Quiz Step by Step 4- Art & Culture - Music

1

Which composition typifies the dark Romantic fascination with the supernatural and the macabre?

2

All of the following are critiques about rap music EXCEPT:

3

Briefly describe one distinctive trait per item that characterizes medieval melody, harmony, and rhythm

4

The following are true of roots music except

5

What new jazz venues did musicians have in the 1950s?

6

What does this composition lack that makes interpreting its form difficult?

7

Following the opening section, the form of the principal part of this composition best relates to?

8

What are the some of the big tasks for a producer when putting together a Broadway musical?

The producer needs a vision of what the final result will be. Raising money is the responsibility of the
producer, and the producer is responsible to report periodically on finances to any investors. The
producer prepares a budget and negotiates numerous contracts. If a musical is based on a preexisting
property such as a novel, the producer obtains stage rights. If the musical is based on an original play,
the producer acquires the play. The producer hires the lyricist, composer, director, and possibly some
other top creative workers. Renting a theater and reaching agreements with labor unions are the
responsibility of the producer. The producer is responsible for making the payroll for workers. The
producer is responsible for hiring personnel to promote the musical to spur ticket sales.

9

Which statement accurately describes the Expressionist movement?

10

This composer was called the "King of Ragtime."

11

With which of the following is there the strongest connection to the use of musical elements to imitate the meaning of a specific passage of text?

12

A canon is a polyphonic composition in which all of the voices perform the same melody, beginning at the same time.

13

Why might composers have used sonata form for almost all the first movements of Classic instrumental music?

14

Gershwin's hit song "Fascinating Rhythm" is a good example of the rhythm song

15

Major characters in Wagner's The Valkyrie are __________

16

The person who plays the records back to set up a deejay or toaster is known as a dubber.

17

Write the order of the flats as they appear in a key signature.

18

What are some basic facts about China? (Answer may vary)

19

The concertino is:

20

Which timbre is heard in the solo sections for the finale of Bach's Brandenburg Concerto no. 2?

21

All romantic choral music consists of colossal works for large choirs.

22

Where does the two-line refrain occur?

23

This organist was born in Denmark, but spent his career at the church of St. Mary in Lübeck, where his yearly Abendmusik concerts attracted many visitors for these Advent performances

24

Francis Hopkinson extended the artistic scope of American music by

25

Which movie used the actual melody of the leitmotif that represented the sword Nothung?

26

Who participated in the folk revival on college campuses during the early 1960s?

27

The opera Wozzeck contains several flowing, beautiful arias

28

Which of the following best describes the social life of the French aristocracy during the reign of the Duke of Orleans?

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Style brisé is: a. the Baroque term for syncopation. b. a type of musical expression somewhere between song and declaimedspeech

31

How might the bell ensemble’s musical performances illustrate “useless” conspicuous consumption? Yet what useful function might these performances serve for the Marquis?

32

Which of the following artists was not a teen idol in the 1950s?

33

What is the percussive electric bass technique that involves slapping the thumb down on a lower string and plucking a higher string with the fore- and middle fingers, producing loud snapping, popping sounds called?