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WorksheetsMusic TFP
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 13hrs 30mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Who would MOST likely have sung this selection?
a)
Native tribesman
b)
dockworker
c)
church pastor
d)
enslaved person
e)
regiment leader
2.
With which step did the composer of this selection begin his composition?
a)
He started with the tenor melody.
b)
He set the text to a syllabic meter.
c)
He outlined the full harmonic progression.
d)
He wrote the percussion accompaniment.
e)
He rearranged the original tune.
3.
This selection is based on a(n)
a)
march anthem
b)
nursery rhyme
c)
field cry
d)
biblical parable
e)
political tune
4.
Which form does this selection use?
a)
verse-chorus
b)
ternary
c)
rounded binary
d)
sonata
e)
theme and variations
5.
What is this selection called?
a)
"Lamentation Over Boston"
b)
"Chester"
c)
"Woh Hoo"
d)
"Lady Hope's Reel"
e)
"The Anacreontic Song"
6.
What is the genre of this selection?
a)
reel
b)
fuging tune
c)
news ballad
d)
eskanye
e)
hymn
7.
Which tempo indicator does this selection use?
a)
Allegretto
b)
Lento
c)
Subito moderato
d)
Prestissimo
e)
Con Fuoco
8.
The music for this selection FIRST appeared in
a)
the Old Psalter
b)
The American Singing Book
c)
The Columbian Harmonist
d)
the Ephrata Codex
e)
the Genevan Psalter
9.
Who wrote the text of this selection?
a)
John Wesley
b)
Christian Friedrich Richter
c)
Nahum Tate
d)
Ralph Tomlinson
e)
Thomas Parnell
10.
Which Biblical book serves as the source for the text in this selection?
a)
Jeremiah
b)
Numbers
c)
Genesis Que
d)
Leviticus
e)
Exodus
11.
Who composed this selection?
a)
William Billings
b)
Christianna Lassle
c)
Betsy Buck
d)
Andrew Law
e)
Francis Hopkinson
12.
This selection FIRST appeared in
a)
Edwin and Angelina
b)
Tammany
c)
The Beggar's Opera
d)
Darby's Return
e)
The Disappointment
13.
The St. Cecilia Society FIRST organized a
a)
scriptorium
b)
subscription series
c)
local orchestra
d)
concert hall
e)
singing school
14.
Of the following options, how is a composer MOST likely to create tension?
a)
using a major key
b)
indicating a solo instrumental part
c)
decreasing the dynamic level
d)
writing resonant harmonies
e)
increasing the tempo
15.
The Columbian Centinel published "Parody Of the excellent Song ‘To Anacreon in Heaven" to
a)
celebrate the founding of the United States
b)
honor the legacy of Benjamin Franklin
c)
shame leading Loyalist politicians
d)
critique a political event
e)
rally support for abolition
16.
How did Handsome Lake revitalize the Haudenosaunee Confederacy?
a)
He introduced a code focused on adherence to traditional lifestyles.
b)
He encouraged its leaders to establish land claims.
c)
He supported the declaration of war on European settlers.
d)
He proposed significant changes to the Great Law of Peace.
e)
He started a religious group that held pacifist beliefs.
17.
"Chester" was MOST likely sung to
a)
convert Native tribes to Christianity
b)
complement a religious service
c)
ease physical labor
d)
help regiments march
e)
mark the time of day
18.
Which form does the LAST movement of a multi-movement work typically use?
a)
rondo
b)
verse-chorus
c)
ternary
d)
binary
e)
rounded binary
19.
By definition, secular music is NOT
a)
religious
b)
dissonant
c)
rhythmic
d)
political
e)
harmonic
20.
To enhance the effect of the second punishment in "Lamentation Over Boston," the singers
a)
include silences between each word
b)
insert improvised pitches
c)
use voice leading
d)
prolong the last word
e)
syncopate the melody
21.
The Protestant Doxology is commonly known as
a)
"Come Be My Light"
b)
"Come to the Water"
c)
"Praise God from Whom All Blessings Flow"
d)
"Psalm 23"
e)
"Give Shape to Me, My Potter"
22.
Which text did Andrew Law publish?
a)
The Grounds and Rules of Musick, Explained
b)
An Introduction to the Singing of Psalm Tunes
c)
Urania
d)
A Select Number of Plain Tunes
e)
The Whole Booke of Psalmes Faithfully translated into English Metre
23.
Which musical characteristic applies to Protestant psalmody?
a)
It is sung without instrumental accompaniment.
b)
It follows a theme and variations pattern.
c)
It uses verse-chorus form.
d)
It permits melodic improvisation.
e)
It is sung in Latin.
24.
Which song was written to respond to a musical criticism?
a)
"Chester"
b)
"The Death Song of the Cherokee Indian"
c)
"Ho Way Hey Yo"
d)
"Viva tutti"
e)
"Jargon"
25.
A critic of lining-out would MOST likely complain that audiences
a)
ignored the preceptor
b)
sang at the incorrect time
c)
repeated the melody in family settings
d)
distorted the melody
e)
inserted inappropriate tunes into church services
26.
Which tune uses the melody of the British national anthem?
a)
"Hail, Columbia"
b)
"The Star -Spangled Banner"
c)
"O dear what can the matter be"
d)
"America"
e)
"The President's March"
27.
Who developed twelve-tone method?
a)
Arnold Schoenberg
b)
Claude Debussy
c)
Igor Stravinsky
d)
Anton Webern
e)
Alban Berg
28.
"Heart of Oak" was FIRST published to
a)
convey field commands
b)
commemorate a political victory
c)
encourage citizens to join the American cause for independence
d)
mark the death of George III
e)
criticize the American rationale for independence
29.
Who wrote the text of "The Liberty Song"?
a)
John Dickinson
b)
Christian Friedrich Richter
c)
Thomas Parnell
d)
John Wesley
e)
Nahum Tate
30.
Which newspaper was one of the first to publish "Defence of Fort M'Henry"?
a)
New York Note
b)
Connecticut Journal
c)
New York Post
d)
Baltimore American
e)
National Gazette
31.
How is a pizzicato performed?
a)
The musician blows a sharp column of air through the instrument.
b)
The musician presses the pizzicato key of an instrument.
c)
The musician plucks the strings of the instrument.
d)
The musician strikes the body of the instrument with a bow.
e)
The musician sustains a pitch beyond its original duration.
32.
A song with two or more separate melodies is
a)
enharmonic
b)
minor
c)
diatonic
d)
polyphonic
e)
chromatic
33.
Francis Hopkinson performed on the
a)
fife
b)
organ
c)
oboe
d)
snare drum
e)
clarinet
34.
Certain songs in The New-England Psalm-Singer are named after
a)
mountain ranges
b)
towns
c)
countries
d)
valleys
e)
caves
35.
Which feature characterized sonatas during the Classical era?
a)
The recapitulation was performed first.
b)
The transitions were improvised.
c)
The development included a single melodic idea.
d)
The recapitulation used a steady tempo.
e)
The development section was repeated.
36.
Urania was the FIRST American publication to
a)
outline a history of American music
b)
teach basic music skills
c)
identify the composers of individual songs
d)
feature musical notation
e)
include fuging tunes
37.
"The American Hero" was based on the
a)
Battle of Trenton
b)
Battle of Bunker Hill
c)
Battle of Guilford's Courthouse
d)
Battle of Concord
e)
Battle of Lexington
38.
Where did Daniel Read operate his publishing business?
a)
Massachusetts
b)
New York
c)
New Jersey
d)
Georgia
e)
Connecticut
39.
Which composition was featured in the FIRST recorded celebration of Independence Day?
a)
Seven Songs for the Harpsichord or Forte Piano
b)
Psalm of Joy
c)
The Federal Overture
d)
"The Anacreontic Song"
e)
New England Triptych
40.
Who founded Georgia?
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
John Dickinson
c)
James Edward Oglethorpe
d)
Benjamin Lincoln
e)
Benjamin Franklin
41.
Which song is NOT in The Federal Overture?
a)
"Ça ira"
b)
"Springfield Mountain"
c)
"O dear what can the matter be"
d)
"Marseilles March"
e)
"Yankee Doodle"
42.
In "Sherburne," the segno indicates the
a)
conclusion of the improvised section
b)
end of the first phrase
c)
entrance of the soprano line
d)
change of the primary key
e)
beginning of the polyphonic section
43.
A member of the Ephrata Cloister would mark his membership by
a)
working in a self-help association
b)
composing secular music
c)
participating in a Federalist rally
d)
eating a meat-based diet
e)
wearing white clothing
44.
Which term BEST describes the quality of a diatonic triad?
a)
non-functional
b)
enharmonic
c)
sequenced
d)
augmented
e)
harmonic
45.
Which diagram BEST represents the form of "Ho Way Hey Yo"?
a)
AA BB A'
b)
A AA' BB'
c)
A AB AB
d)
AB AB A
e)
A BC CD
46.
Which publication is believed to include the first original tune published in the American colonies?
a)
The Columbian Harmonist
b)
The New-England Psalm-Singer
c)
An Introduction to the Singing of Psalm Tunes
d)
Urania
e)
The American Singing Book
47.
What is the dominant seventh chord?
a)
5-1-2-8
b)
5-6-1-2
c)
5-2-6-5
d)
5-7-2-4
e)
5-4-3-2
48.
Which verse does "The Anacreontic Song" include?
a)
"And the bi-forked hill a mere desert will be"
b)
"Remember the woods where in ambush we lay"
c)
"This bumper I crown for our Sovereign's health"
d)
"His ghost shall rejoice in that of his son"
e)
"And praise his name on ev'ry Chord"
49.
"My Days Have Been So Wondrous Free" mentions a
a)
snake bite
b)
religious symbol
c)
field call
d)
personal love
e)
mythical figure
50.
Which characteristic applies to the tribal music of the Western Woodlands?
a)
large variety of rhythmic accompaniments
b)
incorporation of fuging tunes
c)
tense vocal sounds
d)
rare use of call-and-response patterns
e)
use of string instruments
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