Cumulative Final Exam Review Game

______ was mostly known for his skill at composing Motets, the most notable of which is, perhaps, Ave Maria.

Rossini's Opera The Barber of Seville is an example of Comedic Opera.

When did American Popular Music first begin to emerge?

Which of the following composers made significant contributions to Classical Opera?

The book-end dates of the Classical Era are:

Classicism takes the formal structures and conventions of Romanticism and stretches/ expands them.

Franz Liszt is remembered as one of the most prolific Symphony composers in history.

What are the book-end dates for the Blues era?

The Tin Pan Alley was/ is in which major city?

Which of the following is NOT part of Franz Liszt's legacy?

Which of the following is a difference between Classicism and Neo-Classicism?

____ is the act of depicting the text, in music, through literal musical gestures.

______ are any non-conventional way of producing sound on a musical instrument

In music, the term "dynamics" refers to volume (how loud or soft something is):

Which of the following composers is known as the Father of the Classical Era?

What are the book-end dates of the Baroque Era?

_________ is the first true American Art music:

The book-end dates of the Romantic Era are:

Who wrote the first opera in history?

__________________________ are notes that are lowered to give a sense of sadness.

Which composer was the hero of the Counter-Reformation?

Which of the following is NOT a main value of Modern Music?

Romantic music has increased amounts of chromaticism, as compared with Classical music.

Which of the following composers IS an Impressionist Composer?

_________ is the height of Jazz.

_________ is the first true American music:

Antonio Vivaldi was employed by an Orphanage for orphaned girls and young woman.

This type of music is meant to be listened to actively (not passively):

A _________ is a piece written for a solo instrument with only 1-2 instruments (often piano) accompanying.

What are the book-end dates of the evolution of American Music and Jazz?

Rachmaninoff's Isle of the Dead is an example of a Symphonic Poem.

_________ is a genre composed for solo piano that uses a highly syncopated melody over a rhythmically-steady bass.

What are the book-end dates for the Swing/ Big Band era?

______ is the dominant driving force in Western Art Music:

Haydn's music was considered light and humorous during his time.

_________ is a response to BeBop. The music was overall softer, slower, and lower in pitch.

Western Art Music is unique in that it is the only music that values harmony above all other musical elements.

A/ an ___________ is a religious piece that is performed with choir & orchestra. It is opera-like but lacks staging.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart wrote his first composition when he was 5 years old.

Atonal music is music that lacks a tonal center/ home key signature.

____ is the main sequence of individual, consecutive pitches:

What are the book-end dates of the Renaissance?

Which of the following is arguably the single biggest difference between the Classical and Romantic Eras?

Impressionism first began in France in the Visual Arts.

_____________ is the belief that people are strong, intelligent, and in charge of their own lives.

Which of the following titles belong to Franz Joseph Haydn? (Select all that apply!)

Besides J. S. Bach, who was ONE more influential composer in the Baroque Era?

Which of the following is NOT a value of Western Art Music?

The language of Blues and Jazz music is one element that comes from traditional African music.

______ is a musical sentence, with a clear beginning, middle, and end:

Organum was typically performed in early Cathedrals.

Music is a reflection of a given place and time in history.

Franz Schubert was very famous and well-known during his lifetime.

When music is ________, that means it is easy for many people to enjoy it.

______ is a system of organization in music in which each of the 12 pitches are used in a fixed order.

A _________ is a piece written for a solo instrument with orchestral (large ensemble) accompaniment.

Edgard Varese composed ___________ music.

Which of the following did NOT happen to Orchestras between the Classical and Romantic Eras?

Which of the following IS a value of Romantic Music?

______ is when multiple pitches sound simultaneously, with some pitches being subservient to others:

______________________ are the rests, or silence, in traditional Japanese Folk Music.

____ is a light-hearted style of opera with a pleasant subject, comedy, and a happy ending. (Select all that apply!)

______ is the Father of Western Art Music.

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of Minimalist Music?

The book-end dates of the Postmodern Era are:

Orchestras tripled in size between the Classical and Romantic Eras.

_________ is monophonic, vocal, religious music of the Middle Ages:

Ludwig van Beethoven nearly single-handedly ushered in the Romantic Era.

Which of the following is NOT a value of Baroque Era music?

Which of the following composers IS a Neo-Classical Composer?

____ is the concept of providing a commentary on or response to something through music.

Which of the following is NOT true of Ludwig van Beethoven?

The book-end dates of the Modern Era are:

Which of the following is NOT a value of Romantic Music?

What does "Emancipation of the Dissonance" mean?

________________ is the lead pitched drum, also known as the talking drum, in traditional African music.

_____ are usually written for solo voice and piano, the music enhances the emotions of pre-existing text (like a poem).

Developments in Music and the Arts in the 1900s were highly influenced by WWI and WWII.

What are the book-end dates for the New Orleans Jazz era?

George Frideric Handel was extremely well known for his oratorios.

The book-end dates of the Impressionist Era are:

This type of music is a traditional part of the society from which it comes:

______________________ is the melody in traditional Indian music. It is the main expressive element of Indian music.

_________ are intervals in pitch that are smaller than a half-step (the smallest interval in Western Music).

Which of the following is NOT a value of Postmodern Music?

A _____ is a single-movement work for orchestra that is meant to evoke a poem, story, or piece of art.

This type of music is meant to reach as many people as possible:

The Classical and Romantic Eras have extremely little in common.

________________ is the principle singer who calls others to worship through the Adhan in traditional Islamic music.

Edgard Varese experimented with computerized (or synthesized) sound in music.