Review-Fall Semester Exam

The first movement of a symphony was usually ________.

Which of these was typically NOT a subject of non-religious music during the Dark Ages?

What year did the empire collapse, starting the Dark Ages?

The music Martin Luther wrote for his Protestant church was ________

Composer Modest Mussorgsky wrote "Pictures at an Exhibition", a musical representation of ____.

The first composer we have record of writing a string quartet is __________.

The third movement of a symphony was usually _______

What is the name for the system the monk created to sing specific pitches of a scale?

What is the given time frame for the Classical Period?

Which of these is NOT a technique used by Schubert to tell the story of "Die Erlkonig"?

His largest operatic work was _________.

Prior to the Middle Ages, what was the dominant power in Europe, Middle East, and North Africa?

The composer we view as the "bridge" between the Classical and Romantic Periods was ______.

______ is the writing of music to reflect the text of a song or poem

Which of these string instruments is not in a standard string quartet?

A country that becomes a powerhouse in Classical/Romantic music is ________.

This massive opera is based on legends from ________ culture.

Who invented the printing press?

Ways that composers showed this was to alternate between ____ and _____.

The Church held much power over the common folk of the MA. How were they able to do this?

The Catholic Mass wsa typically divided into _________ sections.

The _____, a forerunner of the piano, was common in most Renaissance parlors.

What authority sought to ban Galileo and Copernicus's ideas about science?

Which of these is NOT a political leader of the time period?

In the Classical period, artists love _______.

The term "absolute music" means ________.

What was the name of the shorthand symbols used by monks to notate early music?

The Romantic period saw an increase in fascination with the _______, or other-worldly

____, used in the Medieval/Renaissance periods, is revived during the Romantic Period

Which of these is NOT an instrument from the Middle Ages?

Most instrumental music was used for _________

Music that deals with religious matters is referred to as...

The Baroque saw a wide use of ____, which uses a keyboard and a bass line instrument.

The most important part of Renaissance music was the _________.

Which of these events does NOT happen during the Classical period?

One of the limitations of the harpsichord was the inability to alter ________.

The main patron of the arts was/were the _____.

A string quartet is made up of ________ musicians.

The string quartet was similar in structure to the _________.

______ was the king of opera during this time.

______ was/were still the primary form of public entertainment.

Humanism, a popular movement during the Renaissance, focused on what?

The fourth movement of a symphony was usually similar to the ________

What was the primary language of the church, including the Bible and most prayers/chants?

During this period, there is a large focus on the rights of whom?

The name for the Catholic Liturgy that develops during this time was called the ______.

What is the time frame for the Renaissance Period?

In this time, the idea that the sun was the center of the solar system was put forth by ___.

The _____ was a simple form of music to be sung by the average musician at home.

The Romantic era chooses to focus on ____ instead of ________.

Monks began singing in two separate voices in harmony, but the same rhythm. This is ? texture.

An example of the type of music would be "The Moldau", written by _______.

Composers showed contrast through the ______, which switched between large and small groups.

Unlike religious music, travelling musicians often used ? in their music.

The Church created its own version of opera, called the _________.

What was the term for people who commissioned art/music?

A type of program music, a(n) ________ is music written from textual materials.

Early music of the church involved singing the exact same pitch at all times, called ? texture.

How many operas make up this master work?

What does the term "Renaissance" mean?

A sonata was usually _______ movement(s).

The Baroque saw an advancement and standardizing of ________.

What is the name of the Italian Monk who developed a system of teaching music to the church?

The Classical period saw a rise in _____, or a use of the artist's home country/s history.

Most symphonies had _____ movements.

What is the accepted time frame for the Baroque Era?

What is the generally accepted time frame for the Medieval Period?

Much of the earliest church music was named after Pope Gregory II, which was called...

Symphonie Fantastique uses a repeated musical idea, linked to a character, called a(n) _____.

_______ composed the Pope Marcellus Mass.

"Baroque" is from an Italian term which means what?

The Mass Ordinary includes all of the following except _________.

Why was the printing press such an important invention?

Most music of the Renaissance was ________ in texture.

How does Symphonie Fantastique differ from a traditional symphony?

Many composers created _______, consisting of recitatives, arias, duets, and choruses.

The closing and most well-known section of "Pictures at an Exhibition" is ______.

Fugues are commonly ________ in texture.

Program music is music that does what?

In opera, a piece in which a soloist sings with instrumental accompaniment is a(n) ______.

The three sections of a sonata were the______.

The Baroque also sees the rise of _____ music's popularity.

A polyphonic work for 4-6 voices that is secular in nature is called _________.

Where do we get the term "Classical"?

What organization was left in power after the collapse of the empire?

What is the time frame of the Romantic Period?

Many instrumental composers focused on the _____, which became the standard small ensemble.

What were the three classes of population that emerged during the Medieval Period?

The art song "Die Erlkonig" was composed by ____?

Travelling musicians of the period are commonly known as ?

The term "a capella" means what?

After the empire collapsed, most people fell into three classes, which included all EXCEPT...

Many of the population willfully followed the church teachings, mainly because...

The center of music of the Classical period was ________.

Travelling musicians were often ? in Medieval Life

"Die Erlkonig" is the title of a poem by ______

_____ becomes the dominant form of public entertainment during the Baroque period.

Bach wrote over 200 cantatas, mainly for use in ________.

______ was a form in which melodic material was added above or below a melody, like a puzzle.

In opera, dialogue that is sung rather than spoken is known as _______.

The second movement of a symphony was usually ______

Who purchased the most art/music during the Renaissance?

The ______ was a popular style of music for solo voice and piano.

What do we call music that does NOT relate to the church?

Using both music and stage drama to enhance the lyrics of a piece was the start of ___________

Nobles still paid for art, but now most musicians hired by nobles were______.

The most important development of the Baroque was ___, which allowed composers to change moods.

Most often, ______ were used as the text for these works.

Classical era composers pay great attention to ________.

The biggest difference between opera and oratorio is that the oratorio does not include _____.

In Germany the ______, a word meaning "flight", was a popular form of organ music.

Why did Constantine convert the Empire?

The defining characteristic of music from the Baroque is the use of _______.

_______ composed Symphonie Fantastique.

In response to the madrigal, the Church created a similar form of music called the _______.

What year did Constantine convert the empire to Christianity?

In what language were motets usually written?

The most popular instrument for instrumental ensembles was the ________

What other forms of Christianity arose during this time period?

The German master of opera from this time period was ______________.

Musicians hired by the nobles were seen as ______ in the social ladder.

"Die Erlkonig", using an old German legend, is another example of ________ in music

"The Moldau" is named after and represents a river in _________, the composer's home country.

How many Mass celebrations did Palestrina compose?

______ was the most notable composer of motets in the Renaissance.