Music Appreciation Final

A character piece is

Characters from verismo operas come from

Match the composer: Born in Germany, known more as an organist than composer, remarkable ability to write counterpoint

Match the tempo marking: moderately fast, brisk

True or False: We have a good idea of how ancient music sounded because of many written and recorded musical examples

When pitches are sounded together, it is called

A system used in the Baroque period in which a composer composed music exclusively for their employer:

Match the era: tended to rely on emotion rather than intellect, beautiful, reveled in struggle against unknown

Match the dynamic marking: loud

Match the instrument family: flutes, piccolos, oboes, clarinets, bass clarinets, bassoon, contrabassoon, english horn

The text or script of an opera is called

Program music is

Meter is the:

The instrumentation of a string quartet consists of

Match the tempo marking: walking, moderate

Match the instrument family: bass drum, cymbals, triangle, snare drum

The regular pulse found in most music is called the

Which composer-pianist put effort into his composing, lost his hearing, and is a bridge between romantic and classical

A theme is

Match the era: reason and logic are the way to truth, music was light, airy, elegant, sonata form was popular

Instrumental music during the Renaissance featured the

Match the composer: Born in Germany, lived in London, Composed the Messiah

Match the era: most significant type of secular music was the madrigal

The orderly flow of music through time is the definition of

The term used to refer to the tone quality or "color" of instruments and voices is

Match the instrument family: violins, violas, cellos, double basses, harp

Match the dynamic marking: soft

Match the dynamic marking: medium loud

Match the tempo marking: very slow, broad

The third large section of a musical work in sonata form is the:

Form in music refers to

Match the composer: born in Austria the same year as George Washington, referred to as Father of the Symphony

Match the instrument family: trumpets, french horns, trombones, tubas

Match the tempo marking: lively

Match the era: secular music was written by troubadours, little secular music preserved, development of notation

Ancient Greek philosopher who considered music an essential part of education & thought music influenced moral character

The second large section of a musical work in sonata form in which is found a mixture of all themes with new ideas is:

Match the composer: greatest musical geniuses, phenomenal memory and ability to hear in head, works catalogued by Köchel

Match the tempo marking: slow, leisurely

The first large section of a musical work in sonata form is called the:

Match the composer: loyal to his native Poland, one of the first composers to write almost exclusively for piano

Match the instrument family: timpani or kettledrum, glockenspiel, xylophone, marimba, vibraphone

Match the era: grandiose dimensions, love of drama, religious intensity, operas, oratorios, fugues, cantatas, suites

A melody is