Music Appreciation Final
Music Appreciation Final Exam Prep
- 1.
The curriculum called the quadrivium was made up of what subjects?
- A.
Arithmetic, grammar, geometry, and music
- B.
Music, geometry, astronomy and logic
- C.
Music, arthimatic, geometry, and astronomy
- D.
None of the above
- E.
Rhetoric, music, arithmetic, astronomy
Correct Answer
C. Music, arthimatic, geometry, and astronomy -
- 2.
Boethius transcribed ancient treatises from what country?
- A.
Italy
- B.
Greece
- C.
France
- D.
Germany
- E.
England
Correct Answer
B. Greece -
- 3.
A ______ occurs when two or ore pitches sound simultaneously.
- A.
Melody
- B.
Motive
- C.
Concerto
- D.
Chord
- E.
Diminuendo
Correct Answer
D. Chord -
- 4.
The term, referring to the organization of time in music, gives shape to the pitches of the melody.
- A.
Accent
- B.
Rhythm
- C.
Meter
- D.
Harmony
- E.
Syncopation
Correct Answer
B. Rhythm -
- 5.
When beats are gathered into regular groups, what is the result?
- A.
Meter
- B.
Rhythm
- C.
Ritard
- D.
Upbeats
- E.
Tempo
Correct Answer
A. Meter -
- 6.
The downbeat is:
- A.
The strongest beat in any given measure
- B.
The first beat in a measure
- C.
More accented than other beats
- D.
Indicated by a downward movement of the conductor's hand
- E.
All of the above
Correct Answer
E. All of the above -
- 7.
Which term describes placing an accent on a weak beat or between the beats?
- A.
Ritard
- B.
Tempo
- C.
Syncopation
- D.
Triad
- E.
Pickup
Correct Answer
C. Syncopation -
- 8.
Which term means the speed at which beats progress?
- A.
Tempo
- B.
Syncopation
- C.
Accent
- D.
Dissonance
- E.
Homophony
Correct Answer
A. Tempo -
- 9.
What is the term for the even pulse that divides the passing of musical time into equal segments?
- A.
Measure
- B.
Tempo
- C.
Phrase
- D.
Beat
- E.
Ritard
Correct Answer
D. Beat -
- 10.
Which definition is appropriate to melody?
- A.
A recognizable and memorable series of notes that form a cohesive musical line
- B.
An arrangement of pitches that ascend and descend in a fixed, unvarying pattern
- C.
The movement of music through time
- D.
A short, distinctive figure
- E.
The element that adds depth and dimension to music
Correct Answer
A. A recognizable and memorable series of notes that form a cohesive musical line -
- 11.
What is the name for the central pitch around which melodies gravitate and on which they generally end?
- A.
Phrase
- B.
Consequent
- C.
Clef
- D.
Key
- E.
Tonic
Correct Answer
E. Tonic -
- 12.
What is the term describing the change in tonal center from one key to another?
- A.
Modulation
- B.
Cadence
- C.
Tonality
- D.
Syncopation
- E.
Counterpoint
Correct Answer
A. Modulation -
- 13.
_________ is the pattern of pitches that form a scale.
- A.
Great staff
- B.
Key signature
- C.
Mode
- D.
Ritard
- E.
Timbre
Correct Answer
C. Mode -
- 14.
What is a unit of two or more pitches that sound at the same time?
- A.
Arpeggio
- B.
Blues
- C.
Interval
- D.
Chord
- E.
Meter
Correct Answer
D. Chord -
- 15.
Chords that are _____ consist of pitches that sound agreeable and stable.
- A.
Homophonic
- B.
Syncopated
- C.
Consonant
- D.
Motivic
- E.
All of the above
Correct Answer
C. Consonant -
- 16.
The term that refers to the level of volume at which sounds are produced is:
- A.
Homophony
- B.
Crescendo
- C.
Texture
- D.
Dynamics
- E.
Sforzando
Correct Answer
D. Dynamics -
- 17.
Which term is synonymous with "color"?
- A.
Crescendo
- B.
Glissando
- C.
Tremolo
- D.
Timbre
- E.
Counterpoint
Correct Answer
D. Timbre -
- 18.
Which term consists of a single melody without accompaniment?
- A.
Consonant
- B.
Monophony
- C.
Homophony
- D.
Counterpoint
- E.
Timbre
Correct Answer
B. Monophony -
- 19.
The musical texture involving two or more simultaneously sounding lines is called ______.
- A.
Homophony
- B.
Contrast
- C.
Rallentando
- D.
Polyphony
- E.
Variation
Correct Answer
D. Polyphony -
- 20.
Four of the statements about Gregorian chants are correct. Which one is wrong?
- A.
Unaccompanied monophonic vocal music
- B.
Setting of sacred Latin texts for the eight monastic hours of prayer and the Mass
- C.
Composed over the course of fifteen centuries, from the time of the earliest Fathers of the Church to the Council of Trent
- D.
Lacks a sense of meter or regular rhythmic structure
- E.
Pope Gregory the Great initiated the practice of composing chant, and wrote so many that this music was named after him
Correct Answer
E. Pope Gregory the Great initiated the practice of composing chant, and wrote so many that this music was named after him -
- 21.
Which church administrator decreed that certain chants should be sung on certain days of the liturgical year?
- A.
Pope Gregory the Great
- B.
Hildegard of Bingen
- C.
St. Benedict
- D.
Leoninus
- E.
Machaut
Correct Answer
A. Pope Gregory the Great -
- 22.
What is the term for the early polyphony of the Western Church?
- A.
Melismatic singing
- B.
Chanson
- C.
Motet
- D.
Rondaeu
- E.
Organum
Correct Answer
E. Organum -
- 23.
The most important composer of the Ars Nova, this individual was also a gifted poet whose works are considered equivalent to those of his English counterpart, Geoffery Chaucer.
- A.
Hildegard of Bingen
- B.
Machaut
- C.
Dufay
- D.
Leoninus
- E.
Josquin
Correct Answer
B. Machaut -
- 24.
What was the name of Medieval court music?
- A.
Estampie
- B.
Mass
- C.
Organum
- D.
Plainchant
- E.
Chanson
Correct Answer
A. Estampie -
- 25.
Which statement does not apply to the musical style of the Medieval period?
- A.
Monophonic music sung mainly in notes of equal value without clearly marked rhythms
- B.
Polyphony has dissonant phrases that end with open, hollow-sounding chords
- C.
Duple meter used almost exclusively throughout the period
- D.
Mainly vocal music, few instrumental compositions survive
- E.
Melodies mostly move by step within a narrow range and rarely uses the chromatic notes of the scale
Correct Answer
C. Duple meter used almost exclusively throughout the period -
- 26.
A performance style of singing Gregorian Chant consisting of a soloist singing a phrase then followed by the choir is called?
- A.
Organum
- B.
Antiphonal
- C.
Syllabic
- D.
Responsorial
- E.
Melismatic
Correct Answer
D. Responsorial -
- 27.
What does "humanism" mean?
- A.
The literary curriculum of three academic disciplines taught in Renaissance schools and universities
- B.
The belief that people have the capacity to shape their world, and create good and beautiful things; emphasizes self-esteem and human worth
- C.
The philosophy that people are faceless objects in a great, divine pageant
- D.
A society of amateur musicians dedicated to the performance of music, nowadays music of the Middle Ages, Renaissance, and Baroque eras
- E.
A movement in music wherein composers sought to emphasize indigenous qualities in their music by incorporating folk songs, native scales, dance rhythms and local instrumental sounds
Correct Answer
B. The belief that people have the capacity to shape their world, and create good and beautiful things; emphasizes self-esteem and human worth -
- 28.
Select the response that best defines the term "motet".
- A.
Early polyphony of the Western Church from the ninth though the thirteenth centuries
- B.
A slow, elegant triple meter dance with a strong accent of the second beat
- C.
A composition, with form similar to a Mass, sung in a capella with varying text.
- D.
One of the five sung portions of the Mass for which the texts are invariable
- E.
All of the above
Correct Answer
C. A composition, with form similar to a Mass, sung in a capella with varying text. -
- 29.
Which term designates a composition sung by a choir without instrumental accompaniment?
- A.
A capella
- B.
Falsetto
- C.
Castrato
- D.
Discant
- E.
Counterpoint
Correct Answer
A. A capella -
- 30.
The process by which one or more musical voices, or parts, enter and duplicate exactly for a period of time the music presented by the previous voice is known as:
- A.
Word painting
- B.
Counerpoint
- C.
Imitation
- D.
Sequence
- E.
Falsetto
Correct Answer
C. Imitation -
- 31.
This temperamental and egotistical composer, who was described as the musical equivalent of Michaelangelo, was so talented that he could demand twice the salary of his gifted peers
- A.
Palestrina
- B.
Dufay
- C.
Machaut
- D.
Josquin
- E.
Lully
Correct Answer
D. Josquin -
- 32.
The Counter-Reformation was a reactionary movement in the Roman Catholic church that sought to stem the tide of the Protestant Reformation by cleansing the church of abuses and establishing a more conservative, pious environment.
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
A. True -
- 33.
The Council of Trent, influenced by the music of ______, decided to retain polyphony in the Mass.
- A.
Josquin
- B.
Machaut
- C.
Lully
- D.
Palestrina
- E.
Vivaldi
Correct Answer
D. Palestrina -
- 34.
When adult male singers use their head voice to produce a high, soprano-like sound, the result is called:
- A.
Sprechstimme
- B.
Bel canto
- C.
Falsetto
- D.
Divertimento
- E.
Invertible counterpoint
Correct Answer
C. Falsetto -
- 35.
____ spent nearly his entire career working at major churches in Rome. His serene musical style came to epitomize the restrained spirit of the Counter-Reformation.
- A.
Palestrina
- B.
Vivaldi
- C.
Weelkes
- D.
Josquin
- E.
Corelli
Correct Answer
A. Palestrina -
- 36.
Whose music was so widely admired that later composers, including Bach and Motzart, incorporated elements of his style into some of their sacred words?
- A.
Machaut
- B.
Dufay
- C.
Palestrina
- D.
Josquin
- E.
Corelli
Correct Answer
C. Palestrina -
- 37.
Identify the incorrect statement regarding the madrigal.
- A.
It emerged in Italy about the year 1530
- B.
Sung by a large a cappella choris
- C.
Sung in some vernacular (non-Latin) language
- D.
Emphasizes the meaning of the poetry at any given moment
- E.
Men and women could perform this music together
Correct Answer
B. Sung by a large a cappella choris -
- 38.
When music artfully depicts, or even mimics, the text, the result is called:
- A.
A madrigal
- B.
Point of imitation
- C.
Falsetto
- D.
Word painting
- E.
Canonic
Correct Answer
D. Word painting -
- 39.
Identify the incorrect statement about musical style of the Renaissance.
- A.
Melody mainly consists of stepwise motion within a moderately narrow range
- B.
The triad, a consonant chord, becomes the basic building block of harmony
- C.
Exciting, driving, energized rhythms propel music forward with vigor
- D.
The predominant sound remains that of unaccompanied vocal music, whether for soloists or for choir
- E.
Polyphony for four or five vocal lines is the dominant texture, through occasional passages of chordal homophony are inserted for variety
Correct Answer
C. Exciting, driving, energized rhythms propel music forward with vigor -
- 40.
Name the five sections of the ordinary of the mass.
- A.
Kyrie, Gloria, Communion, Sanctus, Agnus Dei
- B.
Kyrie, Gloria, Credo, Ave Maria, Sanctus
- C.
Kyrie, Gloria, Credo, Sanctus, Ave Maria
- D.
Kyrie, Gloria, Credo, Sanctus, Agnus Dei
- E.
None of the above
Correct Answer
D. Kyrie, Gloria, Credo, Sanctus, Agnus Dei -
- 41.
All of the composers listed below were active during the Renaissance with the exception of:
- A.
Machaut
- B.
Josquin
- C.
Palestrina
- D.
Lasso
- E.
Weelkes
Correct Answer
A. Machaut -
- 42.
What was considered the work-horse instrument of the Renaissance?
- A.
Recorder
- B.
Lute
- C.
Sackbut
- D.
Viol
- E.
Organ
Correct Answer
B. Lute -
- 43.
During which style period was the madrigal a principal genre of composition?
- A.
Baroque
- B.
Renaissance
- C.
Classical
- D.
Middle Ages
- E.
Modern
Correct Answer
B. Renaissance -
- 44.
Name the four "Fine Arts" of the renaissance
- A.
Poetry, painting, music, architecture
- B.
Poetry, painting, dance, architecture
- C.
Poetry, drama, music, architecture
- D.
Music, painting, sculpting, poetry
- E.
Music, dance, painting, poetry
Correct Answer
A. Poetry, painting, music, architecture -
- 45.
All of the following characterize Baroque art, with the exception of:
- A.
Grandeur
- B.
Drama
- C.
Rational restraint
- D.
Overt sensuality
- E.
Extravagance
Correct Answer
C. Rational restraint -
- 46.
The era known as the Baroque period was from:
- A.
1475-1600
- B.
1750-1820
- C.
476-1475
- D.
1600-1750
- E.
1500-1650
Correct Answer
D. 1600-1750 -
- 47.
When and where did Baroque music first appear?
- A.
Around 1475 in Paris
- B.
Around 1600 in northern Italy
- C.
Around 1685 in central Germany
- D.
Around 1710 in London
- E.
Around 1725 in Austria
Correct Answer
B. Around 1600 in northern Italy -
- 48.
What is the name given to the new kind of solo singing that emerged during the late Renaissance and early Baroque era?
- A.
Madrigal
- B.
Monody
- C.
Terraced dynamics
- D.
Motet
- E.
Chanson
Correct Answer
B. Monody -
- 49.
What is the term for a small ensemble that provides a foundation for the melody or melodies above, requires at least two instrumentalists, and is heard almost exclusively in Baroque music?
- A.
Figured bass
- B.
Basso ostinatio
- C.
Basso continuo
- D.
Canon
- E.
Counterpoint
Correct Answer
C. Basso continuo -
- 50.
The most common basso continuo group was the:
- A.
Harpsichord and cello
- B.
Organ and theorbo
- C.
Low sting instrument and bassoon
- D.
Piano and organ
- E.
Harpsichord and flute
Correct Answer
A. Harpsichord and cello -
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