Music History & Theory: 20th Century Genres, Composers, and Instruments

rock n roll born

1950s

hank williams honky tonk

true

rule book for scoring films

max steiner

first to win pulitzer prize

appalachian spring

success of "boy bands"

all of these factors

NOT a tempo marking

andiamo

main objective of an instrument

to make sound and to amplify that sound

NOT factor contributing ancient instruments

the need for specific instruments

mold breakers and neo-traditionalists were country music's reaction...

true

_ genre topped charts

swing

genre g.f. handel chief composer

oratorio

symphonies gustav mahler compose

9

5th gen turn country international

garth brooks

fleetwood mac sub-genre

soft rock

not considered "pop" artists

dolly parton

amplitude is another word for pitch

false

the "beginning of country" occur

1927

NOT romantic era composer

mozart

1970s genre starting pop for other "pop" genres

disco

best describes monophonic texture

one voice or instrument singing/playing a melody alone

ars nova literally translates to

new art

great migration influenced spread of jazz to north

true

louis armstrong instrument

trumpet

main rhythmic element of jazz is call "sling"

false

7 secondary elements of music

true

jazz, spontaneous invention of lines is called

imporvisation

berlioz was bridge between classical and romantic era

false

opera is genre invented during baroque

true

sackbut is an ancestor of trombone

true

j.s. bach was well-known

false

1970/80s sub genre of rock led to grunge and punk in 90's

progressive rock

brass instruments produce their sound same way, by edge tones

false

not one of the four influential compose of renaissance

guillame de machaut

common factor present in every transition

reacting against the styles that came before

two types of jazz band are "rhythm" and the "horns"

false

dolly parton help save country by combining sounds of country and pop

false

NOT associated with expression

verbal

imfamous barn dance show was

grand ole opry

baroque example of "program music"

the four seasons

michael jackson nicknamed "king of rock"

false

rhythm alone can create recongnizable music

true

instrument families exclusively contains aerophones

brass

frederic chopin and franz liszt associated with piano music during classical

false

tempo is measured on a METROPHONE

false

glam rock has costumes and blended country and rock n roll

false

elements of music are the

building block of all music

michael jackson and madonna were the "M's of the 80s"

true

region of the U.S did country music originate

appalachia

ella fitzgerald was jazz clarinestist

false

howard shore = marvel

false

"isms" is associated with arnold schoenberg

serialism

genre was not one of first genres blended to make early rock n roll

funk

not associated with opera

religious texts

NOT a primary element of music

tempo

transition from baroque to classical, instrument more popular than harpsichord

piano

sub-genres of rock emphasize pop-hooks, studio production, not aggressive

soft rock

mozart was child prodigy lived short life and died very poor

true

90s-present as genre multiplied into many different styles

true

timbre = tone color

true

african slaves were allowed to play african music every sunday

congo sunday

pink floyd sub-genre

progressive rock

symphony orchestra is commonly used for

film and television scores

not associated with "arena rock"

fleetwood mac

governing principle of the origins of jazz

blending of western world and africa in the americas

band was main focus of british invasion

the beatles

modern era composer most successful at blending jazz/blues with classical

george gershwin

symphonies ludwig van beethoven compose

9

country with no influence on colonial development of new orleans

portugal

band not apart of "british invasion" of 60's

the supremes

country artists blended the sounds of top 40 with country music

dolly parton

largest bowed string instrument

double bass

human range is 20hz-20,000hz

true

most successful artist of post-WWII

frank sinatra

garth brooks prominent artists of 6th gen

false

2010s, more active country artists any other point due to

explosion of media

NOT main characteristic of music in renaissance era

monophonic

improvisation is the juxtaposition of jazz and the west african "call and response"

true

supreme instrumental genre for the classical and romantic eras

symphony

music in film began in early 20's with silent film

true

classical era considered era of

form

boy bands were a popular trend of 70s

false

origins of country are traced to which region of U.S

appalachia

"isms" associated with samuel barber

neoclassicism/neoromanticism

NOT associated with medieval paradigm shift

instrumental music

william byrd was an italian renaissance composer

false

dizzy gillespie was a famous jazz clarinet player

false

NOT a first gen country musician

benny goodman

schoenberg,webern, and berg were 3 memebers of first viennese school

false

schumann and schubert were opera composers of romantic era

false

"buddy" bolden was first jazz musician

true

leonin and perotin associated with creation of early polyphony, called organum

true

first viennese school refers to handel, mozart, and beethoven

false

title of monteverdi's incredibly successful opera

l'orfeo

josquin des prez's genre choice was madrigal

false

oldest origins of jazz traced back to west asia

false

NOT associated with rhythm

pitch

john williams NOT compose the score

interstellar

watch rough cut of the film

spotting session

"glam rock" sub genre focused on singable melodies and friendly sounding

false

stuck string instruments are feature of the symphony orchestra

false