-sets the mood for the films
-can tell the audience where or when the story takes place
-it can reveal the emotions of the characters
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Who composed the music for The Lord of the Rings trilogy?
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Howard Shore
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Which movie director has frequently used lighthearted rock music for scenes of graphic violence?
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Quentin Tarantino
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Music that is performed on screen and is part of the drama itself is called:
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source music
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Which of the following characterizes the career of John Williams?
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-He was the composer for films such as Star Wars and Jaws
-He is a composer and conductor of concert music
-He was a composer for a tv series called Gilligan's Island
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Which of the following film scores was NOT composed by John Williams?
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Titanic
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Who had the greatest success with a recording of Dylan's Mr. Tambourine Man?
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the Byrds
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Which of the following is considered America's unique contribution to theater?
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the musical
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Which of the following American composers did NOT write musicals?
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Aaron Copland
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Which of the following musicals was NOT a collaboration by Rodgers and Hammerstein?
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The Phantom of the Opera
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Which of the following is an example of a rock musical?
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Rent
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Bernstein rose to prominence as:
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-a composer
-a conductor
-a pianist
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Which of the following was NOT composed by Leonard Bernstein?
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An American in Paris
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West Side Story is a modern-day musical retelling of Shakespeare's:
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Romeo and Juliet
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What are the ethnic origins of the mambo?
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Afro-Cuban
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Which musical was the first to be based on a tragedy?
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West Side Story
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George Gershwin first broke into the music business as a:
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song plugger
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George Gershwin is recognized as one of the first American composers to:
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incorporate African American blues and jazz styles into his compositions
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Which work did Gershwin compose in France?
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An American in Paris
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George Gershwin's folk opera ________ was far ahead of its time.
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Porgy and Bess
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Which of the following popular American musical styles has its roots in African American music?
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-jazz
-ragtime
-blues
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Which of the following music genres developed around the turn of the twentieth century and incorporates elements of African music and Western popular and art music?
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jazz
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How many lines are in a blues verse?
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three lines
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What is a bent, or "blue," note?
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a note whose pitch drops slightly
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Which of the following does NOT characterize the blues?
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Blues is NOT a form of African folk music
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Which American city is considered the birthplace of jazz?
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New Orleans
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Louis Armstrong was also known as:
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Satchmo
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Which instrument did Louis Armstrong play?
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the trumpet
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Louis Armstrong's instrument-like approach to singing is called:
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scat-singing
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What kind of jazz is Duke Ellington known for?
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big band jazz
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Duke Ellington's great musical collaborator in the 1940s was
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Billy Strayhorn
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Take the A Train is a song that refers to:
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a subway line in New York City
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The most famous eighteenth-century American band was the:
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US Marine Band
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America's most famous bandmaster was:
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John Philip Sousa
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John Philip Sousa conducted the:
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US Marine Band
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Which American composer became known as the "King of Ragtime"?
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Scot Joplin
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Scott Joplin became famous when:
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his Maple Leaf Rag sold a million copies
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The vocal music in the 2009 film Avatar is sung in
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Na'vi
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Underscoring in film music refers to music
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coming from an unseen source
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Which composer wrote the scores to the first three Harry Potter films?
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John Williams
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Bob Dylan's musical idol was the folk singer
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Woody Guthrie
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What is the literary basis for West Side Story?
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Shakespeare's tragedy Romeo and Juliet
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Who wrote the lyrics to the musical West Side Story?
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Stephen Sondheim
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During his brief stay in France, Gershwin wrote _____.
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An American in Paris
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Where is George Gershwin's Porgy and Bess set?
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South Carolina
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Which of George Gershwin's works is considered a "folk opera"?
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Porgy and Bess
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Which of the following is considered George Gershwin's first "big hit"?
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Swanee
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Scott Joplin won the Pulitzer Prize posthumously for _____.
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Treemonisha
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The work that is considered to be Scott Joplin's most famous is his _____.
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Maple Leaf Rag
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Before recorded music was widespread, music like the rags of Scott Joplin could be mechanically performed by _____.
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player pianos
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Which of the following is an established, living American composer of musicals?
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Stephen Sondheim
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Which movie director has frequently used lighthearted rock music for scenes of graphic violence?
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Quentin Tarantino
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Music that is performed on screen and is part of the drama itself is called:
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source music
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Which nineteenth-century composer was the inspiration for unity in film music through the use of leitmotifs ?
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Wagner
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John Williams was the music director and principal conductor of the:
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Boston Pops
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