Jss3 third term music past questions and answers

Question: Which musical term indicates a gradual decrease in tempo?

A) Ritardando

B) Accelerando

C) Adagio

D) Allegro

Answer: A) Ritardando

Question: What is the term for a musical composition featuring a solo instrument accompanied by an orchestra, but smaller in scale than a concerto?

 

A) Serenade

B) Concerto Grosso

C) Nocturne

D) Chamber Concerto

Answer: D) Chamber Concerto

Question: Who is known as the “High Priestess of Soul” and gained fame for her unique blend of jazz, blues, and gospel music?

 

A) Ella Fitzgerald

B) Billie Holiday

C) Nina Simone

D) Sarah Vaughan

Answer: C) Nina Simone

Question: In Western classical music, what is the term for a composition for full orchestra, typically in four movements?

 

A) Overture

B) Sonata

C) Symphony

D) Concerto

Answer: C) Symphony

Question: What is the term for the technique where a performer uses their voice to imitate an instrument’s sound?

 

A) Scat singing

B) Falsetto

C) Vibrato

D) Tremolo

Answer: A) Scat singing

Question: Which famous rock band is known for their concept album “The Wall”?

 

A) The Rolling Stones

B) The Who

C) Pink Floyd

D) Led Zeppelin

Answer: C) Pink Floyd

Question: Who is known as the “Empress of the Blues” and was a pioneering African-American blues and jazz singer?

 

A) Ma Rainey

B) Bessie Smith

C) Ethel Waters

D) Ida Cox

Answer: B) Bessie Smith

Question: What is the term for a rapid and continuous alternation between two notes in a musical piece?

 

A) Trill

B) Tremolo

C) Glissando

D) Portamento

Answer: A) Trill

Question: Who is known for his virtuoso guitar playing and hits like “Sultans of Swing” with the band Dire Straits?

 

A) Eric Clapton

B) Mark Knopfler

C) Jimmy Page

D) Jeff Beck

Answer: B) Mark Knopfler

Question: In which musical genre would you typically find the use of a banjo and fiddle as prominent instruments?

 

A) Bluegrass

B) Country

C) Folk

D) Jazz

Answer: A) Bluegrass

Question: Who is known for his innovative use of the synthesizer and is a founding member of the electronic music band Kraftwerk?

 

A) Brian Eno

B) Jean-Michel Jarre

C) Karlheinz Stockhausen

D) Florian Schneider

Answer: D) Florian Schneider

Question: What is the term for a musical form with three main sections, often labeled A-B-A?

 

A) Rondo

B) Ternary

C) Sonata-allegro

D) Minuet

Answer: B) Ternary

Question: Who is known for his influential role in the development of jazz piano and composed classics like “Take Five”?

 

A) Duke Ellington

B) Thelonious Monk

C) Dave Brubeck

D) Count Basie

Answer: C) Dave Brubeck

Question: In which decade did the disco music genre gain widespread popularity?

 

A) 1960s

B) 1970s

C) 1980s

D) 1990s

Answer: B) 1970s

Question: What is the term for the practice of playing two notes simultaneously in music?

 

A) Melody

B) Harmony

C) Counterpoint

D) Monophony

Answer: B) Harmony

Question: Who is known as the “Godfather of Soul” and was a prominent figure in the development of funk music?

 

A) Marvin Gaye

B) Ray Charles

C) James Brown

D) Otis Redding

Answer: C) James Brown

Question: In opera, what is the term for a solo song performed by a character expressing their thoughts and emotions?

 

A) Aria

B) Recitative

C) Overture

D) Duet

Answer: A) Aria

Question: Which musical genre originated in the African American communities of New Orleans and is characterized by its improvisational nature?

 

A) Jazz

B) Blues

C) Gospel

D) Ragtime

Answer: A) Jazz

Question: Who is known for his influential role in the development of the electric guitar and hits like “Purple Haze”?

 

A) Eric Clapton

B) Jimi Hendrix

C) Jimmy Page

D) Jeff Beck

Answer: B) Jimi Hendrix

Question: What is the term for the simultaneous combination of different melodies in music?

 

A) Homophony

B) Polyphony

C) Monophony

D) Heterophony

Answer: B) Polyphony