Exam 1 Review

The exam will be worth 200 points and will consist of two sections: Listening Identification and
Multiple Choice Questions. For each section, you will be expected to know the names and terms
listed below.

Listening Identification (80 points):

I will play 6 pieces for you to identify. There will be 3-4 multiple choice questions about each
piece that will cover aspects such as title, composer, genre, larger work, approximate date (the
decade), and elements of music. I will select pieces from the following list:

Bernstein, “America” from West Side Story

de Vitry, Garrit gallus
Leoninus, Alleluia, Dies sanctificatus
Messiaen, Quartet for the End of Time, Mvt. 1
Pärt, Seven Magnificat Antiphons, No. 1
Perotinus, Viderunt omnes
Prokofiev, Alexander Nevsky, Mvt. 4
Shostakovich, Symphony No. 5, Mvt. 4

Multiple Choice Questions (120 points):

There will be 30 multiple choice questions that will cover concepts from lectures and readings.

Names and Terms:

Sign Tintinnabuli
Icon Roman de Fauvel
Index Ars Nova
Symbol Isorhythm
Leoninus Talea
Perotinus Motet
Organum Philip de Vitry
Discant style
Pure organum
Mass
Mass proper Socialist Realism
Mass ordinary Dmitri Shostakovich
Olivier Messiaen Sergei Prokofiev

Holy Minimalism
Arvo Pärt