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The ________ is a keyboard form based on the principle of voices imitating each other
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fugue
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The outstanding composer-poet of the Ars nova was
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machaut
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At a symphony concert, you should applaud
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only at the end of complete works
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The first major center of polyphony was
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notre dame cathedral in paris
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The text of an opera is called the
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libretto
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The vivid depiction of a text through music, known as word-painting, is a hallmark of the
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madrigal
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The ideas and music of the Florentine Camerata led directly to the development of
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opera
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Handel's Messiah is a
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oratorio
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Which of the following women was a religious leader and a prominent figure in literature and music?
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Hildegard of Bingen
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The standard ranges of the human voice, from highest to lowest, are
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soprano, alto, tenor, bass
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The sacred cantata was an integral part of the
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lutheran church service
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The term timbre refers to the
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color of a tone
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The orchestral introduction at the beginning of an opera is called the
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overture
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The ________ is a keyboard instrument whose strings are plucked by quills
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harpischord
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The stories for oratorios are generally drawn from
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the bible
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The first era of Western music history in which instrumental music was a major focus for composers was the
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baroque
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Approximately two-thirds of a symphony orchestra consists of
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three
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The typical solo concerto has ________ movements
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strings
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The approximate dates for the Renaissance era are
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1450-1600.
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The solo instrument in Spring, from The Four Seasons, is the
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violin
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What distinguishes chamber music from orchestral music?
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the number of players on each part
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Which of the following is true of all brass instruments?
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all of the above
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The Notre Dame style of polyphony, in which the tenor line was based on a preexisting chant melody and the upper voice moved freely (and more rapidly), was called:
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organum
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Which of the following does NOT represent the thinking of the Renaissance?
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an exclusively religious orientation
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The text of Ave Maria . . . virgo serena is:
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in praise of the virgin mary
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Johann Sebastian Bach was most famous in his day as a performer on the
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organ
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Which of the following is the proper chronological order of musical style periods?
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Middle Ages, Renaissance, Baroque, Classical, Romantic, twentieth century
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Which of the following composers is regarded as the first master of opera?
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monteverdi
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Who invented the printing press?
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Johannes Gutenberg
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The term a cappella refers to choral music performed
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without any accompaniment.
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The artificially created male soprano or alto voice that dominated Baroque opera was known as the
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castrato
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The tradition of troubadours and trouvères developed in
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france
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The French courtly love song of the Middle Ages was called the
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chanson
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Timpani are members of the ________ family of instruments
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percussion
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The approximate dates of the Baroque period are
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1600-1750
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Which of the following was a leader in the Protestant Reformation?
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martin luther
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Josquin's Ave Maria . . . virgo serena is an example of the
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motet
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The bass instrument in the brass family is the
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tuba
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Which composer responded to the reforms of the Council of Trent in an exemplary fashion?
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Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
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Which of the following is a double-reed instrument?
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oboe
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The vocal style in opera that imitates the natural inflections of speech is called
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recitative
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What was the primary language of the Mass?
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latin
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Which of the following are the movements of the Ordinary of the Mass?
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Kyrie, Gloria, Credo, Sanctus, Agnus Dei
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Which is the correct order of bowed string instruments from highest to lowest in range?
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violin, viola, cello, double bass
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A musical setting of the Mass for the Dead is called
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requiem
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The Dies irae is
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a chant from the mass of the dead
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Which group of instruments was the nucleus of the Classical orchestra
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strings
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What is the form of the second movement of Beethoven's Symphony No. 5?
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theme are variations
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Impressionism in music is best exemplified by the works of
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claude debussy
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Berlioz's Symphonie fantastique is an example of a
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program symphony
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Which of the following was a widely beloved nationalist opera composer?
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verdi
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Which composer rebelled against the patronage system and struggled to achieve financial independence?
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mozart
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Beethoven suffered from perhaps the most traumatic of all maladies for a musician. What was it?
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deafness
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Which of the following was NOT characteristic of Impressionist music?
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strong accents on the first beat of each measure
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In which country was Franz Liszt born?
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hungary
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The most important keyboard instrument of the Romantic period was the:
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piano
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In the Classical multimovement cycle, the third movement is usually in ________ form
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minuet and trio
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The Classical period in music ranged from approximately
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1725 to 1825
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What trend inspired composers to write music evoking scenes or sounds of far-off lands?
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exoticism
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In Schubert's Elfking, the obsessive triplet rhythm of the piano accompaniment represents
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the galloping of the horse
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The late-Romantic Italian opera tradition was characterized by a movement toward realism, called:
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verismo
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Which of the following composers created the symphonic poem?
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liszt
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Which movement of a symphony is traditionally the slowest?
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the second movement
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Wagner's cycle of four music dramas is called:
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The Ring of the Nibelung
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Music composed without literary or pictorial meanings is called:
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absolute music
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The German term for the art song is
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lied
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Which nineteenth-century composer's entire output centered around the piano?
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chopin
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How many movements are in a Classical concerto?
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three
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Which of the following composers was NOT a master of the Viennese school?
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chopin
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Of which genre is Fauré is considered to be a master?
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song
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A typical feature of a concerto is a free solo passage without orchestral accompaniment called the:
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cadenza
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Impressionism: Sun Rising, the painting that sparked the Impressionist art movement, was created by:
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claude monet
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How did Classical artists differ from their Romantic counterparts?
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Classical artists emphasized clarity and beauty of form.
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Mozart died while writing his:
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requiem
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The "Ode to Joy" is the finale of Beethoven's
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symphony no. 9
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Chopin spent his early years in
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poland
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How did comic opera differ from opera seria?
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all of the above
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The librettist for Wagner's music dramas was
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wagner himself
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Which of the following inspired Berlioz's Symphonie fantastique?
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the actress harriet smithson
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Robert Schumann's A Poet's Love is set to texts by
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heinrich heine
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Schubert was born in
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vienna
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Which of the following was NOT a leading composer of Italian opera?
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bizet
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Which of the following was a noted woman composer of the Romantic era?
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clara schumann
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Brahms is often described as a(n) ________ because of his use of the forms established by the Classical masters
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tradionalists
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Oratorios primarily drew their stories from:
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the bible
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Wagner's total artwork, in which all the arts—music, poetry, drama, visual spectacle—are fused together, is called
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the Gesamtkunstwerk.
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Which of the following does NOT characterize Romantic music?
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reserved emotions
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A rondo is most typically found in the ________ movement of a Classical multimovement cycle.
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last
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Louis Moreau Gottschalk was born in
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new orleans
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How many movements make up a typical Haydn symphony?
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four
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Which of the following best describes the form of the first movement of Mozart's Eine kleine Nachtmusik?
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sonata allegro
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Which of the following Russian composers was famous for his ballets?
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Tchaikovsky
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Chopin spent most of his productive life in:
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paris
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In Berlioz's Symphonie fantastique, what is the idée fixe?
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the basic theme of the symphony, heard in every movement
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The first movement of a symphony is usually in ________ form
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sonata allegro
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The leading composer of Italian opera in the late-Romantic era was:
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puccini
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The nickname "father of the symphony" was earned by
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haydn
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Which composer is from Finland?
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sibelius
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The Dies irae text from the Requiem Mass describes
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judgement day
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Which composer both maintained and disrupted the balance of the Classical style?
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beethoven
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How many symphonies did Beethoven write?
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9
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How many movements are in Berlioz's Symphonie fantastique?
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five
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A group of Lieder unified by a narrative thread or by a descriptive or expressive theme is called a(n):
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song cycle
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Which of the following composed The Barber of Seville and William Tell?
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rossini
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Which of the following compositions is LEAST likely to be an example of program music?
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string quartet in B-flat Major
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Alban Berg and Anton Webern were students of
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arnold schoenberg
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The Rite of Spring opened in Paris in 1913 to
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a near riot
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Which of the following does NOT characterize the musical language of Expressionism?
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extended passages of consonance
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Music that rejects the framework of key is described as
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atonal
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Which Viennese composer invented the twelve-tone method after writing in both post-Romantic and atonal styles?
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schoenberg
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Which early twentieth-century style dealt with the realm of the psyche?
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expressionism
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Which painter associated with Expressionism influenced Schoenberg?
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munch
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Which of the following Stravinsky works is from his primitivist period?
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a rite of spring
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Which of the following is NOT a Stravinsky ballet?
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Daphnis and Chloé
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Which of the following was the Russian-born composer who wrote music in post-Impressionist, primitivist, Neoclassical, and twelve-tone styles?
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stravinsky
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Copland's Appalachian Spring quotes the early American tune
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simple gifts
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Copland's Billy the Kid is a(n)
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ballet
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During the 1940s, Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker, and Thelonious Monk developed:
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bebop
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George Gershwin's folk opera ________ was far ahead of its time.
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porgy and bess
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In his early years, William Grant Still was associated with which artistic movement?
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the harlem renaissance
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In which musical style did Copland compose?
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all of the above
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John Cage's Sonatas and Interludes is a work for:
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prepared piano
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John Williams was the music director and principal conductor of the
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boston pops
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Leonard Bernstein was the first American-born conductor to be appointed director of the:
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new york philharmonic
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Prokofiev and Shostakovich were prominent composers from
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the soviet union
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Nadia Boulanger was an extraordinarily gifted
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teacher
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One composer in Paris who explored post-Impressionist trends was
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ravel
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The Introduction to Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring begins with a melody played on the
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bassoon
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The comparative study of musics of the world is called
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ethnomusicology
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The early twentieth-century style that sought to revive certain principles and forms of earlier music was
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neo-classicism
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The first great American composer of the twentieth century was
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charles ives
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The model for Bartók's melodies can be found in
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hungarian folk songs
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The principal exponent of cool jazz was the trumpeter
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miles davis
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West Side Story is a modern-day musical retelling of Shakespeare's
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romeo and juliet
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What kind of jazz is Duke Ellington known for?
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big band
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What was the trademark of bebop?
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a two note phrase
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Which American city is considered the birthplace of jazz?
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new orleans
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Which Hungarian composer combined native folk music characteristics with main currents of European music?
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bartok
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Which Russian figure played a crucial role in the development of twentieth-century ballet?
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serge diaghilev
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Which instrument did Louis Armstrong play?
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trumpet
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Which mass-media forum was launched in 1981?
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MTV
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Which of the following composers invented the prepared piano?
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john cage
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Which of the following composers would NOT have been emulated during the neo-Classical era?
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wagner
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Which of the following did NOT characterize the career of George Gershwin?
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He lived a long life and was a mentor to other young composers.
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Which of the following does NOT characterize Ives's Country Band March?
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standard march form
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Which of the following does NOT characterize John Cage's Sonatas and Interludes?
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lyrical melodies
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Which of the following is NOT a ballet by Copland?
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our town
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Which of the following music genres developed around the turn of the twentieth century and incorporates elements of African music and Western popular and art music?
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jazz
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Which of the following musicals was NOT a collaboration by Rodgers and Hammerstein?
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the phantom of the opera
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Which of the following was NOT composed by Leonard Bernstein?
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an american in paris
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Which of the following works by John Cage has no musical content and can be performed by anyone on any instrument?
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4'33"
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Which of the following wrote the lyrics for West Side Story?
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stephen sondheim
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Which work did Gershwin compose in France?
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an american in paris
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With which contemporary movement is the composer John Cage linked?
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chance music
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Bartók's use of rhythm was:
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particularly innovative
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Berg's opera Wozzeck centers on
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a soldier's obsession with unhappy love.
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Berg's opera Wozzeck is best described as an example of:
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expressionism
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Bernstein rose to prominence as:
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all of the above
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Bernstein's West Side Story updates the feud of the Capulets and the Montagues to a feud between
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the jets and the sharks
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In the twelve-tone method, the arrangement of the twelve tones is called a(n)
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tone row
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Irving Berlin's first hit song was
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alexanders ragtime band
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Louis Armstrong was also known as
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satchmo
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Louis Armstrong's instrument-like approach to singing is called
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scat-singing
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Schoenberg created a new style in which vocal melodies were spoken rather than sung with exact pitches and rhythms. This was known as
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Sprechstimme.
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The third movement of William Grant Still's Suite for Violin and Piano can best be described as
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bluesy
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The twelve-tone method is also known as
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serialism
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Which composer was a disciple of Schoenberg and is best known for his operas Wozzeck and Lulu?
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berg
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Which early twentieth-century songwriter composed the wartime hit Over There?
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george m Cohan
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Which of the following was a prominent student of Nadia Boulanger?
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copeland
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