Midterm Review

How are plainchant, Gregorian chant, and monophony related?

Which term names an instrumental composition associated with a story, poem, idea, or scene?

Why is Tchaikovsky not considered part of the Russian Five?

Which word best describes music from the Middle Ages?

Which of the following is a recurring theme for individual characters and situations?

What did the Chinese Imperial Bureau of Music do?

Which word best describes music in the Renaissance and Baroque periods?

Which period leading up to the Classical Era had a musical and art style that is not as dense?

How did the Gutenberg Press impact music in the Renaissance?

Which ancient society used a shofar in religious ceremonies?

How is word painting different from program music?

Which word best describes music in the Classical period?

Which type of music is music that is composed by the random selection of pitches, tone color, and rhythms?

Early on, the first violin player kept the beat. Why were they replaced by an official conductor?

What system allowed people to have a job as a composer for the first time in music history?

What is a style of singing that closely approximates speech?

What were the oldest playable musical artifacts?

Beethoven was a bridge between the _____ era and the _____ era.

Why isn't much pre-historic music performed today?

Which of the following does not belong?

Which instrument is most similar to a guitar?

Which ancient society valued music education?

Which orchestra traditionally has the largest size?

What are the three main parts of sonata form?

Which of the following does not belong?