Simultaneously invented and performed

Who is William Grant Still?

He created the Afro-American Symphony

What was ragtime influenced by?

by banjo styles, and syncopated dance, and elements of European music.

What is polytonality?

When you use two or more keys at once

Describe Johannes Brahms

Close to Schumann’s. Collector of music manuscripts

By 11 was composing and giving lessons

Describe Robert Schumann

Mostly wrote piano pieces and later wrote art songs

merged African cultural with the experiences of slavery

Describe Niccolò Paganini

Italian virtuoso violinist and composer.

Describe Clara Schumann

Father trained her to be a child prodigy

Bridge between the classical and romantic era

Describe Frederic Chopin

Only pianist in history to achieve a reputation on the basis of 30 concerts

Believed music was an expression of divinity

a person highly skilled in music

secular folk music created by African Americans in the early 20th century

swing and blue notes, complex chords, call and response vocals

Who was Robert Johnson?

an American blues musician and songwriter

Composer of The Nutcracker and Swan Lake

Describe Hector Berlioz

Paid to produce his own concerts because he was unconventional

Late experimental works foreshadowed the 20th century (1900s)

Child Prodigy and freelance musician

the simultaneous combination of contrasting rhythms in musical composition

A combination of drama and music

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1
Plato banned instruments capable of producing all of the scales.
True
False
2
Improvised means -
Music composed by philosophers
Fast music
Music played for the church
Simultaneously invented and performed
3
Renaissance means -
Renounce
Rebirth
Regulate
4
Who is William Grant Still?
The composer of Rhapsody in Blue
Composer of the Rite of Sping
He created the Afro-American Symphony
He created the twelve tone system
5
In the Middle Ages where was music usually played?
Royal Court
Concert Hall
Church
6
What was ragtime influenced by?
swing and blue notes, complex chords, call and response vocals
by banjo styles, and syncopated dance, and elements of European music.
combines elements of gospel music, rhythm and blues and jazz.
7
What is polytonality?
When you repeat the same key over again
When you use two or more keys at once
When you repeat one key multiple times
When you use one key only
8
Where did Jazz begin?
The Bronx
Louisiana
New Orleans
9
Who composed Maple Leaf Rag?
Aretha Franklin
Scott Joplin
Robert Johnson
10
During the Baroque period people wanted to hear ____.
Instruments
New music
Vocal music
Secular music only
11
Describe Johannes Brahms
Close to Schumann’s. Collector of music manuscripts
Late experimental works foreshadowed the 20th century (1900s)
Paid to produce his own concerts because he was unconventional
The bridge between Classical and Romantic Music
12
Describe Handel
Italian virtuoso violinist and composer.
Believed music was an expression of divinity
Collector of music manuscripts
By 11 was composing and giving lessons
13
Describe Robert Schumann
Collector of music manuscripts
Mostly wrote piano pieces and later wrote art songs
Only pianist in history to achieve a reputation on the basis of 30 concerts
Father trained him to be a child prodigy
14
What is a spiritual?
characterized by swing and blue notes, complex chords
secular folk music created by African Americans in the early 20th century
merged African cultural with the experiences of slavery
15
What was Aretha Franklin’s nickname
Queen of Pop
Queen of R&B
Queen of Soul
16
When was the Baroque period?
500-700
1750-1900
1600-1750
450-700
17
Describe Niccolò Paganini
Late experimental works foreshadowed the 20th century (1900s)
Italian virtuoso violinist and composer.
The bridge between Classical and Romantic Music
Collector of music manuscripts
18
When was the Romantic Era time period?
1200-1400
1600-1850
1820-1900
700-480 BC
19
Describe Clara Schumann
Father trained her to be a child prodigy
Composer of The Nutcracker and Swan Lake
Italian virtuoso violinist and composer.
The bridge between Classical and Romantic Music
20
What was the texture of Ancient Greek music?
Monophonic
Polyphonic
Homophonic
21
What was the time period of Ancient Greece?
700-480
1600-1850
500-860
22
When was the Classical Era?
1600-1820
1750-1820
1820-1900
1600-1700
23
What genre had a strong influence on Rock and Roll?
Jazz
Spiritual
R&B
24
Describe Beethoven
Collector of music manuscripts
By 11 was composing and giving lessons
Child Prodigy and freelance musician
Bridge between the classical and romantic era
25
Describe Frederic Chopin
Composer of The Nutcracker and Swan Lake
Only pianist in history to achieve a reputation on the basis of 30 concerts
Paid to produce his own concerts because he was unconventional
Late experimental works foreshadowed the 20th century (1900s)
26
Atonality is -
the absence of a key
the simultaneous combination of contrasting rhythms in musical composition
A slide upward or downward between two notes
A stable chord played in music
27
Describe Bach
Italian virtuoso violinist and composer.
By 11 was composing and giving lessons
Collector of music manuscripts
Believed music was an expression of divinity
28
What was the texture of Baroque music?
Polyphonic
Monophonic
Homophonic
Homophonic and Polyphonic
29
During the Renaissance who was hiring musicians?
Churches and Royal Courts
Church
Neither
Royal Court
30
What is a virtuoso?
a person highly skilled in music
an unskilled person in music
a music teacher
A dancer in a musical theatre production
31
What was the texture of Middle Ages music?
Polyphonic
Monophonic
Homophonic
32
Describe the Blues -
secular folk music created by African Americans in the early 20th century
combines elements of gospel music and jazz.
swing and blue notes, complex chords, call and response vocals
33
What texture was a Gregorian chant?
Homophonic
Monophonic
Polyphonic
34
When was the Renaissance?
700-480
500-860
1500-1600
1600-1700
35
Describe Jazz -
swing and blue notes, complex chords, call and response vocals
secular folk music created by African Americans in the early 20th century
combines elements of gospel music and R&B.
36
Who was Robert Johnson?
an American trumpeter and vocalist
an American blues musician and songwriter
Helped pioneer the soul music genre during the 1950s
37
Describe Tchaikovsky
Italian Viruoso
Late experimental works foreshadowed the 20th century (1900s)
Composer of The Nutcracker and Swan Lake
Collector of music manuscripts
38
Describe Hector Berlioz
Paid to produce his own concerts because he was unconventional
Collector of music manuscripts
Father trained him to be a child prodigy
Italian virtuoso violinist and composer.
39
What was the time period of the Middle Ages?
1600-1850
450-1450
500-860
40
Describe Franz Liszt
Late experimental works foreshadowed the 20th century (1900s)
Collector of music manuscripts
Paid to produce his own concerts because he was unconventional
Composer of The Nutcracker and Swan Lake
41
Where did Hip Hop begin?
Los Angeles
New Orleans
The Bronx
42
Who is Igor Stravinsky?
He created the twelve tone system
Composer of the Rite of Spring
The composer of Rhapsody in Blue
He linked 19th century and 20th music
43
Music in Ancient Greece meant -
terrible
the art of muses
the heart of life
the truth of the soul
44
During the Middle Ages who had access to education?
The Church
Everyone
Royalty
45
What music was more popular during the Renaissance (vocal or instrumental?)
Instrumental
Vocal
46
Describe Mozart
By 11 was composing and giving lessons
Collector of music manuscripts
Child Prodigy and freelance musician
The bridge between the classical and romatic era
47
What was the last piece of music that Mozart wrote?
Requiem
Dona nobis pacem
Happy Birthday
Marriage of Figaro
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What was the texture of Renaissance music?
Polyphonic
Homophonic
mONOPHONIC
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Polyrhythm is -
A slide upward or downward between two notes
the simultaneous combination of contrasting rhythms in musical composition
A stable chord played in music
the absence of a key
50
Opera is ____.
A play
A drama with many actors
A combination of drama and music
Religous music with an orchestra

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