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Academic Decathlon MUSIC LISTENING QUIZZES 2013-2014 United States Academic Decathlon PO Box 1834, Council Bluffs, IA 51502-1834 866-511-USAD/ Fax: 712-366-3701 Email: [email protected] / Web site: www.usad.org Copyright 2013. `All rights reserved. 1 Lower Moreland HS - Huntingdon Valley, PA ® ACADEMIC DECATHLON® MUSIC LISTENING QUIZ 1 AN INTRODUCTION TO EARLY TWENTIETH-CENTURY MUSIC 2013-2014 ______________________________________________________________________________ INSTRUCTIONS: Listen to the short musical excerpt. On your answer sheet, blacken the lettered space a, b, c, d, or e, corresponding to the one answer that best matches or completes the test item. ______________________________________________________________________________ 1. The opening melodic section of this piece is played by which instrument? a. b. c. d. e. 2. In this section, what happens? a. b. c. d. e. 3. minor major octatonic modal blues scale This song is from a musical production named a. b. c. d. e. 5. return to 12-bar blues trumpet solo only She speaks a chorus. repeats first part organ solo The melodic material this movement is based on is BEST described as a. b. c. d. e. 4. oboe bassoon violin clarinet English horn Darktown Strutter’s Ball In Dahomey Swanee Danny Boy Shuffle Along Using alphabet letters as symbols for sections, the overall format of this song following the introduction would be which of the following? a. b. c. d. e. ABA ABB ABCD ABCA AAA 2 Lower Moreland HS - Huntingdon Valley, PA ______________________________________________________________________________ The performance is based on what harmony style? a. b. c. d. e. 7. gospel jazz barber shop classical traditional Irish The ascending figures in this section are called a. b. c. d. e. 8. arpeggios scales motives sweeps glissandos This section of the piece is called the a. b. c. d. e. 9. vamp verse segue chorus introduction Which textural device was used in the construction of this piece? a. b. c. d. e. 10. This tempo is BEST described as a. b. c. d. e. 11. waltz very slow march gallop ragtime The accompaniment pattern in this section is called a. b. c. d. e. 12. tone painting pointillism polyphony harmony silence homophonic stanzas arpeggios bumpus punches stop-time This section of the song is called the a. b. c. d. e. verse fill coda chorus vamp 3 Lower Moreland HS - Huntingdon Valley, PA 6. ACADEMIC DECATHLON® MUSIC LISTENING QUIZ 2 AN INTRODUCTION TO EARLY TWENTIETH-CENTURY MUSIC 2013-2014 ______________________________________________________________________________ INSTRUCTIONS: Listen to the short musical excerpt. On your answer sheet, blacken the lettered space a, b, c, d, or e, corresponding to the one answer that BEST matches or completes the test item. ______________________________________________________________________________ 1. The primary motion in the opening of this section is a. b. c. d. e. 2. The rhythmic nature of this music is considered a. b. c. d. e. 3. simple polyphonic ostinato dissonant staccato When the verse says “there’d be no war today,” the texture changes to a. b. c. d. e. 5. polymetric atypical syncopated homophonic predictable The left-hand accompaniment part of this movement is BEST described as a. b. c. d. e. 4. descending ascending stays on the same note in the right hand ostinato accented choral solo a capella duet quartet The second “gesture” in this piece uses a technique called a. b. c. d. e. sul tasto crescendo double stop pizzicato rubato 4 Lower Moreland HS - Huntingdon Valley, PA ________________________________________________________________________ How many bars are each of the phrases of this section of this song? a. b. c. d. e. 7. The orchestration effects in this example depict a. b. c. d. e. 8. pp mp f ff mf This section of the piece is called the a. b. c. d. e. 12. melisma repetition call and response polyphony ostinato Which of the following BEST represents the dynamic of the opening of this work? a. b. c. d. e. 11. polyphonic monophonic block voicing heterophonic homophonic The interchange between the singer and the instrumentalist is called a. b. c. d. e. 10. marching vaudeville singing enemy troops combat mess hall duties The texture of this section is BEST described as a. b. c. d. e. 9. two thirty two eight three four vamp a part coda verse chorus What word BEST describes the clarinet solo? a. b. c. d. e. improvised composed thought out learned copied 5 Lower Moreland HS - Huntingdon Valley, PA 6. ACADEMIC DECATHLON® MUSIC LISTENING QUIZ 3 AN INTRODUCTION TO EARLY TWENTIETH-CENTURY MUSIC 2013-2014 ______________________________________________________________________________ INSTRUCTIONS: Listen to the short musical excerpt. On your answer sheet, blacken the lettered space a, b, c, d, or e, corresponding to the one answer that BEST matches or completes the test item. 1. The tonality of this piece is a. b. c. d. e. 2. The meter of this song is BEST described as a. b. c. d. e. 3. 1892 1840 1927 1908 1912 The form of this section of this piece is called a. b. c. d. e. 5. triple duple mixed meter compound syncopated This song was written in what year? a. b. c. d. e.. 4. minor atonal modal blues major 12-bar blues 32-bar song form refrain binary declamatory How is this section of the piece set apart from the other sections? a. b. c. d. e. It is repeated. played slower less syncopated key change It is not repeated. 6 Lower Moreland HS - Huntingdon Valley, PA ________________________________________________________________________ What other instrument is heard accompanying the voice in this section? a. b. c. d. e. 7. The use of this introduction is indicative of a transitional jazz style influence of what American city? a. b. c. d. e. 8. Klangfarbenmelodie verse-refrain theme and variations whole tone scale tonalism The material this suite was based on was a. b. c. d. e. 12. impressionism twelve-tone primitivism expressionism blues scales The compositional device used in this example is a. b. c. d. e. 11. staccato fermata rubato crescendo decrescendo The rhythmic figure in this section is reminiscent of a. b. c. d. e. 10. New York Chicago Kansas City Detroit New Orleans The device used to great effect in this section is called a. b. c. d. e. 9. tuba cello snare drum trumpet piccolo paintings Romanian Christmas Carols Traditional Russian folk material ballets war songs The primary descending figure in this section is represented by a a. b. c. d. e. triad half step minor triad octave whole step 7 Lower Moreland HS - Huntingdon Valley, PA 6. ACADEMIC DECATHLON® MUSIC LISTENING QUIZ 4 AN INTRODUCTION TO EARLY TWENTIETH-CENTURY MUSIC 2013-2014 ______________________________________________________________________________ INSTRUCTIONS: Listen to the short musical excerpt. On your answer sheet, blacken the lettered space a, b, c, d, or e, corresponding to the one answer that BEST matches or completes the test item. ______________________________________________________________________________ 1. This song was written by a. b. c. d. e. 2. The scales used in this section are primarily a. b. c. d. e. 3. duo trio septet soloist with choir quartet This example is sung in what language? a. b. c. d. e. 5. whole tone major pentatonic blues octatonic The group singing this work is a a. b. c. d. e. 4. George M Cohan Irving Berlin James Europe Harry Von Tilzer King Oliver Dutch German Gaelic nonsense French This song was first popularized by a. b. c. d. e. Vaudeville radio American GI’s an Irish regiment records 8 Lower Moreland HS - Huntingdon Valley, PA ________________________________________________________________________ The melodic contour of this introductory section is considered mostly a. b. c. d. e. 7. Who is playing the solo in this section? a. b. c. d. e. 8. shifting meter common time rubato polymeter compound meter What word does the singer use when demonstrating melisma? a. b. c. d. e. 12. very quick very slow erratic moderate rubato The use of meter in this section is BEST described as a. b. c. d. e. 11. records World's Columbian Exposition oral tradition radio juke boxes The tempo for this piece is considered a. b. c. d. e. 10. Kid Ory Bubber Miley John Philip Sousa Louis Armstrong King Oliver How did people first learn about this type of music? a. b. c. d. e. 9. conjunct scalewise pointillistic disjunct dissonant pack feel grip today hate When the original theme returns, it is played by which instrument? a. b. c. d. e. English horn bassoon violin French horn piccolo 9 Lower Moreland HS - Huntingdon Valley, PA 6. ACADEMIC DECATHLON® MUSIC LISTENING QUIZ 5 AN INTRODUCTION TO EARLY TWENTIETH-CENTURY MUSIC 2013-2014 ______________________________________________________________________________ INSTRUCTIONS: Listen to the short musical excerpt. On your answer sheet, blacken the lettered space a, b, c, d, or e, corresponding to the one answer that BEST matches or completes the test item. 1. The first instrument to enter in this piece is a. b. c. d. e. 2. The instrument playing the main theme in the opening of this section belongs to what musical family? a. b. c. d. e. 3. trumpet and guitar trombone and organ piano and trumpet organ and guitar cornet and organ The meter for this movement alternates between 2/4 and a. b. c. d. e. 5. brass (trumpet) percussion (timpani) string (violin) aerophone electronic The two accompanying instruments are a. b. c. d. e. 4. voice piano timpani clarinet cello simple compound 4/4 a mixed meter of twos and threes 2/8 shuffle The formal structure of the second part of this piece is a a. b. c. d. e. rondo ternary form binary form canon sonata 10 Lower Moreland HS - Huntingdon Valley, PA ________________________________________________________________________ This “group” improvisational sound is best described as what texture? a. b. c. d. e. 7. monophonic homophony polyphony heterophony polymetric This song was written by a. b. c. d. e. 8. George M. Cohan Jack Judge John McCormack Harry Von Tilzer W.C. Handy The repeated instrumental section at the end of this selection is called a a. b. c. d. e. 9. chorus verse melisma vamp ostinato Which of the following lyrical phrases is used for patriotism? a. b. c. d. e. 10. The form of this piece is a. b. c. d. e. 11. 32-bar song form folk song verse- refrain rondo waltz The tempo of this section is considered a. b. c. d. e. 12. “Johnny get your gun” “Make your mother proud of you” “Show your grit” “Son of a gun” “Yankee doodle do or die” strict polyrhythmic march-like very slow syncopated The dynamic of this ending section is BEST represented by which of the following? a. b. c. d. e. mf pp ff f sfz 11 Lower Moreland HS - Huntingdon Valley, PA 6. ACADEMIC DECATHLON® MUSIC LISTENING QUIZ 6 AN INTRODUCTION TO EARLY TWENTIETH-CENTURY MUSIC 2013-2014 ______________________________________________________________________________ INSTRUCTIONS: Listen to the short musical excerpt. On your answer sheet, blacken the lettered space a, b, c, d, or e, corresponding to the one answer that BEST matches or completes the test item. 1. The nationality of this composer is a. b. c. d. e. 2. What is the best formal description of this piece? a. b. c. d. e. 3. trumpet trombone drums piano clarinet This opening section uses what type of scale? a. b. c. d. e. 5. ABA AABBACCDD AABA AABBCCDD ABBA The first soloist in this section is a. b. c. d. e. 4. Russian Polish French German English blues scale no scale, it is spoken major mode minor The song quoted in this section is called a. b. c. d. e. “Oh, Ireland” “Danny Boy” “Molly Malone” “Stars and Stripes Forever” “Rule Britania” 12 Lower Moreland HS - Huntingdon Valley, PA ________________________________________________________________________ The purpose of this piece was to a. b. c. d. e. 7. This example has its opening theme repeated a. b. c. d. e. 8. Irish Midwesterners African-Americans Poles Russians The tonality of this piece is major. This was done because a. b. c. d. e. 12. Jack Judge Al Piantadosi George M. Cohan Al Bryant W.C. Handy The use of language in this song is modified to represent a. b. c. d. e. 11. minor chord polychord major chord scale octatonic The composer of the music for this song was a. b. c. d. e. 10. in the right hand, up an octave at the lowest range of the piano upside down in a later section in harmony Harmonically, this rhythmic device features a a. b. c. d. e. 9. protest the war rally the troops sell records entertain troops send secret messages it is underscoring a “life goes on” message the song represents a happy occasion government used it to train soldiers the composer did not know how to write music down the songwriter was excited about being in war This piece was written by a. b. c. d. e. Bartók Stravinsky Von Tilzer Joplin Debussy 13 Lower Moreland HS - Huntingdon Valley, PA 6. ACADEMIC DECATHLON® MUSIC LISTENING QUIZ 7 AN INTRODUCTION TO EARLY TWENTIETH-CENTURY MUSIC 2013-2014 ______________________________________________________________________________ INSTRUCTIONS: Listen to the short musical excerpt. On your answer sheet, blacken the lettered space a, b, c, d, or e, corresponding to the one answer that BEST matches or completes the test item. 1. This piece was written by a. b. c. d. e. 2. At the end of this example, the clarinet is playing what device? a. b. c. d. e. 3. polytonality chromatic modal pantonality aggregate The melodic shape of this section can be described as outlining a. b. c. d. e. 5. trill scale flutter tongue arpeggio slide This compositional technique is called a. b. c. d. e. 4. Joplin Webern Schoenberg Debussy Stravinsky ascending scales descending blues scales blues scales chords modes When this example begins the next section, what happens tonally? a. b. c. d. e. nothing becomes minor repeats first verse modulates uses more melisma 14 Lower Moreland HS - Huntingdon Valley, PA ________________________________________________________________________ The most obvious articulation used in this movement is a. b. c. d. e. 7. The accompanying group is reminiscent of a. b. c. d. e. 8. King Oliver’s Creole Band The Peerless Quartet Bryant Trio Jack Judge ensemble Overton Quartet This section of the piece features a(n) a. b. c. d. e. 12. blues simple song form march time verse-chorus rondo The group performing this example was called a. b. c. d. e. 11. syncopation lyricism vocal effects chromaticism tonality The overall form of this piece is a. b. c. d. e. 10. an orchestra a military band a jazz band a string quartet ragtime In comparison to songs like “Over There” and “It’s a Long Way to Tipperary,” this work shows more use of a. b. c. d. e. 9. fermata staccato heavy accents legato crescendo vamp instrumental chorus introduction improvisation stop time This section of the music speeds up and is reminiscent of what other style? a. b. c. d. e. classical gospel ragtime blues waltz 15 Lower Moreland HS - Huntingdon Valley, PA 6. ACADEMIC DECATHLON® MUSIC LISTENING QUIZ 8 AN INTRODUCTION TO EARLY TWENTIETH-CENTURY MUSIC 2013-2014 ______________________________________________________________________________ INSTRUCTIONS: Listen to the short musical excerpt. On your answer sheet, blacken the lettered space a, b, c, d, or e, corresponding to the one answer that BEST matches or completes the test item. 1. This piece was written by a. b. c. d. e.. 2. The harmony singing style in this example is called a. b. c. d. e. 3. impressionism major ragtime 12-tone expressionism The composer of this piece was also known for his work in a. b. c. d. e. 5. gospel choral motivic loose barbershop The term which BEST describes this style of music is a. b. c. d. e. 4. Shoenberg Webern Von Tilzer Stravinsky Bartók military bands Vaudeville operas film Classical music The timbre of the instrumental ranges used in this section could be described as a. b. c. d. e. spirited light delicate dark sparse 16 Lower Moreland HS - Huntingdon Valley, PA ________________________________________________________________________ The instrument that plays after the musical quote is a. b. c. d. e. 7. This section is called the a. b. c. d. e. 8. repeats modifies first tune It is sung much softer. new melody returns in a new key The technique of glissando is used by what instrument at the beginning of this excerpt? a. b. c. d. e. 12. New Orleans Classic New York Cool Bebop What happens to the melodic material in this section? a. b. c. d. e. 11. Tin Pan Alley New Orleans Jazz Classic Blues Ragtime Minstrelsy A common name for this style of jazz is a. b. c. d. e. 10. refrain echo introduction verse response This song is a great example of music of what tradition? a. b. c. d. e. 9. snare drum cello flute trombone clarinet flute viola cello bass violin The composer of this work was a. b. c. d. e. Bartók Stravinsky Kodály Joplin Debussy 17 Lower Moreland HS - Huntingdon Valley, PA 6. ACADEMIC DECATHLON® MUSIC LISTENING QUIZ 9 AN INTRODUCTION TO EARLY TWENTIETH-CENTURY MUSIC 2013-2014 ______________________________________________________________________________ INSTRUCTIONS: Listen to the short musical excerpt. On your answer sheet, blacken the lettered space a, b, c, d, or e, corresponding to the one answer that BEST matches or completes the test item. 1. The “glassy and chilly” sound in this section is played by a. b. c. d. e. 2. The opening harmony of this work is BEST described as a. b. c. d. e. 3. rubato staccato fermata ostinato rondo At the end of this second section, what happens? a. b. c. d. e. 5. dissonant modal triadic tonal polytonal This repeated device is called a. b. c. d. e. 4. cello playing on the bridge clarinet a synthesizer violin scratching piano strings The third section starts. There is a return of the first theme. The music becomes more staccato. There is a key change. There is a mode change. In this section, there are times when the singer comes to a complete stop. This is accomplished through the use of what device? a. b. c. d. e. rest staccato pizzicato decrescendo fermata 18 Lower Moreland HS - Huntingdon Valley, PA ________________________________________________________________________ The articulation mostly used in this section is called a. b. c. d. e. 7. The overall dynamics of this movement are BEST described as a. b. c. d. e. 8. 12-bar blues refrains verse-chorus form marchtime 32-bar song form ABA Which of the following BEST describes the use of lyrics in this opening section? a. b. c. d. e. 12. chromaticism melisma variation whole tone scale ornamentation Following the introduction, what is the form of this piece? a. b. c. d. e. 11. W.C. Handy George M. Cohan James Reese Europe Irving Berlin Richard Rogers This section of the song contains a little use of a. b. c. d. e. 10. p to pp f to ff ff to ppp ff to fff mf to fff This piece was written by a. b. c. d. e. 9. accented pizzicato ostinato staccato legato ABA ABC ABB AAA AAB The form of this piece is BEST described as a. b. c. d. e. theme and variations Klangfarbenmelodie sonata sectional pointillistic 19 Lower Moreland HS - Huntingdon Valley, PA 6. ACADEMIC DECATHLON® MUSIC LISTENING QUIZ 10 AN INTRODUCTION TO EARLY TWENTIETH-CENTURY MUSIC 2013-2014 ______________________________________________________________________________ INSTRUCTIONS: Listen to the short musical excerpt. On your answer sheet, blacken the lettered space a, b, c, d, or e, corresponding to the one answer that BEST matches or completes the test item. 1. This piece was originally written for what medium? a. b. c. d. e. 2. This style of “singing” is called a. b. c. d. e. 3. major blues minor whole tone pentatonic The harmonies in this song are BEST described as a. b. c. d. e. 5. cabaret prima donna chanting baritone bel canto Sprechstimme The type of scale used in this opening section is called a. b. c. d. e. 4. film ballet orchestral suite installation coronation bitonal conservative jazz modal twelve-tone The lyricist for this song was a. b. c. d. e. Babe Ruth Thomas Edison Jack Norworth W.C. Handy Harry Von Tilzer 20 Lower Moreland HS - Huntingdon Valley, PA ________________________________________________________________________ The accompaniment part is reminiscent of a a. b. c. d. e. 7. With the phrase “hearts must break,” how are the words accentuated? a. b. c. d. e. 8. the first African-American military band leader an enemy general composers who had never been to war a troop who was killed in battle the first African-American four -star general Which part of this music provides the steady pulse? a. b. c. d. e. 12. 2/4 and 3/4 duple polymetric 6/8 compound One of the notable aspects of this song, other than that it depicts a real-life situation, is that it was written by a. b. c. d. e. 11. Debussy Bartόk Cohan Schoenberg Berg The meter used in this section is a. b. c. d. e. 10. arpeggio disjunct monotone goes to minor dissonant harmony The composer of this work was a follower of whom? a. b. c. d. e. 9. New Orleans style jazz band Vaudeville show band orchestra marching band Scottish pipe band melody chords tonality bass line countermelody If this piece were a painting, it would “look” similar to the work of a. b. c. d. e. Kandinsky Rockwell Warhol Monet Munch 21 Lower Moreland HS - Huntingdon Valley, PA 6. 22 Lower Moreland HS - Huntingdon Valley, PA ANSWER KEYS FOR MUSIC LISTENING QUIZZES 1-10 ACADEMIC DECATHLON® MUSIC LISTENING QUIZ 1 AN INTRODUCTION TO EARLY TWENTIETH-CENTURY MUSIC ANSWER KEY ________________________________________________________________________ 1. B 2. A 3. D 4. B 5. B 6. C 7. E 8. D 9. B 10. C 11. E 12. D 23 Lower Moreland HS - Huntingdon Valley, PA ________________________________________________________________________ ACADEMIC DECATHLON® MUSIC LISTENING QUIZ 2 AN INTRODUCTION TO EARLY TWENTIETH-CENTURY MUSIC ANSWER KEY ________________________________________________________________________ 1. B 2. C 3. A 4. B 5. D 6. E 7. D 8. A 9. C 10. A 11. E 12. A 24 Lower Moreland HS - Huntingdon Valley, PA ________________________________________________________________________ ACADEMIC DECATHLON® MUSIC LISTENING QUIZ 3 AN INTRODUCTION TO EARLY TWENTIETH-CENTURY MUSIC ANSWER KEY ________________________________________________________________________ 1. E 2. B 3. D 4. A 5. D 6. C 7. B 8. D 9. C 10. A 11. B 12. E 25 Lower Moreland HS - Huntingdon Valley, PA ________________________________________________________________________ ACADEMIC DECATHLON® MUSIC LISTENING QUIZ 4 AN INTRODUCTION TO EARLY TWENTIETH-CENTURY MUSIC ANSWER KEY ________________________________________________________________________ 1. C 2. C 3. E 4. B 5. D 6. B 7. E 8. B 9. B 10. A 11. C 12. B 26 Lower Moreland HS - Huntingdon Valley, PA ________________________________________________________________________ ACADEMIC DECATHLON® MUSIC LISTENING QUIZ 5 AN INTRODUCTION TO EARLY TWENTIETH-CENTURY MUSIC ANSWER KEY ________________________________________________________________________ 1. B 2. A 3. E 4. C 5. D 6. D 7. B 8. D 9. E 10. C 11. D 12. B 27 Lower Moreland HS - Huntingdon Valley, PA ________________________________________________________________________ ACADEMIC DECATHLON® MUSIC LISTENING QUIZ 6 AN INTRODUCTION TO EARLY TWENTIETH-CENTURY MUSIC ANSWER KEY ________________________________________________________________________ 1. D 2. B 3. E 4. C 5. E 6. B 7. A 8. B 9. B 10. C 11. A 12. E 28 Lower Moreland HS - Huntingdon Valley, PA ________________________________________________________________________ ACADEMIC DECATHLON® MUSIC LISTENING QUIZ 7 AN INTRODUCTION TO EARLY TWENTIETH-CENTURY MUSIC ANSWER KEY ________________________________________________________________________ 1. C 2. A 3. D 4. D 5. B 6. D 7. B 8. A 9. D 10. B 11. B 12. C 29 Lower Moreland HS - Huntingdon Valley, PA ________________________________________________________________________ ACADEMIC DECATHLON® MUSIC LISTENING QUIZ 8 AN INTRODUCTION TO EARLY TWENTIETH-CENTURY MUSIC ANSWER KEY ________________________________________________________________________ 1. D 2. E 3. A 4. B 5. D 6. A 7. A 8. A 9. A 10. D 11. C 12. A 30 Lower Moreland HS - Huntingdon Valley, PA ________________________________________________________________________ ACADEMIC DECATHLON® MUSIC LISTENING QUIZ 9 AN INTRODUCTION TO EARLY TWENTIETH-CENTURY MUSIC ANSWER KEY ________________________________________________________________________ 1. A 2. A 3. D 4. B 5. E 6. E 7. A 8. B 9. A 10. A 11. E 12. D 31 Lower Moreland HS - Huntingdon Valley, PA ________________________________________________________________________ ACADEMIC DECATHLON® MUSIC LISTENING QUIZ 10 AN INTRODUCTION TO EARLY TWENTIETH-CENTURY MUSIC ANSWER KEY ________________________________________________________________________ 1. B 2. E 3. D 4. B 5. C 6. D 7. D 8. D 9. B 10. A 11. D 12. D 32 Lower Moreland HS - Huntingdon Valley, PA ________________________________________________________________________