Review-Fall Semester Exam

A string quartet is made up of ________ musicians.

_______ composed the Pope Marcellus Mass.

The Catholic Mass wsa typically divided into _________ sections.

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

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

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

In what language were motets usually written?

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

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

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

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

The music Martin Luther wrote for his Protestant church was ________

The three sections of a sonata were the______.

In the Classical period, artists love _______.

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

Why did Constantine convert the Empire?

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

Most instrumental music was used for _________

What is the time frame for the Renaissance Period?

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

What does the term "Renaissance" mean?

Where do we get the term "Classical"?

This massive opera is based on legends from ________ culture.

Classical era composers pay great attention to ________.

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

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

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

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

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

Why was the printing press such an important invention?

Fugues are commonly ________ in texture.

The first movement of a symphony was usually ________.

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

His largest operatic work was _________.

How many operas make up this master work?

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

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

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

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

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

Who invented the printing press?

______ was the king of opera during this time.

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

What is the given time frame for the Classical Period?

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

What other forms of Christianity arose during this time period?

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

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

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

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

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

The most important part of Renaissance music was the _________.

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

The term "a capella" means what?

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

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

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

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

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

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

The second movement of a symphony was usually ______

The string quartet was similar in structure to the _________.

Most symphonies had _____ movements.

Travelling musicians of the period are commonly known as ?

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

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

The Mass Ordinary includes all of the following except _________.

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

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

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

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

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

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

_______ composed Symphonie Fantastique.

The center of music of the Classical period was ________.

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

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

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

Who purchased the most art/music during the Renaissance?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

What is the time frame of the Romantic Period?

The third movement of a symphony was usually _______

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

A sonata was usually _______ movement(s).

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

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

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

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

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

What is the accepted time frame for the Baroque Era?

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

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

Program music is music that does what?

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

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

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

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

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

The Baroque saw an advancement and standardizing of ________.

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

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

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

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

How many Mass celebrations did Palestrina compose?

Travelling musicians were often ? in Medieval Life

What year did Constantine convert the empire to Christianity?

How does Symphonie Fantastique differ from a traditional symphony?

Most music of the Renaissance was ________ in texture.

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

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

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

The term "absolute music" means ________.

The most popular instrument for instrumental ensembles was the ________

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

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

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

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