DE Final Exam

Gregorian Chant is named after Pope Gregory I, who __________.

Public Enemy's records in the second half of the 1980s were groundbreaking for their ______.

A form of polyphony using two or more interlocking voices is called __________.

Chamber music was __________.

Which sons of J. S. Bach went on to be composers?

Guillaume de Machaut was appointed a canon at Rheims, meaning he __________.

Organum was built by layering melodic lines above __________.

Why does much gospel music rely on stock, formulaic harmonic progressions?

In The Marriage of Figaro, what is the nature of the Count?

The general texture of "My Lord Help Me to Pray" can be characterized as __________.

Monophonic chant appears __________.

Hildegard's Play of Virtues is __________.

How many structural cadences occur in "No More than One Man Could Count the Stars?"

Leon's music reflects her __________.

In William Byrd's "Sing Joyfully," each voice is differentiated by its __________.

Gottschalk's Union contains the following patriotic tunes: __________.

"One Love," "I Shot the Sheriff," & "No Woman, No Cry" are songs by what Caribbean singer?

The meter in dance music corresponds to the pattern of __________.

In the first movement of Symphony no. 5, Beethoven transforms the opening motif by __________.

A type of opera singing that lies somewhere between singing and speaking is called __________.

What musical effect represented the striving in the phrase hope of gains in "Since Robin Hood?"

Many of Berlioz's contemporaries criticized him for his music being __________.

Berlioz's father wanted his son to follow in his footsteps and become a

Which technique did Dvorak use that suggests a connection w/ both folk and African music?

Bach had __________ children, but only half survived into adulthood.

In the first verse of "Chester," how many voices are singing?

Which of the following is true of the Classical Era?

Which of the following is a characteristic of periodic phrase structure?

Which of the following best describes the rhythm of the recitative?

Which two voice parts does Palestrina use extras of to create a six-part texture?

A melismatic setting is __________.

In Hildegard's play, Satan is like __________.

Concert manners in Haydn's time __________.

Which repeated musical idea is heard just before the guillotine falls in Symphonie fantastique?

What is the name for the opening formal section of Mozart's Piano Concerto in A Major?

Monophony occurs when __________.

Which of these was an important seventeenth-century composer of French opera?

What determined the tempo, meter, and rhythm of Renaissance dance music?

In which city did Mozart compose Symphony no. 40 in G Minor?

During his lifetime, Beethoven was __________.

What form do many bebop compositions take?

Plainchant consists of __________.

As a musical retelling of Romeo & Juliet, Bernstein's West Side Story recasts the families as

What is the texture in the opening measures of Mozart's Piano Concerto in A Major, K. 488?

The form of the first movement of Mozart's Piano Concerto in A Major, K. 488 is like a _______.

Chopin __________.

For the Romantic artist, __________.

A la Par mixes __________.

A ballet is a story told through __________.

Philip Glass' composition technique based on multiple repetitions of a few ideas, is called

"Knee Play 1" unfolds over a constantly repeated bass in the organ called a(n) __________.

Which of the following is the best description of atonality?

Music was already the ______ in the Middle Ages, long before Shakespeare coined the phrase.

Mozart was __________.

Which of the following is a drawback of performing foreign-language operas in English?

Which genre of music did Bach compose for the weekly Lutheran service?

Where did Susato live?

Voiles provides the listener with __________.

The violin has __________ strings.

Jingju is the principal form of __________ today.

Chuck Berry developed a distinctive performance gimmick known as the __________.

A French overture __________.

What music technique did Schumann use at the end of the 1st section of text to create the mood?

What is the melodic contour of the first phrase of "Chester?"

In their pursuit of innovation, Modernist composers __________.

Medieval courts used the arts primarily as a means of __________.

In the visual arts and architecture, ______ emphasizes functionality and a break with the past.

Throughout the Classical Era, artists in every field looked to __________ as a model.

Opera was the result of __________.

Which best describes the texture of "Since Robin Hood?"

The kind of phrase structure with antecedent and consequent units is called a ______ structure.

In a fugue, the passages where the main subject (the main theme) is absent are called ________.

The closing section of "God Save the Queen," which uses a short motif, is known as a

Which factors delineate the verse-chorus form of "Fight the Power?"

Which of the following words would be most likely to receive a melisma in Medieval chant?

The tutti __________.

The sentiment of the "cherry blossom" in sakura symbolizes __________.

The earliest operas were performed in __________.

"The Cricket" praises the singing of __________.

What did Schumann create in 1834?

The Alleluia is an important component of which Catholic church service?

Why must dance music be rhythmically clear and consistent?

In addition to composing music, Hildegard __________.

White gospel music is also known as __________.

Why did music publishing develop after book publishing?

Tchaikovsky suffered from __________.

The A section in Barbara Strozzi's "Revenge" __________.

Like Machaut, de Bologna, de Ventadorn, & von Wolkenstein share an interest in

What is dissonance?

What instrument families are included in the performance of Moorish Dance?

Which of the following best describes the subject of Robert Schumann's "Dedication?"

The musical features of rhyme song reflect _________.

The Renaissance may be described as an age of __________.

Where did Sergei Diaghilev put on his Ballet Russes?

The sound of the prepared piano has been compared to that of __________.

Whenever he played a concert, Louis Gottschalk would __________.

Brahms’ reputation was such that he is buried __________.

John Williams has written __________.

What is the last step in the film music synchronization process?

Which formal device is used by Bach in the first movement of Cantata 140?