FINAL REVIEW - HUMA 118

The second movement of a Classical symphony usually offers the listener a period of contrast due to its

For the plots in their operas, Romantic composers drew from

Which composer was a church organist in Leipzig, Germany?

Romantic music and literature often showed a fascination with

What were medieval poet-composers called in Germany?

Italian Baroque opera mostly took its plots from...

Though there are exceptions, music in minor mode is _____ whereas music in major mode is _____.

A short piano piece that portrays a particular mood is called a

A set piece for solo singer used to mull over the character's emotions is called

What is the BASSO CONTINUO in Baroque music?

Master Léonin and his follower Pérotin are known as part of what school of organum?

What does it mean to perform a cappela?

What was seen as the main purpose of art in the 18th Century?

The BEL CANTO style emphasizes what?

Speechlike singing in an opera to present dialogue or advance the plot is called

Rousseau's criticism of Baroque opera as artificial and overly complicated encouraged the development of

A musical motive (used by Wagner) associated with a person, idea or symbol in a music drama is called a

A vocal genre based on one-stanza poems and developed in Italy after 1530 was called the

What is RITORNELLO form?

Where were Classical sonatas designed to be played?

The third movement in a Classical symphony is usually written in

In the Baroque period, composing music was regarded as

What effect did the patronage system of the Baroque period have on musical forms?

What is a dance suite?

Several pitches sounding simultaneously are referred to as a(n):

How did the Classical orchestra differ from the Baroque orchestra?

What is WORD PAINTING?

The fastest movement in a Classical symphony is usually the

Beethoven occupies a unique position between which two musical styles/periods?

For special, festive occasions, which instruments did composers often add to the Baroque orchestra?

The major works of Brahms tend toward

What are the underlying ideas of the CONCERTO and CONCERTO GROSSO?

Sonata form can be seen as a large ABA' form, with each letter standing for a section of the movement as follows:

Which composer developed DOUBLE-EXPOSITION form for his concertos?

The three main TEXTURES of Western art music are:

What is VARIATION form?

The first movement of a Classical symphony is usually written in

The musical style known as the Classical style was developed by composers mostly centered in

TONE COLOR is the musical term for the general quality of:

In Gregorian recitation, the pitch on which the text is sung is called the

What was the chief characteristic of High Renaissance style, which emerged around 1500?

A coherent succession of pitches, played or sung in a certain rhythm, is called:

Which of the following was an important innovation of the early Baroque era?

Which of the following aspects of Baroque opera differs from opera today?

How were great artists beginning to be viewed in Beethoven's time?

What genre is a type of German song based on a Romantic poem with piano accompaniment?

The first step in developing ORGANUM was

Which are important style features of Classical music?

What were the most important forms during the Classical period?

The official music of the Catholic Church in the Middle Ages is called: