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Music History #musichistory chapters 4-9 powerpoints from class
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1
Intensity in music refers to...
the aspect of high and low
the aspect of short and long
the quality of sound that identifies the instrument
the aspect of loud and soft
2
Rhythm with the accent on the weak beat or between beats is called:
supplementation
synchronization
syllabification
syncopation
3
In which musical time period did Handel compose many operas and oratorios, including Messiah?
Baroque
Romantic
Medieval
Classical
4
Who wrote the most music in the medieval era?
Hildegard von Bingen
Giuseppe Verdi
anonymous
Claudio Monteverdi
5
A text for an opera is called...
a read out
a libretto
a book
a liber usualis
6
Bach, Vivaldi and Handel were all composers from which period?
Baroque
Romantic
Classical
Medieval
7
Who is a German late baroque composer who spent most of his composing life in England?
J.S. Bach
Stockhausen
Brandenburg
Handel
8
Bach wrote the St. Matthew and the St. John Passions . What does Passion mean in this sense?
The story of the love life of the saints.
The story of the trial and death of Jesus
A story Bach really cared about.
9
A "ONE-two One- two" rhythm in music usually indicates what type of meter?
Organum
Duple Meter
free form
Triple Meter
10
A Baroque theory that different musical moods should be used to influence the emotions is...
Doctrine of Ethos
String Theory
Theory of Relativity
The Doctrine of Affections
11
A waltz such as the Blue Danube waltz is in what meter?
Quadruple meter
duple meter
triple meter
no meter
12
Baroque era numerical shorthand written below the bass line, was called...
beats
line of demarcation
accents
figured bass
13
Late Baroque era,
short
sacred vocal work with recitatives, arias and choruses and orchestra is
an opera
a motet
an oratorio
a church cantata
14
A Baroque solo concerto has how many movements?
5
3
2
4
15
Who wrote the Brandenburg Concertos?
Corelli
Bach
Vivaldi
Handel
16
What was the name of the plucked keyboard instrument used in the Baroque period?
piano
harpsichord
hurdy gurdy
clavichord
17
Duration in music refers to...
the aspect of high and low
the aspect of short and long
the aspect of loud and soft
the quality of sound that identifies an instrument
18
Opera originated in...
Munich, Germany
Vienna, Austria
Florence, Italy
London, England
19
This outdoor instrument was the ancestor of the trombone.
krummhorn
fife
sackbut
recorder
20
What does "syllabic" mean in music?
One note, one syllable
Many syllables and many notes
21
Baroque composers used trills, turns and other techniques to ornament the music.
False
True
22
Renaissance music is marked by...
grandeur, extravagance, drama
classical balance and restraint
23
Leonardo, Michelangelo, Donatello and Raphael were alive during which musical time period?
Baroque
Renaissance
Medieval
Romantic
24
A monody is...
a declamatory speech
an instrumental concerto
a Baroque solo song with prominent top and bottom lines
a monophonic chant from middle ages
25
Who was a Baroque instrumental composer of "The Seasons" who was nicknamed the "Red Priest?"
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
Claudio Monteverdi
Josquin des Prez
Antonio Vivaldi
26
What is the order of a Catholic Ordinary Mass?
Kyrie, Gloria, Credo, Sanctus, Agnus Dei
Sanctus, Kyrie, Gloria, Credo, Agnus Dei
Kyrie, Sanctus, Credo, Gloria, Agnus Dei
Agnus Dei, Kyrie, Gloria, Credo, Sanctus
27
What is hocket?
a medieval style of composition
a group of musicians
a medieval ball game
a renaissance basket
28
Who said that when you listen to music you should "fly with the music to the end of the piece"?
Victor Wooten
Fritz Kreisler
Frederic Chopin
Daniel Barenboim
29
Three genres to emerge in the Baroque era are:
oratorio, opera, concerto
mass, motet, chant
art song, quodlibet, chanson
symphony, madrigal, tone poem
30
The madrigal flourished in which era?
Baroque
Romantic
Renaissance
Medieval
31
Bass-driven chordal support for a melody in the Baroque era was called...
concerto
recitative
symphony
basso continuo
32
Baroque composer of the opera Orfeo
Monteverdi
Montezuma
Montague
Monte Cristo
33
Messe de notre dame was composed by
William Tell
Philip de Vitry
Guillaume de Machaut
Claudio Monteverdi
34
Timbre in music refers to...
the aspect of long and short
the identifying quality of a sound
the aspect of high and low
the aspect of loud and soft
35
When was the Renaissance?
An era from 476-1450
An era from 1600-1750
An era from 1450-1600
An era from 0-476
36
Whose music won the "contest" for word clarity in the Counter-reformation?
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
Henry Purcell
Johann Sebastian Bach
Georg Frederic Handel
37
What is the order of the musical eras we have studied?
Medieval, Baroque, Renaissance
Renaissance, Medieval, Baroque
Baroque, Medieval, Renaissance
Medieval, Renaissance, Baroque
38
Violin, viola, violoncello and bass:
the string family in the orchestra
capable of tuning in different keys
relatives to the vielle and viola da gamba
bowed instruments
39
Pitch in music is:
the aspect of loud and soft
the aspect of short and long
the quality of a sound
the aspect of high and low
40
Why do people stand for the "Hallelujah Chorus" from Messiah?
Out of tradition
They don't know why
Because King George stood up first
Everyone else does
41
The _______________ of the community was the main body that kept Medieval society organized.
musical theater
church
kings and queens
jousts
42
Musically heightened speech in opera, derived from declamatory sections of monody, is called:
explanatory verse
recitative
speech-song
soliloquoy
43
Which of these is NOT a plane of listening recommended by Copland?
snakes on a plane
Expressive plane
sensual plane
sheerly musical plane
44
Orfeo, or Orpheus, sings, and plays what instrument?
the harpsichord
the lyre
the cello
the drums
45
The texture of music in the medieval chants was
imitative
fugal
polyphonic
monophonic
46
Robert Danziger recommends as a listening style:
drawing blueprints as you listen
listening while blindfolded
listening outside
repetitive listening
47
Strophic Form in music can be described as:
a form with no repeats
a form of a theme with multiple variations
a form with repeated verses of music but different words
a form with a 12 bar blues pattern
48
Medieval monks did all of the following except...
pray 7 times a day
practice medicine
talk
read and write
49
What does "melismatic" mean in ancient vocal music?
no syllables, many notes
many notes, one syllable
one syllable, one or two notes
50
What is the difference between the storytelling in opera and oratorio?
opera tells a story, oratorio does not
Opera is in Italian and Oratorio is in English
Opera has arias and recitatives and oratorio does not
oratorio is not staged or costumed- opera is, elaborately
51
In a fugue, the main melody is called the
potato
episode
countermelody
subject
52
In the story of Dido and Aeneas, what happens to Dido?
After Aeneas leaves, she kills herself with poison
She travels to Italy
She takes a journey to Hades
She becomes a Goddess
53
Purcell and Monteverdi were composers from which musical time period?
Renaissance
Romantic
Classical
Baroque
54
Monteverdi's repeating musical interludes in between repeating musical strophes are called:
alternati
overtures
ritornelli (ritornello)
choruses
55
A succession of pitches can be called ...
a melody
a tune
a scale
a theme
