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Music History Review - Ancient through Classical
What is Gregorian Chant?
What is opera?
Music History Review - Ancient through Classical
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A review of #composers, #instruments, and #characteristics.
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What is opera?
A form of theater where the entire story is sung
A musical work that has no sets, costumes, or acting
An ensemble of four string players
The order of service for a Catholic Church service
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What is Gregorian Chant?
Folk songs of the Renaissance era.
Secular songs written by ancient civilizations.
Liturgical music that is utilized alongside the Mass text.
The form used to compose an Oratorio.
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What instrument is this?
Piano
Lute
Guitar
Citole
4
Most music of the Medieval Musical Era was sacred (about God or relating to God). True or False
False
True
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What does "monophonic" mean?
One singer
One melody line
Many different melodies going on at the same time
Polyphony
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Most composers signed their name on music they wrote during the Medieval era. True or False?
False
True
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What are the dates of the Medieval Musical Era?
500-1450
1750-1820
1600-1750
1450-1600
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What are the dates for the Baroque Musical Era?
500-1450
1750-1820
1600-1750
1450-1600
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What is a Madrigal?
A musical work where the entire story is sung
The form for a symphony
A musical work that contained a narrator
Secular songs that were polyphonic
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This was the first person to gather and codify many of the chants written in the Medieval Era.
Saint Peter
Martin Luther
Josephus
Pope Gregory I
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What does "polyphony" mean?
One melody line
Only one singer
High vocal part
Two or more different melodies going on at the same time
12
The "Sackbut" is from which musical era?
Renaissance
Medieval
Classical
Baroque
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What are the dates of the Classical Musical Era?
1750-1820
500-1450
1450-1600
1600-1750
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This person was the first to present the concept of polyphony in 4 parts in Western music.
Guillaume de Machaut
Palestrina
Pérotin
Hildegard von Bingen
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What instrument was invented in the Classical Era and eventually replaced the harpsichord?
Organ
Violin
Clavichord
Piano
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What are the dates for the Renaissance Musical Era?
1450-1600
500-1450
1750-1820
1600-1750
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This composer was a child prodigy and a musical genius. He also lived during the Classical Era.
Palestrina
Johann Sebastian Bach
Vivaldi
Mozart
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Which ancient civilization/people was the first to establish a system of acoustics?
India
Egypt
Greek
China
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This is a wire-strung, plucked instrument from the Medieval Era. What is this instrument's name
Violin
Cittern
Citole
Cello
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What popular ensemble of the Classical Era was made up of two violins, a viola, and a cello?
Percussion Section
Rhythm Section
Orchestra
String Quartet
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This composer wrote the famous "Hallelujah Chorus" and lived during the Baroque Musical Era.
Guillaume Dufay
Beethoven
Handel
Mozart
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This instrument was used a lot in the Baroque Musical Era.
Piano
Hurdy-Gurdy
Harpsichord
Chamber Organ
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What is the main characteristic we need to remember about the Baroque Era?
It was highly ornamental
It had simplicity
It had order
It had balance
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The were 3 main characteristics about the Classical Era we need to remember. What were they?
Ornamented
Order
Simplicity
Balance
