Music History 2

This is the term for notes that when played together sound good and have no waves in the sound.

What is significant about the ‘Song of Seikilos’?

Which composer was NOT from the Classical Era?

If a composer is using text painting, how might he or she set the word heaven in music?

Tuneful, impersonal music intended to appeal to the masses is known as this kind of music:

True or False: Blues music must have a sad mood.

We listened to program music by George Gershwin. The title is “An American in ______.”

Which is the definition of Rhythm and Blues?

This is the term for a song that uses lyrics to tell a story.

An important element of the blues is making up music on the spot. This is called:

A main melody with other voices and instruments in the background has which kind of texture?

The period after the Classical era that featured stories about extreme behavior and emotions:

Which follows the pattern of blues music?

This is the term for when a composer is hired to write music for a specific occasion.

When all musicians perform the same note at the same time, it is called:

The Romantic Era ended with what major event that started in 1914?

What is the name of the movie about a fictional rivalry between Mozart and Antonio Salieri?

One major concept of the Enlightenment is that all people are what?

R&B in the 1950’s was repackaged by the recording industry and was sold with what name?

This is a staged drama set to music, which were popular in Europe during the Baroque Era

Program music uses music to do what?

This major event happened in the United States during the Classical Era.

Which composer is not from the Baroque era?

Pop music in America like the blues is derived from the music of which two continents?

What did the Greeks believe about music?