Exam 2

Question 1

4 Periods of Music

Answer 1

• all periods overlap into eachother
  1. Baroque
  2. Classical
  3. Enlightenment
  4. Renaissance
  5. Romantic

Question 2

Baroque Period

Answer 2

• simple

Question 3

Classical Period

Answer 3

• more institutions were created
• refined musical ideas and became more complex
• began to figure out functional harmony
• > how chords/notes relate to eachother
• chord progression
• > smoother movement from one chord/note to the next
  ex: Mozart

Question 4

Enlightenment Period

Answer 4

• important because it was a time of scientific development
• philosophical and academic pursuits were allowed to flourish
• new instruments were created using modern materials which allowed them to be improved and made more efficient
• > led to them being cheaper, so instruments became more financially available to a larger number of people
• Adolphe Sax invented the saxophone using his knowledge of chemical engineering

Question 5

Renaissance Period

Answer 5

• important bc it was a “rebirth” of the arts
• the arts flourished both academically and non-academically, became more of an institution
• institutions where music can be studied developed
• learning and academic pursuits of music allowed for freedom to develop artistic ideas of music
• exploration of the artistic side of music

Question 6

Romantic Period

Answer 6

• maximization of musical elements
• ability for individual expression in music bc more ideas
• moved towards freedom of expression
  ex: Beethoven

Question 7

Concerto

Answer 7

• a “contest”

- a solo performance with accompaniment

Question 8

Chamber Music

Answer 8

• music played with a smaller ensemble in a smaller room
• more intimate performance/setting
  ex: solo, duet, sonata, concerto, trio, quartet

Question 9

Atonal Music

Answer 9

• music without tonality, no “home base”

- 12 tone music

Question 10

Arrangement

Answer 10

• taking a piece of music and changing it so that it can be played with a different instrumentation or ensemble
  1. Instrumentation- type of instruments used
  2. Stylistic Change- change of genre (jazz to rock)
  3. Meter Change- change the time feel (3 to 4 time)

Question 11

Program Music

Answer 11

• music that sounds like it is supposed to sound like something
  ex: Flight of the Bumble Bee
• buzzing

Question 12

Scherzo

Answer 12

• a musical joke

Question 13

Roles of Music

Answer 13

1. Artistic Expression
2. Commercial (Advertisement)
3. Learning
4. Emotional Manipulation
5. Torture
6. Entertainment