FINAL

Question 1

Rhythm

Answer 1

duration of music, in and between beats

Question 2

Harmony

Answer 2

Vertical alignment of pitches, pitches on top of another

Question 3

Timbre

Answer 3

the tone color of an instrument

Question 4

Melody

Answer 4

singable in one breath; horizontal alignment of pitches, one after another

Question 5

Dynamics

Answer 5

volume (loud or soft)

Question 6

Tempo

Answer 6

speed (how fast or slow)

Question 7

Key

Answer 7

specific pitch name

Question 8

Monophonic

Answer 8

one line

Question 9

Polyphonic

Answer 9

more than one line

Question 10

Homophonic

Answer 10

one line with accompaniment

Question 11

Meter

Answer 11

a reoccurring pattern of strong and weak beats

Question 12

Tonality

Answer 12

Within a key, a feeling of centrality

Question 13

Secular Music

Answer 13

nonreligious music

Question 14

Functional Harmony

Answer 14

chords have a specific function, taking you somewhere and driving it forward

Question 15

Recitative

Answer 15

half singing, half reciting style of presenting words in opera, designed to further the plot

Question 16

Aria

Answer 16

designed for a solo singer, stopping the action and elaborating on the character’s feelings in an opera

Question 17

The text of an Opera is known as…

Answer 17

libretto

Question 18

Outsider Music

Answer 18

music outside of mainstream

Question 19

What are the three parts of the sonata-allegro?

Answer 19

exposition, development, recapitulation

Question 20

Rondo Form

Answer 20

one main theme or tune alternating with other themes or sections

Question 21

When were the public concerts created?

Answer 21

classical era

Question 22

Movement

Answer 22

self-contained sections in a large piece of music

Question 23

Form in Music

Answer 23

the beginning, middle, and end. It is the structure/shape of the music

Question 24

Symphony

Answer 24

a large concert piece for orchestra made up of several movements

Question 25

Sonata

Answer 25

a piece for one or two instruments, in three movements

Question 26

Lieder

Answer 26

German art song

Question 27

Etude

Answer 27

study intended to perfect the performers' technique

Question 28

Chamber Music

Answer 28

2-9 players; originally performed in smaller rooms (known as the string quartet)

Question 29

Music...

Answer 29

occurs in real time

Question 30

Nocturne

Answer 30

night music

Question 31

Concerto

Answer 31

a large work for orchestra and soloist, usually in 3 movements

Question 32

Serialism

Answer 32

goes through the entire tone row, replaces functional harmony

Question 33

Opera

Answer 33

drama presented in music

Question 34

Chance Music

Answer 34

music with notes or pitches not specified by the composer

Question 35

Music Concrete

Answer 35

music composed with natural sounds recorded electronically

Question 36

Neoclassicism

Answer 36

a return to the style and form of pre-Romantic music but using 20th-century rhythms and harmonic style

Question 37

Post Modern

Answer 37

return to tonality, simple melodies/harmonies

Question 38

Atonality

Answer 38

absence of key center

Question 39

Fine Art

Answer 39

cultivated European tradition, made to challenge listeners and players, confronts life and has historical significance

Question 40

Folk Art

Answer 40

has an oral tradition, preserves history and ethnic identity, does not need to be popular ideals with political and social issues

Question 41

Popular Art

Answer 41

for the middle class, for mass consumption and commercial success and does not real with reality but imitates it.

Question 42

3 characteristics of Medieval/ Renaissance music

Answer 42

one melody, plainchant, modal harmony

Question 43

3 characteristics of Baroque music

Answer 43

contrapuntal, one emotion, ornate melodies with embellishments

Question 44

3 characteristics of Classical music

Answer 44

simple singable melodies, rondo form, many moods

Question 45

3 characteristics of Romanticism music

Answer 45

rubato, opera, chromatic

Question 46

3 characteristics of Modernist music

Answer 46

serialism, barbarism, non-diatonic

Question 47

3 composers from the Baroque period

Answer 47

Vivaldi, Bach, and Corelli

Question 48

3 composers from the Classical period

Answer 48

Beethoven, Mozart, Hayden

Question 49

3 composers from the Romantic period

Answer 49

Beethoven, Chopan, Tchaikovsky

Question 50

3 composers from the Modern period

Answer 50

Cage, Shonberg, Crumb

Question 51

3 composers from the Postmodern period

Answer 51

Glass, Adams, Riley

Question 52

3 aspects of African culture not taken by slavery

Answer 52

religion, music, dance

Question 53

Wagner

Answer 53

coined "total work of art" and created chromaticism (using all or many notes on a keyboard

Question 54

What is rock n roll a euphemism for?

Answer 54

sex

Question 55

What older African music that contributed to R&B

Answer 55

blues

Question 56

Slave characteristics in rock n roll

Answer 56

call and response, hidden meanings, non-diatonic

Question 57

Why was Elvis important for rock n roll?

Answer 57

He was a white guy acting like a black guy

Question 58

Why was the Beatles important to rock n roll?

Answer 58

Made it mainstream

Question 59

Name 3 styles that make up rock n roll

Answer 59

Blues, Gospel, Country

Question 60

Earliest form of African music

Answer 60

Gospel (call and response?)

Question 61

Core elements associated with rock n roll

Answer 61

rebellious attitudes, back beat basic rhythm section, I, IV, V chords

Question 62

3 pioneers of rock n roll

Answer 62

Buddy Holly, Elvis, Lil Richard

Question 63

Allan Freed coined the term Rock n Roll and used it as a code for what form of music

Answer 63

R&B

Question 64

Aspects of jazz

Answer 64

improvisation, changes, hand-held instruments