Music Foundations - Test #2

Mozart was a composer that didn't write his first piece until he was very old.

What movement sought to give just an impression of a moment rather than telling a story?

What is a 'catch all' term for small ensembles of similar instruments

This area of New York City helped create The Great American Songbook

A Saxophone is a part of the _________________ family

Antoni Vivaldi and George Frideric Handel were composers of what period.

An example of program music, ____________ is a piece written for Symphony Orchestra that tells a story

What aspect is used to categorize instruments?

What era of music was known for simple melodies and strict form writing

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Music was invented in 1400 and before that there was no music EVER

Even though modern flutes do no have any material that categorizes this instrument family, they are a part of the ______

Music that tells a story, depicts a scene, or represents an emotion is called ________________

Translated to "many sound" this style of writing was popular in the Renaissance Period

Which country are these composers from: Gustav Mahler, Richard Wagner, and Richard Strauss

Beethoven's life was seen as the boundary between the Baroque and Classical Period

A Symphony Orchestra consist of the following families of instruments

Johann Sebastian Bach was a composer in the Baroque era

A concerto is a piece for solo instrument and orchestra accompaniment

This movement was known for its focus on depicting humanity in a natural or primitive form

Historians split Beethoven's life into three periods: Early, Middle (Heroic), and Late

A _______________ is a piece written for dancing that is in 3/4 with an emphasis on the first beat

What is a characteristic of Romantic Music

Which movie composers was known for their work with the genre of Westerns

Leonard Bernstein and Aaron Copland helped define what movement in the 20th Century

Classical Era music was filled with embellishments and ornaments with little structure or form

Piano has strings that resonate that makes sound. Hammers hit the strings to make the sound. A piano is in what family?