Music Appreciation

Music is propelled forward in time by

Rhythm

The element of music that organizes movement in time is:

Rhythm

The basic unit of rhythm that divides time into equal segments is called

Beat

Beats that are more strongly emphasized than others are said to be

Accented

Organizing patterns of rhythmic pulses are called

Meters

Meter is marked off in groupings known as

Measures

The first accented beat of a measure is called

a downbeat

The metric pattern in which a strong beat alternates with a weak one is called

Duple Meter

Which meter would most likely be associated with a waltz

triple

In triple meter the strongest pulse occurs on

The first beat

The element that describes the musical fabric, or the relationship of musical lines within a work, is called

Texture

A texture featuring a single, unaccompanied line is called

Monophony

The predominant texture used in Western music up to about one thousand years ago was

Monophonic

The texture associated with gregorian chant is

Monophonic

The texture that combines two or more simultaneous melodic lines is called

Polyphony

What quality of a work of art refers to its structure or shape

Form

The basic structural concepts in the element of form are

Repetition and contrast

A vocal work in each poetic stanza is sung to the same melody is in

Strophic Form

Technique whereby some aspects of the music are changed, yet the whole remains recognizable

Variation

Technique through which performers create music on the spot is known as

Improvisation

The form based on a statement and a departure without a return to the complete opening statement is called

Binary

What best describes Binary Form

A-B

Ternary form is best represented by

A-B-A

A musical form style that features a statement that is answered by another voice is

Call and Response

The separate sections of a large musical work are called

Movements

The rate of speed at which a piece of music is played is its

Tempo

What emotional response would most likely be associated with an accelerating tempo

Agitation

Music that is despairing and sad usually has what kind of tempo

Slow

In what language are tempo markings generally given?

Italian

Which markings are appropriate for a slow tempo

Adagio

Which of the following tempo markings does not indicate a slow tempo

Presto

Which of the following tempo markings is the fastest

Allegro

Which of the following modifiers should be added to an allegro marking to indicate a very fast tempo

Molto

Accelerando is a term indicating that the tempo is

Getting faster

The degree of loudness or softness, or volume, at which music is played is called

Dynamics

Which of the following dynamic markings is the softest

Pianissimo (pp)

Which of the following symbols indicates growing louder

<

The gradual swelling of the volume of music is called

crescendo

The markings for tempo and dynamics contribute most directly to

The expressive content of a piece of music

Of the following, which is NOT a property of a musical sound

Texture

The quality of sound that distinguishes one instrument or voice from another is

Pitch

The term timbre refers to

the color of a tone

A mechanism that generates musical vibration and launches them into the air is called

An instrument

A specific area within the range of a voice or instrument, such as high, middle, or low, is called

Register

The standard ranges of the human voice from highest to lowest are

Soprano, alto, tenor, bass

Which of the following voices has the lowest range

Bass

The generally accepted term for the high male vocal range is

Tenor

The human voice

Possesses lyric beauty and expressiveness that have served as a model for instrument builders and players

The instruments of the Western orchestra are categorized into four groups

Strings Brass Percussion Woodwinds

Which is the correct order of bowed string instruments from highest to lowest in range

Violin, viola, cello, bass

The special effect produced on a string instrument by plucking the string with the finger is called

Pizzicato

In string playing, the rapid movement of the wrist creates a throbbing effect called

Tremolo

Which of the following instruments is NOT a member of the bowed string family

The guitar

Woodwind instruments

all have a pipe with holes

The highest-sounding member of the woodwind family is

the piccolo

Which belongs to the double reed family

Oboe

Who is traditionally associated with collecting and organizing the chants of the church

Pope Gregory

Which of the following does NOT characterize gregorian chant

Harmonies

Why does gregorian chant sound so different form other types of Western Music

There is no Harmony

A setting of Gregorian chant with one note per syllable is called

Syllabic

A setting of gregorian chant with several notes per syllable might be considered

Neumatic

Early notation suggested melodic contours using small ascending and descending signs called

Neumes

Gregorian Chant used scale patterns called

Modes

Until the mid-twentieth century, the primary language of the mass was

Latin

In what era did the development of polyphony begin to emerge

Renaissance

Why does Renaissance music sound different from medieval music?

It uses polyphony Both men and women are able to sing It has greater dynamic contrasts

Of the following, which does not characterize secular music-making in the Renaissance

Women were discouraged from performing music

Which of the following was the most secular genre of the sixteenth century

The madrigal

The vivid depiction of the text through music known as word painting is a hallmark of

The madrigal

Which of the following does not characterize an oratorio

Elaborate scenery

The stories for oratorios are generally drawn from

The bible

Who was born in Germany and studied in Italy, but spent much of his creative life in England

Handel

What is Handel’s most famous Oratorio

Messiah

Handels Messiah is an

Oratorio

A keyboard instrument in which the strings are plucked by a plectrum is

The harpsichord

Which of the following is a well-known set of concertos by Vivaldi

The four seasons

The solo instruments in Spring, from The Four Seasons, is

The Violin

In spring, The four seasons, Vivaldi evokes the sound of birds by

trills and running scales

In musical compositions, a theme is

The composition’s underlying meaning

A theme may be fragmented by dividing it into smaller units called

Motives

A short, repeated musical patter is called a

repetition

the most important instrumental genre of the Classical period is

The symphony

Which composer is labeled "Father of the symphony"

Haydn

The document that captures Beethoven’s despair over his deafness is called the

Heiligenstadt Testament

How many symphonies did Beethoven compose

9

The German term for the art song is

Lied

A song whose text is a short lyric poem in German with piano accompaniment is called a

Lied

A approximately how many songs did schubert compose

More than 600

Large scale composition w/ multiple movements made for a full orchestra

Symphony

Large musical composition for orchestra, choir, and soloists

Oratorio

As Vesta was from Latmos Hills descending

Thomas Weelkes Renaissance Era Madrigal Polyphony

Toccata + Fugue in D minor

Bach Baroque Period Primarily polyphonic but also homophonic pipe organ solo Absolute Music

Symphony 5 in C minor

Beethoven Romantic Period 4 movements in the symphony

Gregorian Chant

Anonymous Dies Irae- Day of wrath Middle Ages Monophonic Sung by monks used to codify churches

Symphony #94 "Surprise Symphony"

Franz Joseph Haydn Classical Period Homophony

The Hallelujah Chorus

G.F. Handel From Messiah Baroque Era Oratorio

Erl Konig

Franz Schubert Romantic Era Homophony 4 characters in the story (The father, the son, the narrator and the elf king) Lieder

Sicut Cervus

Palestrina Renaissance Polyphony Motet

Spring

Antonio Vivaldi From the four seasons Baroque Era Violin Concerto Program Music