FREE AND STUDY GAMES ABOUT STACK 3839105 EXAM

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FREE AND STUDY GAMES ABOUT STACK #3839105 EXAM

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Question 1: How many symphonies did Brahms write?

Answer:

four

Question 2: How did the piano change from the Classic era to the Romantic era?

Answer:

Its range expanded from five to seven octaves.

Question 3: Which of the following is a central characteristic of bebop?

Answer:

complex chord changes

Question 4: The rock phenomenon began in the

Answer:

1950s and 1960s, when pop and rock music were symbols of youthful rebellion.

Question 5: Which is the largest class of instruments in the world?

Answer:

percussion

Question 6: The most important part of the musical experience is

Answer:

learning to read the notes.Question 7: After Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro failed to impress Viennese audiences, in which city did it achieve success?

Answer:

Prague

How did the growth of the middle class in the Classic era change the economics of music?

Question 8: Dizzy Gillespie and Thelonious Monk

Answer:

were pioneers of bebop along with Charlie "Bird" Parker.

Question 9: In terms of music, the Romantic era spanned approximately

Answer:

1800-1900

Question 10: How did the focus of European music change after the Middle Ages?

Answer:

Harmony began to take precedence over melody.

Question 11: What instrument did Charlie Parker play?

Answer:

an instrument like a xylophone with metal bars and an electrically enhanced sustained tone.Question 12: How did the growth of the middle class in the Classic era change the economics of music?

Answer:

As music publishing became profitable, composers could make a living without the support of patrons.

Question 13: What is the equivalent of a cadence in writing?

Answer:

punctuation Question 14: Which composer wrote, "When I was born, the Almighty touched me with his little

finger and said: 'Write operas-mind you, only operas!'"

Answer:

Giacomo Puccini Question 15: The invention of the transistor radio in the 1950s can be compared to

Answer:

the Walkman of the 1970s and 1980s and the iPod at the turn of the century.

Question 16: Who was Mozart's primary music teacher?

Answer:

Mozart's father, Leopold

Question 17: Why is Motown important in the history of popular music?

Answer:

It allowed black performers to make their mark on popular music.

Question 18: Which of the following statements is true of a string quartet?

Answer:

It has two violins and no double bass.

Question 19: What are the three basic elements of music?

Answer:

melody, rhythm, harmony

Question 20: Which of the following is a central tenet of musical Romanticism?

Answer:

Music should represent human emotions to the highest.

Question 21: At the age of 37, Tchaikovsky

Answer:

Suddenly decided to get married, but then ran away, attempted suicide and had a nervous breakdown Question 22: How did jazz change in the evolution from Dixieland to the big bands?

Answer:

The saxophone began to be a common jazz instrument.Question 23: Which artist produced two 1969 records that established jazz fusion style for the 1970s and 1980s?

Answer:

Miles Davis

Question 24: Who was the central figure in German opera?

Answer:

Richard Wagner

Question 25: Which of the following was true of Mozart?

Answer:

He was a child prodigy

Question 26: What instrument did Jimi Hendrix play?

Answer:

electric guitar

Question 27: What are the four main types of instruments?

Answer:

strings, woodwinds, brass, percussion

Question 28: Which of these performers had a weekly big band show on the radio?

Answer:

Benny Goodman