Music Appreciation Final Exam Practice

How many possible keys are there in western music?

What era does neoclassical music primarily draw its inspiration from?

What type of instruments were added to marches during their evolution?

The pianoforte was a unique keyboard instrument for what reason?

The first movement of a classical concerto features what addition to the typical sonata form?

What type of music was first printed in the United States

Antonio Vivaldi's series of concertos called "The Four Seasons" are the earliest examples of what?

What cultural movement that held faith in human reasoning emerged in the classical period?

What was the main purpose of music in the middle ages?

Which of these genres of piano music was Frederic Chopin known for?

What instrument is most common in American folk music?

Who composed the best-known and most-loved oratorio?

Which composer is often described as an impressionist?

Which change in society led to the growth of secular genres of music in the baroque era?

Which of these genres is considered secular music?

Which of these forms consists of an exposition, development, and recapitulation?

Which of these is a polyphonic choral work set to a sacred Latin text other than the ordinary of the mass?

Which musical texture employs a single melody with harmonic accompaniment?

How many different chants are in the mass ordinary?

Which composer created serialism to organize his atonal music?

Where did blues music originate?

Which articulation calls for separated or short notes surrounded by silence?

Which of these genres features an orchestra with a small group of soloists?

The baroque suite served what purpose?

What did Renaissance composers use to enhance the meaning of emotion of the text in vocal works?

Which of these terms indicates to play moderately loud?

Which composer was the first to have a successful career as a freelance musician?

Which of these terms refer to a composition for solo voice and piano?

Which of these characteristics belongs to the primitivist style of music?

Which of these genres are multi-movement works written for one solo instrument or one to two instruments with continuo?

The impressionist movement began in what area of study?

What city did jazz music first take hold in?

Which composer is credited with creating a distinct American style of classical music?

Which of these orchestral genres was created by Franz Liszt?

Which of these terms describes an instrumental introduction at the beginning of an opera?

Which of these refers to the quality of sound produced by an instrument or voice?

Baroque Opera is almost exclusively based on Greek mythology.

Which of these terms indicates to gradually quicken the tempo?

When a piece of music changes keys, we call this a

What city was the epicenter of music in the classical period?

Which of these terms is defined as "the organization of beats into regular groups"?

Which of these terms is used to describe the large scale design or plan of piece of music?

How many notes are contained in the smallest possible chord?

Which of these forms is typically used in the third movement of a symphony?

The most popular form of chamber music in the classical period was written for how many instruments?

What is the name of the religious songs sung in the Roman Catholic Church?

A melody that represents a part of the story being told in a piece of programmatic music is called...

What style of music first featured atonalism?

Opera was created by a group of poets, musicians, and nobles in what city?

Which of these composers is known for their ballet music?