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MUS101 Midterm Review
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A review for the midterm for Dr. Wahlquist's Music and Humanities Class
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Questions
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1
True or false: Composers in the Classical era preferred minor keys over major keys
False
True
2
Which of these composers became widely known thanks to the printing press?
Josquin
Bach
Palestrina
Dufay
3
Which era is this piece most likely from?
Baroque Era
Renaissance Era
Middle Ages
Classical Era
4
Which of these is the correct definition for homophony?
Musical texture where there is only one melody/line of music at a time
Musical texture where a melody is supported by chords
Musical texture where there are multiple melodies/themes at the same time
5
Which era is this piece most likely from?
Renaissance Era
Middle Ages
Baroque Era
Classical Era
6
True or false: Mozart was best known for his operas
False
True
7
True or false: A melisma is where one syllable of a word is stretched out over many notes
True
False
8
True or false: The cantus firmus mass included a lot of 'word painting' to help convey the meaning of the words
True
False
9
True or false: Mozart is known as "The Father of the String Quartet"
False
True
10
Which of these are defining features of the Baroque Era?
Fugue a popular form
Instrumental music
Simple melodies with no ornamentation
Lots of polyphony
11
What musical texture best describes this piece?
Homophonic
Polyphonic
Monophonic
12
True or false: A recitative is the style of opera piece that is sung in a speech-like manner to move the story along
False
True
13
True or false: The word baroque comes from the Portuguese word meaning 'irregularly shaped pearl'
True
False
14
What is the name for the early notation of notes in the Middle Ages?
Timbre
Neumes
Tempo
Notes
15
What is counterpoint?
A form of musical that was popular in the Baroque era
One of the eras of music
A form of polyphony
The name for a solo sung in an opera
16
Which era is this piece most likely from?
Renaissance Era
Baroque Era
Classical Era
Middle Ages
17
True or false: The rondo form is where a main theme is stated then it alternates with contrasting sections (ABACA)
False
True
18
Which of these became super popular in the Baroque era?
Pianoforte
Saxophone
Oboe
Harpsichord
19
True of false: The exposition of a sonata form is where the piece explores the main themes and modulates through keys
False
True
20
Which of these was a defining idea of the Renaissance Era
Humanism
Idealism
Impressionism
Materialism
21
What musical texture best describes this piece of music?
Monophonic
Homophonic
Polyphonic
22
Which musical texture best describes this piece?
Homophonic
Polyphonic
Monophonic
23
Which of these are defining features of the Middle Ages (multiple answers)?
Most pieces in English
Church modes
Monophonic
Mostly vocal music
24
True or False: The word disjunct is used to describe a melody has more leaps than steps
True
False
25
What is timbre?
A type of musical form
A repeating rhythmic pattern
The quality of sound that differentiates instruments from each other
A type of drum
26
Which of these are defining features of the Renaissance Era?
More rhythmic notation
Instruments used more often
Madrigals
Different languages
27
Which era is this piece most likely from?
Middle Ages
Renaissance Era
Baroque Era
Classical Era
28
True or false: A virtuoso is a very skilled performer like Vivaldi or Corelli
False
True
29
Which of these are defining features of the Classical Era?
Major keys instead of minor keys (usually)
Simple and singable melodies
More drastic dynamics
Only instrumental music (no vocal music at all)
30
Which of these citites were considered an important hub for classical music?
Vienna
Paris
Venice
Leipzig
31
True or false: Hildegard of Bingen was given to the church as tithing
True
False
32
True or False: Monophony is when one or multiple voices are singing/playing the exact same thing
False
True
33
True or false: Instrumental music became popular at the end of the Baroque Era
True
False
