2024 Spring Exam

Which style of Modern Era music stresses the element of repetition with changes dictated by a rule or system?

What is the standard form for a symphony?

What was the goal of 12 tone music?

Composers deliberately leave parts of the composition and performers undetermined and at the discretion of the performer

What is the second era in the history of western music?

Is plainsong considered secular or sacred?

During which century did the first written music appear?

What is the term for a composition for solo voice and piano?

The widespread horrors of what major event in history inspired expressionism.

What is the third era in the history of western music?

What is the fourth era in the history of western music?

Artists who attended the Florentine Camerata believed which texture of music best communicated the meaning of the text?

What is the fifth era in the history of western music?

What is the term for the musical texture with independent melodies that stand alone?

What is the sixth era in the history of western music?

What is the term for music with a single melodic line with everyone singing the same note at the same time?

What is the term for non-religious vocal works in several parts (usually 5)?

What is the term for writing music to express pride in ones nation?

Where did Renaissance composers get the inspiration for their works?

What does it mean for a song to have no strict meter?

Which Era's name means "rebirth" when translated from French to English?

What is the term for music dedicated to a religious purpose?

What does it mean for a song to have no accompaniment?

What is the third era in the history of western music?

Who established the standard form for a symphony?

Who is considered the Father of the Symphony?

Which era's name means "between the ages?" It was considered a dark era between two golden ages.

Why did romantic composers reject classicism?

What is the term for the musical texture in which harmony supports the melody?

Which era's name comes from the term "barroco" which was originally used to describe a misshapen pearl?

What is the form of concertos set by Vivaldi?

What is the term for polyphonic choral compositions based on sacred texts?

What is the musical term for music that portrays the meaning of the words of the text?

What is the first era in the history of western music?

What is the term for instrumental music that tries to convey a specific idea without using lyrics?

What is the term for a pictorial or descriptive orchestral work in several movements?

What is the name for someone from the Renaissance era described as “a person dedicated to independent reasoning?

What is the term for music without religious affiliation?

Which Baroque style of music is defined as solo parts alternated with a small group of instruments?

What is the term for music with no strict meter or accompaniment sung by a single voice or unison choir?

What is the name of the poet Musicians from the Medieval Era?