FINAL- Test 1

Question 1

The standard ranges of the human voice, from highest to lowest, are:

Answer 1

soprano, alto, tenor, bass.

Question 2

The term timbre refers to the:

Answer 2

color of a tone.

Question 3

The bass instrument in the brass family is the:

Answer 3

tuba.

Question 4

The device placed on the bridge of string instruments to muffle the sound is called a:

Answer 4

mute.

Question 5

The highest-sounding member of the woodwind family is the:

Answer 5

piccolo.

Question 6

The instruments of the Western orchestra are categorized in four groups: strings, brass, percussion, and:

Answer 6

woodwinds.

Question 7

The soprano brass instrument sometimes described as possessing a brilliant timbre is the:

Answer 7

trumpet.

Question 8

The special effect produced on a string instrument by plucking a string with the finger is called:

Answer 8

pizzicato.

Question 9

Timpani are members of the ________ family of instruments.

Answer 9

percussion

Question 10

Which is the correct order of bowed string instruments from highest to lowest in range?

Answer 10

violin, viola, cello, double bass

Question 11

Which of the following instruments is NOT a member of the bowed string family?

Answer 11

guitar

Question 12

Which of the following is NOT a double-reed instrument?

Answer 12

clarinet

Question 13

Which of the following is NOT a member of the brass family?

Answer 13

English horn

Question 14

Which of the following is an unpitched percussion instrument?

Answer 14

bass drum

Question 15

A fairly large group of singers who perform together is called a(n):

Answer 15

chorus.

Question 16

Approximately two-thirds of a symphony orchestra consists of:

Answer 16

strings.

Question 17

The term a cappella refers to choral music performed:

Answer 17

without any accompaniment.

Question 18

Which of the following is the proper chronological order of musical style periods?

Answer 18

Middle Ages, Renaissance, Baroque, Classical, Romantic, twentieth century

Question 19

Which of the following women was a religious leader and a prominent figure in literature and music?

Answer 19

Hildegard of Bingen

Question 20

________ is traditionally associated with collecting and organizing the chants of the church.

Answer 20

Pope Gregory the Great

Question 21

The earliest type of polyphony was:

Answer 21

organum.

Question 22

The first major center of polyphony was:

Answer 22

Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris.

Question 23

During the fourteenth century, a style of music developed that became known as:

Answer 23

the Ars nova.

Question 24

The French courtly love song of the Middle Ages was called the:

Answer 24

chanson.

Question 25

The outstanding composer-poet of the Ars nova was:

Answer 25

Machaut.

Question 26

The tradition of troubadours and trouvères developed in:

Answer 26

France.

Question 27

The vivid depiction of a text through music, known as word-painting, is a hallmark of the:

Answer 27

madrigal.

Question 28

Who invented the printing press?

Answer 28

Johannes Gutenberg

Question 29

Josquin’s Ave Maria . . . virgo serena is an example of the:

Answer 29

motet.

Question 30

The text of Ave Maria . . . virgo serena is:

Answer 30

in praise of the Virgin Mary.

Question 31

What best describes the texture of ideal Renaissance sacred music?

Answer 31

imitative

Question 32

What is a cantus firmus?

Answer 32

a fragment of Gregorian chant or a secular tune used as the foundation of a polyphonic Mass

Question 33

After the Protestant Reformation of the early sixteenth century, the Roman Catholic Church responded with a movement to recapture the loyalty of its people. This was known as:

Answer 33

the Counter-Reformation.

Question 34

What was the primary language of the Mass?

Answer 34

Latin

Question 35

Which composer responded to the reforms of the Council of Trent in an exemplary fashion?

Answer 35

Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina

Question 36

Which of the following are the movements of the Ordinary of the Mass?

Answer 36

Kyrie, Gloria, Credo, Sanctus, Agnus Dei

Question 37

Which of the following was a leader in the Protestant Reformation?

Answer 37

Martin Luther

Question 38

The greatest native-born English composer of the Baroque was:

Answer 38

Henry Purcell.

Question 39

The orchestral introduction at the beginning of an opera is called the:

Answer 39

overture.

Question 40

The text of an opera is called the:

Answer 40

libretto.

Question 41

The vocal style in opera that imitates the natural inflections of speech is called:

Answer 41

recitative.

Question 42

Which of the following composers is regarded as the first master of opera?

Answer 42

Monteverdi

Question 43

In the Lutheran Church, the weekly hymns sung by the congregation were called:

Answer 43

chorales.

Question 44

Johann Sebastian Bach was most famous in his day as a performer on the:

Answer 44

organ.

Question 45

The expansion of the chorale with new poetry resulted in the:

Answer 45

cantata.

Question 46

The famous choral climax of Handel’s Messiah is:

Answer 46

the “Hallelujah Chorus.”

Question 47

The orchestra for Messiah relies primarily on the:

Answer 47

strings.

Question 48

The stories for oratorios are generally drawn from:

Answer 48

the Bible.

Question 49

________ was born in Germany and studied in Italy, but spent much of his creative life in England.

Answer 49

Handel

Question 50

The first era of Western music history in which instrumental music was a major focus for composers was the:

Answer 50

Baroque.

Question 51

The solo instrument in Spring, from The Four Seasons, is the:

Answer 51

violin.

Question 52

The typical solo concerto has ________ movements.

Answer 52

three

Question 53

Which of the following is Vivaldi’s best-known set of concertos?

Answer 53

The Four Seasons

Question 54

The ________ is a keyboard form based on the principle of voices imitating each other.

Answer 54

fugue

Question 55

The ________ is a keyboard instrument whose strings are plucked by quills.

Answer 55

harpsichord