Practice Quiz 7 Music

A bebop performance generally began and ended with

The _______ is a pair of single-headed drums played by one performer, popular in north India.

A golden era of American musical theater was created from about

Drums in sub-Saharan Africa

The following can be said about free jazz:

William S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan were the writers of

In the song Ompeh there are _______ references to death.

Short repeated melodic phrases frequently used during the swing era are called

The idea of musical themes for characters (leitmotifs) was developed by which 19th Century composer

Musical instruments whose own material is the sound generator are classified as

A performance style in which the phrases of a soloist are repeatedly answered by those of a chorus is known as

Which of the following categories of black folk music is not considered one of the sources for the blues?

The ________ is a long-necked lute with movable frets, seven strings, and nine to thirteen sympathetic strings, popular in north India.

Cool jazz emerged

Nonwestern musical scales often contain ________ tones

The typical swing band had about fifteen musicians, grouped into three sections:

Which of the following statements is not true?

Slaughter on Tenth Avenue, the ballet used in the climax of On Your Toes, was choreographed by

A _________ is a type of theater that fuses a dramatic script, acting, and spoken dialogue with music, singing, and dancing.

West Side Story contains

Bebop, as a musical style, developed in the

One of the most important American composers of film scores who often collaborated with Alfred Hitchcock was

The rhythm section of a jazz ensemble usually does not include the

In bebop, the beat of the music was mainly marked by the

In West Side Story the introduction to "America" is based on a type of Puerto Rican song and dance music known as

Nonwestern music is most often transmitted

The melodic instruments, or cornet, clarinet, and trombone, of a Dixieland band were known as the

In the song Ompeh the performers combine __________ of the languages spoken in Ghana.

The choice of musical instruments in nonwestern cultures frequently depends on

Singers in the Middle East and North Africa cultivate a vocal timbre that

The dramatic importance of dance throughout West Side Story is illustrated through Bernstein's frequent use of

The bebop musician who spearheaded developments in cool jazz and then jazz rock is

The chord progression usually used in the blues involves only three basic chords: tonic, dominant, and

Musical instruments whose sound generator is a column of air are classified as

In addition to his famous musicals, Leonard Bernstein also wrote successful

The jazz style called swing flourished in America from

A typical bebop group might include

The "front line" of a Dixieland group included

Ragtime is

New Orleans style Dixieland flourished in the United States

The mbira may be described as a(n)

In West Side Story, the two star-crossed lovers are

Musical instruments whose sound generator is a stretched skin or other membrane are classified as

One of the most important solo instruments of the swing era was the

The composer, conductor, and pianist who began his spectacular career as substitute conductor of the New York Philharmonic on only a few hours' notice was

The rhythm section of a swing band normally consisted of

The most important way of making music in most nonwestern cultures is by

In West Side Story the song "America" is given a Hispanic flavor with the use of alternations between

Drums in sub-Saharan Africa are often considered

A pattern of notes used in Indian music to create melody is called

The backbone of a jazz ensemble is its

Some of the composers who contributed to the creation of the golden era of American musical theater were

Music that has a texture in which all parts perform the same basic melody, but in versions that differ in ornamentation or rhythm, is called

In the "Tower Scene" from Vertigo composer Bernard Hermann raises the tension of the evolving dramatic situation through his use of such orchestral effects as

When a voice is answered by an instrument, or when one instrument (or group of instruments) is answered by a chorus, the pattern is referred to as

The poetic and musical form of the blues was popularized in the early years of the twentieth century through the publication of Memphis Blues and St. Louis Blues, composed by

Although jazz began in bars and brothels, it is now considered

The major center of jazz from about 1900 to 1917 was

The Latin atmosphere heard in "America" from West Side Story is achieved through the use of such South American instruments as

Which of the following is not associated with cool jazz?

Bebop differed from earlier jazz forms in that it

Duke Ellington was an important figure in

The most distinctive feature of New Orleans style jazz was

Chordophones are instruments whose sound generator is a

Which of the following is not a source of the American musical?

Duke Ellington's compositions are outstanding because they

One of the greatest of all jazz improvisers and a towering figure among bebop musicians was the saxophonist

Which of the following is not a characteristic of fusion?

A repeated cycle of beats, or rhythmic pattern, in Indian music is called

The blues

Leonard Bernstein was influenced, particularly in his ballets, by

The immediate sources of jazz include

Leonard Bernstein was a well-known

Which of the following is NOT a function of film and music?

Movie soundtracks can contain

The musical loosely based on Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet is

Cool jazz

Which of the following illustrates the use of leitmotif in a film?

Most of the music of sub-Saharan Africa features

Which of the following musicals is not by Leonard Bernstein?

Which of the following is not a film featuring a score by Bernard Hermann?

Ragtime flourished in the United States

The most famous blues singer of the 1920s, known as the "empress of the blues", was

The lyrics for West Side Story were written by

Blues music is usually written in ________ time.

Since the 1960's most film music is composed by

Which of the following is not characteristic of Indian music?

The leading figures in the free jazz movement were

A type of music of the Akan-speaking peoples of Ghana is known as

Which of the following statements is not true with regard to sub-Saharan Africa?