Western Music History --- B.C. to the 20th century

Pythagorus is known in music history for inventing/discovering what?

The Italian composers of the Romantic Era were PARTICULARLY famous for their:

Jazz is a fusion of primarily which two musical genres:

All of the following were famous composers of solo piano works EXCEPT:

Which of the following composers is NOT oneof Germany's "Three B's?"

Romantic Era music included all of the following musical elements EXCEPT:

The blues was created by African-Americans and included all of the following EXCEPT:

Debussy's "Clair de Lune" was featured in which two movies mentioned by Mr. Wilson?

Being a "Nationalist" composer means that:

J.S. Bach was patronized by and wrote most of his music for:

The Classical Era includes ALL of the following musical elements EXCEPT:

What nation was the mathematician/musician Pythagorus from?

Haydn standardized the number of movements in the symphony to:

Which three eras are known as the "Common Practice Period" of classical music?

A virtuoso is:

Pythagorus is known in music history for inventing/discovering what?

Beethoven's 9th Symphony is game-changing and influential PARTICULARLY because:

A cantata is:

Modern film composers such as John Williams have utilized Wagner's LEITMOTIF concept, which is:

Ragtime music emphasizes SYNCOPATION, which is:

Wagner's opera style was called________________, which sought the best of all theatre elements.

Russian composer Modest Mussorgsky was PARTICULARLY "Nationalist" in his composing because:

Beethoven is considered a "line-straddler" in music composition history because:

Mozart composed in all of the following genres/forms EXCEPT:

In the renaissance, Claudio Monteverdi composed in which NEW genre?

Programmatic music means that:

Where can one find the first written/printed records of music being performed?

Hungarian piano virtuoso Franz Liszt invented the ___________, a one-movement programmatic work

Which of the following composers was NOT from the Baroque era?

The "Classical" era refers to a return to the classic architecture & philosophy of what nation?

Tchaikovsky is very memorable for all of the following EXCEPT:

Edvard Grieg's most famous suite is based on a play by fellow Norwegian Henrik Ibsen called:

Which French composer created the concept of PROGRAMMATIC music?

Sousa conducted the US Marine Corps Band, and is famous for writing music in what genre?

What was the name of the famous Monteverdi opera we watched part of in class?

A concerto is an instrumental piece with:

Pythagorus is known in music history for inventing/discovering what?

Unlike his fellow Italians Rossini & Verdi, Puccini composed in a opera style called:

Which of the following Christmas pieces is Handel famously known for?

One of the first great American songwriters was ________________, who wrote "Camptown Races."

The Baroque period featured ALL of the following musical elements EXCEPT:

Which German priest sparked the "Protestant Reformation" with his 95 theses?

Haydn is known as the father of all of the following genres/forms EXCEPT:

Prior to the renaissance, who controlled and patronized most European music composition?

Bach composed in all of the following genres EXCEPT:

A sonata is:

In contrast to programmatic music, ABSOLUTE music means that: