Classical

  20th Century

• Middle Ages

  Renaissance

  Baroque

  Classical

  Romantic

  20th Century

• Middle Ages

  Renaissance

  Baroque

  Romantic

  Classical

  20th Century

The approximate dates for the Renaissance era are:

• 1150-1450

• 1450-1600

• 1600-1750

• 1725-1775

The Classical period:

• followed antiquity and preceded the Middle Ages

• followed the Renaissance and preceded the Baroque

• followed the Baroque and preceded the Romantic era

• followed the Romantic era and preceded the 20th century