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Music Final Exam

Total questions: 31

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Classical Era in music lasted from

a)

1450 - 1600

b)

1600 - 1750

c)

450 - 1450

d)

1750 - 1820

2.

The relative thinness or thickness of sound and types of music layers is known as

a)

texture

b)

polyphony

c)

monophonic

3.

In music, the Middle Ages refers to music composed between the years

a)

450 - 1450

b)

1820 - 1900

c)

1600 - 1750

d)

1450 - 1600

4.

Which composer is not part of the Baroque era?

a)

Antonio Vivaldi

b)

Ludwig van Beethoven

c)

George Frederik Handel

d)

Johann Sebastian Bach

5.

Which of the following best describes a fugue?

a)

An imitative contrapuntal form built on one or two themes

b)

A form of classical fusion

c)

A bass line

d)

An imitative contrapuntal form built on one theme

6.

When one note of music is set to each syllable of text, it is known as

a)

vibrato

b)

melismatic

c)

choral music

d)

syllabic

7.

Which musical texture consists of two or more separate melodies of equal importance at the same time?

a)

monophonic

b)

homophonic

c)

polyphonic

d)

syllabic

8.

The Renaissance Era in Music spans the years

a)

1450 - 1600

b)

450 - 1450

c)

1600 - 1750

d)

1820 - 1900

9.

The Baroque Era of music spans the years

a)

450 - 1450

b)

1450 - 1600

c)

1750 - 1820

d)

1600 - 1750

10.

Which musical characteristic is NOT typical of the Baroque era?

a)

Tuneful melodies and simple harmony

b)

Continuous expanding, unfolding melody

c)

Continuity of rhythm

d)

Music expresses one basic mood

11.

A single melodic line with no accompaniment is called a ______ texture.

a)
Homophonic
b)
Polyphonic
c)
Melismatic
d)
Monophonic
12.

Music written for the church is considered

a)

Secular music

b)

Sacred music

c)

Polyphonic

d)

Reverent music

13.

Who were the first known composers of notated polyphony?

a)

Giovanni and Palestrina

b)

Leonin and Perotin

c)

Roman Catholic monks

d)

Anonymous priests and nuns

14.

Which musical characteristic is NOT typical of the Classical style?

a)

Great variety and contrast of mood

b)

Most music uses homophonic texture

c)

Greater use of dynamics

d)

Terraced dynamics

15.

When music consists of one primary melody with harmonic or chordal accompaniment it is called _______ texture.

a)
melismatic
b)
polyphonic
c)
monophonic
d)
homophonic
16.

Bach's death in 1820 marks the end of the Baroque Era.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

The Pathétique sonata was composed by

a)

Haydn

b)

Beethoven

c)

Mozart

d)

none of these

18.

The loudness level in music is referred to as dynamics.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

Which composer is NOT part of the Classical Era?

a)

Franz Joseph Haydn

b)

Ludwig van Beethoven

c)

George Frederik Handel

d)

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

e)

Antonio Vivalsi

20.

Which composer is not part of the Baroque era?

a)

Antonio Vivaldi

b)

George Frederik Handel

c)

Ludwig van Beethoven

d)

Johann Sebastian Bach

21.

In which context did electronic music begin?

a)

Popular

b)

Contemporary

c)

Classical

d)

Folk

22.

Music based on the 12 tones of the chromatic scale arranged in a specific order is called

a)

serialism

b)

atonal

c)

fugue

d)

mushique concrete

23.

The best-known and most successful early American composer of classical music is

a)

George Smith

b)

William Anderson

c)

Aaron Copland

d)

Charles Ives

24.

Deliberate absence of a tonal center is called atonality.

a)

True

b)

False

25.

The music of the 20th century generally placed more emphasis on texture and timbre than on melody and harmony

a)

True

b)

False

26.

Which of the following artistic styles, derived from the philosophy and practice of a group of French painters, influenced musical trends toward the end of the nineteenth century?

a)

Serialism

b)

Impressionism

c)

Avant-garde

d)

Modernism

27.

Music created for its own sake, without any extramusical connotations, is known as

a)

program music

b)

romantic music

c)

symphonic music

d)

absolute music

28.

Music from the Romantic Era is primarily polyphonic.

a)

True

b)

False

29.

Bach's death in 1750 marks the end of the Baroque Era

a)

True

b)

False

30.

Most music during the Middle Ages was vocal

a)

True

b)

False

31.

Which musical texture consists of two or more separate melodies of equal importance at the same time?

a)

monophonic

b)

homophonic

c)

polyphonic

d)

syllabic