Listening Quiz for Chapter 21

1. Which description best fits the piano music that begins this excerpt?

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   Question

   A.

   dissonant and atonal

   B.

   consonant and melodic

   C.

   lyrical and tuneful

   D.

   consonant and atonal

   Which description best fits the piano music that begins this excerpt?

   Correct.

   Incorrect. See Arnold Schoenberg, Pierrot lunaire in Chapter 21.
2. In what style is the soprano singing in this excerpt?

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   Question

   A.

   bel canto

   B.

   impressionist

   C.

   Sprechstimme

   D.

   octatonic

   In what style is the soprano singing in this excerpt?

   Correct.

   Incorrect. See Arnold Schoenberg, Pierrot lunaire in Chapter 21.
3. Which term best describes the repeated chord that begins this passage from Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring?

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   Question

   A.

   consonant

   B.

   dissonant

   C.

   melodic

   D.

   fragmented

   Which term best describes the repeated chord that begins this passage from Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring?

   Correct.

   Incorrect. See Igor Stravinsky, The Rite of Spring in Chapter 21.
4. What creates the irregular rhythm of this passage?

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   Question

   A.

   syncopation

   B.

   heavy accents on unexpected beats

   C.

   short motives that interrupt the repeated chords

   D.

   alternating meters

   What creates the irregular rhythm of this passage?

   Correct.

   Incorrect. See Igor Stravinsky, The Rite of Spring in Chapter 21.
5. This excerpt is from which work?

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   Question

   A.

   Stravinsky, The Rite of Spring

   B.

   Ives, “The Rockstrewn Hills Join in the People’s Outdoor Meeting”

   C.

   Berg, Wozzeck

   D.

   Debussy, Clouds

   This excerpt is from which work?

   Correct.

   Incorrect. See Claude Debussy, Clouds in Chapter 21.
6. In this passage, the tunes played by the flute and harp and then by the English horn are built on what scales?

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   Question

   A.

   minor

   B.

   minor and major

   C.

   pentatonic and octatonic

   D.

   chromatic

   In this passage, the tunes played by the flute and harp and then by the English horn are built on what scales?

   Correct.

   Incorrect. See Claude Debussy, Clouds in Chapter 21.
7. This excerpt is from which work?

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   Question

   A.

   Berg, Wozzeck

   B.

   Ives, “The Rockstrewn Hills Join in the People’s Outdoor Meeting”

   C.

   Schoenberg, Pierrot lunaire

   D.

   Debussy, Clouds

   This excerpt is from which work?

   Correct.

   Incorrect. See Charles Ives, Second Orchestral Set, second movement, “The Rockstrewn Hills Join in the People’s Outdoor Meeting” in Chapter 21.
8. What do you hear in this excerpt?

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   Question

   A.

   The strings play a tune that is then repeated by the brass section.

   B.

   The strings, brass, and woodwinds play a straightforward rendition of a church hymn.

   C.

   The strings and woodwinds play dissonant, atonal music, while the brass section plays more consonant and tuneful passages.

   D.

   The strings play a fragment of a tune that is interrupted by the brass section. Then the woodwinds play the same fragment but are also interrupted.

   What do you hear in this excerpt?

   Correct.

   Incorrect. See Charles Ives, Second Orchestral Set, second movement, “The Rockstrewn Hills Join in the People’s Outdoor Meeting” in Chapter 21.
9. The piano music in this excerpt from Berg’s Wozzeck is reminiscent of what style of American music?

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   Question

   A.

   Dixieland jazz

   B.

   folk music

   C.

   ragtime

   D.

   cakewalk

   The piano music in this excerpt from Berg’s Wozzeck is reminiscent of what style of American music?

   Correct.

   Incorrect. See Alban Berg, Wozzeck in Chapter 21.
10. What can be heard in the last line Wozzeck sings in this excerpt?

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    Question

    A.

    He sings in the same rhythm that the piano began with and is repeating.

    B.

    He begins a patriotic song.

    C.

    He sings a series of parallel chords.

    D.

    He sings in a completely different rhythm than the piano is playing.

    What can be heard in the last line Wozzeck sings in this excerpt?

    Correct.

    Incorrect. See Alban Berg, Wozzeck in Chapter 21.