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Title:

20th Century Music Listening Test

Started:

November 17, 2011 9:21 PM

Submitted:

November 17, 2011 9:31 PM

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00:10:12

Total score: 45.46/50 = 90.92%

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Maximum possible score: 50

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1.

Which of these examples is in Impressionistic style?
Student
Value
Response
1.

the first one 2.

the second one Correct Answer Feedback

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Score:

2.27/2.27

2.

What do you hear in this example that is rather unusual in a work for orchestra?
Student
Response
1.

The harp has a cadenza. 2.

Voices enter singing a neutral syllable.

3.

The music suddenly changes from a homophonic texture to a polyphonic Value

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texture
4.

The percussion section plays alone.

5.

There are several beats of silence. Score:

2.27/2.27

3.

What instruments do you hear playing in this example?
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Response

Value

1.

upper strings, flutes, and harp 2.

low strings, woodwinds, and harp

3.

French horns, harp, and woodwinds

4.

low strings, 0% woodwinds, and French horns 5.

low strings, upper strings, and harp Score:

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0/2.27

4.

This example from a piano work is by
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Response

Beethoven

2.

Brahms

3.

Bach

4.

Debussy

5.

Mozart

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2.27/2.27

5.

How does the music change in this example?
Student
Response
1.

It changes from major to minor.

2.

It grows softer. 3.

The theme is played by three different instruments. 4.

It picks up speed. 5.

It grows louder. Score:

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