Multiple Choice Questions

The composer of this excerpt is...
  • Bellicha Troubadour
  • Pérotin
  • Hildegard von Bingen
  • Guillaume de Machaut
The following example was composed by a musician whose career exemplifies the dominance of composers from Northern France and the Netherlands during the Renaissance.
  • Concerto
  • Clara Wieck Schumann
  • Josquin des Prez
  • Flowing melodies
Francesco Landini was a Medieval composer of sacred works whose output consisted primarily of ballate.
  • True
  • False
Which of the following characteristics are associated with the rococo style?Elegance, delicacy, softness, and playfulness Elegance, delicacy, softness, and playfulnessBoldness, grandiosity, excess, and free expression of emotionSolemnity, reverence, and pietyDiversity, dissonance, contrast, and coarseness
  • An advanced 12th-century four-voice organum
  • Renaissance motet
  • Modern composers do not have audience pleasure as their goal, and their works have become incomprehensible to wider audiences.
  • Elegance, delicacy, softness, and playfulness
During the Renaissance period, musical textures were primarily monophonic.
  • True
  • False
Which of the following is a composition for the vihuela?
  • Excerpt C
  • Word painting
  • Sederunt Principes
  • Example B
What feature of Gustav Mahler's symphonies reflect the extremes of the late Romantic period?They feature endless melodies that do not resolve to a tonal center.They flout traditional symphonic forms, as each symphony consists of a single movement.They are all at least an hour long.They require at least 1,000 performers.
  • Sorry. That answer is incorrect. They are all at least an hour long
  • Beethoven
  • The opera poked fun of the aristocracy, which unsettled the aristocratic Viennese.
  • That answer is incorrect. The above excerpt showcases fast tempo with accented rhythms based on folk dances.
Ars nova, the "new art" of the fourteenth century, included music of increased rhythmic complexity (e.g., syncopation).
  • True
  • False
The style of the following piece may be described as stile antico.
  • True
  • False
Which of the following examples represents secular music?
  • Example C
  • Beethoven
  • Excerpt C
  • Sederunt Principes
Which one of the following examples comes from a famous Beethoven symphony?
  • Concerto
  • Excerpt D
  • Example B
  • Excerpt C
In the above piece from Pierrot Lunaire, what is the name of the technique the vocalist uses?VocaliseSprechstimmePantonalitySerialism
  • Stories were based on "real people," and the music was light and humorous.
  • Polyphonic songs in which instruments sometimes played one or more of the voices
  • Giuseppi Verdi
  • In the above piece from Pierrot Lunaire, sprechstimme is the name of the technique the vocalist uses.
During the Renaissance Period, English and Burgundian composers popularized the use of thirds and the sixths.
  • True
  • False
Which of the following was regarded as a leading composer of the Ars Nova style?
  • Guillaume de Machaut
  • Léonin
  • Hildegard von Bingen
  • Guido d'Arezzo
This is an example of a musical genre known as
  • Gregorian chant
  • Wagner's Die Walküre
  • Renaissance motet
  • Example C
Concentration on vocal music during the Renaissance period meant that instrumental music continued to be used as mere accompaniment for voices.
  • True
  • False
According to the text, the motet became a secular genre even though it grew out of sacred chant.
  • True
  • False
Burgundian composers made each of the standard components of the Mass distinct by using a different cantus firmus melody for each component.
  • True
  • False
This excerpt is an example of a medieval religious type of composition known as
  • Word painting
  • Sonata
  • plainsong
  • Villancico
Goliards are famous for their inspired performances during the services at the monastery of Santo Domingo de Silos in Spain.
  • True
  • False
This is an example of a new style of opera called opera buffa that emerged during the Classical period. It differed from opera in previous periods because...
  • It was performed by men; early operas were performed by women.
  • Stories were based on Greek mythology, and the music was serious and reserved.
  • Stories were based on "real people," and the music was light and humorous.
  • Stories were based on national heroes, and all vocal solos were recitatives.
The following piece features basso continuo.
  • True
  • False
This excerpt is an example of:
  • Secular music
  • A French troubadour
  • plainsong
  • concerto grosso
Section 1, Question 4During the Romantic period, choral music enjoyed its highest popularity since the Renaissance period.
  • True
  • False
Which of the following does the above excerpt showcase?A rhythm implying a horse galloping through the nightIncreasing tempo (accelerando)Fast tempo with accented rhythms based on folk dancesLong, flowing, and emotionally expressive melodies
  • Both are from books of Italian madrigals.
  • That answer is incorrect. The above excerpt showcases fast tempo with accented rhythms based on folk dances.
  • Stepwise melodies sung without accompaniment
  • Polyphonic songs in which instruments sometimes played one or more of the voices
The following melody, a popular Renaissance tune, was used as the cantus firmus in many masses, such as those by Guillaume Dufay, Johannes Ockgehem, and Giovanni da Palestrina.
  • True
  • False
During the Romantic period, composers continued to benefit from the patronage system, and many composers built their careers around service to a royal family.
  • True
  • False
Which of the following movements is associated with Debussy and Ravel?
  • B has no tonal center
  • Impressionism
  • Aaron Copland
  • Chopin
During the Classical period, opera buffa (comic opera) plots were based on myths and historical figures.
  • True
  • False
Venit ad Petrum was often used as the cantus firmus for the mass.
  • True
  • False
Which of the following is a composition for the vihuela?AB Play: 01:58CD
  • Excerpt D exemplifies a Renaissance instrumental consort.
  • Example B a composition for the vihuela.
  • Rondeaus, ballades, and lai
  • Dynamics range from extreme soft to very loud
In the Baroque period, music for keyboard...
  • John Cage
  • Romantic composers worked with traditional forms but expanded them in innovative ways to meet their expressive needs.
  • Was created mainly for use in instrumental genres such as sonatas, suites, and concertos
  • Igor Stravinsky
According to the text, what was the significance of Debussy's work?
  • It represented the first viable alternative to tonal music
  • Mazurka
  • Excerpt D exemplifies a Renaissance instrumental consort.
  • Dynamics range from extreme soft to very loud
Which of the following best describes aleatory music?
  • Music that allows for an element of chance to enter the performance
  • Jazz influence
  • Individualism, humanism, and secular values started to flourish once again.
  • Rondeaus, ballades, and lai
Which of the following excerpts is atonal music?AB 00:14 scattered pianoC
  • Pastoral
  • Chopin
  • B has no tonal center
  • Mozart and Haydn
Which of the following 20th-century trends sought to restore order, harmony, and emotional restraint to music?
  • Mozart and Haydn
  • Neoclassicism
  • Pastoral
  • Rondeaus, ballades, and lai
The following excerpt is an example of Renaissance a cappella choral music.Play: 03:13
  • True
  • False
Which of the following composers was known for using folk-based fiddle tunes like the one in the following example?
  • Alleluia
  • Jean Sibelius
  • Aaron Copland
  • Guillaume de Machaut
Two important composers from the Renaissance period were:
  • Mozart and Haydn
  • Desprez and Palestrina
  • Gregorian chant
  • Secular music
During the Baroque period, the musical feature that lent harmonic support to the main melodic line of a composition was called:
  • Independent business persons, earning their living by performing music, writing music for specific occasions and commissions, and collecting royalties on published music.
  • Basso continuo
  • Dance music from the Medieval period
  • False
The great European churches and cathedrals of the Medieval period were important to the development of Western music
  • True
  • False
A characteristic of this excerpt that suggests it is from a medieval Mass is:Play: 02:08
  • Thick texture with full and frequently dissonant chords
  • The smooth melodic lines and unstressed rhythm
  • chord accompaniment and clear, strong cadences
  • Example B a composition for the vihuela.
Which of the following composers developed the concept of total theater?
  • Hildegard von Bingen
  • Jacob Obrecht
  • Carl Orff
  • Guillaume de Machaut, the foremost composer of the fourteenth century. You heard the rich harmonic textures characteristic of his music.
The musical features of the following example suggest that it comes from a/an:Play: 00:40 (woman singing opera style)
  • Aria
  • Paganini
  • True
  • False
Which of the following composers wrote this symphony?play: 16:54 (instrumental)Joseph Haydn -NOGioacchino Rossini -NOLudwig van BeethovenW. A. Mozart
  • Probably Beethoven?
  • The scientific revolution
  • Purcell
  • Jacob Obrecht
The following example is played on an instrument that was very popular during the Renaissance. That instrument is the: Play: 00:37
  • False
  • True
  • Sonata
  • Lute
A unifying factor for social, political, and cultural life in the Medieval period was...
  • The thirty years' war
  • The Roman Catholic Church
  • Probably Beethoven?
  • It contrasts a group of instruments with a solo instrument.
The following excerpt has smooth melodies that imitate one another on entrances.Play: 03:42 (hallelujah)
  • True
  • False
The dates given in the course for the Baroque Period place it between:
  • 1600-1750
  • 1400-1600
  • 1150-1400
  • 1750-1830
One difference between a Renaissance Mass and a motet is:
  • Individualism, humanism, and secular values started to flourish once again.
  • Example B a composition for the vihuela.
  • C is a secular piece, which you can recognize by its strong pulse and rhythmic drive.
  • A Mass is always based on a specific text that is part of the liturgy of a given day.
The Renaissance period saw inventions and developments that:
  • Was created mainly for use in instrumental genres such as sonatas, suites, and concertos
  • It contrasts a group of instruments with a solo instrument.
  • Dance music from the Medieval period
  • Changed the physical and intellectual landscape of Europe.
From the Classical period onwards, sonata-allegro form was replaced by other forms as the basis for most instrumental music
  • True
  • False
The following musical excerpt is from a recitative.Play: 01:01 (female high voice)
  • True
  • False
Which of the following examples represents secular music?A BC: Play: 00:15
  • Masses and motets
  • Jazz influence
  • Guillaume de Machaut
  • C is a secular piece, which you can recognize by its strong pulse and rhythmic drive.
The dates given in this course for the Classical period are:
  • Polyphonic
  • Symphony
  • 1750-1825
  • 1820-1910
Which of the following selections is an example of a Renaissance consort?ABCD Play: 1:30
  • Stories were based on "real people," and the music was light and humorous.
  • Aaron Copland
  • Excerpt D exemplifies a Renaissance instrumental consort.
  • Terraced dynamics
The composer of this excerpt is...Play: 00:55
  • Charlemagne (c.742-814) ruled over much of the continent in the 8th and early 9th centuries, and instituted reforms that gradually pulled Europe into modern times. Charlemagne had a profound influence on Church music.
  • Hildegard von Bingen
  • John Cage
  • Vocal music
Changes in tempo were rarely found in music of the Romantic period, in keeping with Classical period values.
  • concerto grosso
  • Sorry. That answer is incorrect. They are all at least an hour long
  • Correct! Changes in tempo were NOT rarely found in music of the Romantic period, in keeping with Classical period values.
  • False
Listen to this music example and answer the following question: What would be the typical expectation regarding the rest of the movements of this particular type of work?Play: 00:47 (choir with loud music)
  • It moves stepwise and has a small range
  • Excerpt B
  • Wide dynamic range and repetition in the melody to express deep feelings
  • There may be other movements, some of which may introduce soloists.
In the early days of the church, the only music allowed during the service was:
  • Virelai music
  • Goliard music
  • Vocal music
  • Atonal music
Which of the following were secular genres in the Medieval period?
  • B has no tonal center
  • Example B a composition for the vihuela.
  • Rondeaus, ballades, and lai
  • Alleluia
The composer of this excerpt isPlay: 00:17
  • Charlemagne (c.742-814) ruled over much of the continent in the 8th and early 9th centuries, and instituted reforms that gradually pulled Europe into modern times. Charlemagne had a profound influence on Church music.
  • Guillaume de Machaut, the foremost composer of the fourteenth century. You heard the rich harmonic textures characteristic of his music.
  • John Cage
  • Carl Orff
Which 8th- and 9th-century ruler had a profound influence on Church music?
  • Romantic composers worked with traditional forms but expanded them in innovative ways to meet their expressive needs.
  • Was created mainly for use in instrumental genres such as sonatas, suites, and concertos
  • Charlemagne (c.742-814) ruled over much of the continent in the 8th and early 9th centuries, and instituted reforms that gradually pulled Europe into modern times. Charlemagne had a profound influence on Church music.
  • Igor Stravinsky
Which characteristic of texture in this example is most closely associated with music of the Contemporary period? Play: 00:45 (sounds nice and triumphant)
  • Music that allows for an element of chance to enter the performance
  • Basso continuo; the Doctrine of Affections
  • Dynamics range from extreme soft to very loud
  • Thick texture with full and frequently dissonant chords
Which of the following excerpts exhibits Baroque rhythmic characteristics?AB Play: 00:39 (Instrumental sharp note changes, harpsichord in background)
  • Erik Satie
  • Rondeaus, ballades, and lai
  • B
  • Chopin
Most of the notated music that survives from the Medieval period is secular in nature.
  • True
  • False
Which of the following composers most heavily influenced the music of the French post-WWI school of musicians known as Les Six?
  • Mozart and Haydn
  • Erik Satie
  • Excerpt B
  • Masses and motets
The following choral work, based on the German Bible, was written by:Play: 7:09 (a German Requiem)
  • False
  • Brahms
  • True
  • Don Giovanni
This excerpt is an example of a medieval religious type of composition known asPlay 4:32
  • Jean Sibelius
  • Gregorian chant
  • Leonin and Perotin
  • Secular music
This excerpt is...Play: 00:40
  • The Roman Catholic Church
  • The thirty years' war
  • Dance music from the Medieval period
  • Basso continuo
Audiences immediately embraced the dodecaphonic work of Arnold Schoenberg.
  • True
  • False
During the Renaissance, what was the name composers gave to the original chant used as the basis for the main melody in a composition?
  • Madrigal
  • A cappella
  • Cantus firmus
  • Chanson
Sonata-allegro form was used mainly in works for solo piano and did not apply to works for larger ensembles.
  • True
  • False
Which of the following describes this example?Play: 00:40 (female opera voice)
  • Rondeaus, ballades, and lai
  • Music that allows for an element of chance to enter the performance
  • Example B a composition for the vihuela.
  • Wide dynamic range and repetition in the melody to express deep feelings
The following excerpt features characteristics of polyphonic texture.Play: 04:32
  • True
  • False
Who composed the groundbreaking piece The Rite of Spring?
  • Igor Stravinsky
  • John Cage
  • Guillaume de Machaut, the foremost composer of the fourteenth century. You heard the rich harmonic textures characteristic of his music.
  • Probably Beethoven?
The following excerpt features characteristics of polyphonic texture.Play: 01:38
  • True
  • False
A Baroque suite is...
  • From a Renaissance composition having its roots in folk songs
  • A multi-movement instrumental work based on rhythms of popular dances
  • Wide dynamic range and repetition in the melody to express deep feelings
  • chord accompaniment and clear, strong cadences
The composers Samuel Barber, Thea Musgrave, and Ned Rorem resisted the 20th-century trend of serialism.
  • True
  • False
The following musical excerpt is from a recitative.Play: 00:25 (woman rolls tongue)
  • True
  • False
Which of the following is not part of the Ordinary of the Catholic Mass?
  • Alleluia
  • Jean Sibelius
  • Erik Satie
  • Cage
Which of the following examples features melismatic singing?ABC Play: 00:21D
  • Alleluia
  • C
  • C is a secular piece, which you can recognize by its strong pulse and rhythmic drive.
  • D
The two most important French composers of organum and discant during the Medieval period were
  • Masses and motets
  • Leonin and Perotin
  • Karlheinz Stockhausen
  • Gregorian chant
The following excerpt has smooth melodies that imitate one another on entrances.Play: 05:37
  • True
  • False
Which of the following is an example of increasing tempo (accelerando), and the increasing excitement that goes with it?ABCD Play: 00:52
  • Alleluia
  • Chopin
  • D
  • Excerpt D exemplifies a Renaissance instrumental consort.
The following excerpt is an example of Renaissance a cappella choral music.Play: 07:19
  • True
  • False
This excerpt demonstrates::19
  • Polyphonic texture
  • How dissonant harmonies create tension and instability throughout
  • A piece that contrasts a solo instrument with an ensemble
  • Excerpt A
Which of the following was NOT a popular form during the Renaissance period?
  • Excerpt D
  • carl orff
  • Example B
  • plainsong
Which one of the following excerpts may be classified as chamber music?:17:10:34:21
  • Excerpt A
  • carl orff
  • Excerpt C
  • Excerpt B
Listen to the following example.:9
  • Homophony
  • Allegro
  • Vivace
  • Monophony
Which of the following excerpts features frequently changing tempos?:39:40:30:30
  • Excerpt C
  • Excerpt A
  • not A
  • Excerpt B
Listen to the following selection. :59
  • False
  • Rubato
  • Ritardando
  • Vivace
Which combination of beat and tempo is present in this excerpt? :30
  • strophic form
  • Strong and fast
  • George Gershwin
  • Masses and motets
Listen to the following example.Play PlayDiscover Music playerWhich form does it represent?2:06
  • Ternary form
  • wagner
  • Erik Satie
  • strophic form
The rhythm of the following example suggests that the piece was composed during the Classical period. The rhythm may be described as having a::13
  • Thick texture with full and frequently dissonant chords
  • Clear pulse and meter with regular, dance-like rhythms
  • Excerpt A
  • The independence and equality of concurrent melodic lines
This is an excerpt from a::25
  • Secular music
  • triple
  • Strophic form
  • Madrigal
The top number of the time signature above, represents:
  • There are three beats in each measure.
  • The dramatic use of silence
  • Tempo and rhythm are interchangeable terms.
  • The excerpt features all three
Which of the following is a composition for the vihuela?3:061:581:593:43
  • jazz
  • Example A
  • It has irregular rhythms
  • Example B
What unique feature of this example suggests that it was written in the Contemporary period?:31
  • Thick texture with full and frequently dissonant chords
  • Rondeaus, ballades, and lai
  • Use of a traditional instrument in a completely new way
  • Excerpt C
The most salient compositional aspect of the following excerpt is::35
  • Imitation between voices
  • Thomas Tallis
  • Disjunct
  • There are three beats in each measure.
Which of these statements best describes the unique rhythmic feature in this example? :19
  • Masses and motets
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  • The excerpt features all three
  • The dramatic use of silence
Which of the following factors most strongly suggests that this piece is an example of secular music?:32
  • Masses and motets
  • ralph williams
  • It has irregular rhythms
  • The dramatic use of silence
The direction of the following melody can be best described as::5
  • Melody with harmonic accompaniment
  • Downward at first and then static
  • New ways to manipulate a traditional instrument
  • Dynamics range from extreme soft to very loud
The pulse in this example... :44
  • Thomas Tallis
  • Is very weak throughout
  • Gregorian chant
  • Polyphonic texture
The melody in the following excerpt is comprised of::24
  • False
  • Several small melodic ideas
  • Is long, flowing, and lyrical
  • Over the staff
The texture of the following example from the Classical period can best be described as::38
  • Disjunct
  • Example A
  • Homophonic
  • Is long, flowing, and lyrical
Although the violin is mostly a single melody instrument, violinists can also play chords using an instrumental technique known as::16
  • Double stops
  • Excerpt D
  • Chromatic
  • Jacopo Peri
Which of the following selections is an example of a Renaissance consort?1:555:1910:261:30
  • Erik Satie
  • Excerpt C
  • Example A
  • Excerpt D
This music excerpt is an example of::31
  • Excerpt A
  • Strong and fast
  • Polyphonic texture
  • Terraced dynamics
Which of the following examples features melismatic singing?:20:24:21:20
  • Excerpt C
  • Example A
  • Example C
  • Excerpt D
This piece of music is a good example of::20
  • Terraced dynamics
  • strophic form
  • Excerpt A
  • Polyphonic texture
Which Classical genre is represented by this example?:52
  • ralph williams
  • Excerpt B
  • Chamber music
  • carl orff
Which of the following excerpts is atonal music?:23:14:18
  • Excerpt B
  • Excerpt A
  • Example B
  • Hildegard von Bingen and Guillaume de Machaut
Which would be the most likely composer of this example?:20
  • Rondeaus, ballades, and lai
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  • The dramatic use of silence
  • Mozart and Haydn
The following example was composed by a musician whose career exemplifies the dominance of composers from Northern France and the Netherlands during the Renaissance.5:37
  • beats : pulse
  • Josquin Desprez
  • stressed:unstressed
  • Double stops
Which excerpt suggests a weak beat?:8:11
  • Secular music
  • Ternary form
  • Excerpt A
  • Excerpt B
The following piece was written by a leading figure of the post-WWII German avant-garde. Identify this composer.1:01
  • Karlheinz Stockhausen
  • A mixture of polyphonic and homophonic textures
  • True
  • False
Does the following excerpt move mainly by disjunct, conjunct, or repeated tones?:13
  • There are three beats in each measure.
  • Excerpt B
  • The excerpt features all three
  • The dramatic use of silence
Listen to the following selection. 7:31 Which of the following Italian tempo terms best applies to this selection?
  • Ternary form
  • Vivace
  • Allegro
  • Example A
The following music excerpt features::17
  • Melody with harmonic accompaniment
  • Mixed melodic directions with a transitional character
  • A mixture of polyphonic and homophonic textures
  • True
Listen to the following two examples from a piece in rondo form presented in the text.Which excerpt represents the Theme?:20:53
  • Jacopo Peri
  • carl orff
  • monophony
  • Example A
The predominant meter of this example is:2:53
  • Accelerando
  • True
  • triple
  • pitches
Which of the following examples represents sacred music?2:174:244:31
  • plainsong
  • Excerpt B
  • Example B
  • Erik Satie
The following example features a steady pulse played by the bass. 5:59
  • True
  • False
Which of the following is an example of increasing tempo (accelerando), and the increasing excitement that goes with it?:54:33:22:52
  • Example B
  • Excerpt A
  • Excerpt D
  • Excerpt B
Which one of the following excerpts belongs to a large choral work from the classical period?:38:18:21
  • Excerpt A
  • Example B
  • plainsong
  • Example C
This music passage is an example of::16
  • Polyphonic texture
  • Homophony
  • Accelerando
  • Excerpt A
The dance-like characteristics of the following piece indicate that it was written by::22
  • Conjunc
  • Excerpt D
  • Chopin
  • monophony
The melody in this composition is representative of Romantic music because it::34
  • Short, symmetrical, and balanced
  • The dramatic use of silence
  • It has irregular rhythms
  • Is long, flowing, and lyrical
This piece is a good example of::18
  • Polyphonic
  • Homophonic texture
  • Strophic form
  • Polyphonic texture
Which of the following composers catapulted to the top of the 20th-century avant-garde after composing Firebird, Petrushka, and Le Sacre du Printemps?
  • Chopin
  • Mozart and Haydn
  • Excerpt B
  • Igor Stravinsky
The composer pictured above is best known for taking older forms and styles and redefining them in modern ways. Antonín Dvorák was inspired by his Hungarian Dance No.What is this composer's name?3:02
  • Binary
  • False
  • Brahms
  • Charlemagne
We can say that the harmony in the following example is typical of the Classical period because it features::26
  • chord accompaniment and clear, strong cadences
  • Short, symmetrical, and balanced
  • Elegance, delicacy, softness, and playfulness
  • Tempo and rhythm are interchangeable terms.
This excerpt is an example of a medieval religious type of composition known as4:32
  • Gregorian Chant
  • Troubadour song
  • Mozart and Haydn
  • Ternary form
What compositional technique is illustrated by the following excerpt?:32
  • There are three beats in each measure.
  • chord accompaniment and clear, strong cadences
  • New ways to manipulate a traditional instrument
  • A mixture of polyphonic and homophonic textures
The factor that most clearly distinguishes this example from music of earlier periods is the use of::31
  • Homophonic
  • Hildegard von Bingen and Guillaume de Machaut
  • There may be other movements, some of which may introduce soloists.
  • Extended dissonance that doesn't resolve directly to consonance
According to the text, what was the significance of Debussy's work?10:32
  • It represented the first viable alternative to tonal music.
  • It features imitation that goes through all the voices
  • The independence and equality of concurrent melodic lines
  • Dynamics range from extreme soft to very loud
The tempo in this example... :36
  • Melody with harmonic accompaniment
  • Remains consistent
  • Several small melodic ideas
  • Secular music
Notes that don't belong to the traditional scale are known as ______________ alterations.
  • Chromatic
  • monophony
  • Sonata
  • carl orff
The following composition, featuring 40 voices, was written by:12:15
  • Thomas Tallis
  • Recitativo secco
  • True
  • strophic form
A feature of this example suggests it is from the early part of the Medieval period. That feature is::22
  • Gregorian Chant
  • Basso continuo; The Doctrine of Affections
  • Monophonic texture
  • The excerpt features all three
From which of the following pairs would you choose the most likely composer of this example?:46
  • Homophonic texture
  • Haydn or Beethoven
  • Excerpt D
  • It has irregular rhythms
The composer of this excerpt is...:17
  • Accelerando
  • Ritardando
  • Guillaume de Machaut
  • Karlheinz Stockhausen
The sense of beat in this example is unstressed throughout. 4:32
  • True
  • False
The trumpet melody in the following excerpt can be best described as::3
  • Sonata
  • Homophonic
  • Disjunct
  • Example A
Which excerpt most likely represents theme and variations form?15:333:59
  • Example A
  • Excerpt C
  • Excerpt B
  • Excerpt D
We can say that the melody in the following example is typical of the Classical period because it is::08
  • contrasting episodes
  • Is long, flowing, and lyrical
  • Held reverence for the music of the masters
  • Short, symmetrical, and balanced
Which characteristic of texture in this example is most closely associated with music of the Contemporary period?:45
  • Excerpt D
  • Thick texture with full and frequently dissonant chords
  • The independence and equality of concurrent melodic lines
  • Dynamics range from extreme soft to very loud
Which excerpt is an example of accelerando?:12:13
  • Excerpt A
  • Excerpt C
  • Example B
  • Excerpt D
[Image]This instrument, which was very popular during the Renaissance, is called a
  • True
  • lute
  • False
  • triple
Which of the following composers envisioned operas as "musical dramas"—a combination of all the arts?
  • not A
  • Excerpt A
  • Allegro
  • wagner
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