Music Appreciation Midterm (1-9)

Jul 11th, 2023

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135 test answers

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Music can be defined as...

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...an art based on the organization of sounds in time.

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The four main properties of musical sound are pitch, dynamic, tone color, and...

answer

...duration.

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The relative highness or lowness of a sound is called...

answer

...pitch.

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A sound that has a definite pitch is called a...

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...tone.

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The distance in pitch between any two tones is called an...

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...interval.

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When tones are separated by the interval called an _______, they sound very much alike.

answer

octave

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The distance between the lowest and highest tones an instrument can produce is called its...

answer

...pitch range.

question

Dynamics in music refers to...

answer

...degrees of loudness and softness.

question

A gradual decrease in loudness is known as a...

answer

...diminuendo.

question

Timbre is synonymous with...

answer

...tone color.

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Which of the following is not a normal classification of male vocal ranges?

answer

Contralto (correct answer)BaritoneTenorBass

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A symphonic band consists of mainly...

answer

...brass, woodwind, and percussion.

question

Plucking the string with a finger instead of using a bow is called....

answer

...pizzicato.

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Woodwind instruments are so named because...

answer

...they were originally made of wood.

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The ______ are the only orchestral drums of definite pitch.

answer

timpani

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The ______ has strings that a plucked by a set of plastic, quill, or leather wedges.

answer

harpsichord

question

Rapidly repeating tones by quick up and down strokes of the bow is known as...

answer

...tremolo.

question

regular, recurrent pulsation that divides music into equal units of time

answer

beat

question

organization of beats into regular groups is called

answer

meter

question

the first, or stressed, beat of a measure is known as the

answer

downbeat

question

this term refers to the rate of speed of the beat of the music

answer

tempo

question

in musical notation, pitches are written on a set of five lines called a

answer

staff

question

the repetition of a melodic pattern at a higher or lower pitch

answer

sequence

question

musical element that refers to the way chords are constructed and how they follow each other

answer

harmony

question

a series of chords is called a

answer

progression

question

the simplest most basic chord in western music is the

answer

triad

question

chromatic is used in music to refer to the

answer

twelve tones of an octave

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when two or more melodic lines of equal interest are performed simultaneously, the texture is

answer

polyphonic

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a round is an example of

answer

strict imitation

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homophonic texture consists of

answer

one main melody accompanied by chords

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some feature of a music idea are changed, but others are retained, the technique is referred to as

answer

variation

question

ordered flow of music through time

answer

rhythm

question

in musical notation, silence is indicated by

answer

rests

question

combination of tones that are unusable and tense

answer

dissonance

question

central tone around which a musical composition is organized

answer

tonic

question

texture of a single melodic line without accompaniment is

answer

monophonic

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middle ages in european history

answer

450-1450

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who held virtual monopoly on learning in middle ages

answer

monks in monasteries

question

most medieval music was

answer

vocal

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the music medieval monks made was

answer

gregorian chant

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texture of gregorian chant

answer

monophonic

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earliest chant manuscripts from what century

answer

ninth

question

earliest extant liturgical morality play, Ordo virtutum (Play of the Virtues), was composed by

answer

Hildegard of Bingen

question

The first large body of secular songs that survives in decipherable notation was composed by

answer

french nobles called troubadors

question

first steps toward the development of polyphony were taken sometime between 700 and 900, when

answer

monks began to add a second line to gregorian chant

question

gregorian chant with one additional melodic line

answer

organum

question

center of polyphonic music in europe after 1150 was

answer

paris

question

earliest known composers to write music with measured rhythm

answer

Loenin and Perotin

question

ars nova refers to

answer

italian and french music of the fourteenth century

question

Renaissance in music occured between

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1450-1600

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texture of renaissance music is chiefly

answer

polyphonic

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two main forms of sacred renaissance music are

answer

mass and motet

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the renaissance madrigal began around 1520 in

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Italy

question

Weelkes's As Vesta Was Descending is notable for its

answer

word painting

question

nuns and monks sang at what two types of services

answer

office and mass

question

a capella refers to

answer

unaccompanied choral music

question

baroque style flourished in music during this period

answer

1600-1750

question

early baroque period was characterized by

answer

homophonic texture

question

Montoverdi created music that was

answer

passionate and dramatic

question

instrumental music became as important as vocal music a this time

answer

middle baroque

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a baroque musical composition usually expresses ________ within the same movement

answer

constantly changing moods

question

sudden alterations between loud and soft

answer

terraced dynamics

question

main keyboard instuments of the baroque era were

answer

piano and harpsichord

question

most characteristic feature of baroque music is its use of

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basso continuo

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a movement in music usually refers to

answer

piece that can be independent but is part of a larger composition

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three movements of concerto grosso

answer

fast, slow, fast

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first and last movements of concerto grosso are in what form

answer

ritornello

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main theme of a fugue is called the

answer

subject

question

a play set to music with orchestral accompaniment with costumes and actors

answer

operas

question

the text or book of a musical dramatic work

answer

libretto

question

vocal line that imitates fluctuations of speech

answer

recitative

question

camerata wanted the vocal line of their music to follow

answer

rhythms and pitch fluctuations of speech

question

first european opera house to offer admission to anyone paying the price opened in

answer

venice, italy

question

castrati

answer

lung power of man, range of woman, highly paid, castrated (all answers correct)

question

statement is not true about monteverdi

answer

all twelve of his operas are performed regularly in europe and america

question

Dido and Aeneas was composed by

answer

Henry Purcell

question

vivaldi spend most of his life working at an institution for orphaned and illegitimate girls in

answer

venice

question

vivaldi was famous as a virtuoso on what instrument

answer

violin

question

vivaldi wrote appox how many concerto grosso and solo concertos

answer

450

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Bach was most eminent of his day with what instrument

answer

organ

question

Bach created masterpieces in every from except

answer

opera

question

sets of dance inspired instrumental movements

answer

suites

question

baroque suites typically begin with

answer

french overture

question

congregational singing of chorales was an important way for people to

answer

participate in the service

question

bach's cantatas closely resembled what of that time

answer

operas

question

sonata intended to be played in a church

answer

sonata de chiesa

question

Corelli's Trio Sonata in A Minor, op. 3, no. 10, is scored for

answer

two violins and basso continuo

question

a vivaldi concerto typically has

answer

three

question

vivaldi wrote concertos for a great variety of instruments (T/F)

answer

true

question

A two-part collection of preludes and fugues, one in each major and minor key, basic to the repertoire of keyboard players today, is Bach's

answer

well-tempered clavier

question

which of the following is not a part of baroque suite

answer

waltz

question

two sections of a french overture

answer

slow-fast

question

A sung piece, or choral work with or without vocal soloists, usually with orchestral accompaniment, is the

answer

cantata

question

how many performers in baroque trio sonata

answer

four

question

dates for classicism in western art music

answer

1750-1820

question

which is not a sonata form movement

answer

rondo

question

concluding section of sonata form movement

answer

coda

question

theme and variations form may be outlined as

answer

AA'A''A'''A''''.

question

minuet and trio movement of classical symphony is in what form

answer

ABA

question

minuet is generally what number movement of a classical symphony

answer

third

question

beethoven replaces what kind of movement for the minuet in many of his works

answer

scherzo

question

rondo may be schematically outlined as

answer

ABACABA

question

return of the main theme in rondo form is welcome because it is in what key

answer

tonic

question

rondo most often serves as the

answer

finale

question

first movement of a classical symphony is almost always fast and in what form

answer

sonata

question

usual order of movements in classical symphony is

answer

fast, slow, dance-related, fast

question

a concerto is a large-scale work in several movements for

answer

an instrumental soloist and orchestra

question

mozart and beethoven wrote concertos for their favorite instrument, the

answer

piano

question

sequence of movements in classical concerto is

answer

fast, slow, fast

question

first movement of a classical concerto has

answer

two expositions

question

classical concerto differs from the symphony in that it doesn't have these movements

answer

minuet or scherzo

question

In the classical period, comic operas sometimes

answer

ridiculed the aristocracy

question

In the exposition of a sonata form movement...

answer

the second theme is in a new key

question

each successive variation in a theme with variations

answer

retains some elements of the theme

question

pieces of an oratorio are usually connected by means of

answer

a narrators recitatives

question

handel's messiah is an example of

answer

an oratorio

question

Handel spent a major portion of his time in

answer

England

question

the core of Handel's output was english oratorios and italian...

answer

operas

question

oratorio differs from opera in that is has no

answer

acting, costumes or scenery

question

Oratorios first appeared in

answer

Italy

question

2 violins, viola, cello, four movements, most important form in chamber music

answer

string quartet

question

Haydn's two popular oratorios: the seasons and

answer

the creation

question

Mozart's symphony no. 40 in Gmin is

answer

one of his last three symphonies

question

major factor that distinguishes chamber music from symphony

answer

one player per part

question

in addition to 68 string quartets, how many symphonies did Haydn write?

answer

104

question

where were the 12 symphonies for JP Saloman first performed? (Named the _______ symphonies)

answer

London

question

family that helped make Haydn famous

answer

Esterhazy

question

mozart's finest german opera

answer

the magic flute

question

piano trio is written for what 3 instruments?

answer

violin, cello, piano

question

after he went deaf, his compositions included piano sonatas, string quartets, and the 9th symphony. these are some of beethoven's...

answer

late works

question

beethoven had 16 of these, and they were considered some of the greatest ever recorded

answer

string quartets

question

piano sonata is for...

answer

piano only

question

Beethoven's third symphony commemorated

answer

Napoleon

question

beethoven had a habbit of carrying a

answer

musical sketchbook

question

beethoven's only opera is entitled

answer

Fidelio

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question

Music can be defined as...

answer

...an art based on the organization of sounds in time.

question

The four main properties of musical sound are pitch, dynamic, tone color, and...

answer

...duration.

question

The relative highness or lowness of a sound is called...

answer

...pitch.

question

A sound that has a definite pitch is called a...

answer

...tone.

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question

The distance in pitch between any two tones is called an...

answer

...interval.

question

When tones are separated by the interval called an _______, they sound very much alike.

answer

octave

question

The distance between the lowest and highest tones an instrument can produce is called its...

answer

...pitch range.

question

Dynamics in music refers to...

answer

...degrees of loudness and softness.

question

A gradual decrease in loudness is known as a...

answer

...diminuendo.

question

Timbre is synonymous with...

answer

...tone color.

question

Which of the following is not a normal classification of male vocal ranges?

answer

Contralto (correct answer)BaritoneTenorBass

question

A symphonic band consists of mainly...

answer

...brass, woodwind, and percussion.

question

Plucking the string with a finger instead of using a bow is called....

answer

...pizzicato.

question

Woodwind instruments are so named because...

answer

...they were originally made of wood.

question

The ______ are the only orchestral drums of definite pitch.

answer

timpani

question

The ______ has strings that a plucked by a set of plastic, quill, or leather wedges.

answer

harpsichord

question

Rapidly repeating tones by quick up and down strokes of the bow is known as...

answer

...tremolo.

question

regular, recurrent pulsation that divides music into equal units of time

answer

beat

question

organization of beats into regular groups is called

answer

meter

question

the first, or stressed, beat of a measure is known as the

answer

downbeat

question

this term refers to the rate of speed of the beat of the music

answer

tempo

question

in musical notation, pitches are written on a set of five lines called a

answer

staff

question

the repetition of a melodic pattern at a higher or lower pitch

answer

sequence

question

musical element that refers to the way chords are constructed and how they follow each other

answer

harmony

question

a series of chords is called a

answer

progression

question

the simplest most basic chord in western music is the

answer

triad

question

chromatic is used in music to refer to the

answer

twelve tones of an octave

question

when two or more melodic lines of equal interest are performed simultaneously, the texture is

answer

polyphonic

question

a round is an example of

answer

strict imitation

question

homophonic texture consists of

answer

one main melody accompanied by chords

question

some feature of a music idea are changed, but others are retained, the technique is referred to as

answer

variation

question

ordered flow of music through time

answer

rhythm

question

in musical notation, silence is indicated by

answer

rests

question

combination of tones that are unusable and tense

answer

dissonance

question

central tone around which a musical composition is organized

answer

tonic

question

texture of a single melodic line without accompaniment is

answer

monophonic

question

middle ages in european history

answer

450-1450

question

who held virtual monopoly on learning in middle ages

answer

monks in monasteries

question

most medieval music was

answer

vocal

question

the music medieval monks made was

answer

gregorian chant

question

texture of gregorian chant

answer

monophonic

question

earliest chant manuscripts from what century

answer

ninth

question

earliest extant liturgical morality play, Ordo virtutum (Play of the Virtues), was composed by

answer

Hildegard of Bingen

question

The first large body of secular songs that survives in decipherable notation was composed by

answer

french nobles called troubadors

question

first steps toward the development of polyphony were taken sometime between 700 and 900, when

answer

monks began to add a second line to gregorian chant

question

gregorian chant with one additional melodic line

answer

organum

question

center of polyphonic music in europe after 1150 was

answer

paris

question

earliest known composers to write music with measured rhythm

answer

Loenin and Perotin

question

ars nova refers to

answer

italian and french music of the fourteenth century

question

Renaissance in music occured between

answer

1450-1600

question

texture of renaissance music is chiefly

answer

polyphonic

question

two main forms of sacred renaissance music are

answer

mass and motet

question

the renaissance madrigal began around 1520 in

answer

Italy

question

Weelkes's As Vesta Was Descending is notable for its

answer

word painting

question

nuns and monks sang at what two types of services

answer

office and mass

question

a capella refers to

answer

unaccompanied choral music

question

baroque style flourished in music during this period

answer

1600-1750

question

early baroque period was characterized by

answer

homophonic texture

question

Montoverdi created music that was

answer

passionate and dramatic

question

instrumental music became as important as vocal music a this time

answer

middle baroque

question

a baroque musical composition usually expresses ________ within the same movement

answer

constantly changing moods

question

sudden alterations between loud and soft

answer

terraced dynamics

question

main keyboard instuments of the baroque era were

answer

piano and harpsichord

question

most characteristic feature of baroque music is its use of

answer

basso continuo

question

a movement in music usually refers to

answer

piece that can be independent but is part of a larger composition

question

three movements of concerto grosso

answer

fast, slow, fast

question

first and last movements of concerto grosso are in what form

answer

ritornello

question

main theme of a fugue is called the

answer

subject

question

a play set to music with orchestral accompaniment with costumes and actors

answer

operas

question

the text or book of a musical dramatic work

answer

libretto

question

vocal line that imitates fluctuations of speech

answer

recitative

question

camerata wanted the vocal line of their music to follow

answer

rhythms and pitch fluctuations of speech

question

first european opera house to offer admission to anyone paying the price opened in

answer

venice, italy

question

castrati

answer

lung power of man, range of woman, highly paid, castrated (all answers correct)

question

statement is not true about monteverdi

answer

all twelve of his operas are performed regularly in europe and america

question

Dido and Aeneas was composed by

answer

Henry Purcell

question

vivaldi spend most of his life working at an institution for orphaned and illegitimate girls in

answer

venice

question

vivaldi was famous as a virtuoso on what instrument

answer

violin

question

vivaldi wrote appox how many concerto grosso and solo concertos

answer

450

question

Bach was most eminent of his day with what instrument

answer

organ

question

Bach created masterpieces in every from except

answer

opera

question

sets of dance inspired instrumental movements

answer

suites

question

baroque suites typically begin with

answer

french overture

question

congregational singing of chorales was an important way for people to

answer

participate in the service

question

bach's cantatas closely resembled what of that time

answer

operas

question

sonata intended to be played in a church

answer

sonata de chiesa

question

Corelli's Trio Sonata in A Minor, op. 3, no. 10, is scored for

answer

two violins and basso continuo

question

a vivaldi concerto typically has

answer

three

question

vivaldi wrote concertos for a great variety of instruments (T/F)

answer

true

question

A two-part collection of preludes and fugues, one in each major and minor key, basic to the repertoire of keyboard players today, is Bach's

answer

well-tempered clavier

question

which of the following is not a part of baroque suite

answer

waltz

question

two sections of a french overture

answer

slow-fast

question

A sung piece, or choral work with or without vocal soloists, usually with orchestral accompaniment, is the

answer

cantata

question

how many performers in baroque trio sonata

answer

four

question

dates for classicism in western art music

answer

1750-1820

question

which is not a sonata form movement

answer

rondo

question

concluding section of sonata form movement

answer

coda

question

theme and variations form may be outlined as

answer

AA'A''A'''A''''.

question

minuet and trio movement of classical symphony is in what form

answer

ABA

question

minuet is generally what number movement of a classical symphony

answer

third

question

beethoven replaces what kind of movement for the minuet in many of his works

answer

scherzo

question

rondo may be schematically outlined as

answer

ABACABA

question

return of the main theme in rondo form is welcome because it is in what key

answer

tonic

question

rondo most often serves as the

answer

finale

question

first movement of a classical symphony is almost always fast and in what form

answer

sonata

question

usual order of movements in classical symphony is

answer

fast, slow, dance-related, fast

question

a concerto is a large-scale work in several movements for

answer

an instrumental soloist and orchestra

question

mozart and beethoven wrote concertos for their favorite instrument, the

answer

piano

question

sequence of movements in classical concerto is

answer

fast, slow, fast

question

first movement of a classical concerto has

answer

two expositions

question

classical concerto differs from the symphony in that it doesn't have these movements

answer

minuet or scherzo

question

In the classical period, comic operas sometimes

answer

ridiculed the aristocracy

question

In the exposition of a sonata form movement...

answer

the second theme is in a new key

question

each successive variation in a theme with variations

answer

retains some elements of the theme

question

pieces of an oratorio are usually connected by means of

answer

a narrators recitatives

question

handel's messiah is an example of

answer

an oratorio

question

Handel spent a major portion of his time in

answer

England

question

the core of Handel's output was english oratorios and italian...

answer

operas

question

oratorio differs from opera in that is has no

answer

acting, costumes or scenery

question

Oratorios first appeared in

answer

Italy

question

2 violins, viola, cello, four movements, most important form in chamber music

answer

string quartet

question

Haydn's two popular oratorios: the seasons and

answer

the creation

question

Mozart's symphony no. 40 in Gmin is

answer

one of his last three symphonies

question

major factor that distinguishes chamber music from symphony

answer

one player per part

question

in addition to 68 string quartets, how many symphonies did Haydn write?

answer

104

question

where were the 12 symphonies for JP Saloman first performed? (Named the _______ symphonies)

answer

London

question

family that helped make Haydn famous

answer

Esterhazy

question

mozart's finest german opera

answer

the magic flute

question

piano trio is written for what 3 instruments?

answer

violin, cello, piano

question

after he went deaf, his compositions included piano sonatas, string quartets, and the 9th symphony. these are some of beethoven's...

answer

late works

question

beethoven had 16 of these, and they were considered some of the greatest ever recorded

answer

string quartets

question

piano sonata is for...

answer

piano only

question

Beethoven's third symphony commemorated

answer

Napoleon

question

beethoven had a habbit of carrying a

answer

musical sketchbook

question

beethoven's only opera is entitled

answer

Fidelio

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