Elements: Style and Function in music

Question 1

What does the term “genre” mean?

Answer 1

Category of artistic style

Question 2

Name a literary genre. (ex. short story)

Answer 2

poem

novel

Question 3

Name a musical genre.

Answer 3

Vocal genre: song and opera

Instrumental genre: Symphony and sonata

Question 4

What distinguishes sacred music from secular music?

Answer 4

sacred music: used for worship

Secular music: used everywhere else

Question 5

What is a musical medium?

Name one.

Answer 5

Describing the type of instrument, instrument grouping, or singer
Orchestra, wind ensemble, jazz ensemble are all large scale instrumental mediums
piano, flute, violin, are solo instrumental mediums

Question 6

Place the following western style periods in chronological order from earliest to the latest.

Answer 6

Middle Ages 
Renaissance 
Baroque 
Classical 
Romantic
20th Century

Question 7

Date: Middle Ages

Answer 7

400-1400

Question 8

Date: Renaissance

Answer 8

1400-1600

Question 9

Date: Baroque

Answer 9

1600-1750

Question 10

Date: Classical

Answer 10

1750-1825

Question 11

Date: Romantic

Answer 11

1825-1900

Question 12

Date: 20th Century

Answer 12

1900-

Question 13

Do the dates if musical periods coincide precisely with the dates if literary/artistic style periods?

Answer 13

NO

Question 14

Ludwig van Beethoven, Piano Sonata in C minor, Op. 13 (Pathetique)

1. the name of the composer____.
2. Which word tells us the performing medium for the work?
3. What is the genre for the work?
4. In what key is the work?
5. What is the cataloging number for the work?
6. What is the descriptive title (or nickname) for the work?

Answer 14

1. Ludwig Van Beethoven
2. Piano
3. Sonata
4. C Minor
5. Op.13
6. (Pathetique)