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The text of Ave Maria... virgo serena is: a) In praise of the Virgin Mary. b) In praise of the English victory at Agincourt. c) In praise of chivalric love. d) In praise of the Archangel Michael. a) In praise of the Virgin Mary The first era of Western music in which instrumental music was as important was as important as vocal music was in the: Baroque Era
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The text of Ave Maria... virgo serena is: a) In praise of the Virgin Mary. b) In praise of the English victory at Agincourt. c) In praise of chivalric love. d) In praise of the Archangel Michael. a) In praise of the Virgin Mary The first era of Western music in which instrumental music was as important was as important as vocal music was in the: Baroque Era
After the fugue subject is stated, the second entrance of the subject is called the: Answer Beethoven 's career is often divided into periods. Three Music written for plays, generally consisting of an overture and a series of pieces to be performed between acts, is called: Incidental Music Comic opera was generally in the language of the audience, or the vernacular. (True/False) True – It's vernacular. The whole–tone scaled used by Debussy derives from: Non–Western Music
Baroque music frequently changes mood. (True/False) False – Each piece has one emotion, but changes from one piece to another. What American composer is known as the king of Ragtime? Scott Joplin In the sontata–allegro from, the middle section that features the most tension and drama through modulation and motive interplay is called: a) the exposition b) the development c) the recapitulation d) the coda b) the development Stravinsky's ballets, such as The Rite of Springs, all archived immediate popularity with their audiences. (True/False) False – It did not achieve popularity.
The favorite subjects for the Romantic poets, and composers, were: a) Comedy and farce b) Love, longing, and nature c) Homage to the Virgin Mary and other religious subjects. d) Historical events b) Love, longing, and nature. The term "tempo rubato", associated with Chopin's music, means that the performer should: Take liberties with the tempo. Don Giovanni is Mozart's only major opera. (True/False) False – Mozart wrote many opera's. Which of the following is NOT a ballet by Stravinsky?
c) 1550 – 1600 d) 1800 – 1900 a) 1600 – 1750 Which musical devices help to portray the child's terror in Schubert's The Elfking? High range and dissonance Because of Orff's association with the Nazis, Carmina burana has recieved few performances since its premier. (True/False) False – No one knew of Orff's association at the time. Secular music is... Non–religious Scared music is... Religious music
Gregorian Chant (a.k.a "Plainchant" or "Plainsong") is... Sacred music that has of a single–line melody. It is monophonic in texture, and lacks harmony and counterpoint. Mellismatic is... Long groups of notes set to a single syllable of text. Neumatic is... Five or six notes sung to a syllable of text. Syllabic is... One note sung to each syllable of text. What is Organum? Harmonized chant that is the earliest polyphonic music. Motet is... Writing new texts for the previously text–less upper voices of organum. A four voice harmony with alternating texture.
Troubadours/Trobairitz are... Musicians who lived in the Southern region of France. Trovuerez are... Musicians who lived in the Northern region of France. Minnisingers are... Musicians (or composers) in Germany. Singers of courtly love. Ars Nova is... "New Art" – Changes of musical style which spanned between the 14th and 15th century primarily in France. This period saw the invention of modern notation and the growth in popularity of the motet. Birth of Organum. What are a Chansons? Any lyric–driven French song, usually polyphonic and secular.
Cantus Firmus is... Taking chants and using them as underlying structures in songs. A fixed melody; which serves as the basis for ornamentation in other voices. What was the Council of Trent?The longest committee meeting in history that the Catholic Church organized. What is Madrigal? Aristocratic form of poetry and music that the Italians courts as a favorite diversion of cultivated amateurs. Who was Machaut? He was a poet–composer of the French Ars Nova who wrote sacred and secular music. His poetry embraces the ideals of medieval chivalry.
Doctrine of Affections An entire piece or movement that is built on a single affection. What is Recitative? A musical declamation, vocal style, or speech in Opera when the plot and are generally advanced through. Aria is... Italian for "Air"; When Recitatives gives way at lyric moments which releases through melody the emotional tension accumulated in the course of the action. Da Capo Aria is... A ternary form that brings back the first section with embellishments improvised by the soloist. Libretto The text or script of the opera.
Ground Bass A repeated phrase that descends along the chromatic scale, always symbolic of grief in Baroque music. Florentine Camerata Was a group of humanists, musicians, poets and intellectuals in late Renaissance Florence. Concerto Grosso A form of baroque music in which the musical material is passed between a small group of soloists (the concertino) and full orchestra (the ripieno or tutti). FugueA contrapuntal composition in which a single theme pervades the entire fabric, entering in one voice (or instrumental line) and then in another.
Retrograde Pitches that can be stated backwards. Inversion Pitches that move by the same intervals but in the opposite direction. Stretto Overlapping statements of the subject that heighten the tension. Absolute Music A musical form that has no prescribed story or text to hold the music together. Sonata Form (Sonata Allegro Form) A structural pattern used by composers first in the 18th century as a means to organize their music. What are the six main sections in Sonata Form?
Hint: ETDRC Exposition, Theme I, Theme 2, Development, Recapitulation and Coda. String Quartet Classical chamber music that is made up of two violins, a viola and a cello. Symphony A long piece of music that is usually in four large, separate sections and that is performed by an orchestra. The Classical Concerto An orchestral piece built around a solo. Also a way for the virtuoso to show off. Sonata An instrumental work for one (piano) or two instruments, consisting of three or four contrasting movements. It is not technical and usually not long.
Song Cycle Groups of LIEDER that were unified by a narrative thread or descriptive theme. Ex: Elfking – Franz Schubert Program Symphony A symphonic poem/tone poem. Is 30 minutes of straight forward music. Not divided into chunks. Example: Strauss Symphonic Poem Program music for orchestra, with contrasting sections to develop a poetic idea, suggest a scene, or create a mood. Tone Poem Gives the composers the flexibility they need for a single–movement.
Idee Fixe (Fixed Idea) Theme music. Nationalsim Looking at national music heritage. Taking strong interest in one's own country. Exoticism Japanese culture and music. Bel Canto Meaning "beautiful voice". Characterized by florid melodic lines delivered by voices of great agility and purity of tone. Ex: Rigoletto – Verdi Music Drama Genre that attempted to integrate theatre and music and did away with the concept of separate arias, duets, ensembles, and choruses. Invented by Wagner.
