Music 190W Chapter 5 Quiz Name: E-mail: Why does the chapter focus on American Protestant religious music? a. because there were no Catholics in early America b. because the various Protestant churches were the most common denomination in early America, and therefore had a shaping influence on religious music c. because Catholic and Jewish music are less important What are the two main branches of American religious music? a. British-American and Irish-American b. British-American and Scottish-American c. Anglo-American and Italian-American d. Anglo-American and African-American What was the first book printed in British North America? a. the Bible b. a book of maps c. a psalter d. a political treatise What is a psalter? a. a cookbook b. a book on preserving meat c. a book of psalms and psalm tunes Which is not one of the two styles of singing hymns in early America? a. European style, in harmony from printed hymnbooks b. American Indian style, with strong drumming c. folk style, with lining out and individual decoration of the melodic lines Which is NOT true of the practice of "lining out"? a. it was used to teach hymns to people who couldn't read music notation b. it is also described as call-and-response c. it encouraged slow tempos d. it prevented changes from being introduced into hymn melodies Which is NOT true of the shape-note notation system: a. it assigns shapes to specific pitches b. it assigns shapes to specific words c. it is still in use today d. it was practiced at singing schools What was the Great Awakening? a. the American counterpart to the European Enlightenment b. a dramatic rise in religious enthusiasm in mid-18th century America c. the American counterpart to the Renaissance Which is NOT true of gospel music: a. the name was originally applied to songs based on the Gospels rather than the Psalms b. it became popular during the 2nd Great Awakening in the early 19th century c. the songs used for gospel hymns came exclusively from the written, European hymn tradition d. differences in the way it was performed led to distinct styles of southern or white gospel and black gospel Traditional black gospel has all of these characteristics except: a. song texts that express strong religious feeling b. alternation between leader and chorus c. strict separation in terms of musical style between gospel and other styles of popular music d. rhythmic vitality Listening questions CD 1 from the 2 CD set should be in the CD-ROM drive. Which part of "Sherburne" is this? a. first part with fa-sol-la b. first part with lyrics c. second part with fa-sol-la d. second part with lyrics What kind of cadence does this section of "I'm Headed for the Promised Land" end with? a. open b. closed What kind of cadence does this section of "I'm Headed for the Promised Land" end with? a. open b. closed What kind of cadence does this section of "Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen" end with? a. open b. closed What kind of cadence does this section of "Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen" end with? a. open b. closed Hacker handbook questions Which of these sentences has a dangling modifier: a. Nicknamed "Lucille," B.B. King's guitar was the trademark of his blues and rhythm and blues style. b. Nicknamed "Lucille," B.B. King used his guitar to create a distinctive brand of urban blues and rhythm and blues. c. B.B. King created a distinctive style of blues and rhythm and blues featuring the sound of his guitar, nicknamed "Lucille." Which of these sentences does not have a dangling modifier: a. Considered the first concept album, the Beatles made musical history with Sgt. Pepper. b. Musical history was made by the Beatles, considered the first concept album, with Sgt. Pepper. c. Considered the first concept album, Sgt. Pepper by the Beatles made music history. Music 190W pageThis file was last modified on 16 May 2000.
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