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1
How did composer Aaron Copland "save" the film The Heiress.
A)Known as a major American composer, he allowed his name to be advertised in conjunction with the film.
B)He refused to write music for specific scenes that he believed would be better without music.
C)He composed music for a solo musician instead of a full orchestra, which saved the studio an enormous amount of money.
D)He composed music for a scene that evoked a sense of tragedy that otherwise would have been incorrectly perceived as a funny scene.
2
Who arranged the music for Switched on Bach?
A)Walter/Wendy Carlos
B)Bernard Herrmann
C)James Horner
D)John Corigliano
3
Why were film companies unhappy with using live musicians to accompany films in the early 20th century?
A)Because film composers went on to rewrite film music into concert works.
B)Because the idea of having music designed to fit the film was too difficult to coordinate.
C)Because the quality of musicians was poor.
D)Because it was expensive to pay a composer and it was expensive for the movie theater owners to rent the musical score and hire musicians.
4
Which of the following reasons did NOT contribute to the use of synthesized and computer generated film music?
A)Synthesizers and computerized sound makers could imitate orchestral instruments.
B)A single composer with a synthesizer could produce an entire soundtrack and consequently save the studio a great deal of money on residuals and royalties.
C)Younger movie audiences could not relate to orchestral music.
D)Synthesizers and computerized sound makers could generate sound effects ideal for film scores.
5
Who composed the music for Star Wars?
A)John Corigliano
B)James Horner
C)Camille Saint-Saëns
D)John Williams
6
Who composed the music for the film Altered States?
A)John Williams
B)John Corigliano
C)James Horner
D)Bernard Herrmann
7
Which movie was the first to feature both spoken dialogue and a song?
A)The Jazz Singer (1927)
B)King Kong (1933)
C)The Gold Rush (1925)
D)The Cameraman (1928)
8
At the end of the 19th century, live music was played during the projection of films primarily to...
A)enhance the drama of the film.
B)drown out the sound of the projector.
C)avoid having to pay fees for the use of previously recorded music.
D)cue the audience as to how they should feel about what they were seeing in the film.
9
What is a music cue sheet?
A)It provides direction on whether an organ or a piano is the preferred instrument.
B)It instructs musicians exactly when to start and stop playing various excerpts of classical music that matched the action of the film.
C)It tells the film actors what type of music will be played and when it will be played.
D)It provides an outline of musical chords and melody that the musician is expected to improvise around.
10
How do the musical themes in the original Star Wars film mimic opera composer Richard Wagner's compositional style?
A)The musical themes were written for performance in a specific theater space.
B)The musical themes are all derived from one overarching main theme.
C)Each main Star Wars character is assigned his or her own musical theme.
D)Both composers used the twelve-tone style of composition.
11
Why did movie soundtracks become popular after 1980?
A)Because they became a recognized source of revenue for the film industry.
B)Because the decreasing quality of screenplays needed reinforcement through music.
C)Because cable television and VCRs became available.
D)Because movies were distributed to many countries were foreign languages were spoken.
12
How was the music for the film Citizen Kane different than all movies before it?
A)The composer added to the dark character of the movie by using more dissonance than had been common in past movie scores.
B)The composer added to the grandiose character of the movie by using a larger orchestra than had been common in past movie scores.
C)The music for the film Citizen Kane is credited with making the movie a big success and saving the RKO studio from going broke.
D)The music for the film Citizen Kane was entirely in the minor mode.
13
What was one of the first major achievements in film music by Max Steiner?
A)He was the first to successfully use the Vitaphone system.
B)He composed 500 scores in one year.
C)The score for the movie King Kong.
D)He wrote the music for Casablanca.
14
What did the Vitaphone system do?
A)It rotated musicians through the various studios so that they were always working.
B)It prolonged the era of silent movies.
C)It allowed early moviegoers to hear the soundtrack better through speakers built into each theater seat.
D)It allowed music recorded on phonograph records to be played simultaneously with the film.
15
What was the main reason why Max Winkler suggested the music of some classical composers and not others?
A)He wanted to use the music of composers whose works were no longer protected by copyright.
B)He felt that the music of some composers was better suited for film use that the music of other composers.
C)He wanted to promote the music of his favorite composers.
D)He was pressured by film company executives to use music suggested by the actors in the films.





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