WoM Final Review

The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra was written by ____________.

Choose the correct list of female and male vocal parts.

To make a sound, string instruments are typically:

The basics of music are described as sound, rhythm, melody, texture, and ________.

Melody is referred to as the:

Which is a famous opera composed by Giuseppe Verdi?

Which Romantic era composer was known for fast and technically difficult passages (often making women faint)?

In Asian music, we frequently find the use of which scale?

Which of the followign American musical styles came from South African influence?

For the essay on the final, which prompt are you going to write about?

The chromatic scale is made of of how many notes?

Frederic Chopin used nationalism in naming one type of piano composition. Which was it?

How many sonatas did Beethoven compose?

The grand staff is a grouping of which two clefs?

The djembe is an instrument originally from:

Which composer is referred to as the "Father of the Symphony"?

Which famous oratorio did Mendelssohn write?

To play something loud and then soft would be using what term?

The erhu is a/an __________.

The Romanic period began and ended in which years?

Which composer is considered to have written the hardest piano concerto to date?

The most important quality of Latin music is the:

The Middle Ages began and ended in which years?

Polyphony is a texure from the Renaissance era. What best describes polyphony?

Name the most popular symphony by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

Choose the correct list of movements from Symphonie Fantastique by Hector Berlioz.

How many movements did Haydn include in most of his symphonies?

In opera, the recitative is _____, and the aria is the _______.

Who composed the opera Don Giovanni?

"High" and "low" sounds in music are called ____________.

The use of sharp, flat, and natural signs within a body of music are called __________.

Who composed the oratorio, Messiah?

In which country did opera begin?

Which composer is known for placing two beats against three bests in his piano compositions?

Hip-Hop and rap greq out of which genre?

The symphony developed from what type of music?

Vocal production happens when air passes through the vocal folds

Choose the correct list of the three pedals on the modern piano.

When did Western music notation first begin to be used?

How many operas did Mozart compose?

How many movements were in the early symphony?

Which symphony by Beethoven includes the popular melody known as "Ode to Joy"?

Which of the following is a well-known German composer from the Romantic era?

Which composer is known for writing The Well-Tempered Clavier?

The Rite of Spring premiered in a time when modern music was new and not accpeted. What happened at the premiere?

Which composer injured his hands by using a mechanism to stretch them? (His wife was also considered the better pianist)

Claire de Lune, an example of impressionistic music, was composed by _______.

Sound is often represented by waves. The width or length of the wave refers to:

The sonata-allegro form consists of which three sections?

Which of the following terms was coined by Frederic Chopin?

What does the term etude mean?

The term bel canto means __________.

Opera buffa is an Italian ______ opera.

A violin and trumpet sound different. We know this because of a difference in _________.

Exoticism is the technique of using foreign qualities in a composition. Which opera is an example of exoticism?

Rhythm is divided into two simple groupings of beats. These groupings are:

Choose what the normal plot characteristics of most Romantic Operas.

This composer is known for his large symphonies with large choruses and epic composition techniques.

A piano concerto involves which instrument or instrumental groups?

Opera seria is _________.