Music Appreciation Final

Name this composer and the title:

Name the German romantic composer who wrote operas with a continuous flow of music rather than

The most famous American creator of chance music was

A form of art song where the same music is used for each stanza of the poem is called

Select 3 characteristics of romantic music:

List the 5 different types of program music:

A movement in the 20th century in which music evoked primitive power through insistent rhythms and percussive sounds is

A vocal technique which is a combination of speaking and singing is called

Name at least one Italian romantic opera composer:

One of the American composers of Minimalist music was

Name this composer and the title:

The term that Richard Wagner termed which was a brief, recurrent musical theme associated with a person, an object, or a

A long, complex orchestral work in one movement that develops a poetic idea, creates a mood, or suggests a scene is

An instrumental piece, often for piano, that is specifically written to develop a specific technique is called a(n)

What American film composer and conductor is known for his film scores such as Star Wars, E.T., and Indiana Jones?

Music which is created through the splicing together of different recorded sound effects is called

Which composer invented the twelve-tone music system?

The French Impressionist composer who wrote Claire de Lune and Prelude to Afternoon of a Faun was

Name this composer and the title:

Name this composer and the title:

A piece of chamber music scored for two violins, one viola, and a cello is called a

A program symphony is similar to a tone poem but divided into movements like a symphony.

A symphonic poem is a long, complex orchestral work in one movement that develops a poetic idea.

An American composer who liked to incorporate hymns, folk songs, and patriotic songs into his music was

Name the Polish romantic composer who wrote almost exclusively for piano:

The Austrian composer who studied with Arnold Schoenberg and wrote the expressionistic opera called Wozzeck is named:

The Russian composer who composed the famous ballet The Rite of Spring was

The practice of combining what the composer thought was the best features of several different styles of music is called

Music in which the sounds are party or entirely the result of chance is called

A movement centered in Austria and Germany from about 1905 to 1925 which emphasized disturbing emotions and

A musical setting of a German text, usually a poem, for solo singer and piano accompaniment is called a(n):

The Romantic period goes from

Music in two or more keys sounding simultaneously is

The French artistic movement which favored vague, blurry images intended to capture an impression of an image was called

A ballade is a composition in free style and romantic mood, often for solo piano or for orchestra.

What film composer, who scored the music for the movie Gone with the Wind, was known as “the father of film music”?

The composer who invented this idea (in the previous question) with his work Symphonie Fantastique is named

The funeral mass of the Roman Catholic Church is called a

The idea of composers writing music that reflected their own country through folk songs, dances, and

What Austrian-born film composer likes to incorporate electronic music with traditional orchestral music, and known for

The Czech romantic composer who wrote a nationalistic piece of music called The Moldau is

What is an overture and series of pieces to be played between the acts of a play and during important scenes?

A system of music based on a row of pitches which uses all twelve chromatic tones is called:

A movement where composers sought to emulate techniques from the Classical period was

The idea that music of the romantic era was not big enough was called

Name the Russian romantic composer who wrote the music for the ballet The Nutcracker.

The style of Romantic Italian opera which emphasized vocal technique and beautiful opera is called

A suite is a short musical piece meant to enlighten the audience.

An overture is an instrumental work not associated with opera.

Name the German composer who lived during the Classical era but is known for starting many of the styles used in

Name an Austrian early romantic composer who was well-known for his many art songs:

A reaction against the technical complexities of music from the previous eras where composers wanted to see how little

A large work composed for orchestra that is divided into movements is called a

What made Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 so unique?

Name the Hungarian romantic composer who was known as a virtuoso pianist who sought to be the Paganini of piano:

A theme that is transformed in various places in a composition and is used to represent a particular person or object is

Music in noparticular key or tonal center is