DE Final Exam

The Alleluia is an important component of which Catholic church service?

Berlioz's father wanted his son to follow in his footsteps and become a

The sentiment of the "cherry blossom" in sakura symbolizes __________.

Why does much gospel music rely on stock, formulaic harmonic progressions?

Music was already the ______ in the Middle Ages, long before Shakespeare coined the phrase.

The musical features of rhyme song reflect _________.

John Williams has written __________.

"The Cricket" praises the singing of __________.

Chopin __________.

For the Romantic artist, __________.

Tchaikovsky suffered from __________.

Leon's music reflects her __________.

The tutti __________.

Which technique did Dvorak use that suggests a connection w/ both folk and African music?

What form do many bebop compositions take?

What is the texture in the opening measures of Mozart's Piano Concerto in A Major, K. 488?

Which factors delineate the verse-chorus form of "Fight the Power?"

The earliest operas were performed in __________.

Chuck Berry developed a distinctive performance gimmick known as the __________.

In their pursuit of innovation, Modernist composers __________.

White gospel music is also known as __________.

A la Par mixes __________.

In the first movement of Symphony no. 5, Beethoven transforms the opening motif by __________.

Why must dance music be rhythmically clear and consistent?

Philip Glass' composition technique based on multiple repetitions of a few ideas, is called

The general texture of "My Lord Help Me to Pray" can be characterized as __________.

Bach had __________ children, but only half survived into adulthood.

Which of the following is the best description of atonality?

Throughout the Classical Era, artists in every field looked to __________ as a model.

Which formal device is used by Bach in the first movement of Cantata 140?

In the first verse of "Chester," how many voices are singing?

The kind of phrase structure with antecedent and consequent units is called a ______ structure.

In a fugue, the passages where the main subject (the main theme) is absent are called ________.

In Hildegard's play, Satan is like __________.

What is the last step in the film music synchronization process?

What instrument families are included in the performance of Moorish Dance?

Monophony occurs when __________.

A form of polyphony using two or more interlocking voices is called __________.

Where did Susato live?

A melismatic setting is __________.

The Renaissance may be described as an age of __________.

Guillaume de Machaut was appointed a canon at Rheims, meaning he __________.

Which of the following is true of the Classical Era?

Which of these was an important seventeenth-century composer of French opera?

Medieval courts used the arts primarily as a means of __________.

The sound of the prepared piano has been compared to that of __________.

Organum was built by layering melodic lines above __________.

Which genre of music did Bach compose for the weekly Lutheran service?

Which of the following best describes the rhythm of the recitative?

In addition to composing music, Hildegard __________.

Voiles provides the listener with __________.

Brahms’ reputation was such that he is buried __________.

Why did music publishing develop after book publishing?

Concert manners in Haydn's time __________.

What music technique did Schumann use at the end of the 1st section of text to create the mood?

Which best describes the texture of "Since Robin Hood?"

Gottschalk's Union contains the following patriotic tunes: __________.

What did Schumann create in 1834?

Chamber music was __________.

Public Enemy's records in the second half of the 1980s were groundbreaking for their ______.

Many of Berlioz's contemporaries criticized him for his music being __________.

Where did Sergei Diaghilev put on his Ballet Russes?

What musical effect represented the striving in the phrase hope of gains in "Since Robin Hood?"

Jingju is the principal form of __________ today.

Which of the following is a drawback of performing foreign-language operas in English?

Which of the following best describes the subject of Robert Schumann's "Dedication?"

What is the name for the opening formal section of Mozart's Piano Concerto in A Major?

Which sons of J. S. Bach went on to be composers?

The form of the first movement of Mozart's Piano Concerto in A Major, K. 488 is like a _______.

Plainchant consists of __________.

A French overture __________.

Whenever he played a concert, Louis Gottschalk would __________.

In William Byrd's "Sing Joyfully," each voice is differentiated by its __________.

In which city did Mozart compose Symphony no. 40 in G Minor?

During his lifetime, Beethoven was __________.

What is dissonance?

The meter in dance music corresponds to the pattern of __________.

The A section in Barbara Strozzi's "Revenge" __________.

What is the melodic contour of the first phrase of "Chester?"

Hildegard's Play of Virtues is __________.

In The Marriage of Figaro, what is the nature of the Count?

As a musical retelling of Romeo & Juliet, Bernstein's West Side Story recasts the families as

Which of the following is a characteristic of periodic phrase structure?

A type of opera singing that lies somewhere between singing and speaking is called __________.

Mozart was __________.

In the visual arts and architecture, ______ emphasizes functionality and a break with the past.

What determined the tempo, meter, and rhythm of Renaissance dance music?

The violin has __________ strings.

How many structural cadences occur in "No More than One Man Could Count the Stars?"

Which repeated musical idea is heard just before the guillotine falls in Symphonie fantastique?

Gregorian Chant is named after Pope Gregory I, who __________.

Like Machaut, de Bologna, de Ventadorn, & von Wolkenstein share an interest in

A ballet is a story told through __________.

Monophonic chant appears __________.

The closing section of "God Save the Queen," which uses a short motif, is known as a

Which of the following words would be most likely to receive a melisma in Medieval chant?

"Knee Play 1" unfolds over a constantly repeated bass in the organ called a(n) __________.

Which two voice parts does Palestrina use extras of to create a six-part texture?

"One Love," "I Shot the Sheriff," & "No Woman, No Cry" are songs by what Caribbean singer?

Opera was the result of __________.