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DON BOSCO COLLEGE

Canlubang, Calamba City


BASIC EDUCATION DEPARTMENT
High School Level
S.Y. 2011-2012

Third Quarterly Examination in Music III

Multiple Choice: Read each item carefully. Shade the circle that corresponds to the
correct answer. ( 1 point each )

1. What is the most popular keyboard instrument during the Baroque period ?
a. Clavichord c. PianoForte
b. Harpsichord d. Organ

2. A folkdance evoked in Bach’s orchestral suite is called ____________ ?


a. Canon c. Gavotte
b. Fugue d. Suite

3. A work in several movements that could involve only one instrument or as


many as eight is called __________________.
a. Counterpoint c. Prelude
b. Overture d. Sonata

4. What polyphonic form is organized around imitation of an initial subject ?


a. Episodes c. Gigue
b. Fugue d. Movement

5. What is the famous composition of the German composer named Pachelbel?


a. Canon c. Spring
b. Messiah d. Overture

6. What is the most important type of orchestral music that usually has three
small movements (fast / slow/ fast) ?
a. Basso Continuo c. Ritornello
b. Concerto Grosso d. Tutti

7. A _________ section is the small group of soloists that played in alternation


with the larger orchestral ensemble.
a. Basso Ostinato c. Sonata
b. Well tempered clavier d. Tutti

8. An / A ________________ is when a soloists were expected to embellish


their part.
a. A capella c. Improvisation
b. Cantata d. Style

9. What kind of music refers to a small group of performers ?


a. Chamber Music c. Quartet
b. Concertina d. Orchestra

10. It means “ of irregular shape” .


a. Baroque c. Romantic
b. Classical d. Renaissance

11. What kind of a musical form from the Baroque Period deals with religious
form without acting, scenery, or costumes?
a.Oasis c. Oratotorio
b.Octavo d. Ornamentation

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12. What art form unites vocal and instrumental music and drama ?
a. Broadway c. Opera
b. Disney d. Theatre

13. A work still performed every year around Christmas time is ____________ .
a. Gloria c. Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer
b. Hallelujah Chorus d. Twelve Days of Christmas

14. A hymn set to a German text is called ___________________ .


a. Carol c. Choral
b. Chorus d. Chorale

15. A multi movement work for voices and instrument that developed in Italy as a
secular music is called ________________.
a. Aria c. Overture
b. Cantata d. Prelude

16. A dramatic rendering of a narrative intended for musical setting is called


__________________ .
a. Buffa c. Opera
b. Libretto d. Overture

17. What do you call a short piece that acts as an introduction to a longer piece?
a. Gavotte c. Prelude
. b. Oratorio d. Recitative

18. A kind of intoned speech that often involves dialogue is called


______________ .
a. Accompagnato c. Recitative
b. Concerto d. Rondo

19. A set of piece which allows the performer to explore an emotion or idea at
length is called __________________ .
a. Aria c. Improvisation
b. Chamber d. Overture

20. What is the first opera of Monteverdi that was staged ?


a. Dido c. Messiah
b. L’ Orfeo d. Romeo and Juliet

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Third Year MUSIC
Answer Key :
1. B
2. C
3. D
4. B
5. A
6. B
7. D
8. C
9. A
10.A
11. C
12. C
13. B
14. D
15. B
16. B
17. C
18. C
19. A
20. B

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