Final Exam Review Shuffled Flashcards
This deck has all the same questions as the Final Exam Review deck, but the order is shuffled
Which of the following is NOT true about Beethoven’s “Pathetique” sonata, Op. 13?
- Was the first sonata to avoid an “allegro” first movement
- The title suggests passion and pathos
- Extremes of range, dynamics, tempo
- Beethoven played it frequently in aristocratic homes
- More virtuosic than any earlier sonata
Was the first sonata to avoid and “allegro” first movement
Which of these were NOT characteristics of the Enlightenment?
- Following established political ideology
- Pursuit of truth and discovery of natural laws
- Music that would have pleasing variety and natural simplicity that fits the ideals of the period.
Growth of the middle class
- Voltaire and Roseau espoused social justice, equality, religious tolerance, freedom of speech
Following established political ideology
Match the stylistic qualities with correct movement in music
- Long, expressive melodies
- Color “for its own sake”
- “Anti-climactic” cadences
- Clear rhythms/meters
- Strong climaxes/cadences
- Static, undulating harmony
- Color reinforces themes
- Obscure beat/meter
- Purposeful chord progressions
- Short motives
- Long, expressive melodies: Romanticism
- Color “for its own sake”: Impressionism
- “Anti-climactic” cadences: Impressionism
- Clear rhythms/meters: Romanticism
- Strong climaxes/cadences: Romanticism
- Static, undulating harmony: Impressionism
- Color reinforces themes: Romanticism
- Obscure beat/meter: Impressionism
- Purposeful chord progressions: Romanticism
- Short motives: Impressionism
Match the TV show to the compositional style:
- Peter Gunn (1958-1961)
- The Twilight Zone (1959-1964)
- My Favorite Martian (1963-1966)
- Lost in Space (1965-1968)
- Star Trek (1966-1969)
- Peter Gunn (1958-1961): Jazz-influenced
- The Twilight Zone (1959-1964): Electronic instrumentation
- My Favorite Martian (1963-1966): Electronic instrumentation
- Lost in Space (1965-1968): Electronic instrumentation
- Star Trek (1966-1969): Electronic instrumentation
What is ritornello form?
- The main theme returns again and again
- None of these
- ABACA
- AABCAA
- ABA
The main theme returns again and again
Which of these is not true for harmony in the Romantic period?
- Colorful harmony contributes to the emotional intensity
- Unexpected harmonic shifts
- Harmony changes often to propel the chords forward
- Use of chromatic harmony, temporary dissonance
- Sense of longing through prolonged dissonance
Harmony changes often to propel the cords forward
In the opera ‘Don Giovanni,’ who is the “Commandant?”
- elderly father of Donna Anna
- aristocrat, villain
- a virtuous woman; one of many conquests
- servant to Don Giovanni
- An engaged peasant girl
elderly father of Donna Anna
Which of these is NOT an attribute in Debussy’s ‘Preludes?’
- Chromaticism: representative of feathers or leaves lightly falling
- Whole-Tone Scale: A scale in which each note is separated by a whole tone interval
- Glissando: Gliding between two pitches
- Ostinato: A motif that recurs, typically in the same voice
- Parallel Motion: Motion in the same direction, maintaining the same intervals
Chromaticism: representative of feathers or leaves lightly falling
True/False: An Etude is a short, one-movement composition written to improve a specific performance technique.
True
True/False: The pieces of ‘Kinderscenen’ was composed so “grown-ups” would reminiscence of their upbringing (according to Schumann), and were not composed for children.
True
True/False: The formal structure of ‘Adigo for Strings’ is A (Neo-Romantic); B (Modernist); A’
True
Which of these are NOT facts regarding Georges Bizet’s ‘Carmen?’
- The aristocracy was outraged because of their portrayal
- Violent ending
- Main character a seductive gypsy woman
- Considered obscene by first audiences
- Spanish-influenced elements in the music
The aristocracy was outraged because of their portrayal
Organize the components of the development section of the first movement in Mozart’s ‘Symphony No. 40 in G minor.’
- First theme used as a fugue subject
- Opening motive moving through keys
- Features dominant pedal and woodwind timbre
- First theme modulates through several distant keys
- First theme used as a fugue subject: Second
- Opening motive moving through keys: Third
- Features dominant pedal and woodwind timbre: Fourth
- First theme modulates through several distant keys: First
Which of these is NOT true about Charlie “Bird” Parker?
- As he kicked his addictions, he became one of the most respected members of the jazz community
- Widely considered the most gifted bebop artist
- Played “standards” (a tune that inspires others to record their own interpretations of it)
- He was a tragic figure: a drug addicted, alcoholic, antisocial man whose skills as an improviser and performer were at the highest level
- Played “My Melancholy Baby,” a cover song of the era
As he kicked his addictions, he became one of the most respected members of the jazz community
What was “The Doctrine of Emotions?”
- Musical mood could influence the affections of the listener
- Decree by the Council of Trent requiring more solemn writing
- Establishment of strict meter such as duple or triple to glorify God
- The doctrine that forbid instruments from being used in sacred music
- The doctrine that forbid instruments from being used in sacred music
Musical mood could influence the affections of the listener
Which of these is NOT true about Hip-hop and Gangsta Rap?
- NWA’s Dr. Dre helped popularize the G-funk sound, and discovered Snoop Dogg
- The Notorious BIG was among the most popular performer of “East Coast” hip-hop
- Ice-T wrote the song “Cop Killer” was a member of NWA
- Tupac Shakur was among the most popular performer of “West Coast” hip-hop
- NWA addressed social issues in South Central Los Angeles. Their honest approach in speaking about racial tension in South Central Los Angeles was heard by fans of all ethnicities in all areas of the country, including rural ones far away from Los Angeles.
Ice-T wrote the song “Cop Killer” was a member of NWA
What is NOT true about Swing music and big bands?
- The big bands featured a free sound without concrete organization
- Swing was a popular style of jazz played by a big band in the 1930’s and 1940’s
- Swing music used “Charts” rather than improvisation
- Big Bands featured multiple trumpets, trombones, saxophones
- Big bands include the music in the glory days of Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Glenn Miller, Benny Goodman
The big bands featured a free sound without concrete organization
What is NOT true about “Leitmotif?”
- Interaction of different leitmotifs conveys meaning
- In order to be independent from other tonal elements, occurs just once per movement
- Suggests the character’s subconscious thought
- Brief, distinctive unit of music
- Represents a character, object, idea
In order to be independent from other tonal elements, occurs just once per movement
Which of these characteristics are NOT found in the first theme of Mozart’s Symphony no. 40?
- Irregular rhythms that propel the movement forward
- Balanced by descending conjunct movement
- Antecedent/consequent phrases
- Dramatic leap upward
- Begins with tight, descending 1/2-step motive
Irregular rhythms that propel the movement forward
What was a minstrel from northern France called?
- Trouvere
- Troubadour
- Strophic
- Carol
- Chanson
Trouvere
True/False: The Baroque orchestra was much smaller than our modern orchestras.
True
Which of the following is NOT an attribute of the conductor?
- The conductor fell into the role as the “Interpreter of the music.”
- The conductor was viewed as the one who had to be able to play and conduct at the same time in the Romantic period, differing from modern conductors.
- Conductors started using a baton in the Romantic period
- The conductor was required since the Romantic period was a “golden age for construction of larger concert halls.”
- Larger ensembles needed a “Larger, more complex music needed a musical “traffic cop” for balance and changing dynamics, tempo, mood, etc.”
The conductor was viewed as the one who had to be able to play and conduct at the same time in the romantic period, differing from modern conductors.
What is “counterpoint?”
- “Point against point,” that follows specific stylistic rules that help establish the harmony of the piece.
- Two melodies that follow each other, yet are significantly contradictory
- free sections where the subject is not heard in its entirety (often uses sequences to modulate)
- theme; primary musical idea. It is imitative with embellished cadences, which is played in multiple voices.
- opening section where each voice presents the subject
“Point against point,” that follows specific stylistic rules that help establish the harmony of the piece.
Which of these is NOT true about John Adams?
- Adams is the leading proponent of chance music
- He writes with the pressure of classical versus popular mediums
- Adams is best termed a post-Minimalist
- Adams received the Pulitzer Prize for On the Transmigration of Souls in 2003
- He wrote the minimalist operas Nixon in China and Doctor Atomic
Adams is the leading proponent of chance music
How did Mozart change opera?
- He focused on stories based on German fables
- He created a new kind of opera that mixed serious and comic elements into powerful effects
- He married sacred and secular music to appeal to a wider audience
- He was the first to use wind instruments in opera
- All of these
He focused on stories based on German fables
Which of the following musical details about the ‘Erlking’ (1815) is NOT true?
- It reinforces the song’s mood and narrative details as a dramatic partner to the voice
- Piano not a mere accompaniment
- Schubert captures sense of terror and detail of galloping horse in the accompaniment figure that pounds throughout the song.
- All of these
- The chords at the end signal how the boy is ultimately saved
The chords at the end signal how the boy is ultimately saved
Which of the following was NOT true about Judas Priest?
- Their single guitarist, Glenn Tipton, was one of the most inflential guitarists of the 1980s
- Hailing from Birmingham, the same hometown of Blac Sabbath, Birmingham is an industrial town
- They had four albums in the 1970s, but they emerge as a powerful HM act in 1980 with British Steel. “Breaking the Law” is considered a classic HM song, one of the first to have a metal video
- “Living after Midnight” is a classic as well, and British Steel is considered their best album by many
- After the forgettable Point ofEntry, they released Screming for Vengeance in 1983, the big hit on this record was “You’ve Got Another Thing Comin”
Their single guitarist, Glenn Tipton, was one of the most influential guitarists of the 1980s
What type of song would be sung to celebrate military conquest?
- Carol
- Organum
- Chanson
- Troubadour
- Trouvere
Carol
Match the piece in the left column to the type of composition in the right column
- Berlioz’s Symphonie fantastique
- Sleeping Beauty (1889)
- Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture
- Tchaikovsky’s Romeo and Juliet
- Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake
- Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker
- Berlioz’s Symphonie fantastique: Program Symphony
- Sleeping Beauty (1889): Ballet
- Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture: Dramatic Overture
- Tchaikovsky’s Romeo and Juliet: Tone Poem
- Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake: Ballet
- Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker: Ballet
What is NOT true about The Broadway Musical?
- The “Volume” is a libretto containing the lyrics
- It emerged shortly after 1900
- The Broadway Musical was also known as “musical comedy”
- Jerome Kern composed Showboat featured “Ol’ Man River,” which had elements of blues, jazz, and the Negro spiritual
- Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein wrote in the Golden Era for American musical theatre, with Oklahoma (1943), Carousel (1945), South Pacific (1949), The King and I (1951), The Sound of Music (1959)
The “Volume” is a libretto containing the lyrics
What type of music would be performed in a Mass by monks?
- Gregorian Chant
- Organum
- Ordinary of the Mass
- Chanson
- Carol
Gregorian Chant
Which of these is NOT true about Igor Stravinsky?
- A citizen of Russia, France, and later the United States
- Personified the culture pluralism and stylistic diversity of cutting-edge art music
- Preference for percussive sounds and winds
- Composed in many genres and styles
- Driving rhythms
- Simple, minimalist harmonies
Simple, minimalist harmonies
True/False: In the classical period, there were Short, balanced phrases create tuneful melodies; melody more influenced by vocal than instrumental style; frequent cadences produce light, airy feeling.
True
What is NOT true of Gustav Mahler?
- Composer and conductor
- Last in the long line of great German symphonists that extends back to Haydn
- Was so nationalistic that he refused to perform in the United States
- Wrote only orchestral songs and symphonies
- Wrote symphonies of great size and length; use of solo voice and chorus in symphonies
Was so nationalistic that he refused to perform in the United States
Which of these is NOT true about Elvis Presley?
- He combined genres of indigenous American black and white rural music
- He had 149 songs appeared on Billboard’s “Hot 100 Pop Chart”
- Was uniquely American, and struggled to gain popularity outside the United States
- Became popular because of his 1956 recording and TV performance of “Hound Dog”
- His career began performing “hillbilly music,” singing gospel music in church, and listening to blues and jazz in the black neighborhood of Memphis
Was uniquely American, and struggled to gain popularity outside the United States
What is the tempo characteristic of the second movement of Haydn’s “Surprise Symphony” (Opus 94)?
- Presto
- Allegro
- Fast
- Moderately
- Slow
Slow
Which of these is NOT a characteristic of film music?
- Early 1910s - storefront “nickelodeon” theaters sprung up across America
- Music has been a part of the film experience since the first moving pictures in 1897
- Early film music was most often accompaniment improvised by a pianist, often with a percussionist for sound effects
- Music’s power can greatly affect our emotions more than images do
- s as a key to a film as cinematography, acting, or editing
Music has been a part of the film experience since the first moving pictures in 1897
What is NOT true about the “Thrash” style?
- Chromaticism, with identifiable tonic, was prevalent
- Quick, repeated sixteenth notes played by the guitars and the drummer, often on the lowest note of the instrument, E
- Tight stops, with cymbal chokes toreinforce the quick playing during the majority of the song, with dramatic changes of texture that keeps the audience listening for the next abrupt change
- Cycles of energy as described by Pillsbury include: a level of the speed and power of the beat, wrapped in the sound of distored guitar timbre
- Lyrical content advocates peace among all, in a neo-hippie aesthetic approach
Lyrical content advocates peace among all, in a neo-hippie aesthetic approach
What was a secular French song of the medieval period?
- Chanson
- Carol
- Organum
- Gregorian Chant
- Strophic
Chanson
Which of the following is NOT true of Frederic Chopin?
- Many compositions based on Polish daces
- Called the “King of the Piano”
- Became a voice for Polish musical nationalism
- Used of tempo rubato extensively
- Primarily composed for the piano
Called the “King of Piano”
Which of these would NOT be a characteristic of romantic values and concert halls?
- Romantic ideals led to the construction of smaller, more intimate venues
- The conductor fell into the role as the “interpreter of the music”
- The romantic period was a golden age for construction of large concert halls
- The concert hall becomes a “museum of past compositions”
- Concert culture was for Educating and morally uplifting, not just entertaining
Romantic ideals led to the construction of smaller, more intimate venues
Which of the following is NOT representative of Bel Canto style?
- Led to the rise of the prima donna or diva (lead soprano, usually the heroine)
- Exalted the leading opera singers
- Early creators of bel canto include Mozart and Haydn
- Orchestra provides simple harmonic support
- Emphasizes beautiful vocal melodies
Early creators of bel canto include Mozart and Haydn
Which of these is NOT true about “Amazing Grace?”
- Was an essential song used by Northern armies in the Civil War
- Words originated in British Isles in 1748 by seaman John Newton who had been rescued from a violent storm
- South Carolinian William Walker supplied the text with a new melody (adapted from a well-known New England song “New Britain”)
- Might be “Africanized” (sung in “call and response” style; syncopated rhythm; use of blues harmony; sung with tremendous enthusiasm)
- Published in “Southern Harmony”
Was an essential song used by Northern armies in the Civil War
Match the phrase on the left column with the best associated term on the right
- Chief of the gods
- The house of the gods
- Leader of the warriors
- High-flying, hard-riding women warrior
- Total Work of Art
- Chief of the gods: Wotan
- The house of the gods: Valhalla
- Leader of the warriors: Brunnhilde
- High-flying, hard-riding women warrior: Valkyrie
- Total Work of Art: Gesamtkunstwerk
Match the number of players with the appropriate section of a typical orchestra
- Strings
- Horns and trumpets (for festive pieces)
- Woodwinds
- Timpani (for festive pieces)
- Strings: 27
- Horns and trumpets (for festive pieces): 4
- Woodwinds: 8
- Timpani (for festive pieces): 2
In ‘Eine kleine Nachtmusik,’ which of these is not a characteristic of the development section?
- Rising scales in unison
- Retransition (dominant pitch held in violins and then bass)
- Abrupt change; closing theme developed; multiple modulations
- First theme developed briefly
- The original key is avoided
The original key is avoided
What was NOT a characteristic of the orchestral song (or orchestral ‘Lied’)?
- Early songs often provided inspiration for later music
- Large orchestra adds more color and more contrapuntal lines
- Full orchestra replaces the piano as the medium of accompaniment
- to maintain intimacy, brass instruments were not used
- Orchestral songs grew longer, denser, and more complex than the piano-accompanied art song
To maintain intimacy, brass instruments were not used
Match the movements of a common 4-movement plan in the classical era to its correct tempo.
- Sonata allegro
- Ternary, theme and variations, or rondo
- Ternary form (minuet and trio)
- Sonata-allegro, theme and variations, or rondo
- Sonata allegro: Fast
- Ternary, theme and variations, or rondo: Slow
- Ternary form (minuet and trio): Moderate or lively
- Sonata-allegro, theme and variations, or rondo: Fast
Which of the following was NOT true about Def Leppard?
- Def Leppard movved to America and became one of Hollywood’s most beloved artists
- Hailing from the industrial town of sheffield, Def Leppard forms around the time of Iron Maiden
- They are clearly not in the same league of virtuosity as Iron Maiden, yet still gainsome notic for their raw sound
- While on tour supporting AC/DC, they draw the attention of a management company, who sees the band as having the potential for success
- An important step was taken when Robert John “Mutt” lange began to produce the band
Def Leppard moved to America and became one of Hollywood’s most beloved artists
Which of the following is NOT true about Modernism?
- Developments in the arts mirrored the unsettled times
- The movement expanded the popularity of music for the concert hall than ever before
- Shock began to replace beauty as the defining component of musical art
- Turning away from the predominantly idealistic, sentimental aesthetics of Romanticism
- Partially because of the upheaval of the Franco-Prussian War and WWI
The movement expanded the popularity of music for the concert hall than ever before
What is NOT true about John Coltrane?
- One of the most accomplished trumpeter/vocalists of the 1950s
- He was “High priest” of modal jazz
- Coltrane improvised on Rodger’s “My Favorite things” from the Sound of Music
- Used theme and variations form like classical composers
- He was a heroin addict, and died way too young
One of the most accomplished trumpeter/vocalists of the 1950s
In the opera ‘Don Giovanni,’ who was “Don Giovanni?”
- aristocrat, villain
- servant to Don Giovanni
- a virtuous woman; one of many conquests
- elderly father of Donna Anna
- An engaged peasant girl
aristocrat, villain
Which of the following is NOT representative of program music?
- Music that does not have extra musical references
- Instrumental music that depicts in sound the events and emotions of something external to the music: story, play, legend, poem, novel, historical event
- lyrical melody evokes love
- Trumpet calls represents the arrival of a hero
- Dissonance evokes a sense of conflict
Music that does not have extra musical references
Which of these is NOT representative of melody in modernism?
- More chromaticism
- Avoids simple intervals for more dissonant ones
- Fragmented and angular
- Octave displacement
- Conjunct movement
Conjunct movement
What is characteristic of what is called “classical” film music?
- Cues are music written for sections in films when people were not speaking
- The composers active from 1920-1940 were careful to avoid any type of brass or woodwind use to avoid distracting the audiences
- The Classic Hollywood score was orchestral
- Both sight and sound encoded together in filmstrip
- A Thematic cue is similar to a leitmotif
The composers active from 1920-1940 were careful to avoid any type of brass or woodwind use to avoid distracting the audiences
Which of these genres are NOT considered to be important in the Classical period?
- String quartet
- Symphony
- Sonata
- Orchestral dance suite
- Concerto
Orchestral dance suite
In the opera ‘Don Giovanni,’ who is the “Zerlina?”
- An engaged peasant girl
- elderly father of Donna Anna
- aristocrat, villain
- a virtuous woman; one of many conquests
- servant to Don Giovanni
An engaged peasant girl
Which of the following is NOT true about Poison?
- Noted songwriter Desmond Child (Kiss) helped write the songs on the album, with a slick production of Bruce Fairburn and the engineer of Bob Rock.
- For glam hard rock of the 1980s, especially in a Los Angeles music scene considered fun, it is only natural for music in major keys to gain importance.
- Most groups in the 1980s used minor tonalities, especially in heavy metal. Minor keys have been attributed to sad sounding music. Poison wrote in major keys more often on their first album.
- Early songs include hits such as “Talk Dirty to Me”, “Cry Tough” and “I Won’t Forget You” in major keys.
- The group was influenced by the major tonalities in the popular 1970s group Kiss, who had clearly fallen from favor in the 1980s after the removal of their makeup.
Noted songwriter Desmond Child (Kiss) helped write the songs on the album, with a slick production of Bruce Fairburn and the engineer of Bob Rock.
Who wrote the first recognized Theme and Variations?
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- Johannes Brahms
- Joseph Haydn
- Ludwig Van Beethoven
- Johann Sebastian Bach
Joseph Haydn
How many movements are in Haydn’s ‘Trumpet Concerto in Eb?
- 3
- 5
- 4
- 3, but there is a bonus coda
- None of these
3
Which of these is NOT true about John Cage?
- Cage’s music relies on a predictable sequence of musical events, or sounds
- Cage is the leading proponent of chance music
- Cage created the prepared piano, where objects are inserted into and on the strings
- ‘33” consists of three movements of silence
- 4’33” heightens awareness of environmental sounds
Cage’s music relies on a predictable sequence of musical events, or sounds
Which of the following is NOT representative of Verdi’s Dramaturgy and Musical Style?
- Intense passion and nonstop action
- Dramatic character portrayal
- Arias are written in a narrow range of the singers so that their power is focused
- Conflict - personal or national - the root of every emotion
- Memorable melodies and musical contrast
Arias are written in a narrow range of the singers so that their power is focused
Which of these are NOT a reason that vocal ensembles were used in operas in the classical period?
- Vocal ensembles sang sacred music to evoke feelings of church music
- Each character responds to the dramatic action
- Ensemble often closes a scene or act
- Typifies the more democratic spirit of the late 18th-century
- All of these
Vocal ensembles sang sacred music to evoke feelings of church music
What is Monody?
- Songs for soloists
- Songs for groups of people
- Songs with harmony sung by one person
- Songs that reflected emotional content
- songs that were sacred, but sang outside of religious services
Songs for soloists
Which of the following is NO true about Franz Schubert’s ‘Erlking’(1815)?
- A father and his feverish son riding through the night
- Text by Goethe (1749-1832)
- They are tormented by the evil King of the Elves, who desires to take the soul of a young boy.
- A romantic ballad
- Romantic fascination with the supernatural
A romantic ballad
Which of these is NOT true about early Rock and Roll?
- “Rocking and Rolling”: old nautical term referring to the motion of boats, and the term applied to movements during religious ecstasy and dance
- Term coined by pioneering radio disk jockey Alan Freed (1921-1965)
- Was seen by industry professionals as an answer to help struggling profits
- Music disseminated through radio broadcasts
- Rock and Roll broadcasts were replayed in Europe
Was seen by industry professionals as an answer to help struggling profits
Which of these do NOT represent exoticism in music?
- Foreign subject, such as music of Spain, for a program
- Folk rhythm
- Free sections where the subject is not heard in its entirety (often uses sequences to modulate)
- The Far East was particularly intriguing
- Non-western musical instruments
Free sections where the subject is not heard in its entirety (often uses sequences to modulate)
Which of these is NOT true about Punk Rock?
- Fast, hard-edged music with short, simple songs
- Crude amplified sounds, fast driving rhythms, unassuming timbres, simple harmonies
- Musical escapism with a self-destructive and nihilistic approach
- Basic verse-and-chorus form of earlier pop
- Helped renovate rock back to its working-class, garage band roots
- Highly politicized style that emerged in the mid-1980’s
Highly politicized style that emerged in the mid-1980’s
Which of these is NOT true about The British Invasion?
- Used rhythmic ostinato
- Lengthy instrumental improvisations
- Guitar Riff: An improvisatory flourish that becomes a motive
- Americans were slow to embrace the music on nationalistic principles
- Cream used the 12-bar blues, inspired by American artists
Americans were slow to embrace the music on nationalistic principles
What do the blue lines represent?
- Subjects
- Counterpoint
- Episode
- Imitation
- None of these
Subjects
Which of ‘The Four Seasons’ is considered most famous?
- Winter
- Fall
- Summer
- Spring
Spring
Which of the following was NOT true about Quiet Riot?
- Quiet Riot was one of the most popular groups in the 1980s
- Quiet Riot was a friendly Rival to Van Halen in the local scene
- They initally had a lot of trouble attracting major labels in the US, and were signed by Sony for two Japan releases
- The group was led by singer Kevin Dubrow and guitarist Randy Rhoads. Stylistically they were more of a pop band than Van Halen, which was a large reason for their inability to get a record deal
- Though Rhoads was important as a guitarist for Ozzy Osbourne in the 1970s, his virtuosity did not develop with Quiet Riot
Quiet Riot was one of the most popular groups in the 1980s
In a Sonata Allegro form, what is “exposition?”
- Themes return, usually in original order
- Thematic material is expanded and altered
- Presents thematic material
- Continues to use strict meter such as duple or triple
- Imitation polyphony becomes more prevalent
Presents thematic material
Which of the following is NOT representative of ‘La boheme?’
- Music transcends the limitations of the drama
- The musical Les Miserables is an adaption of La boheme
- Featured Bel canto singing
- Featured less distinction between recitative and aria
- Explores emotions of love, hope, and despair
The musical Les Miserables is an adaption of La boheme
Which of the following is NOT true of Robert Schumann?
- Career as a pianist ended with a self-inflicted hand injury
- Started the high-end music magazine Die neue Zeitschrit fur Musik
- He had the longest career of any Romantic era composer
- Wrote Lieder and large-scale works
- In 1830s, occupied himself with writing collections of piano pieces (Carnaval, Kinderscenen)
He had the longest career of any Romantic era composer
What is the complete mass set to music?
- Ordinary of the Mass
- Gregorian Chant
- Chanson
- Carol
- Orgnaum
Ordinary of the Mass
Which of these are stylistic elements of Renaissance music?
- Instrumental music predominates the style, with some vocal music.
- Harmonies reflect some of that tension through dissonance.
- Melodies have a narrow range, however some secular music has notes that build tension, via a chromatic scale
- Imitation polyphony becomes more prevalent in the motet.
- Duple and triple meter are equally as popular,largely because of the increase in popularity of secular music.
Instrumental music predominates the style, with some vocal music.
True/False: In the Classical period, the rate at which chords change (harmonic rhythm) moved quicker than the Baroque period. Alberti bass s shunned in favor of faster chord movement.
False
Which of the following is NOT true about Richard Wagner?
- He was largely self-taught
- He was a poet, philosopher, politician, propagandist, visionary who believed his operas would revolutionize society
- He was forced to leave Germany in 1848 for political reasons
- He inspired extreme reactions
- First big success with the opera Lohengrin (1848)
First big success with the opera Lohengrin (1848)
Which of these characteristics is NOT true about Mozart’s operas?
- He was the first to introduce the cantata to the opera stage
- Lorenzo da Ponte wrote most of Mozart’s librettos
- Mozart wrote Italian opera seria, and modern opera buffa
- Mozart wrote German Singspiel (spoken dialogue and songs)
- He wrote Die Zauberflote (The Magic Flute)
He was the first to introduce the cantata to the opera stage
Place the sections of the ‘Messiah’ in the correct order.
- Prophecy and Birth
- Triumph of the Gospel
- Victory over Death
- Prophecy and Birth
- Triumph of the Gospel
- Victory over Death
Which is NOT true about Maurice Ravel?
- Originally born in Spain
- Wrote Spanish Rhapsody (orchestra, 1907); The Spanish Hour (opera, 1911); Bolero (modern-style ballet, 1928)
- Spent most of his life in Paris
- Teacher and composer
- Successfully toured United States (1928)
Originally born in Spain
Of the following, which is not representative of music of the medieval period?
- Harmonies were influenced by non-European music for the first time
- Beginnings of musical form was found in the verse/chorus in carols
- Rhythms gradually became measured
- Melodies were restricted to specific note choices, similar (but not exact) to major and minor scales.
- Cathedral music would feature polyphony, which established the beginnings of harmony
Harmonies were influenced by non-European music for the first time
Which of these is NOT a characteristic of rondo form?
- One of the oldest musical forms
- Theme that has slight changes in each version that follows
- Refrain (A) alternates with contrasting music (B, C, etc.), usually with at least two contrasting sections
- Often used for the last movement (finale) of instrumental genres - “happy ending”
- Typically light, quick and jovial
Theme that has slight changes in each version that follows
Which of these are NOT a characteristic quality of later Baroque instrumental music?
- Melodies have larger leaps and a wider range than music that preceded it.
- Harmonies are established by the use of major and minor tonalities, which are the building blocks of the harmonies we use even today.
- The basso continuo was shunned as it was likened to music of earlier periods.
- Instruments are developed into stable ones, which leads to the emergence of the string orchestra.
- Meters become repetitive and rhythmic.
The basso continuo was shunned as it was likened to music of earlier periods
George Frideric Handel was known for writing this type opera:
- seria
- buffa
- comic
- metallica
- canon
seria
Which of the following is NOT representative of postmodernism?
- Globalization is largely ignored
- An all-inclusive, “anything goes” trend in music
- Blurring of “high” and “low” art - just art culture
- Not necessary to separate classical from popular music
- Abandon the idea that history is progress
Globalization is largely ignored
Which of these is NOT representative of harmony in modernism?
- Atonality
- Importance of triads
- Tone clusters
- Polychords
- Polytonality
Importance of triads
Which of the points about the evolution of the piano is NOT true?
- Cross-stringing created richer, more homogeneous sound
- Foot pedals (sustaining pedal and soft pedal)
- Piano as a status symbol in the home
- Large market for sheet music
- The piano increased from 61 to 108 keys
The piano increased from 61 to 108 keys
Put the following parts of ternary form in order:
- Statement
- Contrast
- Recurrence
- Statement
- Contrast
- Recurrence
True/False: A theme and variations piece must retain the melody in each version as the piece progresses.
False
Which of these is NOT true about Stephen Sondheim’s ‘Sweeney Todd’?
- The musical is a four-hour long comedy with extensive spoken dialog
- The musical featured technically demanding vocal music
- It featured dissonant, modern music
- Sweeney Todd was the murderous barber of London’s Fleet street
- Features a monumental, operatic score
The musical is a four-hour long comedy with extensive spoken dialog
Which of the following instruments did not have an ancestor in the medieval period?
- Saxophone
- Trumpet
- Trombone
- Lute
- Violin
Saxohpone
What is basso continuo?
- A specific bass line, where the accompanist that improvise over
- The numbers that determine harmony in Baroque music
- The baroque development of playing low pitched instruments with ornimentation
- How baroque artists would draw the male models
- The polyphonic approach to writing for male singers
A specific bass line, where the accompanist that improvise over
Which of the following is NOT true about Bon Jovi?
- Noted songwriter Desmond Child (Kiss) helped write the songs on the album, with a slick production of Bruce Fairburn and the engineer of Bob Rock.
- The group was influenced by the major tonalities in the popular 1970s group Kiss, who had clearly fallen from favor in the 1980s after the removal of their makeup.
- Though their first two albums received only marginal success and they were still at opening act status, they soon recorded a classic 1980s hard rock album, Slippery When Wet.
- They emerged with an album recorded in uncle Tony Bongiovi’s world famous Power Station studio on time Jon earned as an intern there.
- Bon Jovi was a hard rock band from New Jersey. The group was named after Jon Bon Jovi, originally Bongiovi, who was the early songwriter and founder.
The group was influenced by the major tonalities in the popular 1970s group Kiss, who had clearly fallen from favor in the 1980s after the removal of their makeup.
Which of these elements describe secular music in the Renaissance?
- Sacred topics
- Vernacular language
- Use of Latin
- Smooth and predictable Melodies
- May contain dissonance, cadences, or word paintings for emphasis
- Social themes and stories
- Vernacular Language
- May contain dissonance, cadences, or word paintings for emphasis
- Social themes and stories
Which of these is NOT true about Nirvana?
- Their style is considered the mainstream of grunge pioneered by Seattle groups Tad and Green River.
- Kurt Cobain became the anti-hero that saturated the 1980s scene, and was considered a breath of fresh air as the audience preference leaned on a “anything against the 1980s is cool” approach.
- Cobain has become a rock legend following his suicide and Dave Grohl has become a respected songwriter for the Foo Fighters well into this decade.
- First band signed out of the Seattle underground, after two locally successful independent releases
- A three-piece that was far removed from any type of virtuosity, they relied on strong songs with heavy production by Butch Vig, notable in the indie rock circuit.
First band signed out of the Seattle underground, after two locally successful independent releases
Which of these is NOT true about Aaron Copeland?
- Connecting with the audience important (dissonance and atonality alienated ordinary citizens)
- Featured “open scoring”: creates a sense of space with a solid bass, a very thin middle, and one or two high, clear tones in the top register
- Incorporated jazz and folksong elements
- Studied in Paris with Nadia Boulanger for 3 years, returning to compose music based on western and rural American subjects
- Independently devised the same radical compositional techniques that had begun to appear in the works of the European Modernists
Incorporated jazz and folksong elements