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A part of sacred music was "plainchant", which is/are
a free-flowing vocal line that sounded like a musical speech
a reworking of the themes musical elements
sections which the subject is not fully stated in any voice
2
What is a motet?
A poem or words set to music
The rebirth of art, music, science, math, and many others.
Secular music,
A piece that combines several voices w/ different patterns.
3
What is programmatic music?
Music with lots of contrast.
Music that sounds colorful and imaginative.
Music that shows anger.
Music that tells a story.
4
George Fredric Handel composed mostly....
operas and later oratorios.
oratorios and later operas.
oratorio and later operas.
Trios and later oratorios.
5
What were the 3 main composers of the Baroque period?
Bach, Lizt, Hayden.
Handel, Bach, Vivaldi.
Hayden, Beethoven, Mozart.
Vivaldi, Bach, Dubussy.
6
A fugue features...
Episodes.
All of them.
overlapping voices that copy another, restating the melody.
a subject, an answer, and a countersubject.
7
One main theme in the beginning followed by a set of variations on that theme is a...
Both
Version of Sonata Form
Theme and variations form
8
What does Counterpoint mean?
Episodes which can contain a Motive.
Episodes that are stated in different pitches.
When 2+ voices fit together simaltaneously.
To counter-attack.
9
Within the first and last of those sections, there are...
Beginning and end.
Principle Subject, Second Subject, Closing Section (coda).
Beginning and Coda.
Middle.
10
What music was most popular in (1820-1910)?
Romantic
Classical
Baroque
None are listed
11
The 2nd movement is...
Strong and Spirited.
Fast and exciting.
Slow, lyrical, and more reflective.
Dance-like.
12
The 4th movement is...
Reflective.
Fast and Exciting.
Strong and Spiritied.
Dance-like.
13
What musical form was large and was based on a religious theme?
Oratorios.
Motets.
Trills.
Monody.
14
The first movement is usually...
Slow, lyrical, and more reflective.
Spirited and accomplishing.
Fast and exciting.
Dance-like.
15
Renaissance music was most popular in...
(1450-1600)
(1450-1570)
(1500-1600)
(1400-1600)
16
Classical music was most popular in...
(1750-1820)
(1750-1850)
(1700-1900)
(1747-1907)
17
The 4th movement is usually in Rondo. What are the order of themes in a Rondo?
A-B-A-C-A-B-A
A-B-A-C
A-A-B-B-C-C
B-A-B-C-B-A-B
18
Instruments from Middle ages include
Percussion - drums and bells
All of them.
Woodwinds - flutes, pipes, and horns
Strings
19
What musical form focuses on making one melody stand out.
Fugues.
Monody
Oratorios.
Ornamentation.
20
Renaissance music saw the development of of what musical categories?
All that benefited humankind
Mass and Motet
Sacred and Secular
Humanism
21
The 3rd movement is usually a minuet and trio. What is the time signature?
Sixteenth notes (1/16),
Common Time (4/4).
Triple meter (3/4).
None of them.
22
What is ornamentation?
Monody
Extra melodies that make up a sonata.
Extra notes that decorate a melody. Ex - Trill.
23
The mass was usually based on a main melody called "The Cantus Firmus". This was...
the musical foundation for the entire work.
Stupid
24
What is the pattern in the 3rd movement?
Both 2 and 3.
A-B-A (Trio-Minuet-Trio).
A-B-A (Minuet-Trio-Minuet).
A-B-A (Sherzo-Trio-Sherzo)
25
What type of music was most popular in (1600-1750)?
Classical
Romantic
Renaissance
Baroque
26
The second theme is a "version of sonata" form, or (aka)...
Theme and counterpoint form.
Counterpoint and Variation form.
Theme and Version form.
Theme and Variation form.
27
What are terraced dynamics?
None of them.
Sudden change of tempo.
Crescendos and Dinumendos.
Sudden change in dynamics.
28
Joseph Brahms was famous for making a lot of..
instrumental conversation.
piano trios.
character pieces.
beautiful, romantic melodies.
29
In the romantic period, people emphasized the importance of...
expressing anger.
advising the young.
superioty.
individual human expression.
30
What does Neoclassical mean?
Classical music with a sense of newness.
The return of Classical music.
Something nothing to do with classical music.
Classical music with no passion but mathematical alignments.
31
What is a Mass?
A large symphony that mostly comprises of a choir
a musical church service with many sections.
A large choral work w/ various tempos.
A piece that combines several voices with different melodies
32
Sacred music is...
Gypsy Music.
Religious music that was invented by the common folk.
Religious music that was an important part of worship.
Religious music that was accompanied by Hymns.
33
Secular Music...
had no relation to the church.
All of them
was played by toubadours and trovers.
was played by minstrels.
34
Who were the composers during the time of the impressionist?
Maurice Ravel and Claude Debussy.
Maurice Ravel and Monet.
Ravel, Debussy, and Monet.
Monet and Claude Debussy.
35
What are Music Historians called?
Motets
Musicologist
Mass
Music Historians
36
In the Renaissance, Humanism...
was the exploration of new textures.
was the belief that people should strive to be well-educated
refers to the way melodic voices imitate one another.
was freedom of speech.
37
The classical symphony usually includes...
4 movements.
Terraced Dynamics.
Scherzos.
Sonatas.
38
The first movement is usually Sonata form. What are the 3 main sections in a sonata? (in order)
Exposition, Recapitulation, Development.
Priniciple Subject, Second Subject, Closing Section.
Exposition, Developmental, Coda.
Exposition, Development, Recapitulation.
39
In a Rondo, which themes are reoccurring?
A, B, and C.
None of them.
C.
A and B.
40
Sacred music was usually...
Loud and Exciting
Monophonic in Texture
41
The classical period was during the...
Rebirth
Modern
Enlightment
Rennaissance.
42
Hayden performed in front of patrons to make a living. What are Patrons?
Schools of music that paid their performer.
They provide financial support for musicians.
They help those who cannot make enough.
Evening gatherings in which the public tossed coins in a hat
43
Schubert popularized the lied and....
chromaticism.
All of them.
secular music.
piano trios.
44
The First Viennese School included what composers?
Beethoven, Hayden, and Lizt.
Hayden, Handel, and Chopin.
Beethoven, Bach, and Mozart.
Beethoven, Mozart, and Hayden.
45
Who was the master composer of motets?
Josquin Desprez.
Claude Debussy.
Scott Joplin.
Chopin.
46
Who created the bridge between Classical and Romantic?
Mozart.
Schubert.
Beethoven.
Hayden.
47
Music in the Middle ages was...
Now
The time after the classical era
The time before the Baroque period
The time before the Renaissance. (500-1500)
48
Bach was born in...
Viennese
Germany
Austria
France
49
What musical style became popular in the Renaissance?
Polyphony
Imitative Counterpoint.
Complex Sounds.
Polyphony and Imitative Counterpoint.
50
Music, from the middle ages, was divided in what two categories?
Gospel and Rap
Tonal and Dissonace
Sacred and Secular
Love and hate
