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What era is this music from?
Chance music is another name for:
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Chance music is another name for:
Aleatory Music
Atonal Music
Cantata Music
Serial Music
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What era is this music from?
20th Century
Romantic
Baroque
Renaissance
3
The most prominent instrument section in the Baroque Era Orchestra was:
Strings
Brass
Percussion
Woodwinds
4
The keyboard instrument most popular during the Renaissance Era is the:
Harpsichord
Organ
Piano
Synthesizer
5
During the Baroque Era, instrumental music was:
more important than vocal music.
non-existent
equally as important as vocal music.
less important than vocal music.
6
An extended work in several (often 4) movements for orchestra from the Classical Era is?
Symphony
Concerto
Sonata
Cantata
7
What era is this music from?
Medieval
Renaissance
Baroque
Classical
8
The 20 year transition period between the Romantic Era and the 20th Century Era is called:
Pre-20th Century Period
Late Romantic Period
Post-Romantic Period
Early 20th Century Period
9
What was the second most important instrument section in the Classical orchestra?
Woodwind
Strings
Brass
Percussion
10
Employment where the composer is supported by royalty or aristocrats is called:
Patronage
Troubadour
Commission
Salary
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"Renaissance" refers to the "revival" of art and (?) from Ancient Greece and Rome.
Architecture
Sports
Music
Food
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The most popular keyboard instrument in the Classical Era is the:
Piano
Harpsichord
Synthesizer
Organ
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Music that consists of only one melody line with no accompaniment is considered:
Homophonic
Monophonic
Polyphonic
Atonal
14
The word "Baroque" means:
Extravagant Style
Of the people
I have no $
Rebirth
15
A popular form of Secular music in the Renaissance Era (i.e. Fair Phyllis) is the:
Sonata
Concerto
Motet
Madrigal
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During which years did the Romantic Era take place?
1800-1925
1750-1900
1825-1900
1600-1750
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During which years did the Baroque Era take place?
1450-1600
1450-1700
1625-1800
1600-1750
18
What era is this music from?
Romantic
Classical
20th Century
Baroque
19
New vocal music from the Baroque era, that is usually sacred, is called:
Sonata
Cantata
Opera
Oratorio
20
The style of music that is NOT an example of 20th Century music is:
Atonal
Serial
Cantata
Aleatory
21
During the Classical Era, instrumental music is:
The only form of entertainment.
More important than vocal music.
Equally as important as vocal music
Less important than vocal music.
22
When voices move independently (think Renaissance), this type of movement is called:
Counterpoint
Chaos
Melody plus Harmony
Organum
23
During which years did the 20th Century Era take place?
1900-2000
1825-1900
1800-1925
1900-1950
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One reason that Romantic music was not the same from country to country, in Europe, is because:
Composers developed a nationalistic style.
Composers had to write for the instruments around them.
Composers did not have the means to travel around.
The music was uniform throughout Europe
25
Sacred music is:
Music performed by traveling musicians
Music performed in the church
Pop music
Music performed outside of the church
26
During which years did the Classical Era take place?
1750-1825
1600-1750
450-1450
1750-1900
27
Sacred Latin texts, other than those set to chant, were set to (?) during the Renaissance Era.
Madrigals
Motets
Sonatas
Concertos
28
Romantic composers used different (?) for effect, contrast, and beauty.
Range
Harmony
Timbre
Melody
29
Romantic music was:
Very similar to Renaissance music.
More structured than Classical music.
Freer than Classical music.
Very similar to Classical music.
30
During which years did the Renaissance Era take place?
450-1450
1450-1600
1600-1750
1450-1700
31
The system of music notation used in the Medieval Era is called:
Nomes
Notes
Notation
Neumes
32
The Medieval Era is also known as:
The Elizabethan Era
a time of rebirth
The Party Era
The Dark Ages
33
During which years the Medieval Era take place?
1450-1700
1450-1600
1600-1750
450-1450
34
Composers in the Renaissance Era started focusing on writing (?) music.
Polyphonic
Homophonic
Monophonic
Atonal
35
Music without a tonal center, which can be quite dissonant, is called:
Serial
Atonal
Cantata
Aleatory
36
The style of music that was popular during the Post-Romantic Period is called:
Neo Classicism
Program Music
Impressionism
Serialism
37
Romantic Orchestras were:
Large in size with many different instruments.
Medium in size with mostly strings.
Small in size with instruments dependent on who was around.
Medium in size with some strings and some woodwinds.
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Which of the following CANNOT be used to describe the Classical Era?
Formal
Elegant
Restrained
Dissonant
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This type of music attempted to tell a story or paint a picture:
Concerto
Program Music
Madrigal
Symphony
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A three contrasting movement piece performed by a soloist and accompaniment is called:
An opera
A sonata
A motet
A cantata
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The most common form of music found in the Medieval Era was:
Sacred Vocal Music
Secular Instrumental Music
Secular Vocal Music
Sacred Instrumental Music
42
One new way that a composer could make money in the Romantic era is:
Hosting concerts and touring
Being hired by royalty
Selling their printed music.
Playing at parties
43
Vocal music developed in the Baroque Era that uses staging, scenery, costumes, and action is:
Cantata
Oratorio
Opera
Madrigal
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What era is this music from?
20th Century
Medieval
Renaissance
Baroque
45
What era is this music from?
Classical
Romantic
Baroque
Renaissance
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What era is this music from?
Renaissance
Romantic
Baroque
Classical
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Which Medieval Composer wrote music that was performed mainly by women?
Guilluame Dufay
John Dunstable
Hildegard von Bingen
Guillaume de Machut