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College Romantic - 1830-1910
Which of the following was a retired military performer, who organized massive concerts knows as Peace Jubilees?
  1. John Phillip Sousa
  2. Herbert L. Clarke
  3. Patrick Gilmore
College Romantic - 1830-1910
                Was the first state to write laws for Public Schools.
  1. Virginia
  2. California
  3. Georgia
  4. Massachusetts
College Baroque - 1600-1750
Which of the following does NOT adhere to the "stile antico" style?
  1. Ornamentations
  2. Imitative polyphony
  3. Controlled dissonance
  4. Clarity of text
College Performance and Listening
How would you best describe the meter of this piece?
  1. This is a piece in quadruple meter.
  2. This is a piece in assymetrical meter.
  3. This is a piece in changing or mixed meter.
  4. This is an example of non-metric music.
College Performance and Listening
The most striking feature of this music is:
  1. the melody.
  2. the use of strings.
  3. the unusual tempo.
  4. the use of rhythms.
College Performance and Listening
This piece is in what type of key?
  1. a major key
  2. a minor key
College Performance and Listening
The following musical excerpt is:
  1. Stravinsky - The Firebird
  2. Copland - Fanfare for the Common Man
  3. Ravel - Bolero
  4. Barber - Adagio for Strings
  5. Britten - Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra
College Performance and Listening
We would describe the melody as being:
  1. conjunct.
  2. disjunct.
College Romantic - 1830-1910
Which of the following was an advocate for African American integration and education during the turn of the century?
  1. George Washington Carver
  2. W.E.B. Du Bois
  3. Frederick Douglass
College Romantic - 1830-1910
Reading and Writing schools could often be found in the                  region(s).
  1. Middle
  2. Southern
  3. Northern
  4. Western
  5. All of the Above
  6. A and C
  7. B and D
College Performance and Listening
The notes are being played                .
  1. legato
  2. staccato
College Musical Instruments
The vocal tract is broadly tuned
  1. True
  2. False
College Performance and Listening
How would you describe the meter of this piece?
  1. This is a piece in quadruple meter.
  2. This is a piece in asymetrical meter.
  3. This is a piece in changing or mixed meter.
  4. This is an example of non-metric music.
  5. This piece is in triple meter.
College Performance and Listening
How does the composer create excitement and forward motion in this excerpt?
  1. Through the use of a long crescendo.
  2. Through the use of an ostinato.
  3. Through the use of increased dissonance.
  4. All of the above.
College Performance and Listening
The melody can be described as:
  1. a long melodic line.
  2. short motivic fragments.
College Performance and Listening
This piece is an excellent example of how to build excitement through:
  1. the use of syncopations.
  2. the use of dissonance.
  3. the use of a crescendo.
College Romantic - 1830-1910
Who established a system of learning notation that began with sol-fa visual scales and then introduced normal notation?
  1. Luther Whiting Mason
  2. Lowell Mason
  3. George Mason
  4. George Foreman.
College Performance and Listening
The following musical excerpt is:
  1. Stravinsky - The Firebird
  2. Rimsky-Korsakov - Flight of the Bumble Bee
  3. Ravel - Bolero
  4. Stravinsky - The Rite of Spring
  5. Britten - Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra
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