Music Appreciation Flashcards

Flashcards for review of composers, genres, and musical periods.

Hildegard of Bingen

Composer from the Middle Ages

Palestrina

Composer from the Renaissance period.

Telemann

Composer from the Baroque period.

Susato

Composer from the Renaissance period.

John Farmer

Composer from the Renaissance period.

Henry Purcell

Composer from the Baroque period.

JS Bach

Composer from the Baroque period.

Frederick Handel

Composer from the Baroque period.

Antonio Vivaldi

Composer from the Baroque period.

Joseph Haydn

Composer from the Classical period.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Composer from the Classical period.

Ludwig van Beethoven

Composer from the Classical (Early Period) and Romantic (Late Period).

Franz Schubert

Composer from the Romantic period.

Robert Schumann

Composer from the Romantic period.

Frederick Chopin

Composer from the Romantic period.

Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel

Composer from the Romantic period.

Duke Ellington

Composer from the 20th Century (Jazz).

George Gershwin

Composer from the 20th Century (Jazz).

Hector Berlioz

Composer from the Romantic period.

Scott Joplin

Composer from the 20th Century (Jazz/Ragtime).

Stephen Foster

Composer from the Romantic period.

Arnold Schoenberg

Composer from the Modernist period.

Igor Stravinsky

Composer from the Modernist period.

Florence Price

Composer from the 20th Century.

William Grant Still

Composer from the 20th Century.

Charles Ives

Composer from the 20th Century.

Aaron Copland

Composer from the 20th Century.

John Cage

Composer from the 20th Century (Avant-Garde).

Steve Reich

Composer from the 20th Century (Minimalism).

Maple Leaf Rag

Composition by Scott Joplin from the 20th Century (Ragtime).

The Art of the Fugue

Composition by JS Bach from the Baroque period.

Symphony No. 5 in C Minor

Composition by Ludwig van Beethoven from the Classical period.

Country Band March

Composition by Charles Ives from the 20th Century.

The Rite of Spring

Composition by Igor Stravinsky from the Modernist period.

Symphonie Fantastique

Composition by Hector Berlioz from the Romantic period.

Appalachian Spring

Composition by Aaron Copland from the 20th Century.

Rhapsody in Blue

Composition by George Gershwin from the 20th Century (Jazz).

Messiah

Composition by Frederick Handel from the Baroque period.

Stars and Stripes Forever

Composition by John Philip Sousa from the Post-Romantic period.

Swing Low, Sweet Chariot

Traditional / Anonymous Spiritual.

Afro-American Symphony

Composition by William Grant Still from the 20th Century.

4'33"

Composition by John Cage from the 20th Century (Avant-Garde).

Electric Counterpoint

Composition by Steve Reich from the 20th Century (Minimalism).

The Four Seasons

Composition by Antonio Vivaldi from the Baroque period.

Middle Ages - Texture

Primarily monophonic (plainchant), later polyphony (organum).

Middle Ages - Tonality

Modes (church modes like Dorian, Phrygian, etc.).

Middle Ages - Genres

Plainchant, Mass, Organum.

Renaissance - Texture

Polyphonic, imitation in vocal and instrumental music.

Renaissance - Tonality

Modal.

Renaissance - Genres

Madrigal, Mass, Organum, Motet.

Baroque - Texture

Polyphony, with a focus on contrast (e.g., basso continuo).

Baroque - Tonality

Major and minor keys become prominent.

Baroque - Genres

Opera, Oratorio, Concerto, Fugue, Dance Suite, Cantata.

Classical - Texture

Homophonic (melody with accompaniment).

Classical - Tonality

Major/minor tonal system.

Classical - Genres

Symphony, Sonata, String Quartet, Opera, Mass.

Romantic - Texture

Homophonic, with lush orchestration and chromaticism.

Romantic - Tonality

Expanding harmony, frequent use of modulation.

Romantic - Genres

Opera, Oratorio, Symphony, Lieder, Ballet.

Post-Romantic - Texture

More complex, often lush orchestration.

Post-Romantic - Tonality

Increased chromaticism, but often still based in major/minor keys.

Post-Romantic - Genres

Symphonic Poem, Opera, Ballet.

Modernist - Texture

Complex harmonies, dissonance, and non-traditional forms.

Modernist - Tonality

Atonality, polytonality, and use of extended techniques.

Modernist - Genres

Symphony, Ballet, Experimental, Expressionism.

Post-Modernist - Texture

Eclecticism, combining multiple genres or periods.

Post-Modernist - Tonality

Return to tonal centers, but often mixed with dissonance or fragmentation.

Post-Modernist - Genres

Minimalism, Avant-Garde, Neo-Romanticism.

20th Century (Jazz) - Texture

Improvisation, call-and-response, complex rhythms.

20th Century (Jazz) - Tonality

Often modal, with dissonance and swing rhythm.

20th Century (Jazz) - Genres

Jazz, Swing, Blues, Ragtime, Big Band, Bebop.

Minimalism - Texture

Repetitive patterns, static harmony, gradual transformation.

Minimalism - Tonality

Diatonic, often centered around a single key.

Minimalism - Genres

Minimalist compositions, repetitive structures.

String Quartet

Instrumental chamber music with specific structure for two violins, viola, and cello.

Character piece

Genre found in the Romantic Period

String quartet

Genre found in the Classical Period

Dance suite

Genre found in the Baroque Period

Fugue

Genre found in the Baroque Period

Lieder

Genre found in the Romantic Period

Swing (Jazz)

Genre found in the 20th Century

Mass

Genre found in the Middle Ages, Renaissance, Baroque

Plainchant

Genre found in the Middle Ages

Oratorio

Genre found in the Baroque Period

African American spirituals

Genre found in the 20th Century

American parlor songs

Genre found in the 19th Century (Romantic)

Concerto

Genre found in the Baroque, Classical

Symphony

Genre found in the Classical Period

Opera

Genre found in the Baroque, Classical, Romantic

Ballet

Genre found in the Romantic, 20th Century

Marches

Genre found in the 19th Century (Romantic)

Louis Armstrong

Composer of Jazz (Swing, Bebop)

G.F. Handel

Composer of Oratorio (e.g., Messiah), Opera (e.g., Giulio Cesare)

Henry Purcell

Composer of Opera (e.g., Dido and Aeneas), Fugue, Oratorio

J.S. Bach

Composer of Fugue, Concerto, Oratorio, Mass

Joseph Haydn

Composer of Symphony, String Quartet, Oratorio (e.g., The Creation)

Steve Reich

Composer of Minimalism, Experimental (e.g., Electric Counterpoint)

Bela Bartok

Composer of Folk Music Influences, Concerto, String Quartet

Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel

Composer of Lieder, Piano Works

Arnold Schoenberg

Composer of 12-Tone Music, Expressionism, Fugue