Midterm 2 Practice Quiz
- 1.All of these features are characteristic of Phil Spector’s “Wall of Sound” except:
- A.
Dense, homophonic textures
- B.
Tin Pan Alley-style orchestration
- C.
Complex, interlocking rhythms
- D.
Large amounts of reverberation ("echo" effect)
- 2.As exemplified by “Papa’s Got a Brand New Bag,” James Brown’s music is characterized by:
- A.
Sweeping, tuneful melodies with lush string arrangements
- B.
A repetitive, riff-based instrumental style featuring complex, interlocking polyrhythms which evidence conceptual links with African music styles
- C.
Live performances featuring meandering improvised instrumental solos, weaving together diverse genres.
- D.
Political, poetic lyrics and strophic forms with sparse, acoustic instrumentation.
- 3.The Beach Boys’ “Surfin USA” borrows heavily from the music of Chuck Berry, but contributes innovations with regard to:
- A.
Harmony
- B.
Form
- C.
Instrumentation
- D.
Subject matter of the lyrics
- 4.2. Which of these features is NOT typical of the early blues?
- A.
AAB lyrical form
- B.
12-bar verses with I-IV-I-V-I harmonic motion
- C.
Call-and-response between vocals and instruments
- D.
Sectional forms
- 5.The song “Girl from Ipanema" is an example of____________, a Brazilian-based music that gained popularity in the 1960’s.
- A.
Montuno
- B.
Bossa Nova
- C.
Bugalu
- D.
Mariachi
- 6.The form of the song "Maybelline" can best be described as:
- A.
12-bar blues
- B.
AABA
- C.
Verse-chorus
- D.
Both A and C
- 7.South Carolina-born trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie and Havana-born bandleader Machito collaborated in which genre, created in New York City?
- A.
Mariachi
- B.
Folk Rock
- C.
Bossa Nova
- D.
Afro-Cuban Jazz
- 8.Why was Bob Dylan’s record “Like a Rolling Stone” so significant in the history of American popular music?
- A.
It fused ideas and forms of folk music with timbres more associated with rock music, such as electric guitars, drums, and keyboards.
- B.
At 6:00, it became the longest record to break into the pop charts and receive radio airplay.
- C.
It featured serious themes in its lyrics, something that would influence the development of rock music.
- D.
All of the above
- 9.All of the following represent the San Francisco “alternative” rock scene at the end of the 1960’s except:
- A.
Jefferson Airplane
- B.
Janis Joplin
- C.
Eric Clapton
- D.
The Grateful Dead
- 10.4. “Blue Yodel No. 2” by Jimmie Rodgers features:
- A.
The “high, lonesome sound” of early country and ballad singers.
- B.
The poetic and musical forms of the blues.
- C.
The complex instrumental arrangements of Tin Pan Alley.
- D.
Both A and B.
- 11.Swing music:
- A.
Exemplified the tensions and fears of many during the Great Depression; it was primarily performed by crooners backed by piano intended for listening audiences.
- B.
Exemplified the sense of freedom, vitality and enjoyment of the New Deal Era; it was primarily dance music characterized by “rocking” rhythmic motion and played by big bands.
- C.
Exemplified the politically-charged 1960s; it featured singer-songwriters with philosophically complex lyrics and strophic forms.
- D.
None of the above
- 12.Who sings “(I’m Your) Hoochie Coochie Man”?
- A.
Robert Johnson
- B.
Eric Clapton
- C.
Charley Patton
- D.
Muddy Waters
- 13.The genre names “rhythm & blues” and “country and western”
- A.
Are two different names used to describe the same genre.
- B.
Arose as more dignified replacements for the terms “race” and “hillbilly” music.
- C.
Named brand new musical styles in the 1930s and 1940s postwar era.
- D.
Were never officially used to describe popular music styles.
- 14.In their deliberately old-fashioned rock ‘n’ roll sound, Creedence Clearwater Revival represented the genre called:
- A.
Roots Rock
- B.
Country Western
- C.
Boogie Woogie
- D.
Honky Tonk
- 15.As it’s founder and producer, Barry Gordy was a major figure for which record company?
- A.
Philles Records
- B.
Columbia Records
- C.
Chess Records
- D.
Motown Records
- 16.Soul music pioneer Ray Charles integrated songs and styles from Tin Pan Alley, Country and Western, Blues, and Gospel music into his repertoire.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 17.Pérez Prado’s “Mambo No. 5”
- A.
Is a clear fusion of Mexican son jarocho with Los Angeles rock ‘n’ roll.
- B.
Has a full, smooth sound and exemplifies call-and-response throughout.
- C.
Is a kind of extended Afro-Cuban montuno section, with small melodic-rhythmic building blocks (riffs) combined and re-combined in different ways throughout the piece.
- D.
Has an AABA form, and haunting minor key melody intended to evoke “the orient.”
- 18.Why is the Beatles’ “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” considered such an important, influential record?
- A.
It included non-western instruments and new studio techniques
- B.
It featured a large variety of instrumental combinations
- C.
It was a unified concept album that presented itself as a complete marketing package.
- D.
All of the above
- 19.Louis Jordan’s “Choo Choo Ch’Boogie” is a prime example of the genre of:
- A.
Jump Band
- B.
Motown
- C.
Honky Tonk
- D.
Bossa Nova
- 20.Which of these musicians innovated the bluegrass style, an extension of the string band style characterized by virtuosic melodies?
- A.
Frank Sinatra
- B.
Bob Wills
- C.
Jimmie Rodgers
- D.
Bill Monroe
Questions: 157 | Attempts: 57380 | Last updated: Jul 10, 2020
-
Sample QuestionAn allegation is a statement that has yet to be:
Questions: 150 | Attempts: 25201 | Last updated: Oct 22, 2020
-
Sample Question___________is the essential first step in determining the possible causes of addiction for the person and the most appropriate treatment modality for his or her needs.
Questions: 5 | Attempts: 15155 | Last updated: Aug 5, 2021
-
Sample QuestionWhat are a compact and informal high-level description of a computer programming algorithm that uses the structural conventions of a programming language, but is intended for human reading rather than machine reading?
Back to top