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_____________ is the effect of unexpected accents in the music. A. Meter Syncopation C. Tempo D. Dynamics
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The first, or stressed, beat of a measure is known as the ______. A. upbeat B. downbeat C. head D. intro
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The organization of beats into regular groups is called ______. meter B. syncopation C. tempo D. dynamics
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The element of music defined as the ordered flow of music through time, or more specifically, the particular arrangement of note lengths in a piece of music, is ______.
A. beat
B. tempo
C. rhythm
D. meter
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The ________ is a regular, recurrent pulsation that divides music into equal units of time. A. beat B. syncopation C. tempo D. rhythm
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On what is the quality of the music produced in a modern electronic music studio dependent? A. Imagination and organizing power of the human mind B. Number of effects devices available C. Skill of the electronics technician D. Quality of the computers used
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ProTools, Digital Performer, Adobe Audition, Logic Pro, and GarageBand are all examples of ______. A. computers B. keyboards digital audio workstations D. audio filters
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A composer may use a digital audio workstation to manipulate sound by ______. A. filtering B. transposition copying and pasting D. All the answers are correct.
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A computer program known as a(n) ______ enables composers to record audio onto separate tracks and mix and synchronize the results into compositions digital audio workstation B. synthesizer C. Ondes Martenot D. tape studio
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A technology based on placing brief digital recordings of live sounds under the control of a synthesizer keyboard is known as ______. sampling B. digital frequency modulation synthesis C. analog synthesis D. MIDI
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What does synthesizers do?
A. They can usually be played by means of a keyboard.
B. They allow the composer complete control over pitch, tone color, dynamics, and duration.
C. They can generate a huge variety of musical sounds and noises.
D. All answers are correct.
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_________ are systems of electronic components that generate, modify, and control sound. A. Amplifiers B. Computers Synthesizers D. Stereo sets
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The main tool of composers of electronic music during the 1950s was the ______. A. MIDI B. tape studio C. piano D. sampler
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Which of the following is a technique normally associated with composition in a tape studio?
A. Recorded sounds
B. Editing reels of tape
C. Electronic synthesis
D. All of these are correct.
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In the 1960s Ravi Shankar taught members of which group? A. The Rolling Stones B. The Beatles C. The Who D. The Cure
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Ravi Shankar was a master of which instrument? A. Koto B. Samisen C. Sitar D. Flute
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What is the shamisen? A. An instrument with three strings that are plucked B. An end-blown bamboo flute with five holes C. A two-headed barrel drum D. An instrument with thirteen strings stretched over a hollow sound board
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To what does kengyo refer? A. A family of famous koto performers and composers B. The highest rank, "master of koto," bestowed on performers C. A style of playing the koto D. All answers are correct.
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34. Which of the following statements is not true? A. The importance of the koto in traditional Japanese music is comparable to that of the piano in Western music. B. Koto music in the Edo period was primarily ceremonial in character and heard mostly in temples. C. The koto is not limited solely to open string pitches. D. The koto was originally imported from China sometime between 650 and 750.
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Most masterpieces of traditional koto music were composed _______. A. between 650 and 750 B. in the tenth century C. during the Edo period (1615-1868) D. in the Meiji period (1868-1912)
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The _______ is a Japanese instrument with thirteen strings stretched over a hollow sounding board. A. samisen B. koto C. shakuhachi D. kengyo
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Traditional Japanese classical music includes _______.
A. works for orchestra, chamber ensemble, and soloists
B. vocal and instrumental works
C. theater music
D. All answers are correct.
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The _______ is a fretted long-necked plucked instrument with four melody and three drone strings, popular in south India. A. sitar B. tabla C. vina D. alap
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Which of the following statements is not true?
A. Indian music is based on the human voiceso much so that the pitch range of all Indian music is restricted to less than 4 octaves.
B. Karnatak music, or the music of south India, developed along its own lines.
C. Musical traditions in India, as in the West, are transmitted through formal education by studying textbooks and written music.
D. Hindustani music, or the music of north India, absorbed many Persian elements because many of its rulers came from Persia.
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The __________ is a long-necked lute with four metal strings used in Indian music to provide a continuous drone.
A. sitar
B. tabla
C. tambura
D. mridangam
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27. Which of the following statements is not true with regard to sub-Saharan Africa? A. The most common type of instrument is the chordophone. B. The human body is often used as a percussion instrument. C. The people speak over 700 different languages. D. Music is usually performed outdoors.
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Which of the following statements is not true?
A. Music of the nonwestern world is too varied to allow easy generalizations.
B. Nonwestern traditions have been an important source of inspiration for twentieth-century Western music.
C. Improvisation is nonexistent in nonwestern music.
D. Some composers in the nonwestern world combine traditional elements with Western forms and styles.
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The _______ is a pair of single-headed drums played by one performer, popular in north India. A. tambura B. sitar C. tabla D. alap
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The ________ is a long-necked lute with movable frets, seven strings, and nine to thirteen sympathetic strings, popular in north India.
A. sitar
B. tabla
C. tambura
D. tala
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A repeated cycle of beats, or rhythmic pattern, in Indian music is called _______.
A. sitar
B. alap
C. tambura
D. tala
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A pattern of notes used in Indian music to create melody is called _______.
A. sitar
B. tabla
C. vina
D. raga
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Which of the following is not characteristic of Indian music? A. Melodies are highly embellished. B. The basic texture is polyphonic. C. Improvisation, which plays an important role, is highly developed and sophisticated. D. Melodies often move by microtones.
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In the song "Ompeh" the performers combine __________ of the languages spoken in Ghana.
A. two
B. three
C. four
D. all
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In the song "Ompeh" there are _______ references to death. A. two B. three C. four D. not any
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A type of music of the Akan-speaking peoples of Ghana is known as ______. A. sansa B. kalimba C. ompeh D. ogyamba
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Drums in sub-Saharan Africa are often considered _______.
A. symbolical of power and royalty
B. sacred or magical
C. the property of the group, rather than of an individual
D. All answers are correct.
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Drums in sub-Saharan Africa _______.
A. come in a wide variety of sizes, shapes, and forms
B. are essential to many religious and political ceremonies
C. are usually played in groups of two to four
D. All answers are correct.
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15. Which of the following statements is not true with regard to sub-Saharan Africa? A. Many African languages are "tone languages," in which the meaning of a word is determined by the relative pitch at which it is spoken. B. Vocalists in Africa often use the pressure drum to accompany themselves. C. Sub-Saharan Africa includes several thousand peoples with different religions, social customs, and ways of life, speaking over 700 different languages. D. African drummers are among the most sophisticated in the world, producing not only complicated rhythms but a wide range of tone colors and pitches as well. However, drums are not usually used to accompany vocalists as they do produce a little sense of harmony.
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What is the mbira?
A. An hourglass-shaped drum
B. An African form of string instrument
C. A form of xylophone used in orchestras
D. A melodic idiophone with tongues of metal or bamboo attached to a sounding board
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A performance style in which the phrases of a soloist are repeatedly answered by those of a chorus is known as _______. A. yodeling B. call and response C. polyphony D. campfire singing
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Most of the music of sub-Saharan Africa features what characteristic?
A. A wide variety of instrumental ensembles
B. Complex rhythms and polyrhythms
C. Percussive sounds
D. All answers are correct.
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Music that has a texture in which all parts perform the same basic melody, but in versions that differ in ornamentation or rhythm, is called ______. A. heterophonic B. homophonic C. monophonic D. polyphonic
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Nonwestern musical scales often contain ________ tones.
A. five
B. six
C. seven
D. all of these
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9. Which of the following statements is not true? A. In some parts of the world, including India and the middle east, improvisation is a highly disciplined art that requires years of training. B. Nonwestern music primarily employs the same major and minor scales as Western music. C. Singing is the most important way of making music in the vast majority of nonwestern cultures. D. Many nonwestern musical cultures do not have written notation.
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The choice of musical instruments in nonwestern cultures frequently depends on what?
A. The musical style of a culture
B. The culture's geography
C. Religion
D. All answers are correct.
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Musical instruments whose own material is the sound generator are classified as _______. A. aerophones B. chordophones C. idiophones D. membranophones
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Musical instruments whose sound generator is a column of air are classified as _______. A. aerophones B. chordophones C. idiophones D. membranophones
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Chordophones are instruments whose sound generator is a _______. A. stretched skin stretched stringB. C. column of air D. drum
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Musical instruments whose sound generator is a stretched skin or other membrane are classified as _______.
A. aerophones
B. chordophones
C. idiophones
D. membranophones
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The most important way of making music in most nonwestern cultures is by ______. A. playing native instruments B. singing C. playing European instruments D. playing the radio
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Singers in the Middle East and North Africa cultivate a vocal timbre that _______. A. has a nasal, intense, and strained tone B. can produce two sounds at the same time C. is relaxed and open-throated D. is guttural and raspy
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Nonwestern music is most often transmitted through which means? A. Orally from parent to child or teacher to student. B. Through the imitation of radio broadcasts. C. Through music notation. D. From recordings.
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Which of the following statements concerning the Beatles's music is not true? A. Their harmonic vocabulary was richer than that of most rock music. B. They used many electronic and instrumental sounds not previously associated with rock music. C. Their melodies always used the traditional major and minor scales. D. Their songs sometimes contained changes of meter and phrases of irregular length.
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The Beatles's recording _________ can be considered a unified song cycle. A. Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band B. Abbey Road C. The Beatles D. Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds
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Among the instruments unusual to rock music used by the Beatles was the _______.
A. sitar
B. harp
C. harpsichord
D. All answers are correct.
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Which of the following was not a member of the Beatles?
A. John Lennon
B. Paul McCartney
C. George Harrison
D. Bob Dylan
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Techno and electronica are performed at dancing events known as _______. A. pogos B. raves C. EDMs D. mosh pits
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The dominant dance music of the 1970s was _______.
A. the twist
B. the mashed potato
C. the bunny hop
D. disco
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Which of the following is not a popular rock dance? A. The mashed potato B. The Charleston C. The twist D. The monkey
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Developed in the 1980s, ______ is a cable television network that broadcasts rock videos.
A. DVD
B. RTV
C. TCM
D. MTV
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EDM stands for _______. A. Enlightened Disco Music B. Electronic Dance Music C. Eight Divided Meters D. Every Digital Man
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The Live Aid concert, in 1985, was held to _______. A. raise money to aid farmers in American states B. call attention to the AIDS problem in Africa C. provide famine relief for Africa D. raise money to fight poverty among Native Americans
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As part of the theatrical side of rock performances, many performers such as Pete Townsend and Jimi Hendrix did what? A. Appeared onstage with other groups B. Destroyed their instruments onstage C. Stayed onstage after performances to answer questions D. Appeared onstage in Broadway musicals
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Rock performances have taken place in _______.
A. auditoriums
B. sports arenas
C. open fields
D. All answers are correct.
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Rock superstars struck it rich through _______.
A. astronomical concert fees
B. record royalties
C. movie contracts
D. All answers are correct.
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A typical rock group consists of _______. A. trumpets, trombones, saxophones, bass, and drums B. vocalist, backup singers, guitar, and percussion C. two electric guitars, electric bass, percussion, and keyboard instruments D. vocalists, two acoustic guitars, string bass, and drums
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Which of the following is not considered a mainstream rap artist? A. Bruce Springsteen B. Tupac Shakur C. Eminem D. Dr. Dre
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________ began as a kind of rhythmically accented poetic recitation accompanied by a disk jockey who manipulated recordings on two turntables to create a collage of rhythmic effects. A. Gospel B. Rap C. Reggae D. Disco
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A type of basic rock popular in the 1980s characterized by pounding drums, heavily amplified bass, and unrestrained guitars played at peak volume, is known as _______. A. reggae B. punk rock C. heavy metal D. funk rock
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A style of rock music described as a return to a primal form of rock is called _______. A. punk B. funk C. reggae D. new wave
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The style of music known as funk may be described as a _______. A. technically refined and stylistically eclectic derivative of punk B. return to a primal form of rock C. rhythmically assertive development of black soul music D. music from Jamaica
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A style of rock music that sprang from political and social concerns in Jamaica is called _______. A. ethnic rock B. reggae C. punk rock D. country rock
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18. Which of the following statements is not true? A. During the 1960s, the popular music scene was basically confined to the English form of rock. B. The Supremes and Stevie Wonder were among the many Motown stars. C. A new era in rock history began in 1964 with the American tour of the Beatles, an English group. D. The rhythm and blues of the 1950s differed from earlier blues in its more powerful beat and its use of the saxophone and electric guitar.
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During the 1960s much of the rock music by black performers was called _______. A. country and western B. soul C. gospel D. rock and roll
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Which of the following was not among the leading performers of rhythm and blues in the 1950s? A. Aretha Franklin B. Chuck Berry C. Little Richard D. Bo Diddley
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The instrument that most transformed rock from its early dependence on piano-based instrumentation was _______. A. the drum set B. the electric guitar C. the saxophone D. the bass guitar
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What is characteristic of rock songs? A. They are always built on modes, rather than the traditional major or minor scales. B. They tend to have short melodic patterns that are repeated several times. C. They avoid the 12-bar blues form. D. They usually have very sophisticated harmonic progressions.
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The harmonic progressions of rock are usually ________. A. limited to only two chords B. the same as earlier popular music C. quite simple D. extremely complex
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Rock is based on a powerful beat in quadruple meter with strong accents on _____________ of each bar. A. the second and fourth beats B. the first beat C. the first and third beats D. all four beats
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Bands such as New Order and The Cure were part of _______.
A. psychedelic rock
B. funk rock
C. the first Caribbean invasion
D. the second British invasion