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1 Team Name: Score / Minnesota High School Listening Contest Practice Test Round 1, Excerpt Identification You will hear 10 musical excerpts of works from the Study Guide. Each will last from 10 to 30 seconds. You will have 15 seconds between each excerpt. Please identify both the composer and title. The title must be the testable title noted in the Study Guide. 1. Composer: 2. Composer: 3. Composer: 4. Composer: 5. Composer: 6. Composer: 7. Composer: 8. Composer: 9. Composer: 10. Composer: Put down your pencils and turn the test over as soon as the end of the round is announced.

2 Team Name Score / Minnesota High School Music Listening Contest Practice Test Round 2, Excerpt based Short Answer In this round, you will hear six musical examples taken from your CDs. You will then have one minute in which to answer the questions associated with each example. Write each answer on the line corresponding to the question. Excerpt 1 1. This entire work (both this excerpt and the other movements) is centered around the tonic of what key? 2. This is known as: A. homophony B. monophony C. polyphony D. homotonality 3. What is the instrumentation of this work? A. Two violins, viola, cello B. Two violins, viola, cello, bass C. Violin, viola, cello D. Violin, viola, cello, bass Excerpt 2 1. Which of the following did not contribute to the successful career of the composer of this piece? A. Piano soloist and organist B. Teacher C. Musical prodigy D. Opera composer E. Helped revive the works of J.S. Bach 2. What is the relative minor key of this piece? 3. This movement begins without a pause before the previous movement ends. What is this called? A. Attacca B. Risorgimento C. Homotonality D. Recitative 4. When was this piece composed (within five years)?

3 Excerpt 3 1. Which of the following years is closest to the dates of Hildegard s birth year? A B C D This work showcases Hildegard s particular musical signature, her use of: A. Multiple texts within the same work B. Large melodic leaps C. Isorhythmic construction D. Solfege inspired melodic structure 3. The nationality of this piece s composer is: Excerpt 4 1. Although a spelman is anyone that plays traditional Swedish music, what do many Swedes translate it to mean specifically? 2. What time signature is the polska in? 3. What are the two main types of polska? _ 4. Spelmansstamma is loosely translated as what?

4 Excerpt 5 1. This selection is from what bigger work of music? 2. Purcell s work for the royal court and the church helped him to write both and compositions respectively. A. religious, Baroque B. vernacular, secular C. secular, sacred D. masses, operas 3. True or False: This piece is an example of an oratorio. Excerpt 6 1. This composer s work is a great example of _ 2. Who was this composer s patron? 3. With this overture, this composer begins to incorporate musical ideas that can be associated with and, an idea unheard of to this point in opera overtures.

5 Team Name: Score / Minnesota High School Listening Contest Practice Test Round 3, Lightning Round You will hear 20 musical excerpts of works from the Study Guide in rapid succession. Each will last from 2 to 10 seconds. You will have 10 seconds between each excerpt. Place the letter of the correct composer and title from the list on the left in the blank for each excerpt. During this round each letter may be used once, more than once, or not at all. A. Corigliano Symphony No B. Sibelius Symphony No C. Hildegard O Euchari in leta via 3. D. Guido Ut queant laxis 4. E. Stenhammar Ett Folk (Sverige) 5. F. Josquin El grillo 6. G. Mozart Don Giovanni 7. H. Lully - Armide 8. I. Traditional Polska efter Hins Anders 9. J. Brahms Hungarian Dance No K. Ellington Black, Brown, and Beige 11. L. Sor Op. 6, No M. Britten Billy Budd 13. N. Nielsen Suite for Strings 14. O. Gluck - Alceste 15. P. Gesualdo Moro, lasso 16. Q. Aho - Concerto for Theremin 17. R. Haydn String Quartet in Bb Major 18. S. Verdi - Nabucco 19. T. Beethoven Symphony No U. Beach Symphony in E minor (Gaelic) V. Bartok Music for Strings, Percussion, and Celesta You have an additional minute to fill in answers. Put down your pencils and turn the test over as soon as the end of the round is announced.

6 Team Name: _ Score / Minnesota High School Music Listening Contest Practice Test Round 4, Multiple Choice You will have 15 minutes to answer the questions below. Select the best answer from the choices given and write it on the line to the right. All correct answers can be deduced from the material presented in the Study Guide and the accompanying CDs. 1. Which opera is regarded as the earliest surviving opera to still receive regular performances? A. Dido and Aeneas B. La Traviata C. L Orfeo D. Marriage of Figaro 2. Madrigals were developed out of which vocal style(s)? A. early motets B. frottola C. chanson D. all of the above 3. Which of these is a medieval double reed instrument? A. Organum B. Zither C. Shawm D. Motet 4. Which group of musicians does Adam de la Halle belong to? A. Minnesingers B. Ars Nova C. Troubadours D. Trouveres E. Jongleurs 5. Brahms was considered a prodigy on what instrument? A. Piano B. Violin C. Horn D. Double bass

7 6. Schubert s Rosamunde, Mendelssohn s A Midsummer Night s Dream, and Grieg s Peer Gynt are all examples of what? A. Tone poems B. Music dramas C. Incidental music D. Symphonic poems E. Song cycles 7. What event gave Beach the inspiration (and nickname) for her Symphony in E minor? A. Her marriage to Henry Beach B. Influx of Irish immigrants fleeing the Irish potato famine C. Babylon exiling Jews from their homeland D. Napoleon declaring himself Emperor of France 8. What did Edvard Grieg aspire to become when he was young? A. a professional violinist B. a clergyman C. a fireman D. an insurance salesperson 9. Brahms String Quartet in A minor was dedicated to this Austrian surgeon and amateur musician: A. Adolf Reinke B. William Rudolph C. Eli Kluap D. Theodor Billroth 10. Which three composers are known for writing outstanding Lieder? A. Bach, Beethoven, Brahms B. Schubert, Schumann, Brahms C. Wolf, Wagner Brahms D. Bach, Wolf, Schubert E. None of the above 11. Which of the following is true of the figured bass? A. each key signature can apply to two different tonic notes depending on whether it is major or minor B. an attempt to infuse jazz with classical music C. includes an Irish gig toward the end of the fast section D. keyboardist improvising from a series of numbers and symbols in their music

8 12. What composition was Brahms first large scale success? A. Symphony 1 B. Symphony 4 C. German Requiem D. Piano Concerto 13. What is the correct chronological order for these composers? I. Britten II. Machaut III. J. S. Bach IV. Brahms A. III, IV, II, I B. II, III, IV, I C. IV, III, II, I D. II, I, III, IV E. IV, II, I, III 14. Beethoven did NOT study with: A. Salieri B. Haydn C. Mozart D. Albrechtsberger 15. Which of the following did NOT have a major impact on the way music is produced and consumed in the late 20th century? A. AIDS epidemic B. World War C. Primitivism D. Globalization E. Technology 16. What famous conductor dubbed Brahms 1st symphony, Beethoven s 10th? A. Georg Solti B. Osmo Vanska C. Wolfgang Swallisch D. Hans von Bulow 17. Third Stream style should include the following: A. Swing style rhythms B. Improvisation C. Jazz instruments plus strings D. Classical instrumentation arrangements of jazz standards

9 18. Which late 20th century composer was described as more of an inventor than a composer? A. Maurice Ravel B. Bela Bartok C. John Cage D. Benjamin Britten E. John Corigliano 19. Dein blaues Auge features text by the German poet (and Brahms good friend) A. Klaus Groth B. Franz Schmitt C. Wilhelm Kempf D. Goethe 20. Beethoven s 4th is considered by some to be his masterpiece because: A. It is bold and defiant from the Opening B. It includes some of his most graceful and playful writing C. It starts with a major key Allegro followed by an ominous Adagio D. All of the above.

10 Team Name: Score / Minnesota High School Listening Contest Practice Test Round 5, Mystery Round You will hear 10 musical excerpts. Although all excerpts were written by a composer featured in your Study Guide, nothing in this round is taken from your CDs. Each excerpt is from 10 to 30 seconds in length. You will have 20 seconds between each excerpt. Identify the period of composition by selecting the appropriate letter from the possibilities listed and then identify the composer by name. You will receive one point for each correct period and one for each correct composer. A: Medieval/Renaissance B: Baroque C: Classic D: Romantic E. Last Century 1. Period: Composer: 2. Period: Composer: 3. Period: Composer: 4. Period: Composer: 5. Period: Composer: 6. Period: Composer: 7. Period: Composer: 8. Period: Composer: 9. Period: Composer: 10. Period: Composer: Put down your pencils and turn the test over as soon as the end of the round is announced.

11 Team Name: Minnesota High School Listening Contest Practice Test Tie-breaker Round Teams involved in the tie-breaker will listen to excerpts one-at-a-time until the tie is broken. Each excerpt is by a composer in the Study Guide but is not one of the featured pieces, just like the Mystery Round. After each excerpt is played, teams will have 20 seconds to furnish an answer. Both Composer and Period each count for one point. The team or teams with the highest total for a question will advance to the next question. The last remaining team wins. Should two or more teams remain after the fifth tie-breaker question, the tie will be broken by comparing the test scores from the Mystery Round (Round 5). The team with the highest score for that round will win the tie-breaker. Should there still be a tie, other test round will be compared in a similar manner, in the following order: Round 2, Round 4, Round 3, and Round 1. A: Medieval/Renaissance B: Baroque C: Classic D: Romantic E. Last Century 1. Period: Composer: 2. Period: Composer: 3. Period: Composer: 4. Period: Composer: 5. Period: Composer:

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