Western Music History --- B.C. to the 20th century

Unlike his fellow Italians Rossini & Verdi, Puccini composed in a opera style called:

Haydn is known as the father of all of the following genres/forms EXCEPT:

One of the first great American songwriters was ________________, who wrote "Camptown Races."

Beethoven's 9th Symphony is game-changing and influential PARTICULARLY because:

J.S. Bach was patronized by and wrote most of his music for:

Pythagorus is known in music history for inventing/discovering what?

The Italian composers of the Romantic Era were PARTICULARLY famous for their:

The blues was created by African-Americans and included all of the following EXCEPT:

Romantic Era music included all of the following musical elements EXCEPT:

The "Classical" era refers to a return to the classic architecture & philosophy of what nation?

Pythagorus is known in music history for inventing/discovering what?

A concerto is an instrumental piece with:

Beethoven is considered a "line-straddler" in music composition history because:

Edvard Grieg's most famous suite is based on a play by fellow Norwegian Henrik Ibsen called:

In contrast to programmatic music, ABSOLUTE music means that:

Russian composer Modest Mussorgsky was PARTICULARLY "Nationalist" in his composing because:

Pythagorus is known in music history for inventing/discovering what?

Hungarian piano virtuoso Franz Liszt invented the ___________, a one-movement programmatic work

A cantata is:

Being a "Nationalist" composer means that:

Which of the following Christmas pieces is Handel famously known for?

Mozart composed in all of the following genres/forms EXCEPT:

Which three eras are known as the "Common Practice Period" of classical music?

In the renaissance, Claudio Monteverdi composed in which NEW genre?

Sousa conducted the US Marine Corps Band, and is famous for writing music in what genre?

Haydn standardized the number of movements in the symphony to:

Modern film composers such as John Williams have utilized Wagner's LEITMOTIF concept, which is:

What nation was the mathematician/musician Pythagorus from?

Prior to the renaissance, who controlled and patronized most European music composition?

All of the following were famous composers of solo piano works EXCEPT:

A sonata is:

What was the name of the famous Monteverdi opera we watched part of in class?

Which French composer created the concept of PROGRAMMATIC music?

A virtuoso is:

Tchaikovsky is very memorable for all of the following EXCEPT:

Bach composed in all of the following genres EXCEPT:

Jazz is a fusion of primarily which two musical genres:

Debussy's "Clair de Lune" was featured in which two movies mentioned by Mr. Wilson?

The Classical Era includes ALL of the following musical elements EXCEPT:

Which of the following composers is NOT oneof Germany's "Three B's?"

Wagner's opera style was called________________, which sought the best of all theatre elements.

Where can one find the first written/printed records of music being performed?

Programmatic music means that:

Which German priest sparked the "Protestant Reformation" with his 95 theses?

The Baroque period featured ALL of the following musical elements EXCEPT:

Which of the following composers was NOT from the Baroque era?

Ragtime music emphasizes SYNCOPATION, which is: