Final Exam

Question 1

Medieval Period Dates

Answer 1

1100-1450

Question 2

Renaissance Period Dates

Answer 2

1450-1600

Question 3

Baroque Period Dates

Answer 3

1600-1750

Question 4

Classical Period Dates

Answer 4

1750-1820

Question 5

Romantic Period Dates

Answer 5

1820-1900

Question 6

The highness or lowness of sounds

Answer 6

Pitch

Question 7

In ragtime, the “ragged” off -beats

Answer 7

Synocopation

Question 8

The pulse of the music

Answer 8

Beat

Question 9

The speed of the beats

Answer 9

Tempo

Question 10

Loudness or softness of sounds

Answer 10

Dynamic level

Question 11

A musical outline

Answer 11

Form

Question 12

Sung without instruments

Answer 12

Acapella

Question 13

The quality of a musical sound

Answer 13

Timbre

Question 14

A series of pitches sounded one at a time that forms a musical idea

Answer 14

Harmony

Question 15

Sounding of two or more pitches at the same time

Answer 15

Melody

Question 16

The primary music of the early church. It was monophonic, acapella, and sung in Latin.

Answer 16

Chant

Question 17

The central worship service of the Roman Catholic Church

Answer 17

Mass

Question 18

An art form combining together music and the visual aspects of body movement, costumes and scenery

Answer 18

Ballet

Question 19

A renaissance type of music designed to be sung in the home or at a social gatherings

Answer 19

Madrigal

Question 20

Lengthy sacred music for voices and orchestra

Answer 20

Oratorio

Question 21

Multi movement work that contrasts a solo with an orchestra

Answer 21

Solo grosso

Question 22

Solo song in an opera, oratorio, or cantata

Answer 22

Aria

Question 23

A style of singing found in opera, etc., that covers the text expressively

Answer 23

Recitative

Question 24

A collection of dance pieces

Answer 24

Suite

Question 25

A polyphonic keyboard composition with the main theme imitated in several parts

Answer 25

Fugue

Question 26

A work for orchestra, usually in four movements

Answer 26

Symphony

Question 27

A group made of two violins, viola, and cello

Answer 27

String quartets

Question 28

Multi movement work that contrasts a small group of soloist with an orchestra

Answer 28

Concerto grosso

Question 29

Literally meaning “to sound”, what is a multi movement work for one or more instruments?

Answer 29

Sonata

Question 30

A genre written for an example to be performed in a small venue with one person per part

Answer 30

Chamber music

Question 31

Short keyboard work expressing a mood or idea

Answer 31

Character piece

Question 32

Instrumental works that composers consciously associate with non-musical ideas

Answer 32

Program music

Question 33

A conscious attempt to develop art works that are characteristic of a particular country or region

Answer 33

Nationalism

Question 34

Works of art inspired by the distant past, particularly no western cultures

Answer 34

Primitivism

Question 35

Music that gives a hint of a subject rather than an exact representation

Answer 35

Impressionism