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LONG TEST IN MUSIC

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which is not a characteristic of the Music of the 20th and 21st century?

a)

There are various music style that makes no one stand out among the rest.

b)

Music became available and popular among middle class.

c)

The use of technology played an important role in the composition and production of music.

d)

Percussion instruments were greatly used.

2.

Which is the quality of impressionism music?

a)

atonal

b)

dissonant

c)

unpredictable rhythm

d)

vague melodies

3.

In expressionism music, each note has been given an equal importance.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

It is the lack of harmony in music which is unpleasant to hear.

a)

Atonality

b)

Consonance

c)

Dissonance

d)

Sprechstimme

5.

Invented in 1919 and is played by moving one hand through the electronic magnetic field.

a)

Theremin

b)

Cassette Tape

c)

Ondes Martenot

d)

Hammond Organ

6.

An object is attached to a piano’s strings to see what sounds it will produce.

a)

Water Walk

b)

Chance Music

c)

Indeterminancy

d)

Prepared Piano

7.

Which is an example of concrete music?

a)

Bolero

b)

Peter and the Wolf

c)

Poeme Electronique

d)

Helicopter String Quartet

8.

Which is not a composition of Claude Debussy?

a)

Three Nocturnes

b)

The Rite of Spring

c)

Pelleas et Melisande

d)

Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun

9.

This composition was based on the poem of Stephane Mallarme where the two nymphs appeared in the dream of the main character.

a)

La Mer

b)

Claire de Lune

c)

Three Nocturnes

d)

Prelude to the Afternoon of a faun

10.

Which is the unfinished opera of Arnold Schoenberg that reflects his fear of the number thirteen?

a)

Pierrot Lunaire

b)

Moses Und Aron

c)

Transfigured Night

d)

A Survivor from Warsaw

11.

Which is not an opera composition among the group?

a)

Candide

b)

War and Peace

c)

Porgy and Bess

d)

Pelleas et Melisande

12.

What is the title of this composition which combines the varied national anthems around the world?

a)

Licht

b)

Klang

c)

Gruppen

d)

Hymnen

13.

Inspired by a poem of Richard Dehmel describing the agony of a woman who is about to tell her lover that she is pregnant by another man.

a)

Claire deLune

b)

Moses und Aron

c)

Tansfigured Night

d)

Pelleas et Melisande

14.

It is from the Suite Bergamasque and is based on the poem of Paul Verlaine that suggests serenity atmosphere.

a)

La Mer

b)

Sirens

c)

Nuages

d)

Claire de Lune

15.

Which word completes the concept of the group of words? Music for Film (Fantasia, West Side Story, On the Waterfront, _____ )

a)

Candide

b)

Chappaqua

c)

Porgy and Bess

d)

Transfigured Night

16.

Which word completes the concept of the group of words?

Karlheinz Stockhausen’s Composition

(Gruppen, Kontakte, Hymnen, _____)

a)

4'33"

b)

Hyperprism

c)

Einstein on the Beach

d)

Helicopter String Quartet

17.

Improvisation was a necessity in this style, for the musical scores were not necessarily followed as written.

a)

Impressionism Music

b)

Expressionism Music

c)

Electronic Music

d)

Avant Garde Music

18.

It refers to a style wherein the piece always sounds different at every performance because of the random techniques of production.

a)

Minimalism

b)

Chance music

c)

Electronic music

d)

Avant Garde music

19.

It is a partial return to an earlier style of writing of the Classical period, while combining tonal harmonies with slight dissonances.

a)

Expressionism

b)

Neoclassicism

c)

Chance Music

d)

Musique Concrete

20.

It uses the tape recorder to record different sounds that are heard in the environment by playing in the fast mode or in reverse.

a)

Jazz Music

b)

Minimalism

c)

Impressionism

d)

Musique Concrete

21.

Which style of music, "Petroushka" belongs?

a)

Expressionism

b)

Neo-Classicism

c)

Electronic Music

d)

Avant Garde Music

22.

His music was initially met with resistance due to its heavily atonal content with practically no clear melodic or rhythmic sense.

a)

John Cage

b)

Sergei Prokofieff

c)

Arnold Schoenberg

d)

Karlheinz Stockhausen

23.

He is best known for his compositions for the stage.

a)

Leonard Bernstein

b)

George Gershwin

c)

Sergei Prokofieff

d)

Igor Stravinsky

24.

Electronic music : Edgard Varese :: Chance Music : (a)  

25.

hazy/dreamlike : impressionism :: repetition/hypnotic : (a)  

26.

Gershwin : La LaLucille:: Bernstein : (a)  

27.

Einstein on the Beach: Science :: Akhanaten : (a)  

28.

Claude Debussy : Antonio Molina :: Arnold Schoenberg : (a)  

29.

Bea, Julia, and Gretchen are singing in the videoke bar. The two girls have nice voices that are pleasant to hear while the other one cannot hit the note properly which is not pleasing to hear. Which characteristic of music can we relate to the manner of singing of the last girl?

a)

Atonal

b)

Dissonance

c)

Consonance

d)

Contrapuntal

30.

Each group was given a task by their teacher to create music assigned to them. Nelson started to tap his pen on the arm chair in slow beat. Ralph imitating the sound of a quack softly. Andrew gets his guitar and plays three notes all throughout the composition. Joseph hums in low register while Aaron plays the drumpads in his celphone alternately with Ralph. They repeated from the top until two or three sounds can be heard simultaneously following a pattern then slowly fading in the end.

a)

Musique concrete

b)

Expressionism

c)

Chance music

d)

Minimalism

31.

Which is not the reason why the audience disliked the performance of The Rite of Spring on its premiere?

a)

Unconventional music

b)

Russian pagan setting

c)

Unnatural choreography

d)

The theme is political in nature

32.

The Rite of Spring introduced new concepts in music, dance, and story, and became a milestone in the history of ballet. Which statement below is not true as regards its contribution to the music history?

a)

It inspired composers like John Williams (Star Wars) and Jerry Goldsmith (Outland) to do music score for films.

b)

It used extensively in film, television, and radio.

c)

It became a regular work in many ballet companies' repertoires.

d)

It resulted in a style that was random in performance.

33.

Sophia has a skill in composing music. Romantic style is not her forte. As a millennial she uses the modern technique in writing music which she combines with the traditional forms of music. Which style of music refers to Sophia's composition?

a)

Avante Garde

b)

Impressionism

c)

Expressionism

d)

Neo-Classicism

34.

Elena turns on the radio and is in a joyful mood while listening to the music which is pleasing to hear. She is relaxed as if she is about to sleep. Which style of music best described this situation?

a)

Avante Garde

b)

Impressionism

c)

Expressionism

d)

Neo-Classicism

35.

We have new neighbors in the first door apartment. It seems that they are on the verge of fighting again. We heard the crashing of plates and glasses, thumping sound as if somebody was struck by a heavy object, shouting, heavy footsteps, crashing of glasses again, shouting again, crying, the door slamming shut, and then, silence. It reminds me of how random these sounds are just like the style of music with these procedures.

a)

Musique concrete

b)

Expressionism

c)

Chance music

d)

Minimalism