chapters 7-11

Question 1

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

Answer 1

grégorien chant

Question 2

polyphony means______ ______

Answer 2

many sounds

Question 3

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

Answer 3

minstrels

Question 4

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-______

Answer 4

Renaissance

Question 5

the renaissance was the age of ________

Answer 5

Humanism

Question 6

perhaps the genius of ______ __ _______ epitomizes the renaissance

Answer 6

leonardo da vinci

Question 7

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

Answer 7

Madrigals

Question 8

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

Answer 8

Counterpoint

Question 9

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

Answer 9

laungage change

congregational singing

Question 10

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

Answer 10

1501

Question 11

______ is derived from a portuguese word describing irregular pearls

Answer 11

Baroque

Question 12

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

Answer 12

Opera

Question 13

the 1s opera house was built in ____ in 1637

Answer 13

Vinence

Question 14

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

Answer 14

Libretto

Question 15

Bel canto means

Answer 15

Beautiful sound

Question 16

the ____ is the solo song of an opera

Answer 16

aria

Question 17

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

Answer 17

Monterverdi

Question 18

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

Answer 18

Handel

1770

Question 19

the form of the concerto has ___ movements

Answer 19

3

Question 20

Vivaldis most famous work is _____ _____ ____

Answer 20

The four seasons

Question 21

the two most famous Baroque composers are ____ and _____

Answer 21

handel

bach

Question 22

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

Answer 22

Haydn

Mozart

and young Beethoven

Question 23

which composer was considered the greatest child prodigy

Answer 23

Mozart

Question 24

who wrote the “surprise symphony

Answer 24

haydn

Question 25

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

Answer 25

Clarity

form

Question 26

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

Answer 26

Farewell Symphony