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Music is present in every culture of the world

The Baroque era occurred during which years?

Who is the father of the string quartet & symphony?

A better term for "Classical Music" is

SATB has strict designation for male and female voices.

What are the dates for the Age of Enlightenment

in Baroque music the rhythm is almost always moving steadily.

Using pitches outside the established key center is known as:

Who is regarded as one of the great composition teachers of the 20^th century?

Secular Music is about religion.

Opera died out in the nineteenth19^th century.

Art music is usually contained to a single generation.

Art music is confined to the years 1730 to 1900

All music has some artistic merit

Which of the following was not a theme of 19^th century romanticism?

Which is not a category of Western instrument classification?

What is the original definition of baroque?

Which would NOT be a topic of a troubadour song?

Who made up the School of Vienna?

Sonata-allegro, Rondo, and Theme and Variations are all examples of:

In the Baroque era there was great disparity between the rich and the poor.

Two or more melodic lines heard at the same time create:

The preferred language for the motet was:

Monumental works from the Romantic era includes chamber music

The concerto grosso is a piece for solo instrument and orchestra accompianment

What is the typical format of the baroque concerto?

Which was unique to Beethoven’s 9^th symphony at its premiere?

What animal sang chants into the Pope’s ear for transcription?

What composes the basso continuo & What era is it from?

The most basic unit of rhythm is

The 21^st century represents a new stylistic era, yet to be named.

The Sachs-Hornbostel classification system is very “Eurocentric.”

Between the mass and motet, the motet was a larger, much more involved piece of music.

What invention likely had the greatest influence of the proliferation of music during the Renaissance?

Art music is easily accessible after the first listening experience.

The string quartet could be written for both amateurs and skilled musicians.

Which was NOT a trait of expressionism?

Renaissance dances outlined the social classes of the period.

Most madrigal texts were about the Virgin Mary.

Who created the protestant church?

What are the two main parts of the mass?

In the SATB structure, what voice does the French horn occupy in the brass family?

Music designed for small spaces and for relatively small audiences was known as:

The 20^th century was an age of modernism

Form is the aural shape of music.

The two greatest variables on the depth chart are

The snare drum and tympani would be an example of

What does one pitch per syllable mean?

What were the main genres of the Renaissance?

The percussion family is the most diverse of the Western instrument families.

The Renaissance era occurred during which years?

__________ is the term for many melodic pitches sung over a single syllable.

Which is the correct instrumentation for the standard string quartet?

What is a series of pitches recognizable as a complete unit?

What best describes Theme and Variations

Abstraction became a focus for 20^th century composers

Pitch is measured in

In SATB, where does the Cello fall?

The strings on a piano are plucked to produce a sound

Music that employs elements of chance, making it different with every performance is called:

Who composed L'Orfeo (the first opera)

what is a lied best described as?