Question 1

"The Sacred Harp" was

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A)   an instrument used at Sunday services only
B)   a book published in 1844
C)   a shape-note training manual
D)   a famous spiritual

Question 2

Which of the following is not true regarding early public school music education?

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A)   it was founded in 1838 by Lowell Mason
B)   it contributed to a decrease in the number of singing conventions in America
C)   it originated in the Boston public schools
D)   the curriculum focused solely on learning to read music

Question 3

(p.several) 
Which of the following least impacted professional American musical composers in the nineteenth century?

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A)   indigenous music
B)   European trends
C)   German musical masters
D)   shape-note notation

Question 4

The Great Awakening and the Great Revival were

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A)   famous nineteenth-century operas
B)   religious revival movements
C)   songs by Charles Wesley
D)   white spirituals

Question 5

Regarding spirituals,which of the following is not primarily an African influence?

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A)   call and response
B)   melodic improvisation
C)   rhythmic complexity
D)   simple folk melody

Question 6

The Jubilee Singers were

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A)   a group of shape-note teachers who traveled on the East coast
B)   a group of African-American students from Fisk University
C)   a group that made the first recording of African-American spirituals
D)   a group of all-female art music performers

Question 7

White spirituals were usually more rhythmically vibrant than African-American spirituals.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Shape-note singing conventions still exist in the United States today.

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A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 9

Reflecting on your own pre-collegiate music education,do you think that Lowell Mason would have been pleased with the outcome of that education? Outline his goals,and compare this with your own experience.

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One of Mason's goals was to create a mus...

Question 10

In the nineteenth century,well-educated Americans considered American music superior to European music.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

"Amazing Grace" is in strophic form.

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A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 12

The Great Revival featured musical events as well as prayer.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Which of the following would most likely be sung in call and response fashion?

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A)   lullaby
B)   patriotic song
C)   spiritual
D)   ballad

Question 14

Lowell Mason was a well-known

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A)   composer and painter
B)   painter and writer
C)   writer and educator
D)   educator and composer

Question 15

Music publishers marketed their printed music collections by

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A)   distributing free sample copies at Sunday church gatherings
B)   hiring singing quartets to demonstrate how the music sounded
C)   creating collections of music that appealed to rural audiences only
D)   creating easy guitar accompaniments B

Question 16

African-American spirituals consisted only of sorrow songs.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Nineteenth century American social reform paralleled nineteenth century European Romanticism in terms of focus on the individual.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Lowell Mason intended to

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A)   restore early American values to music
B)   revolutionize Western music
C)   reform and modernize American musical taste
D)   remove music from the public school system

Question 19

Spirituals are usually through-composed.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Which is true regarding "Nearer,My God,to Thee?"

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A)   it features one tone per syllable of text
B)   melodic components are rarely repeated
C)   it is difficult to memorize due to text usage
D)   it features an uncomfortably wide vocal range

Exam 5: Religious Music in the Early Nineteenth Century

"The Sacred Harp" was

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Which of the following is not true regarding early public school music education?

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(p.several) Which of the following least impacted professional American musical composers in the nineteenth century?

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The Great Awakening and the Great Revival were

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Regarding spirituals,which of the following is not primarily an African influence?

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The Jubilee Singers were

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White spirituals were usually more rhythmically vibrant than African-American spirituals.

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Shape-note singing conventions still exist in the United States today.

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