MA Final Exam

Composer who went deaf by the time he was 30.

Composed Rhapsody in Blue

A question-and-answer pattern in which a group response to a leader is called

A composition for solo voice and piano.

Johann Sebastian Bach was famous for playing and improvising on the__________.

The 101st symphony written by Franz Joseph Haydn.

Rules of diplomatic or state etiquette.

The composer who spanned the Classical and Romantic periods.

What are the dates of the Renaissance?

The annual Japanese religious festival is called__________.

A style of music that stresses the element of repetition with changes dictated by rule or system.

During the Romantic period, composers wrote music that__________.

Known as the "Father of the Symphony"

A steady recurring pulse.

Music that portrays the meaning of the words of the text.

French Style of atmospheric music of the late nineteenth century.

Polyphonic choral compositions based on secular texts.

One composer who emerged during the 1920s as a composer of Broadway musicals was

Written by Philip Glass.

A horror opera about a mental patient with PTSD that wants to kill someone every time the orchestra plays the note 'b.'

An Australian instrument that produces a low drone is called a__________.

Wrote the song Bolero and also a huge influence on American composer George Gershwin.

Gregorian chant was named after him.

The liturgy in Catholic churches with the Kyrie, Gloria, Credo, Sanctus, and Agnus Dei.

Complimented his trumpet improvisations with scat singing

What are the dates of the the Baroque era?

What are the dates of the Romantic era?

Written by Johann Sebastian Bach

Composed by Beethoven, the 4th movement sung by solo voices and choir about the peace and brotherhood of mankind.

Wrote the concerto suite - The Four Seasons

What are the dates of the Modern era?

Polyphonic choral compositions based on sacred texts.

A leading musical voice of the antiwar protest against the Vietnam War was__________.

Elevated the fugue to its highest perfection. Known for his organ works.

Composed the "Maple Leaf Rag."

Riverdance created a renewed interest in__________.

What are the dates of the the Medieval era?

Discord in music, suggesting a state of tension.

What word means verbal messages set to music?

Written by Franz Schubert about a struggle between a father of a gravely ill son and a phantom figure.

What is the distinct tonal quality of an instrument or voice, which is clearly identified by ear

Impressionistic music based on a painting by artist Claude Monet.

Known for writing over 600 "Lieder" or Art Songs.

French impressionistic composer whose music was counterpart to French poetry and paintings of the time.

Instruments that create sound by a vibrating column of air are called__________.

A melodic instrument used most widely by Native Americans is the__________.

Head of a twentieth century musical dynasty.

What are the dates of the the Classical era?

What compositions serve as introductions to the singing by the congregation?

Written by John Corigliano about a rat exterminator.