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Music105 Q 1-4
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The element of music that constitutes the temporal aspect of sound is | Rhythm |
| Monophonic, polyphonic and heterophonic are all terms that refer to a musical work’s | Texture |
| The way musical work unfolds over time or its____ typically relies upon repetition, variation, and contrast. | Form |
| During __________, the musical performers vary material by creating music in the moment, rather than relying upon fixed pitches and rythems | Improvisation |
| The ability to recognize differences between voices (like your mother versus your sister), and between instruments, even if they are playing the same pitch (like the flute or a trombone) is due to variances in _______. | Timbre |
| The composer, who wrote the scores for the original Star Wars trilogy (among the best known musical works created, for the big screen) is _________ | John Williams |
| in Star Wars, the musical themes are effective, because they; | Represent specific characters or ideas |
| The technique of assigning , a unique theme to each character, object, place, an idea in a drama is the use of __________. | Leitmotif |
| Wagners, The Ring of Nibelungs derives from ________ mythology. | Norse |
| Music that the characters in the drama CAN hear is called: | Diegetic music |
| The composer of Hamilton found that ______ music was very useful because he could fit more words in a shorter span of time | Rap |
| An example of an allegory, Lin, Manuel Miranda uses the harpsichord in the musical score of Hamilton to represent | British rule before the revolution |
| Beginning in the 1570s, the Florentine Camerata believed that the arts had become corrupted and not the artistic expression, could only be reviewed, by returning to the artistic principles of ancient_________. | Greece |
| The style of musical composition that more closely resembles dramatic recitation then typical singing is: | Recitative |
| The term “libretto” refers to: | The text of a sung drama |
| The term _______ refers to a form in which two or more verses are sung to the same melody. | Strophic |
| Although the roots of Chinese opera extend back thousands of years, _______ is the most popular of many forms. | Beijing |
| Ballet’s origins may be traced to European quarts of the________ centuries. | 15th and 16th |
| Tchaikovsky________ in the Nutcracker, in which stereotypes are used to portray other cultures, as mysterious or exciting. | Exoticism |
| Wayang Wong features____________, which is played on pitched songs, and keyed melophone’s. | Gamelan music |
| A song cycle consists of about 8 to 20 songs that work together to ____________. | To tell a story |
| In modern concept very similar to a song cycle is a_________, in which a popular artist releases a collection of recordings that accomplish the same purpose in a song cycle. | Concept Album |
| In the Vienna of Schubert’s time, music, lover, supported in an economy of small, in home concerts, known as. | Salons |
| In a strophic song: | Each stanza of the Tet is set to the same music. |
| The term through composed indicates that each line of the text has a unique Melody, and no music is repeated. True or False? | True |
| Murder ballads were similar to true crime shows today, because they detailed the misdeeds of condemned, criminals true or false? | True |
| The famous and influential poet, who wrote the next Shuberts of king was: | Johann, Wolfgang von Goethe |
| A complete recitation of the Sunjata story can take _____ hours | 6-8 hours. |
| The text of the Sunjata story is maintained in writing by the jail caste who are members of the nobility in West Africa. True or false? | False |
| There are many recordings of the Sunjata story in existence, because recording is the best way to preserve it. True or false? | False |
| In European tradition, instrumental, music that claims to tell a specific story or two otherwise communicate extra musical information is referred to as: | Program music |
| In Berlioz’s “ dream of a witches sabbath,” the incorporation of “Dies irae” is an example of the compositional practice of: | Quotation |
| “ music for musics cake” is referred to as: | Absolute music |
| Program music is music that is accompanied by a: | Descriptive text |
| How do contemporary listeners know what Berlioz’s symphony fantastique (or fantastical symphony in English) it’s about? | He wrote a detailed program to accompany his performance |
| Mussorgsky belong to a progressive school of 19th century composers of which nationality? | Russian |
| Which of the following did NOT adapt, Mussorgsky’s pictures at an exhibition? | Ledwig, van Beethoven |
| Although he can post in many formats, Vivaldi primarily composed: | Concertos |
| The popular solo attack on all sides is an example of a: | Marshall composition |
| Anoushka Shankar (b.1981) is a renowned sitar player from which musical tradition? | North Indian |
| During his years as a concert, pianist Ludwig van Beethoven career was suspended d spend due to this health concern. | Deafness |
| By the 19th century Sonata form had become standardized and contained the following sections: | Exposition development, recapitulation , and optional coda. |
| The earliest operas performed in Florence were open to the public. | False |
| During the romantic era, there was an increased interest in individual experience and the portrayal of heartbreak, illness and personal struggle. | True |
| Beethoven transformed the Symphony genre with this work. | Symphony No. 5. |
| The famous opening of Gershwin‘s Rhapsodyl in blue featured a glissando on which instrument? | Clarinet |
| As an accomplished black musician and educator Florence Prince left her home in Little Rock Arkansas due to the unbearable burden Jim Crow laws placed on the black community. | True |
| The Harlem resonance in 1920s and 1930s was a rich, cultural movement of the black, American art, music theater, dance, literature, fashion, and politics centered around Harlem, New York City. | True |
| Prior to pursuing a full-time music career, Jimi Hendrix briefly worked for whom. | The US Army. |
| Jimi Hendrix version______________ famously employed text painting. | The Star-Spangled Banner. |
| The Beatles album Saint Pepper’s lonely hearts club band was unique because it was intended to be heard: | Through the headphones by isolated listeners. |
| The Beatles formed in______in_______. | Liverpool 1957 |
| The members of The Beatles were. | Paul McCartney, George Harrison, John Lennon, and Ringo Starr. |
| The songs of the early troubadour’s were spread by means of oral tradition by traveling. | Minstrels |
| The troubadours of Aquitaine | Noble men and noble women who wrote Courtney songs |
| The Ottoman courts cultivated, rich, musical traditions, referred to us: | Makam music |
| The term Macam is derived from the Arabic Mayan which describes a system of: | Musical modes. |
| John Dolan struggled to obtain a position at the court of Queen Elizabeth the first of England due to his. | Catholic faith |
| Well musical director for the ESTERHAZY family Hayden’s duties included: | All of these answers |
| Clara Schumann did not write a great deal of music because. | All of these answers. |
| European countries began adopting anthems in the mid 19th century, which marked a period of growing: | Nationalism |
| The Star-Spangled Banner is an example of a new text fitted into an old melody | True |
| The tune to which Francis Scott key defense of Fort McHenry is sung, was originally known as | Anacreon in heaven |
| Since World War II only third verse, the song of Germans has been used in official context due to the fact that | All of these answers |
| In 1997 Nelson Mandela commissioned a South African national anthem that. | All of these answers |
| When Israel was founded in 1948 the new Hope was immediately adopt | The national anthem |
| SEMETAN a wrote the MOLDAU in order to | Capture elements of his check identity in sound |
| LISZT appeared on stage with two pianos because | He often broke strings |
| DVORAK suggested that American composers draw in | African and native American sources |
| The develop_______ music in Trinidad and Tobago was connected to the celebration of car | Steel band |
| When music is used to combat a dominant political force it most often takes a for | Protest song |
| In the 20th century, political candidates have been most likely to | Co-op pre-existing popular songs that support their message |
| Happy days are here again is an example of | Tenpin Alley song |
| In response to Rodney King’s riot, Tom Petty wrote a politically charged song | Peace inI’m |
| Carl R 1895 through 1982 Camara burnout was the first piece of classical music ever to be put to Pollett | False |
| They’ll never expressed political views and not a member of the Nazi party, Carl or permitted the Nazis to use his music and actually wrote music on their behalf in fear for his life | True |
| Florence Reese song which side are you on was rooted in her own experiences as part of a coal mining family | True |
| In 1960s many musicians produced protest songs as part of | Folk revival |
| The melody of Bob Dylan’s blowing in the wind is an abdication of spiritual titled | No more auction |
| In 1932 Sultan created the union of Soviet composers this allowed him to control what music was heard because | All of these answers |
| Gregorian chant was first noted in the 11th century, but is in fact much older | True |
| Musical notation was first developed because | Catholic leaders wanted to standardize worship |
| Unlike most chant, composers Benedict abyss Hollenberg of Benin wrote original text for her chance | True |
| Which of the following is not true of John Sebastian Bach | He traveled abroad to study composition |
| A cantata is a | Multi part work for voices instrumental accompaniment |
| Amazing grace appeared in a collection of devotional poems only hymns, 1779 by John Newton 1725 through 1807. These poems were published with the intent. | That baby song to pre-existing melodies |
| Aria Franklin 1942 through 2018 had a gospel singing background, including the fact that | All of these answers |
| Which of the following is true about John Coltrane 1926 through 1967 | He was one of the greatest jazz innovators of the 20th century |
| COLTRANES a love supreme is for | Acknowledgment, resolution presents, and Psalm |
| Which system of notation had developed in England and was intended to facilitate site reading | Shaped notation |
| The form of unaccompanied sacred song that developed in medieval Catholic Church is called | Gregorian chant |
| Around 1026 the Italian monk GUIDO or AREZZO became the first ever record | Musical notation |
| Differences between Hilgard’s Vaughn music and the Gregorian chance include all except | She adhered more strictly to rules regarding form and mode |
| John Sebastian Bach was a composer of Baroque era who wrote a large amount of_____ music | Sacred |
| _____ was among the most prominent singers to begin in gospel music and transition into mainstream popularity | Aretha Franklin |
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