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Music Memory UIL

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 13hrs 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a bridge?

a)

A contrasting part of the piece that leads back to the main theme of the music

b)

A part of the music that starts off the piece

c)

The ending of the music

d)

A part of the music that sets up the end of the piece

2.

What is a suite?

a)

A repetition of a main melody multiple times

b)

A musical form made up of short pieces that can be played in any specific order

c)

A theme that is contradicted later in the piece

d)

Short parts of a piece that are in the coda

3.

What is a sabre dance?

a)

A dance made for people who owned knives? Idk... I ran outta ideas

b)

A show that shows off antique or special sabres

c)

A traditional folk dance that displays the performers skill with sabres

d)

A performance where multiple people juggle knives

4.

What is a ballet?

a)

An opera with dancing

b)

A professional orchestra performance in a hall

c)

A type of song sung with full orchestral accompaniment

d)

A story told through music and dancing; usually performed on a stage professionally like a play

5.

Who is the king of ragtime?

a)

Joplin

b)

Ives

c)

Prima

d)

Mahler

6.

What did Joplin think of Ragtime?

a)

That is was too similar to jazz

b)

It should ever be played at a fast pace

c)

That he was supreme at ragtime

d)

That ragtime should be played with more instruments other than piano

7.

What is a stinger

a)

A long note played over several measures

b)

The thing at the end of a bee (Also... We are going to bee awesome at UIL)

c)

A single accented note at the end of an introduction or at the end of a whole piece

d)

A starting note that is short, and light

8.

What is syncopation?

a)

A type of tempo (usually very slow)

b)

Where notes are repeated by several different sections (ex. Brass plays 1 measure. Woodwinds play the same thing the next measure)

c)

Where many notes align together in perfect harmony

d)

A rhythm where important tones begin on weak beats; an attempt to replicate an off-balance feel

9.

What is ragtime?

a)

A piece of jazz music performed by 3 wind instruments (trumpet, saxophone, ect,)

b)

A style of music that replicated jazz with a more ominous tone; was called ragtime because it was ridgid version of regular jazz music

c)

A piece of cloth used to aide brass players in playing desired sounds

d)

A style of jazz music with a bouncy, syncopated rhythm; was called ragtime because it saounded as ragged as a piece of torn cloth

10.

What century did Ives compose in?

a)

20th century

b)

19th century

c)

18 century

d)

21st century

11.

What is a variation?

a)

A type of music where the rhythm is altered from another piece.

b)

A type of music where the main melody is repeated multiple times, but is altered each time

c)

When a piece is changed so the mood can differ from the original

d)

A remix (Insert cool emoji)

12.

What is the difference of a coda, introduction, and interlude

a)

Introduction: End of a piece of music/ Interlude: Middle of the music/ Coda: The start of a piece of music

b)

Introduction: Starting of a piece/ Interlude: section in the middle of a piece/ Coda: a complicated section of the piece

c)

Introduction: Beginning of a piece of music/ Interlude: a middle section of music / Coda: The end of a piece of music

d)

Introduction: Beginning of a piece of music/ Interlude: The ending of the music/ Coda: The middle of a piece of music

13.

What is the main melody of a piece?

a)

Theme

b)

Harmony

c)

Message

d)

Counter-melody

14.

What is a Sinfonia, an Italian word for symphony?

a)

A piece that starts off a march

b)

An orchestra piece used as an introduction, interlude, or postlude to a piece of music

c)

The middle of a piece: similar to a trio but in an orchestra symphony

d)

An orchestra piece that is played for royal people

15.

What is an oratorio?

a)

A large composition for an orchestra, choir, and soloists with religious themes

b)

A speed to play; usually very fast

c)

A piece of music that creates an ominous mood for the audience

d)

A composition made to make people scared

16.

What did Zwilich compose (Major work, selection, notes)?

(a)  

17.

What did Widor compose (Major work, selection, notes)?

(a)  

18.

What did Wagner compose (Major work, selection, notes)?

(a)  

19.

What did Vivaldi compose (Major work, selection, notes)?

(a)  

20.

What did Nelson compose (Major work, selection, notes)?

(a)  

21.

What did Mahler compose (Major work, selections, notes)?

(a)  

22.

What did Vaughan Williams compose (Major work, selection, notes)?

(a)  

23.

What did Rossini compose (Major work, selection, notes)?

(a)  

24.

What did Prokofiev compose (Major work, selection, notes)?

(a)  

25.

What did Prima compose (Major work, selection, notes)?

(a)  

26.

What did Poulenc compose (Major work, selection, notes)?

(a)  

27.

What did Mozart compose-includes da best instrument- (Major work, selection, notes)?

(a)  

28.

What did Khachaturian compose (major work, selection, notes)?

(a)  

29.

What did Joplin compose (major work, selection, notes)?

(a)  

30.

What did Ives compose (major work, selection, notes)?

(a)  

31.

What did Handel compose (major work, selection, notes)?

(a)  

32.

What did Gounod compose (Just the name of the work)?

(a)  

33.

What did Beethoven compose (Major Work, selection, notes)?

(a)  

34.

What did Bach compose (major work, selection, notes)?

(a)  

35.

What is a Chamber Orchestra?

a)

A big band that plays in a large theatre

b)

A small orchestra that plays outside

c)

A small orchestra that plays in a room

d)

A large orchestra that performs music for big audiences

36.

What is compound meter?

a)

2 8th notes per quarter note.

b)

The duration of a note played.

c)

The amount of time it takes for a piece to end

d)

3 8th notes per one dotted quarter note.

37.

What is simple meter?

a)

The amount of repeats in a piece

b)

2 8th notes per one quarter note

c)

3 8th notes per dotted quarter note

d)

The repeating melodies in a piece.

38.

What is "Tempo" in Italian?

a)

Speed

b)

Articulation

c)

Time

d)

Dynamics

39.

What is the main melody of a piece of music?

a)

Theme

b)

Tone

c)

Mood

d)

Message

40.

What is a marionette?

a)

A puppet controlled by strings and is made of wood: Purposed as a weapon.

b)

A type of puppet with jointed limbs that is controlled from above by strings.

c)

A puppet made of cloth controlled by puppeteers.

d)

A sock puppet with googly eyes.

41.

How is the Symphony No.6 "Pastoral" arranged (Ex: ABC)

a)

A B C B Coda

b)

A B A B Coda

c)

A B A C Coda

d)

A B C A

42.

What is a symphony?

a)

A piece of music that is short and is performed by marching bands.

b)

A long piece of music performed by just brass instruments.

c)

A piece of music in three or more movements for orchestra.

d)

A piece of music performed by only 1 movement.

43.

What does Scherzo mean in Italian?

a)

Joke

b)

Fact

c)

Light-hearted

d)

rude

44.

How many symphonies did Beethoven compose?

a)

6

b)

4

c)

9

d)

10

45.

What is a trio?

a)

The beginning of a piece.

b)

4 people a piece of music having a solo all at once.

c)

A part of music that is the most intense part of the piece; 3 instruments.

d)

Music in a middle of a piece originally written for three instruments.

46.

What is the third movement in a symphony called?

a)

Scherzo

b)

Concerto

c)

Accompaniment

d)

Symphony 3.0

47.

What time is Scherzo music usually in?

a)

5/8 time

b)

3/4 time

c)

3/8 time

d)

2/4 time

48.

What does "Pastoral" refer to?

a)

The forest

b)

The ocean

c)

Happiness

d)

The country

49.

What is referred to as the "King of Instruments"?

a)

Piano

b)

Violin

c)

Organ

d)

French Horn

50.

What does "toccata" mean in Italian?

a)

to play organ

b)

To touch or play musical instrument

c)

to play mournfully

d)

creepy