Cumulative Final Exam Review Game

Which of the following is a difference between Classicism and Neo-Classicism?

Besides J. S. Bach, who was ONE more influential composer in the Baroque Era?

____ is the main sequence of individual, consecutive pitches:

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of Minimalist Music?

Developments in Music and the Arts in the 1900s were highly influenced by WWI and WWII.

Which of the following IS a value of Romantic Music?

Music is a reflection of a given place and time in history.

____ is the concept of providing a commentary on or response to something through music.

The book-end dates of the Impressionist Era are:

Which of the following is NOT a value of Western Art Music?

_________ is the first true American Art music:

Franz Schubert was very famous and well-known during his lifetime.

Which of the following did NOT happen to Orchestras between the Classical and Romantic Eras?

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart wrote his first composition when he was 5 years old.

The book-end dates of the Romantic Era are:

____ is the act of depicting the text, in music, through literal musical gestures.

Rossini's Opera The Barber of Seville is an example of Comedic Opera.

Which of the following is NOT a value of Postmodern Music?

The book-end dates of the Postmodern Era are:

_________ is monophonic, vocal, religious music of the Middle Ages:

Antonio Vivaldi was employed by an Orphanage for orphaned girls and young woman.

______ is when multiple pitches sound simultaneously, with some pitches being subservient to others:

This type of music is meant to be listened to actively (not passively):

A _____ is a single-movement work for orchestra that is meant to evoke a poem, story, or piece of art.

_________ is the first true American music:

A _________ is a piece written for a solo instrument with orchestral (large ensemble) accompaniment.

In music, the term "dynamics" refers to volume (how loud or soft something is):

What are the book-end dates for the Blues era?

Franz Liszt is remembered as one of the most prolific Symphony composers in history.

Impressionism first began in France in the Visual Arts.

This type of music is a traditional part of the society from which it comes:

Which of the following is NOT part of Franz Liszt's legacy?

The book-end dates of the Modern Era are:

Which of the following is NOT a main value of Modern Music?

Romantic music has increased amounts of chromaticism, as compared with Classical music.

Rachmaninoff's Isle of the Dead is an example of a Symphonic Poem.

Edgard Varese experimented with computerized (or synthesized) sound in music.

This type of music is meant to reach as many people as possible:

Orchestras tripled in size between the Classical and Romantic Eras.

What are the book-end dates for the Swing/ Big Band era?

Atonal music is music that lacks a tonal center/ home key signature.

A _________ is a piece written for a solo instrument with only 1-2 instruments (often piano) accompanying.

Which of the following composers IS a Neo-Classical Composer?

Which of the following is NOT a value of Baroque Era music?

______ is the Father of Western Art Music.

Which of the following is NOT a value of Romantic Music?

_____________ is the belief that people are strong, intelligent, and in charge of their own lives.

The Tin Pan Alley was/ is in which major city?

Organum was typically performed in early Cathedrals.

Which of the following composers IS an Impressionist Composer?

_________ is a response to BeBop. The music was overall softer, slower, and lower in pitch.

______________________ is the melody in traditional Indian music. It is the main expressive element of Indian music.

What does "Emancipation of the Dissonance" mean?

What are the book-end dates of the Renaissance?

What are the book-end dates of the Baroque Era?

_____ are usually written for solo voice and piano, the music enhances the emotions of pre-existing text (like a poem).

__________________________ are notes that are lowered to give a sense of sadness.

____ is a light-hearted style of opera with a pleasant subject, comedy, and a happy ending. (Select all that apply!)

______ are any non-conventional way of producing sound on a musical instrument

Haydn's music was considered light and humorous during his time.

When music is ________, that means it is easy for many people to enjoy it.

_________ is the height of Jazz.

________________ is the lead pitched drum, also known as the talking drum, in traditional African music.

Which of the following is arguably the single biggest difference between the Classical and Romantic Eras?

______ is a system of organization in music in which each of the 12 pitches are used in a fixed order.

Western Art Music is unique in that it is the only music that values harmony above all other musical elements.

Who wrote the first opera in history?

______ is the dominant driving force in Western Art Music:

Which of the following composers made significant contributions to Classical Opera?

______ is a musical sentence, with a clear beginning, middle, and end:

_________ are intervals in pitch that are smaller than a half-step (the smallest interval in Western Music).

The language of Blues and Jazz music is one element that comes from traditional African music.

The Classical and Romantic Eras have extremely little in common.

Which composer was the hero of the Counter-Reformation?

Classicism takes the formal structures and conventions of Romanticism and stretches/ expands them.

Which of the following is NOT true of Ludwig van Beethoven?

Edgard Varese composed ___________ music.

______ was mostly known for his skill at composing Motets, the most notable of which is, perhaps, Ave Maria.

When did American Popular Music first begin to emerge?

A/ an ___________ is a religious piece that is performed with choir & orchestra. It is opera-like but lacks staging.

Ludwig van Beethoven nearly single-handedly ushered in the Romantic Era.

Which of the following composers is known as the Father of the Classical Era?

______________________ are the rests, or silence, in traditional Japanese Folk Music.

George Frideric Handel was extremely well known for his oratorios.

_________ is a genre composed for solo piano that uses a highly syncopated melody over a rhythmically-steady bass.

The book-end dates of the Classical Era are:

What are the book-end dates of the evolution of American Music and Jazz?

________________ is the principle singer who calls others to worship through the Adhan in traditional Islamic music.

What are the book-end dates for the New Orleans Jazz era?

Which of the following titles belong to Franz Joseph Haydn? (Select all that apply!)