Music Midterm

“Do, Re, Me, Fa, So, La, Ti, Do” represents what?

Which culture studied music through the lens of mathematics and science?

Popular music is said to reflect the tastes and preferences of which social class?

What was a type of wheel fiddle?

What was Ottaviano Petrucci known for?

Which philosopher laid some of the foundations for modern music theory?

Who is an example of an artist who used protest lyrics in his or her songs during the 1960s?

The Renaissance period in general was considered a time of rebirth in the arts and culture.

What is the highness or lowness of a sound?

The Divje Babe flute was made from what material?

The creation of music charts helped to shape and to encourage the growth of rock and pop music.

Which composer was considered the master of polyphonic music?

Which of the following means to increase the level of sound?

Dynamics: refers to the loudness or softness of a note, and the quality of the note is played.

Organum added what to Gregorian chants?

The so-called British Invasion, which included the Beatles, happened in the 1980s.

Prehistoric or primitive music comes from what type of cultures?

Which of the following is a type of popular music?

The early Egyptians are thought to have used what type of scale?

Tempo: frequency of a sound and it relates to the highness or lowness of a tone that we hear.

What is a series of musical notes that have been strung together?

The tempo of a piece is objective; all composers interpret the tempo directions in the same way

The ancient Egyptians adorned harps with gold and silver.

A piece of music where one part echoes or imitates another part is known as what?

What is a low female voice?

A sagbut was a type of cello.

Madrigals tend to have about how many voices?

William Byrd was known as a “genius” of what instrument?

A madrigal proper was through-composed.

Composers are mostly concerned with pitch and are less concerned with rhythm.

Pop music no longer exists in the 21st century. It has been replaced by other music genres.

Dorian mode begins on what note?

Fortissimo means to do what?

What is the speed of a piece of music?

Prehistoric or primitive music comes from what type of cultures?

Monophonic music uses how many voices?

A metronome is which of the following?

The shawm was perhaps the most popular double reed instrument of the Renaissance period.

Which of the following was one of the first instruments that prehistoric people probably used?

Personal computers help musicians create and store new sounds.

What term refers to placing emphasis on a weak or offbeat?

What is a musical piece in which one solo instrument (piano) is accompanied by an orchestra?

What was a characteristic of Palestrina’s compositions?

What was a popular trend in the 1990s?

Which composer was considered the master of polyphonic music?

Tone quality of a sound / it is what helps to distinguish one musical instrument from another?

Which artist is an example of someone who was popular for disco?

What was the Samaveda?

What is the timing of the musical sounds or notes in the music?

What is a typical theme in pop music songs?

Pop music is just another name for popular music. There is no difference between the two terms.

A Largo tempo would be which of the following?

Who commissioned simple melodies for the new Protestant church?

Which advancement helped singers develop a more intimate singing style?

Dancing was prohibited during the Renaissance in Europe.