Intro To Music Final

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1.

Which is not a symbolic device used in Josquin: Missa L’homme armé super voces musicales
- A.
  
  The melody is written in retrograde representing the Incarnation or the Harrowing of Hell
- B.
  
  Each successive movement is in a higher key representing the ascending Christ
- C.
  
  The music is undulating representing the flood during the age of Noah
- D.
  
  Each movement is based on the same melody
2.

This musical form is described ABA:
- A.
  
  Rondo
- B.
  
  Ternary
- C.
  
  Binary
- D.
  
  Modified Strophic
3.

This composer, of Polish descent, exemplifies the Romantic ideal of nationalism
- A.
  
  Haydn
- B.
  
  Bach
- C.
  
  Mozart
- D.
  
  Chopin
4.

Which composer’s “From a New World” starts with a theme later borrowed for the movie Jaws?
- A.
  
  Bach
- B.
  
  Dvorák
- C.
  
  Mozart
- D.
  
  Crumb
- E.
  
  Palestrina
5.

Someone who is aware of everything going on in music is an______.
- A.
  
  Movement
- B.
  
  Orchestra
- C.
  
  Emotional listener
- D.
  
  Attentive listener
- E.
  
  A Cappella
6.

Which of the following is in modified strophic form?
- A.
  
  Mozart: Gran Partita, 6th movement
- B.
  
  Schubert: Der Lindenbaum
- C.
  
  Schubert: Die post
- D.
  
  Crumb: black Angels, 1st movement
7.

Mariah Carey uses all registers of her voice: chest, middle, head, and ___________
- A.
  
  Whistle
- B.
  
  Piccolo
- C.
  
  Upper
- D.
  
  Embouchure
8.

Which is the correct ordering of symphonic form:
- A.
  
  Exposition-Development-Coda-Recapitulation
- B.
  
  Exposition-Coda-Development-Recapitulation
- C.
  
  Exposition-Recapitulation-Development-Coda
- D.
  
  Exposition-Development-Recapitulation-Coda
9.

Which relationship focuses on how music relates to the meaning or sense of a text
- A.
  
  Phonetic
- B.
  
  Semantic
- C.
  
  Syntactic
10.

Poetry is a natural partner for music because:
- A.
  
  It is crafted with phrases
- B.
  
  Regular stressed and unstressed syllables are easily related to musical rhythm
- C.
  
  Some poetic phrases are stronger than others
- D.
  
  All of the above
11.

Which dramatic art from is like an opera, but performed without staging (e.g. Handel's Messiah):
- A.
  
  Broadway Musical
- B.
  
  Oratorio
- C.
  
  Opera Seria
- D.
  
  Singspeil
12.

The artist in Berlioz's Symphony Fantastique tries to:
- A.
  
  Paint a portrait
- B.
  
  Overdose on opium
- C.
  
  Cast his beloved’s likeness in bronze
- D.
  
  Join a band of gypsies
13.

Which of the following is not composed using musical motives
- A.
  
  Mozart – Gran Partita, 1st mvt
- B.
  
  Dvorak – Slavonic Dances
- C.
  
  Beethoven – Symphony No. 5, 1st mvt
14.

Which group of orchestral instruments accompanies the harpsichord in this passage from Bach’s Concerto in D minor?
- A.
  
  Percussion
- B.
  
  Strings
- C.
  
  Brass
- D.
  
  Winds
15.

The composer who wrote over 600 art songs, or Lieder, during his 31 years was_____
- A.
  
  Machaut
- B.
  
  Schubert
- C.
  
  Crumb
- D.
  
  Debussy
16.

Which relationship focuses on how music relates to the sounds of words
- A.
  
  Semantic
- B.
  
  Syntactic
- C.
  
  Phonetic
17.

_________lived for several years in New York, where he taught American composers to write music in a distinctly American style
- A.
  
  Dvorák
- B.
  
  Mozart
- C.
  
  Palestrina
- D.
  
  Bach
- E.
  
  Crumb
18.

____________ is instrumental music that tells a story specified by the composer: Smetana’s Šárka is an example.
- A.
  
  Oratorio
- B.
  
  Chamber music
- C.
  
  Program music
- D.
  
  Basso continuo
19.

This composer, who helped reinvent musical language, is considered an Impressionist:
- A.
  
  Debussy
- B.
  
  Schubert
- C.
  
  Crumb
- D.
  
  Machaut
20.

A self contained section of a longer piece is called a________.
- A.
  
  Orchestra
- B.
  
  Chord
- C.
  
  A cappella
- D.
  
  Movement
- E.
  
  Chorus
21.

When a composer creates music that mirrors the text in an almost pictorial way, this technique is used:
- A.
  
  Text Rendering
- B.
  
  Text Mirroring
- C.
  
  Text Illuminating
- D.
  
  Text painting
22.

In Schubert’s Der Lindenbaum, the piano symbolizes which of the following:
- A.
  
  A tree
- B.
  
  A flower
- C.
  
  A rock
- D.
  
  A lake
23.

Which dramatic art form uses continuous music instead of dividing songs and dialogue
- A.
  
  Numbers Opera
- B.
  
  Music Drama
- C.
  
  Oratorio
24.

Which of the following is an example of Absolute Music?
- A.
  
  Berlioz: Symphony Fantastique
- B.
  
  Smetana: Sarka
- C.
  
  Strauss: Don Quixote
- D.
  
  Chopin: Ballade in G minor
25.

Which instrument is heard prominently in this passage from Sousa’s The Stars and Stripes Forever!?
- A.
  
  Clarinet
- B.
  
  Bassoon
- C.
  
  Oboe
- D.
  
  Piccolo