Final Exam Review

Which of Aaron Copland’s works was originally written as a ballet and later rearranged as an orchestral suite?

Which artist is responsible for the song Bo Diddley?

The secular musicians of the Middle Ages were called:

True or False: Women moved from being performers and composers to being conductors in the 20th Century?

Which form of music was invented in the Romantic Era?

Which Composer was the first to write a String Quartet?

The Rite of Spring, written by Igor Stravinsky, was written in what form of music?

Which of the following were the musical centers of the 20th Century?

What does R&B stand for?

Which Composer was NOT from the Baroque Era?

True or False: There were many challenges to the basic assumptions upon which people based their way of viewing theworld

Which of the following is a Composer from the Renaissance?

True or False: Orchestras got larger in the 20th Century.

Which composer was commissioned to write a piece to commemorate Handel’s 300th birthday?

The music we are studying is in which of the following traditions?

Which of the following major world events took place during the 20th Century?

What is a Madrigal?

Instruments from the Middle Ages period were:

Avant-garde was used to do what?

What city was the center of the Classical era?

Which of the following composers WAS NOT considered a Nationalist?

What is the name of the schools created to teach musicians?

What does Homophonic mean?

Which of the following is one of the social classes from Medieval times?

Beethoven took the words from what to create the lyrics to his 9th Symphony?

Which form of art (non-music) was used to break down the established rules of art?

Which country was Claude Debussy from?

What is a leitmotif?

20th/21st-century music, like the music of every age, effectively mirrors the prevailing patterns of the time.​

Expressionism, like Impressionism, started in the __________ arts before transitioning into literature and music.

Which of the following did Bach use as a job application?

The earliest forms of music were called:

Which of the following composers were big in the Avant-garde style?

What is the definition of Classicism?

 True or False: Martin Luther started the Protestant Reformation.

What does polyphony mean?

Who invented the Song Cycle?

Which is an important event that took place during the Renaissance?

Composers gradually left the patronage system and became free agents of their own works during the Romantic Era.

Which of the following composers was the most important of the Baroque period?

Which of these instruments was the most prominent in the church music of the Middle Ages?

You Send Me is sung by which of the following artists?

Which of the following composers was able to live their life independently from wealthy patrons?

Which of the following Operas did Mozart write?

Why did the middle class start to emerge during the Baroque Era?

Which of the following is the most famous Theme and Variation from the Classical Era?

Which of the following is NOT one of the new genres of music developed during the Classical Era?

The first ____________ occurred in the UK during the Romantic Era?

Ray Charles’ combination of gospel and blues styles is considered one of the earliest examples of what music genre?

Instrumental design limited dynamics, so what was used for dynamic changes?

What is a Composer?

Which city did Motown music come from?

Most musicians of the Middle Ages were members of this social class:

True or False: Opera is a drama set to continuous music, with all dialogue sung, no talking allowed!!

Which of the following is NOT a musical style of the Baroque period?