The Ultimate Exam On Music: Quiz!
8 Questions
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Questions and Answers
- 1.After listening to Ruth Etting's recording of "Deed I Do," the first section of music (0:00-0:43) can best be described as:
- A.
The refrain
- B.
The verse
- C.
The hook
- D.
The
- 2.In the song from Question 1, what is the best way to describe the form of the second main section (0:43-1:32)?
- A.
AABA
- B.
Sectional
- C.
Montuno
- D.
Strophic
- 3.The form, instrumental timbres, lyrics, and vocal style heard in "My Blue Heaven" characterize this song as most likely belonging to what genre?
- A.
Ragtime
- B.
Old-Time music
- C.
Jazz
- D.
Tin Pan Alley
- 4.The soft, "crooning," singing style heard in "My Blue Heaven" is most closely linked with which of the following developments in recording technology:
- A.
Wax cylinders
- B.
The phonograph
- C.
The microphone
- D.
Radio networks
- 5.Scott Joplin is best known for composing songs in which genre of music?
- A.
Ballads
- B.
Ragtime
- C.
Tin Pan Alley
- D.
Minstrel Shows
- 6.The rumba "Enigue Nigue" concludes with a section featuring a solo vocal improvisation alternating with a fixed refrain in a call-and-response fashion, a section also known as the:
- A.
Chorus
- B.
Strophe
- C.
Montuno
- D.
Pregón
- 7.The term "timbre" describes:
- A.
The overall rhythmic feel of a song
- B.
The vocal range of a singer
- C.
A type of drum used by early jazz bands
- D.
Tone color, or characteristic sound of an instrument or voice
- 8.The opening guitar line in "Satisfaction" by the Rolling Stones can be described as:
- A.
A riff
- B.
A hook
- C.
A bridge
- D.
Both a riff and a hook
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