Midterm Review

What era did Machaut work in?

Classical music typically uses homophonic textures.

Beethoven's Symphony No. 5 is known for its:

Highly elaborate vocal solo in an opera

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of Gregorian Chant?

The continuo in Baroque music is usually played by:

What era did Mozart work in?

A theme is repeated with small changes each time

What is monophony?

What era did J.S. Bach work in?

The High Renaissance style was primarily homophonic.

Basso continuo is the same thing as ground bass

What era did Hildegard von Bingen work in?

Instrumental work featuring a soloist and orchestra

A form in which a main theme returns throughout the movement

Illustrating the meaning of text through music

What era did Haydn work in?

What was one of Beethoven's greatest contributions to music?

Which of the following was a primary characteristic of Baroque music?

Music with no instrumental accompaniment

Beethoven's later works were more introspective and complex.

Troubadours and trouveres were primarily known for writing about:

What is the system of prayers and worship for a particular religion called?

Handel is known primarily for his operas and oratorios.

Which term refers to a short sentence sung or recited before or after a psalm?

The most common form for first movements in Classical symphonies

Oratorios are staged musical dramas with costumes and scenery

Estampies were simple, one-line instrumental dances with repeated phrases.

The technique where a bass line is repeated throughout a piece is called:

The Classical Symphony typically has how many movements?

Who composed the Pange Lingua Mass?

Drama set to music with half-sing, half-spoken text

Which of these composers was part of the Classical era?

Mozart wrote over 600 works, including operas, symphonies and chamber music.

Who was a notable composer and visionary nun in the Middle Ages?

The piano was not commonly used in the Classical period.

The Classical orchestra was smaller than the Baroque orchestra

Beethoven studied with Haydn

Which form was commonly used in Baroque dance suites?

Which of the following techniques was commonly used in Renaissance music?

Beethoven continued composing after becoming completely deaf.

Polyphonic composition built around a central theme

What era did Josquin des Prez work in?

What era did Thomas Weelkes work in?

What was the earliest form of polyphony?

Jongleurs were medieval musicians who primarily performed in churches.

Secular vocal music from the Renaissance

A sequence is a passage of music that repeats at a higher or lower pitch level.

Which of the following best describes Classical melodies?

The Counter Reformation encouraged extravagant musical elements in church services.

What era did Antonio Vivaldi work in?

The scherzo replaced the minuet in Beethoven's symphonies.

Ritornello form is commonly used in the fast movements of Baroque concertos

A B A' structure, commonly used in symphonies

Minnesängers were poet-composers from northern France.

Sacred composition based on Gregorian chant

Who composed The Four Seasons?