WorksheetsMusic III
Total questions: 51
Worksheet time: 26mins
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Class
Date
1.
The Great Basin tribes lived in present-day
a)
Alaska
b)
Nevada
c)
Washington
d)
Oregon
e)
California
2.
Frances Densmore’s work focused on
a)
recording Native American performances
b)
preserving Native American musical notation
c)
categorizing Native American musical performances
d)
tracking the impact of Native American music on America music
e)
interviewing Native American composers
3.
Canassatego urged the American colonies to
a)
set up a court system
b)
stop trade with Great Britain
c)
establish a free trade zone
d)
abolish slavery
e)
unite in a confederacy
4.
Which tribe was a member of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy?
a)
Onondaga
b)
Great Basin
c)
Plains
d)
Athbascan
e)
Pueblo
5.
How did Handsome Lake revitalize the Haudenosaunee Confederacy?
a)
He codified a series of family laws.
b)
He introduced a virtuous code of living.
c)
He reorganized the standing army.
d)
He instituted term limits for its leader.
e)
He began collecting taxes.
6.
Which of the following musical techniques is specific to the tribes of the Eastern Woodland?
a)
call-and-response
b)
crescendo
c)
tremolo
d)
fermata
e)
five-stroke roll
7.
In which way are the Haudenosaunee Confederacy and the United States Constitution similar?
a)
They outline a process to modify the law.
b)
They protect the rights of politicians.
c)
They include an extensive bill of rights.
d)
They specify procedures for removing leaders.
e)
They establish a system of intergroup trad
8.
Which musical feature is typical for the tribes of the Eastern Woodlands?
a)
large percussion ensembles
b)
patterns of irregular meter
c)
minimal use of song cycles
d)
complex heterophonic textures
e)
open-throat voices in high range
9.
The skin of a water drum reminds tribal members to
a)
preserve water
b)
honor the family
c)
respect animals
d)
speak to their leaders
e)
remember famine years
10.
A longhouse will MOST likely include a(n)
a)
stable
b)
armory
c)
scriptorium
d)
fireplace
e)
tanner
11.
A “Sing” would MOST likely be held to
a)
honor ancestral spirits
b)
raise funds for a charitable need
c)
celebrate the marriage of a prominent couple
d)
purify soldiers before battle
e)
elect tribal leaders
12.
How many social dances, at minimum, have scholars attributed to the Iroquois?
a)
13.0
b)
19.0
c)
15.0
d)
17.0
e)
11.0
13.
For the Iroquois, the world is sustained through a(n)
a)
rigorous dedication to the family
b)
continuous renewal of cycles
c)
deep respect for nature
d)
bountiful offering to the gods
e)
intense purification of the soul
14.
Which instrument accompanies an eskanye?
a)
trombone
b)
lute
c)
snare drum
d)
cow-horn rattle
e)
organ
15.
Who composed “Ho Way Hey Yo”?
a)
Herbert Buck, Jr.
b)
Beverly Diamond
c)
Canassatego
d)
Handsome Lake
e)
Betsy Buck
16.
Who co-founded the Old Mush Singers?
a)
Benjamin Franklin
b)
John Smith
c)
Herbert Buck, Jr.
d)
Beverly Diamond
e)
Francis Hopkinson
17.
Which diagram BEST represents “Ho Way Hey Yo”?
a)
A AA BB
b)
A BA BA
c)
AB AB A
d)
A AB BC
e)
A AB AB
18.
Which musical event marks the end of the full group’s A section in “Ho Way Hey Yo”?
a)
The singers begin to hum.
b)
The drum volume suddenly decrease
c)
The pulse is reduce
d)
The last verse is repeated four times.
e)
The dancers stop singing.
19.
What is the tempo during the soloist A section in “Ho Way Hey Yo”?
a)
155 beats per minute
b)
175 beats per minute
c)
185 beats per minute
d)
165 beats per minute
e)
195 beats per minute
20.
Francis Hopkinson worked as a(n)
a)
doctor
b)
accountant
c)
lawyer
d)
merchant
e)
professor
21.
The author of “Ode to Music” wrote it while he
a)
served in the Continental Army
b)
learned to play the harpsichord
c)
traveled to Georgia
d)
established a music school
e)
opened a church
22.
Which collection did Francis Hopkinson write?
a)
The American Singing Book
b)
A Collection of Scots Reels or Country Dances
c)
Seven Songs for the Harpsichord or Forte Piano
d)
Poems on Several Occasions
e)
The Columbian Harmonist
23.
Which composer’s work did Francis Hopkinson transcribe?
a)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
b)
Giovanni Battista Pergolesi
c)
Johann Friedrich Peter
d)
Johann Sebastian Bach
e)
John Antes
24.
For Francis Hopkinson, a “musical composition” refers to
a)
eskayne
b)
vaudeville tune
c)
art music
d)
ballads
e)
fuge songs
25.
Which composition did Francis Hopkinson write?
a)
“The Anacreontic Song (To Anacreon in Heaven)”
b)
“My Days Have Been So Wondrous Free”
c)
“Ho Way Hey Yo”
d)
“Springfield Mountain”
e)
“Sherburne”
26.
Who wrote the poetry featured in “My Days Have Been So Wondrous Free”?
a)
Richard Crawford
b)
Christian Friedrich Richter
c)
Francis Scott Key
d)
Thomas Parnell
e)
Ann Home Hunter
27.
Which form does “My Days Have Been So Wondrous Free” take?
a)
binary
b)
sonata
c)
rondo
d)
verse-chorus
e)
ternary
28.
In “My Days Have Been So Wondrous Free,” the verse “I’m by Beauty caught” describes a(n)
a)
female lover
b)
military leader
c)
religious practice
d)
artistic admiration
e)
political tradition
29.
How does a melisma occur?
a)
A singer sustains a low pitch.
b)
A singer sounds a pitch slightly off pitch.
c)
A violinist plays the note above and below the notated pitch.
d)
A singer includes multiple pitches in a single syllabl
e)
A violinist rapidly oscillates between two notes.
30.
Which ornament does “My Days Have Been So Wondrous Free” include?
a)
mordent
b)
trill
c)
appoggiatura
d)
turn
e)
glissando
31.
Which instrument opens “My Days Have Been So Wondrous Free”?
a)
piano
b)
oboe
c)
harpsichord
d)
viola
e)
violin
32.
Where was the EARLIEST known “Consort of Musik” hosted?
a)
Boston
b)
New York City
c)
Dover
d)
Savannah
e)
Philadelphia
33.
Which musical device occurs before the coda of “My Days Have Been So Wondrous Free”?
a)
sforzando
b)
ritardando
c)
marcato
d)
decrescendo
e)
accelerando
34.
An aria is excerpted from a(n)
a)
string quartet
b)
opera
c)
concerto
d)
concertino
e)
symphony
35.
An aria is excerpted from a(n)
a)
string quartet
b)
opera
c)
concerto
d)
concertino
e)
symphony
36.
Which characteristic applies to public concerts hosted in the eighteenth century?
a)
Concerts exclusively featured religious musi
b)
Women were not allowed to attend
c)
Attendees could purchase subscription tickets.
d)
Governments funded concerts for fre
e)
Musicians were trained at conservatories.
37.
Which genre features a single soloist in addition to an orchestra?
a)
concerto
b)
chamber music
c)
opera
d)
fuging tune
e)
symphony
38.
Which sect organized “Collegium Musicum”?
a)
Moravian
b)
Calvinist
c)
Catholic
d)
Anglican
e)
Methodist
39.
Why was Benjamin Franklin amazed by a Moravian performance?
a)
The concert was free for church attendees.
b)
The performance included Native American instruments.
c)
The performance featured music from the English school.
d)
The featured songs were secular.
e)
The performers were not full-time musicians.
40.
How did Moravians avoid enlisting in the Continental Army?
a)
They supplied soldiers with ammunition.
b)
They served as field musicians rather than take up arms.
c)
They composed music for the war effort.
d)
They operated field hospitals to tend to the wounded of both sides.
e)
They paid heavy fines to avoid servic
41.
Which genre of music is a spiritual autobiography?
a)
aria
b)
lied
c)
lebenslauf
d)
ballad
e)
fuging tune
42.
What is the tempo indicator used in Quintet No. 6 In E-flat Major?
a)
Con anima
b)
Prestissimo
c)
Andante grazioso
d)
Allegro
e)
Moderato ma non troppo
43.
What is the tonic chord’s dominant pitch in Quintet No. 6 In E-flat Major?
a)
A
b)
C
c)
G
d)
D-flat
e)
B-flat
44.
Johann Friedrich Peter composed Psalm of Joy to
a)
mark the death of a loved one
b)
celebrate American Independence Day
c)
honor the founding of the Ephrata Cloister
d)
commemorate the construction of a new church
e)
rally troops before the Battle of Concord
45.
Which Moravian composer wrote three string trios between 1779 and 1781?
a)
Johann Friedrich Peter
b)
Andrew Law
c)
Justin Morgan
d)
Daniel Read
e)
John Antes
46.
What is the meter of Quintet No. 6 in E-flat Major?
a)
irregular 7-4 meter
b)
irregular 5-4 meter
c)
compound duple meter
d)
compound meter
e)
compound triple meter
47.
A catch is a vocal work using
a)
counterpoint
b)
sonata form
c)
imitative polyphony
d)
blues inflection
e)
call-and-response
48.
The Noblemen and Gentlemen’s Catch Club offered prizes for music including
a)
symphonies
b)
hymns
c)
arias
d)
ballads
e)
glees
49.
Meetings of the Anacreontic Society opened with a
a)
vocal performance
b)
reading from a book of poetry
c)
recitation from the Bible
d)
lecture on an academic subject
e)
concert of instrumental music
50.
Which composer was an invited guest to a meeting of the Anacreontic Society?
a)
Johann Sebastian Bach
b)
Joseph Haydn
c)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
d)
Darius Milhaud
e)
Igor Stravinsky
51.
In North America, references to private singing societies date from the early
a)
1770s
b)
1760s
c)
1750s
d)
1740s
e)
1780s
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