Music

_____ short polyphonic choral work.

Musical similar to opera but different in that it has _______ _______.

Charlie Parker,_____ style, alto sax.

Duke Ellington, _____ style, piano.

Louis Armstrong, dixieland style, instrument _____.

Improvisation, syncopated rhythm, steady beat, and call/response are main characteristics of _.

______ main form of secular vocal music during the Renaissance.

____/____ meter is the most common meter in rock.

Wrote orchestral and vocal works. Dance important part of his musicals.

Typical song form in musical is ______.

Change in key.

In middle ages, _____ dominates musical activity.

Twelve-measure musical structure and AAB vocal structure

Monophonic is one melody, polyphonic is two or more melodies, and homophonic is ______.

Main brass instruments: Trumpet, _____, Trombone, Tuba

______ is music not based on chant, employs a new system of notation.

Common features of _____ music: Vocal, hard-driving beat, featured electric guitar.

____ the Catholic worship service. Long work that includes five main parts of service.

____ is form commonly used in jazz improvisation.

Which one is not a singing voice category? 

Chant is ______.

Front line of horns supported by rhythm section, songs frequently based on church melody: _____

______ best known for Notre Dame Mass.

______ official music of the catholic church. 

Snare Drum, Bass Drum, Tambourine, Triangle, Cymbals, and Gong are _____ pitch.

_______ is dance hall and saloon music for the piano.

Exclusive function of purely instrumental music: _____.

Simplest, most basic chord. Made up of three notes.

Tone color is also called...

Binary is _____

Relative loudness of a sound is what?

The four main properties of music are pitch, tone color, _______ and duration.

There are usually ___ or ____ chords commonly used in rock music.

Broken chords.

Timpani, Glockenspiel, Xylophone, Celesta, and Chimes are _____ pitch.

Which of these main woodwind instruments uses double reeds?

In middle ages, mostly ____ sing, and sacred vocal.

Miles Davis, _____ _____ style, trumpet.

Which was not a culture that contributed to jazz?

______ was king of ragtime

_____ is rock music by black performers.

_____ is blended R&B (rythms and blues) with mainstream music.

Jazz originally designed for _____.

More calm, relaxed than Bepop. Relied more upon arrangements.

Which main brain instrument uses a sliding tube?

Which string instrument does not use a bow?

Rhythms and blues as well as country and western influenced development of _________.

Creates sound by air being directed to pipes.

Creates sound by air bellows driving reeds controlled by keyboard and buttons.

Roots of musical theater go back to _____.

Creates sound by plucking string with small wedges.

What section is backbone of jazz?

Ternary is ______

Creates sound by striking tight strings with felt hammer

There are ___ tone in an octave

The ______ scale is made up entirely of half steps.

Meant for listening, not dance. Preferred ensemble.

The speed of the beat/pace.

______ most influential group in rock history.

Style combined improvisation with rock rhythms, combined acoustic and electric instruments.

______ became music capital in 16th century.

Large bands 15-20. Usually by groups of instruments and commonly themes and variation form.

________ instruments produce sound by striking, shaking or rubbing them.

Four main woodwind instruments are violin, viola, cello and... 

Jazz developed in _____.

Usual instruments in a band: Two guitars, bass guitar, _______, keyboards.

Two most commonly used forms in rock music:

_____ culmination of Renaissance, worked primarily in Rome, introduced by the Council of Trent.

Which of these is not a main woodwind instrument?

Similar to chance music.