music appreciation final- onu

Gregorian chant was primarily sung in what language?

latin

Often based on an original line of Gregorian chant, the lowest line or voice in Medieval Era polyphony is called

cantus firmus

What are neumes

Notation in Gregorian chant to indicate the general melodic shape of the music

in medieval music, which of these would create a trope

adding new melismas

which of these is true if gregorian chant

they have a monophonic texture

which of these is NOT a composer associated with the school of notre dame in the medieval era

hildegard

which of these medieval music types was homophonic

parallel organum

which composer is famously credited for helping to save polyphony

palestrina

rythmic modes were used in which genre of medival music

motets

which of these composers was an English Renaissance composer who wrote for both the catholic and protestant churches as well as virtuosic secular music

byrd

the death of which composer in 1750 marks the end of the baroque era

johann sebastian bach

Which of these was a major contribution conceptually invented by the Florentine Camerata

opera

which of these is NOT an element in opera

cantatas

which of thise is does NOT perform as part of the basso continuo

a vocalist

what is a concerto

A multi movement piece that features a soloist or group of soloists with orchestra accompaniment.

When Orfeo traveled to the underworld in Monteverdi's opera Orfeo, what was the one condition king Plutone gave him in order to bring Eurydice back to the world?

as he travels back with her, he must not look back

which instrument did the baroque composer vivalidi primarily teach, even though he composed for other instruments too?

violin

which type of work is baroque era composer handels messiah

oratorio

the type of baroque sonata, which has dance movements, where intended to be performed in church

false

what is the primary role of the chorus in a baroque opera?

to establish plot elements, often a third-party commentary

who was the leader of the sensitive style in the pre classical era

cpe bach

which of these was NOT a focus of the classical era

basso continuo

who helped to establish the string quartet

joseph hayden

what was the name of the orchestra and group of composers who helped to develop musical innovations in the classical era

the mannheim school

beethoven was a ___ era composer and he led the way for the ___ era

classical, romantic

Beethoven wrote about his disability in the Heiligenstadt Testament. What was it

he was deaf

What type of opera was Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro

comedy (opera buffa)

which classical era composer was a child prodigy and lived to compose 41 symphonies

mozart

who was the first composer to include a choir singing in the finale of his ninth syphony?

beethoven

who was the father of the symphony who wrote 108 symphonies

haydn

what are the four pillars of he romantic era in music

nature, emotion, poetry, and nationalism?

in which language were lieder sung

german

in which country was Impressionism mainly developed

france

which is generally NOT true of impressionist orchestral music

they focus on brass fanfares

in which harmonic organization are all pitches created equal

the twelve tone system

What is it called when a piano has been temporarily altered with screws, erasers, paper, or other objects between the strings to change the sound

prepared piano

which type of modern music consists of small motifs the continuously repeat with small, gradual changes over time

minimalism

What is the name of the period from 1920 to 1950 in which composers turned to strict forms, structures, and tonality but maintained 20th-century sounds

neoclassicism

The origins of American popular music were developed by which culture

African Americans

who was called the father of rock and roll

chuck berry

What is the name of the fusion genre of American pop/rock music and non-Western music

worldbeat

Which of these was a precursor to jazz

ragtime

Which style of jazz did Louis Armstrong famously help develop

chicago style jazz

Which style of jazz was a reaction against bebop?

Cool Jazz

which publicly unpopular style of jazz was known for virtuosic improvisation with complex rhythm and meters

bebop

Which of these is the style of Indian classical music in its southern region

carnatic

what is the name for the melodic frameworks for an indian improvisation and composition

raga

an indian classical music what is the indian word for the structure of the beats and translates to the time measure

tala

Having been named Beethoven's symphony no 6, the Pastoral Symphony, or a recollection of country life, was an example of what type of music

program

Music can connect to a person's faith because

all of the above

what style of music developed from the fusion of ragtime, black sacred music, marching band music, and rural blues

american jazz

which musical era included the abandonment of functional harmony to favor atonality

20th century

which musical era included monophonic chant, sung in the church of latin

medieval era

which musical era was focused on program music inspired by nature, poetry, emotion, and nationalism

romantic

Without the innovations of the medieval renaissance, baroque, classical, and romantic periods, music as we know it today would not be the same

true