5 Written Questions

1. The tempo marking "vivace" instructs the performer to play
2. Vocal line in an opera or oratorio that imitates the rhythms and pitch fluctuations of speech.
3. Freud is said to have influenced this
4. Baroque composer who spent much of his career as a church musician
5. A musical texture consisting of a single melody accompanied by chords is considered

5 Matching Questions

1. Gave the blues a wailing vocal style, a particular scale (Blues Scale), and a body of subjects or topics matter of the lyrics to sing
2. Louis Armstrong (1901-1971)
3. Stravinsky
4. Very Softly
5. Timbre

1. a Composer who moved to U.S. to escape political oppression in Europe
2. b What did the work song and field holler bequeath to the blues?
3. c An instrument's "tone color" is often referred to as its
4. d Born in New Orleans, he was nicked named "Satchmo."
5. e The marking "pp" instructs musicians to perform

5 Multiple Choice Questions

1. The "beloved" in Berlioz's piece was inspired by his real-life infatuation with
   1. Expressionism
   2. Parlor Songs
   3. Harriet Smithson
   4. Louis Armstrong
2. Instrumental music's literary and programmatic associations began to be more important in the _________________
   1. Africa
   2. Ragtime
   3. A motive
   4. Romantic Era
3. In a symphony orchestra, the "woodwind family" consists of the following instruments
   1. West Side Story
   2. Fast, with lively character
   3. Harriet Smithson
   4. Flute, clarinet, oboe, bassoon
4. is a ballet that depicts an idyllic rural, nineteenth-century American setting
   1. Appalachian Spring
   2. Romantic Era
   3. Clarinet
   4. Parlor Songs
5. This African-American style of music initially drew on funk, disco, and the black preaching tradition
   1. Ma
   2. Harp
   3. Bach
   4. Rap

5 True/False Questions

1. Louis Armstrong → What is the term for a form of black folksong passed along by oral tradition that originated in the South sometime during the 1880's and 1890's?

   True        False

2. John Adams → American composer who wrote an opera based on Richard Nixon's visit to The People's Republic of China

   True        False

3. Melody more than the harmony → First African-American composer to have a work performed by a major symphony orchestra

   True        False

4. Hindustani-style music → What is the term for the traditional music of northern India?

   True        False

5. Consonance → This style of jazz emphasizes lyricism, lower instrumental registers, moderate tempos, and quieter dynamic levels?

   True        False