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Basic Music Theory MCQ

1. The glissando, a technique widely used in the twentieth century, is ______.

Conventional prettiness

Original themes that have a folk flavor

Cornet, clarinet, and trombone

A rapid slide up or down a scale

Answer

Correct Answer: A rapid slide up or down a scale

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2. While in vienna, mozart relied on ________ for income.

Opera ticket sales

Teaching and concerts

The church

The patronage system

Answer

Correct Answer: Teaching and concerts

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3. By the age of thirteen, mendelssohn had written ____________ of astounding quality.

Vocal works

Sonatas

Symphonies and concertos

All of these

Answer

Correct Answer: All of these

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4. Baroque melodies often are ______.

Elaborate and ornamental.

Easy to sing and remember.

Impossible to play.

Short and simple.

Answer

Correct Answer: Elaborate and ornamental.

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5. Wagner's view of nineteenth-century opera was that __________.

Singers did not repeat their lines often enough for the audience to understand them

Singers were not given sufficient opportunity to display their virtuosity

The virtuosity of the singing got in the way of the words and the drama

The orchestra too often obscured the singing

Answer

Correct Answer: The virtuosity of the singing got in the way of the words and the drama

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6. Tchaikovsky was the first russian _____.

Whose music appealed to Western tastes

Celesta

True

Romeo and Juliet

Answer

Correct Answer: Whose music appealed to Western tastes

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7. Aaron copland's name has become synonymous with american music because of his use of ______.

Subjects from American folklore

All answers are correct.

Jazz, blues, and ragtime elements

Revival hymns, cowboy songs, and other folk tunes

Answer

Correct Answer: All answers are correct.

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8. A(n) ____________ is an operatic number involving three or more leading singers.

Aria.

Ensemble.

Duet.

Chorus

Answer

Correct Answer: Ensemble.

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9. A(n) ____________ is a musical number for two solo voices with orchestral accompaniment.

Aria

Ensemble

Duet

Chorus

Answer

Correct Answer: Duet

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10. A(n) ______ is a romantic composition for piano that portrays a single mood, emotion, or idea.

Through-composed art song

Program symphony

Piano music

Character piece

Franz Schubert

Answer

Correct Answer: Character piece

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11. Generally, musicals are in _____ act(s).

One

Two

Three

Four

Answer

Correct Answer: Two

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12. The beatles's recording _________ can be considered a unified song cycle.

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

Abbey Road

The Beatles

Lucy in the Sky

Answer

Correct Answer: Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

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13. Berg's wozzeck was inspired by _____.

An Expressionist play by Büchner

Wagner's Ring cycle

Stravinsky's The Solider's Tale

Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake

Answer

Correct Answer: An Expressionist play by Büchner

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14. Berg's wozzeck is considered to be a(n) _____ work.

Postmodernist.

Impressionist.

Expressionist.

Dadaist.

Answer

Correct Answer: Expressionist.

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15. Schoenberg's pierrot lunaire is associated with the twentieth-century arts movement known as _____.

Expressionism

Leonard Bernstein

True

Impressionism (NOT atonality, Klangfarbenmelodie, or Sprechstimme)

Answer

Correct Answer: Expressionism

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16. In bach's day, the lutheran church service lasted about ____________ hour(s).

One.

Two.

Three.

Four

Answer

Correct Answer: Four

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17. Igor stravinsky's rite of spring is scored for ______.

A small chamber group

Vocal soloists and orchestra

Enormous orchestra

A wind ensemble

Answer

Correct Answer: Enormous orchestra

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18. Giacomo puccini's opera la boh?me takes place in ______.

Seville

Rome

Paris

Milan

Answer

Correct Answer: Paris

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19. During most of his lifetime, charles ives's musical compositions _______.

Were enthusiastically received in public performances

Were quickly published by a major firm

Accumulated in the barn of his Connecticut farm

Were sought after by musicians eager to perform them in public

Answer

Correct Answer: Accumulated in the barn of his Connecticut farm

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20. Classicism, as a stylistic period in western music, roughly encompassed the years ______.

1750-1840.

1740-1820.

1750-1820.

1760-1820.

Answer

Correct Answer: 1750-1820.

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21. Baroque style flourished in music during the period ______.

1800-1750

1700-1750

1600-1750

1500-1750

Answer

Correct Answer: 1600-1750

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22. Bach used ________ as a basis for many of his sacred cantatas.

Gregorian chant.

Renaissance motets, especially those of Palestrina,

Secular songs

Chorales

Answer

Correct Answer: Chorales

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23. Bach had ____ children, but only half survived into adulthood.

Answer

Correct Answer: 20

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24. Although jazz began in bars and brothels, it is now considered ______.

An outdated form of music.

An American art form.

An avant-garde experiment.

A form of orchestral music.

Answer

Correct Answer: An American art form.

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25. Brahms wrote masterpieces in many musical forms, but never any ______.

Art songs

Operas

Choral works

Chamber music

Answer

Correct Answer: Operas

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26. Brahms wrote his requiem mass in memory of _____.

His mother

Four

Small orchestra with limited winds

Dance or scherzo

Answer

Correct Answer: His mother

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27. Alban berg and anton webern were arnold schoenberg's ______.

Teachers.

Jealous rivals.

Predecessors.

Students

Answer

Correct Answer: Students

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28. A classical concerto is a three-movement work for ______.

Instrumental soloist and orchestra

The legendary Spanish lover

Strings, woodwinds, horns, trumpets, and timpani

Two violins, viola, and cello

Answer

Correct Answer: Instrumental soloist and orchestra

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29. Drawing creative inspiration from cultures of lands foreign to the composer is known as ______.

Exoticism.

Nationalism.

Program music.

Verismo

Answer

Correct Answer: Exoticism.

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30. Humanistic psychologists believe that psychological disorders result when _____

The natural tendency toward realizing one's inner potential is blocked by oneself or others.

Also known as a division of labor

A control mechanism for making sure the right people do the right things at the right time

A diversity structure used in planning with recruiting, selection, and hiring

Answer

Correct Answer: The natural tendency toward realizing one's inner potential is blocked by oneself or others.

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31. The perceived volume of a musical sound is referred to as its _______.

Frequency

Dynamic

Tempo

Answer

Correct Answer: Dynamic

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32. A ____________ is a singer with a low range who usually takes comic roles.

Tenor

Basso buffo

Basso profundo

Answer

Correct Answer: Basso buffo

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33. The _____ of a sound is decided by the frequency of its vibrations.

Pitch

Tenor

Basso buffo

Basso profundo

Answer

Correct Answer: Pitch

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34. __________ was the first great innovator in 20th century american music.

Charles Ives

Bela Bartok

Aaron Copland

Igor Stravinsky

Answer

Correct Answer: Charles Ives

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35. A perceived increase in the volume of sound is best explained by ________.

An increase in the height of the sound wave

An increase in the width of the sound wave

A combination of multiple sound waves

A decrease in the width of the sound wave

Answer

Correct Answer: An increase in the height of the sound wave

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36. Chopin spent much of his professional career in __________.

France

Pianist

Fourth

Cyclic

Answer

Correct Answer: France

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37. Duke ellington was an important figure in ______.

New Orleans

Heighten expressivity

Rhythm section

Swing

Answer

Correct Answer: Swing

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38. Beethoven was considered a __________ composer.

Classic

Romantic

Classic and romantic

None of the above

Answer

Correct Answer: Classic and romantic

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39. The emotional focal point of a melody is called the ______.

Climax

Sequence

Binary

Tonality

Answer

Correct Answer: Climax

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40. A collection of pitches arranged in ascending and descending order constitutes a _____.

Scale

Triad

Chord

Answer

Correct Answer: Scale

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41. I'm off the deep end, watch as i dive in i'll never meet the ______

Bruised

Phone

Ground

Enough

Answer

Correct Answer: Ground

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42. Beethoven's sixteen __________ are generally considered among the greatest music ever composed.

Piano concertos

Piano sonatas

String quartets

Symphonies

Answer

Correct Answer: Piano sonatas

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43. The nineteenth-century trend toward realism in opera was known as _____.

Verismo.

Bel canto.

Post-Romanticism.

Exoticism

Answer

Correct Answer: Verismo.

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44. The leading music center in sixteenth-century europe was ______.

Flanders.

Spain.

Germany.

Italy

Answer

Correct Answer: Italy

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45. Since 1950 many composers have returned to ______.

Tonal music

Misty atmosphere

Ballet

Claude Monet

Answer

Correct Answer: Tonal music

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46. A(n) _____ is an introductory section to an opera or oratorio.

Aria

Overture

Recitative

Chorus

Answer

Correct Answer: Overture

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47. Stravinsky's enormous influence on twentieth-century music is due to his innovations in ______.

Rhythm

Harmony

Tone color

All of these

Answer

Correct Answer: All of these

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48. Brass instruments did not acquire valves until the ____________________ century

Counterpoint

Cycles per second

Middle of the 19th

Polyphony

Answer

Correct Answer: Middle of the 19th

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49. Minimalism as an artistic movement was a ______.

Hysteria and the unconscious

Expressionism

A stress on tone color, atmosphere, and fluidity

Reaction against the complexity of serialism and the randomness of chance music

Answer

Correct Answer: Reaction against the complexity of serialism and the randomness of chance music

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50. All of the following composers worked in the early years of the twentieth century except ______.

Hector Berlioz

Claude Debussy

Igor Stravinsky

Arnold Schoenberg

Answer

Correct Answer: Hector Berlioz

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51. The immediate sources of jazz include ______.

Ragtime.

The American band tradition.

All choices are correct.

The blues

Answer

Correct Answer: All choices are correct.

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52. The text states that __________ is the essential element in music.

Rhythm

Motet

Third

Tempo

Answer

Correct Answer: Rhythm

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53. John plays ____________ at this particular performance.

Electric guitar

Electric keyboard

Electric bass

Acoustic guitar

Harmonica

Banjo

No instruments

Answer

Correct Answer: Electric keyboard

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54. The final scene of wozzeck revolves around _____.

Second Viennese School

Expressionist

The children's discovery of the murder

Having killed his lover

Answer

Correct Answer: The children's discovery of the murder

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55. A pianist's skill in manipulating volume is usually referred to as the performer's __________ .

Touch

Keyboard

Energy

Answer

Correct Answer: Touch

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56. In what theoretical treatise did Glareanus accept the Aeolian Mode?

Dodecachordon

Ipso Facto Musico

Ars Cantus Mensurabilis

Die Natur Der Harmonic

Answer

Correct Answer: Dodecachordon

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57. If a Phrygian mode has one flat, what is the pitch of the root?

Answer

Correct Answer: A

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58. Which inversion of the diminished triad has the tritone on the top?

First Inversion

Root Position

Second Inversion

None. This is a trick question.

Answer

Correct Answer: First Inversion

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59. What minor key has 6 sharps?

f sharp

c sharp

d sharp

g sharp

Answer

Correct Answer: d sharp

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60. A breve is equivalent to __ half notes.

Answer

Correct Answer: 4

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61. Vector Analysis is the study of what compositional technique

Non-Serial Atonality

Integral Serialism

Cluster Chords

12-Tone Technique

Answer

Correct Answer: Non-Serial Atonality

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62. VI can also be called the _______.

mediant

subtonic

submediant

supermediant

Answer

Correct Answer: submediant

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63. In baritone clef, the C-clef is centered on which line of the staff?

Fourth line

Fifth line

Second line

Third line

First line

Answer

Correct Answer: Fifth line

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64. The thirds in an augmented triad ascend in this order:

Major-Major-Major

major-minor

Major-minor-minor

Major-Major

Answer

Correct Answer: Major-Major

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65. If the flutes are playing in the key of Eb then the English Horn would be in the key of

Answer

Correct Answer: Bb

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66. In the soprano clef, the C-clef is centered on which line of the staff?

First line

Fourth line

Third line

Second line

Fifth line

Answer

Correct Answer: First line

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67. Of which scale is Bb Lydian Dominant a derived mode?

F Major

F Melodic Minor

Eb Melodic Minor

Eb Harmonic Minor

Answer

Correct Answer: F Melodic Minor

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68. What chord usually follows an augmented sixth?

(none of these)

Answer

Correct Answer: V

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69. In an Isorhythmic Tenor, what is the Talea?

The Singer

The Text

The Rhythm

The Pitch

The Latin Translation

Answer

Correct Answer: The Rhythm

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70. What is the form of a 'da capo' aria?

A B A

A B B

A B A'

exposition-development-recapitulation

Answer

Correct Answer: A B A

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71. What is the bottom interval of any major or minor triad in second inversion?

Diminished 7th

Perfect 4th

Major Third

perfect 5th

Answer

Correct Answer: Perfect 4th

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72. Which is the Tritone Substitute chord for D7?

AbMaj7

F#7

F#m7b5

Ab7

Answer

Correct Answer: Ab7

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73. How many notes are there in the whole tone scale?

Answer

Correct Answer: 6

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74. Which note is the 2nd degree of Eb Phrygian scale?

Answer

Correct Answer: Fb

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75. In tenor clef, the C-clef is centered on which line of the staff?

First line up

Fourth line up

Fifth line up

Second line up

Third line up

Answer

Correct Answer: Fourth line up

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76. What chord does a Neapolitan usually substitute?

III

Answer

Correct Answer: IV

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77. In mezzo-soprano clef, the C-clef is centered on which line of the staff?

Second line

Fourth line

Fifth line

First line

Third line

Answer

Correct Answer: Second line

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78. How would you build a Neapolitan chord in first inversion in the key of B minor?

E, C#, G

G, B, E#

E, C, G

G, B, D, E#

G, B, C#, E#

Answer

Correct Answer: E, C, G

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79. What does precipitato mean in musical terms?

The note A

Little

Precise

Very

Hurried

Answer

Correct Answer: Hurried

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80. The thirds in a half-diminished chord ascend in this order:

Major-minor-minor

minor-Major-minor

minor-minor-minor

minor-minor-Major

Answer

Correct Answer: minor-minor-Major

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81. A double dotted quarter note is equivalent to __ sixteenth notes.

Answer

Correct Answer: 7

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82. Which interval would you have if you added a minor 2nd to a perfect 5th?

Diminished 5th

Major 6th

Augmented 4th

Augmented fifth

Answer

Correct Answer: Augmented fifth

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83. What is a Neapolitan sixth?

A type of augmented sixth

A flat II chord in first inversion

A flat II chord in root position

A flavor of ice cream

Answer

Correct Answer: A flat II chord in first inversion

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84. What is a vertical hemiola?

Harmonically two chords separated by a seventh.

Harmonically a chord played as an upwards arpeggio.

Harmonically a chord made up of fourths.

Rhythmically three beats played at the same time against four, for example three crotchets simultaneously played against four dotted crotchets.

Rhythmically two beats played at the same time against three, for example three crotchets simultaneously played against two dotted crotchets.

Answer

Correct Answer: Rhythmically two beats played at the same time against three, for example three crotchets simultaneously played against two dotted crotchets.

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85. Which of the following keys has the most sharps in its key signature.

F# Minor

A Major

E Major

C# Minor

B Major

Answer

Correct Answer: B Major

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86. Which degree of the major scale is described as an "avoid note" during improvisation?

The sixth

The second

The fourth

The seventh

Answer

Correct Answer: The fourth

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87. Of which scale is D Phrygian Dominant a derived mode?

G major

Bb Major

Bb Harmonic Minor

A Melodic Minor

G Harmonic Minor

Answer

Correct Answer: G Harmonic Minor

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88. What is a cabaletta?

A fast concluding section of a two-part operatic aria.

A section at the end of a fugue in which successive introductions of the theme follow at shorter intervals than before

A predominant vocal top line in an aria which is supported by less complex and usually instrumental lines.

Answer

Correct Answer: A fast concluding section of a two-part operatic aria.

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89. A half or imperfect cadence is what?

Any cadence ending on the V chord.

Any cadence ending on the IV chord.

Any cadence to a chord outside of the key.

A cadence from IV-I.

A cadence from V-I.

Answer

Correct Answer: Any cadence ending on the V chord.

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90. Spell out the Secondary Dominant Chord in the key of Eb Major.

Bb D F

D F Ab

C Eb G

F A C

Answer

Correct Answer: F A C

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91. What minor key has 2 flats?

b flat

Answer

Correct Answer: g

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92. Pick the minor chord

E A C

E G# B

C Eb Gb

D B G

F# A D

Answer

Correct Answer: E A C

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93. "Deceptive cadence" usually refers to what progression?

V - IV

V - I

V - vi

vi - IV

The capital letters typically indicate a major triad, whereas a deceptive cadence is almost always moving from V to the relative *minor* at vi (as opposed to VI)

Answer

Correct Answer: V - vi

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94. In a 9/8 time signature, how many beat/s does the eighth note have?

Answer

Correct Answer: 1

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95. In 4/4 time, a dotted half note is equivalent to __ sixteenth notes.

Answer

Correct Answer: 12

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96. F Lydian mode is related to which major key signature?

F Major

C Major

Bb Major

G Major

Answer

Correct Answer: C Major

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97. II can also be called the _______.

mediant

supertonic

subdominant

supermediant

Answer

Correct Answer: supertonic

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98. What notes make up the following chord: Fm7b5

F A C E

F Ab Cb Eb

F Ab C Eb

F Ab Cb E

F A C Eb

Answer

Correct Answer: F Ab Cb Eb

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99. In a concert score in the key of Bb the 1st trumpet would have a key signature of

Answer

Correct Answer: C

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100. Which of the following is NOT a type of Augmented 6th chord.

French

Italian

German

English

Answer

Correct Answer: English

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101. In traditional 4-part voice-leading, which of the following terms is NOT considered an error?

Parallel 5ths

Contrary Motion

Voice Crossing

Hidden Octave

Answer

Correct Answer: Contrary Motion

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102. Identify the modes of the major scale that utilize a major chord on their root.

Lydian, Phrygian, Mixolydian.

Aeolian, Dorian, Locrian.

Ionian, Mixolydian, Lydian.

Ionian, Dorian, Locrian.

Mixolydian, Lydian, Dorian.

Answer

Correct Answer: Ionian, Mixolydian, Lydian.

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103. What is a secondary dominant?

the IV of V

the VII of V

the III of V

the V of V

the II of V

Answer

Correct Answer: the V of V

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104. What are the notes that make up an A Dominant 9th chord?

A C# E G# B

A C# E G B

A C E G B

A C# E G Bb

Answer

Correct Answer: A C# E G B

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105. Which of the following forms best describes a "Rondo"

AABB

ABACABA

ABA-Trio

ABA

Answer

Correct Answer: ABACABA

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106. What major key has 6 flats?

D flat

E flat

G flat

C flat

Answer

Correct Answer: G flat

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107. What is classical sonata form?

A B A'

development-exposition-recapitulation

A B A

exposition-development-recapitulation

Answer

Correct Answer: exposition-development-recapitulation

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108. In alto clef, where does the C-clef appear?

Fifth line of the staff

First line of the staff

Fourth line of the staff

Second line of the staff

Third line of the staff

Answer

Correct Answer: Third line of the staff

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109. "Neapolitan" chord has____ function?

supertonic

tonic

dominant

Answer

Correct Answer: supertonic

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110. Pick the major 4th

Bb F

Gbb Cb

A C

C# F#

G Eb

Answer

Correct Answer: C# F#

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111. In 3rd species counterpoint, on what beat can a dissonant interval be used?

4th beat

really lazy beat

weak beat

strong beat

1st beat

Answer

Correct Answer: weak beat

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112. The Treble Clef most directly indicates where the:

G note is positioned on the staff

Alto Range begins

Middle C is positioned on the staff

Where the piano notes are read

Answer

Correct Answer: G note is positioned on the staff

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113. The thirds in a dominant seventh chord ascend in this order:

minor-minor-Major

Major-minor

Major-minor-minor

minor-Major-minor

Answer

Correct Answer: Major-minor-minor

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114. The fourth mode of the G major scale is?

C Mixolydian

D Mixolydian

D Lydian

C Lydian

Answer

Correct Answer: C Lydian

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115. What minor key has 2 sharps?

c sharp

f sharp

Answer

Correct Answer: b

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116. The root of the Ionian mode corresponds to which note in the Major scale?

6th

5th

3rd

1st

Answer

Correct Answer: 1st

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117. What major key has 4 flats?

A flat

D flat

E flat

B flat

Answer

Correct Answer: A flat

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118. Which mode is also the Natural Minor Scale?

Lydian

Aeolian

Stygian

Phrygian

Dorian

Answer

Correct Answer: Aeolian

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119. The root of the Phrygian mode corresponds to which note in the Major scale?

6th

1st

4th

3rd

Answer

Correct Answer: 3rd

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120. What notes make up an F Minor Major Seventh chord?

F A C E

F Ab C Eb

F A C Eb

F Ab C E

F A C# E

Answer

Correct Answer: F Ab C E

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121. Which of these voice movements are considered better practice in traditional 4 part counterpoint?

Parallel 3rds

Parallel 8ths

Parallel Octaves

Parallel 5ths

Answer

Correct Answer: Parallel 3rds

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122. The root of the Mixolydian mode corresponds to which note in the Major scale?

5th

3rd

4th

6th

Answer

Correct Answer: 5th

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123. A dominant 7th chord contains a:

minor 7th

major 7th

Answer

Correct Answer: minor 7th

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124. The root of the Locrian mode corresponds to which note in the Major scale?

2nd

7th

1st

4th

Answer

Correct Answer: 7th

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125. For a triad in 2nd inversion, which note is on the bottom?

3rd

Root

5th

Answer

Correct Answer: 5th

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126. The root of the Aeolian mode corresponds to which note in the Major scale?

3rd

6th

4th

7th

Answer

Correct Answer: 6th

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127. "Plagal cadence" usually refers to what progression?

VI - V

IV - I

III - I

V - VI

Answer

Correct Answer: IV - I

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128. A tritone is the same interval as ________.

An augmented Fourth

Three semitones

A minor third

A diminished triad

Answer

Correct Answer: An augmented Fourth

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129. What is a Tritone?

a diminished 7th

a perfect 4th

(none of these)

a minor 6th

An augmented 4th

Answer

Correct Answer: An augmented 4th

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130. What are the notes of a B dominant 7th chord?

B D# F# A#

B D# F# A

B D F# A

B D F A

Answer

Correct Answer: B D# F# A

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131. Equal Temperament is

A system of tuning

Instructions to the musicians

A system of regulation for rhythm

A system for keeping a musician's temper

A system of notation

Answer

Correct Answer: A system of tuning

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132. Pick the diminshed chord from the combinations below

C E Gb

C E G#

G Bb Db

F Ab C#

B D# F#

Answer

Correct Answer: G Bb Db

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133. E flat major has __ flats.

Answer

Correct Answer: 3

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134. The root of the Dorian mode corresponds to which note in the Major scale?

2nd

7th

4th

3rd

Answer

Correct Answer: 2nd

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135. The root of the Lydian mode corresponds to which note in the Major scale?

4th

5th

2nd

1st

Answer

Correct Answer: 4th

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136. What is the meaning of the term 'largo'?

Slow and stately

Slow and gradually getting softer

Slow and with passion

Answer

Correct Answer: Slow and stately

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137. What is polytonality?

The musical use of two or more conflicting rhythms.

The musical use of more than one key simultaneously.

The musical use of more than one key throughout a piece.

The musical use of more than one instrument group simultaneously (e.g. woodwinds & brass together).

Answer

Correct Answer: The musical use of more than one key simultaneously.

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138. B flat major has ___ flats.

Answer

Correct Answer: 2

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139. Common practice musical genres came in which order?

Romantic, Classical, Baroque.

Baroque, Romantic, Classical.

Classical, Romantic, Baroque.

Classical, Baroque, Romantic.

Baroque, Classical, Romantic.

Answer

Correct Answer: Baroque, Classical, Romantic.

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140. Describe the following chord: C Eb Gb Bb

C Major 7

C Minor 7 Flat 5

C Dominant 7

C Minor 7

C Minor Major 7

Answer

Correct Answer: C Minor 7 Flat 5

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141. 9/8 is an example of a ______ meter.

simple quadruple

compound quadruple

simple triple

compound triple

Answer

Correct Answer: compound triple

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142. For a triad in 1st inversion, which note is on the bottom?

Root

5th

3rd

Answer

Correct Answer: 3rd

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143. What is the relative minor key of A major?

F# min

E min

Bb min

G min

C# min

Answer

Correct Answer: F# min

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144. A dotted eighth note is equivalent to __ sixteenth notes.

Answer

Correct Answer: 3

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145. Describe the following chord: D F A C

D Minor 7 Flat 5

D Dominant 7

D Minor 7

D Minor Major 7

D Major 7

Answer

Correct Answer: D Minor 7

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146. The major third of B is:

Answer

Correct Answer: D#

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147. A playful, humorous instrumental composition is called a what?

Scherzo

Staccato

Serenade

Septet

Symphony

Answer

Correct Answer: Scherzo

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148. To make a minor chord where the root note is an A, the third would be a:

C sharp

B sharp

C flat

Answer

Correct Answer: C

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149. E major has __ sharps.

Answer

Correct Answer: 4

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150. "Cut time" refers to:

2/2

3/4

4/2

4/4

Answer

Correct Answer: 2/2

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151. What is the relative minor of G major?

E minor.

A minor.

D minor.

B minor.

Answer

Correct Answer: E minor.

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152. Define the picardy third.

An entire section that sets the third scale degree as its tonic.

A chord change that takes place on the "and" of the third beat.

The third note in a four note passage that is a non-harmonic tone.

A raised third on the final cadence of a piece that is in either a modal or minor key.

Answer

Correct Answer: A raised third on the final cadence of a piece that is in either a modal or minor key.

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153. A ledger line is used for what purpose?

To draw sharps and flats

To add notes that exceed the limits of the staff

To underscore the Treble Clef

To show where a composition ends

To indicate changes of tempo

Answer

Correct Answer: To add notes that exceed the limits of the staff

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154. What pitch is a major second above C?

Answer

Correct Answer: D

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155. 4/4 is an example of a ______ meter.

single

duple

triple

quadruple

Answer

Correct Answer: quadruple

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156. What is a picardy third?

The third in a dominant 7th chord

A raised third at the end of a minor/modal piece

A major third

A minor third

Answer

Correct Answer: A raised third at the end of a minor/modal piece

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157. If you lower a C by one semitone, what note do you get?

B sharp

B flat

C sharp

A flat

Answer

Correct Answer: B

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158. What is an operetta?

An opera with only 2 parts

An opera with no instrumentals

An opera with only one part

A short opera

An opera performed for a small crowd

Answer

Correct Answer: A short opera

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159. 12/8 is an example of a ______ meter.

simple triple

compound triple

simple quadruple

compound quadruple

Answer

Correct Answer: compound quadruple

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160. What does a curved line spanning notes of differing pitch indicate in a music score?

None of these

Dynamic Change

Slurring / Phrasing

Pitch Change

Tempo Change

Answer

Correct Answer: Slurring / Phrasing

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161. What does a Major 6th invert to?

Perfect 4th

minor 3rd

Major 2nd

diminished 5th

Answer

Correct Answer: minor 3rd

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162. What is the inverted interval of minor third?

Major 6th

Perfect 4th

Minor 2nd

Perfect 5th

Answer

Correct Answer: Major 6th

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163. What is 3 half steps above B Flat?

D Flat or C Sharp

G Flat or A Sharp

D Sharp or A Flat

E Flat or F

Answer

Correct Answer: D Flat or C Sharp

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164. 2/4 is an example of a ______ meter.

simple quadruple

compound duple

simple duple

compound triple

Answer

Correct Answer: simple duple

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165. V can also be called the _______.

subdominant

tonic

dominant

mediant

Answer

Correct Answer: dominant

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166. IV can also be called the _______.

mediant

supertonic

submediant

subdominant

Answer

Correct Answer: subdominant

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167. If you were told to sing sotto voce, how would you sing?

In a high pitch

In a soft voice

With emphasis

Quicker

Slowly

Answer

Correct Answer: In a soft voice

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168. What does poco mean in musical terms?

Very

Precise

Hurried

The note E

Little

Answer

Correct Answer: Little

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169. A quarter note is equivalent to __ sixteenth notes.

Answer

Correct Answer: 4

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170. What is a duet?

Two compositions played in harmony

A composition with two movements

A composition for two players or voices

A composition with three movements

A composition for three players or voices

Answer

Correct Answer: A composition for two players or voices

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171. What is the term for choral music performed without accompaniment?

Allegretto

A capella

Andante

Accidental

A cadena

Answer

Correct Answer: A capella

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172. "Common time" refers to:

12/8

2/2

4/4

3/4

Answer

Correct Answer: 4/4

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173. The Pentatonic Scale contains _ notes.

Answer

Correct Answer: 5

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174. A short piece played between the verses of a song is called a(n):

Ionian mode.

Forza.

Interlude.

Interval.

Grandzza.

Answer

Correct Answer: Interlude.

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175. Which of these is a C major chord?

C E G

C Ab Eb

C E G#

C Eb G

Answer

Correct Answer: C E G

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176. If sheet music instructed you to be short and detached, what word would be used?

tenuto

staccato

dominant

stretto

subdominant

Answer

Correct Answer: staccato

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177. The oboe is part of the _________group of instruments

woodwind

melody

brass

percussion

harmony

Answer

Correct Answer: woodwind

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178. What is the longest note in common use?

Whole note

Quarter note

Half note

Pause

Whole tone

Answer

Correct Answer: Whole note

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179. A whole note note is equivalent to __ half notes.

Answer

Correct Answer: 2

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180. How many beats does the whole note have in a 4/4 time signature?

1/2

Answer

Correct Answer: 4

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181. 3/4 is an example of a ______ meter.

triple

quadruple

duple

single

Answer

Correct Answer: triple

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182. The C note that is closest to the middle of a keyboard or piano is called what?

Average C

High C

Low C

Normal C

Middle C

Answer

Correct Answer: Middle C

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183. The variation of the pitch of a note up and down over time is called?

Tenuto

Lento

Sforzando

Vibrato

Tremolo

Answer

Correct Answer: Vibrato

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184. What major key has 4 sharps?

Answer

Correct Answer: E

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185. Which word means the speed at which a piece is played?

Tempo

Volume

Time

Theme

Tutti

Answer

Correct Answer: Tempo

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