MUS 121 Test No. 1 Review

Which of these is a composer from the modern era?

Composers Gustav Mahler, Richard Wagner, and Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, are from which era?

Music is generally categorized as either sacred or ____________.

What instrument is heard in this example?

Which of these words can be used to describe harmony?

Which of these genres is a drama onstage that is sung?

An idiophone uses a reed to vibrate and make a sound.

Cymbals are idiophones.

The pipe organ uses air to produce sound

Which of the following is a membranophone?

A highly skilled musician is referred to as:

What is Pitch?

The name of the church service that can either be sung or played in the Catholic Church is:

Homophonic music has melody along with a harmonic accompaniment.

How loud or soft a musical sound is played is:

Which of the following is not a chordophone?

What is the word for the rise, fall, and stasis of a melody?

Fill in the blank: The note names used in western music are A, B, __, F, G, __, and E.

Which of the following is an aerophone?

Music from the Classical Era is predominantly

The modern piano has how many keys?

Which is the smallest of the woodwind instruments?

The string instrument family includes which instrument?

Which of the following is not a voice type?

Which of these woodwind instruments is commonly associated with jazz music?

What is meter?

Music based upon the repetition of melodic, harmonic, and/or rhythm with little variation is:

Which of the following is not a popular composer from the Romantic Era?

Music sung by monks and nuns in monasteries is known as

What is a chord?

In the Romantic Era, the German word for solo song:

Which of the following is not a genre popular in the Baroque Era?

Which of the following is a category of meter?

The Brass family includes all of these instruments Except:

Which of the following is spelled correctly?

Which of these ensembles utilizes both wind and string instruments?

The commissioning of art to sponsor the work of an artist is referred to as:

What are the dates of the Modern Era?

The dates of the Renaissance are:

Who is the composer of this piece of music?

Which of the following is a metal bar bent into a shape and struck by a metal beater?

What is the name of the piece of music that we heard in class that showcases the instruments?

What is timbre?

Traveling musicians in the Medieval Era are known as:

What is the name of the part of a string instrument pulled across the strings to create sound?