MUS 102
Study Guide for Final Exam
(This exam is not cumulative – it covers only Chapters 13, 17-19)
Chapter 13
Terms and Concepts to Know
Jacksonian era
olio and circus
minstrelsy`
blackface
Gumbo Chaff or Jim Crow
Zip Coon or Dandy Jim
“end-men”
Virginia Minstrels
vaudeville
musical, 1927-1957
opera
Showboat
West Side Story
Porgy and Bess
-Describe the types of entertainment and performers that would have been associated
with the “classic” minstrel shows by the 1840s.
-By the 1840s, which four instruments became a standard minstrel show ensemble?
-Briefly describe the three types of musicals most commonly produced today and provide
some examples.
-Which show represents a widening and deepening of the dramatic dimensions of the
musical?
-What are the distinguishing features between the musical and opera?
Chapter 17. The Search for an American Identity
Terms and Concepts to Know
cultivated
vernacular
debate over nationality
“nativist” view
American symphony orchestra
Second New England School
suite for orchestra
Wa-Wan Press
virtuosity cult
To what extent is there a distinctly American contribution to classical music?
Who was classically trained prior to dropping out of high school to become a song
“plugger” on Tin Pan Alley?
Understand America’s virtuoso cult, especially the musical life of Louis Moreau
Gottschalk.
Outline the mid-nineteenth-century debate over nationality between the “nativist” view
and its critics.
Chapter 18. Twentieth-Century Innovation and the Contemporary World
Terms and Concepts to Know
program music
collage of sound
simultaneity
modernism
New York City
The “Machine Age”
mid-century modernism
serialism
chance (or aleatoric) music
tone clusters
electronic music
sampling
minimalism
phase shifting
Continental Harmony Project
Prior to John Cage, which composer wrote pieces calling for the performer to play directly
on the strings of the piano?
Define minimalism and cite an example that we discussed in class.
Discuss the contributions of John Cage and some of the questions that he attempted to
assert with his composition 4’33’’.
Who is John Adams and what important and award-winning piece of his did we listen to
in class?
Chapter 19. Film Music
Terms and Concepts to Know
symphonic film score
cue
glissando
Richard Wagner’s influence on film scores
classical style film music
pop, folk, and rock soundtracks
Compare and contrast the musical style in the film music of Max Steiner, Bernard
Hermann, and John Williams.
Part V Musical Theatre
De Boatman’s
Daniel Emmett
Dance
The Yankee Doodle Richard Perry
Boy
Cool
West Side Story
cast-Leonard
Bernstein
It Ain’t Necessarily Porgy and Bess –
So
George Gershwin
Part VI Classical Music
Pawnee Horses
Arthur Farwell
Rhapsody in Blue
George Gershwin
Afro-American
William Grant Still
Symphony
Appalachian Spring Aaron Copland
The Banjo
Louis Gottschalk
Four New England
Charles Ives
Holidays
The Banshee
Henry Cowell
Piano Phase
Steve Reich
The Bushy Wushy
Philip Bimstein
Rag
“The Imperial
John Williams
March” from Star
Wars
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CD 3, Track 8
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CD 3, Track 9
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CD 3, Track 10
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CD 4, Track 2
CD 4, Track 3
CD 4, Track 4
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CD 4, Track 5
CD 4, Track 6
CD 4, Track 8
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CD 4, Track 10
CD 4, Track 11
CD 4, Track 12
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CD 4, Track 14
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