Music Trivia

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1 point

Which musical interval was referred to as "dangerous" about the same time it acquired its nickname of "Diabolus in Musica" ("the devil in music")?

Augmented sixth

Octave

Diminished fifth

Major second

1 point

A quarter note can always be subdivided into four sixteenth notes.

True

False

1 point

Order voices from lowest to highest

Bass, Tenor, Alto, Soprano

Tenor, Bass, Soprano, Alto

Soprano, Alto, Bass, Tenor

Alto, Soprano, Tenor, Bass

1 point

Which movie was composer John Williams not involved musically?

Star Wars

Edward Scissorhands

Jaws

Superman

1 point

Which of the following is not a kind of chord?

Augmented

Cluster

Electrical

Szforzando

1 point

Dominant chords are represented with the symbol V. What symbol is used to identify a subdominant chord?

1 point

Order the tempos from fastest to slowest

Largo, Allegro, Presto, Vivace

Allegro, Largo, Vivace, Presto

Presto, Vivace, Allegro, Largo

Vivace, Presto, Largo, Allegro

1 point

A measure can always be subdivided into four quarter notes.

True

False

1 point

What is this symbol called?

Common Clef

Ampersand Clef

Bass Clef

Treble Clef

10.

1 point

Which of the following instruments is not supposed to go between your legs?

Baritone Sax

Bass Clarinet

Djembe

Cello

11.

1 point

What was Bebop?

A style of music based on Disco music

A style of music characterized by its slow tempo and long, sustained notes

A mutant warthog

The kind of music played by Louis Armstrong

12.

1 point

Order the voices from highest to lowest

Mezzo-Soprano , Contralto , Baritone , Basso Profondo

Basso Profondo , Baritone , Mezzo-Soprano , Contralto

Contralto , Mezzo-Soprano , Basso Profondo , Baritone

Baritone , Basso Profondo , Contralto , Mezzo-Soprano

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