HU-100 Music

Question 1

The Baroque Period was from 1600-1750 and is exemplified by ________________.

Accepted Answer

Vivaldi

Question 2

Type of mus. texture using two or more melodic lines of relatively equal interest at same time

Accepted Answer

polyphony

Question 3

Three national figures assassinated in the 60's were JFK, MLK, Jr., and ________________.

Accepted Answer

Robert F. Kennedy

Question 4

A type of musical texture in which chords accompany one main melody.

Accepted Answer

homophony

Question 5

The word ________ originally meant a sung piece.

Accepted Answer

cantata

Question 6

________ developed at the beginning of the Baroque period as an important art form.

Accepted Answer

Opera

Question 7

Musical form that expresses hardships of inner city life.

Accepted Answer

rap

Question 8

The classical composer tat died in poverty was ____________________.

Accepted Answer

Mozart

Question 9

The actual tune of the music is called __________.

Accepted Answer

melody

Question 10

The important elements of music and art during the classical period were ______ and _____.

Accepted Answer

balance and clarity

Question 11

A type of polyphonic composition in which a theme is developed by counterpoint

Accepted Answer

fugue

Question 12

A succession of sounds with rhythmic and tonal organization is called ________.

Accepted Answer

melody

Question 13

One of the leading jazz musicians was _____________________.

Accepted Answer

Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Dizzy Gillespie, Louis Armstrong

Question 14

A self-contained section of a symphony is called a_______________.

Accepted Answer

movement

Question 15

A lengthy orchestral composition, usually in four movements.

Accepted Answer

symphony

Question 16

A staged musical/theatrical work in which music predominates is called ___________.

Accepted Answer

opera

Question 17

A _________ is identified as any type of sound.

Accepted Answer

tone

Question 18

The record producer that set up a record company in Detroit was ______________.

Accepted Answer

Barry Gordy

Question 19

A large choral work developed for soloists in the Baroque period describes _____________.

Accepted Answer

Oratorio

Question 20

Most closely associated with classical music is ______________.

Accepted Answer

Mozart

Question 21

The Motown sound was a combination of gospel music and _____________________.

Accepted Answer

rhythm and blues

Question 22

British band whose music and lyrics supported rebellious American youth in the 1960's

Accepted Answer

Rolling Stones

Question 23

A sacred choral composition consisting of 5 sections

Accepted Answer

mass

Question 24

__________ is a type of musical texture using a single musical line without accompaniment.

Accepted Answer

monophony

Question 25

The most important element in rap music is the bass line and _____________________.

Accepted Answer

rhythm

Question 26

Musical _____________ refers to the way composers us melodic lines in their pieces.

Accepted Answer

texture

Question 27

How the beat is broken down is its ________.

Accepted Answer

rhythm

Question 28

Romanticism (1825-1900) in music is most closely associated with______________

Accepted Answer

Beethoven

Question 29

When two or more tones sound at the same time, we have ____________.

Accepted Answer

harmony

Question 30

A _____ is a comp. for one or more solo instruments, accompanied by an orchestra, 3 movements

Accepted Answer

concerto

HU-100 Music

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HU-100 Music

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