Course Quizzes: Chapter 43, Chapter 44, Chapter 56, Chapter 66, Chapter 69, Chapter 70, and Chapter 71

Course Quizzes: Chapter 43, Chapter 44, Chapter 56, Chapter 66,

Chapter 69, Chapter 70, and Chapter 71

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Chapter 43. Personal Soundtracks: Berlioz and the Program Symphony; Listening Guide 33:

Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique, IV and V

QUESTION 1

What does this entire movement depict?

XIncorrect choicea “March to the Scaffold” √Correct choicea

“Dream of a Witches’ Sabbath”

XIncorrect choicea “Scene in the Fields”

QUESTION 2

What instrumental group performs Symphonie fantastique?

big band √Correct choiceorchestra

string quartetsolo piano

QUESTION 3

The theme heard here is a transformed version of the idée fixe.

√Correct choiceTrue

XIncorrect choiceFalse

QUESTION 4

Which of the following describes the melodic contour of the first

appearance of Theme A in March to the Scaffold?

√Correct choicedescendingwavelike

one repeated note XIncorrect choiceascending

QUESTION 5

Which of the following describes the performing forces heard in

the fifth movement of Symphonie Fantastique?

√Correct choicea large orchestra with strings, winds, brass,

and percussionstring ensemble

a small Baroque orchestra

QUESTION 6

What instrument plays a countermelody in this excerpt of

Theme A?

√Correct choicebassoon XIncorrect choiceclarinet

XIncorrect choiceFrench horn XIncorrect choicecello

QUESTION 7

Drag and drop the appropriate words that complete the

description of the fifth movement of Berlioz’s symphony.

In the fifth movement of Symphonie fantastique, both the theme

of the Beloved, known as the idée fixe, and the Dies

irae chant are transformed in character.

song

idée statique

magnifique

lullaby

XIncorrect choicewoodwinds √Correct choicestrings

XIncorrect choicepercussion XIncorrect choicebrass

QUESTION 8

After Theme A in pizzicato (plucked) strings with bassoon

countermelody:

you hear Theme B, a contrasting theme:

What happens in Theme B that is different from Theme A?

Theme B is played loudly by strings and woodwinds.Theme B is

played softly by brass and strings.

√Correct choiceTheme B is played loudly by brass and

woodwinds.Theme B is played loudly by strings and percussion.

QUESTION 9

Instrumental music that has some literary or pictorial

association is absolute music.

XIncorrect choiceTrue

√Correct choiceFalse

QUESTION 10

Which of the following are true about Hector Berlioz? Which are

false?

True

Some of his works have a literary basis.

He was a genius at orchestration.

He won the Prix de Rome.

False

He was a German Romantic composer.

His parents expected him to become a music composer.

QUESTION 11

Berlioz’s Symphonie fantastique is a program symphony.

√Correct choiceTrue

XIncorrect choiceFalse

QUESTION 12

Which of the following describes the melodic contour of the first

appearance of Theme A in March to the Scaffold?

XIncorrect choicewavelikeascending

one repeated note √Correct choicedescending

QUESTION 10

Match the descriptive words or phrases with the different

elements of music as found in this excerpt from Symphonie

fantastique, movement V.

Larghetto

predominantly homophonic

texture

Correct label:

predominantly polyphonic

meter

Correct label:

tempo

QUESTION 11

Which of the following statements describe the fifth movement

of Symphonie fantastique and which do not?

Describes fifth movement

prominent use of dissonant and chromatic harmonies

opens with a slow section that gives way to an allegro

unusual instrumental effects

Does not describe fifth movement

primarily major key and consonant harmonies.

opens with a slow funeral march

QUESTION 12

Which of the following does not describe aspects of the fourth

movement of Berlioz’s Symphonie fantastique?

minor tonality √Correct choicepeaceful mood

duple meterprominent use of timpani

QUESTION 13

Match each movement to the description Berlioz describes in

the score for his Symphonie fantastique.

The young musician's passionate daydream about love and

suffering

Correct label:

movement I

The artist is punished for committing a crime of passion

Correct label:

movement IV

A shepherds' duet inspires anxiety

Correct label:

movement III

The creatures of the underworld introduce the musician's

eternal resting place

Correct label:

movement V

A dance in which the beloved is glimpsed for a moment

Correct label:

movement II

QUESTION 14

Listen to the following four excerpts and then click on the

corresponding cards in the order in which they appear in the

fifth movement of Berlioz’s Symphonie fantastique.

Excerpt ZExcerpt YExcerpt X

QUESTION 15

Place the following movements in the order that they appear in

Berlioz’s Symphonie fantastique.

“Reveries, Passions”“A Ball”“Scene in the Fields”“March to the

Scaffold”“Dream of a Witches’ Sabbath”

QUESTION 16

The theme below is heard in some form in all five movements

of Symphonie fantastique.

√Correct choiceTrue

XIncorrect choiceFalse

QUESTION 17

The idée fixe, which means “fixed idea,” is varied

throughout Symphonie fantastique through a process known

as thematic transformation.

varied

main

topical

scalar

QUESTION 18

In which movement is the Dies irae ("Day of Wrath") theme from

the Mass for the Dead heard in Symphonie fantastique?

the firstthe secondthe fourth √Correct choicethe fifth

QUESTION 19

What does the loud chord at the end of the fourth movement

(March to the Scaffold) of Berlioz’s Symphonie

fantastique represent?

the pastoral melody heard in the fields √Correct choicethe

falling of the guillotine’s blade

the witches at the composer’s funeralthe last image of his

beloved

\QUESTION 20

Berlioz wrote a Requiem Mass.

√Correct choiceTrue

XIncorrect choiceFalse

QUESTION 21

In this passage, the composer Berlioz combines two elements:

the Dies irae chant and the dance of the witches.

idée fixe

Beethoven

Kyrie

Elf-King

QUESTION 22

Drag and drop the appropriate words that describe this excerpt

from the fifth movement of Symphonie fantastique.

The full orchestral fortissimo dynamic that begins this passage

signals the arrival of the Beloved with a

diabolical brass fanfare.

QUESTION 23

The fourth movement is built upon two main themes:

a(n) descending minor scale in the low strings and a

diabolically exuberant march tune in the brass and woodwinds.

At the very end of the movement, the idée fixe appears in

the clarinet, one last recollection of the beloved before the fall

of the guillotine's blade. bassoon

strings

ascending

four

QUESTION 24

Which of the following describes the melodic contour of the first

appearance of Theme A in March to the Scaffold?

one repeated note XIncorrect choicewavelike

ascending √Correct choicedescending

QUESTION 25

Which of the following describes the performing forces heard in

the fifth movement of Symphonie Fantastique?

√Correct choicea large orchestra with strings, winds, brass,

and percussiona small Baroque orchestra

string ensemble

Chapter 44. Sounding Literature: Orchestral Program Music by Mendelssohn and Grieg; Listening

Guide 34: Mendelssohn: Overture to A Midsummer Night’s Dream; Listening Guide 35: Grieg: Peer

Gynt, Suite No. 1, excerpts

QUESTION 1

Which describes the key and meter of In the Hall of the

Mountain King?

√Correct choiceduple meter and minor keytriple meter and

major key

duple meter and major keytriple meter and minor key

QUESTION 2

What is the form of Mendelssohn’s Overture to A Midsummer

Night’s Dream?

√Correct choicesonata allegrotheme and variations

rondo form

QUESTION 3

Which two instruments are prominently featured at the

beginning of Morning Mood?

violin and clarinetcello and flute

bassoon and horn √Correct choiceflute and oboe

QUESTION 4

This theme represents the Dance of the Fairies.

√Correct choiceTrue

XIncorrect choiceFalse

QUESTION 5

How does Grieg depict the troll daughters moving from

marching to chasing after Peer at 1:40?

Describes the excerpt

The music is strongly accented.

The orchestra plays fortissimo.

Does not describe the excerpt

The music slows down.

The orchestra becomes quieter.

QUESTION 6

What describes the texture of Morning Mood?

√Correct choiceA few instruments play a melody and the

others provide accompaniment (homophony).All instruments

play unique melodies (polyphony).

All instruments play the same melody at the same time

(monophony).

QUESTION 7

What describes how the melody is played in the second half of

the A section?

woodwindspercussion

√Correct choicefull orchestrabrass

QUESTION 8

Which of the following describes the performing forces of

Mendelssohn’s Overture to A Midsummer Night’s Dream?

small Baroque orchestra √Correct choiceorchestra

string quartet

QUESTION 9

Which describes the texture of In the Hall of the Mountain King?

polyphonicmonophonic

√Correct choicehomophonic

QUESTION 10

Who wrote the play upon which Mendelssohn’s overture is

based?

Hector BerliozEdgar Allan Poe

√Correct choiceWilliam Shakespeare

Question 10

This excerpt from In the Hall of the Mountain

King (the fortissimo section starting about one minute forty

seconds into the movement), is strongly accented.

√Correct choiceTrue

XIncorrect choiceFalse

QUESTION 11

What describes the dynamics of the B section of Morning

Mood?

√Correct choicesudden, dramatic changes from loud to

soft XIncorrect choiceplayed loudly throughout

XIncorrect choiceplayed softly throughout

QUESTION 12

Match the descriptive words or phrases that describe

Mendelssohn’s Overture to A Midsummer Night’s Dream.

entirely in a minor key

moderate triple

monophonic

texture

Correct label:

predominantly homophonic

harmony

Correct label:

E major, with some themes in minor

tempo & meter

QUESTION 13

Drag and drop the appropriate words that describe the following

excerpt from Mendelssohn’s Overture to A Midsummer Night’s

Dream.

This is the recapitulation of the sonata allegro form. It differs

from the exposition in that the themes occur in a slightly

different order and in altered and extended forms.

coda

rondo

QUESTION 14

Drag and drop the appropriate words that describe

Mendelssohn’s Overture to A Midsummer Night’s Dream.

Felix Mendelssohn’s concert overture is based on a play by

William Shakespeare. In the piece Mendelssohn uses various

themes in sonata allegro form that also represent characters in

the play, such as fairies—who are represented by Theme 1—

and young lovers—who are represented by Theme 2.

rondo

opera

donkeys

Goethe

clowns

QUESTION 15

Which of the following types of characters are represented by

the themes in this section of Mendelssohn’s overture and which

are not?

Describes the excerpt

fairies

lovers

clowns (tradesmen acting in a play within the play)

Does not describe the excerpt

witches

birds

QUESTION 16

Match the following genres of program music to the correct

description.

large-scale one-movement work for orchestra, also called tone

poem (Debussy’s Prelude to “The Afternoon of the Faun”)

Correct label:

symphonic poem

music written to accompany plays (Mendelssohn’s A

Midsummer Night’s Dream)

Correct label:

incidental music

one-movement work for orchestra, independent of opera

(Tchaikovsky’s Romeo and Juliet)

QUESTION 17

From which of the following traditions were the musicians in the

“Mighty Five” not seeking to free themselves?

XIncorrect choiceItalian opera XIncorrect choiceGerman

symphonic traditions

XIncorrect choiceFrench ballet √Correct choiceRussian part

song

QUESTION 18

Drag the words to complete the sentence.

Although Grieg composed twenty-two pieces—including

preludes and dances—as incidental music for Ibsen’s Peer

Gynt, he later extracted eight movements and combined them

into two orchestral suites, four movements each.

QUESTION 19

Although Grieg composed twenty-two pieces—including

preludes and dances—as incidental music for Ibsen’s Peer

Gynt, he later extracted eight movements and combined them

into two orchestral suites, four movements each.

symphonies

ballet

concertos

QUESTION 20

Edvard Grieg’s Piano Concerto in A minor was admired and

performed by which nineteenth-century virtuoso pianist?

Clara Wieck SchumannNiccolò Paganini

√Correct choiceFranz LisztRobert Schumann

QUESTION 21

Which of the following terms describes the genre of

Mendelssohn’s Overture?

√Correct choiceconcert overturesymphonic poem

program symphonyconcerto

QUESTION 22

Match the correct word that describes the different elements of

music heard in this excerpt from Mendelssohn’s concert

overture.

lyrical

conjunct

pianissimo

character

Correct label:

rowdy

dynamics

Correct label:

fortissimo

melody

QUESTION 23

Match the descriptive words or phrases with the different

elements of music as found in Morning Mood.

3⁄4

monophonic

sonata-allegro

form

Correct label:

A-B-A′

meter

Correct label:

6⁄8

texture

Correct label:

homophonic

QUESTION 24

Here is the A section of Morning Mood:

Here is the B section:

What describes this excerpt?

It sounds like neither sections. √Correct choiceIt sounds like the

music from section A.

It sounds like the music from section B.

QUESTION 25

Norwegian composer Edvard Grieg's Morning Mood was

originally used as incidental music for a play by Henrik Ibsen.

The sunrise is depicted by a dramatic crescendo and the lilting

and lyrical melody evokes the countryside with pastoral

instruments such as the flute and oboe.

Miller

decrescendo

soundtrack

QUESTION 26

Which instrument family is featured in the B section of Morning

Mood?

√Correct choicestrings XIncorrect choicewoodwinds

XIncorrect choicebrass XIncorrect choicepercussion

QUESTION 27

Which instrument family is featured in the B section of Morning

Mood?

brass √Correct choicestrings

XIncorrect choicewoodwindspercussion

QUESTION 28

Drag and drop the appropriate words that describe this excerpt

from Mendelssohn’s Overture to A Midsummer Night’s Dream.

This excerpt, which appears in the recapitulation, features both

the Royal Court and Hunting themes, the latter of which is

represented by a fanfare figure.

clowns’

fairy

braying

QUESTION 29

This is the recapitulation of the sonata allegro form. It differs

from the exposition in that the themes occur in a slightly

different order and in altered and extended forms.

coda

rondo

QUESTION 30

Which category of program music describes Grieg’s Peer Gynt?

symphonic poemprogram symphony

√Correct choiceincidental musicprogram overture

QUESTION 31

What is the form of Morning Mood?

A-A'-B √Correct choiceA-B-A'

A-B-CA-B-B'

QUESTION 32

2. How is InQuizitive graded?

As noted in the Activity Introduction, what must you do

to receive a grade for an InQuizitive activity?

Correct Answer(s)

answer a minimum number of questions

Incorrect Answer(s)

reach a Target Score

adjust your confidence slider to 100 points per question

Chapter 56. Calculated Shock: Stravinsky and Modernist

Multimedia; Listening Guide 47: Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring, Part

I, excerpts

Page 352

Listen: Identify instruments and ensembles

Which describes the performing ensemble in Dance of the

Youths and Maidens from Part I of Stravinsky's The Rite of

Spring?

string quartetsoloist with chamber ensemble

chorus and orchestra √Correct choiceorchestra

2. Which instrument is featured in the opening ten seconds of

the Introduction to Part I of The Rite of Spring?

√Correct choicebassooncello

tromboneflute

Which describe the first eighteen seconds of The Rite of Spring,

heard in this excerpt? Which do not?

Describes excerpt

The bassoon plays at a slow pace.

The violins play a pizzicato rhythmic figure.

Does not describe excerpt

The flutes play a lyrical melody.

The meter is easy to identify.

Question 4

hich playing technique is featured by the strings in this short

passage from the Introduction?

harmonics √Correct choice: pizzicato

arcodouble-stopping

Question 5

Which describes the pace of the music at the beginning

of Dance of the Youths and Maidens, heard in this excerpt?

√Correct choicefast with consistent pulse XIncorrect

choicemoderate and calm

XIncorrect choiceslow pace with free-flowing rhythms

QUESTION 6

The form of the Dance of the Youths and Maidens from Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring is a

simple minuet form.

XIncorrect choiceTrue

√Correct choiceFalse

Question 7

The premiere of The Rite of Spring was uneventful in Paris.

XIncorrect choiceTrue

√Correct choiceFalse

Question 8

Who of the following was not associated with the Ballets

Russes of Serge Diaghilev?

Picasso √Correct choiceSchoenberg

KarsavinaNijinsky

QUESTION 9

Which of the following statements describe the

Introduction, Dance of the Youths and Maidens, and Game of

Abduction from Part I of Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring? Which

do not?

Describes piece

The Introduction features a bassoon playing in its highest

Stravinsky uses Russian folk and folklike themes.

Does not describe piece

The work features regularly accented rhythms throughout.

The work is based on consonant harmonies.

Question 10

The ideals of which movement describe the music of The Rite

of Spring?

Impressionism √Correct choiceprimitivism

Dadaismpostmodernism

Question 11

Which of the following does not describe the choreography

for The Rite of Spring?

√Correct choiceIt included regular, predictable movements.It

was groundbreaking.

It was created by Vaslav Nijinsky.It involved dancers jumping up

and down in place.

QUESTION 12

Stravinsky quoted the melodies of French folk songs in his

ballet The Rite of Spring.

XIncorrect choiceTrue

√Correct choiceFalse

question 13

Match the work by Stravinsky to the style characteristic that it

reflects.

primitivism

Correct label:

The Rite of Spring

Classicism

Correct label:

Symphony of Psalms

post-Impressionism

Correct label:

The Firebird

QUESTION 14

Drag the correct words to complete the sentence.

Beginning with his ballets, Stravinsky was a leader in the

revitalization of rhythm in European art music.

CHOICES:

melody

symphonies

operas

texture

Question 14

Match the descriptive words or phrases with the different

elements of music as found in Part I of Stravinsky's The Rite of

Spring.

ternary

monophonic

regular triple

meter

Correct label:

shifting and irregularly accented

form

Correct label:

sectional

texture

Correct label:

dense and complex polyphony

QUESTION 15

What modernist musical characteristics does Stravinsky’s The

Rite of Spring exhibit?

Describes piece

polyrhythm

percussive dissonance

polytonality

Does not describe piece

diatonic harmony

regular rhythms

QUESTION 16

Chapter 56. Calculated Shock: Stravinsky and Modernist

Multimedia; Listening Guide 47: Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring, Part

I, excerpts

Here is a clip from Dance of the Youths and Maidens:

And here is a clip from Game of Abduction:

True or false: The following clip is from Dance of the Youths

and Maidens:

XIncorrect choiceTrue

√Correct choiceFalse

Question 17

The orchestra that Stravinsky used in The Rite of Spring was

remarkably small.

XIncorrect choiceTrue

√Correct choiceFalse

QUESTION 18

Which of the following are ballets written by Stravinsky? Which

are ballets written by Tchaikovsky?

Written by Stravinsky

Petrushka

The Firebird

Written by Tchaikovsky

Sleeping Beauty

Swan Lake

Question 19

Listen: Identify musical events in a formal structure

Put the excerpted melodies in the order in which they first

appear in the Introduction and Dance of the Youths and

Maidens from Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring.

Excerpt W:

Excerpt X:

Excerpt Y:

Excerpt Z:

Excerpt YExcerpt WExcerpt ZExcerpt X

QUESTION 20

What is the basis of Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring?

a street carnival in Russia √Correct choicescenes of pagan

Russia

Shakespeare’s Sonnet No. 96Russian wedding rituals

Question 21

Where did Stravinsky live during the last years of his life?

France √Correct choicethe United States

GermanyUkraine

QUESTION 22

Which describes the next passage of music, which occurs about

two and a half minutes into the piece?

tune played by piano XIncorrect choicetune played first by

French horns and then by flutes

tune played by harp and accompanied by dissonant

chords √Correct choicetune played by trumpets with parallel

chords in other instruments

QUESTION 23

Drag the correct word to complete the sentence.

The premiere of Stravinsky’s ballet The Rite of Spring took

place in Paris.

QUESTION 24

Listen: Provide an accurate and concise summary of a piece of music

Drag and drop the appropriate words to describe Dance of the

Youths and Maidens from Part I of Stravinsky's The Rite of

Spring.

Dance of the Youths and Maidens alternates Russian folk-

song melodies with sound blocks. A dissonant chord repeats in

a basic duple pulse, but the rhythm is unpredictable due

to irregular accents. The section features a wide variety

of instrumental colors and dynamics.

consonant

regular

vocal

QUESTION 24

Stravinsky’s early works are considered to be strongly

nationalistic.

√Correct choiceTrue

XIncorrect choiceFalse

QUESTION 25

Which of the following do not describe the opening of Game of

Abduction?

highly dissonantfrenzied mood

loud horn motive √Correct choiceregular and predictable

accents

QUESTION 26

Which describes the form of Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring?

√Correct choicesectional, with opening section recurring

several timesbinary

ternary

QUESTION 27

The success of the Ballets Russes was largely due to the

leadership of Serge Diaghilev.

√Correct choiceTrue

XIncorrect choiceFalse

QUESTION 28

Stravinsky is largely recognized for his revitalizing of which

musical element?

harmonyform

√Correct choicerhythmmelody

QUESTION 29

Which describes the tempo of the music in the first three

sections (Introduction, Dance of the Youths and Maidens,

and Game of Abduction) of Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring?

slow throughoutfast throughout

√Correct choicechanges from slow to fast to frenetic

QUESTION 30

Drag and drop the appropriate words to describe Dance of the

Youths and Maidens from Part I of Stravinsky's The Rite of

Spring.

Dance of the Youths and Maidens alternates Russian folk-

song melodies with sound blocks. A dissonant chord repeats in

a basic duple pulse, but the rhythm is unpredictable due

to irregular accents. The section features a wide variety

of instrumental colors and dynamics.

consonant

regular

vocal

QUESTION 31

Which playing technique is featured by the strings in this short

passage from the Introduction?

double-stoppingharmonics

√Correct choicepizzicatoarco

QUESTION 32

Which of the following are characteristics of Stravinsky’s The

Rite of Spring and which are not?

Describes piece

large orchestra

polytonality

dissonance

Does not describe piece

use of chamber orchestra

regularly accented meter

QUESTION 33

Which describes the pace of the music at the beginning

of Dance of the Youths and Maidens, heard in this excerpt?

slow pace with free-flowing rhythms √Correct choicefast with

consistent pulse

XIncorrect choicemoderate and calm.

Chapter 69. Returning with Interest: Bowie, Glass, and Postmodern Elaboration; Listening Guide

62: Glass: Symphony No. 4 (Heroes), I

Question 1

The main motive in this excerpt from the first

movement of Glass's Symphony No. 4 is

inspired by a song composed by whom?

√Correct choice

David BowiePhilip Glass

Prince

Question 2

The first movement of Philip Glass’s

Symphony No. 4 is in sonata form.

√Correct choiceFalse

Question 3

Which of the following describes the

performing forces of Philip Glass’s Symphony

No. 4, first movement?

string quartet √Correct choiceorchestra with

expanded percussion

XIncorrect choiceorchestra with featured

soloist

Question 4

What album by David Bowie is a jazz-rock-

hip-hop fusion released shortly before his

death in January 2016?

Let’s DanceThe Rise and Fall of Ziggy

Stardust and the Spiders from Mars

√Correct choiceBlackstarLow

Question 5

Drag and drop the appropriate words that

describe the excerpt from Glass’s Symphony

No. 4 (Heroes), I.

In this excerpt, the song motive is heard in

the brass, while

the descending/ascending melody is heard in

the winds.

Question 6

Which of the following contributed to Glass

being one of the best-known composers of

modern times and which did not?

Describes Glass's career

He has received many commissions, for both

multimedia and instrumental works.

He has collaborated with artists from many

traditions, including non-Western,

commercial-rock, jazz, and concert music.

Does not describe Glass's career

He adhered strictly to Schoenberg's 12-tone

system.

He rejected the works of Bach, Mozart, and

Schubert.

Question 7

David Bowie reinvented his artistic persona

and musical style multiple times.

Question 8

Describes excerpt

The motive is derived from a song.

The flutes and the oboes carry the melody.

The horns and strings provide syncopated

rhythms.

Does not describe excerpt

The horns carry the melody.

Question 9

Which of the following describe Philip Glass’s

musical style and which do not?

Describes style

diatonicism

consonance

repetition

Does not describe style

atonality

12-bar blues

Question 10

This excerpt from the first movement of

Glass’s Symphony No. 4 layers multiple ideas

from the movement in polyphony.

√Correct choiceTrue

XIncorrect choiceFalse

Question 11

A significant shift in Bowie’s musical style

resulted from his encounter with whom and

what in the mid-1970s?

Influenced Bowie's style

“Downtown music” in NYC

minimalist musicians

Did not influence Bowie's style

Leonard Bernstein

12-tone serialism

Question 12

David Bowie’s response to Philip Glass’s

Symphony No. 4 was negative.

XIncorrect choiceTrue

√Correct choiceFalse

Question 13

What word describes the motive heard in the

winds in this excerpt?

rubato √Correct choicedescending stepwise

disjunct

QUESTION 14

David Bowie’s response to Philip Glass’s

Symphony No. 4 was negative.

√Correct choiceFalse

QUESTION 15

With whom did David Bowie collaborate to

create the

albums Low (1977), Heroes (1977),

and Lodger (1979)?

John CageSteve Reich

Philip Glass √Correct choiceBrian Eno

QUESTION 16

Which of the following describe the genre of

Philip Glass’s Heroes and which do not?

Describes genre

symphony

symphonic ballet

Does not describe genre

opera

film music

QUESTION 17

Which of the following statements apply to

this excerpt from Glass’s Symphony No. 4?

Which do not?

Describes excerpt

The brass instruments play the song motive.

The strings play arpeggios.

The winds play the descending/ascending

melody.

Does not describe excerpt

It is in triple meter.

The brass instruments play arpeggios.

QUESTION 18

Describe musical elements

Which of the following statements apply to the

ending of the first movement of Glass’s

Symphony No. 4 and which do not?

Describes excerpt

The flutes and harp play arpeggios.

The two-note motive returns.

Does not describe excerpt

The song motive predominates.

The brass plays arpeggios.

QUESTION 19

Which of the following is NOT true about

Philip Glass’s career?

XIncorrect choiceHe founded the Philip Glass

Ensemble in 1971.

XIncorrect choiceHe collaborated with Ravi

Shankar and Alla Rakha on a film score.

√Correct choiceHe studied chance

composition with John Cage.

XIncorrect choiceHe studied with Nadia

Boulanger in Paris.

XIncorrect choiceHe studied at the Juilliard

School of Music.

QUESTION 20

Drag and drop the appropriate words that

describe this excerpt from Glass’s Symphony

No. 4 (Heroes), I.

In this excerpt, the winds play in octaves

the descending-third motive.

QUESTION 21

Drag and drop the appropriate words that

describe the excerpt from Glass’s Symphony

No. 4 (Heroes), I.

While the strings play triplets, the winds play

a new melody that descends

in stepwise motion and also ascends in

waves. motive

disjunct

QUESTION 22

In order to be completely original, composers

almost never quote or pay homage to earlier

composers and musicians.

XIncorrect choiceTrue

√Correct choiceFalse

QUESTION 23

Which of the following describe the rhythm of

the first movement of Glass’s Symphony No.

4 and which do not?

Describes first movement

regular use of syncopation

quadruple meter

triplets and four-note arpeggios

Does not describe first movement

triple meter

QUESTION 24

Philip Glass never met David Bowie before

his death in 2016.

√Correct choiceFalse

QUESTION 25

Philip Glass is a composer of film music.

√Correct choiceTrue

XIncorrect choiceFalse

Question 26

Which of the following describes the

performing forces of Glass’s Heroes?

string quartetsolo voice and piano

√Correct choiceorchestra with expanded

percussion sectionwind ensemble with

expanded percussion section

QUESTION 27

Listen to the following excerpts and then

place the corresponding cards in the order in

which they first appear in the first movement

of Philip Glass’s Fourth Symphony.

Excerpt X Excerpt W Excerpt Y

QUESTON 28

Which of the following statements apply to

this excerpt from Glass’s Symphony No. 4?

Which do not?

Describes excerpt

Each time the motive is heard the dynamic

level moves from mezzo-forte to piano.

It is in quadruple meter.

Does not describe excerpt

The motive is played fortissimo.

It is in triple meter.

QUESTION 29

Match symphonies by Philip Glass to the

Bowie-Eno album from which they borrow

musical material.

Low

Correct label:

Symphony No. 1

Heroes

Correct label:

Symphony No. 4

QUESTION 30

By incorporating modern dance, Philip

Glass’s Symphony No. 4 casts

Bowie’s Heroes in a new dramatic form.

QUESTION 31

Match the characteristics of Philip

Glass’s Heroes to their correct musical

elements.

minor key

monophony

rhythm

Correct label:

fast quadruple with regular syncopation

melody

Correct label:

short motives repeated and combined

harmony

Correct label:

major key

QUESTION 31

Match the characteristics of Philip

Glass’s Heroes to their correct musical

elements.

minor key

monophony

rhythm

Correct label:

fast quadruple with regular syncopation

melody

Correct label:

short motives repeated and combined

harmony

Correct label:

major key

QUESTION 32

Listen: Analyze musical element

Match the descriptive words with the different

elements of music as found in this excerpt

from Glass’s Symphony No. 4 (Heroes), I.

homophonic

texture

Correct label:

polyphonic

descending/ascending melody

Correct label:

winds

song motive

Correct label:

brass

QUESTION 33

Which of the following is NOT true about

Philip Glass’s career?

He studied with Nadia Boulanger in Paris.He

founded the Philip Glass Ensemble in

1971.He collaborated with Ravi Shankar and

Alla Rakha on a film score.

He studied at the Juilliard School of

Music. √Correct choiceHe studied chance

composition with John Cage.

QUESTION 34

Drag and drop the appropriate words that

describe the excerpt from Glass’s Symphony

No. 4 (Heroes), I.

This is the two-note motive heard in the

opening of the movement, punctuated by

the brass and pizzicato strings.

question 35

Which of the following describe the rhythm of

the first movement of Glass’s Symphony No.

4 and which do not?

Describes first movement

quadruple meter

regular use of syncopation

triplets and four-note arpeggios

Does not describe first movement

triple meter

sextuple meter

Chapter 70. Neo-Romantic Evocations: Higdon and Program Music into the Twenty-First Century;

Listening Guide 63: Higdon: blue cathedral

QUESTION 1

Which instruments play in the first 46 seconds

of blue cathedral and which do not?

Plays in first 46 seconds

bells

muted lower strings

Does not play in first 46 seconds

muted brass

piano

QUESTION 2

Which instruments have the main melody in

the second and third parts of the A section?

cello, then clarinetviolin, then flute

√Correct choiceflute, then clarinetpiano, then

flute

QUESTION 3

Which instrument family provides the majority

of the harmony that underpins the melody in

this excerpt, from the A section, which begins

about 47 seconds into the piece?

woodwinds √Correct choicestrings

keyboardpercussion

QUESTION 4

Fill in the blank to describe the relationship

between the instruments (the texture) in this

excerpt, which begins about 47 seconds into

the piece.

The strings accompany the flute melody.

play in canon with

play in unison with

QUESTION 5

Which describes the harmony in blue

cathedral?

√Correct choiceno strong sense of key

centerminor

majorpentatonic

QUESTION 6

Jennifer Higdon’s blue cathedral was inspired

by the grief over her brother’s death.

√Correct choiceTrue

XIncorrect choiceFalse

QUESTION 7

Jennifer Higdon’s blue cathedral opens with

bell-like timbres, a style known as what?

gamelanstretto

word-painting √Correct choicetintinnabulation

QUESTION 8

Fill in the blanks to describe the instruments

that play in this excerpt from the C

section of blue cathedral.

The first 35 seconds of the C section features

a(n) English horn solo with harp harmonics in

the accompaniment. flute

violin

QUESTION 9

Jennifer Higdon’s blue cathedral is which?

a song cyclea sonata

a ballet √Correct choicea tone poem

QUESTION 10

For what piece did Jennifer Higdon receive a

Pulitzer Prize in 2010?

Southern GraceConcerto for Orchestra

blue cathedral √Correct choiceViolin Concerto

QUESTION 11

Fill in the blank to describe the harmony in

Higdon's blue cathedral.

Hidgon makes prominent use of major

triads but the piece has no strong sense of

key center. pentatonic scales

minor triads

QUESTION 12

Which terms correctly describe the melodies

of Higdon's blue cathedral?

Describes the melodies

languorous

lyrical

Does not describe the melodies

disjunct

frenetic

QUESTION 13

Drag the correct name to complete the

sentence.

Jennifer Higdon studied with George

Crumb at the University of Pennsylvania.

John Cage

Arnold Schoenberg

QUESTION 14

Which of the following are true about Jennifer

Higdon and which are not?

Correct Answer(s)

She won a Pulitzer Prize.

She teaches music composition at the Curtis

Institute of Music in Philadelphia.

Incorrect Answer(s)

She was born and educated on the West

Coast.

Her music tends to have a narrow dynamic

range.

QUESTION 15

Listen: Identify instruments and ensembles

After the English horn solo (the first 35

seconds of the excerpt) in the C section, you

will hear a series of instrumental solos. Drag

and drop the instruments in the correct order

of those solos after the English horn.

violapiccolocellooboebassoon

QUESTION 16

Listen: Analyze music using multiple parameters

Listen to this excerpt from blue cathedral,

which begins about 47 seconds into the

piece, and then match the words with their

descriptions.

strings

Correct label:

instruments playing harmonic accompaniment

clarinet

flute

Correct label:

instrument playing the melody at the

beginning

meter

Correct label:

no strong sense of pulse

QUESTION 16

Describe rhythm

Though there is no strong sense of pulse

in blue cathedral, the B section does contain

some rhythmic and syncopated figures.

√Correct choiceTrue

XIncorrect choiceFalse

QUESTION 17

Which of the following statements describe

this excerpt from blue cathedral and which do

not?

Describes excerpt

It opens with wavering horn chords.

It builds to a fortissimo climax that then fades

away quickly.

This is the B section.

Does not describe excerpt

This is the A section.

It opens with an English horn solo.

QUESTION 18

Which of the following percussion instruments

are heard in Jennifer Higdon’s blue

cathedral and which are not?

Percussion instrument used in piece

bell tree

crotales

tuned glasses

Not a percussion instrument used in piece

cloud-chamber bowl

gourd tree

QUESTION 19

Provide an accurate and concise summary of a piece of music

Listen to the audio and fill in the blanks

below.

Higdon’s blue cathedral is performed by large

orchestra with many percussion instruments.

It features lyrical melodies and major triads

with no strong sense of key

center; homophonic texture with a focus on

individual lines and duets; and a sectional,

rondo-like structure.

QUESTION 20

Which describes the texture of blue

cathedral?

√Correct choicehomophonic

texture XIncorrect choicepolyphonic texture

XIncorrect choiceimitative

polyphony XIncorrect choicemonophonic

texture

QUESTION 21

Which describes the meter in this excerpt,

which begins about 47 seconds into the

piece?

duple metersyncopated

triple meter √Correct choiceno sense of pulse

QUESTION 22

Neo-Romantic composers embraced aspects

of which?

sixteenth-century orchestral sound √Correct

choicenineteenth-century orchestral sound

fifteenth-century orchestral

soundseventeenth-century orchestral sound

QUESTION 23

Jennifer Higdon’s blue cathedral is written for

a small orchestra.

XIncorrect choiceTrue

√Correct choiceFalse

QUESTION 24

Which describes the volume in this excerpt,

which begins about two minutes and eighteen

seconds into the piece?

loud throughout √Correct choicebegins soft

and grows louder by the end

soft throughoutbegins loud and becomes

softer by the end

QUESTION 25

Which solo instrument is featured in this

excerpt from blue cathedral, which begins

about two minutes and eighteen seconds into

the piece?

√Correct choiceviolinflute

XIncorrect choiceclarinet

QUESTION 26

Listen to blue cathedral, excerpt, and then

match the words with their descriptions.

disjunct

monophonic

polyphonic

texture

Correct label:

homophonic

melodies

Correct label:

lyrical

QUESTION 27

Describe musical elements

Which of the following statements describe

this excerpt from blue cathedral and which do

not?

Describes excerpt

This is from the C section of the form.

Swirling winds are featured.

It features shifting meters.

Does not describe excerpt

This is from the A section of the form.

The dynamic level is mezzo piano.

QUESTION 28

Drag the correct words to complete the

sentence.

One of the most prominent exponents of a

continued commitment to Romantic musical

ideas in the twentieth century

was American composer Samuel Barber, as

exemplified in his well-loved Adagio for

Strings (1936). Baroque

English

French

Modern

QUESTION 29

Listen to the following four sections and then

click on the corresponding cards in the order

in which they appear in blue cathedral.

Excerpt YExcerpt ZExcerpt XExcerpt W

QUESTION 30

Higdon’s blue cathedral ends with a loud and

emphatic cadence.

XIncorrect choiceTrue

√Correct choiceFalse

QUESTION 31

Drag the correct words to complete the

sentence.

The music of those who upheld key elements

of Romanticism were dismissed as

regressive and antiquated by those who

considered modernism the only legitimate

artistic pathway in the twentieth century.

QUESTION 32

A brief return to the A section immediately

follows the B section in blue cathedral.

√Correct choiceTrue

XIncorrect choiceFalse

QUESTION 33

Identify instruments and ensembles

Which describes the performing forces of

Higdon's blue cathedral?

√Correct choicelarge orchestra with many

percussion instruments XIncorrect choicelarge

orchestra with many additional brass

instruments

string orchestra

QUESTION 34

Analyze musical elements

Listen to the following excerpts then drag

them to the correct location on the

accompanying diagram. Approximate where

the excerpt falls within each section.

Excerpt X

Excerpt Y

Excerpt Z

QUESTION 35

Drag the correct word to complete the

sentence.

The chordal harmony in Jennifer

Higdon’s blue cathedral is largely made up

of major triads.

minor

chromatic

QUESTION 36

Drag the correct name to complete the

sentence.

Jennifer Higdon credits the music of the

Beatles for her understanding of music’s

communicative powers.

John Cage

Elvis

Chuck Berry

Chapter 71. Underscoring Meaning: Music for Film; Listening Guide 64: Williams: Imperial March,

from The Empire Strikes Back; Listening Guide 65: Tan Dun: Farewell, from Crouching Tiger,

Hidden Dragon

QUESTION 1

Listen, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Identify instruments and ensembles

Which instruments comprise the performing

forces of Farewell from Crouching Tiger,

Hidden Dragon? Which do not?

Performing force used in piece

solo cello

orchestra

hand drum

solo erhu

Not a performing force used in piece

solo trumpet

solo trombone

QUESTION 2

Listen, The Empire Strikes Back: Identify instruments and ensembles

Which describe the instrumentation

in Imperial March? Which do not?

Describes instrumentation

emphasis on brass

full orchestra

Does not describe instrumentation

emphasis on woodwinds

string quartet

QUESTION 3

Listen, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Describe harmony

Which describes the harmonies played by the

orchestra in this excerpt?

√Correct choicefairly harmonious and

stablemostly steps

highly discordant and unstablemostly leaps

QUESTION 4

Listen, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Identify meter

Which describes the meter of the melody in

this excerpt of Farewell?

nonmetrictriple

√Correct choiceduple XIncorrect choicestrong

pulses, but no firm sense of meter

QUESTION 5

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Listen, The Empire Strikes Back: Identify meter

Which describes the meter of Imperial

March?

no firm sense of pulseshifting

triple √Correct choicequadruple

QUESTION 5

Listen, The Empire Strikes Back: Identify and analyze form

Here is the introduction to Imperial March:

Which describes the music that directly

follows the introduction?

√Correct choiceThe repeated rhythmic

pattern from the introduction continues with a

new melody on top.

A new repeated rhythmic pattern is played

with no melody.

QUESTON 6

Which of the following statements describe

this excerpt from Farewell? Which do not?

Describes excerpt

The harmony is fairly consonant and stable.

This melody has a duple meter.

Does not describe excerpt

This melody has a triple meter.

The harmony is highly discordant and

unstable.

QUESTION 7

Listen, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Identify and understand texture

Which describes the relationship between the

two solo instruments in this excerpt

of Farewell?

XIncorrect choiceThe cello and the erhu play

the same melody at the same time. √Correct

choiceThe cello begins a melody; the erhu

plays a different melody while the cello

continues.

XIncorrect choiceThe cello plays a melody;

the erhu plays the same melody but begins

later.

QUESTION 8

Listen, The Empire Strikes Back: Identify instruments and ensembles

Which instrument family plays the main

theme at the beginning of Imperial March?

percussion √Correct choicebrass

stringswoodwinds

QUESTION 9

Source music refers to music that functions

as part of the drama itself, such as a

character turning on a radio.

√Correct choiceTrue

XIncorrect choiceFalse

QUESTION 10

Which concert composers also composed for

film and which did not?

Composed for film

George Gershwin

Silvestre Revueltas

Aaron Copland

Did not compose for film

Hector Berlioz

Johannes Brahms

QUESTION 11

Underscoring in film music refers to which?

music being made on the screen by the

charactersmusic that is below the sonic

spectrum

√Correct choicemusic coming from an

unseen source

QUESTION 12

In the movie Jaws, the shark is represented

by a two-note oscillating motive.

√Correct choiceTrue

XIncorrect choiceFalse

QUESTION 13

Match the characteristics of

Williams’s Imperial March from The Empire

Strikes Back to their correct musical

elements.

conjunct

triple meter

major key

rhythm

Correct label:

ostinati

Correct label:

quadruple meter

melody

Correct label:

disjunct

harmony

Correct label:

minor key

QUESTION 14

Listen, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Identify and analyze form

Which describes the form of Farewell,

from Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon?

√Correct choicea theme is followed by varied

statements of the themethe first section

returns several times, alternating with

contrasting music

the first section returns after one contrasting

sectionsectional, with no repetition

QUESTION 15

The vocal music in the 2009 film Avatar is

sung in which language?

Nadsat √Correct choiceNa’vi

NorwegianNahuatl

QUESTION 16

Tan Dun reworked the score for Crouching

Tiger, Hidden Dragon into what type of piece

(genre)?

operasong cycle

ballet √Correct choiceconcerto

QUESTION 17

Which describes the volume of the third

section?

quieter than the other two sections

√Correct choicelouder than the other two

sections

QUESTION 18

Composer Tan Dun has no knowledge of the

music of John Cage and Steve Reich.

XIncorrect choiceTrue

√Correct choiceFalse

QUESTION 19

Film music always matches the mood of the

action on the screen.

XIncorrect choiceTrue

√Correct choiceFalse

QUESTION 20

Which of the following movies includes a

famous scene in which the film music runs

counter to the action?

XIncorrect choiceAvatar √Correct choiceThe

Godfather

XIncorrect choiceLifeboat XIncorrect

choiceBrokeback Mountain

QUESTION 21

Listen, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Compare and contrast sections of music

Listen to Variation 2:

Now listen to the section that directly follows

it, which ends the piece:

What changes in the section that ends the

piece?

XIncorrect choiceThe drum plays slower

rhythms.The ehru plays pizzicato.

√Correct choiceThe drum plays faster

rhythms.The drum doesn't play.

QUESTION 22

Listen, The Empire Strikes Back: Analyze music using multiple parameters

Which of the following statements describe

the main theme from Imperial March? Which

do not?

Describes main theme

It has a repeated rhythmic pattern.

It is in a minor key.

Does not describe main theme

It is in a major key.

It has a lyrical melody.

QUESTION 23

Listen, The Empire Strikes Back: Describe dynamics

Listen to the excerpts, then fill in the blank

below.

Here is the introduction ostinato from Imperial

March:

And here is the ostinato that appears about

46 seconds into the piece and features flutes

and strings:

The introduction ostinato is much louder than

the flutes and strings ostinato.

quieter

QUESTION 24

Listen, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Compare and contrast sections of music

Here is the first section of Farewell:

And here is the second section:

Which of the following describe how the third

section of Farewell is different from the other

two? Which do not?

Describes difference of third section

The volume in the third section is higher

(louder).

The cello plays in a higher range in the third

section.

Does not describe difference of third section

The cello plays in a low range in the third

section.

The volume is lower in the third section.

QUESTION 25

Listen, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Identify range

Which describes the range of the solo cello in

this excerpt?

low

√Correct choicehigh

QUESTION 26

Listen, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Compare and contrast sections of music

Listen to Variation 1:

Now listen to Variation 2:

What changes in Variation 2?

XIncorrect choiceThe drum plays slower

rhythms. √Correct choiceThe drum plays

faster rhythms.

The drum doesn't play in the second section.

QUESTION 27

Which are true about John Williams and his

career and which are not?

True

He wrote Barack Obama’s inauguration

music.

He wrote the music for Home Alone.

He began composing for television in the

1950s.

False

He's famous for his collaborations with Brian

Eno.

He has never written music for television.

QUESTION 28

Drag the correct words to complete the

sentence.

John Williams is often credited with reviving

the grand symphonic film score through his

unforgettable themes set in an

accessible neo-Romantic idiom.

Tod Machover

Modern

Quentin Tarantino

avant-garde

QUESTION 29

Listen, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Identify meter

Which describes the meter of the melody in

this excerpt of Farewell?

triple √Correct choiceduple

nonmetric XIncorrect choicestrong pulses, but

no firm sense of meter

QUESTION 30

Listen, The Empire Strikes Back: Identify and analyze form

Drag and drop the terms to describe this

excerpt from Imperial March, which begins

about one minute into the piece.

The main theme is played softly by

the horns.

QUESTION 31

Listen, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Compare and contrast sections of music

Listen to the love theme, which opens the

piece:

Now listen to Variation 1:

What changes in Variation 1?

The erhu begins to play pizzicato.The erhu

stops playing.

The cello stops playing. √Correct choiceThe

hand drum part

QUESTION 32

Listen, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Describe harmony

Which describes the harmonies played by the

orchestra in this excerpt?

conjunctdissonant

√Correct choiceconsonantdisjunct

QUESTION 33

Listen, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Describe rhythm

Which describes the drum part in this

excerpt?

nonmetric XIncorrect choicea steady beat with

predictable accents

√Correct choicerhythms that don't follow a

predictable pattern

QUESTION 34

Drag and drop the appropriate words to

describe Farewell from Crouching Tiger,

Hidden Dragon.

Farewell from Crouching Tiger, Hidden

Dragon has a texture of two main lines played

by cello and

erhu in duple meter; consonant harmonies

played by Western string orchestra; and

irregular rhythms played by hand drum. It is

in theme and variations form.

QUESTION 35

Which describes the performing forces

of Farewell, from Crouching Tiger, Hidden

Dragon?

√Correct choicesolo cello, solo erhu, Western

orchestra, and hand drumwoodwinds, brass,

and strings

solo cello with hand drum and harpsolo cello,

solo flute, Western orchestra, and bass drum

QUESTION 36

Which describes the key of Imperial March?

√Correct choiceminormajor

no key center

QUESTION 37

Here is the introduction ostinato from Imperial

March:

Here is the main theme:

And here is the flutes and strings ostinato:

What music do the trumpets play in this

excerpt?

√Correct choicethe main themethe flutes and

strings ostinato

the introductory ostinato

QUESTION 38

Which describes the relationship between the

two solo instruments in this excerpt

of Farewell?

The cello plays a melody; the erhu plays the

same melody but begins later.The cello and

the erhu play the same melody at the same

time.

√Correct choiceThe cello begins a melody;

the erhu plays a different melody while the

cello continues.

QUESTION 39

Which describes the range of the solo cello in

this excerpt?

√Correct choicehigh

XIncorrect choicelow

QUESTION 40

Complete the sentence below.

The movie Rear Window is an example of a

soundtrack that uses only source music.

Jaws

Titanic

Chapter 66. Staged Sentiment: Bernstein and

American Musical Theater; Listening Guide 60:

Bernstein: West Side Story, excerpts

QUESTION 1

Listen, Tonight Ensemble: Identify instruments and ensembles

Which describes the music in this excerpt from the beginning of

the Tonight Quintet from Bernstein's West Side Story?

XIncorrect choicesolo soprano voice and orchestra √Correct

choicetwo men's choruses and orchestra

XIncorrect choicesolo tenor and orchestra

QUESTION 2

Listen, Mambo: Identify instruments and ensembles

Which percussion instruments are featured at the beginning

of Mambo? Which are not?

Describes excerpt

bongos

cowbells

Does not describe excerpt

marimba

chimes

QUESTION 3

Listen, Mambo: Describe rhythm

Which describes the rhythms in the opening of Mambo?

straight and even √Correct choicesyncopated

nonmetric

QUESTION4

Listen, Tonight Ensemble: Identify and understand texture

Which describes how the melody is sung at the beginning of

the Tonight Quintet?

√Correct choiceEveryone sings the same melody at the same

time.There is no melody in this excerpt.

XIncorrect choiceSome people sing one melody while the

others sing another melody at the same time.Some people sing

the melody while others harmonize with it.

QUESTION 5

Listen, Mambo: Identify instruments and ensembles

Complete the following sentence about the opening of Mambo.

Mambo begins with a percussion introduction, after which

the brass section plays accented chords.

QUESTION 6

Listen, Tonight Ensemble: Analyze music using multiple parameters

Which describe the melody in the opening of

the Tonight Quintet? Which do not?

Describes excerpt

a clear beat

speechlike

Does not describe excerpt

smooth and lyrical

a weak pulse

QUESTION 7

Listen, Tonight Ensemble: Analyze music using multiple parameters

Which of the following statements describe the opening of

the Tonight Quintet from West Side Story? Which do not?

Describes excerpt

The choruses sing in alternation.

Unison singing by two choruses of male characters.

Does not describe excerpt

The gang choruses are not present.

Unison singing by two choruses of female characters.

QUESTION 8

Listen, Mambo: Analyze music using multiple parameters

Which of the following statements describe the first 27 seconds

of Mambo from West Side Story? Which does not?

Describes excerpt

It features strings.

It features brass.

It features bongos and cowbells.

Does not describe excerpt

It features woodwinds.

QUESTION 9

Listen, Tonight Ensemble: Identify and analyze form

This music, from a little over one minute into the piece, contains

a melody that was heard at the beginning of the piece.

√Correct choiceTrue

XIncorrect choiceFalse

QUESTION 10

Drag the correct musical to complete the sentence.

Show Boat was a popular Jerome Kern musical from the

1920s.

QUESTION 11

Drag the correct words to complete the sentence.

In the West Side Story collaboration, choreographer Jerome

Robbins was eager to depict the setting’s “gritty realism,” and

encouraged the composer, Bernstein, to incorporate jazz, rock-

and-roll, and Latin American music like the mambo.

QUESTION 12

Match the musical descriptions to their correct musical

examples.

Correct label:

after the brass play accented chords, the Sharks yell “Mambo!”

Correct label:

trumpet play fff chords while the woodwinds and brass alternate

in a highly polyphonic texture

Correct label:

percussion with bongos and cowbells that is very fast and

syncopated

QUESTION 13

Listen, Mambo: Analyze music using multiple parameters

Which of the following statements describe the end of

the Mambo dance scene from Act I of West Side Story? Which

do not?

Describes excerpt

It is played almost entirely at a loud volume, but then ends

quietly.

There is a trumpet solo.

Does not describe excerpt

There is a violin solo.

It is played quietly throughout.

QUESTION 14

Drag the correct word to complete the sentence.

Bernstein’s union of jazz and musical theatre resulted in West

Side Story.

QUESTION 15

Which describe the form of the Tonight Ensemble from

Bernstein’s West Side Story and which do not?

Describes form

A-A′-B-A′′

32-bar popular song form

Does not describe form

12-bar blues form

A-B-B′

QUESTION 16

Listen, Mambo: Identify and understand texture

Which describes the relationship between the instruments (the

texture) in Mambo?

Monophonic: one melody without accompaniment √Correct

choicePolyphonic: different melodies and rhythms played at the

same time

Homophonic: one melody with accompaniment

QUESTION 17

Listen, Tonight Ensemble: Provide an accurate and concise summary of a piece of music

Drag and drop the terms to describe the Tonight Quintet

from West Side Story.

The Tonight Quintet from Act I of Bernstein’s West Side Story is

performed by choruses, soloists, and orchestra. In the middle of

the piece, a solo tenor sings a soaring melody in 32-

bar popular song form (A-A'-B-A'').

QUESTION 18

Listen, Mambo: Describe dynamics

Which describes the dynamics at the ending of Mambo?

√Correct choicemostly forte (loud), but

ends piano (soft)forte (loud) throughout

mostly piano (soft), but ends forte (loud)piano (soft) throughout

QUESTION 19

Listen, Tonight Ensemble: Identify instruments and ensembles

Who performs the Tonight Quintet from Bernstein's West Side

Story?

tenor soloist and orchestra √Correct choicemen's choruses,

soprano and tenor soloists, and orchestra

soprano soloist and orchestra

QUESTION 20

Listen, Tonight Ensemble: Identify and analyze form

Which describes the music in this excerpt, which begins about

one and a half minutes into the piece? You can ignore the first

two seconds of the excerpt.

It sounds like the opening melody sung by the rival gangs.

√Correct choiceIt's a new melody.

QUESTION 21

Who wrote the lyrics for the musical West Side Story?

Leonard BernsteinOscar Hammerstein

√Correct choiceStephen SondheimElton John

QUESTION 22

Which describe the texture of the Tonight Ensemble from

Bernstein’s West Side Story and which do not?

Describes texture

simultaneous lines

polyphonic

Does not describe texture

one prominent line over accompaniment

homophonic

QUESTION 23

From which stage genres did American musical theater

develop?

Genre that led to musical theater

operetta

vaudeville/variety show

Not a genre that led to musical theater

oratorio

QUESTION 24

The violins are quieter than the brass and percussion in the

opening of Mambo.

√Correct choiceTrue

XIncorrect choiceFalse

QUESTIN 25

What describes the melody that appears about one and a half

minutes into the piece? You can disregard the first two seconds

of the excerpt.

a soaring melody sung by solo low bassa soaring melody sung

by a chorus of male characters

√Correct choicea soaring melody sung by solo tenor

QUESTION 26

Which is the contemporary rock opera inspired by Puccini's La

bohème?

Stephen Flaherty's RagtimeClaude-Michel Schönberg's Miss

Saigon

Elton John’s Billy Elliot √Correct choiceJonathan Larson's Rent

QUESTION 27

Drag the correct words to complete the sentence.

The musical West Side Story is the result of collaboration

between composer Leonard Bernstein, lyricist Stephen

Sondheim, and choreographer Jerome Robbins.

QUESTION 28

Drag the correct name to complete the sentence.

Rodgers and Hammerstein wrote the famous

musicals Oklahoma!, South Pacific, The King and I, and The

Sound of Music.

QUESTION 29

Listen, Tonight Ensemble: Identify instruments and ensembles

Which describes the music in this excerpt from

the Tonight Quintet?

√Correct choicesolo female character voice (high) and

orchestratwo men's choruses and orchestra

solo male character voice (high) and orchestra

QUESTION 30

Which describe the texture of Mambo from Bernstein’s West

Side Story and which do not?

Describes texture

polyphonic

dense

Does not describe texture

homophonic

monophonic

QUESTION 31

Which describes the relationship between the instruments (the

texture) in this excerpt, which begins 33 seconds into the piece?

Homophonic: woodwind melody accompanied by

stringsMonophonic: brass melody, unaccompanied

√Correct choicePolyphonic: different melodies and rhythms

played by woodwinds, brass, and hand clapsHomorhythmic:

woodwinds, brass, and hand claps all play the same rhythms at

the same time

QUESTION 32

Which describes the music in this excerpt from the beginning of

the Tonight Quintet from Bernstein's West Side Story?

solo soprano voice and orchestrasolo tenor and orchestra

√Correct choicetwo men's choruses and orchestra

QUESTION 33

Plots for early musicals were often sentimental and contrived,

but as the genre grew older, composers began looking to more

sophisticated literary sources for their plots.

√Correct choiceTrue

XIncorrect choiceFalse

QUESTION 34

This excerpt, which begins one minute into Mambo, features a

driving rhythm in the percussion and handclaps. What else is

happening?

√Correct choiceThe low brass are playing a syncopated

melody.There is singing.

The low strings are playing a lyrical melody.

QUESTION 35

What is the literary basis for West Side Story?

√Correct choiceShakespeare's Romeo and JulietGaston

Leroux’s The Phantom of the Opera

Virgil’s The AeneidL. Frank Baum’s The Wonderful Wizard of

Course Quizzes: Chapter 43, Chapter 44, Chapter 56, Chapter 66, Chapter 69, Chapter 70, and Chapter 71

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