STRYKER GALLUP EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
The musical element that refers to the way chords are constructed and how they follow
each other is - Correct Answers -harmony
The italian term _____ is a tempo marking to indicate a moderately slow or walking
pace - Correct Answers -andante
A consonance is a combination of tones that - Correct Answers -are stable and restful
The vibrations of brass instruments come from - Correct Answers -the musician's lips
Sharp or flat signs immediately following the clef sign at the beginning of the staff of a
musical composition are called the - Correct Answers -key signature
Musical texture refers to - Correct Answers -how many different layers of sound are
heard at the same time
what kind of layers of sound are heard (melody or harmony)
how layers of sound are related to each other
Melody may be defined as - Correct Answers -a series of notes that add up to a
recognizable whole
What was the format that converted minstrel shows into more family oriented material
by saloon owner Tony Pastor in 1881? - Correct Answers -Vaudeville
What lyricist worked with Richard Rogers after his collaboration with Lorenz Hart? -
Correct Answers -Oscar Hammestein II
What historic film introduced sound and ended the era of silent film? - Correct Answers -
The Jazz Singer
What two venues helped expand the American song and entertainment industry in the
beginning of the 20th century? - Correct Answers -Ballroom and Cabaret
, What songs became popular in 18th century England and eventually were imported to
the New World via sheet music? - Correct Answers -Parlor music
What was the organization created by publishing firms of Tin Pan Alley to enforce
royalty payments for publishers and composers? - Correct Answers -ASCAP
Why was sheet music such a popular/important medium in the later half of the 1800's? -
Correct Answers -It was the only medium (via amateur piano performance) that popular
songs could be marketed to American homes
What famous work by Leonard Bernstein is based on Romeo and Juliet by
Shakespeare? - Correct Answers -West Side Story
Who of the following would not be considered a "new crooner"? - Correct Answers -
Marc Anthony
Concerning minstrel shows and its presentation of class issues, what modern musical
genre does the author make a connection with? - Correct Answers -Punk rock
What was the first significant format to commercialize on African-American music and
culture? - Correct Answers -Minstrel shows
Why did American sheet music production center around the theater district in New
York City? - Correct Answers -The theaters required an abundance of songs for the
Vaudeville shows
What was revolutionary about Jerome Kern's Showboat in 1927? - Correct Answers -
First example of serious drama in American musicals and is based on a literary work
With the push to market minstrelsy to upper-class patronage by the 1840's, how did
racism become the primary theme? - Correct Answers -Class issues became
nonexistent, leaving only racism as a theme
Who was the composer that brought American musical theater to its peak and also was
a mentor to Irving Berlin? - Correct Answers -George M. Cohan
What famous Gershwin work has by some, been upgraded to the status of opera, rather
than musical? - Correct Answers -Porgy and Bess
Who were the traveling courtly singer/songwriters of Germany in the 12th and 13th
centuries? - Correct Answers -Minnesinger
While the minstrel shows are clearly racist, they also included themes of: - Correct
Answers -common ground between black and lower-class whites
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
The musical element that refers to the way chords are constructed and how they follow
each other is - Correct Answers -harmony
The italian term _____ is a tempo marking to indicate a moderately slow or walking
pace - Correct Answers -andante
A consonance is a combination of tones that - Correct Answers -are stable and restful
The vibrations of brass instruments come from - Correct Answers -the musician's lips
Sharp or flat signs immediately following the clef sign at the beginning of the staff of a
musical composition are called the - Correct Answers -key signature
Musical texture refers to - Correct Answers -how many different layers of sound are
heard at the same time
what kind of layers of sound are heard (melody or harmony)
how layers of sound are related to each other
Melody may be defined as - Correct Answers -a series of notes that add up to a
recognizable whole
What was the format that converted minstrel shows into more family oriented material
by saloon owner Tony Pastor in 1881? - Correct Answers -Vaudeville
What lyricist worked with Richard Rogers after his collaboration with Lorenz Hart? -
Correct Answers -Oscar Hammestein II
What historic film introduced sound and ended the era of silent film? - Correct Answers -
The Jazz Singer
What two venues helped expand the American song and entertainment industry in the
beginning of the 20th century? - Correct Answers -Ballroom and Cabaret
, What songs became popular in 18th century England and eventually were imported to
the New World via sheet music? - Correct Answers -Parlor music
What was the organization created by publishing firms of Tin Pan Alley to enforce
royalty payments for publishers and composers? - Correct Answers -ASCAP
Why was sheet music such a popular/important medium in the later half of the 1800's? -
Correct Answers -It was the only medium (via amateur piano performance) that popular
songs could be marketed to American homes
What famous work by Leonard Bernstein is based on Romeo and Juliet by
Shakespeare? - Correct Answers -West Side Story
Who of the following would not be considered a "new crooner"? - Correct Answers -
Marc Anthony
Concerning minstrel shows and its presentation of class issues, what modern musical
genre does the author make a connection with? - Correct Answers -Punk rock
What was the first significant format to commercialize on African-American music and
culture? - Correct Answers -Minstrel shows
Why did American sheet music production center around the theater district in New
York City? - Correct Answers -The theaters required an abundance of songs for the
Vaudeville shows
What was revolutionary about Jerome Kern's Showboat in 1927? - Correct Answers -
First example of serious drama in American musicals and is based on a literary work
With the push to market minstrelsy to upper-class patronage by the 1840's, how did
racism become the primary theme? - Correct Answers -Class issues became
nonexistent, leaving only racism as a theme
Who was the composer that brought American musical theater to its peak and also was
a mentor to Irving Berlin? - Correct Answers -George M. Cohan
What famous Gershwin work has by some, been upgraded to the status of opera, rather
than musical? - Correct Answers -Porgy and Bess
Who were the traveling courtly singer/songwriters of Germany in the 12th and 13th
centuries? - Correct Answers -Minnesinger
While the minstrel shows are clearly racist, they also included themes of: - Correct
Answers -common ground between black and lower-class whites
