MUSIC 3600-090 EXAM 2 STUDY GUIDE
2026 PRACTICE QUESTIONS, CORRECT
ANSWERS AND DETAILED EXPLANATIONS
COMPREHENSIVE MUSIC EXAM REVIEW
Which term refers to the style of fast interlocking parts in Balinese
gamelan? - CORRECT ANSWER-kotekan According to the
collection's editors, in what ways was the written transmission of the first
published collection of spirituals incomplete in its ability to convey the
sound of the singers? - CORRECT ANSWER-Written notation could
not convey the singers' distinctive vocal style nor the singers' subtle
variations in intonation and pitch.
How did the Lebanese singer Fairuz's concert in Las Vegas help to
reconnect Arab Americans with their Middle Eastern homelands? -
CORRECT ANSWER-All of the answers are correct.
How were spirituals transformed in the late nineteenth and early twentieth
centuries? - CORRECT ANSWER-They began to be transmitted more
widely, becoming influenced by Western classical music.
In camps for Vietnamese refugees in Hong Kong and the Philippines, what
factor determined whether a song was considered Vietnamese? -
CORRECT ANSWER-whether or not it had a Vietnamese text
, In which style is Pham Duy's song cycle Con Duong Cai Quan (The National
Road: A Voyage through Vietnam) written? - CORRECT ANSWER-
several streams of musical influence
The second section of A Thousand Miles from Home, the Vietnamese
chamber music piece, consists of eight-beat rhythmic cycles. Which term
refers to the time period of one beat, marked by the bamboo block, in this
music? - CORRECT ANSWER-phach
What are spirituals? - CORRECT ANSWER-the musical expression of
slaves in the Americas who converted to New World Christianity
What aspect of the text of Uncle Ng's muyu conveys information about a
common sentiment among earlier Chinese immigrants to the United
States? - CORRECT ANSWER-his words about his desire to become
prosperous and return home to China
What aspects of tan nhac, a Westernized Vietnamese popular-song
tradition, are Vietnamese in origin? - CORRECT ANSWER-The lyrics
are sung in Vietnamese and the melodies are sometimes based on
Vietnamese folk songs.
What does the term mawwal refer to? - CORRECT ANSWER-a
traditional Arab song form that alternates sections in free and regular
rhythms, in which the soloist repeats words and ornaments the melody
2026 PRACTICE QUESTIONS, CORRECT
ANSWERS AND DETAILED EXPLANATIONS
COMPREHENSIVE MUSIC EXAM REVIEW
Which term refers to the style of fast interlocking parts in Balinese
gamelan? - CORRECT ANSWER-kotekan According to the
collection's editors, in what ways was the written transmission of the first
published collection of spirituals incomplete in its ability to convey the
sound of the singers? - CORRECT ANSWER-Written notation could
not convey the singers' distinctive vocal style nor the singers' subtle
variations in intonation and pitch.
How did the Lebanese singer Fairuz's concert in Las Vegas help to
reconnect Arab Americans with their Middle Eastern homelands? -
CORRECT ANSWER-All of the answers are correct.
How were spirituals transformed in the late nineteenth and early twentieth
centuries? - CORRECT ANSWER-They began to be transmitted more
widely, becoming influenced by Western classical music.
In camps for Vietnamese refugees in Hong Kong and the Philippines, what
factor determined whether a song was considered Vietnamese? -
CORRECT ANSWER-whether or not it had a Vietnamese text
, In which style is Pham Duy's song cycle Con Duong Cai Quan (The National
Road: A Voyage through Vietnam) written? - CORRECT ANSWER-
several streams of musical influence
The second section of A Thousand Miles from Home, the Vietnamese
chamber music piece, consists of eight-beat rhythmic cycles. Which term
refers to the time period of one beat, marked by the bamboo block, in this
music? - CORRECT ANSWER-phach
What are spirituals? - CORRECT ANSWER-the musical expression of
slaves in the Americas who converted to New World Christianity
What aspect of the text of Uncle Ng's muyu conveys information about a
common sentiment among earlier Chinese immigrants to the United
States? - CORRECT ANSWER-his words about his desire to become
prosperous and return home to China
What aspects of tan nhac, a Westernized Vietnamese popular-song
tradition, are Vietnamese in origin? - CORRECT ANSWER-The lyrics
are sung in Vietnamese and the melodies are sometimes based on
Vietnamese folk songs.
What does the term mawwal refer to? - CORRECT ANSWER-a
traditional Arab song form that alternates sections in free and regular
rhythms, in which the soloist repeats words and ornaments the melody
