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Music Comp Knowledge Part 1

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

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Class
Date
1.

In jazz music, “changes” are:

a)

foundational chords

b)

rhythmic motives

c)

harmonic embellishments

d)

melodic riffs

2.

Which diagram BEST represents the structure of the FIRST movement of a sonata cycle?

a)

a-B-a-B

b)

AA’/’’

c)

ABA

d)

ABCD

3.

What is the key signature of E-flat major?

a)

three flats

b)

two flats

c)

four flats

d)

five flats

4.

How is a tenuto tongued on a wind instrument?

a)

taah taah taah

b)

tah-ah tot

c)

tah tah tah

d)

tot tot tot

5.

On the piano, the Phrygian mode played in its natural form begins with the pitch:

a)

C

b)

E

c)

F

d)

G

6.

Which musical technique does “The Stampede” feature?

a)

pizzicato

b)

tremolo

c)

cadenza

d)

vamp

7.

How did Louis Armstrong change his musical style after moving to New York?

a)

He focused on scat singing.

b)

He switched to trumpet.

c)

He included blues elements.

d)

He stopped singing.

8.

How did musical comedies “make jazz rhythms visible”?

a)

They had the ensemble onstage.

b)

They used static stage designs.

c)

They included choreographed routines.

d)

They replaced music with dialogue.

9.

Which lyric is featured in “Tea for Two”?

a)

And though I yearn, new things to learn

b)

In a forty-dollar hack

c)

Days are lonesome

d)

I’m discontented with homes that are rented

10.

Who was the pianist in “Dippermouth Blues”?

a)

Bill Johnson

b)

Johnny Dodds

c)

Honore Dutry

d)

Lillian Hardin

11.

Which musical event occurs during the C' section of "Burlesque"?

a)

muted trumpet solo

b)

Theme 2 in violins

c)

solo violin passage

d)

"Shout" chorus on Theme 4

12.

Which composition uses show-tune form?

a)

Heebie Jeebies

b)

Gulf Coast Blues

c)

The Charleston

d)

Blues

13.

Which example BEST demonstrates heterophony?

a)

a clarinet and flute performing melodic variants at the same time

b)

a guitar strumming chords

c)

a piano and violin playing in harmony

d)

a solo trumpet performing alone

14.

How did Darius Milhaud learn about jazz music while in the United States?

a)

He listened to recordings in theaters

b)

He acquired jazz recordings

c)

He took a jazz music class

d)

He attended a jazz lecture

15.

The composer of 'Le globe trotter' also wrote

a)

Fanfare for the Common Man

b)

La creation du monde

c)

Romeo and Juliet

d)

Music for the Theatre

16.

What is the key signature of the violin part during the introduction of "Blues"?

a)

no sharps

b)

four sharps

c)

one sharp

d)

three sharps

17.

Which musical element does the subtitle of "Toot, Toot, Tootsie! (Goo' Bye)" imply?

a)

It indicates swing style

b)

The tempo is in 4-4 time

c)

It has a waltz rhythm

d)

It is played in 2-4 time

18.

The tonic triad is built on scale degree

a)

2

b)

3

c)

5

d)

1

19.

Which interval is between scale degrees 7 and 4 in a dominant sevent chord?

a)

tritone

b)

perfect fourth

c)

minor sixth

d)

major second

20.

Fletcher Henderson's FIRST job in music was to

a)

arrange band pieces

b)

demonstrate songs for music publishers

c)

repair jazz instruments

d)

teach music theory

21.

A country blues singer would MOST likely sing at a

a)

picnic

b)

dance club

c)

political rally

d)

theater

22.

Which of the following titles is a movement in Music for the Theatre?

a)

Visions

b)

Siciliano

c)

Introduction

d)

Burlesque

23.

"Tea for Two" was BEST admired for its

a)

fast tempo

b)

ornamentation

c)

technical birtuosity

d)

simplicity

24.

Which instrument opens "Lost Your Head Blues"?

a)

trumpet

b)

clarinet

c)

piano

d)

banjo

25.

Lillian Hardin was known as the

a)

Jazz Prodigy

b)

Jazz Virtuoso

c)

Queen of Jazz

d)

Jazz Wonder Child