A synthesizer is a musical instrument that produces sound by:
Select one:
None of these options
Combining, shaping, and processing sampled sound sources.
Combining, shaping, and processing electronically generated sound sources.
Combining, shaping, and processing waveforms.
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Combining, shaping, and processing electronically generated sound sources.
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Identify the false statement:
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Synthesis refers to creating sounds electronically from electronically generated waveforms.
Synthesizers have always had a well-established presence in standard ensembles.
On the synthesizer, timbre and volume depend on the waveform.
The synthesizer generates sounds electronically.
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Synthesizers have always had a well-established presence in standard ensembles.
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Synthesizers are a collection of elements configured and programmed by a performer to produce the desired musical effect.
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True
False
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True
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The three types of synthesizers are:
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None of these options
Synths, digital synthesizers, analog synthesizers
Analog synthesizers, digital synthesizers, samplers
Digital synthesizers, synths, samplers
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Analog synthesizers, digital synthesizers, samplers
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Since the synthesizer is an electronic instrument, oscillation is not a factor in sound generation.
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False
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The three types of organ pipes are reed pipes, flue pipes, and rank pipes.
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True
False
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False
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The first organ used water to control wind pressure.
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True
False
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True
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An organ may have as many as five keyboards.
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True
False
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True
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Ctesibius is credited with having invented the first organ in 1853.
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True
False
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False
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According to the text, the organ has been called "the king of instruments".
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True
False
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True
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When performing, pianists are in direct contact with the source of the sound.
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True
False
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False
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There are keys in a full size piano keyboard.
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88
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The pedals are a crucial component of the piano. The function of the soft pedal is to reduce the amount and quality of the sound. On an upright piano, the soft pedal:
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Moves the hammers closer to the strings
Lifts all the felt dampers above the strings
Shifts keyboard mechanism sideways
Shifts control of the sound duration from the hands to the feet of the performer
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Moves the hammers closer to the strings
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The upright piano was first developed in:
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London, England
Paris, France
Boston, USA
Philadelphia, USA
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Philadelphia, USA
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Do both of the following excerpts include a piano?
A. Play
00:00
04:27
B. Play
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Yes
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Upon its invention, the fortepiano eclipsed the popularity of the harpsichord:
Select one:
For the next 200 years
The fortepiano has been more popular ever since
Only during the 18th century
For the next 350 years
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For the next 200 years
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The first known instance of a harpsichord dates from:
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Around 1497
Around 1397
Around 1597
Around 1697
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Around 1397
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The following excerpt features harpsichord.
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True
False
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True
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The harpsichord was used as an accompanying instrument in opera only in the 16th century.
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True
False
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False
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Harpsichord was used in the following ways:
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In opera
As a solo instrument, as an accompanying instrument, and in opera.
As an accompanying instrument
As a solo instrument
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As a solo instrument, as an accompanying instrument, and in opera.
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The synthesizer is a very easy instrument to categorize.
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True
False
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False
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The type of music event where a soloist plays by her/himself is called a __________.
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recital
solo
concerto
practice
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recital
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What instrument plays the following excerpt?
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Organ
Harpsichord
Piano
Controller
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Harpsichord
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The term concerto refers to a performer playing by her/himself.
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True
False
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False
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The following excerpt features synthesizer.
Play
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True
False
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False
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What instrument plays this example?
Play
Select one:
Organ
Electronic Organ
Piano
Harpsichord
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Harpischord
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Which keyboard instrument is featured in the following excerpt:
Play
Select one:
Organ
Synthesizer
None of these options
Piano
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Organ
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Keyboard instruments are sometimes part of the orchestra.
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True
False
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True
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What instruments are juxtaposed in the following 20-second excerpt?
Play
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Organ and strings
Strings and piano
Strings and harpsichord
Harpsichord and organ
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Strings and harpsichord
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Handel had remarkable improvisational skills at the organ.
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True
False
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True
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A snare drum is featured in this excerpt.
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True
False
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False
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The orchestra snare drum is played attached by a sling to the player's side.
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True
False
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False
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The name of this instrument is:
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Metronome
Digital drums
Rhythm box
Keyboard
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Digital drums
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Orchestral percussion instruments are:
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Membranophones
Either idiophones or membranophones.
Idiophones
Neither idiophones or membranophones.
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Either idiophones or membranophones.
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Unlike string, woodwind, and brass instruments, percussion instruments are not capable of producing definite pitches.
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True
False
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False
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This instrument is called:
Select one:
Timpani
Snare drum
Bass drum
Castanets
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Timpani
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The use of drums for ceremonial purposes is found mainly in Eastern countries such as China, Korea, and India.
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True
False
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False
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Kettledrum is another name for timpani.
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True
False
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True
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Listen to this excerpt from Also sprach Zarathustra by Richard Strauss.
Play
Which percussion instrument plays in this excerpt?
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Tom-toms
Bass drum
Snare drums
Timpani
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Timpani
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Identify the solo percussion instrument in this excerpt.
Play
Select one:
Vibraphone
Xylophone
Chimes
Kettledrums
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Xylophone
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Night on the Bald Mountain by Modest Mussorgsky earned him wide recognition during his lifetime.
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True
False
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False
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The four most common brass instruments in the traditional symphony orchestra are:
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Horn, tuba, trumpet, and saxophone
Trombone, trumpet, tuba, and saxophone
Trombone, trumpet, horn, and tuba
Trumpet, saxophone, bassoon, and tuba
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Trombone, trumpet, horn, and tuba
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Which brass instrument plays the melody in this example?
Select one:
Tuba.
Trumpet.
Trombone
French horn.
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Trumpet
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Play
Which of the following instruments is the soloist in the concerto example you just heard?
Select one:
Clarinet
Trombone
Horn
Trumpet
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Trombone
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The name trombone is derived from the Italian term for trumpet.
Select one:
True
False
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True
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The modern tuba was invented by a bandmaster in Rome.
Select one:
True
False
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False
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Which of the following factors contribute to brass instruments having a "brassy" timbre?
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The flared bell that all of them have at the end
All of these answers
The instruments are made out of metal.
The vibration of the player's lips on the mouthpiece
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All of these answers
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Please use the text field to enter your answer. This instrument is called a
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tuba
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Identify the correct pair of double reed instruments:
Select one:
Bassoon, Clarinet
Oboe, Clarinet
Clarinet, Flute
Oboe, Bassoon
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Oboe, Bassoon
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What instrument plays the melody in this excerpt from Prokofiev's Peter and the Wolf?
Oboe
Bassoon
Flute
Clarinet
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Clarinet
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Woodwind instruments can be classified as:
Select one:
Metal instruments
Flutes
Double reed instruments
Aerophones
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Aerophones
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Please use the text field to enter your answer.
The name of this instrument is
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bassoon
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Identify the single reed instrument:
Select one:
Clarinet
Bassoon
Flute
Oboe
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Clarinet
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In wind instruments, sound is produced by setting a column of air in motion inside the body of the instrument.
Select one:
True
False
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True
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Which woodwind instrument is the soloist playing in this example?
Play
Select one:
Flute
Clarinet
Oboe
Bassoon
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Flute
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The way that a wind instrument player places the lips, teeth, and tongue on the instrument's mouthpiece is NOT significant to the sound of the instrument.
Select one:
True
False
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False
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What instrument plays the melody in this excerpt from Prokofiev's Peter and the Wolf?
Play
Select one:
Oboe
Clarinet
Bassoon
Flute
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Clarinet
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Which woodwind instrument is playing the melody in this excerpt?
Play
Select one:
Oboe
Flute
Clarinet
Bassoon
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Oboe
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In the traditional symphony orchestra, the violins usually play as one undivided group.
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True
False
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False
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The violins are played pizzicato in this 12-second example.
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True
False
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False
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Only a few select cultures feature string instruments as part of their musical life and heritage.
Select one:
True
False
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False
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Bowed instruments can play:
Select one:
Arco
Pizzicato
None of these options
Both Arco and Pizzicato
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Both Arco and Pizzicato
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Which of the following string instrumental techniques consists of a quick back and forth movement or rocking of the finger that is in contact with the string with the intent of producing a fluctuation in pitch?
Select one:
Vibrato
Vibration
Vibraphone
Vibrancy
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Vibrato
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The main orchestral string instruments are:
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Violin, viola, cello, and double bass
Violin, viola, harp, and cello
Violin, cello, harp, and guitar
Violin, cello, double bass, and guitar
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Violin, viola, cello, and double bass
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Which instruments play the melody in this section of Sergei Prokofiev's Peter and the Wolf?
Play
Select one:
Percussions
Woodwinds
Brass
Violins
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Violins
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Which instrument plays this example?
Play
Select one:
Cello
Violin
Viola
Double bass
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Cello
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Which instrument plays this example?
Play
Select one:
Double bass
Acoustic guitar
Electric guitar
Harp
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Acoustic guitar
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The violins are played pizzicato in this nine-second example.
Play
Select one:
True
False
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True
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The Young Person's Guide ends with a fugue, which is:
Select one:
A traditional form of composition in which one part enters after another using the same theme.
A traditional form of composition in which one part enters after another using different themes.
None of these options
A non-traditional form of composition in which one part enters after another using the same theme.
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A traditional form of composition in which one part enters after another using the same theme.
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Listen to the following excerpt from Benjamin Britten's Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra.
In this short excerpt:
Select one:
The trumpets play a variation.
The trumpets play the theme.
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The trumpets play a variation.
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Listen to the following excerpt from Benjamin Britten's Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra.
The grand conclusion of the piece.
The end of the loudest brass variation.
The brass instruments' last entry in the piece.
The end of the first section of the piece.
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The grand conclusion of the piece.
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Listen to the following excerpt from Benjamin Britten's Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra.
This 16-second example represents:
Select one:
An excerpt played by the woodwinds.
The theme played by brass instruments.
An excerpt played by the high strings.
The theme played by the woodwinds.
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An excerpt played by the woodwinds.
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Which instrument family plays this example?
Play
Select one:
String family
Woodwind family
Brass family
Percussion family
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Woodwind family
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Listen to the following excerpt from Benjamin Britten's Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra.
Which percussion instrument accompanies the trumpets in this selection?
Select one:
Cymbal
Kettledrum
Snare drum
Castanet
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Snare drum
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Listen to the following excerpt from Benjamin Britten's Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra.
Play
Which brass instruments are featured prominently in this selection?
Select one:
Tubas
Trumpets
French horns
Trombones
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French horns
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According to the text, keyboards make up the fifth family of instruments and occasionally appear with the orchestra.
Select one:
True
False
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True
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Listen to the following excerpt from Benjamin Britten's Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra.
Play
Which orchestral family performs the main theme in this selection?
Select one:
Percussion family
String family
Brass family
Woodwind family
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String family
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A fugue is a traditional form of composition in which all the parts enter at the same time using the same theme.
Select one:
True
False
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False
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The following musical example is sung by an alto.
Select one:
True
False
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False
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The aria Lucevan le Stelle is from the opera Gianni Schicchi by Giacomo Puccini.
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False
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Listen to these two excerpts from Carmina Burana.
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Excerpt B
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The tenor voice range lies between a baritone and a bass.
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False
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The song Dark Eyes is sung by a choir without instrumental accompaniment. This type of vocal group is called:
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True
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Listen to the following excerpt:
Play
Which vocal range does it represent?
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Soprano
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The Entry Chorus from Nabucco by Giuseppe Verdi is sung by a chamber choir.
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False
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Which of the following operas is based on a story set in British India, where a British officer falls in love with the daughter of a Brahmin priest, with tragic consequences for her?
Which excerpt comes from Section A of Chopin's Étude Op.10 No. 12 in C minor?
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Excerpt 2
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Listen to this excerpt from Section A of Chopin's Étude in C minor.
What is the function of the left hand in the following excerpt?
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Continues playing figurations (melodic patterns)
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Structure is not a crucial aspect of music.
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False
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Based on the information in the text, it is fair to say that being able to identify where musical material repeats is critical to determining its form.
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True
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An understanding of form enhances and improves one's appreciation of music.
Ternary form is one of the most common forms for all styles of music.
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True
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Which of the following is an example of a cadential point?
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Example A
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The performer's messages, emotions, images, memories, and/or thoughts are contained in the music score.
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False
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The following excerpt features a solo performer.
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False
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A music score contains:
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The written notation of a music composition.
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Great performers possess outstanding technique but may not have deep musical understanding.
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False
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An ensemble can be comprised of as few as 2 or as many as 100 musicians or more.
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True
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The performer acts as a bridge between the composer and the listener.
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False
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All world music traditions make a distinction between composer and performer.
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False
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Deep River is a great example of a jazz piece.
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False
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This excerpt features which of the following?
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Vocal ensemble
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Dynamic variety refers to the use of different sound sources.
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False
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A musical movement is:
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A complete, self-contained section within a larger music composition.
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Listen to the following excerpts of Idea A from G. F. Handel's See Here the Conqu'ring Hero Comes.
Which one is played by a solo instrument?
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Excerpt B
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With regard to Handel's "Hallelujah Chorus", is fair to say that passages with polyphonic texture, or voices which simultaneously feature different melodies, rhythms, and texts, add elements of musical variety.
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True
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With regard to Handel's "Hallelujah Chorus", is fair to say that the opening repeated statement of "Hallelujah" in the voice parts is more of an example of musical variety than musical unity.
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False
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According to the Listening Guide for the "Hallelujah Chorus", both polyphonic and homophonic textures are featured.
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True
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The constant use of variety is enough to sustain a listener's interest and make a music piece pleasing and memorable.
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False
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When applied to music, the term "dynamics" refers to changes in:
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Volume
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A music ensemble is:
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A group of musicians that perform as a unit.
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