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WorksheetsQuiz 8 - Music
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 8mins
One of the greatest composers of the 20th century said: "Music is by its very nature essentially powerless to express anything at all." Who was he?
Bernstein
Stravinsky
Gershwin
The key note of a piece of music... the anchor... the stabilizing note is called the
Tonal Center
Magnet Pitch
Mother Tone
The musical structure that is a "specialized structure of counterpoint" - or a ROUND like "Row, Row, Row Your Boat" is called a
[It is a tune chasing itself!]
Sonata
Fugue
Concerto
The music of what country features microtones... closer than our half-steps?
China
Russia
India
What composer's "Eroica" (Heroic) Symphony is discussed at length in Chapter 9?
Brahms
Beethoven
Haydn
Jazz began in what American city?
Memphis
New Orleans
Nashville
From Last Class Session: The Myerson Symphony Hall in Dallas was designed by
Frank Lloyd Wright
I. M. Pei
Zaha Hadid
From Last Class Session: The large circular window which appears above the door in many cathedrals is a _______ window.
Rose
Tulip
Orchid
From Last Class Session: The tallest building in the world is the
Petronis Tower 1
Shanghai World Financial Center
Burj Khalifa
Which of these musicians is pictured in Chapter 9?
Taylor Swift
Mick Jagger
J. S. Bach
Bonus: Which Mozart Symphony is named for one of the planets?
Mars
Jupiter
Venus
Bonus: From Last Class Session:
The stainless-steel sculpture in South Dakota honoring women of the native American tribes is the " (a) Statue".
Who wrote the piece we heard before class?
(a)
