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The best and most satisfying way to experience music is |
| | A) | reading about it. |
| | B) | talking about it. |
| | C) | hearing a live performance. |
| | D) | hearing records, tapes, or compact discs. |
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Some of the elements that can differ in every performance are |
| | A) | the timbre of each individual voice or instrument. |
| | B) | the style and technique of each performer. |
| | C) | the tempo preferred by the conductor. |
| | D) | all of the above. |
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Both performing and listening to music are highly subjective experiences. |
| | A) | TRUE |
| | B) | FALSE |
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Listening repeatedly to the same recording helps the listener discern the difference between the quality of the performance and that of the composition. |
| | A) | TRUE |
| | B) | FALSE |
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Listening to different recordings of the same work |
| | A) | eventually results in confusion. |
| | B) | encourages active listening and awareness. |
| | C) | eventually becomes tiresome. |
| | D) | is too expensive for the average person to afford. |
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Shortly before an orchestral performance is to begin, the first violinist, known as the ____________, enters the stage. |
| | A) | conductor |
| | B) | maestro |
| | C) | soloist |
| | D) | concertmaster |
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The assistant to the conductor calls the orchestra to attention and then gestures to the _________ to play a tuning pitch. |
| | A) | clarinetist |
| | B) | violinist |
| | C) | flutist |
| | D) | oboist |
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The pitch to which the orchestra and band tunes is |
| | A) | F. |
| | B) | G. |
| | C) | A. |
| | D) | C. |
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If a keyboard instrument is included in the ensemble, the other instruments must tune to it, since the tuning of a piano or organ cannot be quickly adjusted. |
| | A) | TRUE |
| | B) | FALSE |
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The last person to enter the stage, just before the concert begins, is the |
| | A) | first violinist |
| | B) | first oboist |
| | C) | announcer |
| | D) | conductor |
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The size of the orchestra can vary according to the style of music being performed. |
| | A) | TRUE |
| | B) | FALSE |
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During the nineteenth century, several new instruments were added to the orchestra, making the orchestras bigger than eighteenth-century orchestras. |
| | A) | TRUE |
| | B) | FALSE |
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A twentieth-century trend toward restraint and control of resources has led many composers to write for ___________ ensembles. |
| | A) | professional |
| | B) | commissioned |
| | C) | smaller |
| | D) | larger |
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Formal design in music is based on the principles of |
| | A) | repetition and unity. |
| | B) | balance and symmetry. |
| | C) | contrast and variety. |
| | D) | repetition and contrast. |
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In order to understand and appreciate the form of a musical work, a listener must |
| | A) | always follow the written score while listening. |
| | B) | rely on one's memory to note the repetition and contrast in the music. |
| | C) | only listen to recordings that one can pause when needed. |
| | D) | none of the above. |
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A multimovement orchestral work is called a |
| | A) | symphony. |
| | B) | toccata. |
| | C) | sonata. |
| | D) | fugue. |
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Because a symphony is conceived as a whole, it is seldom appropriate to applaud between the movements of a symphony. |
| | A) | TRUE |
| | B) | FALSE |
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A multimovement work that exploits the contrasts between a soloist and the orchestra is called a |
| | A) | sonata. |
| | B) | toccata. |
| | C) | concerto. |
| | D) | symphony. |
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Music based upon a literary or extramusical subject is called _____________ music. |
| | A) | program |
| | B) | concrete |
| | C) | absolute |
| | D) | aleatoric |
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A printed program provides the title and composer of each composition, as well as the __________, mood, or title of each movement of a multimovement work. |
| | A) | meter |
| | B) | tempo |
| | C) | rhythm |
| | D) | beat |
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A band consists of instruments from the woodwind, ___________, and percussion families. |
| | A) | guitar |
| | B) | piano |
| | C) | brass |
| | D) | viol |
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Composers now write music specifically for symphonic band. |
| | A) | TRUE |
| | B) | FALSE |
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