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Which composers are representative of the Classical Era?
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Which composers are representative of the Classical Era?
John Cage, Haydn, Mozart
Smetana, Mendelssohn, Holst
Mozart, Beethoven, Hayden
Handel, Mendelssohn, Stavinsky
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A soft piano Interlude
Central Park at night.
Performers who exploit silence.
Loud brass and woodwinds
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Chant was categorized by:
Handel
Beethoven
Pope Gregory
Perotin
4
What is Monophony?
A single melody with no accompaniment.
Several vocalists singing in an interval of a fifth.
The ability to play an instrument alone.
An instrument playing against an ensemble.
5
The Romantic era explored the following themes:
Nature, the Supernatural, Rivers, Lakes and Streams
Love, Romantic Feelings, passion
Magic, Faith and Exploration
Church, Secularism and High Art
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Ludwig Van Beethoven was important in bridging the:
Classicism to Romanticism
Renaissance to Baroque
Romanticism to Modernism
Baroque to Classical eras.
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J.S Bach achieved worldwide fame during his life time.
False
True
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The Renaissance period in music was from:
1850 to 1900
1750 to 1745
1500 to 1620
1400 to 1500
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Beethoven’s Symphony 5 in C Minor is easily recognizable because of the famous:
Key Change
Piano interlude
Violin solo
4 note motif
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The “Birth of Venus” was artwork written about in class which exemplified which musical era?
The Roman Gods and the relationship to the Baroque Era
The zeitgeist of the Renaissance movement.
The Modernistic style of Stravinsky
The impressionistic movement.
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The Medieval Period in music is in the time frame of:
1800 to 1900
400 to 1500
Pre Byzantine
1700 to 1800
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Charles Ives compositional techniques:
Pictures in Sound and Collages
Sounds at Night
Moving Pictures
Nocturnal Images
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John Cage was known for composing:
Prelude and Fugue
Pictures at an exhibition.
Rite of Spring
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Music History 3A can be characterized as being:
Polite
Quiet
Attentive
Loquasious
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The four main groups of instruments are:
Strings, percussion, brass and woodwinds.
Violins, recorders, snare drum and trumpet.
Orchestral, concert band, jazz band and rock band.
Guitar, Bass, Drums and keyboards.
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Beethoven’s ninth symphony featured a_____________in the last movement,
A string quartet.
A choir with soloists
A Concerto
A Flute
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Composers who best represent the modernism era are:
Berlioz, Bach and Mozart
Chopin, Smetana and Paganini
The Beatles, Haydn and Handel
Stravinsky, Cage and Ives.
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Three factors that influenced Beethoven's music was:
Deafness, Abusive father and Belief in Humanity,
Tuberculosis, Napoleon and Life in Vienna
Arthritis, the development of the piano and he brother Karl.
Blindness, lessons with Haydn, The French Revolution
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Polyphony can be described as:
Many instruments in an ensemble.
Two or more melodies being played or sung simultaneously.
More than one beat.
Several wind instruments with several string instruments.
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The age of Modernism is characterized by:
Taking a new modern approach to composition.
A return to polyphony.
Breaking every existing rule, Challenging the ear and mind..
Examining past influences.
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A symphony is a piece of music consisting of :
Advanced rhythm
A violin solo.
Several movements.
Interludes of polyphony.
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The following composers wrote during the Romantic Era:
Smetana, Handel and Palestrina
Debussy, Haydn and Mozart
Smentana, Mendelsohn and Debussy
Bach, Beethoven and Mozart
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Stravinsky’s premier of the Rite of Spring caused:
A new movement in post modernism.
A riot and fights.
The end of the Baroque period.
A return to neo classicism.
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John Cage was known for composing:
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Prelude and Fugue
Pictures at an exhibition.
Rite of Spring
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“The Unanswered Question” is an example of:
A John Cage and Charles Ives composition.
Collages in music
Music that asks a question and never resolves.
Musical comedy.
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Beethoven’s early childhood was marked by:
Building pianos
An abusive father
Life in a boarding school
Sickness, Poverty,
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Choose the Medieval composers:
W.A. Mozart, Vivaldi, Smentana
John Dowland, Palestrina, Mendolsohn
J.S Bach, Maozart, Beethoven
Guido de Arezzo, Hildegard of Bingen, Leonin
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The Baroque Era in music was from:
1600-1750
1600-1680
1900-2000
1850-1920
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The Classical Era in music can be thought of as a movement to create music that was more:
Polyphonic
Complicated
Rhythmic
Symmetrical
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J.S. Bach was a composer whose primary compositional technique was the use of:
Polyphony
Homophony
Monophony
Polytonality
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Vivaldi’s most famous composition is:
The Messiah
Oratorio in C Major
The Four Seasons
Symphony 5
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A Concerto is a piece of music that features;
A featured instrument with virtuoso parts.
An entire concert
A smaller concert
A flute
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The best definition of music is:
A melody with a beat.
Rythym
Organized Sound
Technology
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The Romantic Era in music was from:
1600-1750
1900-1940
1700-1780
1815-1910
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The Classical Era in music was from:
1550-1650
1750-1820
1880-1920
1600-1650