Midterm Master Quizlet

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True/False: Bach's concertos do not show any appeal of instrumental variety.

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False

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True/False: The Four Seasons are the most famous early examples of program music.

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True

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True/False: The harpsichord is not as touch-sensitive an instrument as the piano.

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True

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True/False: The sonata was a multimovement work.

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True

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A Baroque suite typically included the following movements: a. allemande b. gigue c. courante d. sarabande e. all of the above

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A sarabande is... a. a band of sara players b. a slow stately dance of Spanish origin c. a musical instrument similar to the cello d. a group of Baroque instrumentalists e. a prelude for worship

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A suite is... a. two musical works joined by a short bridge, similar to the way a suite of rooms are joined b. music that is light and cheerful c. a collection of dances linked by key and sometimes melodic material d. a set of songs that tell a story e. a collection of string instruments that play in a chamber suite of a castle

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A trio sonata typically required a. three performers b. six performers, which doubled each part c. four performers with two on melody and two on continuo d. a full string ensemble e. the use of a piano

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In an ensemble, one often hears... a. the rhythm of the harpsichord more clearly than the pitches b. the harpsichord ringing loudly over all other instruments c. the melody of the harpsichord, but cannot detect the rhythm d. no harpsichord at all because it is very soft e. the harpsichord only when it plays in the very low register

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In Bach's third Brandenburg Concerto a. the entire movement grows out of the opening ritornello b. the opening ritornello begins with short, clearly articulated phrases c. there is no ritornello d. the ritornello appears at the end of the movement and not at the beginning e. the score is written in gray ink

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The Baroque texture contains all of the following except a. a steady basso continuo b. an obbligato on every refrain c. one or more melodic parts at the top d. keyboard chords filling in the space e. common practice harmony unifying the parts

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The concerto added a new expressive dimension to Baroque music because it a. added vocals b. used chordal harmony c. enabled composers to add variety d. eliminates the old use of a ritornello e. does not sustain a single affect throughout a movement

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The core instruments of Baroque music are a. recorder, drums and harp b. harpsichord and strings c. piano and strings d. sackbut e. trumpets, cymbals and bells

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The harpsichordist generally uses a. a fully notated musical score b. figured bass c. the Nashville number system d. total improvisation e. the same part as the violin

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The one musical genre in which Bach did not compose was a. organ fugues b. cantatas c. orchestral works d. dance suites e. opera

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The style of the sonata is derived most directly from the a. basso continuo b. canzona c. cantata d. opera overture e. music of Hildegard

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Which of the following is not true of Bach's time of composition? a. Composers were highly regarded as the top of the social class and were given complete freedom to compose their own music and style. b. There was little financial incentive to compose. c. All works were guaranteed a large public performance in a major venue. d. The contrapuntal style grew increasingly more popular. e. There was a great financial gain offered for the completion of The Art of the Fugue.

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True/False: A church sonata was a two movement work that was used in worship, but never during mass.

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False

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True/False: A concert conducted by Felix Mendelssohn, long after Bach's death, brought Bach's music to the attention of scholars and audiences and led to him being recognized as a great composer.

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True

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True/False: Arcangelo Corelli could have been considered a legend in his own time.

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True

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True/False: Bach was more inventive in instrumentation than any of his contemporary composers.

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True

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True/False: The dominant orchestral genre of the late Baroque, featuring the contrast between large and small or an orchestra made up of strings with one or more spotlighted instruments, is called a concerto.

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True (teacher said false)

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True/False: Luther's "Ein' Feste Burg" is a symphony.

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False

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True/False: The industrial reform movement swept sixteenth-century northern Europe.

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False

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Handel had remarkable improvisational skills at the organ.

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True

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The term concerto refers to a performer playing by her/himself.

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False The term concerto refers to a soloist accompanied by an orchestra.

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What instrument plays the following excerpt? -play 0:00-0:21-

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Harpsichord

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Although Chopin admired Italian bel canto, he didn't think of the piano as a singing instrument.

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False Chopin was able to reinvent the piano as a singing instrument, much along the lines of the Italian bel canto (beautiful singing) which he so greatly admired.

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Handel's Eight Suites for Keyboard remained largely unknown in the 18th century, except among his friends.

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False Although many of his keyboard works circulated in manuscript form among his friends, his Eight Suites for Keyboard (1720)—which he himself painstakingly prepared—remain one of the best-known published collection of harpsichord pieces of the 18th century.

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What instrument plays this example?

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Organ

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Construction and sound production are the same among keyboard instruments.

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False Construction and sound production are not the same among keyboard instruments.

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Keyboard instruments are sometimes part of the orchestra.

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True

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The following excerpt is a clear example of: -play 1:50-2:01-

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Word painting

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The following 11-second excerpt represents word painting in: -play 0:00-0:11-

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A suite by Jean-Phillippe Rameau. This excerpt comes from Rameau's Suite in G Major - minor where it's hard to miss the image of a chicken clucking and pecking away in the repeated notes and fast runs you just heard.

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The term controller refers to:

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The device used to select pitch in an electronic instrument

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Construction and sound production are the same among keyboard instruments.

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False

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The synthesizer is a very easy instrument to categorize.

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False

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What instrument plays this example? (1:09)

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Organ

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What instrument plays this example? (2:06)

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Piano

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Keyboard instruments are sometimes part of the orchestra.

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True

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The type of music event where a soloist plays by her/himself is called a __________.

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Recital

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The term concerto refers to a performer playing by her/himself.

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False

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What instrument plays this example? (1:43)

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Harpsichord?

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What instrument plays this example? (5:37)

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Synthesizer

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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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Unity alone sustains interest and appeals to our need and enjoyment of the new, different, and unexpected.

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false

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Two of the most obvious musical elements that composers use to achieve variety are dynamics and timbre.

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True

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The term timbre refers to the different sound sources used in a composition.

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True

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When applied to music, the term "dynamics" refers to changes in:

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Volume

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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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Musicians can often hear the notes in a piece of music without actually playing them.

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True

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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 degree to which the listener feels moved by or connected to the music is determined by the performer's technical skill.

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False

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A music score contains:

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The written notation of a music composition. Correct

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Deep River is a great example of a jazz piece.

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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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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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According to the text, A-B-A form can be thought of as:

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A musical sandwich Correct

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The concept of form is associated with the following elements:

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All of these options Correct

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In the Étude Op. 10 No. 12 in C minor by Frédéric Chopin, the chords played by the right hand represent the accompaniment.

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False

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Form is a way of defining the organization of a piece of music.

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True

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According to the text, the form of a piece of music does not contribute to its emotional message.

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False

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The term étude refers to pieces that are used to teach a particular technical skill to performers.

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True

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Ternary form is one of the most common forms for all styles of music.

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True

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Structure is not a crucial aspect of music.

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False Correct

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Musical associations remained fixed in time.

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False

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Which instrument is not the name of a type of African talking drum:

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atele?

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Music's main power is its ability to symbolize an era of society or culture.

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False

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Absolutists derive pleasure from listening for the way that the different elements of music relate to each other, independently of any extra-musical connotations.

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True

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Music was clinically approved as a medical treatment in 1924.

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True

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Which of the following statements is not true:

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Music cannot be used for utilitarian purposes. Correct

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Musical connotation is reinforced by the use of certain instruments.

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True

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In many commercial establishments, music is used to manipulate a consumer's mood.

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True

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Evidence of the healing power of music has only been collected recently.

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False

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Select the culture whose mythology is filled with references to the healing power of music:

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All of these answers Correct

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Perceptive listeners are mainly concerned with extra-musical connections or associations.

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False

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Which of the following is NOT true of the perceptive listener?

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The perceptive listener describes music using vocabulary such as "mellow" and "upbeat" Correct

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Which of the following is true of the casual listener?

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Describes music using vocabulary such as "mellow" and "upbeat." Correct

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A referential listener is a person that is mainly concerned with judging the quality of the performance of a piece of music.

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False

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A listener's classification can change from casual to referential, but not from critical to perceptive.

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False

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A referential listener is a person that relates to music mainly through extra-musical connections or associations.

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True

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Which movement from Berlioz's Symphonie Fantastique includes a ranz des vaches:

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"Scenes from the Field" Correct

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Musical themes cannot represent real or fictional characters.

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False

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Music that follows an explicit story is often called program music.

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True

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The Concerts spirituels were founded by musicians of the Paris opera to lend legitimacy to the playing of instrumental music during religious festivals.

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True

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What are the short segments played by the piano alone?

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Riffs

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According to the text, it is a simple task to define the category of folk music

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False

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According to the text, the folk song Dark Eyes reflects the Romanian national character.

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False

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Art music has traditionally been created by trained professional musicians.

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True

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Folk music belongs to the community even though it may have been written by an individual.

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True

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It is common to think of art music as superior to other kinds of music.

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True

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Riffs refers to:

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Short melodic and rhythmic patterns Correct

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According to the text, Folk music, jazz music, and art music are not musically exclusive genres.

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True

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In the Western music tradition, a note symbol (i.e., its shape) indicates pitch.

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False

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Rhythm is created by the combination of duration and _________.

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Tempo

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A rest symbol indicates:

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A rest symbol indicates:

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Music notation can be thought of as a:

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Form of communication among musicians. Correct

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The value of the ___ note serves as the basis for the relative value of all the other notes.

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whole

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In the Western music tradition, sound is represented in written form through musical:

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notation

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In the Western music tradition, a note symbol (i.e., its shape) indicates both duration and pitch.

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False

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Which of the two following statements is true?

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Time values in music are expressed in relative terms.

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According to the text, because composers provide notation, musicians do not need to be concerned with fitting sounds together in time.

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False

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In the Western music tradition, understanding regarding the duration of sounds has been transmitted via oral means.

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False

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Which of the following determines the precise pitch of a sound?

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vibrations

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Vibration may be represented in terms of frequency. The basic unit of frequency is called the Hertz. What does one Hertz represent?

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One cycle per second Correct

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The pitch of a sound is a person's absolute perception of how high or low that sound is.

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False

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On a piano keyboard, playing successive keys to the right produces:

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Slightly higher pitches Correct

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Our ears can perceive the entire range of possible sounds.

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False

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The audible frequency spectrum in humans ranges between:

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16 and 20,000 Hertz Correct

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A long string, if plucked really hard, will vibrate faster and thereby produce a higher pitch than a shorter string.

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False

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he black key to the right of G is called G

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sharp

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The letter name for white keys on the keyboard is fixed regardless of the musical context of a given composition.

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False

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The name of the white key to the immediate left of the group of two black keys on the keyboard is:

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The black key to the right of the A on this keyboard can be called A sharp or B

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flat

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The pitch letter names correspond to:

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The white keys on a piano keyboard Correct

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According to the text, there are always ____ keys from a letter name to its next occurrence up or down the keyboard.

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eight

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The "sandwich" key on the piano keyboard is always D.

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True Correct

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If you take any pitch on the keyboard, the next occurrence of the same letter name going towards the right (up) will vibrate:

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Twice as fast Correct

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If you take any pitch on the keyboard, the next occurrence of the same letter name going towards the left (down) will vibrate:

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Twice as slow Correct

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We refer to specific pitches or tones with letter names using the letters A through G.

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True

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A music notation system is a collection of _______ that people use to represent and interpret sounds.

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Symbols

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In the Western music tradition, a note symbol (i.e., its shape) indicates duration.

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True

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A note at the bottom of the staff has a higher pitch than a note at the top of the staff.

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False

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Noteheads are placed on either lines or spaces on the staff to represent different pitches.

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True

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The following are examples of notation systems:

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All of these options Correct

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Successive lines and spaces from top to bottom of the staff represent successively lower pitches.

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True

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The system of parallel lines and spaces used to write music is called notation.

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True

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In musical notation, pitch is indicated exclusively by:

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The position of notes on the lines and spaces of the staff Correct

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The staff is a system of:

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Five lines and four spaces Correct

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Noteheads always need to be centered on the line or space they inhabit.

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True

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The two tones of an octave vibrate at the same frequency rate.

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False

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When calculating intervals, both the start and end notes should be included in the count.

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True

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The distance between two pitches is called a/an

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interval

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The distance between D and A (above that D) is a:

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Fifth

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A fifth above E is

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B Correct

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The descending interval between A and F is a:

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Third

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A(n)________ is the interval from any note to its nearest neighbor.

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Second

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Which of the following is a true statement?

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Octave is the name of a particular interval size Correct

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A fourth below D is A.

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true

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An interval can be thought of as the distance between two letter names.

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true

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Musicians have always made their own choices regarding volume to fine tune their playing to specific performance spaces.

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False

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Volume and dynamics are interchangeable terms.

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True

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A pianist's skill in manipulating volume is usually referred to as the performer's

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touch

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Aside from Carmina Burana (1937), Carl Orff is widely known for:

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His work in music education Correct

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Composers started marking their scores with instructions about dynamics:

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Well into the 17th century Correct

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Despite being a great composer, Richard Wagner did not succeed in creating great operas.

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False

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To keep things straight, musical instruments can only belong to one instrument classification.

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False

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Which of the following expressions is often used in reference to timbre?

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tone color Correct

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The electric guitar can be considered as both a chordophone and a/an:

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Electrophone

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What instrument category does the horn belong to?

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Aerophone

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If someone said that instruments that produce sounds by vibrating themselves are called aerophones, would that be a true or false statement?

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False

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The term________ refers to the part of a singer's vocal range that is used most in a song.

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Tessitura

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Some famous female roles in the history of opera have only been possible because 19th-century composers started giving important roles to:

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Mezzo-sopranos Correct

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The baritone range lies between the bass and the tenor.

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True

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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?

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Lakmé

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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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Where do the viola players sit?

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In area No. 2

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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.

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False

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According to the text, traditional symphony orchestra musicians are permitted to improvise their parts.

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False

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In The Young Person's Guide, the theme is played more than eight times in order to give each instrument family a chance to play.

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False

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The Young Person's Guide ends with a fugue, which is:

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A traditional form of composition in which one part enters after another using the same theme. Correct

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According to the text, keyboards make up the fifth family of instruments and occasionally appear with the orchestra.

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True

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All string instruments are traditionally played using all of the available performance techniques such as plucking, strumming, bowing, and rubbing.

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False

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The harp may be a part-time fifth member of the orchestral strings.

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True

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How does a violinist control dynamics?

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By applying more or less bow pressure and speed on the strings Correct

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According to the text, guitars can be strummed and also:

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Plucked

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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.

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False

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Identify the correct pair of double reed instruments:

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Oboe, Bassoon Correct

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The energy with which a player produces the air stream determines:

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volume

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Woodwind instruments can be classified as:

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Aerophones

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The trumpet and the French horn use valves to change pitch.

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True

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The four most common brass instruments in the traditional symphony orchestra are:

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Trombone, trumpet, horn, and tuba Correct

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The modern tuba was invented by a bandmaster in Rome.

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False

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According to the text, the modern horn is a straight tube measuring anywhere between 9 and 12 feet that ends in a widely flared bell.

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False Correct

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

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English horn Correct

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Which of the following instruments does NOT belong in the definite pitch group:

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Cymbals

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Which of the following instruments does NOT belong in the indefinite pitch group?

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Timpani

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Timpani are capable of producing an actual pitch.

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True

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Kettledrum is another name for timpani.

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True

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The orchestra snare drum is played attached by a sling to the player's side.

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False

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Castanets are traditionally played by shaking them.

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False

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Construction and sound production are the same among keyboard instruments.

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False

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Chopin continued to play organ concertos even after he lost his sight.

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False

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The term concerto refers to a performer playing by her/himself.

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False

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Unfortunately, Chopin died before he could take advantage of advances in piano construction developed by Pleyel and Company.

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False

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Handel had remarkable improvisational skills at the organ.

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True

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The term controller refers to:

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The device used to select pitch in an electronic instrument Correct

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The harpsichord was used as an accompanying instrument in opera only in the 16th century.

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False

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Harpsichord was used in the following ways:

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As a solo instrument, as an accompanying instrument, and in opera. Correct

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On the harpsichord, tones are produced by strings stretched over the

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sound board

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All harpsichords use one string per key to produce sound.

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False

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When a harpsichordist depresses a key, a simple mechanism causes a __________ to __________ a string.

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quill; pluck Correct

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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 Correct

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The piano was developed from the harpsichord.

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True

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The upright piano was first developed in:

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Philadelphia, USA

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There are only 88 keys on a piano, but there are over 200 strings.

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True

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The organ is a ____________instrument, whose tone is produced by wind flowing through ____________.

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Keyboard, Pipes

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The first organ used water to control wind pressure.

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True

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The three types of organ pipes are reed pipes, flue pipes, and rank pipes.

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False

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Ctesibius is credited with having invented the first organ in 1853.

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False

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In the organ, volume is determined by:

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Wind pressure Correct

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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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What is the function of the amplifier?

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It amplifies loudness

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The three types of synthesizers are:

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Analog synthesizers, digital synthesizers, samplers Correct

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The synthesizer has virtually no standard repertoire.

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True

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The Mimimoog Model D, one of the most popular synthesizers in history, was launched in what year:

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1970

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In wind instruments, sound is produced by setting a column of air in motion inside the body of the instrument.

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True

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Which woodwind instrument is featured in the following excerpt from Sergei Prokofiev's Peter and the Wolf? (00:15)

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Bassoon

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The name of this instrument is:

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Oboe

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Listen to this excerpt by the Russian composer Sergei Prokofiev (00:47)

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Bassoon

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Which woodwind instrument plays along with the strings in this Mozart excerpt? (00:12)

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Clarinet

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Which woodwind instrument is the soloist playing in this example?

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Flute

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The four main orchestral woodwind instruments are:

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Flute, clarinet, oboe and bassoon

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Identify the woodwind instrument in this excerpt by the contemporary composer Aulis Sallinen.

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Flute

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In wind instruments, sound is produced by setting a column of air in motion inside the body of the instrument.

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True

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In Prokofiev's: ""Peter and the Wolf", which instrument represents the "Duck"?

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oboe

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Which woodwind instrument plays along with the strings in this Mozart excerpt?

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Clarinet

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The French technical term for "mouthpiece" is le bouche.

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False

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The energy with which a player produces the air stream determines ___________.

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Volume

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Identify the single reed instrument:

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Clarinet

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In prokofiev's Peter and the Wolf, which instrument represents the Peter?

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Strings

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Identify the correct pair of double reed instruments:

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Oboe, Bassoon

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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.

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False; a Fugue is a contrapuntal composition in which a short melody or phrase (the subject) is introduced by one part and successively taken up by others and developed by interweaving the parts.

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Traditional symphony orchestra musicians are permitted to improvise their parts.

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False

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What is NOT the role of the conductor in a traditional symphony orchestra?

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Makes sure that, when appropriate, players improvise their parts correctly

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A traditional symphony orchestra can sometimes have more than 100 players.

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True

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The sole function of the conductor is to beat time

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False

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In The Young Person's Guide, the theme is played more than eight times in order to give each instrument family a chance to play

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False

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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:

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An excerpt played by the woodwinds.

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Listen to the following excerpt from Benjamin Britten's Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra. In this short excerpt:

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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. This short excerpt represents

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The grand conclusion of the piece

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Which of the following is not a decision about interpretation that a conductor makes?

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Whether to use a modern or old-fashioned baton

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According to the text, traditional symphony orchestra musicians are permitted to improvise their parts.

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False

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Listen to the following excerpt from Benjamin Britten's Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra. In this 20-second excerpt:

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NOT The full orchestra plays throughout.

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The Young Person's Guide ends with a fugue, which is:

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NOT None of these options

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The sole function of the conductor is to beat time.

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False

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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?

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Snare drum

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false

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Listen to the following excerpt from Benjamin Britten's Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra. In this 20-second excerpt, the brass family plays throughout.

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the brass start and the strings take over

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Listen to the following excerpt from Benjamin Britten's Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra. In this 20-second excerpt:

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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. In this 20-second excerpt:

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brass

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This example is played by the ________.

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whether to use a modern or old-fashioned baton

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Which of the following is not a decision about interpretation that a conductor makes?

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woodwind family

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Which instrument family plays this example?

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in area No. 2

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Seating Chart of the Traditional Symphony Orchestra Where do the viola players sit?

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french horns

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Listen to the following excerpt from Benjamin Britten's Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra. Which brass instruments are featured prominently in this selection?

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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. Which percussion instrument accompanies the trumpets in this selection?

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false

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According to the text, traditional symphony orchestra musicians are permitted to improvise their parts

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The height of vocal music in the church was written by:

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Palestrina

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Stirring brass music, performed in Venice, composed by:

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Gabrieli

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The Venetian School in St. Mark's Basilica provided:

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early brass music

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A secular 'a-cappella' vocal style, performed in homes, was called:

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a Madrigal

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Madrigals were first created in:

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Italy

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Madrigals were greatly enhanced by the:

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composers of England

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One of the greatest of the English Madrigal composers was:

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Sir Thomas Morley

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The term 'a Cappella' means:

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vocal music without accompaniment

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As a reversal of the rules from the Council of Trent:

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Palestrina saved polyphony

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The Catholic Church countered the reform nation with its own:

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Counter Reformation

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One of the greatest composers the mid Renaissance was:

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Josquin Desprez

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Musica Reservata refers to:

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Reserved music Calm and beautiful

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The style of harmony based on the interval of a 3rd is called:

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Tertian Harmony

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The music of John Dunstable is well known for:

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The usage of the 3rd

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The Council of Trent opposed the usage of:

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Florid polyphony

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The Protestant church was born because of:

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The Reformation

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English Madrigals were known for:

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"Nonsense" syllables such as fa, la, la

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The Lutheran Church was founded by:

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Martin Luther

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Madrigals, sung for pleasure in homes:

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We're typically a-Cappella

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Madrigals typically used:

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"Pastoral" texts

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Martin Luther wanted his church service to be:

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Centered on the Chorale

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Palestrina wrote the famous:

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Pope Marsellus mass

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The middle class made huge gains during the:

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Renaissance

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Madrigals provided great enjoyment when:

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Sung in the home

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The great composer Giovanni Pierluigi is known by his towns name:

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Palestrina

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The reformation was begun by a German priest named:

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Martin Luther

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The Dance Suite was the most popular usage of instrumental music:

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During the era

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The renaissance is said to have spanned the years from:

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1400-1600

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Italy was the main center of musical activity during the:

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16th century

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The meaning of the French word Renaissance means:

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Rebirth

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Chordophones

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Instruments with strings that can be plucked or bowed

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The shape of the sound waves produced by a violin is what makes it sound like a violin.

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True

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The shape of the sound waves produced by a voice or instrument determines timbre.

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True

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If someone said that instruments that produce sounds by vibrating themselves are called aerophones, would that be a true or false statement?

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False

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Aerophones

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Instruments that sound by means of vibrating air

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Idiophone

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an instrument the whole of which vibrates to produce a sound when struck, shaken, or scraped, such as a bell, gong, or rattle.

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Membranophone

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instruments, typically drums, that use a vibrating stretched membrane as the principal means of sound production

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Which of the following expressions is often used in reference to timbre?

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Tone color

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To keep things straight, musical instruments can only belong to one instrument classification.

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False

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If someone said that instruments that produce sounds via vibrating columns of air are called aerophones, would that be a true or false statement?

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True

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Descending intervals are calculated differently from ascending ones.

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False

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The distance between D and A (above that D) is a: Third Sixth Fifth Fourth

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Fifth

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Which of the following is a true statement? A synonym for distance is octave The fifth is a kind of octave Interval is the name of a particular octave size Octave is the name of a particular interval size

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Octave is the name of a particular interval size

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The two tones of an octave vibrate at the same frequency rate.

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False: The two tones of an octave DO NOT vibrate at the same frequency rate: the higher tone vibrates at twice the frequency rate of the lower tone.

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The two notes of an octave sound exactly the same due to the simple relationship of their frequencies.

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False: The two notes of an octave sound similar, not exactly the same.

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The interval between D and the next G above that D, is called a: Fourth Fifth Octave Third

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Fourth

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The distance between two pitches is called a/an _________

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interval

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When calculating intervals, both the start and end notes should be included in the count.

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True

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Ascending and descending intervals are calculated: Exactly the same Differently because one goes upwards and the other downwards Taking into account white and black keys. Carefully considering ascending or descending frequencies

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A: Exactly the same

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The descending interval between A and F is a: Fifth Fourth Third Second

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Third

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The text states that __________ is the essential element in music

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Rhythm

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In the Western music tradition, sound is represented in written form through musical __________

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Notation

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Which of the two following statements is true?

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Time values in music are expressed in relative terms.

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In the Western music tradition, a note symbol (i.e., its shape) indicates both duration and pitch.

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False

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Time values in music are expressed in:

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Relative terms

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The value of the ______ note serves as the basis for the relative value of all the other notes.

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whole

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Just as there are quarter notes, there are quarter rests.

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True

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One of the main purposes of music notation is to preserve the oral tradition of almost every type of society.

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False

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A rest symbol indicates:

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A period of silence

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instrument heard

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horn

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A cadential point brings the musical phrase to a resting point, which may or may not be followed by a pause.

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example c

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The term timbre refers to the different sound sources used in a composition.

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true

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Which of the following excerpts from See Here the Conqu'ring Hero Comes uses loud dynamics?

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Example A

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Dynamic variety refers to the use of different sound sources.

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False, refers to different volumes

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Two of the most obvious musical elements that composers use to achieve variety are dynamics and timbre.

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True

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Handel uses different combinations of dynamics and timbre to achieve unity and variety in See Here the Conqu'ring Hero Comes. Which of the following two excerpts combines more instruments and louder dynamics?

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Example A

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Handel uses different combinations of dynamics and timbre to achieve unity and variety in See Here the Conqu'ring Hero Comes. Which of the following excerpts combines ensemble playing and soft dynamics?

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Example B

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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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Example B

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Unity alone sustains interest and appeals to our need and enjoyment of the new, different, and unexpected.

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False; unity is for familiarity and variety for interest and unexpected

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The following is an example of solo performer

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False; can hear wind and string

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The following features instrumental, string, vocal, or percussion?

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vocal, sounds like opera

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The following features a musical ensemble

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False, solo piano

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The performer acts as a bridge between the composer and the listener.

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True

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Interpretation is one of the composer's most important tasks.

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False, performer is interpreter

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The following excerpt features a musical ensemble (Hallelujah)

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True

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Deep River is an example of Jazz

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False; spiritual piece

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The following features a solo performer

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True: quick paced solo piano

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According to Booker T. Washington, plantation songs have nothing to do with religious fervor.

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False

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Great performers possess outstanding technique but may not have deep musical understanding.

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False; technique and understanding

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A referential listener is a person that relates to music mainly through extra-musical connections or associations.

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True

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Referential listeners are most common types of listeners

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False; casual are

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Music not associated with particular story, image, object, or event is called

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Absolute

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Musical themes cannot represent real or fictional charecters

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false; for example Symphonia Fantastique

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This is a short excerpt from J.S. Bach's Air from the Suite No. 3 in D major. Listening to that excerpt, a casual listener would be more inclined to do which of the following?

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enjoy music as background

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The critical listener combines the characteristics of all types of listeners.

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false; that's perspective listener

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The casual listener regards music mainly as a mood enhancer or as a pleasant part of the environment.

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true

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Perceptive listeners are mainly concerned with judging the quality of the performance of a piece of music.

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False; perceptive listeners combine all 3 charecteristics and is not limited to any 1

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Music that follows an explicit story is often called program music.

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true

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Which of the following is NOT true of the perceptive listener?

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The perceptive listener describes music using vocabulary such as "mellow" and "upbeat"

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Which of the following excerpts was used in the text as an illustration of program music?

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Excerpt B was used in the text to illustrate program music. Listen to how the music tells a story with a quick tempo, interesting instrumentation and a skipping elf-like rhythm at the beginning.

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Jazz incorporates elements of folk music.

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true;Jazz predecessors include, among others, plantation songs, spirituals, and river boat music.

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Art music is superior to folk or popular music

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False

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According to the text, all critics agree that jazz is a subcategory of art music.

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false, cannot agree

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Composers of art music create works that are passed on from generation to generation by listening, remembering, and imitating.

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False, that would me folk- no written documents or music scores

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Folk music belongs to the community even though it may have been created by individual

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True

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According to the text, Folk music, jazz music, and art music are not mutually exclusive genres.

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True

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In jazz, performers have wide, creative freedom, even when they are playing from a score.

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True

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According to the text, it is a simple task to define the category of folk music.

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False; rich, varied, and complicated

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Art music has traditionally been created by trained professional musicians.

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True

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A piece of folk music typically remains unchanged throughout the years.

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False

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Which of the following excerpts is an example of folk music?

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Excerpt A; drum african music

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Which of the following excerpts is an example of jazz?

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Excerpt B; wind instruments

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Which of the following excerpts is an example of art music?

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Excerpt B- sounds like mozart or somethin

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According to the text, the folk song Dark Eyes reflects the Romanian national character.

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False, Russian character not Romanian

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Which of the following most likely contains an improvised solo?

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Excerpt C; Jazz solo

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Riff

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short melodic and rhythmic patterns

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short segments played by piano alone

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riffs

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A rest symbol indicates:

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period of silence

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In the Western music tradition, a note symbol (i.e., its shape) indicates both duration and pitch.

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False, only duration

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Time values are expressed in absolute terms

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False; only relative terms

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A notes duration is indicated by

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whether note head is filled in or not and # of flags on stem

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Text states that________ is essential element in music

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rhythm

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in western tradition, note symbol indicates pitch

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false, indicates duration not pitch pitch is by notehead on specific line or space on staff

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Just as there are quarter notes, there are quarter rests

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true

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Which of the two following statements is true? Time values in music are expressed in absolute terms. Time values in music are expressed in relative terms.

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Time values in music are expressed in relative terms.

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Value of a ___ note serves as basis for relative value of all other notes

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whole note

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IN western tradition, sound is represented in written form through musical _____

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notation

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The frequency of the lowest sound that the normal human ear can perceive ranges between 16 and 20 Hertz.

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True

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A long string, if plucked really hard, will vibrate faster and thereby produce a higher pitch than a shorter string.

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False; Regardless of how hard we pluck it, a long string will always vibrate at a slower frequency than a shorter one and, therefore, will produce a lower pitch.

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The audible frequency spectrum in humans ranges between:

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16 and 20,000 hertz

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The following excerpt from Pictures at an Exhibition features low pitches.

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True

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Vibration may be represented in terms of frequency. The basic unit of frequency is called the Hertz. What does one Hertz represent?

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one cycle per second

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Which of the following excerpts suggests increasing tension in the music?

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excerpt B suggests an increase in tension brought about through the increasing rise in pitch

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It is very important to recognize that pitch is a relative concept.

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true

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In musical notation, pitch is indicated exclusively by:

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The position of notes on the lines and spaces of the staff

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Each line and space on the staff represents a different:

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Pitch

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The collection of parallel lines and spaces on which notes are written is called notation.

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false; that would be staff

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The staff is a system of:

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5 lines and 4 spaces

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In the Western music tradition, a note symbol (i.e., its shape) indicates duration

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true

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A note at the bottom of the staff has a higher pitch than a note at the top of the staff.

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False;

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The black key to the right of the A on this keyboard can be called A sharp or B

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flat

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The name of the white key in between the group of two black keys on the keyboard is:

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If you take any pitch on the keyboard, the next occurrence of the same letter name going towards the right (up) will vibrate:

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twice as fast

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The interval between any two adjacent C's on the keyboard is called a/an

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Octave

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We refer to specific pitches or tones with letter names using the letters A through G

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true

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The black key to the right of G is called G

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G Sharp

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The key indicated by the arrow above is correctly labeled.

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false, F sharp or G flat

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If the frequency of the C in the middle is 256 Hz, the corresponding frequencies on either side of that C are

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512 Hz on the one to the right, and 128 Hz on the one to the left

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The pitch letter names correspond to:

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the white keys on a piano

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When keys that correspond to consecutive letter names are played sequentially they create a

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Scale

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Which of the following is a true statement?

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Octave is name of particular interval size

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The distance between two pitches is called a/an

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interval

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The two notes of an octave sound exactly the same due to the simple relationship of their frequencies

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false; similar not same

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The distance between D and A (above that D) is a:

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fifth

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Ascending and descending intervals are calculated:

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exactly the same

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Percussion players produce more or less volume by changing bow pressure and speed.

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False; they don't use a bow

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The volume of this excerpt is an example of crescendo.

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False; volume is constant

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Aside from Carmina Burana (1937), Carl Orff is widely known for:

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His work in music education

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Volume of Beethovens Pastoral Symphony is decrescendo

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true; becomes softer

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Musical excerpt is an example of piano volume

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False; This excerpt from Chopin's Revolutionary Étude is an example of forte volume

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Music excerpt is an example of forte

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true; This excerpt from Antonin Dvorak's Slavonic Dance No. 8 is an example of forte.

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This volume excerpt is an example of

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crescendo; louder

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A pianist's skill in manipulating volume is usually referred to as the performer's____

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touch

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Despite being a great composer, Richard Wagner did not succeed in creating great operas.

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false; one of most imp opera composers

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For the most part, pianists and harpsichordists don't have direct contact with the strings of their instruments. Therefore, they manipulate sound through a ____mechanism.

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keyboard mechanism attached to a hammer (piano) or plectrum (harpsichord) that strikes or plucks the strings.

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Which of the following factors that influence dynamic change is at work in the following example?

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energy

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As a musical concept, dynamics covers only the overall loudness or softness of a piece of music.

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false; also gradual volume changes

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The volume of this excerpt is an example of which of the following

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piano

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volume of this excerpt is loud

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false

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Which of the following two excerpts uses soft dynamics?

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excerpt B; beethovens moonlight sonata

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volume and dynamic are interchangeable terms

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true

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Composers started marking their scores with instructions about dynamic

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well into 17th C

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composers starterd writing dynamic markings in scores bc

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new instruments allowed for more dynamic ranges and contrast

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instrument played in this excerpt

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chordophone; guitar

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instrument played with flute

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aerophone

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instrument played : synthesizer

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electrphone

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According to the classification of instruments by sound source, the one in this example is a/an:

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cello: chordophone

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The electric guitar can be considered as both a chordophone and a/an:

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electrophone

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snare drum

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membranophone

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traditional drum set. According to instrument classification by sound source, which of the following groups are represented here?

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idiophones and membranophones

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Timbre is often referred to as _________ color.

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tone

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Listen to this excerpt from Midsummer Night's Dream. Which instrument classification is represented?

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aerophone

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instrument playing: tapping of chutes

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idiophone

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range most prominent from Listen to these two excerpts from Carmina Burana

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excerpt B soprano

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super deep male

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bass

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super high female

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soprano

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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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A cappella choir

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soprano register lies between alto and tenor ranges

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false;soprano is highest female range

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High male voice

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tenor

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The aria Lucevan le Stelle is from the opera Gianni Schicci by Giacomo Puccini

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false; from opera tosca

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The English madrigal is characterized by:

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intensity and intimacy of choral writing

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The aria Lucevan le Stelle is composed for a/an:

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tenor

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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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triumph music

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by brass

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sole function of conductor is beat time

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false

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viola players sit

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dead center front

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Listen to the following excerpt from Benjamin Britten's Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra.

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string family

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Which of the following is not a decision about interpretation that the conductor of a symphony orchestra makes?

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whether to use modern or old fashioned baton

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Listen to the following excerpt from Benjamin Britten's Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra.

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french horns

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What is NOT the role of the conductor in a traditional symphony orchestra?

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make sure when approporiate, players improvise parts correctly

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According to the text, traditional symphony orchestra musicans are permited to improvise their parts

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false

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A traditional symphony orchestra can sometimes have more than 100 players.

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true

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What do you call a piece of music where a violin soloist plays with an orchestra?

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violin concerto

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The text states that guitars are strummed or __________.

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plucked

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Which of the following is NOT a way to produce sound in string instruments?

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blowing

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The harp may be a part-time fifth member of the orchestral strings.

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true

question

which instrument carries melody

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violin

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____ is an instrumental technique that, in the case of string players, 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.

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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

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The sound of string instruments is produced by a _______ stretched between two points.

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string

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How does a violinist control dynamics?

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By applying more or less bow pressure and speed on the strings

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Listen to this excerpt from Benjamin Britten's Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra.

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harp

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Which string instrument is featured in this excerpt from Paganini's 24 Caprices?

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violin

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In Prokofiev's: "Peter and the Wolf", which instruments represents the Peter?

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strings

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The French technical term for "mouthpiece" is la bouche.

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false; embouchure

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The energy with which a player produces the air stream determines __________.

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volume

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The four main orchestral woodwind instruments are:

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flute, clarinet, oboe, and bassoon

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Identify the woodwind instrument in this excerpt by the contemporary composer Aulis Sallinen.

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flute

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Which woodwind instrument is featured in the following excerpt from Sergei Prokofiev's Peter and the Wolf?

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bassoon

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Identify the single reed instrument:

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clarinet

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Identify the correct pair of double reed instruments:

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oboe, bassoon

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Which woodwind instrument plays along with the strings in this Mozart excerpt?

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clarinet

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Which woodwind instrument is the soloist playing in this example?

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flute

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Listen to this excerpt by the Russian composer Sergei Prokofiev.

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bassoon

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In Prokofiev's: "Peter and the Wolf", which instrument represents the "duck"?

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oboe

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In Prokofiev's: "Peter and the Wolf", which instrument represents the "grandfather"?

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bassoon

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In Prokofiev's: "Peter and the Wolf", which instrument represents the "cat"?

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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.

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TRUE

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Which instrument, along with the orchestra, plays this example?

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oboe

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This example comes from a concerto for __________ and orchestra.

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horn

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The four most common brass instruments in the traditional symphony orchestra are:

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trombone, trumpet, horn, and tuba

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Which instrument of the brass family plays the melody in this example?

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trumpet

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Which brass instrument plays the melody in this example?

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trombone

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Listen to the following excerpt from Sergei Prokofiev's Symphony No. 6. There is a dialogue between a high-sounding part and a low one.

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tuba

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Which of the following is a member of the brass family?

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brass trombone

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The name trombone is derived from the Italian term for trumpet.

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true

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Listen to this excerpt from Aaron Copland's Fanfare for the Common Man.

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trumpet

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Which of the following factors contribute to brass instruments having a "brassy" timbre?

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all the above

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In brass instruments, pitch depends on the ______of the air column.

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length

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This example comes from a concerto for __________ and orchestra.

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trumpet

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Castanets are non-pitched instruments.

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true; idiophones under concussion group

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Which of the following instruments does NOT belong in the definite pitch group:

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cymbals

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Scholars have been able to determine the origin of the xylophone with absolute certainty.

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false

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Percussion instruments where two similar objects are clapped together to produce a sound can be further classified under the ____ group.

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concussion/idiophone

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Which of the following instruments does NOT belong in the indefinite pitch group?

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timpani; can be tuned

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Kettledrum is another name for timpani.

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true

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Listen to this excerpt from Also sprach Zarathustra by Richard Strauss.

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timpani/kettle drums

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The synthesizer is a very easy instrument to categorize.

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false

question

Keyboard instruments are sometimes part of the orchestra.

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true

question

The term concerto refers to a performer playing by her/himself.

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false; soloist plus orchestra

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The type of music event where a soloist plays by her/himself is called a __________.

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recital

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Construction and sound production are the same among keyboard instruments.

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false

question

The term controller refers to:

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The device used to select pitch in an electronic instrument

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The first known instance of a harpsichord dates from:

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1397

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When a harpsichordist depresses a key, a simple mechanism causes a __________ to __________ a string.

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quill;pluck

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Upon its invention, the fortepiano eclipsed the popularity of the harpsichord:

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for next 200 years

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All harpsichords use one string per key to produce sound.

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false; not all built same

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The harpsichord was used as an accompanying instrument in opera only in the 16th century.

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false; in 16th, 17th, and 18th C It was used in chamber and orchestral music, and also in opera.

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There are___keys in a full size piano keyboard.

answer

question

When performing, pianists are in direct contact with the source of the sound.

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false

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The upright piano was first developed in:

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Philly, US

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The one-piece cast-iron frame, a crucial development in the history of the piano, was invented by:

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Alpheus Babcock of Boston, USA in 1825

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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 hammer closer to strings

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In the organ, volume is determined by:

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wind pressure

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The organ is a ____________instrument, whose tone is produced by wind flowing through ____________.

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keyboard, pipes

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The function of the organ's stops is to:

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control flow of air to pipes

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The first organ used water to control wind pressure.

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true; hydraulos

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In the organ, pipe length determines:

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pitch

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function of amplifier

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amplifies loudness

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The synthesizer has virtually no standard repertoire.

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true

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Identify the false statement:

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Synthesizers have always had a well-established presence in standard ensembles.

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The sound source of a the synthesizer is an oscillator.

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true

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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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A piece of folk music typically remains unchanged throughout the years

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False

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Composers of art music create works that are passed on from generation to generation by listening, remembering, and imitating.

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False

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According to the text, all critics agree that jazz is a subcategory of art music.

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false

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Jazz incorporates elements of folk music.

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True

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According to the text, the folk song Dark Eyes reflects the Romanian national character. 0:00-3:20

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false

question

A piece of folk music typically remains unchanged throughout the years

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False

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The excerpt you just heard belongs to a type of music that is:

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Notated in music scores as a means of transmission from composer to performer

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Listen to the piano playing in this excerpt. 0:18-0:26 What are the short segments played by the piano alone?

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riffs

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-Play- The excerpt you just heard belongs to a type of music that is:

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Not notated (at least, not in the traditional sense), and includes many improvised sections and solos

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In jazz, performers have wide, creative freedom, even when they are playing from a score.

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True

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Art music is superior to folk or popular music.

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false

question

Riffs refers to:

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Short melodic and rhythmic patterns

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Listen to the piano playing in this excerpt. What are the short segments played by the piano alone?

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Riffs

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Jazz incorporates elements of folk music.

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true

question

In jazz, performers have wide, creative freedom, even when they are playing from a score.

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True

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Which of the following excerpts is an example of folk music? A. Play B. Play C. Play

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Excerpt A

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Riffs refers to:

answer

Short melodic and rhythmic patterns

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Composers of art music create works that are passed on from generation to generation by listening, remembering, and imitating.

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false

question

Art music has traditionally been created by trained professional musicians.

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True

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Folk music belongs to the community even though it may have been written by an individual.

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true

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According to the text, it is a simple task to define the category of folk music

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False

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Which of the following excerpts is an example of jazz?

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Excerpt B

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Which of the following excerpts is an example of jazz? A) 0:00-2:49 B) 0:00-3:46 C)0:00-6:10

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Excerpt B

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-Play- The excerpt you just heard belongs to a type of music that is:

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Notated in music scores as a means of transmission from composer to performer

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Which of the following excerpts is an example of folk music?

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Excerpt A

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In jazz, performers have wide, creative freedom, even when they are playing from a score.

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true

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According to the text, all critics agree that jazz is a subcategory of art music.

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False

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According to the text, all critics agree that jazz is a subcategory of art music.

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False

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Art music has traditionally been created by trained professional musicians.

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true

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Art music is superior to folk or popular music.

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False

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A referential listener is a person that relates to music mainly through extra-musical connections or associations.

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true

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What do we call music that is not associated with a particular story, image, object, or event?

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absolute

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Which of the following is NOT true of the perceptive listener?

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The perceptive listener describes music using vocabulary such as "mellow" and "upbeat"

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The Concerts spirituels were founded by musicians of the Paris opera to lend legitimacy to the playing of instrumental music during religious festivals.

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true

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Perceptive listeners are mainly concerned with judging the quality of the performance of a piece of music

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false

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A referential listener is a person that is mainly concerned with judging the quality of the performance of a piece of music.

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false

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Musical themes cannot represent real or fictional characters.

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false

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Which movement from Berlioz's Symphonie Fantastique includes a ranz des vaches:

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"Scenes from the Field"

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Perceptive listeners are mainly concerned with extra-musical connections or associations.

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false

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This is a short excerpt from J.S. Bach's Air from the Suite No. 3 in D major. Listening to that excerpt, a casual listener would be more inclined to do which of the following?

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enjoy the music as background

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The casual listener regards music mainly as a mood enhancer or as a pleasant part of the environment.

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True

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Referential listeners are the most common type of listeners.

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False

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Which of the following is true of the casual listener?

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Describes music using vocabulary such as "mellow" and "upbeat."

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Perceptive listeners are mainly concerned with judging the quality of the performance of a piece of music.

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False

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What do we call music that is not associated with a particular story, image, object, or event?

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Absolute

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Perceptive listeners are mainly concerned with extra-musical connections or associations.

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False

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The perceptive listener combines the characteristics of all types of listeners.

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True

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Which of the following excerpts was used in the text as an illustration of program music?

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Excerpt B

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Music that follows an explicit story is often called program music.

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True

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A referential listener is a person that is mainly concerned with judging the quality of the performance of a piece of music.

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False

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Critical Listener

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primary motivation is to identify what is wrong with a performance. For very scrupulous critical listeners, every detail of the performance must be perfect, including the accuracy of the notes. Such listeners may even demand perfection in live music, with anything short of perfection considered a poor performance.

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Tempo

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The speed of the rhythm of a composition. Tempo is measured according to beats per minute. A very fast tempo, prestissimo, has between 200 and 208 beats per minute, presto has 168 to 200 beats per minute, allegro has between 120 and 168 beats per minute, moderato has 108 to 120 beats per minute, andante has 76 to 108, adagio has 66 to 76, larghetto has 60 to 66, and largo, the slowest tempo, has 40 to 60.

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Perceptive Listener

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combines the characteristics of the previous three types of listeners but is not limited by them. The perceptive listener:

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Perceptive listener like the casual

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Enjoys sound for sound's sake, but asks: What is it in the music that makes me feel this way? Is it the way the performer is interpreting the music? Is it because of the volume or speed at which it is played? Is it because it is sung, played by instruments, or because it has a good balance of unity and variety? Is it a combination of all these elements? If so, which combination is at work?

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Perceptive Listener like the Referential

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Like the referential listener, may have associations with the music being heard, but also tries to remember: When and where the music was heard most recently. What other works from that composer or performer she knows.

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Perceptive Listener like the Critical

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is aware of the quality of a performance but goes beyond the technical aspects to seek understanding and appreciation of the human and cultural values embodied in the music.

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Perceptive Listener Contd'

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Attends concerts regularly and listens with concentration. Uses appropriate musical vocabulary, not lay terms like "mellow" or "upbeat," to describe music. Tries to develop an awareness of different musical styles and realizes that there are significant and valid differences among these styles. The perceptive listener is open to all kinds of music. Realizes that music is created for many different purposes and by many different kinds of people. Really tries to understand the music and what makes it interesting before passing judgment on it. Would never decide that she does not like a certain kind of music without having listened to it. Tries to learn something about the music before listening to a live or recorded performance of it. Is aware of the fact that a piece of music, regardless of style, might take some time to reveal its structure, meaning and beauty, and is therefore prepared to reserve judgment until she has heard it many times.

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Antonio Vilvaldi's Concerto in F minor (Winter)

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It is one of four compositions that, as a group, form a work called The Four Seasons. A fine example of program music, each of the four compositions depicts one of the four seasons of the year. Vivaldi also wrote poems to accompany each movement and linked lines of the poems to corresponding sections of the music.

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Program Music

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Compositions with extra-musical content that directs the attention of the listener to a literary or pictoral association. Program music was especially popular in the 19th century.

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The character of the minuet is best described as

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Stately and dignified

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A common rondo pattern is

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ABACABA

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A brilliant solo section in a concerto designed to display the performer's virtuosity is called a

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cadenza

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The usual order of movements in a classical symphony is

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fast, slow, dance-related, fast.

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In many of Beethoven's works there is a ______ movement instead of the minuet.

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scherzo

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The classical concerto is a large-scale work in three movements for

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solo instrument and orchestra

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the standard catalog of the compositions of Mozart was made by

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Ludwig von Köchel

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Chamber music is characterized by

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having one performer per part

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A string quartet is a musical composition for

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2 violins, viola, cello

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Classicism, as a stylistic period in music, figured prominently during the years

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1750-1820

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Theme-and-variations form may be schematically outlined as

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AA'A''A'''A''''.

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The typical orchestra of the classical period consisted of

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strings, pairs of woodwinds, horns, trumpets, and timpani

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The minuet is generally the _________ movement of a classical symphony.

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third

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A piano sonata is a musical composition in two or more movements for

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piano

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One of the most revolutionary periods in music history was the

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early Baroque

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The early baroque was characterized by

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homophonic texture

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The middle baroque was characterized by

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A diffusion of the style into every corner of Europe.

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A popular keyboard instrument in which sound was produced by means of brass blades striking the strings was the

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clavichord

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Affections in baroque usage refers to

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Emotional states or moods of music

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The intellectual movement called humanism

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focused on human life and its accomplishments

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Which of the following is not a part of the Renaissance mass? Credo, Kyrie, Ave Maria, Gloria.

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Ave Maria

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The two main forms of sacred Renaissance music are the mass and the

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motet

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The Renaissance madrigal is a

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Piece for several solo voices set to a short poem, usually about love.

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Degrees of loudness and softness in music are called

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dynamics

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The relative highness or lowness of a sound is called

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pitch

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The bow that string players usually use to produce sound on their instruments is a slightly curved stick strung tightly with

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horsehair

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If a string player uses vibrato — rocking of the left hand to produce small pitch fluctuations — it is because

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using vibrato makes the tone warmer and more expressive

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Symphonic bands differ from symphonic orchestras in that they

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do not contain a string section

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A resting place at the end of a phrase is called a

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cadence

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A short, detached style of playing a melody is known as

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staccato

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A combination of three or more tones sounded at the same time is called

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a chord

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Harmony refers to

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the way chords are constructed and how they follow each other

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A combination of tones that is considered unstable and tense is called a

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dissonance

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A combination of tones that is considered stable and restful is called a

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consonance

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Another term for key is

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tonality

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The central tone around which a musical composition is organized is called the

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tonic

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when a melodic idea is presented by one voice or instrument and then restated immediately by another voice or instrument, the technique is called

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imitation.

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When there is one main melody accompanied by chords, the texture is

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homophonic

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The texture of a single melodic line without accompaniment is

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monophonic

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The technique of combining several melodic lines into a meaningful whole is called

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counterpoint

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When two or more melodies of equal interest are performed simultaneously, the texture is

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polyphonic

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Retaining some features of a musical idea while changing others is called

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variation

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The organization of musical ideas in time is called

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form

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The form consisting of a musical statement followed by a counter statement would be called

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binary

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Music can be defined as...

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...an art based on the organization of sounds in time.

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The four main properties of musical sound are pitch, dynamic, tone color, and...

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...duration.

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The relative highness or lowness of a sound is called...

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...pitch.

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A sound that has a definite pitch is called a...

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...tone.

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The distance in pitch between any two tones is called an...

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...interval.

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When tones are separated by the interval called an _______, they sound very much alike.

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octave

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The distance between the lowest and highest tones an instrument can produce is called its...

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...pitch range.

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Dynamics in music refers to...

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...degrees of loudness and softness.

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A gradual decrease in loudness is known as a...

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...diminuendo.

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Timbre is synonymous with...

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...tone color.

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Which of the following is not a normal classification of male vocal ranges?

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Contralto (correct answer) Baritone Tenor Bass

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A symphonic band consists of mainly...

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...brass, woodwind, and percussion.

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Plucking the string with a finger instead of using a bow is called....

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...pizzicato.

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Woodwind instruments are so named because...

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...they were originally made of wood.

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The ______ are the only orchestral drums of definite pitch.

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timpani

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The ______ has strings that a plucked by a set of plastic, quill, or leather wedges.

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harpsichord

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Rapidly repeating tones by quick up and down strokes of the bow is known as...

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...tremolo.

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regular, recurrent pulsation that divides music into equal units of time

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beat

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organization of beats into regular groups is called

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meter

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the first, or stressed, beat of a measure is known as the

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downbeat

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this term refers to the rate of speed of the beat of the music

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tempo

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in musical notation, pitches are written on a set of five lines called a

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staff

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the repetition of a melodic pattern at a higher or lower pitch

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sequence

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musical element that refers to the way chords are constructed and how they follow each other

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harmony

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a series of chords is called a

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progression

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the simplest most basic chord in western music is the

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triad

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chromatic is used in music to refer to the

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twelve tones of an octave

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when two or more melodic lines of equal interest are performed simultaneously, the texture is

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polyphonic

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a round is an example of

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strict imitation

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homophonic texture consists of

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one main melody accompanied by chords

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some feature of a music idea are changed, but others are retained, the technique is referred to as

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variation

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ordered flow of music through time

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rhythm

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in musical notation, silence is indicated by

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rests

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combination of tones that are unusable and tense

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dissonance

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central tone around which a musical composition is organized

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tonic

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texture of a single melodic line without accompaniment is

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monophonic

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middle ages in european history

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450-1450

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who held virtual monopoly on learning in middle ages

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monks in monasteries

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most medieval music was

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vocal

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the music medieval monks made was

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gregorian chant

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texture of gregorian chant

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monophonic

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earliest chant manuscripts from what century

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ninth

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earliest extant liturgical morality play, Ordo virtutum (Play of the Virtues), was composed by

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Hildegard of Bingen

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The first large body of secular songs that survives in decipherable notation was composed by

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french nobles called troubadors

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first steps toward the development of polyphony were taken sometime between 700 and 900, when

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monks began to add a second line to gregorian chant

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gregorian chant with one additional melodic line

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organum

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center of polyphonic music in europe after 1150 was

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paris

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earliest known composers to write music with measured rhythm

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Loenin and Perotin

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"ars nova" refers to

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italian and french music of the fourteenth century

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Renaissance in music occured between

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1450-1600

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texture of renaissance music is chiefly

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polyphonic

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two main forms of sacred renaissance music are

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mass and motet

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the renaissance madrigal began around 1520 in

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Italy

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Weelkes's "As Vesta Was Descending" is notable for its

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word painting

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nuns and monks sang at what two types of services

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office and mass

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a capella refers to

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unaccompanied choral music

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baroque style flourished in music during this period

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1600-1750

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early baroque period was characterized by

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homophonic texture

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Montoverdi created music that was

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passionate and dramatic

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instrumental music became as important as vocal music a this time

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middle baroque

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a baroque musical composition usually expresses ________ within the same movement

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constantly changing moods

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sudden alterations between loud and soft

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terraced dynamics

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main keyboard instuments of the baroque era were

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piano and harpsichord

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most characteristic feature of baroque music is its use of

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basso continuo

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a movement in music usually refers to

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piece that can be independent but is part of a larger composition

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three movements of concerto grosso

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fast, slow, fast

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first and last movements of concerto grosso are in what form

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ritornello

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main theme of a fugue is called the

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subject

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a play set to music with orchestral accompaniment with costumes and actors

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operas

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the text or book of a musical dramatic work

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libretto

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vocal line that imitates fluctuations of speech

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recitative

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camerata wanted the vocal line of their music to follow

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rhythms and pitch fluctuations of speech

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first european opera house to offer admission to anyone paying the price opened in

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venice, italy

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castrati

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lung power of man, range of woman, highly paid, castrated (all answers correct)

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statement is not true about monteverdi

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all twelve of his operas are performed regularly in europe and america

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Dido and Aeneas was composed by

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Henry Purcell

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vivaldi spend most of his life working at an institution for orphaned and illegitimate girls in

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venice

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vivaldi was famous as a virtuoso on what instrument

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violin

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vivaldi wrote appox how many concerto grosso and solo concertos

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450

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Bach was most eminent of his day with what instrument

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organ

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Bach created masterpieces in every from except

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opera

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sets of dance inspired instrumental movements

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suites

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baroque suites typically begin with

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french overture

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congregational singing of chorales was an important way for people to

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participate in the service

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bach's cantatas closely resembled what of that time

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operas

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sonata intended to be played in a church

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sonata de chiesa

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Corelli's Trio Sonata in A Minor, op. 3, no. 10, is scored for

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two violins and basso continuo

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a vivaldi concerto typically has

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three

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vivaldi wrote concertos for a great variety of instruments (T/F)

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true

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A two-part collection of preludes and fugues, one in each major and minor key, basic to the repertoire of keyboard players today, is Bach's

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well-tempered clavier

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which of the following is not a part of baroque suite

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waltz

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two sections of a french overture

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slow-fast

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A sung piece, or choral work with or without vocal soloists, usually with orchestral accompaniment, is the

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cantata

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how many performers in baroque trio sonata

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four

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dates for classicism in western art music

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1750-1820

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which is not a sonata form movement

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rondo

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concluding section of sonata form movement

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coda

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theme and variations form may be outlined as

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AA'A''A'''A''''.

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minuet and trio movement of classical symphony is in what form

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ABA

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minuet is generally what number movement of a classical symphony

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third

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beethoven replaces what kind of movement for the minuet in many of his works

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scherzo

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rondo may be schematically outlined as

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ABACABA

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return of the main theme in rondo form is welcome because it is in what key

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tonic

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rondo most often serves as the

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finale

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first movement of a classical symphony is almost always fast and in what form

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sonata

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usual order of movements in classical symphony is

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fast, slow, dance-related, fast

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a concerto is a large-scale work in several movements for

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an instrumental soloist and orchestra

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mozart and beethoven wrote concertos for their favorite instrument, the

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piano

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sequence of movements in classical concerto is

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fast, slow, fast

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first movement of a classical concerto has

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two expositions

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classical concerto differs from the symphony in that it doesn't have these movements

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minuet or scherzo

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In the classical period, comic operas sometimes

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ridiculed the aristocracy

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In the exposition of a sonata form movement...

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the second theme is in a new key

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each successive variation in a theme with variations

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retains some elements of the theme

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pieces of an oratorio are usually connected by means of

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a narrators recitatives

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handel's messiah is an example of

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an oratorio

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Handel spent a major portion of his time in

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England

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the core of Handel's output was english oratorios and italian...

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operas

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oratorio differs from opera in that is has no

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acting, costumes or scenery

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Oratorios first appeared in

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Italy

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2 violins, viola, cello, four movements, most important form in chamber music

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string quartet

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Haydn's two popular oratorios: the seasons and

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the creation

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Mozart's symphony no. 40 in Gmin is

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one of his last three symphonies

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major factor that distinguishes chamber music from symphony

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one player per part

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in addition to 68 string quartets, how many symphonies did Haydn write?

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104

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where were the 12 symphonies for JP Saloman first performed? (Named the _______ symphonies)

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London

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family that helped make Haydn famous

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Esterhazy

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mozart's finest german opera

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the magic flute

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piano trio is written for what 3 instruments?

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violin, cello, piano

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after he went deaf, his compositions included piano sonatas, string quartets, and the 9th symphony. these are some of beethoven's...

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late works

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beethoven had 16 of these, and they were considered some of the greatest ever recorded

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string quartets

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piano sonata is for...

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piano only

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Beethoven's third symphony commemorated

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Napoleon

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beethoven had a habbit of carrying a

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musical sketchbook

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beethoven's only opera is entitled

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Fidelio

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Absolutists derive pleasure from listening for the way that the different elements of music relate to each other, independently of any extra-musical connotations.

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True

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Music was clinically approved as a medical treatment in 1924.

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True

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Musical connotation is reinforced by the use of certain instruments.

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True

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Music only affects our feelings and thoughts.

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False

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Which of the following statements is Not true?

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Music cannot be used for utilitarian purposes.

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Musical associations remained fixed in time.

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False

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Igor Stravinsky did not believe expression to be the primary purpose of music.

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True

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Whose mythology was filled with references to the healing power of music? ( Greek? Ancient Egyptian? Chinese?)

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All of the Above

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Which instrument is not an the name of a type of African talking drum:

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Yoruba

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Musical connotation happens when music is associated with extra-musical events or experiences.

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True

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