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22 Cards in this Set
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The best and most satisfying way to experience music is
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hearing a live performance
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Some of the elements that can differ in every performance are
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A) the timbre of each individual voice or instrument.
B) the style and technique of each performer. C) the tempo preferred by the conductor. |
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Both performing and listening to music are highly subjective experiences.
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True
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Listening repeatedly to the same recording helps the listener discern the difference the quality of the performance and that of the composition.
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False
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Listening to different recordings of the same work
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encourages active listening and awareness.
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Shortly before an orchestral performance is to begin, the first violinist, known as the ________, enters the stage.
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concertmaster
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The assistant to the conductor calls the orchestra to attention and then gestures to the ___________, to play a tuning pitch.
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oboist
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The pitch to which the orchestra and band tunes is
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A
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If a keyboard instrument is included in the ensemble, the other instruments must tune to it, since the tuning of a piano or organ cannot be quickly adjusted.
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True
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The last person to enter the stage, just before the concert begins, is the
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conductor
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The size of the orchestra can vary according to the style of music being performed.
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True
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During the 19th century, several new instruments were added to the orchestra, making the orchestras bigger than the 18th century orchestras.
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True
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A 20th century trend toward restraint and control of resources has led many composers to write for _______ ensembles.
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smaller
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Formal design in music is based on the principles of
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repetition and contrast
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In order to understand and appreciate the form of musical work, a listener must
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rely on one’s memory to note the repetition and contrast in the music.
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A multimovement orchestral work is called a
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symphony
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Because a symphony is conceived as a whole, it is seldom appropriate to applaud between the movements of a symphony.
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True
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A multimovement work that exploit’s the contrasts between a soloist and the orchestra is called a
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concerto
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Music based upon a literary or extra musical subject is called __________ music.
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program
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A printed program provides the title and composer of each composition, as well as the ________, mood, or title of each movement of a mutimovement work.
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tempo
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A band consists of instruments from the woodwind, ________, and percussion families.
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brass
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Composers now write music specifically for symphonic band.
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True
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