CAVA Music Appreciation Semester 1 Final Review

Question 1

The name of this symbol is:

Accepted Answer

key signature

Question 2

T/F: Mozart wrote 1/2 the number of total symphonies he would create between the ages of 8-19.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 3

Who created a new form of music based on the polychoral music of Gabrieli (chorale concerto)?

Accepted Answer

Michael Praetorius

Question 4

Giovanni Gabrieli is considered a "bridge" from the Renaissance to the Baroque period of music.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 5

The name of this symbol is:

Accepted Answer

bass clef

Question 6

The name of this symbol is:

Accepted Answer

treble clef

Question 7

T/F: Beethoven is considered the bridge from the Classical to the Romantic period.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 8

What are three major elements of composition commonly found in Baroque music?

Accepted Answer

terraced dynamics, basso continuo, heavy ornamentation

Question 9

What are the three parts of sonata form?

Accepted Answer

exposition, development, recapitulation

Question 10

T/F: The motet & the madrigal are both secular music styles that developed in the Middle Ages.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 11

Six major opera forms from the 17th, 18th, 19th, and/or 20th centuries were:

Accepted Answer

buffa, seria, ballad, tragedie-lyrique, grand, singspiel

Question 12

Select the correct E major scale:

Accepted Answer

E, F sharp, G sharp, A, B, C sharp, D sharp, E

Question 13

T/F: Notre Dame School of composers worked with plainchant in new ways.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 14

T/F: The lyrics to madrigals tended to be rustic or humorous and often dealt with love.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 15

T/F: Vivaldi was known for writing works that were inspired by industrial advances.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 16

Who is considered the greatest composer of the 14th Century?

Accepted Answer

Guillaume de Machaut

Question 17

What are the four main sections of the orchestra?

Accepted Answer

strings, woodwind, brass (brasswind), percussion

Question 18

Which is an example of program music:

Accepted Answer

Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition

Question 19

What is a music parameter?

Accepted Answer

A way to measure the elements of music.

Question 20

What do neumes above the text indicate?

Accepted Answer

shape of the melody

Question 21

T/F: Mozart was one of the best composers of singspiel.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 22

T/F: Key signatures appear at the beginning of every line of music.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 23

What is the name of this symbol:

Accepted Answer

repeat sign

Question 24

T/F: A key signature is a list of every accidental in a major or minor scale.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 25

How many beats does the half rest in measure get?

Accepted Answer

2

Question 26

What are the four major elements of Classical style?

Accepted Answer

melody, harmony, texture, style

Question 27

Who were the Russian Five?

Accepted Answer

Cui, Borodin, Balakirev, Mussorgsky, Rimsky-Korsakov

Question 28

What major composer was partly responsible for the development of the symphony?

Accepted Answer

Haydn

Question 29

Who was one of the most famous and respected women of the Middle Ages?

Accepted Answer

Hildegard von Bingen

Question 30

T/F: Dynamics give a performer a general idea of how loud or soft a note should be played.

Accepted Answer

True

CAVA Music Appreciation Semester 1 Final Review

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CAVA Music Appreciation Semester 1 Final Review

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