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Grade 5 Twentieth Century and Modern - 1900-2000
The curved lines that connect notes together to make a longer sound are called                .
  1. slurs
  2. ties
  3. fermatas
  4. rests
Grade 5 Twentieth Century and Modern - 1900-2000
"Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho", "Wade in the Water" and "Oh Sinner Man" are examples of well known:
  1. Ragtime selections
  2. African Spirituals
  3. Hymns
  4. Operas
Grade 5 Twentieth Century and Modern - 1900-2000
Who was called the "King of Ragtime"?
  1. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  2. Ludwig Von Bheetoven
  3. Johanne Sebastian Bach
  4. Scott Joplin
Grade 5 Twentieth Century and Modern - 1900-2000
Duke Ellington was
  1. An American jazz pianist
  2. An English football player
  3. An American basketball player
  4. An English teacher
Grade 5 Twentieth Century and Modern - 1900-2000
African Spirituals were a means for the slaves to communicate with each other and express their troubles and hopes for a better life.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 5 Twentieth Century and Modern - 1900-2000
Disco is a mixture of funk, pop, psychedelic, and soul music.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 5 Twentieth Century and Modern - 1900-2000
Which of the following phrases can be use to describe African Spirituals?
  1. slow and full of emotion
  2. lively with strong rhythms
  3. sung by one person alone, or in call response form
  4. All of the above
Grade 5 Twentieth Century and Modern - 1900-2000
Most Ragtime was written for which instrument?
  1. piano
  2. drums
  3. trumpet
  4. violin
Grade 5 Twentieth Century and Modern - 1900-2000
There is a Balm in Gilead was written as a(n):
  1. African Spiritual
  2. Poem
  3. Limerick
  4. Ballad
Grade 5 Twentieth Century and Modern - 1900-2000
The oldest spirituals had no known composers and were not written down.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 5 Twentieth Century and Modern - 1900-2000
Where did Ragtime music begin?
  1. Detroit, MI
  2. New Orleans, LA
  3. Sedalia, MO
  4. St. Louis, MO
Grade 5 Twentieth Century and Modern - 1900-2000
What is another name for the rhythm of the melody in a piece of music?
  1. the beat
  2. phrase
  3. melodic rhythm
  4. monophonic texture
Grade 5 Twentieth Century and Modern - 1900-2000
"He Keeps Me Singing" was written by Luther Bridgers after:
  1. a trip to Ireland
  2. the tragic loss of his wife and children
  3. a vivid dream
  4. while traveling to Harrodsburg, Kentucky
Grade 5 Twentieth Century and Modern - 1900-2000
Ragtime is characterized by melody of simple, steady rhythms against a complex beat in the accompaniment.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 5 Twentieth Century and Modern - 1900-2000
Manuel Ponce was born in Mexico in a tiny village called Fresnillo. What is the name of the piano piece that Ponce wrote?
  1. Carmina Burana: O Fortuna
  2. Mazurcas: No. 23 in a minor
  3. Brandenburg Concerto No. 2: Movement 3
  4. The Planets: Mars