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1. Question 10.5 Points_______________music is a term used to designate the Yiddish dance music of Ashkenazi Jews.PlenaTangoKarnaticKlezmer
2. Question 20.5 PointsThe ________ is one of the most common melody instruments in India.sitarguitardrumflute
3. Question 30.5 PointsThe “conductor” of a Peking Opera orchestra is one of the __________________, who sets the beat for the ensemble.violinistspercussionistssingersdancers
4. Question 40.5 PointsAfrican music uses a large range of _____________instruments.windbrasspercussionstring
5. Question 50.5 PointsIn 1957, during the “calypso craze” _______________ ‘s song “Day-O” was a hit song in the United States.Elvis PresleyCabe CallawayHarry BelafonteLouis Armstrong
6. Question 60.5 Points_____________________ of the early 20th century sought to create distinctly new works through radical experimentation.Russian composersBritish composersAmerican composersFrench composers
7. Question 70.5 PointsIn 1969 _________________ made the highly controversial move to include electric instruments on his album In a Silent Way.Wynton MarsalisLouis ArmstrongJohn ColtraneMiles Davis
8. Question 80.5 Points_______________ is often called “the Birthplace of Jazz”.New York CityNew OrleansDetroitNashville
9. Question 90.5 PointsMost jazz performances employ a subtle rhythmic sense that is often called ____________.improvisationnote readingrapping”swing”
10. Question 100.5 Points_______________ is generally considered to be the most important composer of the late Baroque.MonteverdiHandelHaydnBeethoven
11. Question 110.5 PointsA violin is an example of a/an ______________.idiophoneelectrophoneaerophonechordophone
12. Question 120.5 Points_____________ is a creolized folk song that combines African-derived call (leader) and response (chorus) singing, drumming, and dance with European-derived melodies and harmonies.PlenaBombaGamelanJibarop
13. Question 130.5 PointsAlthough the lyrics are religious in nature, musically_____________ is a blending of blues and jazz.gospelrapfolkimprovisation
14. Question 140.5 PointsThe first jazz recordings was made in 1917 by _____________________.Louis Armstrong BandThe original Dixieland Jazz BandCharlie Parker BandCount Basie Orchestra
15. Question 150.5 PointsThe gamelan is the main instrumental ensemble in ________________.IndiaIndonesiaChinaAfrica
16. Question 160.5 Points“Phone” is the Greek word for______________.soundvibratehearchorus
17. Question 170.5 Points________ music is poetry rhythmically over musical accompaniment.ImprovisationJazzBluesRap
18. Question 180.5 PointsMusic in India divides the octave into ________ parts.sixeighttwelvetwenty-two
19. Question 190.5 PointsThe earliest preserved examples of composed music of two or more independent melodies was ___________.ca. 750 – 800ca. 850 – 900ca. 1100 – 1150ca. 1150 – 1250
20. Question 200.5 PointsThe opening of public concert halls began during the ______________ period.MedievalBaroqueRomanticClassical

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