MUS110 Final Exam Game Review

This Classical composer lived with a powerful and very wealthy Hungarian noble family during his life.

The dynamic marking “mf” means moderately soft.

The primary musical texture of the Renaissance was monophony.

Troubadours were male singer songwriters and poets who performed secular music throughout the countryside of Europe.

A significant German composer who created the “Art of the Fugue”.

_____________ shows were the most popular type of public theatrical entertainment in the early 20th century.

Notated music during the Middle Ages was primarily:

Created during the Baroque, a drama sung to orchestral accompaniment.

A motet is a _______ song featuring 3-4 voices.

A Renaissance composer whose motet convinced the church to “allow” the use of polyphony within its music again.

Although popular during the time of his musical career, Louis Armstrong could not “scat sing”.

A speech like singing that follows the natural rhythm of talking.

Formed in 1947, the _____________ was the name of Louis Armstrong’s integrated jazz band.

The primary musical texture used during the Baroque.

The primary musical texture of the Middle Ages.

The “Jitterbug” was the name of the first swing dance style to emerge from the Savoy Ballroom in Harlem.

All are true regarding Prohibition EXCEPT:

A tune or melody from another composition used as the basis for a new composition.

Which term best describes music in which there is a single melodic line?

The ending date for the Classical period is 1825.

The beginning date for the Ars Antiqua period.

Music during the Baroque was often:

The Classical era was also referred to as the “Age of Enlightenment”.

Melodies during the Middle Ages moved in simple steps.

The primary musical texture used during the Renaissance.

A time period when the Roman Catholic church was questioned concerning music, doctrinal teachings, and structure.

This invention greatly increased the availability of written music to the public.

Which is true about Opera?

The term Renaissance means “renewal” or “rebirth”.

The ending date for the Ars Nova period.

The beginning date for the Renaissance period.

The tempo marking andante means:

Gregorian Chant consisted of a melody set to sacred __________ texts.

A significant Italian composer of early Opera who utilized the vocal technique recitative.

Composers developed many new musical and rhythmic innovations at:

A Baroque musical technique involving a repeated bass line.

A musical technique made popular by early jazz musicians

A virtuoso piece of music intended for either organ or harpsichord

This famous professor of theology nailed his 95 theses to the castle door in Wittenberg.

The beginning date for the Baroque period.

During the Classical period, melodies were:

The first two notable composers were:

This class has increased your understanding of music history.

A secular vocal work for 3-4 voices.

Early Vaudeville performances featured live acts ____________.

Early ragtime music could be heard on a player piano using:

The ending date for the Classical period.

While historically significant, the Harlem Renaissance did not play a pivotal role in the development of jazz.

A vocal technique, which is a musical representation of specific poetic imagery.

What is another term for timbre?