Praxis 5113 Practice Questions
The ballade is based on what literary form? - answer narrative
Jazz improvisational style can be compared to what Classical music style? - answer
Baroque music
What is an early form of polyphony during the Medieval period in which voices were
sung in parallel motion? – answer organum
An example of absolute music - answer Symphony No. 9 by Beethoven
Which period of classical Western music featured heavy ornamentation and improvised
embellishment? - answer Baroque music
How did the orchestra shift the way it used certain instruments families from the
Baroque to the Classical era? - answer Violins became the dominant string section
while the lower strings became supporting background.
What is one of the earliest forms of Jazz Music? - answer New Orleans Jazz
The Sugarhill Gang helped to widely popularize which term in their 1979 song Rapper's
Delight? - answerHip Hop
Cajun music of Louisiana traces its roots back to which European culture? -
answerFrench
How does funk music differ from soul and R&B? - answerIt is based on a rhythmic
groove over a SINGLE chord
Of the following Cuban styles which is derived from the mambo with a characteristic
rhythmic pattern of two eighth notes followed by a quarter note? - answerCha-Cha-Cha
Ostinatos are found extensively in the world music of which region? - answerIndia
Which of the following instrument groups would an orchestrator most likely choose to
represent a lush canvas of passionate sound? - answerStrings
The fibonacci sequence can be seen in the following aspects of music except.... -
answerthe syncopation of dance forms with the divine equation
A performer's decision to add dramatic intent within a certain musical piece is
conceptually similar to - answeran actor's personal interpretation of character lines
The ballade is based on what literary form? - answer narrative
Jazz improvisational style can be compared to what Classical music style? - answer
Baroque music
What is an early form of polyphony during the Medieval period in which voices were
sung in parallel motion? – answer organum
An example of absolute music - answer Symphony No. 9 by Beethoven
Which period of classical Western music featured heavy ornamentation and improvised
embellishment? - answer Baroque music
How did the orchestra shift the way it used certain instruments families from the
Baroque to the Classical era? - answer Violins became the dominant string section
while the lower strings became supporting background.
What is one of the earliest forms of Jazz Music? - answer New Orleans Jazz
The Sugarhill Gang helped to widely popularize which term in their 1979 song Rapper's
Delight? - answerHip Hop
Cajun music of Louisiana traces its roots back to which European culture? -
answerFrench
How does funk music differ from soul and R&B? - answerIt is based on a rhythmic
groove over a SINGLE chord
Of the following Cuban styles which is derived from the mambo with a characteristic
rhythmic pattern of two eighth notes followed by a quarter note? - answerCha-Cha-Cha
Ostinatos are found extensively in the world music of which region? - answerIndia
Which of the following instrument groups would an orchestrator most likely choose to
represent a lush canvas of passionate sound? - answerStrings
The fibonacci sequence can be seen in the following aspects of music except.... -
answerthe syncopation of dance forms with the divine equation
A performer's decision to add dramatic intent within a certain musical piece is
conceptually similar to - answeran actor's personal interpretation of character lines
