Final Exam Music Appreciation

According to the text, reaction to the beat of music is often spontaneous and automatic.

Which excerpt suggests a weak beat? A. Play 0 to 4:50 B. Play 1.45 to 7:54

Which combination of beat and tempo is present in this excerpt? Play 0 to 2.35

If the printed program at a concert indicated that the first movement of a symphony was titled Allegro and the second Andante, you would expect:

The pulse in this example... Play 0 to 16.01

The following piece is an example of triple meter. Play 0 to 3:30

The Italian term that describes very fast tempo is:

The proper musical term for "increasing the tempo" is __________.

__________ is an Italian term that describes moderately fast tempo.

The following example features a steady pulse played by the bass. Play 0 to 5:59

Does the following excerpt move mainly by disjunct, conjunct, or repeated tones? Play 0 to 3.29

The melodic material in the following excerpt can be best described as having: Play 0.41 to 7.19

The trumpet melody in the following excerpt can be best described as: Play 3.288 to 7.19

The most salient compositional aspect of the following excerpt is: Play 2.38 to 7.19

A musical phrase does not necessarily need to have a sense of completion in and of itself.

A melody consists of a succession of:

Does the following excerpt feature more disjunct, conjunct, or repeated tones? Play 0.30 to 7.49

When a melody acquires significant importance within a given composition, it is called a:

Which statement is correct? None of these options Melodic motion and melodic repetition are both effective ways of creating tension and relaxation. Composers rarely repeat melodic and rhythmic patterns to stress musical ideas. If the highest tone of a melody is within four to five tones of the lowest tone, we describe it as having a wide range.

The direction of the following melody can be best described as: Play 0.27 to 7.19

The following excerpt is dissonant. Play 0 to 2.49

The following excerpt represents a melody without harmonic accompaniment. Play 0 to 4.32

Although the violin is mostly a single melody instrument, violinists can also play chords using an instrumental technique known as: play 1:17 to 8.:05

The following excerpt is consonant. Play 0: 00 to 2.56

The following excerpt is consonant. Play 0.00 to 0.52

Two simultaneous pitches of the same letter name and pitch (e.g., C, G, or D) constitute a harmony.

The following excerpt represents melody with harmonic accompaniment. Play 1: 19 to 6:50

Consonant harmonies usually provide a feeling of tension.

The following excerpt represents: Play 0:14 to 2:58

The term harmony refers to the horizontal aspect of music.

This piece of music is a good example of: Play 0 to 1:38

Musical texture refers to how melody and harmony relate to each other.

In general, operatic arias of the Romantic period, for example those by Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924), provide good examples of homophonic music.

Which of the following terms does not refer to a basic musical texture?

The following example represents monophonic texture. Play 0 to 4.47

This piece is a good example of: Play 0 to 4.40

Listen to the following example. Play 0 to 3.11 Which of the following types of texture does it represent?

Bach was known as a master of presenting a singular musical texture throughout his vocal music to help communicate the text.

The following excerpt represents monophonic texture. Play 0 to 7:57

Which of the following statements is correct? None of these statements Texture in music refers to the ways in which monophony, polyphony, and homophony combine to create harmony. Texture in music refers to the feeling created by the combination of melody and harmony. Texture in music refers to the ways in which the horizontal strands of melody and the vertical strands of harmony relate to one another.

The following musical excerpt represents strophic form. Play 0 to 3.11

This excerpt demonstrates the principle of repetition. Play 0 to 4.43

Which excerpt most likely represents theme and variations form? A. Play 15.33 B. Play 3.59

According to the text, which two essential factors do composers manipulate to hold the listener's interest?

Which of the following forms is not based on the principle of contrast?

Listen to the following example. Play 0 to 2.06 Which form does it represent?

Usually, folk tunes, songs, spirituals, and hymns are not good examples of strophic form.

According to the text, ternary form uses a mixture of repetition and contrast.

This composition is a clear example of: Play 0 to 17.17

Listen to the following two examples from a piece in rondo form presented in the text. Which excerpt represents the Theme? A. Play 0 to 4.25 B. Play 0.20 to 4.25

The following composition is a work by: Play 0 to 6.03

Which of the following examples represents secular music? A. Play 0 to 3.36 B. Play 0 to 4.32 C. Play 0.08 to 2.17

This excerpt is most likely from a... Play 0.20 to 6.03

The composer of this excerpt is... Play 0.58 to 6.30

Which of the following is a salient characteristic of secular music from the Medieval period?

Which of the following musical characteristics suggest that the melody in the following example comes from Medieval sacred music? Play 0 to 6.30

A famous troubadour had an imaginative biography written about him, worked in the service of Eleanor of Aquitaine, and composed the song below. He was: Play 0 to 6.03

Guido d'Arezzo wrote The Fundamentals of Music, a very important medieval treatise (essay).

Which of the following examples represents sacred music? A. Play 0 to 2.17 B. Play 0 to 4.24 C. Play 0 to 4.31

In the early days of the church, the only music allowed during the service was:

Renaissance composers didn't really care very much if their work appealed to the public at large; they were more concerned about glorifying God and the "purity" of their music.

The following excerpt has smooth melodies that imitate one another on entrances. Play 0 to 5.37

Concentration on vocal music during the Renaissance period meant that instrumental music continued to be used as mere accompaniment for voices.

Which of the following events occurred in America during the time period known as the Renaissance?

This example is: Play 1.40 to 2.10

The Renaissance may be described as an age in which:

The following excerpt features characteristics of polyphonic texture. Play 0 to 4.32

Venit ad Petrum was often used as the cantus firmus for the mass.

The following excerpt is an example of Renaissance a cappella choral music. Play 0 to 3.13

During the Renaissance, what was the name composers gave to the original chant used as the basis for the main melody in a composition?

The Baroque concerto is...

In contrast to the Renaissance, where vocal and choral music took center stage, instrumental music established itself as the most significant genre of the Baroque period.

The sacred text and overall musical style of this example suggests that it is part of a/an: Play 0.41 to 1.29

Which one of the following pairs of words or phrases represents the two main concepts behind Baroque music?

Which of these examples is a recitative? A. Play 0 to 4.48 B. Play 0 to 1.17 C. Play 0.17 to 1.36

One characteristic of this excerpt that suggests it might be from the Baroque Period is: Play 0 to 3.06

What is the name of the technique used in the following excerpt? Play 0 to 1.54

The following selection, sung by Historicus, comes from a well-known __________. Play 0 to 0.35

Farinelli was a famous:

The composer of the following music example could likely be... Play

Which of the following composers wrote this symphony? Play 0 to 16.54

The dates given in this course for the Classical period are:

This excerpt is from a symphony by Beethoven. Play 0 to 1.09

We can say that the harmony in the following example is typical of the Classical period because it features: Play 0 to 6.40

The following excerpt comes from a famous aria in one of Mozart's most enduring operas. Identify the opera in question. Play 0 to 2.55

From the Classical period onward, sonata-allegro form became the basis for most instrumental music.

According to the text, Beethoven strongly influenced the music of Haydn.

Which genre is represented by this example? Play 1.13 to 6.40

Identify the event that did not occur during the Classical period:

This excerpt is from chamber music by W. A. Mozart. Play 0 to 2.39

Which of the following is an example of increasing tempo (accelerando), and the increasing excitement that goes with it? A. Play 0 to 2.55 B. Play 4.50 to 7.19 C. Play 0 to 4.31 D. Play 1.41 to 2.41

Which one of the following is not a general characteristic of Romantic music:

According to the text, art of the Romantic period valued emotional restraint and clarity of form.

According to the text, Romantic composers abandoned the principles of unity and variety in pursuit of more innovative and expressive sounds.

Which excerpt is from a piano concerto by Sergei Rachmaninoff? A. Play 0 to 2.35 B. Play 0 to 10.38 C. Play 0 to 2.52

In broad terms, music and the other arts of the Romantic period...

Which of the following is not a composer from the Romantic period?

The dance-like characteristics of the following piece indicate that it was written by: Play 0 to 2.55

Which one of these composers was considered a national hero in his homeland?

Which excerpt is from the River Theme in The Moldau by Bedřich Smetana? A. Play 1.08 to 13.08 B. Play 0.00 to 2.29 C. Play 1.55 to 7.19

Given the Hungarian folk music flavor of this example, which of the following is the most likely composer? Play 0 to 7.46

Which of the following composers developed the concept of total theater?

The following piece was written by a leading figure of the post-WWII German avant-garde. Identify this composer. Play 0 to 1.01

Which of the following composers did NOT employ total serialism in his work?

Which of the following statements best describes the role of technology with regard to art music in the Contemporary period?

Which of the following composers invented the twelve-tone system of composition?

Which one of the following composers' style is most closely associated with that of the commercial music world known as Tin Pan Alley?

Which of the following is the composer for this excerpt? Play 0 to 2.49

Which of the following composers most heavily influenced the music of the French post-WWI school of musicians known as Les Six?

Which characteristic of texture in this example is most closely associated with music of the Contemporary period? Play 2.21 to 4.37