MEGA QUIZ

Renaissance vocal music is generally characterised by which texture?

Joseph Haydn was a transitional composer between the Classical and Romantic periods

The idea of having a recurring themes (attached to specific ideas or characters) is common in the Romantic period

A Concert Overture that does not use sonata form is known as a...

Who invented the four line stave?

"Ars Nova" is a treatise written by Phillipe de Vitry

What texture is Gregorian chant?

Who composed the the ballet Pulcinella? DANNY!!

Which Dictator does Ben share his birthday with?

Which is the correct term to describe instruments of the Middle Ages?

Martin Luther led the Reformation in Germany

Who dominated music publishing in the Renaissance period?

What concept is often associated with the Baroque era?

Romantic symphonies could be as long as seven movements

Baroque Opera grew out of musical plays and an interest in Greek and Roman tragedies

The piano, clarinet and trombone started to be used within Classical orchestras

Composers of The Second Viennese School are associated with what?

What was influenced by the Italian Overture model?

Basso Continuo was common in trio sonatas. What is Basso Continuo?

Perotin was part of which school of composers?

Renaissance vocal works were transcribed idiomatically for new instruments

Finish the sentence. "Programmatic music..."

Wholetone scales, pentatonic scales and parallel chords are the hallmark of which composer?

Opera Buffa was the most common opera style in the Baroque

Harmony becomes more complex in the Romantic period. Which word best describes this change?

Nationalism was a reaction to Minimalism

Which type of work used sonata form like the symphony?

The Classical period is known for symmetry and balance

Which word means music performed by two groups spaced apart?

What pre operatic style was popular in England?

Quartal harmony (harmony built in fourths) is associated with which American composer?