MUS V08 Part 1/2/3/4
Only professional musicians performed secular music during the Renaissance. thinking centered on human issues and individuality inspiration from the ancient cultures of Greece and Rome independence from tradition and religion All answers shown here.
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What are some strategies one can use to help frame one's argument when writing about music? compare two works included an evaluative statement argue against a genre or type All answers shown here
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Which of the following best describes the Crusades? They lasted over two hundred years. Advanced scientific knowledge was brought to the West. Contact with the East affected Western concepts of music. All answers shown here
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The Ars nova ushered in developments in rhythm and meter. harmony. counterpoint. All answers shown here.
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Describe how William Billings's music embodies the scrappy self-sufficiency of an emerging nation like the United States of America.
As Billings himself embodied scrappy self sufficiency as he himself could not compose on an instrument he chose to create musical innovation by integrating religious worship in his most important work today as it came to be supported all over the colonies as it became part of basic civilization knowledge as well as culturally important as it is the province of the U.S. and other nations.
Which of the following musical instruments is an example of an aerophone?
Bagpipes
Which of the following is the lowest-sounding member of the double-reed family? oboe English horn contrabassoon bass clarinet
Basssoon- Contrabasson
In sextuple meter, the principal accents usually fall on
Beats 1 and 4
Describe the relationship between imitation and canon in music.
Canon is the work comprised of strict imitation musical texture as Imitation is the melodic idea presented in a single voice.
A melody added to, or played against, another melody is called a
Countermelody
A series of services celebrated in religious communities are called the
Daily offices
A single, sustained pitch against which melodic and rhythmic complexities unfold is called a
Drone
Aaron Copland's level of listening in which the emotional power of the music is at the forefront and the listener is considering the composer's meaning is called the ________ plane.
Expressive
All pentatonic scales use the same notes and thus sound the same.
False
All world music features a strong regular pulse or beat.
False
An example of polyphony is when a singer carries the tune against harmonic accompaniment on the piano.
False
Cozzolani wrote the text of her Magnificat.
False
Early operas, such as Monteverdi's Orfeo, were simple productions for intimate gatherings.
False
Haydn contributed only a few works to the symphonic genre.
False
In convents, men frequently joined the nuns' choir in order to perform the bass parts.
False
Near the end of his career, Haydn made two successful trips to Paris.
False
Purcell's Dido and Aeneas was first performed in a public opera house.
False
Strozzi's Amor dormiglione does not include word-painting.
False
The Classical symphony had its origins in the Baroque concerto.
False
The Four Seasons is program music because it uses word-painting.
False
The advantage of the harpsichord was its ability to produce crescendos and diminuendos.
False
The conductor has very little to do with interpreting the music for an ensemble.
False
The dance music of Susato appeared in print and hence was NOT suitable for improvisation.
False
The monastic life was reserved for men only.
False
There is no difference between the mass Ordinary and the mass Proper.
False
Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra is based on a dance tune by Beethoven.
False
A series of services celebrated in religious communities at various hours of the day is called the Ordinary.
False, Offices
The shawm is a percussion instrument.
False, double reed woodwind instrument
The allemande is a(n) ________ dance included in the Baroque suite.
German
Discuss some of the reasons that Handel found success with the English oratorio.
Handel found success with his invention, the English Oratorio because his invention has similarities to that of opera as it features arias, recitatives, and choruses like opera. As it was originally a biblical story, to put forth messages from the Catholic Church as the true meaning to the world is a place of prayer. As the Oratorio surfaced to govern performances of opera as in the early time of 17th century they were very popular.
The development of notation led to the recognition of
Individual composer
A group of related tones with a common center, a tonic, is called a(n)
Key
The first item in the Ordinary of the Mass is called the
Kyrie
Mozart died while writing his
Requiem
What type of music has traditionally been in vernacular languages?
Secular
What roles did secular music play in medieval life? Provide examples to support your answer.
Secular music played a big part in the medieval court life as the music provided accompaniment toward ceremonies such as tournaments, entertainment following dinner, and dances.
The madrigal was the most important secular genre during the
Sixteenth century
What is the role of the chorale in the Lutheran service and specifically in the Lutheran cantata?
The Lutheran chorale was intended to be sung by a group of faithful individuals within a service. The chorale is the organization of the words and/or music the Lutherans religious/formal song.
Describe how The New England Psalm-Singer represents the "American character" common during Billings's era.
The New England Psalms- Singer represents the American character because of the cultural importance and that being the same as todays music as we lay claim to the music that we listen to being of importance as there are different types that have become important to different individuals. As his music has embodied a self sufficiency of an emerging nation like the United States. As we characterize self freedom, individual right, individual freedom as the United States of America. (Possibly not right)
How did the Reformation and the Counter-Reformation affect music? Provide an example for each.
The Reformation affected music as it caused schools of song/ music to close, such as; choirs disbanded, manuscripts and books of music destroyed as organs of the churches music is stricken from each. The Counter- Reformation affected music as the precedent for churches music changed for the future of the 17th and 18th centuries and Catholic churches of today.
At what point in history did the West adopt Arabic numerals?
The crusades
Discuss the differences between the madrigal and the motet. Cite specific examples in your answer.
The difference between the two is that madrigals were love songs usually as the motet was a polyphonic work with four or five parts with the singing of a religious text. Therefore motets are with religious works as madrigals are with love songs.
How does the minuet and trio differ from sonata-allegro form? How are they similar?
The difference between these two forms of musical composition is that minuet and trio are in the form of pieces, three. Within the third movement out of four movements. It is in a ternary form which is just for dances. Typically both in binary form, the first and second. As sonata-allegro is a form of instrumental music with three main sections. Although its main purpose is to have two contrasting works work in unison to become harmonic. Due to the three pieces and three main section this is their similarity.
Describe the sections of a raga.
The four sections include; alap, jhor, jhalla, and gat. Alap, being an invocation without rhythm where moods along with the notes are brought to life as it has all the phrases of raga. As Mohra's pattern closes Alap, as alap and jor are heard, it breaks up the beginning to a new part. Jor is similar to Alap by introducing notes however it has rhythm unlike Alap. Gat is continuous, gradually increases through the flow of tala. Having three lines, the first line is the main line, second is lower octave, third is higher octave.
Describe the various components of opera, commenting on the function of each in the drama.
There is Libretto which is a text being sung. Orchestra is the component that sets the tone while introducing Melodie's it is the plays overture as it is the instrumental intro. Recitative is what moves the story along, moving it forward with speech. Aria is the emotional appeal to the audience a sort of moment to reflect upon the tension that has built up from Recitative.
What did the recorder, oboe, and flute have in common during the Baroque?
They were all made of wood
Why is Bach considered one of the giants in the history of music?
This is because of the masterpieces he created through faith. He chose to make the Lutheran theology approachable. He made his piece speak volumes to his audience while humanizing the works of his time.
Which well-known printer and musician published one of the most popular dance collections of the sixteenth century?
Tielman Susato
In harmony, the ________ is considered a place of rest and return.
Tonic
Bach was a master of contrapuntal composition.
True
Harmonic movement is generated by motion toward a goal or resolution.
True
Haydn worked under the patronage of Prince Esterházy.
True
In the first movement, Spring, both the poem and music evoke birds, a stream, and thunder and lightning.
True
Italian madrigalists set words such as weeping, trembling, and dying with great expression..
True
Piano (p) means soft.
True
Polyphonic music requires more experienced listening.
True
Polyphonic writing in the Renaissance relied on composing a new melody above a cantus firmus.
True
Polyphony was initially reserved for worship on the highest feast days.
True
Stately indoor occasions most often called for soft instruments, such as recorders and strings.
True
The Italian words da capo mean "from the beginning."
True
The chanson Ma fin est mon commencement reflects the era's fascination with complexity.
True
The last movement of Wachet auf celebrates the union of Christ and his bride
True
The text for the final portion of the Ordinary, the Agnus Dei, is divided into three parts.
True
The vernacular is the common language of a people.
True
With the development of notation, music expanded from an art of improvisation and oral tradition to one that was carefully planned and preserved.
True
Discuss the concept of musical development in at least two different styles/genres of music.
Two different genres I chose were that of pop and hip hop because these are a two genres in which I listen to. Pop developed in the 50s/60s, it often incorporated other genres. Early pop incorporate Jazz, rock n roll, or the blues although today it incorporates a larger variety of genres like electric, r&b, along with many others. As for Hip Hop, once known as Rap developed in the 70s accompanying speech. It began as a collab of mixed races that joined at what was called a block party. Today it became many peoples speech as they spoke of their lives as their words are joined with instrument.
The dominant chord is represented by the symbol
V
What is The New England Psalm-Singer?
William Billings's best-known publication
Describe the similarities and differences between word-painting used in vocal works and program music.
Word painting in vocal works is the portrayal of the song/ music reflecting the words denotation. As word painting in program music it is still portraying the song with the words meanings however also carries an extra musical meaning, the literary idea containing a striking description in other words easy on the eyes.
Madrigals were sung as chamber music, with the singers reading from
a part of a book
Instruments that produce sound by using air as the vibrating means are called
aerophones
Which genre of vocal music was used in Renaissance church services? Gregorian chant the motet the hymn All the answers shown here.
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Which of the following compositional techniques does theme and variation form often utilize?
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Which of the following is/are the major difference(s) between Baroque and modern violins?
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What is a ritornello?
an instrumental refrain in an aria
In the churches of Luther and Calvin, the musical emphasis was on
congregational singing
When a melody is combined with an ornamented version of itself, often heard in New Orleans jazz, the resulting texture is known as
heterophony
The Alla hornpipe movement from Water Music is characterized by
instrumental groups exchanging motivic ideas
Which of the following is a common characteristic of the second movement of a multimovement cycle?
lyrical, songful melodies
The smallest fragment of a theme that forms a melodic-rhythmic unit is called a
motive
Sinfonias are the orchestral interlude between the acts of a(n)
opera
When Handel arrived in London, he established his fame by composing
operas
The preservation of music without the help of written notation is called
oral transmission
The harpsichord is a keyboard instrument whose strings are
plucked by quills
A fixed pattern of long and short notes that is repeated or varied is called
rhythmic mode
The orchestra for Messiah relies primarily on the
strings
A setting of Gregorian chant with one note per syllable is called
syllabic
The element that describes the musical fabric, or the relationship of musical lines within a work, is called
texture
A ritornello form in a concerto is typically found in
the first and third movements
By which voice is the subject first stated in Contrapunctus I, from The Art of Fugue?
the second voice from the top, or alto
When a melody is transposed to another key, what remains the same?
the shape of a melodic line
In string playing, the rapid movement of the wrist creates a throbbing effect called
vibrato
The approximate dates for the Renaissance era are
1450-1600
At which point in history did opera become public and widespread entertainment?
1640s
Which of the following best defines binary form?
A-B
