Question

Section 6.1

In general, the songs in musicals tend to be __ than operatic arias.
A) funnier B) lower C) longer D) easier to sing

Which of the following ideas was not part of Charles Ive's musical philosophy?
A) He was concerned that his music always be played by professionals
B) He had little regard for technical skill
C) He placed value on the performance of amateurs
D) He idealized the simple virtues of ordinary people

Miles Davis's 1969 album B** Brew was called "fusion" because is combined
A) African and European popular music B) bebop and hard bop C) jazz and rock D) jazz and classical

The score for Star Wars includes music by
A) Mozart B) Tchaikovsky C) Mahler D) Beethoven

The greatest American song writer of the romantic period was
A) William Billings B) Stephen Foster C) Scott Joplin D) Amy Beach

Answer 1

Answer 1:

(D) Easier to sing.

Operas and musicals are related in that they are both presented as musical theatre, with a story, character differences and arias. They are both made up of various songs, or musical pieces, joined by lines of dialogue; this is normally spoken in a musical, whereas in an opera it is presented as a recitative in which the dialogue transpires in a melodic or musical pattern.

Answer 2:

(A) He was concerned that his music always be played by professionals.

Charles Ives pursued what is possibly one of the most remarkable and paradoxical careers in American music history. A businessman by day and composer by night, Ives's vast output has steadily brought him attention as the most unique and notable American composer of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Answer 3:

(C) Jazz and rock

B** Brew is a studio double album by American jazz musician Miles Davis, issued on March 30, 1970, on Columbia Records. It extended his experimentation with electric instruments earlier highlighted on his critically acclaimed album In a Silent Way. With the usage of these instruments, such as the electric piano and guitar, Davis rejected traditional jazz rhythms in favor of a looser, rock-influenced improvisational style.

Answer 4:

(B) Tchaikovsky

The music of the Star Wars franchise is created and produced in conjunction with the development of the feature films, television series, and other merchandise within the classic space opera franchise devised by George Lucas. The music for the initial feature films (which serves as the foundation for the rest of the related media) was written by John Williams.

Answer 5:

(B) Stephen Foster

Stephen Collins Foster, identified as "the father of American music", was an American songwriter known originally for his parlour and minstrel music. Many of his compositions remain popular more than 150 years after he wrote them. His works are thought to be autobiographical. He has been identified as "the most influential songwriter of the nineteenth century" and may be the most recognizable American composer in other countries.

Answer 2

1) In general, the songs in musicals tend to be D) easier to sing than operatic arias. This is the point which makes the great difference between musical and opera. To be more precise, musicals usually use simpler melodies and harmonies. Also, opera singers and popular singers use totally different vocal techniques, therefore you can see that musicals songs tend to be narrower in pitch range than operatic arias.

2) The ideas which was not part of Charles Ive's musical philosophy is A) He was concerned that his music always be played by professionals. He was one of the most prominent American comoser whose activity took place in modernism period. He indented completely new musical technique by combining the American popular and church-music traditions of his youth with European art music. He was about to share it with the whole world, so he was not concerned about who would play his music in future.

3) Miles Davis's 1969 album B** Brew was called "fusion" because is combined C) jazz and rock. In this album, he continued to experiment with music and decided to combine traditional jazz rhythms with rock-influenced improvisational style. In this way, the fusion led him to success and brought Davis his first gold record.

4) The score for Star Wars includes music by B) Tchaikovsky. Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto in D was the source where John Williams found his melody for Han and Leia’s theme. He was inspired by the Russian composer, but he also demonstrated his own perception of Tchaikovsky's pace - Williams music is more gentle, or even more sentimental.

5) The greatest American songwriter of the romantic period was B) Stephen Foster. He is widely known as "the father of American music". Foster was and still be popular nowadays, primarily due to his parlor and minstrel music that contributed to the development of music in every country and all over the world.