Describe Niccolò Paganini

Italian virtuoso violinist and composer.

Simultaneously invented and performed

Believed music was an expression of divinity

By 11 was composing and giving lessons

Child Prodigy and freelance musician

Bridge between the classical and romantic era

Describe Robert Schumann

Mostly wrote piano pieces and later wrote art songs

Late experimental works foreshadowed the 20th century (1900s)

Describe Hector Berlioz

Paid to produce his own concerts because he was unconventional

Who was Robert Johnson?

an American blues musician and songwriter

merged African cultural with the experiences of slavery

secular folk music created by African Americans in the early 20th century

Composer of The Nutcracker and Swan Lake

Who is William Grant Still?

He created the Afro-American Symphony

What was ragtime influenced by?

by banjo styles, and syncopated dance, and elements of European music.

Describe Clara Schumann

Father trained her to be a child prodigy

A combination of drama and music

What is polytonality?

When you use two or more keys at once

the simultaneous combination of contrasting rhythms in musical composition

Describe Johannes Brahms

Close to Schumann’s. Collector of music manuscripts

swing and blue notes, complex chords, call and response vocals

Describe Frederic Chopin

Only pianist in history to achieve a reputation on the basis of 30 concerts

a person highly skilled in music

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When was the Renaissance?
1500-1600
1600-1700
500-860
700-480
2
Describe Niccolò Paganini
Italian virtuoso violinist and composer.
The bridge between Classical and Romantic Music
Collector of music manuscripts
Late experimental works foreshadowed the 20th century (1900s)
3
Improvised means -
Music played for the church
Music composed by philosophers
Fast music
Simultaneously invented and performed
4
What was Aretha Franklin’s nickname
Queen of Soul
Queen of R&B
Queen of Pop
5
What was the texture of Ancient Greek music?
Homophonic
Polyphonic
Monophonic
6
What was the time period of Ancient Greece?
700-480
500-860
1600-1850
7
Describe Bach
By 11 was composing and giving lessons
Believed music was an expression of divinity
Collector of music manuscripts
Italian virtuoso violinist and composer.
8
Describe Handel
Italian virtuoso violinist and composer.
Collector of music manuscripts
By 11 was composing and giving lessons
Believed music was an expression of divinity
9
What was the last piece of music that Mozart wrote?
Requiem
Dona nobis pacem
Happy Birthday
Marriage of Figaro
10
What music was more popular during the Renaissance (vocal or instrumental?)
Vocal
Instrumental
11
In the Middle Ages where was music usually played?
Church
Concert Hall
Royal Court
12
During the Middle Ages who had access to education?
Royalty
Everyone
The Church
13
Describe Mozart
Collector of music manuscripts
Child Prodigy and freelance musician
By 11 was composing and giving lessons
The bridge between the classical and romatic era
14
Describe Beethoven
Collector of music manuscripts
By 11 was composing and giving lessons
Child Prodigy and freelance musician
Bridge between the classical and romantic era
15
During the Renaissance who was hiring musicians?
Neither
Church
Churches and Royal Courts
Royal Court
16
Plato banned instruments capable of producing all of the scales.
False
True
17
Describe Robert Schumann
Mostly wrote piano pieces and later wrote art songs
Only pianist in history to achieve a reputation on the basis of 30 concerts
Collector of music manuscripts
Father trained him to be a child prodigy
18
Describe Franz Liszt
Late experimental works foreshadowed the 20th century (1900s)
Composer of The Nutcracker and Swan Lake
Paid to produce his own concerts because he was unconventional
Collector of music manuscripts
19
Who is Igor Stravinsky?
He linked 19th century and 20th music
The composer of Rhapsody in Blue
Composer of the Rite of Spring
He created the twelve tone system
20
Renaissance means -
Renounce
Regulate
Rebirth
21
What was the time period of the Middle Ages?
450-1450
1600-1850
500-860
22
Describe Hector Berlioz
Father trained him to be a child prodigy
Collector of music manuscripts
Italian virtuoso violinist and composer.
Paid to produce his own concerts because he was unconventional
23
Who was Robert Johnson?
an American blues musician and songwriter
an American trumpeter and vocalist
Helped pioneer the soul music genre during the 1950s
24
What is a spiritual?
secular folk music created by African Americans in the early 20th century
merged African cultural with the experiences of slavery
characterized by swing and blue notes, complex chords
25
Music in Ancient Greece meant -
terrible
the heart of life
the truth of the soul
the art of muses
26
Describe the Blues -
swing and blue notes, complex chords, call and response vocals
combines elements of gospel music and jazz.
secular folk music created by African Americans in the early 20th century
27
Describe Tchaikovsky
Collector of music manuscripts
Italian Viruoso
Late experimental works foreshadowed the 20th century (1900s)
Composer of The Nutcracker and Swan Lake
28
Who is William Grant Still?
He created the Afro-American Symphony
The composer of Rhapsody in Blue
Composer of the Rite of Sping
He created the twelve tone system
29
What was ragtime influenced by?
by banjo styles, and syncopated dance, and elements of European music.
combines elements of gospel music, rhythm and blues and jazz.
swing and blue notes, complex chords, call and response vocals
30
During the Baroque period people wanted to hear ____.
Instruments
New music
Vocal music
Secular music only
31
When was the Baroque period?
500-700
1600-1750
450-700
1750-1900
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Describe Clara Schumann
The bridge between Classical and Romantic Music
Father trained her to be a child prodigy
Italian virtuoso violinist and composer.
Composer of The Nutcracker and Swan Lake
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Opera is ____.
A drama with many actors
A play
A combination of drama and music
Religous music with an orchestra
34
What texture was a Gregorian chant?
Polyphonic
Monophonic
Homophonic
35
What genre had a strong influence on Rock and Roll?
Spiritual
Jazz
R&B
36
When was the Classical Era?
1750-1820
1820-1900
1600-1700
1600-1820
37
What is polytonality?
When you repeat one key multiple times
When you use one key only
When you use two or more keys at once
When you repeat the same key over again
38
What was the texture of Renaissance music?
mONOPHONIC
Homophonic
Polyphonic
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Polyrhythm is -
the absence of a key
the simultaneous combination of contrasting rhythms in musical composition
A stable chord played in music
A slide upward or downward between two notes
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Atonality is -
A slide upward or downward between two notes
A stable chord played in music
the simultaneous combination of contrasting rhythms in musical composition
the absence of a key
41
Where did Jazz begin?
New Orleans
Louisiana
The Bronx
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Describe Johannes Brahms
Paid to produce his own concerts because he was unconventional
Close to Schumann’s. Collector of music manuscripts
Late experimental works foreshadowed the 20th century (1900s)
The bridge between Classical and Romantic Music
43
Describe Jazz -
secular folk music created by African Americans in the early 20th century
combines elements of gospel music and R&B.
swing and blue notes, complex chords, call and response vocals
44
What was the texture of Baroque music?
Polyphonic
Homophonic and Polyphonic
Monophonic
Homophonic
45
Who composed Maple Leaf Rag?
Scott Joplin
Robert Johnson
Aretha Franklin
46
Where did Hip Hop begin?
Los Angeles
New Orleans
The Bronx
47
What was the texture of Middle Ages music?
Monophonic
Homophonic
Polyphonic
48
When was the Romantic Era time period?
1200-1400
1820-1900
700-480 BC
1600-1850
49
Describe Frederic Chopin
Composer of The Nutcracker and Swan Lake
Paid to produce his own concerts because he was unconventional
Only pianist in history to achieve a reputation on the basis of 30 concerts
Late experimental works foreshadowed the 20th century (1900s)
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What is a virtuoso?
a person highly skilled in music
A dancer in a musical theatre production
an unskilled person in music
a music teacher

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