WorksheetsFinal Review Study Guide
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 33mins
Which set of tempo markings is arranged in order from faster to slower? (a)
How is musical time measured?
in decibels
in cycles
in beats
in seconds
Which term indicates the fastest tempo?
vivace
prestissimo
allegro
allegretto
The broad term for the time aspect of music is
volume
meter
tempo
rhythm
How is musical time measured?
in decibels
in cycles
in beats
in seconds
Which grouping shows duple meter?
ONE two three, ONE two three
ONE two THREE four FIVE six, ONE two THREE four FIVE six
ONE two, ONE two, ONE two, ONE two
ONE two three four five, ONE two three four five
Which aspect of duration in music can be thought of as the background against which rhythms are perceived?
beat
meter
accent
tempo
A metronome indicates
the arrangement of rhythms over meter.
the number of beats per measure.
an exact number of beats per minute for the desired tempo.
where the accented beats fall in each measure.
A scale consists of
all the sounds that exist in nature
all the white keys on the piano
a collection of fixed pitches
all the white and black keys on the piano
The chromatic scale consists of
all the black keys on the piano
all the white keys on the piano
all the black and white keys on the piano
any collection of pitches in an octave segment
The chromatic scale is made up of what interval(s) (a)
an interval is
the pitch range of an instrument
the distance between two pitches
a segment of vibrating string on a string instrument
the time it takes to perform one tune
The distance between two pitches that is the same pitch just higher or lower is (a)
When a melody is accompanied by chords, the melody is (a)
The three main textures in Western music are
monophony, polyphony and counter point
imitative polyphony, monophony, heterophony
monophony, homophony and polyphony
polyphony, imitative polyphony, heterophony
A chord that sounds good and creates stability can be described as (a)
The texture that combines two or more individual melody lines simultaneously is (a)
A way to connect the beginning, middle, and end of a musical piece is through the use of
form
texture
meter
tone color
Which diagram shows the greatest amount of musical contrast? (a)
The arrangement, relationship, or organization of elements in music is called (a)
“In paradisum” is sung by
a mixed choir.
women’s voices.
men’s voices plus a drone.
men’s voices.
Who composed “Columba aspexit”?
Guillaume de Machaut
Hildegard of Bingen
Pope Gregory I
It is unknown.
A song form in several stanzas with the same music for each stanza (verse)
Sonata
Chorus / Verse
Strophic
Catastrophic
Like Gregorian chant, Qur’anic recitation is
monophonic and nonmetric.
homophonic and metric.
monophonic and metric.
polyphonic and nonmetric.
Early polyphony flourished at (a)
The Symphony typically has how many movements?
4
3
2
5
The most complex Rondos are sometimes called (a)
The third movement of a symphony is typically in what meter? (a)
Why is The Surprise Symphony called the "surprise"?
because it was a surprise to Haydn that he wrote it.
because of the sudden forte at the end of the opening of the second movement.
because it was written as a surprise for Haydn's wife
because it surprised the audience by how good it was.
Typically, the third movement of a four-movement work from the Classical era is (a)
Which composer is sometimes called an impressionist and sometimes a symbolist?
Arnold Schoenberg
Claude Debussy
Igor Stravinsky
Anton Webern
The composers Stravinsky and Bartok were associated with ____ and sometimes suggested ____ in their works.
impressionism; atonality
minimalism; rubato
serialism; consonance
expressionism; violence
The scale in which eight (8) pitches are made to fit into the octave by alternating whole steps and half steps is the (a) scale
Compared to the Classical orchestra, the typical Romantic orchestra was
larger but had fewer different kinds of instruments.
larger and blended tone colors in new ways.
larger but had more instruments, such as the piano, in the continuo section.
smaller but had new stringed instruments.
The quality most prized by Romantic artists was
conformity to musical forms and genres set up in the Classical era.
dislike for the Middle Ages.
the integrity of the expression of individual feeling.
the ability to cross over into artistic areas other than one’s own.
Beethoven stopped performing because
he gradually went blind.
his music was not popular.
the church did not approve of his work.
he became progressively deaf.
How many symphonies did Beethoven compose?
3
5
9
21
True or False? Beethoven was recognized during his life as a genius
True
False
The quality most prized by Romantic artists was
conformity to musical forms and genres set up in the Classical era.
dislike for the Middle Ages.
the integrity of the expression of individual feeling.
the ability to cross over into artistic areas other than one’s own.
Compared to the Classical orchestra, the typical Romantic orchestra was
larger but had fewer different kinds of instruments.
larger and blended tone colors in new ways.
larger but had more instruments, such as the piano, in the continuo section.
smaller but had new stringed instruments.
