Review-Fall Semester Exam

In opera, a piece in which a soloist sings with instrumental accompaniment is a(n) ______.

Which of these is NOT a technique used by Schubert to tell the story of "Die Erlkonig"?

The Church held much power over the common folk of the MA. How were they able to do this?

What is the name of the Italian Monk who developed a system of teaching music to the church?

Which of these was typically NOT a subject of non-religious music during the Dark Ages?

What were the three classes of population that emerged during the Medieval Period?

A polyphonic work for 4-6 voices that is secular in nature is called _________.

"Baroque" is from an Italian term which means what?

The third movement of a symphony was usually _______

How many Mass celebrations did Palestrina compose?

______ was a form in which melodic material was added above or below a melody, like a puzzle.

The Classical period saw a rise in _____, or a use of the artist's home country/s history.

In response to the madrigal, the Church created a similar form of music called the _______.

Most instrumental music was used for _________

_______ composed Symphonie Fantastique.

What year did Constantine convert the empire to Christianity?

Monks began singing in two separate voices in harmony, but the same rhythm. This is ? texture.

What is the time frame for the Renaissance Period?

The term "a capella" means what?

The most important development of the Baroque was ___, which allowed composers to change moods.

Classical era composers pay great attention to ________.

______ was/were still the primary form of public entertainment.

The German master of opera from this time period was ______________.

What is the given time frame for the Classical Period?

Using both music and stage drama to enhance the lyrics of a piece was the start of ___________

In what language were motets usually written?

The name for the Catholic Liturgy that develops during this time was called the ______.

In this time, the idea that the sun was the center of the solar system was put forth by ___.

How does Symphonie Fantastique differ from a traditional symphony?

The art song "Die Erlkonig" was composed by ____?

Composers showed contrast through the ______, which switched between large and small groups.

Most music of the Renaissance was ________ in texture.

The three sections of a sonata were the______.

______ was the king of opera during this time.

Many composers created _______, consisting of recitatives, arias, duets, and choruses.

Who invented the printing press?

The term "absolute music" means ________.

Which of these string instruments is not in a standard string quartet?

The Church created its own version of opera, called the _________.

What does the term "Renaissance" mean?

A type of program music, a(n) ________ is music written from textual materials.

Which of these is NOT an instrument from the Middle Ages?

What is the accepted time frame for the Baroque Era?

This massive opera is based on legends from ________ culture.

_______ composed the Pope Marcellus Mass.

The most important part of Renaissance music was the _________.

______ was the most notable composer of motets in the Renaissance.

Many instrumental composers focused on the _____, which became the standard small ensemble.

A string quartet is made up of ________ musicians.

Music that deals with religious matters is referred to as...

The string quartet was similar in structure to the _________.

The second movement of a symphony was usually ______

The Romantic period saw an increase in fascination with the _______, or other-worldly

Much of the earliest church music was named after Pope Gregory II, which was called...

During this period, there is a large focus on the rights of whom?

Humanism, a popular movement during the Renaissance, focused on what?

The center of music of the Classical period was ________.

Many of the population willfully followed the church teachings, mainly because...

____, used in the Medieval/Renaissance periods, is revived during the Romantic Period

The music Martin Luther wrote for his Protestant church was ________

Bach wrote over 200 cantatas, mainly for use in ________.

The first movement of a symphony was usually ________.

Ways that composers showed this was to alternate between ____ and _____.

The fourth movement of a symphony was usually similar to the ________

What do we call music that does NOT relate to the church?

Most symphonies had _____ movements.

What year did the empire collapse, starting the Dark Ages?

Symphonie Fantastique uses a repeated musical idea, linked to a character, called a(n) _____.

Travelling musicians were often ? in Medieval Life

An example of the type of music would be "The Moldau", written by _______.

The Baroque saw a wide use of ____, which uses a keyboard and a bass line instrument.

The Baroque also sees the rise of _____ music's popularity.

Which of these is NOT a political leader of the time period?

The closing and most well-known section of "Pictures at an Exhibition" is ______.

"Die Erlkonig" is the title of a poem by ______

The main patron of the arts was/were the _____.

Musicians hired by the nobles were seen as ______ in the social ladder.

What was the name of the shorthand symbols used by monks to notate early music?

Why did Constantine convert the Empire?

The ______ was a popular style of music for solo voice and piano.

In the Classical period, artists love _______.

The Mass Ordinary includes all of the following except _________.

The _____, a forerunner of the piano, was common in most Renaissance parlors.

"The Moldau" is named after and represents a river in _________, the composer's home country.

Composer Modest Mussorgsky wrote "Pictures at an Exhibition", a musical representation of ____.

His largest operatic work was _________.

What is the time frame of the Romantic Period?

The Romantic era chooses to focus on ____ instead of ________.

The _____ was a simple form of music to be sung by the average musician at home.

What is the name for the system the monk created to sing specific pitches of a scale?

In opera, dialogue that is sung rather than spoken is known as _______.

The defining characteristic of music from the Baroque is the use of _______.

Program music is music that does what?

What other forms of Christianity arose during this time period?

What was the primary language of the church, including the Bible and most prayers/chants?

Unlike religious music, travelling musicians often used ? in their music.

Nobles still paid for art, but now most musicians hired by nobles were______.

"Die Erlkonig", using an old German legend, is another example of ________ in music

What is the generally accepted time frame for the Medieval Period?

Which of these events does NOT happen during the Classical period?

How many operas make up this master work?

What authority sought to ban Galileo and Copernicus's ideas about science?

What was the term for people who commissioned art/music?

Travelling musicians of the period are commonly known as ?

What organization was left in power after the collapse of the empire?

The Catholic Mass wsa typically divided into _________ sections.

Why was the printing press such an important invention?

The composer we view as the "bridge" between the Classical and Romantic Periods was ______.

Who purchased the most art/music during the Renaissance?

Prior to the Middle Ages, what was the dominant power in Europe, Middle East, and North Africa?

Early music of the church involved singing the exact same pitch at all times, called ? texture.

The most popular instrument for instrumental ensembles was the ________

Fugues are commonly ________ in texture.

Most often, ______ were used as the text for these works.

Where do we get the term "Classical"?

After the empire collapsed, most people fell into three classes, which included all EXCEPT...

A country that becomes a powerhouse in Classical/Romantic music is ________.

A sonata was usually _______ movement(s).

The first composer we have record of writing a string quartet is __________.

In Germany the ______, a word meaning "flight", was a popular form of organ music.

______ is the writing of music to reflect the text of a song or poem

_____ becomes the dominant form of public entertainment during the Baroque period.

The Baroque saw an advancement and standardizing of ________.

One of the limitations of the harpsichord was the inability to alter ________.

The biggest difference between opera and oratorio is that the oratorio does not include _____.