Music Final Study Set

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart had only limited success in opera and composed only Singspiel.

False

For over thirty years in the late 1700s, the court composer for the Prince of Esterhazy was:

Franz Joseph Haydn

The "Emperor" String Quartet was composed by:

Franz Joseph Haydn

The "Hallelujah" Chorus is part of:

George Frideric Handel's Messiah.

Near the end of his career, Franz Joseph Haydn wrote a dozen symphonies for his concerts in:

London.

Forte is the music term for which of the following?

Loud or Strong

The "Pathetique" Sonata was composed by;

Ludwig van Beethoven

The "Eroica" Symphony was composed by:

Ludwig van Beethoven.

The two most commonly used Western scales are:

Major and minor

Guillaume de Machaut was an important composer of:

Medieval Polyphony.

The singing of many notes to only one syllable is known as a(n):

Melisma

Composers of Nationalistic music include:

Modest Musorgsky

Richard Wagner was an important composer of:

Music Dramas

The new style of opera the developed in the Classical era was called:

Opera Buffa

The tone poem Romeo and Juliet was composed by:

Peter Tchaikovsky

What are the four Parameters of Sound?

Pitch, Rhythm, Dynamics, Timbre

The era of the late eighteenth century was known as:

the Age of Reason.

Which of the following is NOT an improvement in the construction of the piano in the nineteenth century?

the addition of the rubato pedal.

An interval is:

the distance between two pitches.

A cadence is :

the end of a musical phrase.

The tonic is:

the home pitch of a scale or key.

The beat is :

the unchanging pulse that divides time in to equal units

Which group of instruments belongs to the percussion family?

timpani, cymbals, bells

One of Giuseppe Verdi's most famous operas is:

La Traviata.

The first section of a Sonata-Allegro movement is comprised of:

1st theme, transition, 2nd theme, closing theme

The form of a Rondo is best represented as:

A B A C A D A

A motet is:

A sacred polyphonic composition for an unaccompanied choir.

A madrigal is:

A secular polyphonic composition in the Renaissance.

A ritornello is:

A theme or section that returns in a composition.

What was organum?

A type of medieval polyphony.

Which statement(s) best describe(s) bands?

All of these statements are correct.

A tuneful song that expresses emotions is:

An aria.

What were neumes?

An early form of music notation.

A suite is:

An ordered set of instrumental pieces.

The "Spring" Concerto was composed by:

Antonio Vivaldi

Johannes Brahms was an important composer of program music.

False

The harmonic support of Baroque melodies is known as:

Basso continuo.

The Heiligenstadt Testament was:

Beethoven's statement dedicating himself to the art of music.

Nineteenth-century Italian opera was most interested in:

Bel canto

Antonio Vivaldi was an important composer of:

Concertos

Ludwig van Beethoven began his career as a violin virtuoso.

False

The three large sections (in order) of a Sonata-Allegro movement are:

Exposition, Development, Recapitulation.

A chord always has three or more pitches.

False

Giovanni Palestrina is best remembered for his madrigals.

False

Hildegard of Bingen was an important composer of madrigals.

False

The greatest of all English composers was probably:

Henry Purcell

The belief that people have the capacity to shape their own world and to create things that are good and beautiful is known as:

Humanism

The Brandenburg Concertos were composed by:

Johann Sebastian Bach

"Ave maria, gratia plena" was composed by:

Josquin Desprez

The first great composer of imitative polyphony was:

Josquin Desprez

The improvised solo near the end of a concerto movement is:

The cadenza

The Counter-Reformation led to what changes in music in its era?

The elimination of much imitation in masses and motets.

What is "style" especially as concerns music?

The intertaction of the elements that are the raw materials of music.

Erlkönig is best described as:

a throughcomposed ballad.

The creators and performers of secular songs in the medieval era were known as:

Trovadours and Trouveres.

A "melody" is a coherent succession of single pitches.

True

A Leitmotif is a musical idea that represents a character, object or idea in certain operas.

True

All drums are membranophones.

True

Modern concert halls have been built since the late nineteenth century to serve as "music museums."

True

Tenor is a male voice range.

True

The form of a Classical Theme and Variations is frequently; ||: a :||: ba' :||

True

The tempo is the speed of the beat.

True

Realistic operas of the late nineteenth century are known as:

Verismo operas.

Don Giovanni was composed by:

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Eine kleine Nachtmusik ("A Little Night Music") was composed by:

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was famous as:

a child prodigy.

Johannes Brahms is best remembered as:

a composer of Absolute Music.

Gustav Mahler was both a composer and....

a conductor

A "Schubertiad" was:

a kind of private musical party.

Ludwig van Beethoven suffered from:

a loss of hearing.

The Symphonie fantastique recalls:

a musician's imagined dreams of a love affair.

The French horn belongs to which family of instruments?

aerophones

The trumpet, trombone, and tuba are all members of which two families of instruments?

aerophones and brass

Homophony is best described as:

all voices moving to new and different pitches at about the same time

Female voice ranges include:

alto and soprano

Erlkönig is:

an art song composed by Franz Schubert.

A scale is:

an ascending and descending arrangement of the pitches in a key.

A short, one-movement composition designed to improve one aspect of a performer's technique is called:

an etude.

An octave is :

an interval with a 2:1 ratio of frequencies.

George Frideric Handel is best remembered as:

as international composer who was successful in nearly all genres.

One of the most important traits of Classical era music is:

balance and symmetry.

Which group of instruments belongs to the family of chordophones?

cello, guitar, harp

Romantic era musicians were often viewed as:

creative artists.

Chamber music ensembles always have conductors.

false

The Lied was an important form of program music.

false

Gustav Mahler's symphonies often included:

his own songs.

Franz Liszt was well known for:

his use of "three-hand" technique on the piano.

Romantic era music is characterized by:

longer pieces of music, larger ensembles, more chromatic harmonies, and expressive melodies.

The Dominant is the chord or harmony built:

on the fifth degree of a scale.

Johann Sebastian Bach was an important composer of all but:

operas

"Music" is best defined as:

organized sounds and silence.

Consonance is:

pitches that sound good or agreeable together.

The pavanne and galliard were:

popular dances in the renaissance

An important feature of Giuseppe Verdi's operas is:

recitativo accompagnato.

The ususal order of human voices from highest to lowest is:

soprano, alto, tenor, bass

Musical form is created through

statement, repetition, contrast, and variation.