Music 1010 Final Review

A jazz style of singing that sets syllables without meaning to improvised vocals is called

The Classical period in music ranged from approximately

____ worked with Paul Simon to create an album that fused styles from two geographic regions.

Tchaikovsky's ballet about a child's Christmas gift and dreams of exotic people and places is

The element that most decisively separated 20th century music from that of the past was

Who was Haydn's principal patron?

Which American jazz composer was also a pianist and a master of orchestration for big bands?

Which best describes Beethoven?

Which description best characterized a part song?

A texture where a single voice takes the melodic interest and the accompaniment is subordinate.

This early Rock & Roll pioneer contributed blazing guitar solos.

The standard ranges of the human voice from highest to lowest are

The dream ballet was a new way of forwarding the plot in this Broadway Musical.

Clara Schumann was virtuoso performer on

The famous four-note figure at the beginning of Beethoven's Symphony No.5 is best described as

How do Classical artists differ from their Romantic counterparts?

The earliest type of polyphony was

Which of the following was NOT characteristic of Impressionist music?

Which of the following statements about Charles Ives is INCORRECT?

Composers introduced new harmonic styles in the twentieth century, including

In Berlioz's Symphonie Fantastique what is the idea fixe?

Which of the following was the chief form of Italian secular music in the Renaissance?

The three main sections of sonata-allegro form are the exposition, development, and

Robert Schumann ended his career and life

The approximate dates for the Renaissance era are

Which term best describes a melody that loves by small intervals?

Which of the following make up the movements of the Ordinary of the Mass?

Which American composer wrote ballets such as Billy the Kid and Rodeo based on American themes?

In which form is the Lied Erlking

The action of the opera occurs mainly in the

In opera, a vocal style that imitates speech and set freely to sparse accompaniment is called

Besides Schubert, which other 19th cen. composer was also prolific in Lieder?

How many movements are in a Classical concerto?

Which of the following was NOT a member of the Beatles?

The artistic trends of the early twentieth century can best be characterized as

Which of the following best defines binary form?

The element of music that organizes movement in time is

Water Music by Handel is best describes as a

Dvorak wrote his New World Symphony while living in

A large-scale work in several movements for solo instrument(s) and orchestra is called a

Who is America's greatest bandmaster?

Bach was most famous in his day as a performer on

The Classical symphony had its roots in the

Which movement of the symphony is traditionally the slowest?

Which 19th cen. American composer is best remembered for his ballads and astral show tunes?

The High Middle Ages witnessed

Of which national school of composition is Dvorak a representative?

Nationalistic composers expressed their nationalism by

The principle of organization where we hear a piece in relation to a central tone is called

The element of rhythm in twentieth-century music is best characterized by

The leader of the Impressionist painters is considered to have been

Which movement is the most highly organized and most characteristic o the mulitmovement cycle?

Rock and role merged as union of which two styles?

The recurring principal themes in Wagner's operas that carry specific meanings are called

A combination of tones, three or more, that constitutes a single block of harmony is called

Atonality may be characterized by

Which of the following is an established, living, American composer of musicals?

In sonata-allegro form, the part which rounds it off with a vigorous closing cadence is the

Instrumental music endowed with literary, philosophical, or pictorial associations is called

Which does NOT characterize an oratorio?

According to your text, the most popular composer of art music in the world is

Which of the following was a widely loved nationalist opera composer?

What American composer is known as the king of ragtime?

The late Romantic Italian opera tradition was characterized by a movement toward realism called

A fanciful improvised solo passage interpolated into a concert movement is called

Which meter would be conducted in a pattern of down-right-up?

Which film score is NOT composed by John Williams?

All of the following were new opera types that reflected simplicity and real emotions EXCEPT

What term suggests something of the overall character of the work, as well as its repertoire?

This composer is considered the creator of the modern orchestra for his use of larger ensembles

___ is the Vienesse composer who invented the twelve-tone method.

Brahms maintained a life-long relationship with

Which of the following statements is NOT true about Romantic choral music?

Mozart died while writing his

This Broadway Musical was the first to include a movie-like score under the whole show.

Impressionism in music is best exemplified by the works of

Jonathan Larsen's rock opera, Rent, is inspired by which opera?

The composer who invented the music drama was

Handel's Messiah is

The approximate dates of the Baroque period are

This early Rock & Roll pioneer contributed to the sexually charged bad-boy image.

The so-called Second Vieneese School of composition includes

An Italian comic opera is called a

The chorale is a type of hymn tune created by

How many players are generally necessary to perform a trio sonata?

Which of the following Russian composers was famous for his ballets?

A highly emotional song in an opera is called

Which of the following is a contemporary Broadway musical based on folk tales?

The most important instrumental form of the Classical period was the

What is considered to be America's unique contribution to world theater?

The rate of speed at which a piece of music is played is its

Which composer is known as "the poet of the piano?"

A string quartet consists of

The most important keyboard instrument of the Romantic period was the

The distance between two different pitches is called a/n

Which is the correct oder of bowed string instruments from highest to lowest range?

The term tempo rubato, associated with Chopin's music, means that the performer should

A cappella, meaning "in the church style", indicates

Which was the chief institution that supported music in Renaissance society?

Comparing the # of symphonies written in the Classical era vs. Romantic, what can be concluded?