Muzak midterm questions n verified
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[Fill in the blanks] ______ were the typical proponents of European art music, and they placed
strong social emphasis on ______. -CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔The Romantics; Individualism
Barker and Taylor describe Cobain's performance of "Where Did You Sleep Last Night" on MTV's
Unplugged as "a terribly haunting and emotional performance." Which of the following are NOT
elements that contributed to that result? -CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔The use of old violins and
other antique instruments in the accompaniment, and
Varying and expanding the stylistic references of the melody from one verse to the next.
Which of the following tend to be distinct musical characteristics of folk music styles? (Select all
that apply.) -CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔soaring, sensitive melodies, usually on naturalistic themes
accompanying instruments often reinforce and unite with the singer's melody
melodies—even if they're complex—repeat unchanged across several verses.
flexible, sometimes unsteady or unpredictable tempos and beats
Which of the following is not associated with the popularization of "parlor song"? -CORRECT
ANSWER ✔✔songs catering to conservatory trained, virtuosic musicians
Which of the following is not a characteristic of blackface minstrelsy? -CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔It
is named after a type African American folk dance.
, Which of the following are essential characteristics of popular music, as we're defining them in
this course? (Select all that apply.) -CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔they might involve disparate
audiences relating to the same music, and valuing it, in different ways
tend to reach across cultural/community boundaries
What century is associated with a rise in the prominence of art music? -CORRECT ANSWER
✔✔19th century
What is melisma? -CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔A group of notes sung on a single syllable of text
Fill in the blanks with a sequence below.] Whereas folk music tends to involve _______, art
music is cultivated in _______, and is associated with _______. -CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔inter-
generational transmission ... elite institutions ... educated listeners.
Which of the following represents the pattern of melodic shapes in a typical 12-bar blues form?
-CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔A rhyming couplet, with its first line repeated, for a total of three lines
of 4 bars each.
Between the years of 1923 and 1928, about how many songs did Ma Rainey record for
Paramount Records? -CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔More than 90.
Which of the following does NOT describe songs published in the category of "the blues" in the
1910s, according to Evans ("The Development of the Blues", 2002)? -CORRECT ANSWER
✔✔Adaptations of "Romantic" parlor songs to African-American settings.
Which of the following describes an element of the cultural context of the early blues? (Select
all that apply.) -CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔Economics of labor for black men often required
seasonal migration.
answers rated A+ 2025/2026
[Fill in the blanks] ______ were the typical proponents of European art music, and they placed
strong social emphasis on ______. -CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔The Romantics; Individualism
Barker and Taylor describe Cobain's performance of "Where Did You Sleep Last Night" on MTV's
Unplugged as "a terribly haunting and emotional performance." Which of the following are NOT
elements that contributed to that result? -CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔The use of old violins and
other antique instruments in the accompaniment, and
Varying and expanding the stylistic references of the melody from one verse to the next.
Which of the following tend to be distinct musical characteristics of folk music styles? (Select all
that apply.) -CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔soaring, sensitive melodies, usually on naturalistic themes
accompanying instruments often reinforce and unite with the singer's melody
melodies—even if they're complex—repeat unchanged across several verses.
flexible, sometimes unsteady or unpredictable tempos and beats
Which of the following is not associated with the popularization of "parlor song"? -CORRECT
ANSWER ✔✔songs catering to conservatory trained, virtuosic musicians
Which of the following is not a characteristic of blackface minstrelsy? -CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔It
is named after a type African American folk dance.
, Which of the following are essential characteristics of popular music, as we're defining them in
this course? (Select all that apply.) -CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔they might involve disparate
audiences relating to the same music, and valuing it, in different ways
tend to reach across cultural/community boundaries
What century is associated with a rise in the prominence of art music? -CORRECT ANSWER
✔✔19th century
What is melisma? -CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔A group of notes sung on a single syllable of text
Fill in the blanks with a sequence below.] Whereas folk music tends to involve _______, art
music is cultivated in _______, and is associated with _______. -CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔inter-
generational transmission ... elite institutions ... educated listeners.
Which of the following represents the pattern of melodic shapes in a typical 12-bar blues form?
-CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔A rhyming couplet, with its first line repeated, for a total of three lines
of 4 bars each.
Between the years of 1923 and 1928, about how many songs did Ma Rainey record for
Paramount Records? -CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔More than 90.
Which of the following does NOT describe songs published in the category of "the blues" in the
1910s, according to Evans ("The Development of the Blues", 2002)? -CORRECT ANSWER
✔✔Adaptations of "Romantic" parlor songs to African-American settings.
Which of the following describes an element of the cultural context of the early blues? (Select
all that apply.) -CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔Economics of labor for black men often required
seasonal migration.
