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1.     By the time he/she was 17 years of age, _______ had already written the Octet for Strings, op.20
A.  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
B.  Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel
C.  Felix Mendelssohn
D.  Joseph Haydn

2.    Public Enemy's citation of "Don't Worry Be Happy" is a/an _______ statement about the quality of contemporary black music.
A.  derogatory
B.  congratulatory
C.  sympathetic
D.  analytical

3.    Opera took hold in England in the _______ century.
A.  eighteenth
B.  late nineteenth
C.  early nineteenth
D.  seventeenth

4.    The character of a sound is referred to as its
A.  timbre
B.  pitch
C.  texture
D.  line

5.    Which of the following is a traditional Indian instrument?
A.  Ud
B.  Pipa
C.  Tombak
D.  Sitar

6.    According to your textbook, which composer is considered to be the most controversial composer who ever lived?
A.  Cage
B.  Wagner
C.  Beethoven
D.  Verdi

7.    What term is used to describe the combination of contrasting melodies played at the same time?
A.  counterpoint
B.  polyrhythm
C.  round
D.  imitation

8.    When we hear three or more notes played simultaneously, we're hearing a
A.  melody
B.  monophonic line
C.  polyphonic texture
D.  chord

9.    Dido and Aeneas is an example of _______ opera
A.  Italian
B.  Romantic
C.  Greek
D.  Baroque

10. Which one of the following is an example of an oratorio
A.  Cantata no. 97
B.  The Four Seasons
C.  Coronaton of Poppea
D.  Messiah

11. Every mass political movement since the _______ has had its songs
A.  French Revolution of 1789
B.  Renaissance
C.  Civil War
D.  Revolutionary War

12. The text of an opera is called the
A.  buffa
B.  libretto
C.  vibrato
D.  program

13. Julio wants the chorus to sing a section of music very softly. What will Julio write in that section to convey his wishes?
A.  f
B.  pp
C.  p
D.  mp

14. How many symphonies did Brahms write?
A.  Nine
B.  Six
C.  Seven
D.  Four

15. Another word for the "color" of music is
A.  texture
B.  tone
C.  dynamics
D.  timbre

16. Which one of the following is the name used for a Javanese instrumental group
A.  Cantor
B.  Gamelan
C.  Mambo
D.  Kajar

17. One of the key components of the double-exposition concerto form is the
A.  cadenza
B.  theme
C.  single exposition
D.  chorale

18. The second movement of a symphony is usually written in _______ form
A.  ABA
B.  ABC
C.  ABCA
D.  ABCD

19. The third section of the sonata form is referred to as the
A.  variation
B.  cadenza
C.  recapitulation
D.  finale

20. The term _______ refers to the variety of short piano forms comprising Frederic Chopin's repertory.
A.  ballad
B.  arial
C.  impromptu fantasy
D.  character piece

21. The music of the Baroque period is usually characterized by
A.  simplicity and elegance
B.  restraint and reverence
C.  extravagance and ornamentation
D.  clarity and lightness

22. The rhythmic patterns of Indian music are called
A.  veenas
B.  tablas
C.  talas
D.  pungis

23. Eldon says that Berry Gordy founded Motown records to produce big band recording artists. Will says that Gordy founded Motown to produce R&B musicians. Who is correct?
A.  Both Eldon and Will are correct
B.  Only Eldon is correct
C.  Neither Eldon nor Will is correct.
D.  Only Will is correct

24. The binary form in Haydn's Symphony no. 102 in B flat major, third movement, is represented by
A.  ABBA
B.  AABB
C.  ABACADA
D.  ABA

25. _______ is designed for performance in an intimate setting.
A.  Chamber music
B.  Opera buffa
C.  Opera seria
D.  Symphony

26. The result of the fusion of rhythm and blues and honky tonk was
A.  jazz
B.  hip hop
C.  reggae
D.  rock n roll

27. Notes in a major key are considered to be _______ notes.
A.  happy
B.  bland
C.  sad
D.  flat

28. The _______ is an example of a non-pitched instrument.
A.  marimba
B.  cachiche
C.  xylophone
D.  vibraphone

29. In the 1920s, Schoenberg developed the new system for organizing music called
A.  12 tone composition
B.  12 bar blues
C.  atonal closure
D.  monodrama

30. Baroque composers considered the _______ to be the touchstone of their art.
A.  concerto
B.  recitative
C.  minuet
D.  fugue

31. Which composer drew heavily on northern European mythology, including many of the same sources used by J.R.R. Tolkien in his Lord of the Rings?
A.  Berlioz
B.  Vivaldi
C.  Wagner
D.  Verdi

32. When two voices sing exactly the same note simultaneously, the voices are singing
A.  a cadenci
B.  a cappella
C.  a doto
D.  in unison

33. The term melody refers to a pattern of
A.  beats
B.  tempos
C.  notes
D.  instruments

34. A short, catchy motif that forms the memorable core of a song is called the
A.  label
B.  chord progression
C.  line
D.  hook

35. The term _______ is an Italian word meaning "joke."
A.  fortissimo
B.  forte
C.  scherzo
D.  rondo

36. Bass and soprano registers are aspects of
A.  meter
B.  pitch
C.  amplitude
D.  rhythmic values

37. What is the pattern of the Standard Song Form?
A.  ABAC
B.  AABA
C.  ABAB
D.  ABBA

38. What is the musical term for a prescribed series of pitches that step upward and downward?
A.  scale
B.  meter
C.  cadence
D.  measure

39. Verdi uses three distinct types of melody in La Traviata, Act 1: declamatory, virtuosic, and
A.  ostinato
B.  staccato
C.  lyrical
D.  twelve tone

40. The term ritornello refers to the main theme of a
A.  virtuoso cadenza
B.  suite
C.  concerto grosso
D.  sonata