Music - 2nd Session Examination

Question 1

Some suggest that the origin of
music likely stems from naturally
occurring sounds and rhythms.

Answer 1

Nature and Ancestors

Question 2

For religious people, ___ is the
answer. The Alpha and the Omega,
making Him the only answer to the
origin of music.

Answer 2

God

Question 3

First recorded of instrument

Answer 3

Flute

Question 4

The flute is made out of

Answer 4

Bones of bear

Question 5

Music came from the greek
word

Answer 5

Mousike

Question 6

Mousike

Answer 6

the art of muse

Question 7

is the common
language of mankind.

Answer 7

Music

Question 8

For the scientist, it
is a

Answer 8

System of vibrations

Question 9

For the musician,
it is the
relationship
between the

Answer 9

ear
and the instrument
or voice.

Question 10

Music is the union
of ___ arranged
according to the
laws of melody
and harmony.

Answer 10

pitch, force,
quality, and
duration

Question 11

“Music was developed to attract the opposite sex.”

Answer 11

Charles Darwin

Question 12

“Music was developed to express emotions just like
language developed to express ideas.”

Answer 12

HERBERT SPENCER

Question 13

Spencer originated the expression

Answer 13

“survival of the fittest”,

Question 14

concluded
that “_____” developed the capacity for
music specifically as a means of
communicating their state of being.

Answer 14

primitives

Question 15

“Music, unlike other arts, could exist quite independent for the
visible world.”

Answer 15

RICHARD WAGNER

Question 16

“Music is a decisive means to form a man’s character.

Music should be placed as the center of all educational
endeavors.”

Answer 16

JOHANN WOLFGANG
GOETHE

Question 17

“Music serves as a medium through which individuals will be
acquainted with the various aspects of life, being perspicuous
reflections of humanity through ages.”

Answer 17

ROBERT NYE

Question 18

When it came to music, the ancient Babylonians
viewed it as an accompaniment for their

Answer 18

story telling or the
chanting of a verse.

Question 19

make use of music as a tool
for war, using

Answer 19

trumpets and horns as signal to call their allies.

Question 20

which pays homage to the sun
god.

Answer 20

Hymn to Shamash,

Question 21

Ancient Egypt musical instruments found buried with the
dead often have the names of the Egyptian gods

Answer 21

gods Hathor and
Bes,

Question 22

In the Vedic period, music originated from

Answer 22

chanting of Vedas.

Question 23

Goddess Sarasvati is seen with

Answer 23

Veena in her
hands.

Question 24

Lord Shiva is associated with

Answer 24

Damru

Question 25

Lord Vishnu with

Answer 25

conch

Question 26

Lord Krishna is with

Answer 26

flute

Question 27

Narada with an

Answer 27

ektara

Question 28

The Hebrews considered music as a ____, because to them, music was a matter of religion than art.

Answer 28

spiritual gift of God,

Question 29

The “____” was developed by a Roman philosopher.

Answer 29

neumes

Question 30

basic element of Western and Eastern systems of musical notation prior to the invention of five-line staff notation.

Answer 30

nuemes

Question 31

The Chinese people also uses their music for their religious ceremonies and festivities. Along with its unique instruments and their own scale, which is the

Answer 31

pentatonic scale.

Question 32

The ancient Chinese belief that music is meant not to amuse but

Answer 32

to purify one's thoughts

Question 33

customary Japanese folk song portraying the gorgeousness of cherry blossoms – the symbol of spring season.

Answer 33

Sakura sakura

Question 34

Allegiance to music is integrally woven into the

Answer 34

social identity of Italians

Question 35

The art of singing came to perfection with the development of the Opera in the17th century and 18th century largely due to the development of the new vocal composition,

Answer 35

“ the art song”.

Question 36

Filipinos are able to produce music that was intended to express their feeling for their loved one, called

Answer 36

kundiman

Question 37

is the main source of communicating their feelings and emotions.

Answer 37

music

Question 38

Christianity was the focal point of culture in Europe so almost all music was about

Answer 38

God and worship.

Question 39

songs from the medieval period are referred to as

Answer 39

Gregorian Chants, named from Pope Gregory

Question 40

the simplest of musical textures, consisting of a melody.

Answer 40

Monophony

Question 41

the central tradition of Western plainchant, a form of monophonic, unaccompanied sacred song in Latin of the Roman Catholic Church.

Answer 41

Gregorian Chant

Question 42

a type of musical texture consisting of two or more simultaneous lines of independent melody.

Answer 42

Polophony

Question 43

had more freedom to be creative and show individual style.

Answer 43

Renaissance Music

Question 44

New musical instruments such as the ___ and ____ were invented and became very popular.

Answer 44

clavichord and the lute

Question 45

a stringed rectangular keyboard instrument. used as a practice instrument and as an aid to composition,

Answer 45

Clavichord

Question 46

most popular instrument in the Western world. It became the symbol of the magic and power of music.

Answer 46

Lute

Question 47

a word used to describe a style that followed the renaissance in European music between the years 1600 and 1750.

Answer 47

Baroque

Question 48

The word baroque means

Answer 48

“strange” or “excessive”.

Question 49

Baroque music is characterised by

Answer 49

long flowing melodic lines

Question 50

secular music

Answer 50

non-church music

Question 51

is group (ensemble) of instruments playing music together.

Answer 51

orchestra

Question 52

a story with drama representation that is set to music.

Answer 52

opera

Question 53

The classical period in music history lasted for only

Answer 53

70 years,

Question 53

New instruments such as the and other instruments were added to the orchestra

Answer 53

flute and clarinet

Question 54

father of the symphony

Answer 54

Joseph Haydn

Question 55

reflected the political and social changes that were taking place all around the world.

Answer 55

Romantic period

Question 56

became the dominant feature of the music and used melodies to express nationalism (loyalty to a country or group of people).

Answer 56

melody

Question 57

this became more important than formal structural considerations as composers rebelled against the formal restraint of the classical period.

Answer 57

Emotional expression

Question 58

(a very skilled performer) became very popular.

Answer 58

Virtuosos

Question 59

played the piano with so much emotion that women in the audience would faint while listening to him play.

Answer 59

Franz Liszt,

Question 60

was the first century of recorded music.

Answer 60

20th century

Question 61

considered one of the most important composers of the 20th century

Answer 61

Igor Fyodorovich Stravinsky (r) and Béla Viktor János Bartók (h)