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Midterm Paper MA 2
Midterm Paper MA 2
Midterm Paper MA 2
Studies
Department
MDBA
1092
(
/20)
Section
A
Circle
the
correct
answer.
1.
What
are
the
main
properties
of
musical
sounds?
A.
Melody,
tone
color,
dynamics
and
scales.
B.
Rhythm,
pitch,
tone
color
and
duration.
C.
Pitch,
dynamics,
tone
color,
and
duration.
D.
Pitch,
harmony,
melody
and
key.
2.
In
the
year
of
1337-1453,
Europe
suffered
through
A.
a
crusades
undertaken
by
European
Christians
to
recover
the
holy
city.
B.
the
disintegration
of
the
Roman
Empire.
C.
the
Hundred
Years
War
and
The
Black
Death.
D.
the
powerful
influence
of
the
Roman
Catholic
Church.
3.
What
is
Gregorian
Chant?
A.
Consist
of
melody
set
to
sacred
Latin
texts
and
sung
without
accompaniment.
B.
A
series
of
scales
during
middle
ages.
C.
Gregorian
chant
is
a
calm,
otherworldly
quality
that
represents
the
voice
of
the
church
D.
A
mass.
4.
A
drone
consist
of
A.
two
or
three
layers
of
melody
without
accompaniment.
B.
one
or
more
long
sustained
tones
accompanying
a
melody.
C.
harmony
and
melody
wit
an
accompanying
melody.
D.
melody
accompanied
by
a
fiddle.
5.
The
estampie
is
a
A.
medieval
dance
and
one
of
the
earliest
surviving
forms
of
instrumental
music.
B.
medieval
dance
and
accompanied
by
instruments.
C.
medieval
dance
and
performed
by
the
court
minstrels.
D.
name
of
the
troubadour
and
trouvere
from
the
south
and
northern
France.
6.
Medieval
music
that
consists
of
Gregorian
chant
with
one
or
more
melodic
line
is
called
A.
Motet
B.
Mass
C.
Organum
D.
Agnus
Dei
7.
Changes
in
musical
styles
in
the
14th
century
were
so
profound
and
was
reffered
to
Italian
and
French
music
as
the
A.
Rebirth
B.
Mass.
C.
Ars
nova
D.
Organum
8.
During
the
Renaissance,
the
dominant
intellectual
movement
was
called
A.
Humanism
B.
Individualism
C.
Organism
D.
Classicism
9.
Renaissance
composers
often
used_____________,
a
musical
depiction
of
specific
words.
A.
unity
of
mood
B.
Accapella
C.
word
painting
D.
motet
10.
Renaissance
music
does
not
indicate
A.
tempo
and
dynamics,
or
specific
instruments
nor
number
of
performers.
B.
melody
and
harmony
or
specific
singers.
C.
key
signature,
tempo
and
numbers
of
patrons.
D.
rhythm
and
dynamics
or
tone
color
of
instruments.
11.
The
baroque
period
also
known
as
the
age
of
absolutism
becauses
A.
many
rulers
exercised
absolute
power
over
subject.
B.
it
focused
on
human
life
and
its
accomplishments.
C.
it
was
a
time
of
migrations,
upheavals
and
wars.
D.
the
artistic
response
to
the
decline
of
traditional
power.
12.
The
baroque
orchestra
evolved
into
a
performing
group
based
on
instruments
of
A.
oboe
family
B.
violin
family
C.
brass
family
D.
Percussion
family
13.
Besides
providing
a
steady
flow
of
chord,
the
basso
continuo
offered
the
advantage
of
A.
descending
chromatic
scales.
B.
emphasizing
all
important
bass
part.
C.
continuity
of
dynamics
level
of
volume.
D.
rhythmic
patterns
of
a
piece.
14.
What
is
the
main
attraction
of
opera?
A.
Oratorio
B.
Aria
C.
Prelude
D.
Soprano
15.
Who
is
the
composer
of
La
Primavera
(Four
Seasons),
Concerto
for
violin
and
string
orchestra,
Op.8
No.
1?
A.
J.S.
Bach
B.
Antonio
Vivaldi
C.
Henry
Purcell
D.
L.V.
Beethoven
16.
Baroque
music
express
A.
richness
mood.
B.
one
basic
mood.
c.
melancholy
mood.
d.
two
basic
mood.
17.
Josquin
Despres
was
a
A.
Renaissance
composer
B.
Baroque
composer
C.
Classical
composer
D.
Medieval
composer
18.
Madrigal
is
like
a
motet,
which
combines
A.
homophonic
and
polyphonic
texture.
B.
Gregorian
chant
and
church
modes.
C.
the
mood
and
contrast.
D.
the
lute
and
the
drone.
19.
What
is
opera?
A.
A
drama
that
is
sung
to
orchestral
accompaniment.
B.
An
instrumental
music
closely
linked
with
dancing.
C.
A
Lutheran
church
service
on
Sunday.
D.
A
sound
with
movement
and
action.
20.
The
intellectual
movement
of
Baroque
era
is
A.
Humanism
B.
Absolutism
C.
Renaissance
D.
Neoclassicism
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Section
B
Give
the
best
answer
for
each
given
questions
1.
Describe
about
music
in
the
middle
ages.
(5)
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2.
What
is
church
modes?
(2)
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3.
What
is
troubadour
and
trouvere?
(3)
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4.
What
are
the
two
main
forms
of
sacred
Renaissance
music?
(2)
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5.
Opera
is
a
development
of
major
innovation
in
music
in
Baroque
period.
What
are
the
voice
categories
opera?
(8)
1.
________________________
Soprano
2.
________________________
Soprano
3.
________________________
Soprano
4.
_________________________
Tenor
5.
_________________________
Tenor
6.
_________________________
Tenor
7.
Basso
__________________
8.
Basso
__________________