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CHAPTER 68 Underscoring Meaning: Williams and Music for Film MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. Why is music important to motion pictures? a. It can reveal the emotions of the characters. b. It can set the mood of the film. c. It can […]
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CHAPTER 67 Neo-Romantic Evocations: Higdon and Program Music into the Twenty-First Century MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. The postmodern approach that mixes styles from the nineteenth century with contemporary ones is called a. minimalism. c. post-Romanticism. b. post-minimalism. d. neo-Romanticism. 2. What […]
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CHAPTER 66 Returning with Interest: Bowie, Glass, and Post- modern Elaboration MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. Which artist began his career as a folk-rocker in the 1960s and released the album Blackstar in 2016? a. Bob Dylan c. Philip Glass b. David […]
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CHAPTER 65 Rolling Beethoven Over: Roots and Reworkings of Rock MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. What was the MOST important music phenomenon of the second half of the twentieth century? a. minimalism c. rock-and-roll b. chance music d. atonal music 2. Rock-and-roll […]
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CHAPTER 64 Less is More: Reich and Minimalist Music MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. What is process music? a. serial music c. music for a procession b. music that changes gradually d. chance music 2. Which of the following composers is/are (a) […]
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CHAPTER 63 Staged Sentiment: Bernstein and American Musical Theater MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. Which of the following is considered America’s unique contribution to theater? a. operetta c. the musical b. pantomime d. ballad opera 2. Who wrote The Mikado and The […]
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CHAPTER 62 New Sound Palettes: Mid-Twentieth-Century American Experimentalists MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. Who studied the music of Japan, India, and Iran and combined Asian instruments with traditional Western ensembles? a. John Cage c. Henry Cowell b. Aaron Copland d. Harry Partch […]
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CHAPTER 61 Classic Rethinking: Bartók and the Neo-Classical Turn MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. The early twentieth-century style that sought to revive certain principles and forms of earlier music was a. neo-Classicism. c. Impressionism. b. post-Romanticism. d. Expressionism. 2. Which of the […]
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CHAPTER 60 Also American: Revueltas and Mexican Musical Modernism MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. The music scene in early twentieth-century Mexico was strongly influenced by a. Spanish music. c. Amerindian culture. b. Hispanic culture. d. All answers shown here. 2. During the […]
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CHAPTER 59 Sounds American: Ives, Copland, and Musical Na- tionalism MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. Who was one of the more innovative, and misunderstood, composers of the early twentieth century? a. Stephen Foster c. George Gershwin b. Louis Moreau Gottschalk d. Charles […]
Chapter 58 George Gershwin First Broke Into The Music Business As A
CHAPTER 58 Modern Experiments: Gershwin and “Cultivated Jazz” MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. George Gershwin first broke into the music business as a a. band leader. c. song plugger. b. film composer. d. composer of chamber music. 2. Where did George Gershwin […]
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CHAPTER 57 Modern America: Still and Musical Modernism in the United States MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. During which decade did the Harlem Renaissance begin? a. 1900s c. 1920s b. 1910s d. 1930s 2. Which of the following was referred to as […]
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CHAPTER 56 American Intersections: Jazz and Blues Traditions MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. Which of the following popular American musical styles has its roots in African American music? a. ragtime c. jazz b. blues d. All answers shown here. 2. Which of […]
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CHAPTER 55 War is Hell: Berg and Expressionist Opera MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. The twelve-tone method a. revolutionized composition in the twentieth century. b. was a dead-end style that influenced few other styles. c. reestablished tonality in twentieth-century music. d. was […]
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CHAPTER 54 Still Sacred: Religious Music in the Twentieth Cen- tury MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. One composer in Paris who explored post-Impressionist trends was a. Schoenberg. c. Berg. b. Ravel. d. Satie. 2. Which of the following composers won the Prix […]
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CHAPTER 53 Calculated Shock: Stravinsky and Modernist Mul- timedia MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. Which Russian figure played a crucial role in the development of twentieth-century ballet? a. Marius Petipa c. Mily Balakirev b. Serge Diaghilev d. Modest Musorgsky 2. Which of […]
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CHAPTER 52 Anything Goes: Schoenberg and Musical Expres- sionism MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. Which of the following describes dissonance? a. It is the element of rest in music. b. It was a normal sound for most audiences. c. It played a […]
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CHAPTER 51 A Good Beat: American Vernacular Music at the Close of an Era MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. An important American instrumental ensemble of the nineteenth century was the a. symphony orchestra. c. brass band. b. minstrel show. d. jazz band. […]
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CHAPTER 50 Jubilees and Jubilation: The African-American Spiritual Tradition MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. What was the Second Great Awakening? a. a political movement seeking to free slaves b. a musical movement that turned to European influences c. a Christian movement at […]
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CHAPTER 49 Mythical Impressions: Program Music at the End of the Nineteenth Century MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. The earliest practitioners of modernism were artists and writers from a. Russia. c. France. b. Spain. d. Germany. 2. Impression Sunrise, the painting that […]
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CHAPTER 48 Accepting Death: Fauré and the Requiem MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. Which of the following major musical streams did French Romantic composers reject? a. Wagner’s music dramas c. grand operatic productions b. ballet d. salon piano music 2. French composers […]
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CHAPTER 47 Exotic Allure: Puccini and the Italian Verismo Tra- dition MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. What name is given to the expansion and intensification of late Romantic trends? a. Impressionist c. minimalist b. post-Romantic d. Expressionist 2. Which of the following […]
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CHAPTER 46 Poetry in Motion: Tchaikovsky and the Ballet MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. The concept of ballet dates back to the a. Middle Ages. c. Baroque. b. Renaissance. d. Classical era. 2. The masque was a spectacle incorporating dance in a. […]
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CHAPTER 45 Total Art: Wagner and German Romantic Opera MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. Which of the following characterizes Singspiel? a. It was the immediate predecessor of German Romantic opera. b. Mozart’s opera The Magic Flute is an example of this genre. […]
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CHAPTER 44 Multimedia Hits: Verdi and Italian Romantic Opera MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. Which nineteenth-century opera singer made a great impression in America by performing both opera excerpts and parlor songs? a. Louise Bertin c. Giuseppina Strepponi b. Jenny Lind d. […]
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CHAPTER 43 Absolutely Classic: Brahms and the Nineteenth– Century Symphony MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. Which of the following are types of absolute music? a. the concerto, the symphony, the piano trio b. the program symphony, incidental music, concert overture c. the […]
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CHAPTER 42 Sounding Literature: Orchestral Program Music by Mendelssohn and Grieg MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. The concept of a program overture had its origin in the a. program symphony. c. symphonies of Beethoven. b. concert overture. d. opera overture. 2. Music […]
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CHAPTER 41 Personal Soundtracks: Berlioz and the Program Symphony MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. Instrumental music endowed with literary, philosophical, or pictorial associations is called ________ music. a. absolute c. background b. program d. pure 2. Which of the following compositions is […]
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CHAPTER 40 Musical Diaries: Hensel and Programmatic Piano Music MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. Which of the following best describes the role of women in nineteenth-century music? a. None pursued a career in music. b. Women were leaders in innovative changes of […]
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CHAPTER 39 Dancing at the Keyboard: Chopin and Romantic Piano Music MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. The most important keyboard instrument of the Romantic period was the a. harpsichord. c. organ. b. piano. d. clavichord. 2. Which of the following characterizes the […]
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CHAPTER 38 Marketing Music: Foster and Early “Popular” Song MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. Which of the following describes American popular music of the nineteenth century? a. The music often brought financial profit to the composers. b. The music seems to belong […]
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CHAPTER 37 Musical Reading: Schubert, Schumann, and the Early Romantic Lied MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. The German term for the art song is a. Gesang. c. durchkomponiert. b. Lied. d. chorale. 2. A song whose text is a short lyric poem […]
978-0393639032 Chapter 36 Oratorios Primarily Drew Their Stories From
CHAPTER 36 Mourning a Hero: Mozart and the Requiem MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. What were the principal genres of sacred choral music during the Classical era? a. oratorio c. Requiem b. Mass d. All answers shown here. 2. A musical setting […]
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CHAPTER 35 Making It Real: Mozart and Classical Opera MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. During the Classical era, the prevalent form of opera, which contained many recitatives and arias designed to display virtuosity, was called a. opera seria. c. opéra comique. b. […]
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CHAPTER 34 Disrupting the Conversation: Beethoven and the Symphony in Transition MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. Which composer both maintained and disrupted the balance of the Classical style? a. Beethoven c. Haydn b. Mozart d. Bach 2. With which symphony did Beethoven […]
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CHAPTER 33 Personalizing the Conversation: Beethoven and the Classical Sonata MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. Which of the following was a favored sonata instrumentation during the late eighteenth century? a. piano alone c. piano and cello b. piano and violin d. All […]
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CHAPTER 32 Conversation with a Leader: The Classical Concer- to MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. How many movements are in a Classical concerto? a. two c. four b. three d. six 2. A typical feature of a concerto is a free solo […]
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CHAPTER 31 Expanding the Conversation: Mozart, Chamber Music, and Larger Forms MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. Mozart’s Eine kleine Nachtmusik is an example of a a. symphony. c. sonata. b. serenade. d. concerto. 2. Eine kleine Nachtmusik is a. German for A […]
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CHAPTER 30 The Ultimate Instrument: Haydn and the Symphony MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. The Classical symphony had its roots in the a. concerto. c. opera overture. b. sonata. d. ballet. 2. How many movements are typical of pre-Classical symphonies? a. two […]
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CHAPTER 29 Musical Conversations: Haydn and Classical Chamber Music MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. In musical compositions, a theme is a. the composition’s underlying meaning. b. the composition’s overall mood. c. a musical idea that is used as a building block. d. […]
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CHAPTER 28 Process as Meaning: Bach and the Fugue MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. Which of the following was an important keyboard instrument during the Baroque? a. the harpsichord c. the organ b. the clavichord d. All answers shown here. 2. The […]
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CHAPTER 27 Sounding Spring: Vivaldi and the Baroque Concer- to MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. The instrumental form based on the contrast of two dissimilar bodies of sound is called a a. symphony. c. suite. b. sonata. d. concerto. 2. The typical […]
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CHAPTER 26 Grace and Grandeur: The Baroque Dance Suite MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. The first era of Western music history in which instrumental music was a major focus for composers was the a. Middle Ages. c. Baroque. b. Renaissance. d. Classical. […]
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CHAPTER 25 Independent Study: Billings and the North Ameri- can Sacred Tradition MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. In seventeenth-century New England, the Puritan practice of singing that is based on call and response was called a. spiritualizing. c. lining-out. b. shape-note singing. […]
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CHAPTER 24 Textures of Worship: Handel and the English Ora- torio MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. Handel’s Messiah is a(n) a. opera. c. oratorio. b. cantata. d. masque. 2. Which of the following is Handel’s MOST famous oratorio, frequently performed today? a. […]
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CHAPTER 23 Musical Sermons: Bach and the Lutheran Cantata MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. Luther believed that music belonged to the a. clergy. c. cantor. b. choir. d. congregation. 2. In the Lutheran Church, the weekly hymns sung by the congregation were […]
Chapter 22 A Highly Emotional Song In An Opera Is Called
CHAPTER 22 Performing Grief: Purcell and Early Opera MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. A drama that is sung is called a(n) a. madrigal. c. cantata. b. opera. d. motet. 2. The vocal style in opera that imitates the natural inflections of speech […]
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CHAPTER 21 Voicing Gender: Women Composers in Baroque It- aly MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. During the seventeenth century, women who desired a public voice through music often joined a a. camerata. c. convent. b. composers’ guild. d. local church choir. ANS: […]
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CHAPTER 20 Instrumental Movements: Medieval and Renais- sance Dance Music MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. Medieval instruments can be classified as bas or haut, meaning a. high or low. c. soft or loud. b. string or wind. d. folk or aristocratic. 2. […]
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CHAPTER 19 Glory Be: Music for the Renaissance Mass MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. The Roman Catholic Church service that symbolically reenacts the sacrifice of Christ is a. Vespers. c. the Mass. b. Matins. d. the Office. 2. Which portion of the […]