chapters 7-11 Flashcards

1
Q

The largest body of music that has survived from before year 1000 is

A

grégorien chant

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2
Q

polyphony means______ ______

A

many sounds

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3
Q

beginning in the 10th century, small groups of travailing poet-musicians were called _______

A

minstrels

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4
Q

when people turned away from the church in favor of the secular world of art and science around 1450, their quest for strength to cope with life led to a rebirth the-______

A

Renaissance

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5
Q

the renaissance was the age of ________

A

Humanism

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6
Q

perhaps the genius of ______ __ _______ epitomizes the renaissance

A

leonardo da vinci

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7
Q

__________, still performed today by small groups of singers, were composed expressly for court entertainment

A

Madrigals

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8
Q

the not against note or melody against melody techniques is referred to as

A

Counterpoint

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9
Q

what 2 changes did Martain luther make to make the church service more accessible to his congregation

A

laungage change

congregational singing

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10
Q

the first music was printed in ____ by ottaviano petruccio of venice

A

1501

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11
Q

______ is derived from a portuguese word describing irregular pearls

A

Baroque

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12
Q

_____ was one of the most important innovations of the yearly Baroque era

A

Opera

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13
Q

the 1s opera house was built in ____ in 1637

A

Vinence

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14
Q

the ______ is the story or play upon which the opera is based

A

Libretto

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15
Q

Bel canto means

A

Beautiful sound

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16
Q

the ____ is the solo song of an opera

A

aria

17
Q

_____ wrote a string “gloria” to give thanks for the passing of the plague

A

Monterverdi

18
Q

“messiah” was written by _____ in 1742. it was the 1st performed in NY in ____

A

Handel

1770

19
Q

the form of the concerto has ___ movements

A

3

20
Q

Vivaldis most famous work is _____ _____ ____

A

The four seasons

21
Q

the two most famous Baroque composers are ____ and _____

A

handel

bach

22
Q

the 3 most famous composers of the classical periods are ____,_______,_____

A

Haydn

Mozart

and young Beethoven

23
Q

which composer was considered the greatest child prodigy

A

Mozart

24
Q

who wrote the “surprise symphony

A

haydn

25
Q

the term classical has it emphasis on____ of sound and symmetry of ____

A

Clarity

form

26
Q

Which classical symphony ends with fewer players onstage it begins with _____ _____

A

Farewell Symphony