PRAXIS 5113 Practice Test
Which of the following instruments requires the regular application of cork grease for
proper maintenance? – answer A. Trombone
B. French horn
C. Flute
D. Clarinet
Which THREE of the following texts are parts of the Ordinary of the Roman Catholic
Mass? – answer A.Laude
B.Agnus Dei
C.Sanctus
D.Dies irae
E.Gloria
During the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, which of the following typically involved
improvisation as part of the performance? – answer A. Ritornello
B. Divertimento
C. Cadenza
D. Fugue
Which of the following terms describes a practice in fifteenth century polyphony that
typically employs three voices moving in parallel motion as a series of first inversion
triads? - answerA.Musica ficta
B.Basso continuo
C.Fauxbourdon
D.Basso ostinato
Which of the following statements about the guitarrón, played in traditional Mexican
mariachi ensembles, is correct? - answerA. Its music is notated in the treble clef.
B. Its strings are tuned in perfect fifths.
C. Its function is to double the vocal melody.
D. Its part is primarily played in octaves.
The balalaika is a stringed instrument commonly heard in the folk music of - answerA.
Greece
B. Japan
C. Russia
D. Brazil
Which of the following musicians wrote Gradus ad Parnassum, an early-eighteenth-
century treatise on counterpoint that has been influential in the teaching of counterpoint
and composition for more than 250 years? - answerA.Johann Joseph Fux
, B.Johann Joachim Quantz
C.Philip Farkas
D.Carl Czerny
Which of the following representations illustrates the da capo aria form? - answerA. A B
A
B. A A′A″A‴
C. A A B A
D. A B A C A
A transposed band score shows the alto saxophone part written in the key of D major.
In what key are the parts for horns in F written? - answerA. C
B. Bb
C. F
D. E
Ensemble parts written for B-flat trumpet should be transposed - answerA. a half step
above concert pitch
B. a half step below concert pitch
C. a whole step above concert pitch
D. a whole step below concert pitch
Which of the following statements is true of the preparatory beat in conducting? -
answerA. It should be rhythmically exaggerated.
B. It should be subdivided.
C. It indicates the opening tempo and dynamic.
D. It is always the gesture for beat 1 of the conducting pattern used.
Measures written in 5/8 meter may be conducted in five beats per measure or in two
beats per measure, depending on the - answerA. tempo of the music
B. dynamics in the music
C. date of composition
D. form of the music
In general, choral works characterized by which of the following features are likely to
require the most conductor preparation and ensemble rehearsal time to master? -
answerA. Unison passages
B. Homophony
C. Call-and-response phrases
D. Fugal sections
In score study and rehearsal preparation, which of the following is the LEAST effective
use of recordings? - answerA. Listening to several recordings of the same piece to hear
different interpretations
B. Listening to one recording several times to learn a piece
C. Listening to recordings of an ensemble's rehearsals to determine overlooked errors
Which of the following instruments requires the regular application of cork grease for
proper maintenance? – answer A. Trombone
B. French horn
C. Flute
D. Clarinet
Which THREE of the following texts are parts of the Ordinary of the Roman Catholic
Mass? – answer A.Laude
B.Agnus Dei
C.Sanctus
D.Dies irae
E.Gloria
During the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, which of the following typically involved
improvisation as part of the performance? – answer A. Ritornello
B. Divertimento
C. Cadenza
D. Fugue
Which of the following terms describes a practice in fifteenth century polyphony that
typically employs three voices moving in parallel motion as a series of first inversion
triads? - answerA.Musica ficta
B.Basso continuo
C.Fauxbourdon
D.Basso ostinato
Which of the following statements about the guitarrón, played in traditional Mexican
mariachi ensembles, is correct? - answerA. Its music is notated in the treble clef.
B. Its strings are tuned in perfect fifths.
C. Its function is to double the vocal melody.
D. Its part is primarily played in octaves.
The balalaika is a stringed instrument commonly heard in the folk music of - answerA.
Greece
B. Japan
C. Russia
D. Brazil
Which of the following musicians wrote Gradus ad Parnassum, an early-eighteenth-
century treatise on counterpoint that has been influential in the teaching of counterpoint
and composition for more than 250 years? - answerA.Johann Joseph Fux
, B.Johann Joachim Quantz
C.Philip Farkas
D.Carl Czerny
Which of the following representations illustrates the da capo aria form? - answerA. A B
A
B. A A′A″A‴
C. A A B A
D. A B A C A
A transposed band score shows the alto saxophone part written in the key of D major.
In what key are the parts for horns in F written? - answerA. C
B. Bb
C. F
D. E
Ensemble parts written for B-flat trumpet should be transposed - answerA. a half step
above concert pitch
B. a half step below concert pitch
C. a whole step above concert pitch
D. a whole step below concert pitch
Which of the following statements is true of the preparatory beat in conducting? -
answerA. It should be rhythmically exaggerated.
B. It should be subdivided.
C. It indicates the opening tempo and dynamic.
D. It is always the gesture for beat 1 of the conducting pattern used.
Measures written in 5/8 meter may be conducted in five beats per measure or in two
beats per measure, depending on the - answerA. tempo of the music
B. dynamics in the music
C. date of composition
D. form of the music
In general, choral works characterized by which of the following features are likely to
require the most conductor preparation and ensemble rehearsal time to master? -
answerA. Unison passages
B. Homophony
C. Call-and-response phrases
D. Fugal sections
In score study and rehearsal preparation, which of the following is the LEAST effective
use of recordings? - answerA. Listening to several recordings of the same piece to hear
different interpretations
B. Listening to one recording several times to learn a piece
C. Listening to recordings of an ensemble's rehearsals to determine overlooked errors
