Music 1

which instrument belongs to the string family?

Classical took place when?

What is the musical term for a melodic idea used as a building block for a larger musical work?

Has 3 beats

Which is a scale that sounds sad, using this interval pattern

Syncopation is a deliberate upsetting of the normal pattern of accents

What is the highest pitched wind instrument in a standard orchestra?

Most popular secular vocal music that was popular during the Renaissance and early Baroque periods was Madrigals

A range of eight ascending or descending notes in a fixed pattern is called an "octatonic scale" in music

Marked off in measures/bars, organizes the beats in music

Acapella means without words/vocals

Which of these composers favored the violin?

which instrument belongs to the wind family?

Which of these composers wrote the 4 seasons?

Which is a scale that sounds bright and cheerful, using this interval pattern

Which element of music means simultaneous combination of notes and the ensuing relationships of intervals and chords?

Which element of music means a simultaneous combination of 3 or more pitches that constitute a single block of harmony?

The string family are also called Chordophones the (cello, violin, violla)?

The conductor uses a baton to help performers keep tempo

Which of the composers was given to the church as a child?

1820-1900 was when the Romantic Era took place

Francesca Caccini (1587-1645) was the first woman to compose an opera: 

Which element of music is made up phrases?

castrada is when they castrated men to have high pitches in the Baroque era

The eras covered in this unit are: MEDIEVAL, RENAISSANCE, & BAROQUE

which instrument belongs to the brass family?

The job of the conductor is the group's leader to help performers keep same tempo

Has 2 beats, strong downbeat with a weak beat & most basic

Which of the composers is not from the Baroque era?

What is the musical term when notes or chords are unexpectedly accented?

Which of the composers worked at an orphanage?

Baroque took place when?

Most popular sacred was choral in renaissance mass

The Membranophones family is also called the percussion family (drums)?

The aerophone family is also called the wind family (flute, OBO, clarinet)?

Hildegard of Bingen was a composer from the Middle Ages

which instruments belong to the percussion family?

Contour is the shape of the melody

In music, ornamentation is the act of embellishing a melody, rhythm, or harmony to make it more impressive and ornate

A versatile musician or singer is someone who can perform well in a variety of musical styles and genres; adatability

Range is from lowest pitch to highest pitch

Which of these composers was Italian born?

Cantatas are pieces meant to be sung

Which of the German composers, which one favored the organ and piano?

Has 4 beats

Elements of music are: RHYTHM, MELODY, CHORD, AND HARMONY

Sound is created by vibrations

Sacred music is for churches, secular music is not

Renaissance took place when?

Which of these composers wrote the Hallelujah chorus?

Harmony is chords

Which element of music moves music forward in time?

Which element of music means a succession of single pitches percieved by the ear as a unity?

A "fa la la" refrain is usually found in what vocal musical genre known as balletto

Middle Ages took place when?

Most common chord in Western music is the triad

The idiophones family is also called the percussion family (triangle)?

The climax of a piece is its highest point

Pitch is represented by notes written on a staff

Bach is considered the greatest composer of all time

Which of the composers is not from the Renassiance era?