Eras Flashcards
(Practice Paper 3 #1)
Identify the historical era (Middles Ages, Renassiance, Baroque or Classical) most closely associated with each of the following statement.
Composers from this era employed word painting as an expressive devide in their madrigals
Renaissance
(Practice Paper 3 #2)
Identify the historical era (Middles Ages, Renassiance, Baroque or Classical) most closely associated with each of the following statement.
Plainchant was an important genre in this era.
Middle Ages
(Practice Paper 3 #3)
Identify the historical era (Middles Ages, Renassiance, Baroque or Classical) most closely associated with each of the following statement.
Binary and ternary forms were often used in dance suites from this era.
Classical
(Practice Paper 3 #4)
Identify the historical era (Middles Ages, Renassiance, Baroque or Classical) most closely associated with each of the following statement.
The sonata cycle served as the primary form for instrument music.
Classical
(Practice Paper 3 #5
Identify the historical era (Middles Ages, Renassiance, Baroque or Classical) most closely associated with each of the following statement.
Figured bass provided the sturcutre for guided improvisation.
Baroque
(Practice Paper 3 #6)
Identify the historical era (Middles Ages, Renassiance, Baroque or Classical) most closely associated with each of the following statement.
Representative composers include Josquin des Prez and Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina.
Renaissance
(Practice Paper 3 #7)
Identify the historical era (Middles Ages, Renassiance, Baroque or Classical) most closely associated with each of the following statement.
Trouveres and troubadours cultiviated the monophonic chanson.
Middle Ages
(Practice Paper 3 #8)
Identify the historical era (Middles Ages, Renassiance, Baroque or Classical) most closely associated with each of the following statement.
Opera buffa and Singspiel flourished.
Classical
(Practice Paper 3 #9)
Identify the historical era (Middles Ages, Renassiance, Baroque or Classical) most closely associated with each of the following statement.
Composers employed ritornello form in concertos.
Baroque
(Practice Paper 3 #10)
Identify the historical era (Middles Ages, Renassiance, Baroque or Classical) most closely associated with each of the following statement.
The Strum und Drang literary movement influenced composers of this era.
Classical
(Practice Paper 3 #11)
Identify the historical era (Middles Ages, Renassiance, Baroque or Classical) most closely associated with each of the following statement.
The sackbut and shawm are among the haut (loud) instruments used in this area.
Middle Ages
(Practice Paper 3 #12)
Identify the historical era (Middles Ages, Renassiance, Baroque or Classical) most closely associated with each of the following statement.
Modal counterpoint of this era often employes continuous imitation.
Renaissance
(Practice Paper 3 #13)
Identify the historical era (Middles Ages, Renassiance, Baroque or Classical) most closely associated with each of the following statement.
Representative composers include Franz Joseph Haydn and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
Classical
(Practice Paper 3 #14)
Identify the historical era (Middles Ages, Renassiance, Baroque or Classical) most closely associated with each of the following statement.
Instrumental music from this era was often written for consorts of instruments.
Renaissance
(Practice Paper 3 #15)
Identify the historical era (Middles Ages, Renassiance, Baroque or Classical) most closely associated with each of the following statement.
The polytextual motet was clutivated in this era.
Middle Ages
(Practice Paper 3 #16)
Identify the historical era (Middles Ages, Renassiance, Baroque or Classical) most closely associated with each of the following statement.
The new style of monody led to the development of opera.
Baroque
(Practice Paper 3 #17)
Identify the historical era (Middles Ages, Renassiance, Baroque or Classical) most closely associated with each of the following statement.
Leonin and Perotin were leading composers of the Notre Dame School.
Middle Ages
(Practice Paper 3 #18)
Identify the historical era (Middles Ages, Renassiance, Baroque or Classical) most closely associated with each of the following statement.
Representative composers included Jean-Philippe Rameau and George Frideric Handel.
Baroque
(Practice Paper 3 #19)
Identify the historical era (Middles Ages, Renassiance, Baroque or Classical) most closely associated with each of the following statement.
The Council of Trent banned the use of secular cantus firmus..
Renaissance
(Practice Paper 3 #20)
Identify the historical era (Middles Ages, Renassiance, Baroque or Classical) most closely associated with each of the following statement.
The solo concerto of this era often featured a double exposition.
Classical
(May 2017 #1)
Identify the historical era (Middles Ages, Renassiance, Baroque or Classical) most closely associated with each of the following statement.
The polytextual motet was c ultivated in this era.
Middle Ages
(May 2017 #2)
Identify the historical era (Middles Ages, Renassiance, Baroque or Classical) most closely associated with each of the following statement.
Slow introductions were somtimes used in sonta-form movements.
Classical
(May 2017 #3)
Identify the historical era (Middles Ages, Renassiance, Baroque or Classical) most closely associated with each of the following statement.
Basso continuo provided the harmonic framework for compositions in this era.
Baroque
(May 2017 #4)
Identify the historical era (Middles Ages, Renassiance, Baroque or Classical) most closely associated with each of the following statement.
Points of imitation were used in sacred vocal works in this era.
Renaissance
(May 2017 #5)
Identify the historical era (Middles Ages, Renassiance, Baroque or Classical) most closely associated with each of the following statement.
Rhythmic modes were used by composers of Notre Dame School.
Middle Ages
(May 2017 #6)
Identify the historical era (Middles Ages, Renassiance, Baroque or Classical) most closely associated with each of the following statement.
A single “affect” or “affection” was usually projected through an entire composition or movement.
Baroque
(May 2017 #7)
Identify the historical era (Middles Ages, Renassiance, Baroque or Classical) most closely associated with each of the following statement.
Instrumental music was often written for consorts of instruments.
Renaissance
(May 2017 #8)
Identify the historical era (Middles Ages, Renassiance, Baroque or Classical) most closely associated with each of the following statement.
Important genres included the symphony and the string quartet.
Classical
(May 2017 #9)
Identify the historical era (Middles Ages, Renassiance, Baroque or Classical) most closely associated with each of the following statement.
Music publichsing as an industry was initiated in this era.
Renaissance
(May 2017 #10)
Identify the historical era (Middles Ages, Renassiance, Baroque or Classical) most closely associated with each of the following statement.
Instruments from this era were classified as haut (outdoor) or bas (indoor).
Middle Ages
(May 2017 #11)
Identify the historical era (Middles Ages, Renassiance, Baroque or Classical) most closely associated with each of the following statement.
Solo concertos in this era often featured a double exposition.
Classical