FINAL EXAM MUL REVIEW

An aria is characterized by

What do the Impressionist and Expressionist composers have in common?

The ______ was a castrated adult male soprano popular in the Baroque era.

The German word Sprechstimme means

The property of sound that gives instruments and voices their unique tone color is 

A leitmotif is a

The instruments of the Western orchestra are categorized into which groups?

Dynamics determine the ________ at which music is played.

the concerto

Which is a true statement regarding the piano in nineteenth-century culture?

The basic unit of rhythm is the

Martin Luther and John Calvin believed

Musical compositions are often identified through a cataloguing system described by

Baroque trumpets were still “natural,” meaning they

The word “song” refers to

When a melody pictorializes a word or words it is called

____ were weekly hymns with simple and memorable melodies created by Luther and his followers for congregations to sing

Which term describes a one-movement work for orchestra with a literary program?

The following were new instruments added to the Romantic orchestra:

Melody

The term “baroque” derives from the Portuguese word for

A group of Lieder unified by a descriptive or narrative theme is known as a

Ragtime was originally composed for what instrumentation?

The most important new genre of the Baroque era was

Independent parts of a large-scale work (a symphony, for example) are called

In the 1930s and 40s, early jazz gave way to

The first movement of a string quartet or symphony is most likely in ________ form.

Many modern film composers have incorporated _________ in their music, a technique found in concert works by Wagner.

Sonatas during the Classical era were

Music with no literary basis is referred to as

Postmodern composers

Tempo and dynamic markings are usually given in

The text of an opera is known as a

A virtuosic solo passage in the manner of an improvisation within a concerto is called a

Source music is music that

The basic elements of form are

Which describes the goals of early twentieth-century modernists?

Scientifically, pitch is determined by its

Which of the following terms describes religious or spiritual music?

Three or more tones sounded together produce a(n)

_______ is a technique in which a composer chooses a very simple and harmonically clear musical idea—one or two chords

Recitative is characterized by

Tempo refers to the

As a result of the Industrial Revolution

In a Classical symphony, which of the four movements is typically the slow movement?

Participating in performances of _____ provided an artistic outlet for the nineteenth century middle classes.

The oratorio was generally based on

Which Shakespeare play is the literary basis for West Side Story?

The text of country or rural blues that arose in the Mississippi Delta after the Civil War

The larger size of the Romantic orchestra resulted in the need for a 

Which of the following genres consists of a group of dance movements, usually in the same key?

A _____ can be a building block in the construction of a musical work.

Which current composer is credited as reviving the grand symphonic film score?

Which was a recommendation of the Council of Trent regarding music for the church?

The classical concerto form has ___ movements

_____ music gives equal importance to the twelve tones of the chromatic scale.

Canons are controversial because of

Which is most likely the slow movement in the multimovement cycle?

Which of the following multimovement tempo schemes corresponds to the typical Classical concerto? 

Impressionism began as a movement in

Which of the following describes the setting of many notes to a syllable?

Philip Glass is often associated with the _______ movement.

Music that is made up spontaneously in performance is called improvised.

The function of music in film is to

What was the formal language of the church and sacred music tradition during the Middle Ages?

Postmodernists broke away from the modernist stance

Which of the following describes the celesta?

A symphony

One recent trend by composers who embrace aspects of nineteenth-century orchestral sound is called

The principal components of opera include arias, recitatives, overtures, and

Which of the following is a type of program music written to accompany plays?

The earliest polyphonic music is called

In Tan Dun’s score for Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, he blends the styles of ______ and Western musical traditions.

A texture in which two or more different melodic lines are combined is called

In what way is John Cage's 4'33" unusal?

Composers who share a preference for mostly consonant harmonies and small musical ideas that are combined and recombined

The _____ movement of a string quartet is often in minuet-and-trio form.

A highly structured contrapuntal form based on a single theme or subject is a

The element that propels music forward in time is

The Harlem Renaissance

Dissonance in early-twentieth century music

Which of the following is a stylistic element of Impressionist music?

The conductor

Which term describes a one-movement work possibly written to introduce a larger work but also played independently?

Which describes a trouser role?

Which of the following pertains to modernism of the early twentieth century?

In Baroque music, the instruments that provided accompaniment were referred to as

The ______ art song, or Lied, is performed by solo voice and piano.

Instrumental music first flourished in conjunction with

The nineteenth-century trend toward realism in opera was known as

_____ is where the fusion of ragtime, blues, and other musics resulted in the development of jazz.

________ was the cultural center of the United States by the mid 1800s.

Avant-garde composers

By the nineteenth century, large-scale choral works such as Masses, oratorios, and Requiems, were typically performed

A ________ is a multimovement programmatic orchestral work.

Before recorded music was widespread, music like the rags of Scott Joplin could be mechanically performed by

The longest and most dramatic in the multimovement cycle was generally the

Which term refers to a category of music?

Big-band jazz is a

How many instrumentalists would you expect to find in a chamber group?

Music that rejects the framework of key is called

A typical form of the second movement in a multimovement cycle is

Winners of the Prix de Rome

Which of the following characterize(s) plainchant?

Guarneri, Stradivarius, and Amati were all noted Baroque makers of which instrument?

Both Italian and English madrigals often feature word-painting.

A principle of form that is based on repeated alterations of a given melody (which is still recognizable) is called

The multimovement cycle of the Classical composers can be found in their

Underscoring is music that

Which is a true statement regarding the musician’s place within the patronage system during the Classical era?

Sonatas and Interludes is written for

Poets and artists in the Romantic era were drawn to

A musical setting of the Mass for the Dead is called

A Chinese Two-stringed violin is called