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WorksheetsCollege Music First Semester 2018 Exam
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 1hrs 9mins
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Class
Date
1.
In America, _________________ has become a highly lucrative branch of the country's commerce.
a)
Gregorian Chant
b)
popular music
c)
folk music
d)
electronic chance music
2.
In Non-European cultures, singers:
a)
often used a very tense, strained technique
b)
may be able to produce two tones at once
c)
may practice a yodeling technique
d)
all of the above
3.
The type of instruments a country develops often depends upon
a)
range of written music
b)
designer's creativity
c)
raw materials available
d)
importance of music in religion
4.
Musical instruments may be categorized into the following four types:
a)
play instruments, work instruments, new instruments and antique instruments
b)
Chordophones, Aerophones, Membranophones, and Idiophones
c)
Megaphones, Cell phones, brass phones, and drumophones
d)
Baroque strings, Classical Brass, Romantic Keyboards and early drums
5.
The most common context for music around the world is
a)
Dance
b)
Poetry
c)
Marching Band
d)
Sign Language
6.
Music is universal, but for each culture
a)
it has a different method of notation
b)
it has a different meaning
c)
it has nothing to do with the society that created it
d)
there are many secrets which they don't share about their music
7.
Major harmony sounds
a)
Sad
b)
Happy
c)
Fast
d)
Slow
8.
Which choice has dynamic levels in order from softest to loudest?
a)
mf,mp, ff, f, p, pp
b)
ff,f,mp,mf,p,pp
c)
pp,p,mp,mf,f,ff
d)
ff,p,f,pp,mp,mf
9.
The speed of the beat is the
a)
dynamics
b)
tempo
c)
rhythm
d)
harmony
10.
The unique sound of an instrument or voice is
a)
timbre
b)
harmony
c)
melody
d)
dynamics
11.
The tune of the song is the
a)
Melody
b)
Rhythm
c)
Harmony
d)
Tempo
12.
A special kind of counterpoint is the __________, in which one musical line is sung at staggered intervals to produce interweaving lines.
a)
triangle
b)
round
c)
square
d)
woven
13.
In music, the elements:
a)
are never related to each other
b)
no longer considered when composing new music
c)
are extremely complicated and difficult to understand without extensive theory study
d)
work together to create a satisfying whole
14.
Sonata Form contains
a)
All of the above
b)
Theme, Chord, Texture and Analysis
c)
Exposition, Reposition, Disposition, and Content
d)
Exposition, Development, Recapitulation and later a Coda was added
15.
The number of wavelengths in one second (the frequency):
a)
has nothing to do with sound as was proven by John Cage
b)
determines the loudness of the tone
c)
determines the pitch of the sound
d)
determines the style of the music
16.
What does secular mean?
a)
non-religious
b)
religious
c)
pertaining to secu
d)
That you're popular
17.
What is a melisma?
a)
one syllable per note
b)
a word
c)
An earthquake
d)
one syllable over multiple notes
18.
A type of song the monks sang was:
a)
Sea Chanteys
b)
Gregorian Chant
c)
Nursery Rhymes
d)
Monkey songs
19.
In the Middle Ages, most artistic endeavors were inspired, encouraged, and paid for by the __________, and in each important town, the place where the arts were concentrated was the __________________.
a)
Vikings, fort
b)
nobility, castle
c)
church (Roman Catholic), cathedral
d)
Troubadours, streets
20.
Who wrote the compositions in the Magnus Liber Organi (Great Book of Polyphony)?
a)
no one knowns
b)
Leoninus and Perotinus
c)
Beatriz de Dia
d)
Pope Gregory I
21.
Gregorian Chant is named after Pope Gregory I, who:
a)
had his name put on the first printed edition of the Gregorian Chant Hymnal
b)
composed all of the chants
c)
He organized the chant of the Roman Catholic Church
22.
Making music reflect the meaning of the words
a)
Phrase Painting
b)
Word Painting
c)
Sentence Painting
d)
Word Grafitti
23.
What style of music does this describe: Sacred form with a single Latin text, for use in the Mass and other religious services. Written for three, four, or more voices. Sometimes based on chant or other existing Polyphonic melody
a)
Motet
b)
Rhythm
c)
Madrigal
d)
Jongleurs
24.
Secular A capella song for choir during the Renaissance
a)
Motet
b)
Madrigal
c)
Mass
d)
Chorale
25.
A musical composition set to the parts of the Catholic Church service. Has 5 main sections
a)
Motet
b)
Madrigal
c)
Polyphony
d)
Mass
26.
Bach is known for:
a)
fugues and cantatas
b)
operas and oratorios
c)
fugues and madrigals
d)
literary compositions
27.
Antonio Vivaldi is known for
a)
Fugue in G minor
b)
March in D minor
c)
An Opera about Euripides
d)
The Four Seasons
28.
Composer for the Messiah
a)
Bach
b)
Handel
c)
Vivaldi
d)
Palestrina
29.
Baroque is different from the Renaissance by being:
a)
more Classical
b)
simple and ordinary
c)
Industrial
d)
more exaggerated
30.
Renaissance composer...
a)
Tchaikovski
b)
Bach
c)
Palestrina
d)
Mozart
31.
What instruments were included in a string quartet?
a)
Piano, Horn, Drums, Guitar
b)
Two violins, viola, cello
c)
Two violins, piano, horn
d)
Guitar, Bass, Keyboard, drums
32.
What period lasted from 1750 - 1825?
a)
Baroque
b)
Classical
c)
Romantic
d)
Modern
33.
What city was the center of musical culture during the classical period?
a)
Vienna
b)
Salzburg
c)
Rome
d)
Bonn
34.
Which of the following forms did NOT typically include 4 movements?
a)
Strong Quartet
b)
Sonata
c)
Symphony
d)
Rondo
35.
What is the most common type of chamber music in the classical period?
a)
Piano sonata
b)
String quartet
c)
Divertimento
d)
Violin concerto
36.
What was Haydn known as?
a)
"Father of the Symphony"
b)
"Il Prete Rosso"
c)
"The Child Prodigy"
d)
"That Deaf Guy"
37.
One of Mozart's famous operas was called the ___________ of Figaro.
a)
Collapse
b)
Marriage
c)
Success
d)
Death
38.
What is a structural feature of Romantic music?
a)
Structure was much freer
b)
They only stuck to binary form
c)
Verse - chorus (pop songs)
d)
Rondo from
39.
Which of the following composers was known for his virtuosic violin playing?
a)
Wagner
b)
Brahms
c)
Tchaikovsky
d)
Paganini
40.
Who composed the art song The Erlkonig?
a)
Beethoven
b)
Mendelssohn
c)
Schubert
d)
Schumann
41.
Which composer also was known as a music critic?
a)
Schumann
b)
Schubert
c)
Chopin
d)
Brahms
42.
What is the term for symphonic music that tells a story?
a)
Program Music
b)
Story Music
c)
Oh Jimmy
d)
Symphony
43.
What is the term for a melodic or rhythmic idea that is attached to a specific character in an opera or movie?
a)
Theme
b)
Leitmotif
c)
Character point
d)
Lederhosen
44.
The Ring Cycle reflected whose personality?
a)
Wagner
b)
Wagner's wife
c)
Wagner's mother
d)
Wagner's child
45.
Beethoven is a bridge composer between these two eras
a)
Modernist and Neo-Classical
b)
Romantic and Modernist
c)
Baroque and Classical
d)
Classical and Romantic
46.
Who was more famous as a performer than her husband was as a composer?
a)
Hildegard von Bingen
b)
Fanny Mendelssohn
c)
Amy Beach
d)
Clara Schumann
47.
Define "Program Music"
a)
The text (words) of an opera or long vocal work
b)
Descriptive music that attempts to tell a story or paint a picture
c)
A staged drama set entirely to music made up of vocal pieces with instrument accompaniment
d)
A fairly long work for orchestra in one movement
48.
Famous symphony by L.V. Beethoven
a)
Beethoven's 5th Symphony
b)
The Magic Flute
c)
Marriage of Figaro
d)
Moonlight Sonata
49.
Did Beethoven write his 9th Symphony before or after he lost his hearing?
a)
before
b)
after
50.
Put the style periods in chronological order
a)
Dark Ages, Renaissance, Baroque, Romantic, Classical
b)
Dark Ages, Medieval, Renaissance, Baroque, Classical, Romantic, Modern
c)
Medieval, Dark Ages, Renaissance, Classical, Baroque, Romantic
d)
Renaissance, Baroque, Romantic, Classical, Medieval, Dark Ages, Modern
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