Music History Semester 1 Review

Which genre consists of 2 sections; the first is in slow duple meter, the second in fast triple

The musical practice of depicting the expressive content of the text.

True or False: The tenor line is always doubled by an instrumental accompaniment.

T or F: Duple meter was used almost exclusively throughout the Middle Ages?

Which form did Baroque composers typically use in the 1st and 3rd movement of a concerto grosso

Throughout the Middle Ages, which two groups vied for political control of Europe?

A series of conflicts between the French and English.

The numerical shorthand in music?

The most common basso continuo group was the:

Which instrument dominated the sound of the Baroque orchestra.

What is the standard musical form of Baroque period dance movements?

Which composer is known as the "Savior of church music"?

A passage of free, non-imitative counterpoint found in a fugue is known as:

True or False: InThe Messiah, many of the 19 choruses feature simple homophonic settings.

The theme in a fugue is called the:

True or False: The rhythmic ostinatos used in Baroque music give a feeling of stasis.

A tightly linked succession of chords that purposefully moves the music.

A genre prominent in early Baroque that consists of a few instruments and a solo singer.

Troubadours and trouveres invented the musical genre known as:

What musical technique contributes to the appeal of Pachelbel's Canon in D?

Which Baroque genre opens with a section called the "exposition"?

When and where did Baroque music first appear?

The dramatic text that composers set to music in an opera, oratorio, or cantata is called:

Which musician is credited for inventing the genre of the French overture?

A spiritual melody or religious folksong of the Lutheran Church.

Which genre of composition was note used during the Renaissance?

The Baroque Period was from

Term for the unvarying text of the Mass that are sung virtually every day.

What did the inventors of early opera think they were reviving?

Which genre is a work where the actors sing all the parts and has stage sets and costumes?

T or F: Awake A Voice Is Calling was written by Bach to impress a potential employer in Berlin.

Where did writers, artists, and architects turn for inspiration during the Renaissance?

Term that describes the sharp, abrupt dynamic contrast found in the music of the Baroque era.

This genre derives text from historical events or mythology and glorified the aristocracy

A melody, harmony, or rhythm that repeats continually throughout a musical composition.

A one-movement composition, in free form, originally for keyboard.

A multi-movement work for solo instrument, or instrument with keyboard accompaniment.

A bass line that moves at a moderate pace, mostly in equal note values, and often stepwise.

Which term is synonymous with "ground bass"?

What began in the monasteries of Western Europe around the year 1000?

The soloists in a concerto grosso are called the:

The singing style that expresses feeling or emotion rather than narrating the drama's action.

A composition for choir setting a religious, devotional, or solemn text, often sung in Latin.

The idea that different musical moods could and should influence the emotions of the listener.

Musically heightened speech

This composer became the most renowned organ virtuoso in Germany.

This composer was very successful during his lifetime and gained popularity in London.

Musical notation was originally invented to preserve ___.

Which monarch came to epitomize the grandeur and glory of the Baroque era?

Which individual is not considered a representative composer of the early Baroque period?

The belief that people can shape their world and create beautiful art.

What musical technique contributes to the appeal of Pachelbel's Canon in D?

T or F: The chamber sonata is a composition with 4 dance movements in alternating tempos.

A manner of writing that exploits the strengths and avoids weakness of an instrument.

T or F: Pope Gregory initiated the practice of composing chant and wrote many of the chants.

Identify the genre that is not typical of the late Baroque.

T or F:Rondo form is one of the oldest musical forms and can be traced back to the Middle Ages.

What was the single most important genre of music to emerge during the Baroque era?