Music Appreciation

Lied

A German solo vocal song with piano accompaniment from the Romantic era is called

song cycle

A group of Lieder unified by a narrative thread or descriptive theme is called a(n)

Opera

A large scale music drama combining acting, scenery, and costumes with singing and instrumental music is called

Oratorio

A large scale sacred music drama of the Baroque era featuring soloists, chorus, and orchestra but no costumes or staging was called

Symphonic poem

A one-movement work for orchestra that contains contrasting sections to develop a poetic idea, suggest a scene, or create a mood is called

through-composed

A song that is composed from beginning to end without repetition of whole sections is called

Using the music of their ancient ancestors

According to your text, all of the following are ways that Romantic composers expressed their nationalism except

Music for the Royal Fireworks

All of the following are compositions by J.S. Bach except

Eine kleine Nachtmusik (A Little Night Music)

All of the following were Mozart operas except

pianoforte

All of the following were important keyboard instruments of the Baroque era except

Stephen Foster

America's first great songwriter was

Troubadours

Courtly poet-musicians of southern France during the Middle ages were called

character pieces

During the nineteenth century, "Prelude," "Impromptu," and "Intermezzo" were common titles for:

George Sand

With which famous novelist did Chopin become romantically involved?

nine

How many symphonies did Beethoven write?

Chorales

Hymn tunes associated with German Protestantism are called

Robert Schumann (1810-1856)

Brahms was recognized as a future leader in music by:

Monophonic

Gregorian chant uses what type of musical texture?

four

How many movements are there in a typical Classical symphony?

a musical idea that is used as a building block.

In musical compositions, a theme is

Aria

In opera, the lyrical, dramatic songs which release the emotional tension of the scene are called

Suite

In the Baroque, works featuring a collection of dances were called a

Program music

Instrumental music that has literary or pictorial associations is called

England

Late in his life Haydn made two visits to ______ where he conducted his music to high acclaim.

the most gifted child prodigy in the history of music.

Mozart is remembered today as

Collegium Musicum

Music during the Baroque era was performed at the universities in a group called

chamber music

Music for a small ensemble with one player to a part is called

Acapella

Music that is performed by voices without any instruments is called

Clara Schumann

One of the greatest pianists of the 19th century and also the foremost interpreter of Robert Schumann's works was

Symphonie Fantastique

One of the greatest symphonies of the Romantic period was a five movement program symphony written by Hector Berlioz that was inspired by his love for an actress, called

Martin Luther

The Augustinian monk who launched the Protestant movement in Europe that broke from the Catholic church in the 16th century was

idée fixe

Symphonie fantastique by Berlioz makes use of a recurring thematic idea unifying the five movements called

Russia

The "Mighty Five" were composers from

Symphony No. 9

The "Ode to Joy" is the finale of Beethoven's

Bel canto

The "beautiful" singing style of Italian opera, characterized by florid melodic lines and purity of tone, is called

fugue

The Baroque contrapuntal composition in which a single theme (called a subject) pervades the entire fabric of the piece is called

Basso Continuo

The Baroque notational system that employed using numerals written above bass notes to indicate the chord required so the performer could fill in the necessary harmony was called

Lining-out

The North American church tradition of the 17th century that involved a leader singing a line of a psalm and the congregation repeating it in turn was called

Italy

The Renaissance began around 1450 in what country?

Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven

The Viennese school of music during the Classical period includes which composers?

Madrigal

The aristocratic form of poetic music that flourished in Italian courts during the 16th century was called the

Organum

The earliest polyphonic music, which grew out of the custom of adding a second voice to an existing chant melody at a different interval, was called

Sackbut

The early trombone of the Middle Ages was called

Johannes Brahms

The famous German composer who had a close relationship with Clara Schumann was

Edward Grieg

The famous nationalist Norwegian composer of the Romantic period who made use of Norwegian folk music in his works was

Baroque

The first era of Western music history in which instrumental music was as important as vocal music was the:

Josquin des Prez

The first great composer of the Renaissance motet was

Concerto

The genre of music developed during the Baroque period that features a solo instrument or a group of soloists set against a larger ensemble is called a

Richard Wagner (1813-1883)

The greatest German composer of opera in the late Romantic period was

Guillaume de Machaut

The greatest composer of the French Ars nova period was

Claudio Monteverdi (1567-1643)

The greatest composer of the late Renaissance madrigal, who published eight books of madrigals in his lifetime, was

recapitulation

The last section of a movement in sonata-allegro form, in which the main themes are restated in the original tonic key and tension is resolved, is called the

Hildegard of Bingen

The most famous female composer of the Middle Ages, also well-known as a writer and visionary, was

piano

The most important keyboard instrument of the Romantic period was the

Piano

The most popular instrument for use in the home during the Romantic era was the

Strophic

The musical form that repeats the same melody for each verse or stanza is called

rubato

The performance style characteristic of Romantic music that allows the performer to take liberties with the rhythm without upsetting the beat is called

Oral transmission

The preservation of music that is not written down is called

Modes

The scale patterns that were used to create music in the Middle Ages through the Renaissance were called

cadenza

The section of a Classical concerto in which the orchestra stops and the soloist plays a virtuosic passage in the manner of an improvisation is called the

Opera Buffa (Comic Opera)

The style of opera that reflected comic themes in the 19th century was called

Misshapen

The term "baroque"; was derived from a Portuguese word meaning

Singspiel

The type of German opera that was lighter in form and included spoken dialogue was called

Robert Schumann

This composer gave up his career as a concert pianist due to a hand injury, and later became one of the first important music critics.

his pupil Süssmayr

Who completed Mozart's Requiem?

music dramas

Wagner called his operas:

Franz Liszt

What European composer is generally considered the greatest pianist and showman of the Romantic era?

Deafness

What malady did Beethoven suffer from that caused him great anguish?

Saxophone

What new instrument was developed in the 19th century?

Chopin

Which composer's entire compositional output was dedicated to the piano?

Strings

Which group of instruments was the heart of the Classical orchestra?

Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel

Which of the following was a noted female composer of the Romantic era?

Verdi

Which of the following was a widely beloved nationalist opera composer?

Louis Moreau Gottschalk (1829-1869)

Which of the following was the first internationally acclaimed American composer of classical music?