Music Appreciation Unit 2 Test Review

Which time period was As Vesta Was written?

A virtuoso is someone who

Opera buffa was

Bach's Toccata and Fugue in d minor is from what musical style period?

Which opera by Bizet was initially not well received? Bizet died thinking it was a failure.

Hildegard's Ordo virtutum is

Who wrote Dies Irae Gregorian chant?

En pointe is the technique for

Instrumental music during the Renaissance featured the

Who wrote the Baroque oratorio, the Messiah?

Who considered music an essential part of education and believed it influenced moral character?

Characters from verismo operas come from

A character piece is

Ballet began in the courts of Europe, especially in

Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel would have made more public performances in her lifetime except

Who composed Symphony No. 5 in C minor?

We know how ancient music sounded because of the many written and recorded musical examples of the time period.

Who wrote Toccata and Fugue in d minor?

The Symphonie fantastique by Berlioz is what type of symphony - the ideas are conveyed purely through music.

A system used in the Baroque period in which a composer composed music exclusively for their employer was the

In which time period was Dies Irae Gregorian Chant written?

When writing an art song, the composer

In the Baroque period a series or set of musical works, usually a collection of dances, performed as a group was called?

Who composed As Vesta Was?

The singer of Schubert's "Der Erlkonig" is required to change his voice to represent four roles. These are

The Voice of Him that Crieth from The Messiah is what type of piece?

Which genre of music is Mozart's Don Giovanni?

One of the first pianist to turn the piano sideways for a concert or recital and memorize his music was

Program music is

The instrumentation of a string quartet consists of

Who wrote the Classical period opera Don Giovanni?

The text or script of an opera is called the

In Medieval times or the "Dark Ages," noblemen who were poets and composers hired minstrels to sing their songs were