M1104 Music Appreciation Test 1

Question 1 Identify the instruments in the picture

from the highest pitch to the lowest pitch.1. Bass, violin, cello, viola2. Viola, bass, cello, violin3. Violin, viola, cello, bass4. Cello, bass, viola, violin

Question 2 Identify the instrument in the picture.

1. Flute2. Oboe3. Clarinet4. Bassoon

Question 3 Identify the instrument in the picture.

1. Horn2. Trumpet3. Trombone4. Tuba

Question 4 Identify the instrument in the picture.

1. Timpani2. Snare drum3. Vibraphone4. Bass drum

Question 5 Listen to the example and identify the

family of the instrument playing.1. Aerophone2. Chordophone3. Idiophone4. Membranophone

Question 6 Listen to the example and identify the

family of the instrument playing.1. Aerophone2. Chordophone3. Idiophone4. Membranophone

Question 7 Listen to the example and identify the

family of the instrument playing.1. Aerophone2. Chordophone3. Idiophone4. Membranophone

Question 8 Listen to the example and identify the

family of the instrument playing.1. Aerophone2. Chordophone3. Idiophone4. Membranophone

Question 9 Listen to the excerpt and identify the

instrument playing the melodic line.1. Flute2. Bassoon3. Horn4. clarinet

Question 10 Listen to the excerpt and identify the

instrument (voice range) singing.1. Soprano2. Alto3. Tenor4. Bass

Question 11 Listen to the excerpt and identify the

instrument playing.1. Alto voice2. Flute3. Violin4. Soprano voice

Question 12 Watch and listen to this excerpt and identify

the instrument playing.1. Tuba2. String bass3. Bassoon4. Bass voice QuickTime™ and a

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Question 13 Watch and listen to this excerpt and

identify the instrument playing.1. Violin2. Viola3. Cello4. String Bass

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Question 14 Watch and listen to this excerpt and

identify the instrument playing.1. Violin2. Flute3. Trumpet4. Oboe

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Question 15 Listen to this excerpt and identify the

section of the orchestra playing.1. Woodwinds2. Brass3. Percussion4. Strings

Question 16 Listen to this excerpt and identify the

section of the orchestra playing.1. Woodwinds2. Brass3. Percussion4. Strings

Question 17 Listen to this excerpt. The TEXTURE

you are hearing is called:1. Monophonic2. Polyphonic3. Homophonic4. Heterophonic

Question 18 The term “a cappella” refers to choral

music performed:1. With organ accompaniment2. With orchestral accompaniment3. With piano accompaniment4. Without any accompaniment

Question 19 Listen to this composition. Is it

a cappella?1. Yes2. No

Question 20 What distinguishes chamber music from

orchestral music?1. The forms of the movements2. The number of players to each part3. The room in which the music is being

performed4. The number of movements in a work

Question 21 Listen to this excerpt. It is:

1. Orchestral music2. Band music3. Choral music4. Chamber music

QUESTIONS FROM The Middle Ages 22. The preservation of music without the help of

written notation is called________________. 1. oral tradition 2. mental telepathy 3. impossible 4. Preservation method

QUESTIONS FROM The Middle Ages 23. Hildegard of Bingen is known as_________.

1. A mezzo-soprano 2. The earliest-known woman composer 3. The mother of the plainchant 4. The creator of organum

QUESTIONS FROM The Middle Ages 24. The single-line melodies of the music of the

early Christian Church are known as______. 1. Gregorian chant 2. Plainchant 3. Plainsong 4. All of the above

QUESTIONS FROM The Middle Ages 25. The earliest type of polyphony was_______.

1. The round 2. The fugue 3. Plainchant 4. Organum

QUESTIONS FROM The Middle Ages 26. The___________portion of the Mass

remains the same in every celebration of the service. 1. Spoken 2. Proper 3. Ordinary 4. Sung

QUESTIONS FROM The Middle Ages 27. One of the earliest women composers of

importance was_____________. 1. Fanny Mendelssohn 2. Janet Jackson 3. Hildegard 4. Barbara Strozzi

QUESTIONS FROM The Middle Ages 28. The________________were Medieval

entertainers who played instruments, sang and danced, juggled, and performed tricks. 1. Jongleurs 2. Minisingers 3. Troubadours 4. Meistersingers

QUESTIONS FROM The Middle Ages

29. The vielle is a Medieval_________instrument. 1. Evil 2. Percussion 3. String 4. Wind

QUESTIONS FROM The Middle Ages 30. The 14th century motet flowered in the

hands of______________. 1. Dufay 2. Josquin 3. Palestrina 4. Leonin

QUESTIONS FROM The Middle Ages 31. A fretted string instrument of the guitar family

with a pear-shaped back is the__________. 1. Sackbut 2. Tromba marina 3. Harpsichord 4. Lute

QUESTIONS FROM The Middle Ages 32. A Medieval “brass” instrument usually made

from wood with fingerholes is called the______. 1. Bassoon 2. Cornetto 3. Saxophone 4. Shawm

QUESTIONS FROM The Middle Ages 33. The sackbut is the Medieval ancestor of the

modern__________. 1. Trombone 2. Tuba 3. Horn 4 Trumpet.

QUESTIONS FROM The Middle Ages 34. The outstanding poet-composer of the

French Ars Nova was____________. 1. Monteverdi 2. Perotin 3. Machaut 4. Philip of Burgundy

QUESTIONS FROM The Middle Ages 35. Women _______(were or were not) allowed

to take part in secular music performances in the Middle Ages. 1. Were 2. Were not

QUESTIONS FROM The Middle Ages 36. Printing and making gunpowder came

from___. 1. The Near East 2. The Middle East 3. The Far East 4. Northern Europe

QUESTIONS FROM The Renaissance

37. A vocal work without instrumental accompaniment is said to be performed______. 1. A cappella 2. Poorly 3. In church 4. With organ only

QUESTIONS FROM The Renaissance 38. The fixed melody used as a basis for

elaborate polyphonic writing in the Renaissance was called_________. 1. The tune 2. The old one 3. The cantus Firmus 4. The Ground Round

QUESTIONS FROM The Renaissance 39. Native American music has been

preserved largely through____________. 1. Manuscripts 2. The writings of Columbus 3. Photographs 4. Oral Tradition

QUESTIONS FROM The Renaissance 40. The golden age of a cappella music

was the______century. 1. 13th 2. 14th 3. 15th 4. 16th

QUESTIONS FROM The Renaissance 41. Renaissance composers

preferred_________meter. 1. Duple 2. Triple

QUESTIONS FROM The Renaissance

42. The first section of the ordinary of the Mass is______. 1. Gloria 2. Kyrie 3. Credo 4. Sanctus

QUESTIONS FROM The Renaissance 43. Who wrote the L’homme arme Mass?

1. Monteverdi 2. Palestrina 3. Gesualdo 4. Dufay

QUESTIONS FROM The Renaissance 44. the L’homme arme Mass is based

on______. 1. A violin piece 2. A popular piece 3. A Gregorian Chant 4. Organum

QUESTIONS FROM The Renaissance 45. Josquin’s Ave Maria is an example

of_______. 1. A popular song 2. A motet 3. A Gigue 4. A mass

QUESTIONS FROM The Renaissance 46. Who is the composer of the Pope

Marcellus Mass? 1. Palestrina 2. Monteverdi 3. Josquin 4. Dufay

QUESTIONS FROM The Renaissance 47. Where was the first madrigal

developed? 1. In England 2. In France 3. In Germany 4. In Italy

QUESTIONS FROM The Renaissance 48. The St. Mark’s singing style was

called________. 1. Loud 2. Polychoral 3. Antiphonal 4. Stereo