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This testbank covers essential music history concepts typically included in the first exam of an introductory music history course. It explains major musical periods, influential composers, stylistic characteristics, and foundational terminology. The material is designed to support efficient revision and provides a clear overview suitable for exam preparation. It is ideal for students seeking a structured and concise study resource.

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MUSIC HISTORY EXAM 1 TESTBANK
Music history

, Music History Exam 1

1. Only historical traces. Physical objects, such as musical instruments. Visual images of musicians
______ of the mu- and instruments. Writings about music and musicians. Music as preserved in
sic from past eras notation.
survive.

2. Ancient Greek Western. The ancient Greeks left more surviving evidence than other ancient
music influenced cultures.
_______ music.

3. Western music antiquity, ancient Greek theoretical writings.
has its roots in
_________, espe-
cially in _______
_____ ___________
_______.

4. ________ and whistles and flutes
______ made from
animal bones
survive from the
Stone Age in Eu-
rope.

5. Images in _______ Turkish
cave paintings
show drum-
mers accompa-
nying dancers
and driving out
game.

6. Surviving Bronze bells, cymbals, rattles, and horns. Stone carvings show plucked stringed instru-
Age (4th millen- ments.


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nium b.c) met- np np




alinstrumentsin-
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clude...

7. Where was home Ancient Mesopotamia. Some clay tablets written in cuneiform mention music.
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to several cul-
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tures, the first np np




true cities, andnp np




the first known
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forms of writing np np




(cuneiform)?

8. Surviving lyres and harps
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instruments
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Mesopotamia
include....

9. Lyres in np Strings run parallel to the resonating soundboard. A crossbar supported by two
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Mesopotamia arms secures the strings.The number of strings varies.
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10. n p Harp Ancient Mesopotamia. Strings are perpendicular to the soundboard. A neck
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s attached to the soundbox secures the strings.
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11. n p Othe lutes, pipes, drums, bells, and other percussion instruments.
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from Ancient np




Mesopotamia
include...

12. n p The ______ _____ np np n p ruling cla np




ss
left the because
idence most ev-
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instruments and np




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13. n p How were the np np For rituals, including weddings and funerals. In daily life, including nursery
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uses of music in np np np n p songs, work songs, and dance music. For entertainment at feasts. For religious
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ancient ceremonies and processions. Epics sung with instrumental accompaniment
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similar to those np np




of today?
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14. n p Written docu- instruments, tuning procedures, performers, techniques, and genres.
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mentation from np




Mesopotamia ca. np




2500 include np




word lists for np np




terms for... np




15. n p The earliest Enheduanna np




known composer np




is __________ (fl.
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ca. 2300 b.c.e.).
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16. n p Enheduann The earliest known composer (fl. ca. 2300 b.c.e.). She was a high priestess at Ur.
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a Shecomposedhymnstothegod andgoddessofthe moon. Onlythetexts ofher
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hymns survive. np




17. n p __________ musi- np




n p Babylonian
cians
ing about
began
music
writ- np np np np




ca. 1800 b.c.e.np np




18. seven-note diatonic scale (playable on the white keys of a piano)
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