TEST 1 REVIEW

Question 1

The Star Spangled Banner

Answer 1

describes:
- wavelike contour
- wide range

does not describe:
- descending contour
- narrow range

Question 2

La Marseillaise

Answer 2

describes:
- wavelike contour
- wide range

does not describe:
- descending contour
- narrow range

Question 3

Amazing grace has how many phrases marked by cadences?

Answer 3

4

Question 4

A melodic phrase ends in a resting place, or cadence. A cadence punctuates the music the same way that a comma or period punctuates a sentence.

Question 5

An interval is the distance between two pitches. A melody that moves by small intervals is described as conjunct, and a melody that moves by large intervals is described as disjunct

Question 6

The number of beats in a measure determines

Answer 6

meter

Question 7

The first accented beat of each metric pattern is known as the onbeat

Answer 7

FALSE

Question 8

In triple meter, the accent is typically on the first beat

Answer 8

TRUE

Question 9

The Imperial March from the Empire Strikes Back

Answer 9

duple

Question 10

Bernstein, Tonight

Answer 10

duple (or quadruple)

Question 11

Consonance creates a sense of suspense that is only resolved with dissonance

Answer 11

FALSE

Question 12

What is the term for three or more tones sounded together?

Answer 12

chord

Question 13

Haydn, Symphony No. 94 Surprise, II

Answer 13

consonant

Question 14

Handel Messiah, Halleujah

Answer 14

completely consonant

Question 15

Create a C major scale by dragging the syllable to its corresponding note on the keyboard

Answer 15

do re mi fa sol la ti do

Question 16

What is the term for an interval smaller than a step?

Answer 16

half step

Question 17

In this example, the entire excerpt is in a major key: Travener, Hymns to the Mother of God

Answer 17

FALSE

Question 18

This excerpt is an example of which kind of tonality? Battle Hymn

Answer 18

major

Question 19

Which term describes the scale used in this excerpt? Haydn, Symphony No. 94

Answer 19

major

Question 20

In this example, the solo soprano sings the main melody while the piano provides the harmonic accompaniment. This is an example of a homophonic texture.

Question 21

In this example, there are multiple melodic lines, each set against the other and each having equal importance. This is an example of a polyphonic texture.

Question 22

In this example, there is a single melody with no accompaniment. This is an example of a monophonic texture.

Question 23

Which form features a statement of an idea, a contrasting idea, and then a repetition of the first idea?

Answer 23

ternary

Question 24

The direct opposite of strophic form is through-composed form.

Answer 24

TRUE

Question 25

A-B binary A-B-A ternary

Question 26

Which of the following indicates a fast tempo?

Answer 26

vivace

Question 27

indicates gradual change in tempo: - accelerando - ritardando does not: - andante - presto - allegro

Question 28

Beethoven, Ode of Joy

Answer 28

begins piano and suddenly becomes fortissimo

Question 29

Faure: Libera Me, from Requiem

Answer 29

very slow

Question 30

Listen to the second movement of Haydn's Surprise Symphony and determine why the work is nicknamed “surprise.” Haydn: Symphony No. 94, II

Answer 30

the unexpected loud chord

Question 31

What is the term for a song in which the music is repeated for each stanza of the poem?

Answer 31

strophic

Question 32

describes number of notes per syllable: - syllabic - melismatic - neumatic does not: - strophic - secular

Question 33

Simple Gifts

Answer 33

mostly syllabic

Question 34

Hildegard: Kyrie, excerpt

Answer 34

melismatic

Question 35

Match each musical selection to the term that describes the text-setting that you hear in the example

Answer 35

- melismatic: Hildegard: Kyrie - syllabic: America Beethoven: Ode to Joy - neumatic Amazing Grace

Question 36

What is the term for the property of sound that gives instruments and voices their unique tone color?

Answer 36

timbre

Question 37

Which of the following indicate female vocal ranges? Which indicate male vocal ranges?

Answer 37

female voice type: - alto - soprano - mezzo-soprano male voice type: - baritone - tenor

Question 38

Match the following instruments to their classifications

Answer 38

membranophone: - tabla aeropone: - flute - bagpipe - whistle chordophone: - guitar - violin idiophone: - steel drums

Question 39

Flutes, whistles, and bagpipes fall into what instrument classification?

Answer 39

aerophones

Question 40

What is the classification of an instrument that makes sound from the substance itself?

Answer 40

idiophone

Question 41

Los Jilacitas

Answer 41

group heard in example: - aerophone - membranophone group not heard: - idiophone - chordophone

Question 42

Mikor a penze elfogyott

Answer 42

chordophone

Question 43

In this excerpt, which instruments are most prominent? Which are not? Wagner, Ride of the Valkyries

Answer 43

prominent: - trumpets - violins not prominent: - xylophone - snare drum

Question 44

Which of the following instrument groups are heard in this mariachi ensemble? Which are not? El Cihualteco

Answer 44

heard in excerpt: - strings - bass not heard: - woodwinds - percussion

Question 45

All string family instruments are chordophones. The harp and guitar are plucked-string instruments, while violins, violas, cellos and basses are generally played with a bow

Question 46

Which of the following instruments belong to the brass family?

Answer 46

- trombone - tuba - french horn - trumpet

Question 47

The term arpeggio, meaning "broken chord," is derived from the name of what instrument?

Answer 47

harp

Question 48

In this example, each member of the woodwind family is featured. In what order are they featured? Britten, Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra

Answer 48

1. flutes 2. oboes 3. clarinets 4. bassoons

Question 49

In this example, each member of the brass family is featured. In what order are they featured? Britten, Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra

Answer 49

1. french horns 2. trumpets 3. trombones/tuba

Question 50

What is a small, specialized vocal ensemble called?

Answer 50

choir

Question 51

Which of the following describes a piece performed a cappella?

Answer 51

it is performed without instrumental accompaniment

Question 52

Which of the following instruments are typically found in an orchestra? Which are not?

Answer 52

typical orchestral instrument: - clarinets - cellos - timpani not: - synthesizer - guitar

Question 53

Let’s compare two commonly heard ensembles—the orchestra and the concert band—to see if you can hear the differences in sonority. Listen to the two examples. Which of the works is performed by an orchestra?

Answer 53

Wagner: Ride of the Valkyries

Question 54

Which of the following terms describes the ensemble heard in this example? Stravinsky: Rite of Spring

Answer 54

orchestra

Question 55

Which of the following terms describes the ensemble heard in this example? Hildegard: Kyrie

Answer 55

women's chorus

Question 56

genre describes a musical form

Answer 56

FALSE

Question 57

which of the following is a genre? which is not?

Answer 57

genre: - symphony - song not: - jazz band - chamber choir

Question 58

what is the term for music that is composed for religious purposes?

Answer 58

sacred

Question 59

what terms represent the functions of music? which do not?

Answer 59

function of music: - secular - sacred not: - style - song - genre

Question 60

what term describes the characteristic way a musical piece is presented and the creator's personal manner of expression?

Answer 60

style

Question 61

put the following historical style periods in chronological order

Answer 61

- middle ages - renaissance - baroque - classical - romantic

Question 62

A knowledge of historical styles helps put a musical work in the context of its creation.

Question 63

Listen to these orchestral works composed in different eras—the Classical period and the twentieth century—to see if you can identify the elements that make them sound different.

Answer 63

Haydn: Symphony No. 100 (Military) - consistent orchestral sound - melody prominent - predominantly consonant - regular, duple meter - moderate-ranging lines Messiaen: Turangalila - highly dissonant - changing instrumental timbres - irregular or mixed meter - wide-ranging lines - melody sometimes obscured