WoM Final Review

Choose what the normal plot characteristics of most Romantic Operas.

Which famous oratorio did Mendelssohn write?

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

When did Western music notation first begin to be used?

In which country did opera begin?

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

What does the term etude mean?

The grand staff is a grouping of which two clefs?

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

Hip-Hop and rap greq out of which genre?

The Romanic period began and ended in which years?

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

Who composed the oratorio, Messiah?

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

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

Choose the correct list of female and male vocal parts.

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

To make a sound, string instruments are typically:

The erhu is a/an __________.

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

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

Name the most popular symphony by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

The term bel canto means __________.

Which is a famous opera composed by Giuseppe Verdi?

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

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

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

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

The symphony developed from what type of music?

The sonata-allegro form consists of which three sections?

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

Opera seria is _________.

The Middle Ages began and ended in which years?

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

Melody is referred to as the:

Which of the following terms was coined by Frederic Chopin?

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

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

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

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

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

How many operas did Mozart compose?

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

The chromatic scale is made of of how many notes?

Vocal production happens when air passes through the vocal folds

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

Who composed the opera Don Giovanni?

The djembe is an instrument originally from:

How many movements were in the early symphony?

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

How many sonatas did Beethoven compose?

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

Opera buffa is an Italian ______ opera.

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

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

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

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

A piano concerto involves which instrument or instrumental groups?

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

The most important quality of Latin music is the: