MUL 2010 Exam 2

Which of the following is not true of Klezmer Music? A.) it is often played by a violin or clarinet, cimbalom, drums, and bass B.) It came to North America with Eastern European Jewish immigrants C.) it is undergoing resurgence in Europe and America D.) It is played in the temple on High Holy Days

Today, a center for West African popular music, including the blues, is A. Keita B. Ghana C. Nigeria D. Mali

Which of the following statements is true? a. the habanera is a dance with Cuban, French, and African influences b. the habanera is a style of impressionist painting that inspired ravel c. the habanera is used by ravel and originally was a Basque dance d. Bartók used the habanera to portray Hungarian folk songs

the blues began a. in the urban north b. in New Orleans c. as a rural Mississippi delta tradition in the 19th century d. in the 1920s

the most common blues form is the _____-bar blues a. 8 b.12 c.16 d.32

the short, often-repeated phrase sung by a jail is known as a. birimintingo b. ngoni c.sataro d.donkilo

Béla Bartók collected and incorporated music from which country into his music? a. france b. libya c. hungary d. ghana

a jail is a west African storyteller who uses a 21-string chordophone, called a _____, to accompany important cultural stories a. balafon b.kecak c.harp d. kora

which of the following is not true a. gender roles differ from one culture to the next b. gender roles are performed c. gender roles are dictated by our biology d.gender roles are learned

until recently, _____ in Bali did not participate in playing gamelan. a. children b. men c. women d. commoners

this opera features a 19th-century seductive woman who lived outside conventional gender roles of the time. a. the marriage of figaro b. lucia di lammermoor c. carmen d. siegfried

Siegfried plays the _____, an instrument that signified masculine identity and power in the 19th century a. tuba b.bass c.horn d.drum

a castrato is a a. male who has been castrated before puberty in order to retain his soprano voice range b.man who sings in the falsetto range c. person who elevates him or herself to a higher caste d. woman who sings an adolescent male role in an opera

reclamation history refers to the act of a. restoring an underrepresented group to the historical narrative b.reclaiming historical documents plundered during a time of war c. women asserting their right to equality d. encouraging women to compose music and create art

________ are short musical ideas that represent a person, place, thing, or idea, especially in 19-th century German operas a. phrases b.librettos c. chromatics d. leitmotifs

one of this singer's greatest commercial hits represents the antithesis of "girl group" dependency a. Otis Redding b. Lesley Gore c. Aretha Franklin d. Betty Friedan

which of the following theoretical systems governs Turkish melody? a. raga b. makam c. pendigah d. usul

the texts Kyrie, Gloria, Credo, Sanctus, and Agnus Dei comprise the a. Mass Ordinary b.Passion c. Mass Proper d. Samā

this talking drum, which is used by the Yoruba to perform orìkí, is capable of imitating the Yoruba language a. orisa b. dundun c.bata d. sango

what is the name of the instrument (a ram's horn) used in certain Jewish services a. kora b. kundun c. shofar d. kol nidre

the gel monks of tibet often use the technique of ____ singing, where the fundamental tone and overtones sound at the same time. a. harmonic b. chant c. meditation d. homophonic

which of the following is all true about Palestrina's Pope Marcellus Mass a. it is polyphonic; it was written in the 16th century; it is a cappella. b. it is polyphonic;it was written in the 15th century; it is chant. c. It uses harmonic chanting; it was written in the 16th century; it is from a Mass. d. It is homophonic; it was written in the 16th century; it is part of a Mass.

This term refers to choral music that uses voices only, with no accompanying instruments. a. gospel b. lining out c.a cappella d. strophic

The religion called ________ is a combination of Catholicism and Nigerian (and other African) beliefs and is growing in places such as New York City and Miami. a.Yoruba b. Eleggua c.Olodumare d.Santería

The American folk tradition that uses songbooks with differently-shaped note heads is called a. harmonic chanting or sacred harp b. gospel or shape-note c. monophonic or diatonic d. sacred harp or shape note

The text "Amazing Grace: was written a. for use in a sermon and possibly for a hymn-text competition b. after the author's near death experience at sea c. to commemorate the 1883 Cherokee "trail of tears" d. after the author was convinced that slavery was immoral

An important African-American composer of symphonic music, who incorporated elements of the blues into his first symphony, was:

Béla Bartók's, Allegro Barbaro contains examples of:

This composer is thought of as a jazz musician, yet he wrote works for Broadway, theatrical dance, and the concert hall.

when a woman sings a male role in opera it is called a:

Which of the following is ALL true about the piece "Ma Guarita"? A. It is a bocete, is modal, and monophonic B. It is a bocete, is modal, and is heterophonic C. It is homophonic, is modal, and uses vocables D. It is a lament, is monophonic, and uses simple harmonies

The _____________is to the early Lutheran church as plainchant is to the early Catholic church

strophic congregational songs with singable tones, ordered formal music, clear voices (can hear all parts)

simultaneously singing more than one pitch at a time

Amazing Grace's music was standardized in 1835 to the melody:

The "Kol Nidre" is sung during the The Day of Atonement also known as

Which composer was able to meet the demands of The Council of Trent and thereby save the use of polyphony inside Catholic church music?

Which religion has a ritual dance called the Sama which is meant to represent the soul's passage to Allah?

Which of the following was not a complaint of the Council of Trent?

One of the ways gay musicians have expressed their sexual orientation is through a specific kind of humor known as "camp".

Today, castrati roles are exclusively sung by women.

Songs specifically associated with death are called laments.

In the Balinese culture, women have always been the preferred gender to play the gamelan.

In the 1960's girls were often portrayed as dependent upon and reverential to their boys.

Which composer was known for creating a "jungle" sound in his music?

Composer Jerry Bock drew much of his inspiration for the score of Fiddler on the Roof from traditional music of the jalou.

Gender is sometimes performed through speech.

In opera, a pants role or "breeches" role is only allowed to be performed by someone who demonstrates extreme masculinity.

The blues was born in the Ohio River Valley.

Roles that are sung by countertenors today were originally sung by members of the

Ethnicity is largely based on shared identity and common ancestry.

Which of the following artist wrote a song that dealt with stringent gender restrictions that confine humans as they grow from childhood through adulthood?

Who was the Romantic Era composer who introduced the idea of the leitmotif?