Multiple Choice Questions

The sacred text and overall musical style of this example suggests that it is part of a/an:Play0.41 to 1.29
  • Erik Satie
  • False
  • Oratorio
  • True
The most salient compositional aspect of the following excerpt is:Play2.38 to 7.19
  • Disjunct
  • Bernart de Ventadorn
  • Imitation between voices
  • not basso continuoterraced dynamics
The dance-like characteristics of the following piece indicate that it was written by:Play0 to 2.55
  • Chopin
  • Theme
  • False
  • Conjunct
This example is:Play1.40 to 2.10
  • Strong, dance-like rhythms performed by a combination of instruments and voices
  • From a Renaissance composition having its roots in folk songs
  • Compositions were based on logic and controlled feelings.
  • It moves in mostly step-wise fashion and has a small range.
This composition is a clear example of:Play 0 to 17.17
  • Eugene Delacroix
  • Downward at first and then static
  • A French troubadour
  • Theme and variations form
The composer of the following music example could likely be...Play
  • False
  • Purcell
  • Ludwig van Beethoven
  • Concerto
Which excerpt is from a piano concerto by Sergei Rachmaninoff?A. Play0 to 2.35B. Play0 to 10.38C. Play0 to 2.52
  • Excerpt
  • Concerto
  • Excerpt A
  • Excerpt D
Which of the following composers invented the twelve-tone system of composition?
  • Arnold Schoenberg
  • False
  • Hildegard von Bingen
  • The first movement to be fast, the second slower
One characteristic of this excerpt that suggests it might be from the Baroque Period is:Play0 to 3.06
  • False
  • It contrasts a group of instruments with a solo instrument.
  • Carl Orff
  • Arnold Schoenberg
Listen to the following example.Play0 to 3.11Which of the following types of texture does it represent?
  • Monophony
  • Erik Satie
  • Example C
  • Double stops
Which genre is represented by this example?Play1.13 to 6.40
  • Moderato
  • Cacophony
  • Excerpt A
  • Concerto
Which of the following is an example of increasing tempo (accelerando), and the increasing excitement that goes with it?A. Play0 to 2.55B. Play4.50 to 7.19C. Play0 to 4.31D. Play1.41 to 2.41
  • Excerpt D
  • Excerpt A
  • Erik Satie
  • Excerpt B
Which of the following musical characteristics suggest that the melody in the following example comes from Medieval sacred music?Play0 to 6.30
  • Technology has enabled art music composers to experiment with and change the way that they create music.
  • Strong, dance-like rhythms performed by a combination of instruments and voices
  • Example B
  • It moves in mostly step-wise fashion and has a small range.
This excerpt is from chamber music by W. A. Mozart.Play0 to 2.39
  • True
  • False
Which characteristic of texture in this example is most closely associated with music of the Contemporary period?Play2.21 to 4.37
  • Basso continuo; The Doctrine of Affections
  • Thick texture with full and frequently dissonant chords
  • Strong, dance-like rhythms performed by a combination of instruments and voices
  • Erik Satie
__________ is an Italian term that describes moderately fast tempo.
  • Oratorio
  • castrato
  • Moderato
  • Excerpt
The following excerpt represents:Play0:14 to 2:58
  • True
  • False
  • Is very weak throughout
  • Melody with harmonic accompaniment
What is the name of the technique used in the following excerpt?Play0 to 1.54
  • not basso continuoterraced dynamics
  • Chord accompaniment and clear, strong cadences
  • Cacophony
  • Downward at first and then static
A melody consists of a succession of:
  • False
  • True
  • Pitches
  • Moderato
Which of the following examples represents sacred music?A. Play0 to 2.17B. Play0 to 4.24C. Play0 to 4.31
  • Ralph Vaughan Williams
  • not example C
  • Excerpt
  • Example B
The following excerpt is consonant.Play0: 00 to 2.56
  • True
  • False
Two simultaneous pitches of the same letter name and pitch (e.g., C, G, or D) constitute a harmony.
  • True
  • False
This excerpt is most likely from a...Play0.20 to 6.03
  • Troubadour song
  • Jean Sibelius
  • Concerto
  • Repeated tones
The term harmony refers to the horizontal aspect of music.
  • True
  • False
The pulse in this example...Play0 to 16.01
  • Unity and variety
  • Is very weak throughout
  • Strong and fast
  • George Gershwin
Which excerpt is from the River Theme in The Moldau by Bedřich Smetana?A. Play1.08 to 13.08B. Play0.00 to 2.29C. Play1.55 to 7.19
  • Example B
  • Excerpt D
  • Excerpt A
  • Excerpt
A famous troubadour had an imaginative biography written about him, worked in the service of Eleanor of Aquitaine, and composed the song below. He was:Play0 to 6.03
  • Unity and variety
  • Eugene Delacroix
  • Bernart de Ventadorn
  • The Magic Flute
Given the Hungarian folk music flavor of this example, which of the following is the most likely composer?Play0 to 7.46
  • Bartók
  • Example B
  • Excerpt
  • False
The following excerpt comes from a famous aria in one of Mozart's most enduring operas. Identify the opera in question.Play0 to 2.55
  • The Magic Flute
  • False
  • Melody with harmonic accompaniment
  • True
Which of the following composers wrote this symphony?Play0 to 16.54
  • Columbus discovered "The New World."
  • Ludwig van Beethoven
  • Hildegard von Bingen
  • False
The following composition is a work by:Play0 to 6.03
  • The Magic Flute
  • A French troubadour
  • Melody with harmonic accompaniment
  • True
Which combination of beat and tempo is present in this excerpt?Play0 to 2.35
  • Jean Sibelius
  • Strong and fast
  • Unity and variety
  • George Gershwin
Which of the following statements best describes the role of technology with regard to art music in the Contemporary period?
  • Strong, dance-like rhythms performed by a combination of instruments and voices
  • Technology has enabled art music composers to experiment with and change the way that they create music.
  • Excerpt D
  • Melodic motion and melodic repetition are both effective ways of creating tension and relaxation.
The melodic material in the following excerpt can be best described as having:Play0.41 to 7.19
  • Imitation between voices
  • Individualism, humanism, and secular values started to flourish once again
  • Theme
  • Mixed melodic directions with a transitional character
Which one of the following composers' style is most closely associated with that of the commercial music world known as Tin Pan Alley?
  • Eugene Delacroix
  • Excerpt A
  • George Gershwin
  • Double stops
The following excerpt represents melody with harmonic accompaniment.Play1: 19 to 6:50
  • True
  • False
The following example features a steady pulse played by the bass.Play0 to 5:59
  • True
  • False
Guido d'Arezzo wrote The Fundamentals of Music, a very important medieval treatise (essay).
  • True
  • False
The Renaissance may be described as an age in which:
  • Melody with harmonic accompaniment
  • Individualism, humanism, and secular values started to flourish once again
  • Mixed melodic directions with a transitional character
  • Presto
Which of these examples is a recitative?A. Play0 to 4.48B. Play0 to 1.17C. Play0.17 to 1.36
  • Ralph Vaughan Williams
  • not example C
  • Example C
  • Strophic form
The following musical excerpt represents strophic form.Play0 to 3.11
  • True
  • False
The following excerpt represents a melody without harmonic accompaniment.Play0 to 4.32
  • True
  • False
The following excerpt is an example of Renaissance a cappella choral music.Play0 to 3.13
  • True
  • False
Which of the following events occurred in America during the time period known as the Renaissance?
  • Columbus discovered "The New World."
  • It contrasts a group of instruments with a solo instrument.
  • Ludwig van Beethoven
  • False
According to the text, reaction to the beat of music is often spontaneous and automatic.
  • True
  • False
From the Classical period onward, sonata-allegro form became the basis for most instrumental music.
  • True
  • False
The following excerpt is consonant.Play0.00 to 0.52
  • True
  • False
Which excerpt suggests a weak beat?A. Play0 to 4:50B. Play1.45 to 7:54
  • Moderato
  • Cacophony
  • Excerpt B
  • Excerpt A
The following example represents monophonic texture.Play0 to 4.47
  • True
  • False
Which of the following examples represents secular music?A. Play0 to 3.36B. Play0 to 4.32C. Play0.08 to 2.17
  • Example C
  • Strophic form
  • Monophony
  • Eugene Delacroix
Identify the event that did not occur during the Classical period:
  • American Civil Rights Movement
  • The first movement to be fast, the second slower
  • True
  • Vocal music
This excerpt demonstrates the principle of repetition.Play 0 to 4.43
  • True
  • False
Does the following excerpt feature more disjunct, conjunct, or repeated tones?Play0.30 to 7.49
  • Conjunct
  • Concerto
  • Disjunct
  • Cacophony
According to the text, ternary form uses a mixture of repetition and contrast.
  • True
  • False
The composer of this excerpt is...Play0.58 to 6.30
  • Arnold Schoenberg
  • Hildegard von Bingen
  • Purcell
  • Carl Orff
The following excerpt features characteristics of polyphonic texture.Play0 to 4.32
  • True
  • False
Bach was known as a master of presenting a singular musical texture throughout his vocal music to help communicate the text.
  • True
  • False
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