Review-Fall Semester Exam

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

_______ composed Symphonie Fantastique.

What is the time frame for the Renaissance Period?

Most music of the Renaissance was ________ in texture.

Classical era composers pay great attention to ________.

This massive opera is based on legends from ________ culture.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Most instrumental music was used for _________

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

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

What is the time frame of the Romantic Period?

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

The first movement of a symphony was usually ________.

The most important part of Renaissance music was the _________.

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

The most popular instrument for instrumental ensembles was the ________

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

_______ composed the Pope Marcellus Mass.

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

The Catholic Mass wsa typically divided into _________ sections.

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

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

A string quartet is made up of ________ musicians.

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

Why was the printing press such an important invention?

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

The second movement of a symphony was usually ______

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

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

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

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

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

The term "absolute music" means ________.

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

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

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

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

Where do we get the term "Classical"?

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

What does the term "Renaissance" mean?

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

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

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

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

In the Classical period, artists love _______.

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

The term "a capella" means what?

How many operas make up this master work?

The Mass Ordinary includes all of the following except _________.

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

What year did Constantine convert the empire to Christianity?

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

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

Who invented the printing press?

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

How does Symphonie Fantastique differ from a traditional symphony?

The center of music of the Classical period was ________.

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

The three sections of a sonata were the______.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Travelling musicians of the period are commonly known as ?

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

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

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

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

Program music is music that does what?

Travelling musicians were often ? in Medieval Life

Why did Constantine convert the Empire?

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

His largest operatic work was _________.

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

The Baroque saw an advancement and standardizing of ________.

The music Martin Luther wrote for his Protestant church was ________

The third movement of a symphony was usually _______

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

______ was the king of opera during this time.

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

How many Mass celebrations did Palestrina compose?

The string quartet was similar in structure to the _________.

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

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

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

What other forms of Christianity arose during this time period?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

What is the given time frame for the Classical Period?

Fugues are commonly ________ in texture.

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

What is the accepted time frame for the Baroque Era?

Who purchased the most art/music during the Renaissance?

Most symphonies had _____ movements.

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

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

In what language were motets usually written?

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

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

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

A sonata was usually _______ movement(s).

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