Spring 2018 MUS 1110 Final Exam Name:________________________________

1. Sound=_______________
2. How is music different from sound? (Highlight one)
a. Music is soft, sound is loud.
b. Music has pitch, dynamics, tone color and duration.
c. Sound has pitch, dynamics, tone color and duration.
d. Music is loud, sound is soft
3. Pitch is the relative ______________ and ________________ of sounds.
4. If a vibration is faster the note is (Highlight one)
a. Higher
b. Lower
5. If the vibration is slower the note is (Highlight one)
a. Higher
b. Lower
6. An _____________________ is the distance between two tones.
7. An _____________ is an interval between two tones that sound alike, one is just higher or lower.
8. ____________________ is the distance between the lowest and highest tones that a voice or
instrument produce.
9. _____________________ is the degree of softness or loudness of music.
10. _____________________ is the quality of the sound that distinguishes it from other sounds.
11. Voice parts include
a. S __________
b. A __________
c. T __________
d. B _________
12. Instrument families:
a. W_____________
b. B_____________
c. S_____________
d. P_____________
e. K_____________
f. E_____________
13. Main string instruments:
a. V______
b. V______
c. C______
d. B______
e. H______
14. Main woodwind instruments:
a. F_________
b. C_________
c. O_________
d. B_________
e. S_________
f. R_________
15. Main Brass Instruments:
a. T___________
 b. F_____ H______
c. T___________
d. B___________
e. T___________
16. Percussion instruments are split into two groups-
a. _________ _______ percussion: Timpani, glockenspiel, xylophone, and chimes
b. _________ ______: Snare drum, Bass drum, tambourine, triangle, cymbals, gong
17. Some common __________ instruments are- Piano, Harpsichord, pipe organ, accordion
18. Some common _____________ instruments are-tape studio, synthesizers, midi, computer programs.
19. ____________- Ordered durations of sound and silences
20. ________- Regular pulsation that divides music into equal units of time.
21. ________- organization of beats into regular groups
a. Duple meter- ___ beats
b. Triple meter- ___ beats
c. Quadruple meter- ___ beats
22. ___________- the speed of the beat
23. What is a musical symbol made up of a head and sometimes a stem and flag. (highlight one)
a. Note
b. Rest
c. Banana
24. A __________ is a set of 5 lines in which music is written on.
25. When notes are written higher on the staff the pitch goes ________.
26. The letters used to name the notes are __,__,__,__,__,__,__.
27. A sharp makes the note go _______ half a step.
a. Up
b. Down
28. A flat makes the note go _______ half a step.
a. Up
b. Down
29. A natural __________ the sharp or flat on a note
30. The two main clefs are the ___________ (high) and __________ (low).
31. A staff made up of Treble and Bass is called a __________ _________.
32. ____________- a series of notes that add up to recognizable whole. Made up of steps and leaps.
33. A major scale is made up of ______ notes in the pattern of _______ step, ______ step, ______ step,
_______ step, _______ step, ________ step, ________ step.
34. _______________ Texture-One single melodic line without accompaniment
35. _______________ Texture- Simultaneous performance of two or more melodic lines of relatively equal
importance
36. _______________ Texture- A melody that is accompanied by chords.
37. The _____________ is the leader of a group of musicians
38. The _______________ were a series of wars between 1096-1291
39. 3 main classes in the middle ages were: (Highlight the correct three)
a. Troubadors
b. Nobility
c. Khajits
d. Peasantry
e. Clergy
f. Daleks
40. ____________ _______ war lasted from 1337-1453 and the ________ ________ killed one-forth of
Europe’s population.
41. Most medieval music was __________.
a. Rock music
b. Vocal
c. Instrumental
42. Instruments were frowned on because of their __________ background.
43. _______________ ____________ consists of a melody that is set to sacred Latin text and is sung
without accompaniment (A Capella)
44. Gregorian Chant is ____________ in texture.
45. Gregorian Chant is named after: (highlight the correct answer)
a. Pope Gregory the 9th
b. Gregory Peck
c. Pope Gregory the 1st
d. Greg Maddux
46. Troubadour and Trouvère sang ____________ songs sung during the medieval times.
47. The _____________ was between 1450-1600
48. Renaissance=_______________
49. The invention of ____________ ____________ widened the circulation of music
50. Every educated person was expected to be trained in ___________.
51. Composers used ___________ ___________ which is a musical depiction of specific words.(highlight
the correct answer)
a. Word colors
b. Tone color
c. Word painting
d. Music painting
52. Renaissance texture was mostly _______________. (highlight the correct answer)
a. Monophonic
b. Polyphonic
c. Homophonic
53. The renaissance ____________ was a piece of music for several solo voices set to a short poem about
love.
54. During the 16th Century ___________ became the center of instrumental and vocal music.(highlight
the correct answer)
a. Rome
b. Mordor
c. Venice
d. Paris
55. __________________ means bizarre, flamboyant, and elaborately ornamented
56. Europe was divided into two main religions during the baroque time period: the ____________ and
____________.
57. The Baroque musical period started in 1600 and ended with ________ death in 1750.
58. Important Baroque composers were ________, __________, and ___________.(highlight the 3 that
apply)
a. Wagner
b. Handel
c. Tichelli
d. Corelli
e. Stravinsky
 f. Vivaldi
59. Baroque composers favored _____________ texture.
60. In the baroque, _______________ music became as important as vocal music.
61. ___________ ____________ is the bass part of the music usually played by a keyboard instrument and
a low melodic instrument like a cello.
62. _____________ ______________ is where a small group of soloists is pitted against a larger group of
musicians called ___________ (all)
63. The _____________ is a polyphonic composition based on one main theme-subject that is repeated in
different voices.
64. ____________ is drama that is sung to orchestral accompaniment.
65. The _________________ is located in a little box at the front of the stage, who gives cues and reminds
singers of words and pitches if they forget. (highlight the correct answer)
a. Ogre
b. Prompter
c. Line giver
d. Peter Dinklage
66. The ___________ ________ is a sunken area in front of the stage for the orchestra. (highlight the
correct answer)
a. Orchestra pool
b. Pit of despair
c. Orchestra pit
d. Bog of eternal stench
67. A _____________ is a male singer who had been castrated before hitting puberty.
68. _______________ is Monteverdi’s first opera
69. _______________ was an important British Baroque composer in the baroque period.
70. The baroque _____________ was instrumental music that gained importance during the baroque
period.
71. ___________ ___________ composed operas, church music and was best known for his 450 concerti
Grossi and solo concertos.
72. Vivaldi’s most popular collection is the __________ _________- a set of four solo concertos for violin,
string orchestra and basso continuo.
73. __________ ___________ ____________ was an important German Baroque composer.
74. Bach’s best-known _____________ is No. 140- Wachet auf, ruft uns die stimme (Awake, a voice is
Calling us)
75. ____________ ___________ ___________ is a German composer who had mastered Italian opera and
English oratorio.
76. ______________ are usually based on biblical stories but are not intended for church performances.
77. Handel’s _________ Giulio Cesare, was a great success at its first performance in London 1724.
(highlight the correct answer)
a. Sonata
b. Opera
c. Oratorio
d. Minuet
78. Handel’s most popular oratorio was the _______________.
79. Philosophers and Writers saw the as a turning point in history and called it “the Age
of Enlightenment”
80. The style replaced the baroque style. This style used light colors, curved lines, and
graceful ornaments.
81. A new style emerged- the - recaptured the “noble simplicity and calm grandeur” of
 ancient Greek and Roman art.
82. The new classical style was pioneered by (1714-1788) and __________
___________ (1735-1782)
83. Main composers of this time were (1732-1809), (1756-
1791), and (1770-1827)
84. The texture of the classical style was basically .
85. The replaced the harpsichord so that the player could adjust dynamics by how
hard or soft they pressed the keys. (highlight the correct answer)
a. Electric Keyboard
b. Fortepiano
c. Sonic screwdriver
d. Pipe organ
86. The Classical Orchestra was a more set grouping of instruments which included four sections:
________ , _ , , and .
87. was the music center of Europe during the classical period. (highlight the correct
answer)
a. Rome
b. Vienna
c. Paris
d. Salisbury
88. The consists of three sections: the , the , and the
.
89. and is a basic musical idea which is the theme that is repeated and is changed
in each repeat.
90. The and is used as the 3rd movement of classical symphonies, string
quartets, or other works.
91. The features a main theme (A) that returns several times in alternations with other
themes…ABACA…
92. The is an extended, ambitious compositions typically lasting between
twenty and forty-five minutes and has four movements.
93. The is a three-movement work for an instrumental soloist and orchestra.
94. was written for an intimate setting in a chamber or room of a home or palace.
95. was born in 1732 in Austria and worked for the Eszterházys for 30 years.
96. Haydn’s most famous symphony was his No. in Major which was nicknamed
the ___________symphony because of the sudden loud chord that punctuated the soft theme of the
andante.
97. was born in 1756 in Salzburg, Austria.
98. While writing The Magic Flute he was commissioned to write a or a mass for the dead,
he died leaving it unfinished. (highlight the correct answer)
a. Sonata
b. Nocturne
c. Requiem
d. Short story
99. Mozart wrote more than 600 compositions that have been cataloged by .
100. was born in Bonn, Germany on December 16, 1770.
101. At the age of 29 Beethoven started to see the first symptoms of .
a. Alien hand syndrome
b. Insomnia
c. Deafness
 d. Blindness
102. Beethoven’s most popular works were his .
103. The character of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67 is determined by a single
rhythmic motive: - - - .
104. The stressed emotion, imagination, and individuality.
105. was a great influence on the composers who came after him.
106. was an important political movement that influenced a lot of 19 th century
music.
107. was in keeping with the romantics’ attraction to things remote, picturesque,
and mysterious.
108. is instrumental music associated with a story, poem, idea, or scene.
109. By the end of the Romantic period, more emphasis was given to and less
to stability and resolution.
110. To intensify the expression of the music, romantic performers made use of , which
is a slight holding back or pressing forward of the tempo.
111. Beethoven set the ground work for composers to become “ ”.
112. The became a fixture in every middle-class home. (highlight the correct answer)
a. Coconuts
b. Drum Set
c. Piano
d. Harp
113. The is one of the most distinctive forms of romantic music and is a
composition for solo voice and piano.
114. repeats the same music for each stanza of the poem.
115. - has written music for each stanza.
116. The is a grouping of art songs that can be unified by a story line that runs
through the poem or by musical ideas that link the songs.
117. was born in 1797 in Vienna who composed the when he was
only 18 years old.
118. was born in 1810 in Germany who devised a machine to strengthen his
fingers for playing the piano but instead of helping it left one of his fingers permanently crippled.
119. was born in 1819 in Germany and was a brilliant pianist.
120. was born in 1810 in Warsaw who used the damper pedal on the
piano to explore poetic effects.
121. A (night piece) is a slow, lyrical, intimate composition for piano.
122. An is a study piece designed to help a performer master specific technical
difficulty.
123. was born in 1811 in Hungary and was a traveling piano virtuoso.
124. Liszt’s piano pieces demanded an unprecedented range of . They went from
ppp (very very soft) to fff (very very loud).
125. Liszt created the (tone poem) which is a one movement orchestral
composition based on literary or pictorial ideas.
126. was born in 1809 in Hamburg, Germany and wrote a large amount of
music in all forms except opera.
127. is instrumental music associated with a story, poem, idea or scene.
128. Non-program music is called music.
129. was born in 1803 near Grenoble was one of the first French romantic
composers.
130. Berlioz wrote his in 1930 that depicted the Shakespearean actress
 Harriet Smithson.
131. Berlioz created a new form called the which is for orchestra, chorus,
and vocal soloist.
132. Berlioz also created the which combines an opera and oratorio.
133. composers wrote operas and program music inspired by history, legends,
and landscapes of their own lands.
134. The consisted of five composers: Mily Balakirev, César Cui, Alexander
Borodin, Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, and Modest Mussorgsky.
a. German four
b. Russian Five
c. French Eight
d. American Five
135. was an important Russian composer who wrote pieces like the
symphonic poem Night on Bald Mountain, Pictures at an Exhibition, and the opera Boris Godunov.
136. was influenced by Russian Folksongs and also used elements from
French, Italian, and German music.
137. was the founder of Czech national music.
138. Antonin Dvorák wrote the , Symphony No. 9 in E Minor in 1893.
139. was born in 1833 in Hamburg, Germany and wrote music in all
traditional forms except opera.
140. Georges Bizet wrote the opera , which was not a success because it was
scandalous because of the sexual behaviors of the heroine and had her on stage murder.
141. was considered one of the most popular opera composers.
142. Three of Verdi’s most popular operas were , , and
.
143. Puccini expresses (realism or being true to life) in some of his operas.
144. was a German composer who taught himself by studying musical
scores.
145. Wagner uses (leading motives) which are short musical ideas associated
with a person, object, or thought in the drama.
146. Gustav Mahler’s music was often and reflected his search for the meaning
of life.
147. In the twentieth century The shaped world culture, entertainment, politics,
and economics.
148. instruments became prominent and numerous in 20th century
music.(highlight the correct answer)
a. Percussion
b. String
c. Brass
d. Woodwind
149. A is a chord made up of two chords heard at the same time.
150. A is a chord made up of tones either a half or whole step away from each
other.
151. is music with the absence of tonality or a key center.
152. or music with two or more contrasting, independent rhythms at the same
time was used often in 20th century music.
153. were often used which is a rhythmic repetition of a group of pitches.
154. The most important musical style at the beginning of the 20 th century was .
155. was a French Impressionist composer whose most famous work was
 Prélude à L’après-midi d’un Faune ( )
156. Prélude à L’après-midi d’un Faune was a musical illustration of the poem by Stéphane
.
157. Maurice Ravel wrote that shows his fascination with tone color, Spanish music,
and rhythmic repetition.
158. was a movement from 1920-1950 that was marked by emotional restraint,
balance, and clarity. The slogan for this period was “ ”.
159. wrote the ballet The Rite of Spring that triggered riots because of it’s
primitive evocation of pagan fertility rights, harshly insistent dissonance and its percussiveness and its
pounding rhythms.
160. was the deliberate distortion that was used to assault and shock
audiences and to communicate the tensions and anguish of the human psyche.
161. Arnold Schoenberg created the - that influenced many 20th century
composers.
162. is the absence of a key.
163. (speech-voice) = a vocal part that is half-way between speaking and
singing.
164. Alban Berg wrote the opera which is a tragic story of a soldier who is driven to
murder and madness by a hostile society.
165. wrote very short pieces for chorus, chamber orchestra, and small chamber
groups.
166. arranged Hungarian and Romanian folk tunes, often giving them highly
dissonant accompaniments.
167. Dmitri Shostakovich’s seventh symphony, , was written in response to
Hitler’s attack on the Soviet Union and the siege of Leningrad in 1941.
168. Bands were popular in 19th century America. The leading composer and conductor of band
music was _ .
169. Stephen Foster was a prominent song writer and wrote songs like , Jeanie
with the Light Brown Hair, and .
170. was considered the first great composer from the United States.
171. George Gershwin wrote many musicals and became very famous for his
that was intended to prove that jazz merited serious attention.

179. Please write at least a 100 word biography of one composer we have studied. Please, include dates, at
least three facts about his/her life, three facts about their music, and describe two songs that they composed
including the style features of the pieces (from, dynamics, tone color, style, and any other important
information. Composers you may not use: Mozart, Beethoven, Handel, and Haydn.

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