Review-Fall Semester Exam

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

What is the accepted time frame for the Baroque Era?

The most popular instrument for instrumental ensembles was the ________

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

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

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

The term "absolute music" means ________.

Fugues are commonly ________ in texture.

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

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

Why did Constantine convert the Empire?

This massive opera is based on legends from ________ culture.

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

Program music is music that does what?

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

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

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

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

His largest operatic work was _________.

Who invented the printing press?

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

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

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

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

The center of music of the Classical period was ________.

In what language were motets usually written?

The three sections of a sonata were the______.

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

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

The Mass Ordinary includes all of the following except _________.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Who purchased the most art/music during the Renaissance?

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

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

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

The third movement of a symphony was usually _______

The string quartet was similar in structure to the _________.

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

Where do we get the term "Classical"?

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

The first movement of a symphony was usually ________.

What year did Constantine convert the empire to Christianity?

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

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

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

The most important part of Renaissance music was the _________.

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

Travelling musicians were often ? in Medieval Life

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

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

The Catholic Mass wsa typically divided into _________ sections.

Classical era composers pay great attention to ________.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The music Martin Luther wrote for his Protestant church was ________

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

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

Most music of the Renaissance was ________ in texture.

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

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

The Baroque saw an advancement and standardizing of ________.

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

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

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

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

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

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

How many Mass celebrations did Palestrina compose?

The second movement of a symphony was usually ______

Why was the printing press such an important invention?

_______ composed the Pope Marcellus Mass.

What is the time frame for the Renaissance Period?

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.

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

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

_______ composed Symphonie Fantastique.

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

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

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

______ was the king of opera during this time.

The term "a capella" means what?

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

A string quartet is made up of ________ musicians.

Most instrumental music was used for _________

What is the given time frame for the Classical Period?

In the Classical period, artists love _______.

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

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

A sonata was usually _______ movement(s).

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

What does the term "Renaissance" mean?

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

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

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

How many operas make up this master work?

Travelling musicians of the period are commonly known as ?

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

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

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

What other forms of Christianity arose during this time period?

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

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

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

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

How does Symphonie Fantastique differ from a traditional symphony?

What is the time frame of the Romantic Period?

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

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

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

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

Most symphonies had _____ movements.

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