Music History Final Practice

Instruments in the Renaissance era were seeing an advancement of metals such as brass.

What was the time period of Renaissance music?

The most important musical form of the Classical Period was the Sonata.

Music performed outside of churches was called:

What is Imitative Polyphony?

Which of these is a composer from the Renaissance?

Which of these is NOT an instrument from the Renaissance?

Most of Stephan Foster's songs were written to be performed in ...

The first important Opera of the Baroque Period is Monteverdi's:

Secular music is becoming more and more important during the Renaissance.

The Baroque Era grew out of the Catholic Church's response to Martin Luther and the

A real answer is an altered statement of the subject; while a tonal is exact transposition.

The harpsichord was replaced by the:

List two types of music from the Baroque period:

Put these inventions in the order they were invented.

Mozart was born in ...

Which is NOT a brass instrument?

Before Edison, Bell, Marconi, and Berliner, music was shared on sheet music or performances.

What does polyphonic mean?

Vivaldi lived in Weimer, Cothen, and Leipzig.

The graphophone was originally known as the:

What of the following did Alexander Graham Bell NOT invent?

The three M's of Renaissance music are:

Idiomatic writing is a Baroque practice of changing dynamics abruptly.

The size of the Classical orchestra was:

Marconi was able to invent the Victrola because of Bell's work in the Graphophone.

Music in the Renaissance always used vocals.

Thomas Edison invented the Phonograph.

A prelude is a highly structured, imitative, contrapuntal composition.

During the Renaissance times, instruments were not allowed to be played.

Bell secretly built on Edison's Phonograph and invented the photophone and graphophone.

Counterpoint is a single line of melody supported by a harmonic accompaniment.

The violin became the main solo instrument in the Classical Period.

Three instruments of the Renaissance were the guitar, cello and trombone.

In the Renaissance the most sacred vocal form was

Basso continuo is a set of numbers placed below the bass line to show harmonic progression.

During the Renaissance era, vocal music was more important than instrumental music.

Which section of the orchestra did not become self-contained until the classical period?

Classical music, compared to the music of the past was:

What is the general mood of Renaissance music?

Toccata is a genre of Baroque Instrumental music.

Woody Guthrie was known as ...

A Pedal point is a sustained note over which harmonies change.

The mass was written in this language.

Martin Luther was a sacred composer.

The two main forms of sacred Renaissance music are mass and the:

Name three instruments of the Renaissance.

The Baroque Period lasted from:

Beethoven was a very popular musician during the Renaissance.

Baroque music could be described as:

A music drama is called a:

What song is a good example of Imitative Polyphony?

Which composer popularized the clarinet?

What instrument was the percussion section in the classical orchestra?

The Classical period dates are 1750-1800.

In the Renaissance period every educated person was expected to be trained in music.

Who had 20 children, many of them who became famous musicians themselves?

Which one these historic individuals was not known as a music composer?

Which of the following is not a characteristic of the Baroque style?

Which is not a woodwind?

What was King Henry the VIII's main rule for composing music for church?

What other name can the piano go by?

Alexander Graham Bell was able to send the 1st wireless phone message in 1880.

Classical music used more keys, dynamics, rhythms, and melodies than the Baroque Period.

The harp was invented during the Renaissance era.