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| 12. In his art song, “Erlkönig,” Schubert uses new music for each verse. This form is called | |||||||||||||
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| 19. Which style of jazz grew out of Louis Armstrong’s style of cornet playing? | ||||
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| 20. Smetana’s symphonic poem, “The Moldau,” reflects the composer’s Bohemian nationalism and includes | ||||
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| 27. The libretto for Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas is written in | ||||
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| 35. Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel’s composing career was less extensive than her brother Felix’s. This is probably because she was | ||||
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| 36. The New Orleans-born composer who incorporated African-Caribbean rhythms and Creole melodies in his compositions was | ||||
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| 37. Which composition was written to be performed on a barge on the Thames River? | ||||
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1.
Which of the following did
not
influence William Grant Still’s composition,
Afro
–
American Symphony?
A.
Work songs
B.
Ragtime
C.
Spirituals
D.
Lutheran hymns
2.
Haydn’s position at the Esterházy palace was that of a/an
A.
nobleman.
B.
priest.
C.
honored son.
D.
servant.
3.
Which scale does John Cage’s
4’33”
use?
A.
None
B.
Heptatonic
C.
Hexatonic
D.
Pentatonic
4.
An art song is a musical setting of a
A.
poem.
B.
Bible story.
C.
drawing.
D.
painting.
5.
Many African cultures had griots. What was their function?
A.
They were solo performers of complex instrumental music.
B.
They were healers.
C.
They were slaves.
D.
They were
singers who kept track of governmental and historical information, passing it
on in song.
6.
The Rite of Spring
culminates in the sacrifice of a virgin by
A.
beheading.
1. Which of the following did not influence William Grant Still’s composition, Afro-
American Symphony?
A. Work songs
B. Ragtime
C. Spirituals
D. Lutheran hymns
2. Haydn’s position at the Esterházy palace was that of a/an
A. nobleman.
B. priest.
C. honored son.
D. servant.
3. Which scale does John Cage’s 4’33” use?
A. None
B. Heptatonic
C. Hexatonic
D. Pentatonic
4. An art song is a musical setting of a
A. poem.
B. Bible story.
C. drawing.
D. painting.
5. Many African cultures had griots. What was their function?
A. They were solo performers of complex instrumental music.
B. They were healers.
C. They were slaves.
D. They were singers who kept track of governmental and historical information, passing it
on in song.
6. The Rite of Spring culminates in the sacrifice of a virgin by
A. beheading.
