Test - Jan 13 - Eras, vocab, keyboard, vocal Flashcards
1.
a. Which era was most closely associated with musical theatre?
b. give one example and its composer
2.
a. During which era were nationalism, exoticism and folk elements were important elements?
b. give one example of exoticism and its composer
- Identify the era that had representative composers include Frederic Chopin and Hector Berlioz.
4..
a. Which era did the English Oratorio originate in?
b. Give one example and its genre and composer
5.
Which era is ca. 1825 - ca. 1900 ?
- Which era did impressionism and expressionism art movements influenced composers?
7.
Which era was Viennese School most closely associated?
8.
Which 3 features belong to the Baroque period?
basso continuo
polyphonic texture
exoticism
folk elements
idiomatic writing
- One of the following musical features is not typically associated with the Romantic period.
Which one is it and what period is it usually associated with?
Sonata form
Piano forms
Greater flexibility in tempo, use of tempo rubato
Programmatic elements
10.
Which period’s art and music focus on proportion, symmetry, and balance?
11
Provide the term for the following definition and a composition in which it is best demonstrated.
This important 19th century musical style has a fascination with foreign lands and culture. They are evoked by melody, harmony, rhythm, and orchestration
12
Choose the term from selections provided for the following definition.
- hemiola
- chromatic harmony
- figured bass
- program music
- impressionism in music
This word comes from the Greek word for color, khorma.
It uses notes outside of the chosen key signature and is increasingly used for heightened expression in 19th century music.
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Choose the term from selections provided for the following definition and provide a composition title in which it is best demonstrated.
chromatic harmony
- figured bass
- program music
- impressionism in music
This important 19th century musical style is instrumental music with extramusical associations, such as literary, poetic or visual stories. Each movement or section has descriptive titles that describes the music. Some composers include a written text or ‘program’ with the work.
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Choose the three late 19th-and early 20th-centry artistic movement from the following list.
-Impressionism,
-Expressionism
-Nationalism
-Exoticism
-Symbolism
15
Choose the term in which modern composers use different harmonic vocabulary (whole tone, modal pentatonic scales, parallel chords) and suggest instead of describing images. Other techniques include use innovative orchestral colours and unclear meters.
Give example title
-Impressionism
-Symbolism
-Nationalism
-Exoticism
-Symbolism
