AMERICA’S MUSICAL LANDSCAPE7E JEAN FERRIS - TEST BANK
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Music Test Bank
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Music Test Bank
Part 3
The Growth of Vernacular Traditions
Multiple Choice
1. Which type of musical genre is frequently associated with the term "vernacular?"
A. classical
B. art music
C. popular
D. Baroque
ANS: C
2. Which of the following is least associated with the vernacular?
A. collage
B....
1. Some scholars differentiate between music and noise by examining which of the following?
A. patterns of sound
B. pitches
C. volume
D. written notation
ANS: A
2. Which of the following would be an incorrect generalization regarding Native American
traditional music?
A. it is strongly connected to spirituality
B. it sounded the same from culture to culture
C. it was interrelated to other art forms
D. it was sometimes depicted in visual art
ANS: B
3. Which statement is incorrect regarding many of the Puritans of early New England?
A. they were very intellectual people
B. they favored high art in their churches
C. they enjoyed poetry, art, and music
D. they protested against Roman Catholic music practices
ANS: B
4. Which of the following is true regarding African slaves in eighteenth century America?
A. traditional African music was sometimes adapted for use in Christian worship services
B. African musicians were not taken into slavery
C. slaves were able to preserve traditional music via written notation
D. slaves lost all trace of their traditional musics
ANS: A
5. African, European and Native American music had which of the following in common in
eighteenth-century America?
A. it was performed with no rhythmic pulse
B. it was usually performed by amateurs rather than professionals
C. it was monophonic
D. it was confined to the concert hall
ANS: B
1. Romanticism dates from which of the following periods?
A. 1750-1800
B. 1800-1850
C. 1825-1900
D. 1900-1950
ANS: C
2. Which of the following is not usually associated with Romanticism?
A. fascination with the unknown
B. logic and reason
C. love of nature
D. fierce independence
ANS: B
3. "Yankee" musicians tended to emulate the musical traditions of which of the following
countries most?
A. France
B. Italy
C. Germany
D. England
ANS: C
4. Which of the following is not true regarding the state of the arts in nineteenth century
America?
A. the relationships between music, literature, and art were very strong
B. artists were increasingly dependent on approval of the public
C. artists relied on each other for practical and moral support
D. artists and musicians worked in isolation, apparently uninterested in each other’s work
ANS: D
1. Which type of musical genre is frequently associated with the term "vernacular?"
A. classical
B. art music
C. popular
D. Baroque
ANS: C
2. Which of the following is least associated with the vernacular?
A. collage
B. comic books
C. swing music
D. classical concert music
ANS: D
3. Which statement is true regarding vernacular music in early America?
A. vernacular music enjoyed little popularity
B. favorite pieces survived through unchanging or slowly changing performance practice
C. vernacular music composition required extensive musical training
D. vernacular music was most often performed in concert halls.
ANS: B
4. American vernacular music does not reflect which of the following?
A. regional influences
B. current events
C. cultural characteristics
D. European compositional style
ANS: D
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