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Musical Notation and Music History
Musical Notation and Music History
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How many beats does a quarter note receive?
2
1
4
3
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What are characteristics of Romantic Music?
Focused on Biblical subjects
Focused on Greek and Roman Culture
Focus on balance, order and symmetry
individuality, expressive subjects, nationalism & exoticism
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Which best describes music of the Medieval period?
Gregorian chant, mostly sacred, mostly vocal
Instruments and vocal, mostly secular
Very detailed, secular and dynamic change
Emotional, dynamic contrast, many instruments
4
Which best describes the story occurring through
Symphonie Fantastique?
a change through the seasons
A man madly in love who finds out his lover has rejected him
A journey down the river of the country
A phantom like figure chasing a boy and his father
5
Who was Richard Wagner? What country was he from?
composer, Germany
composer, Czech-Republic
musician, England
composer, France
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Which of the following was a Baroque composer?
Palestrina
Hildegard of Bingen
J.S. Bach
Mozart
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How many beats does a half note receive?
1
4
3
2
8
What is a leitmotif?
Continuous dramatic flow in an opera
A type of singer in Wagnerian opera
A short musical phrase that represents a character/ place.
An instrument found in The Ring Cycle
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How many beats does a whole note receive?
3
2
4
1/4 a beat
10
Which instrument was used in Medieval music?
violin
lute
oboe
trombone
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Where did text often come from in Baroque operas?
European history
the Renaissance
the Bible
Greek and Roman mythology
12
Which of the following was not a genre of music during the Renaissance?
motet
mass
madrigal
symphony
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Which of the following characterizes Palestrina?
An Italian composer who wrote masses, madrigals and motets
An English composer who wrote string quartets
A Dutch composer who wrote symphonies
A composer from France who wrote for violin
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What is the difference between sacred and secular music?
Sacred music is religious. Secular music is non-religious
Sacred music is non-religious. Secular music is religious
There is no difference between the two types of music
None of the above
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what is an art song?
song from an opera
A song painting a picture with words
A song for piano and voice that fuses music and poetry
solo song for piano
16
1What are the approximate dates of the Classical Era?
1750-1825
1400-1600
400-1400
1900-2017
17
What are the dates of the Romantic era?
1900-2017
400-1400
1825-1910
1700-1800
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which instrument was invented during the Romantic era?
violin
bass
saxophone
piano
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What does the top number on a time signature tell you? (ex: ¾)
none of the above
how fast the piece will be
which note gets the beat
How many beats are in the measure
20
Which instruments were found in the Baroque period?
violin
harpsicord
all of the above
cello
21
How many beats does a quarter rest receive?
2
1
3
4
22
What does "Baroque" mean?
bizarre
angry
pleasant
calm
23
How many beats are found in the measure with the time signature of 2/4?
2
8
1
4
24
Which historical event helped popularize music during The Renaissance?
Invention of printing press
Black Plague
Feudalism
People learning English
25
what is an opera?
dramatic work with singers and instrumentalists
an oratorio
a choral work
same thing as a play
26
Which composer was considered a classical era composer?
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
J.S. Bach
Richard Wagner
Frederic Chopin
27
Describe the orchestra and singers of The Ring Cycle.
medium orch, typical opera voice
none of the above
small orch, loud singer
large orchestra, loud singers
28
What is improvisation?
singing a tune
composing a song
making up a music on the spot
playing a song on an instrument
29
While the classical era focused on reason, order and balance, romantic music focused on what?
emotion, adventure and imaginaiton
elegance
simplicity
vocal music
30
Which Baroque composer wrote
The Four Seasons
for string orchestra?
Monteverdi
Palestrina
Hildegard of Bingen
Vivaldi
31
What does the word “Renaissance” mean?
awakening
bizarre
dark ages
rebirth
32
What is Smetana’s “Moldau” based on?
city in his country
canyon in his country
river in his native country
forest in his country
33
What city was considered the music capital of Europe during the classical era?
Vienna
Paris
London
Prague
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What years did the Medieval Period occur?
1750-1900
450-1450
1600-1750
1450-1600
