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Final exam

Total questions: 133

Worksheet time: 2hrs 31mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
  1. In the Medieval period, the __________ was the center of Music life.

a)

Cathedral

b)

School

c)

Warehouse

d)

Store

2.

What was the texture of most Medieval music

a)

Monophonic

b)

Polyphonic

c)

Homophonic

d)

Aleotoric

3.

Who wrote the earliest known morality play?

a)

Hildegard Von Bingen

b)

William Machaut

c)

Klara Schumann

d)

Andrea Ramsey

4.

What was the language of Gregorian chant?

a)

Latin

b)

Greek

c)

English

d)

Spanish

5.

in the medieval period, women were not allowed to __________.

a)
Sing
b)

dance

c)

play music

d)

perform

6.

What is the quality of a singers tone called?

a)

Timbre

b)

Voice

c)

Register

d)

Tenor

7.

Who was the Famous Tenor

a)

Luciano Pavorotti

b)

Renee Flemming

c)

Dietrich Fischer

d)

Cecilia Bartoli

8.

Who was the Famous soprano?

a)

Luciano Pavorotti

b)

Renee Flemming

c)

Dietrich Fischer

d)

Cecilia Bartoli

9.

What does the suffix "-Phony" mean?

a)

Voice

b)

Love

c)

Dance

d)

Color

10.

The ________ are the original or first people to inhabit a place.

a)
Aboriginal
b)

Rudimentary

c)

Original

d)

firsts

11.

The Aboriginal Creation myth is called _______________.

a)
Dreamtime
b)

Dreamscape

c)

Darktime

d)

Nighttime

12.

What is the Islamic holy book called?

a)

The Qur'an

b)

The Bible

c)

The Torah

d)

Kritis

13.

Followers of Islam are called ____________

a)
Muslim
b)

Hindu

c)

Christians

d)

ORthodox

14.

Who was the founder of gospel music

a)
Thomas Dorsey
b)

Martin Luther

c)

Pavoratti

d)

Palestrina

15.

This is the Jewish Holy book

a)
The Torah
b)

The Bible

c)

Kritis

d)

The Qur'an

16.

What is the Christian Holy Book called?

a)
The Holy Bible
b)

The Qur'an

c)

Kritis

d)

The Torah

17.

English Madrigals were often called ___________ songs.

a)

Fa-la-la

b)

Motets

c)

Masses

d)

Organum

18.

The Word Buddha means ______________

a)
Enlightened one
b)

Old One

c)

Wise One

d)

Guru

19.

______________ is The rebirth of the soul into a new bodily form

a)
Reincarnation
b)

Ressurection

c)

Renaissance

d)

Reminisce

20.

The Torah is written in what language?

a)
Hebrew
b)

Latin

c)

Greek

d)

Arabic

21.

The Australian instrument with a low drone sound is called the _____________

a)
Didgeridoo
b)

Trombone

c)

Bassoon

d)

Tuba

22.

Who was the German Scholar who translated the Bible into German

a)

Martin Luther

b)

Palestrina

c)

Machaut

d)

Thomas Dorsey

23.

What are the Hindu Religions songs called?

a)
Kritis
b)

Hymns

c)

Chorales

d)

Motets

24.

Muslims believe in the God they call _____________

a)
Allah
b)

Vishnu

c)

Shiva

d)

Brahma

25.

How many beats is this note worth?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

4

d)

3

26.

What is this note called?

a)

Quarter Note

b)

Half Note

c)

Whole Note

d)

Eighth Note

27.

What is this rest called?

a)

Quarter rest

b)

Half rest

c)

Whole rest

d)

Eighth rest

28.

The first Development of polyphony in the middle ages was called ____________.

a)

Organum

b)

Motets

c)

Mass

d)

Madrigals

29.

 ____________ is the chant used as the basis for polyphonic compositions.

a)

Cantus Firmus

b)

Organum

c)

Gregorian Chant

d)

Monophony

30.

This invention widened the circulation of music.

a)

Printing Press

b)

Piano

c)

Organ

d)

Paper

31.

The _____________ was a short, sacred, polyphonic choral work in latin.

a)

Motet

b)

Mass

c)

Madrigal

d)

Organum

32.

The ________________ was a secular piece of music, usually about love in the renaissance.

a)

Motet

b)

Mass

c)

Madrigal

d)

Organum

33.

During the Baroque period, Composers began writing rich, polyphonic works called .

a)

Fugues

b)

Canons

c)

Sonatas

d)

Sonotinas

34.

Who was the Most important composer in the baroque era?

(a)  

35.

What is a polyphonic work based on a single theme

a)

Fugue

b)

Opera

c)

Oratorio

d)

Contata

36.

The main theme of a fugue

(a)  

37.

What are embelleshments added to music?

(a)  

38.

Constant volume with abrupt changes.

a)

Terraced Dynamics

b)

Word painting

c)

Text painting

d)

Ornamentation

39.

ABA Form

a)

Ternary Form

b)

Binary Form

40.

Piece of music based on contrasting between soloists and the tutti.

a)

Concerto Grosso

b)

Opera

c)

Contata

d)

Oratorio

41.

Hymn tune typically in german

(a)  

42.

Who wrote the first Opera

(a)  

43.

Opera song which represents Dialogue

(a)  

44.

Opera Song that represents emotion

a)

Recitative

b)

Aria

45.

One Melody and one harmony

(a)  

46.

What major political philosophy was becoming popular during the classical period?

a)

The Enlightenment

b)

Monarchy

c)

Fiefdom

d)

The Postmodern Revolution

47.

What word would you associate with Classical melodies and structure? (Starts with S)

(a)  

48.

What instruments were used in the Percussion section of the Classical orchestra?

a)

Timpani

b)

Snare Drum

c)

Bass Drum

d)

Cymbals

49.

During the Classical Period, Composers became _____________ financially independent.

a)

More

b)

Less

50.

The rise of this group of people allowed for more financial freedom from Classical Era individuals.

(a)  

51.

What city was the music capital of Europe?

a)

Vienna

b)

Rome

c)

Normandy

d)

Paris

52.

What are the 3 sections of the Sonata Form Called?

4 lines
53.

Sonata Form is the same thing as Sonata-Allegro form.

a)

True

b)

False

54.

Name this Form: (A A' A'' A''' . . .)

a)

Theme and Variations

b)

Rondo

c)

Minuet and Trio

d)

Concerto

55.

Name this Form: (ABACABA)

a)

Theme and Variations

b)

Rondo

c)

Minuet and Trio

d)

Concerto

56.

Name this Form: (ABA)

a)

Theme and Variations

b)

Rondo

c)

Minuet and Trio

d)

Ternary

57.

What form is 3 Ternary forms put into one big ternary form?

a)

Theme and Variations

b)

Ternary

c)

Rondo

d)

Minuet and Trio

58.

What is the Primary Genre of the Classical Period?

a)

Classical Symphony

b)

Concerto

c)

Minuet and Trio

d)

Sonata form

59.

What did rich people in the Classical Period pay composers to write?

(a)  

60.

What was the most important setting for Chamber Music?

a)

String Quartet

b)

Sonata for Violin and Piano

c)

Piano Trio

d)

String Quintet

61.

What instruments are found in the String quartet? (choose all that apply)

a)

Violin

b)

Viola

c)

Cello

d)

Upright Bass

62.

This composer worked for Esterhazy for 30 years and achieved fame as a court musician

a)

Haydn

b)

Mozart

c)

Beethoven

d)

Bach

63.

This composer worked as a court musician until he went freelance at 25, until he died broke at 28.

a)

Haydn

b)

Mozart

c)

Beethoven

d)

Bach

64.

This composer achieved massive success as an independent artist.

a)

Haydn

b)

Mozart

c)

Beethoven

d)

Bach

65.

What disability did Beethoven develop in his later life?

(a)  

66.

Define Cadenza:

4 lines
67.

What is the Part of the opera which represents individual moments and is often melodic and singable.

a)

Aria

b)

Recitative

68.

What is the Part of the opera which represents dialogue and exposition

a)

Aria

b)

Recitative

69.

Where does the word "buffoon" come from?

(a)  

70.

Which is the Opera Genre which is known to be serious with sad stories?

(a)  

71.

This is where the term romantic comes from.

a)

Rome

b)

Romance

72.

This is the word I told you to remember about Romanticism.

(a)  

73.

This other musical era was often the subject of romantic music.

a)

Middle Ages

b)

Rennaissance

c)

Classical

d)

Baroque

74.

This group of people enjoyed Romantic Music the most.

(a)  

75.

Romanticism was seen as a rebellion against this.

a)

Neo Classism

b)

The Emerging Middle Class

c)

The Enlightenment

d)

The Monarchy

76.

These were still used in the romantic era, despite being created in the classical era.

a)

Classical Orchestras

b)

Classical Symphonies

c)

Classical forms

d)

Classical conditioning

77.

Typically, this was more complicated in the romantic era than in the Classical and Baroque.

(a)  

78.

unlike the Classical Era, which was defined by a set of rules, Romantic composers all sounded different. This idea is called what?

(a)  

79.

This is when Composers write music having to do with how great their country is.

a)

Nationalism

b)

Symphony

c)

Tone Poem

d)

Program Music

80.

This is what composers were especially mindful of.

a)

Their reception

b)

how popular their music was at the time

c)

Their legacy

d)

the rules of the time

81.

This is a composition for solo voice and piano.

a)

Art Song

b)

Program Music

c)

Tone Poem

d)

Absolute Music

82.

This is a piece of music that tells a story.

a)

Art Song

b)

Program Music

c)

Tone Poem

d)

Absolute Music

83.

This was the Form of music invented by Franz Liszt.

a)

Art Song

b)

Program Music

c)

Tone Poem

d)

Absolute Music

84.

This was a group of art songs unified by some central theme.

a)

Art Song

b)

Program Music

c)

Song Cycle

d)

Absolute Music

85.

This is a form of music where the music is valuable because it is music, and not because of any underlying meaning.

a)

Art Song

b)

Program Music

c)

Song Cycle

d)

Absolute Music

86.

This was the German Composer who was a Piano Prodigy. Also one of the first successful female composers.

a)

Clara Schumann

b)

Robert Schumann

c)

Tchaikovsky

d)

Bizet

87.

Who was the early German composer who wanted to be a piano virtuoso but eventually injured his hands trying to stretch them?

a)

Clara Schumann

b)

Robert Schumann

c)

Tchaikovsky

d)

Bizet

88.

This was a late romantic Czeck Composer who is considered the first American Composer.

a)

Dvorak

b)

Mussorgsky

c)

Brahms

d)

Schubert

89.

This is the late German composer who lived with the Schumann's for many years.

a)

Brahms

b)

Dvorak

c)

Bizet

d)

Berlioz

90.

This was the French composer who, despite his talent, didn't find much success outside of one Opera: Carmen.

a)

Brahms

b)

Dvorak

c)

Bizet

d)

Berlioz

91.

This was a Russian composer who wrote many pieces of music, such as ballets and a piece featuring cannon fire.

a)

Tchaikovsky

b)

Schubert

c)

Clara Schumann

d)

Verdi

92.

This is the composer who showed the most virtuosity of the piano, and was the first "rockstar".

a)

Liszt

b)

Chopin

c)

Clara Schumann

d)

Verdi

93.

This was the German Composer who was responsible for the revival of Bach's Music.

a)

Mendellsohn

b)

Liszt

c)

Schopann

d)

Berlioz

94.

This was the composer who famously wrote "Der Erlkonig" when he was 18 years old.

a)

Schubert

b)

Chopin

c)

Brahms

d)

Mendellsohn

95.

This was the Polish/French piano composer who was known for his virtuosity and was called the Poet of the Piano.

a)

Chopin

b)

Liszt

c)

Verdi

d)

Mendellsohn

96.

What two major World Events happened during the 20th century

(a)  

97.

____________ becomes the goal of mny art forms

a)

Shock Value

b)

Beauty

c)

conventional prettiness

d)

symmetry

98.

What was the word I told you to remember for 20th century music?

(a)  

99.

During the 20th century, Medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque music was __________

a)

rediscovered

b)

lost

c)

abandoned

d)

written

100.

As time went on, Harmony got ___________ dissonant.

a)

more

b)

less

101.

What invention led to the popularization of music?

a)

Recording

b)

The Printing Press

c)

The Saxophone

d)

Music Notation

102.

During the 20th century, which country's music became dominant on the world stage?

(a)  

103.

What was impressionism named after?

a)

Impression: Sunrise

b)

Impression: Moonlight

c)

Daylight Impressions

d)

Impressionist Poetry

104.

What word best describes impressionist music

a)

Fluid

b)

rigid

c)

rule-following

d)

boring

105.

Who was the French impressionist composer we listened to in class?

(a)  

106.

Which of these styles was inspired by "primitive" cultures?

a)

Primitivism

b)

impressionism

c)

American Music

d)

Expressionism

107.

Which of these is the most popular Primitivist piece?

a)

The Rite of Spring

b)

Claire De Lune

c)

Fanfare for the Common Man

d)

Rhapsody in Blue

108.

Who was the influential composer who wrote "The Rite of Spring"

(a)  

109.

What texture was Neoclassical music mostly written in?

a)

Monophonic

b)

Homophonic

c)

Polyphonic

d)

A capella

110.

Expressionist music was often a form of protest.

a)

true

b)

false

111.

What is the expressionist system called where all 12 pitches are given equal importance?

(a)  

112.

Expressionism was about expressing

a)

Intense inner feelings

b)

Vague Ideas

c)

Boredom

d)

How Smart they were

113.

Who was the Composer who invented 12-tone music?

(a)  

114.

This composer was Schoenberg's student

(a)  

115.

Who was the Late Romantic Composer who encouraged black and Native Americans to write classical music?

a)

Dvorak

b)

Beethoven

c)

Schubert

d)

Schumann

116.

What city was Jazz invented in?

a)

New Orleans

b)

Nashville

c)

Mississippi

d)

Chicago

117.

True or False: Jazz was originally meant as music to be listened to

a)

true

b)

False

118.

What is the word for making it up as you go?

(a)  

119.

Choose all that apply: What cultures came together to create Jazz

a)

West African

b)

American

c)

European

d)

East Asian

120.

Jazz combos were typically _____________ than symphonic bands of the 20th century.

a)

bigger

b)

smaller

121.

Who was the king of Ragtime?

(a)  

122.

Where was the Blues invented?

a)

Mississippi

b)

Nashville

c)

New Orleans

d)

New York

123.

What was another name for New Orleans Style Jazz?

(a)  

124.

in Dixieland Jazz, a new style of singing nonsense syllables was invented called (a)   .

125.

Big band music typically used _________________ parts

a)

Pre-written

b)

Improvised

c)

interesting

d)

boring

126.

Drummers typically used the ____________ to emphasize the 2 and the 4.

a)

Hi-Hat

b)

Snare

c)

Bass Drum

d)

Toms

127.

The Most Famous Bebop player was (a)   (I will take his name or his nickname)

128.

Bebop was meant for _______________.

a)

Listening

b)

Dancing

129.

Describe was makes Fusion Jazz unique?

4 lines
130.

True or False: the Country Music Hall of Fame is dedicated to honoring Blues Musicians

a)

true

b)

false

131.

What area of Mississippi was the blues made?

(a)  

132.

Riley B. King was better known as:

(a)  

133.

B.B. Kings breakthrough piece was called ___________

a)

Thee O'Clock Blues

b)

Bridge over Troubled Waters

c)

Lucille

d)

Catfish Blues