Music Appreciation Quiz 2

Name the historical eras in chronological order:

Medieval

Renaissance

Baroque

Classical

Romantic (19th c.)

20th / 21st c.

Western Art Music

-Often called "Classical music"

- Music whose origins are in Europe or whose style traced back to European composers

- music that was written down

Sacred Music

-Music written for use in the church

- The Catholic Church

Secular Music

- Music for outside of the church

- Music encountered in everyday life

Chanson

- French for "song"

- French art song

- Sung in the local dialect

- Often songs about love

- Sometimes include instrumental accompaniment

Opera

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Recitative

- Speechlike singing with minimal accompaniment

- Used to move the narrative action along

Aria

- More songlike singing with more elaborate accompaniment

- A self-contained piece for solo voice, usually accompanied by orchestra.

- Used to elaborate on the thoughts and emotions of a specific character

Libretto

- The "story" of the opera

- Becomes more elaborate with emphasis on music conveying narrative

Oratorio

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Counterpoint

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Concerto

When the entire piece features a particular soloist accompanied by orchestra, we call this a concerto

Chamber Music

- Written for small ensembles

- Originally intended to be performed in intimate settings

Symphony

- A multi-movement work for orchestra

- 3 to 4 movements of contrasting styles and tempo

- Size

Virtuoso

- Solo performers of great technical ability

Art Songs

- Pieces for solo voice and piano accompaniment

Song Cycle

- a composite form of vocal music consisting of a group of individually complete songs. for solo or ensemble voices. with or without instrumental accompaniment

- Sometimes assembled into large collections unified by a narrative and called song cycles

Character Piece

- Pieces for solo piano

-Used to depict a particular mood or extramusical idea

Gesamtkunstwerk

- Total artwork

- Synthesizes music, narrative, drama, dance, etc.

Extended Techniques

- Nontraditional methods of playing acoustic instruments to yield new and unfamilar sound

Jazz

- An umbrella term used to label a variety of music styles whose origins can be traced back to the music traditions of Black Americans in the late 19th and early 20th centuries

Big Band

- Ensembles performing Jazz music became standardized into larger groups known as Big Bands

- Swing

Combo

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Avant-Garde

- Term used in many forms of art and across musical styles to describe the introduction of new, experimental, or unusual ideas

Scat Singing

- They used nonsense syllables to create spontaneous melodies in the style of an instrumentalist.

Improvisation

- Is the act of spontaneous composition

Blues

- Three part form to lyrics (AAB)

- Usually tells a story

- Pitch flexibility to stimulate shouts and hollers

Country

- Originated in 1920s

- Grew Out of Appalachian Folk Music, European Folk Music, and Blues

- Lyrics Focus on Personal Stories

- usually featuring themes of self-reliance, family, liquor, guns, and the south (especially Texas)

- Vocalist with Simple Guitar accompaniment

Gospel

- Built on Traditional Gospel

- Initially sung by Quartets or Ensembles, but later moves to large choir, often with soloist(s)

- Lyrics focus on topics related to Christianity

Hip-Hop and Rap

- Originated with DJs playing records and acting as MCs by commenting over the recordings

- Sometimes multiple records were used together and faded between using a mixer, or one record was used for a technique knows as "scratching"

Pop

Trendy Music

- Find it later

Diegetic / Nondiegetic

Diegetic Music - sounds that exist in the world of the characters/ film. These are sounds the characters can hear and interact with

Non-Diegetic music or sounds cannot be heard by the characters. These sounds are meant only for viewers

Underscore

Specifically for music accompanying a scene

Leitmotif

A recurring theme in a musical composition associated with a particular person, idea, or situation

Patronage System

- Wealthy individuals begin funding art

Ethnicity

bound by shared culture such as social customs, values, and beliefs.

Imagined Community

Refers to a socially-constructed community imagined by the people who perceive themselves as part of a group

Exoticism

the use of musical material that evokes the idea of distant cultures and locals, not the actual music of that country / culture

Cultural Appropiation

Is the use of some element of another culture or aspect identity

- problematic if there is no cultural consent

Pastiche

The direct borrowing from previous styles / eras and crafting it within the current trends / styles