Music Studies

6 years ago

________ is the term that describes Villa-Lobos composition style. (Fill in the blank)

________ is the term that describes Villa-Lobos composition style.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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6 years ago

________ learned to compose music by studying the works of Vivaldi, Pachelbel, and Palestrina. He ...

________ learned to compose music by studying the works of Vivaldi, Pachelbel, and Palestrina. He also learned to
play the organ, in part by emulating others, and soon became the most renowned organ virtuoso in Germany.

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6 years ago

________ refers to the relative pitch at which words are spoken, often indicating differences in ...

________ refers to the relative pitch at which words are spoken, often indicating
differences in meaning within a language.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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6 years ago

________ refers to the superimposition of two distinct rhythmic patterns atop one another.

________ refers to the superimposition of two distinct rhythmic patterns atop one
another.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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6 years ago

________ songs are those found in Georgia that are sung at banquets and feature fourpart improvised ...

________ songs are those found in Georgia that are sung at banquets and feature fourpart
improvised polyphony

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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6 years ago

________ tones are those pitches that lie between the tones of the Western chromatic scale.

________ tones are those pitches that lie between the tones of the Western chromatic
scale.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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6 years ago

________ was a celebrated violin virtuoso whose amazing technical ability on the instrument led to ...

________ was a celebrated violin virtuoso whose amazing technical ability on the instrument led to all sorts of
fanciful and lurid rumors.

a. Paganini
b. von Weber
c. Robert Schum

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6 years ago

________ was the brainchild of Pierre Schaeffer, a French radio engineer.

________ was the brainchild of Pierre Schaeffer, a French radio engineer.

a. Stochastic music
b. Tape music
c. Chance music
d. Musique concrte

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6 years ago

________ was the greatest figure in the Hapsburg family; his marriage to Mary of Burgundy united the ...

________ was the greatest figure in the Hapsburg family; his marriage to Mary of Burgundy united the Low Countries with Germany and Austria.

a. King Louis XI
b. Emperor Maximilian I
c. King Francis I

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6 years ago

________ were the comic interludes that were performed during all-day noh events. (Fill in the blank)

________ were the comic interludes that were performed during all-day noh events.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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Lucutious

6 years ago

________, as it emerged during the Renaissance, was the belief that people had the capacity to ...

________, as it emerged during the Renaissance, was the belief that people had
the capacity to create many things good and beautiful; it rejoiced in the human
form, looked outward, and indulged a passion for invention and d

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6 years ago

________, meaning remembrance, is a Sufi ceremony in which cyclic rhythmic figures accompany ...

________, meaning remembrance, is a Sufi ceremony in which cyclic rhythmic figures
accompany repetitive chanting.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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6 years ago

_________ are found in sections of Agbekor.

_________ are found in sections of Agbekor.

A. mbira, kora, and luna songs.
B. xylophone and griot songs.
C. fast- and slow-paced songs.
D. dru

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6 years ago

__________ became the accompanying instruments of choice in the nineteenth century. (Fill in the blank)

__________ became the accompanying instruments of choice in the nineteenth century.

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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6 years ago

__________ brought the concerto into its modern form.

__________ brought the concerto into its modern form.

a. Chopin
b. Mozart
c. Bach
d. Haydn
e. Beethoven

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6 years ago

__________ can be defined as the rational organization of sounds and silences passing through time. ...

__________ can be defined as the rational organization of sounds and silences
passing through time.

a. melody
b. ballet
c. rhythm
d. timbre
e. music

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6 years ago

__________ composed the Messe de Nostre Dame, a polyphonic work setting all the chants of the ...

__________ composed the Messe de Nostre Dame, a polyphonic work setting all the chants of the Ordinary of the
Mass.

a. Hildegard of Bingen
b. Machaut
c. Perotinus
d. B

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6 years ago

__________ decided against earning a livelihood in music and instead pursued a successful career in ...

__________ decided against earning a livelihood in music and instead pursued a successful career in business, only
composing after working hours. He founded a company with a friend in 1907, which eventually became the largest
&nbs

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Lucutious

6 years ago

__________ describes the harmonious opposition of two or more independent musical lines.

__________ describes the harmonious opposition of two or more independent
musical lines.

a. syncopation
b. canon
c. cadenza
d. timbre
e. counterpoint

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6 years ago

__________ describes the harmonious opposition of two or more independent musical lines.

__________ describes the harmonious opposition of two or more independent musical lines.

a. syncopation
b. ostinato
c. cadenza
d. timbre
e. counterpoint

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6 years ago

__________ indicate points of rest, and set apart sections of melody called __________. (Fill in the blank)

__________ indicate points of rest, and set apart sections of melody called __________.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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6 years ago

__________ indicate that drums were included in many instrumental ensembles in the Middle Ages. ...

__________ indicate that drums were included in many instrumental ensembles in the Middle Ages.

a) Manuscripts
b) Diaries
c) Partbooks
d) The visual arts

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6 years ago

__________ is a genre that was prominent during the early Baroque. It consists of a few instruments ...

__________ is a genre that was prominent during the early Baroque. It consists of a few instruments that accompany
a solo singer performing a song based on a highly charged, emotional text.

a. oratorio

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6 years ago

__________ is a lively, energetic music with pulsating rhythms and scintillating syncopations, ...

__________ is a lively, energetic music with pulsating rhythms and scintillating
syncopations, usually played by a small instrumental ensemble.

a. minimalism
b. blues
c. jazz

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6 years ago

__________ is the art of arranging a composers music for just the right combination of instruments. ...

__________ is the art of arranging a composers music for just the right
combination of instruments.

a. counterpoint
b. composition
c. orchestration
d. coloring
&n

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6 years ago

__________ is the pattern of pitches that form a scale.

__________ is the pattern of pitches that form a scale.

a. great staff
b. key signature
c. mode
d. ritard
e. timbre

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6 years ago

__________ melodies are songs from southern Spain that are infused with gypsy elements.

__________ melodies are songs from southern Spain that are infused with gypsy
elements.

a. bel canto
b. habanera
c. Lamour
d. flamenco
e. traviata

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6 years ago

__________ provides a foil to familiar musical material, providing variety, novelty, excitement, ...

__________ provides a foil to familiar musical material, providing variety,
novelty, excitement, and even musical conflict.

a. contrast
b. dissonance
c. variation
d. c

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6 years ago

__________ spent nearly his entire career working at major churches in Rome. His serene musical ...

__________ spent nearly his entire career working at major churches in Rome. His serene musical style came to
epitomize the restrained spirit of the Counter-Reformation

a. Palestrina
b. Macha

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6 years ago

__________ was a late nineteenth-century movement that arose in France. This movement was the first ...

__________ was a late nineteenth-century movement that arose in France. This
movement was the first to reject photographic realism in painting, instead trying
to re-create the perception that an object produces upon the sen

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6 years ago

__________ was a powerful movement in early twentieth-century arts that emerged in Berlin, Munich, ...

__________ was a powerful movement in early twentieth-century arts that
emerged in Berlin, Munich, and Vienna. Its aim was not to depict objects as they
were seen but to express the strong emotion that the object generated

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6 years ago

__________ was another term used to describe European dance clubs, and a popular genre of American ...

__________ was another term used to describe European dance clubs, and a popular
genre of American dance music in general in the 1970s.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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6 years ago

__________ was not a member of the clergy, but was married, lived in southern France during the ...

__________ was not a member of the clergy, but was married, lived in southern France during the middle of the
twelfth century, and wrote chansons

a. Perotinus
b. Beatriz, Countess of Dia

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6 years ago

__________ was offered a substantial fee to write and conduct works for London audiences, so he made ...

__________ was offered a substantial fee to write and conduct works for London audiences, so he made two visits to
the city (1791-1792 and 1794-1795) where he was treated as a celebrity, presented to the royal family, and awarded an

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6 years ago

___________ is typically the most individual and distinctive feature of a musical work.

___________ is typically the most individual and distinctive feature of a musical work.

A) texture

B) harmony

C) melody

D) rhythm

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Lucutious

6 years ago

____________ was created with a rhythmic punch accentuated by a slapping bass, horns and drums. ...

____________ was created with a rhythmic punch accentuated by a slapping bass, horns
and drums.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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6 years ago

_____________ is the fifteenth-largest island in the world and is located in Canada. (Fill in the blank)

_____________ is the fifteenth-largest island in the world and is located in Canada.

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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6 years ago

______________ is the name of Don Giovanni's faithful sidekick. (Fill in the blank)

______________ is the name of Don Giovanni's faithful sidekick.

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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6 years ago

_______________is a common tendency in European music?

_______________is a common tendency in European music?

a. Five-bar phrases
b. Duple or triple meters
c. Additive meters
d. Dissonant polyphony

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