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MUMH 1600 1st EditionFinal Exam Study Guide The exam will consist of three parts: Multiple Choice, Listening Identification, and Short-Answer Questions. You will have the full time period in which to complete the exam. Bring apencil to use on the scantron form (we will provide the scantron form).Multiple Choice (28 questions worth 35 points)These questions will be similar to questions from the daily quizzes, and they will be based onmaterial from the daily study guides (Key Terms, People, Repertoire). You should know thedefinition of each Key Term and why it is relevant. You should know the dates of People(early/middle/late in the century) and why they are relevant. See below for Repertoire guidelines.RomanticismModified strophic formLiedCyclic constructionSymphonySonata formTheme and variationsOstinatoProgram musicIdée fixemodified strophic form liedPiano trioCharacter pieceMazurkaNationalismRecitativeAriaaccompanied recitativeLeitmotifThe Ring Cycle (Der Ring des Nibelungen)Gesamtkunstwerk (“total artwork”)The 20th centuryImpressionismGamelanWhole tone scalePentatonic scalecharacter pieceAtonal/atonalityprogram musicModernismExpressionismPierrotSprechstimmeatonal/atonalityBalletPolytonal/polytonalityNationalismPrepared pianobinary formMinimalismVariation formOstinatoMusical (as a genre)Additive formJazzBig bandJazz comboSwingSyncopationBebopThese notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.Listening Identification (25 questions worth 50 points)These questions will be similar to questions from the daily quizzes. For each example, youshould know the title, composer, date of composition (early/middle/late in the century), andgenre. You should also review the Elements of Music that we discussed in class related to eachexample. These questions will draw from the following repertoire list:Ludwig van Beethoven, Symphony no. 5, 1“ movementFranz Schubert, “Erlkonig”Felix Mendelssohn, Overture to A Midsummer Night ’s DreamFanny Mendelssohn Hensel, Piano Trio in D minor, 3'“ movementFrederic Chopin, Mazurka in B-flat majorJohannes Brahms, Symphony no. 4, finaleCharles Ives, The Unanswered QuestionArnold Schoenberg, Pierrot lunaireIgor Stravinsky, The Rite of Spring**This example will start from the Dance of the Adolescents (at 3 ’36”)Duke Ellington, Cotton TailLeonard Bernstein, West Side StoryPhilip Glass, Einstein on the BeachShort Answer Questions (3 questions worth 40 points)You will write a paragraph of 4-6 complete sentences answering each question. The questionson the exam will be taken from the following (based on the Questions for Study):1. In our example of a 19”‘ c. song (title and composer), first briefly explain the eventsdescribed in the poem. Then, describe three specific ways in which the composer usesmusic to enhance or deepen the meaning, characters, and/or mood of the poem.2. Composers in the 19”‘ c. approached opera in various ways. First, describe one similaritybetween our two examples (give the title and composer of each piece). Then, describethree ways in which these works are different.3. Describe the “metaphysical debate” that is represented in The Unanswered Question.Then, describe three ways in which the music evokes these images and ideas.4. Describe three ways in which John Cage’s compositions question the definition of music.5. Use at least one specific piece (by title) to illustrate your answer. Then, using at least onespecific piece (by title), explain why you believe that that example either is or is notmusic.6. Briefly summarize what Einstein on the Beach is meant to portray. Describe three waysin which this work challenges traditional ideas about opera. Then, give one specificexample of how it is representative of its style (be sure to state what this style


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