Question 1

Music associated with a particular culture commonly has elements of its own folk music in the composition or performance.

Answer: True

Question 2

Charles Ives and Aaron Copland worked together on two operas about the old West.

Answer: True

Question 3

The selection from India is an example of the very sophisticated drumming patterns that are based on

Choose one answer.

a. talas.

b. sanai.

c. baya.

d. raga.

Question 4

Although Rhapsody in Blue is scored for piano and orchestra, the piece opens with a solo

Choose one answer.

a. flute.

b. trumpet.

c. French horn.

d. clarinet.

Question 5

A Gamelan orchestra is a group of percussion instruments that create a surprising amount of

Choose one answer.

a. noise.

b. polyrhythm.

c. melody.

d. accents.

Question 6

Ellington wrote specifically for the improvisational skills of his musicians.

Answer: True

Question 7

__________ is when a composer quotes sounds from his or her past.

Choose one answer.

a. Avant-garde

b. Neoclassicism

c. History

d. Nationalism

Question 8

The vocal quality is _________ in Ribbon Dance.

Choose one answer.

a. round and full

b. thin

c. nasal

d. robust

Question 9

In General William Booth Enters Into Heaven, Ives quotes __________ in the text and music.

Choose one answer.

a. hymns

b. marches

c. Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star

d. Cole Porter songs

Question 10

____________ is the simultaneous use of two or more contrasting rhythms.

Choose one answer.

a. Tala

b. Heterophony

c. Meter

d. Polyrhythm

Question 11

Ellington was a prolific composer who copyrighted nine hundred and fifty-two compositions.

Answer: True

Question 12

The term for the study of world music is ethno-musicology.

Answer: True

Question 13

The selection from Japan had singers and instruments with the same melody _______ octave(s) apart.

Choose one answer.

a. two

b. four

c. one

d. three

Question 14

The Ribbon Dance uses __________ between a leader and two other singers.

Choose one answer.

a. a drone

b. polyrhythm

c. call-response

d. no interaction

Question 15

Copland's Rodeo is often performed as

Choose one answer.

a. a suite of dances.

b. a one-movement work.

c. part of a cantata.

d. a ballet opera.

Question 16

The study of musical styles associated with specific ethnic groups is called

Choose one answer.

a. social science.

b. ethnomusicology.

c. music history.

d. musicology.

Question 17

There are many different scales in the world, ranging from three notes to twenty-four notes.

Answer: True

Question 18

Duke Ellington worked closely with another composer for years. That composer was

Choose one answer.

a. George Gershwin.

b. Charles Ives.

c. Billy Strayhorn.

d. Aaron Copland.

Question 19

Duke Ellington's Third Sacred Concert was first performed in

Choose one answer.

a. Grace Cathedral.

b. Hollywood Bowl.

c. Rockefeller Center.

d. Westminister Abbey.

Question 20

Folk music is shaped, transformed, and communicated largely through

Choose one answer.

a. dances.

b. library collections.

c. recordings.

d. oral tradition.

Question 21

Duke Ellington wrote music only for jazz band.

Answer: True

Question 22

What was happening in the United States during the life of Mozart?

Choose one answer.

a. The Presidency of Thomas Jefferson

b. The Spanish-American War

c. Pilgrims were coming to America

d. The American Revolution for Independence

e. Christopher Columbus was discovering America

Question 23

A ________ is a long, sustained sound used to support melodies above.

Choose one ...