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Question 1 (5 points)
Which branch of musicology develops methods to analyze the elements of music?
music theory
historical musicology
systematic musicology
ethnomusicology
Question 2 (5 points)
What does a composer do when orchestrating a piece of music?
Composes a piece of music for at least one or more instruments.
Adds various musical parameters into a piece of music.
Assigns different musical lines to different instruments in a piece of music.
Sequences themes and variations into a piece of music.
Question 3 (5 points)
Which element is not a musical parameter?
variation
dynamics
articulation
tempo
Question 4 (5 points)
Which clef would generally be used for the high end of the piano or notes that are to the right of middle C?
treble
alto
tenor
bass
Question 5 (5 points)
Which time signature has three beats per measure and the quarter note gets the beat?
2/3
3/2
3/4
4/3
Question 6 (5 points)
Which instruments, discovered in China, are considered the oldest playable musical instruments?
drums
flutes
horns
pipas
Question 7 (5 points)
Which traditional music scale is used in most Asian music?
pentatonic
diatonic
major
minor
Question 8 (5 points)
Which type of music would be written for church use?
sacred
secular
madrigal
motet
Question 9 (5 points)
Which songs tended to be rustic or humorous and often dealt with love?
plainchants
chants
psalms
madrigals
Question 10 (5 points)
What technique was used in the Baroque period to create contrast by suddenly shifting from loud to soft or soft to loud?
terraced dynamics
ornamentation
motor rhythms
counterpoint
Question 11 (5 points)
What distinguishes chamber music from orchestral music?
Chamber music is easier to perform than orchestral music.
Chamber music is written for only voices, while orchestral music combines vocal and instrumental parts.
Chamber music is written for a small group of instruments, while orchestral music is written for a large group of instruments.
Chamber music is written for a large group of instruments, while orchestral music is written for a small group of instruments.
Question 12 (5 points)
Which phrase best describes an opera?
an instrumental composition performed by a symphony
a nonmusical theatrical production
a production that integrates music, dance, sets, and costumes to enhance a story
an unstaged musical composition for voices and instruments that tells a sacred story
Question 13 (5 points)
Which phrase describes opera buffa?
an Italian comic opera of the eighteenth century
a serious or tragic opera that had speaking roles instead of recitatives
a tragic opera with the text set entirely to music
a serious or tragic opera that alternates recitatives and arias in predictable ways
Question 14 (5 points)
Which term names a solo voice piece in an opera with a strong melody line?
aria
recitative
bel canto
libretto
Question 15 (5 points)
Which form of music is a large-scale work for orchestra that usually has four movements?
sonata
symphony
mass
string quartet
Question 16 (5 points)
What are the three main parts of sonata form?
sonata – minuet – scherzo
exposition – development – scherzo
exposition – development – recapitulation
exposition – minuet – recapitulation
Question 17 (5 points)
What are the four main sections of the Romantic orchestra?
strings, woodwinds, brass, percussion
violins, flutes, trumpets, drums
violins, violas, cellos, bass
strings, woodwinds, brass, piano
Question 18 (5 points)
Which type of music is an instrumental composition associated with a story, poem, idea, or scene?
absolute music
Gesamtkunstwerk
program music
opera
Question 19 (5 points)
What was music during the Romantic period used to express?
virtuosity and musicianship
emotion and feeling
desire for social change
political discontent
Question 20 (5 points)
Which term names a piece of music that incorporates native folk songs from a composer’s homeland?
absolute music
opera
nationalistic music
incidental music