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- 1. Multiple ChoiceCommon meter refers to the syllabic pattern6.8.6.88.8.6.66.6.6.68.8.8.88.6.8.6
- 2. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following examples BEST exhibits a cappella?an opera singer singing with a large orchestraa church choir with no instrumental accompanimenta hymnal melody in the fugue stylea folk song featuring the use of imitative polyphonya chain of descending fifths accompanying an ostinato
- 3. Multiple ChoiceWhich psalter did Jean Calvin oversee?Bay Psalm BookKing James BibleGenevan PsalterAinsworth PsalterSternhold and Hopkins Psalter
- 4. Multiple ChoiceHow many meters appear in the Ainsworth Psalter?11.013.015.019.017.0
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWhy did the FIRST edition of the Bay Psalm Book NOT include music?The music was published in another psalter series.The collection included a mix of secular and religious tunes.The music was intended to be improvised during usThe translators expected congregations to use pre-existing melodies.The first edition was for use in formal church settings.
- 6. Multiple ChoiceIn the practice of lining-out, a preceptor wouldlead a small group of instrumental musiciansperform secular musicsing one phrase of a psalm at a timecompose melodies for the psalterplay an organ
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWho was a notable critique of lining-out?Benjamin FranklinJean CalvinThomas WalterCharles HammHenry Ainsworth
- 8. Multiple ChoiceAdvocates of Regular Singing believed it would permitbel canto styles to become popularcongregations to sing in harmonysecular musical styles to spread to rural populationsinstrumentalists to improve their proficiencytheorists to develop new musical techniques
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWhich publication did John Tufts publish?Bay Psalm BookUrania, or A Choice Collection of Psalm-Tunes, Anthems, and Hymns from the most approv’d authors, with some entirely newThe-New-England Psalm-SingerAn Introduction to the Singing of Psalm TunesThe American Singing Book
- 10. Multiple ChoiceHow would a “singing master” MOST likely promote his school?hire soldiers to promote his schoolteach at the universitystart a course for childrenpost a broadsideperform in the town square
- 11. Multiple ChoiceTo which genre do plain tunes belong?fuging tunefield musichymnballadopera
- 12. Multiple ChoiceThe New-England Psalm-Singer was MOST notable forincluding music notation in the collectionincluding individual instrumental partsfeaturing secular ballads alongside the religious tunesadding many original songs to the repertoirebeing compiled by practicing ministers
- 13. Multiple ChoiceThe melody of God Save the King is featured in“Roslyn Castle”The Battle of Trenton; A Favorite Historical Military Sonata“America”“Lady Hope’s Reel”“Springfield Mountain:”
- 14. Multiple ChoiceWhich genre introduced imitative polyphony to colonial Calvinist congregations?operafuging tuneballadfield musichymn
- 15. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the opening texture of a British fuging tune?heterophonyimitative polyphonymonophonycounterpointhomophony
- 16. Multiple ChoiceWho was a member of the Yankee Tunesmiths?Christoph SauerJerusha ShermanFriedsam GottrechtSupply BelcherConrad Beissel
- 17. Multiple ChoiceThe author of The Columbian Harmonist also wroteDas Gesang der einsamen und verlassenen Turtel- Taube, nemlich der christlichen KircheCollection of Psalms and HymnsBay Psalm BookThe Singing Master’s AssistantThe American Singing Book
- 18. Multiple ChoiceWhich clef is the antecedent of the HIGHEST one used in “Sherburne”?bass clefalto clefsoprano cleftreble cleftenor clef
- 19. Multiple Choice“Sherburne” uses the time signature2022-06-08 00:00:002022-02-02 00:00:002022-04-04 00:00:002022-05-04 00:00:002022-03-04 00:00:00
- 20. Multiple ChoiceWhat does the :S: symbol indicate in “Sherburne”?the beginning of the improvisational sectionthe place to return after completing the first endingthe key of the songthe second ending the singer should takethe tempo of the song
- 21. Multiple ChoiceWhich diagram BEST represents “Sherburne”?ABB’ABCABAABBABA’
- 22. Multiple Choice“Sherburne” includes the verse“Crying aloud as he went”“Him whom I sense”“And glory shown around”“The gentle movement”“The tender stirring”
- 23. Multiple ChoiceWhich instrument did Calvinist churches SPECIFICALLY ban?organcelestatimpaniluteguitar
- 24. Multiple Choice“Sherburne” was later included inA Collection of Scots Reels or Country DancesGiles Gibbs, Jr.: His Book for the FifeNew American BalladsThe Battle of Trenton; A Favorite Historical Military SonataThe Sacred Harp
- 25. Multiple ChoiceWhich organization’s original name was Unitas Fratrum?Methodist ChurchEphrata CloisterMoravian ChurchFirst Boston ChurchCalvinist Church
- 26. Multiple ChoiceJohn Wesley was inspired to issue the Collection of Psalms and Hymns afterenlisting in the continental movementjoining the Ephrata Cloisterspeaking to enslaved people in Virginiawitnessing people singing during a stormstudying at a Boston music school
- 27. Multiple ChoiceWho was the FIRST composer to publish instrumental chamber music in America?Daniel ReadTimothy SwanAndrew LawJustin MorganJohann Friedrich Peter
- 28. Multiple ChoiceWith which group specifically did “householders” interact?First Boston ChurchCalvinist ChurchEphrata CloisterMethodist ChurchMoravian Group
- 29. Multiple ChoiceWhich compilation exclusively includes poetry by members of the Ephrata Cloister?Turtel-TaubeOld PsalterSacred HarpThe American Singing Book, or A New and Easy Guide to the Art of Psalmody, Designed for the Use of Singing-SchoolsThe Whole Booke of Psalmes Faithfully translated into English Metre
- 30. Multiple ChoiceThe Ephrata Codex uses a calligraphic style calledBrush PenModern Pointed PenFauxBroad EdgeFraktur
- 31. Multiple ChoiceHow many hymns does Ephrata Codex contain?900.0750.0800.0700.0850.0
- 32. Multiple ChoiceIn Conrad Beissel’s compositional approach, “masters” referred tosforzandosfermatastenutostonic triadsda capos
- 33. Multiple ChoiceIn “Die Sanfte Bewegung, Die Liebliche Krafft,” the “108” indicates a singer shouldimprove for the next 108 measuresincrease the tempo to 108 beats per minuteengage in a 108 syllabic pattern with the audiencerefer to that page number in a different textplay the preceding phase 108 times
- 34. Multiple ChoiceWhich musical technique does the FIRST verse of “Die Sanfte Bewegung, Die Liebliche Krafft” feature?five-stroke rollfermataScotch snapflamcall-and-response pattern
- 35. Multiple ChoiceA broadside ballad does NOT includefactual newsfirst-person narrationrecurring refrainssecular themesmusical notation
- 36. Multiple ChoiceWhich form do MOST ballads use?theme and variationstwelve-bar bluesstrophicverse-chorussong
- 37. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the OLDEST known American news ballad?“Barbara Allen”“America”“The Foggy Dew”“Springfield Mountain”“Scarborough Fair”
- 38. Multiple ChoiceWhich individual does “Springfield Mountain” portray?a person bitten by a rattlesnakea warrior preparing to enter battlea lover mourning her lost lovea miner in a hilly American towna monk reflecting on God’s providence
- 39. Multiple ChoiceHow did “Love and Pizen” modify the original version of “Springfield Mountain”?It decreased the tempo.It added a nonsensical phrasIt added religious references.It removed the fermatas.It included a new second ending.
- 40. Multiple ChoiceWhy are the Curtis and Myrick types of “Springfield Mountain” similar?They have the same author.They critique religious congregations.They maintain a serious tonThey engage in political commentary.They are written in C minor.
- 41. Multiple ChoiceWhich lyric does “Springfield Mountain” feature?“A likely youth not twenty-one”“Quiets the spirit”“His friendly pleasantry”“He makes the hear”“The tender stirring”
- 42. Multiple ChoiceThe opening key of “Springfield Mountain” isD-flat minorA majorF-sharp minorA majorC major
- 43. Multiple ChoiceTo which instrument is a fife MOST similar?trombonewood blockpianoflutetrumpet
- 44. Multiple ChoiceMilitary music PRIMARILY played an important role inconveying commandsrecruiting soldiersmoderating political debateimproving religious habitshonoring family life
- 45. Multiple ChoiceHarmoniemusik would MOST likely featurebroadside balladsjazz solosorchestral accompanimenthymnsfield musicians
- 46. Multiple ChoiceA “parole” would MOST likely be used toenter an area under sentry patrolsguide a congregation in singingdisseminate a broadside balladrally the troops before a battlemark time in enslaved labor
- 47. Multiple ChoiceA rudiment refers to a(n)syllabic meterinstrumental techniquetempomusical formharmonic progression
- 48. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the form in “Lady Hope’s Reel”?verse-chorusternary formbinary formrondosonata
- 49. Multiple ChoiceWhich selection includes a field call?“Lady Hope’s Reel”“Sherburne”“Die Sanfte Bewegung, die liebliche Krafft”“Woh Hoo”“Springfield Mountain”
- 50. Multiple ChoiceWhich colony was the FIRST to abolish slavery?South CarolinaGeorgiaMaineVermontMassachusetts
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