Music Flashcards
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What is a sonata?
A multi-movement work of music.
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What is the sonata-form procession?
Exposition, development, recapitulation (a pillar of musical form since the classical era)
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What is a concerto?
A large, multi-movement work with a soloist accompanied by an orchestra.
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What is a symphony?
A large, multi-movement work played by an orchestra.
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What is an opera?
A staged and sung performance of a story, often coming in multiple acts. Accompanied by a small orchestra.
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What musical work is here described? A multi-movement work of music.
A sonata
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What musical form is here described? Exposition, development, recapitulation
Sonata-form
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What musical work is here described? A large, multi-movement work with a soloist accompanied by an orchestra.
A concerto
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What musical work is here described? A large, multi-movement work played by an orchestra.
A symphony
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What musical work is here described? A staged and sung performance of a story, often coming in multiple acts. Accompanied by a small orchestra.
An opera
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In chronological order, what are the four main periods of classical music? BCRC
Baroque, Classical, Romantic, Contemporary
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Name a few composers who are representative of the Baroque period:
Bach, Handel, Scarlatti, Vivaldi, Mouret
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Name a few composers who are representative of the Classical period:
Mozart, Haydn, Beethoven
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Name a few composers who are representative of the Romantic period:
Chopin, Liszt, Brahms, Tchaikovsky, Berlioz, Holst
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Name a few composers who are representative of the Contemporary period:
Debussy (technically impressionist), Schoenberg, Stravinsky
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Who are the major composers of opera?
Verdi, Mozart, Puccini, Wagner
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Which composer is associated with his experimentation with atonal music?
Schoenberg
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Bach is a composer from which period of music history?
Baroque
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Handel is a composer from which period of music history?
Baroque
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Vivaldi is a composer from which period of music history?
Baroque
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Scarlatti is a composer from which period of music history?
Baroque
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Mouret is a composer from which period of music history?
Baroque
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Mozart is a composer from which period of music history?
Classical
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Haydn is a composer from which period of music history?
Classical
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Beethoven is a composer from which period of music history?
Classical
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Chopin is a composer from which period of music history?
Romantic
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Liszt is a composer from which period of music history?
Romantic
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Brahms is a composer from which period of music history?
Romantic
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Tchaikovsky is a composer from which period of music history?
Romantic
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Berlioz is a composer from which period of music history?
Romantic
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Holst is a composer from which period of music history?
Romantic
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Debussy is a composer from which period of music history?
Impressionism
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Schoenberg is a composer from which period of music history?
Contemporary
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Stravinsky is a composer from which period of music history?
Contemporary
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Name the typical guitar string notes.
EADGBE
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Name the typical ukulele string notes.
GCEA
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What are the root, third, and fifth of the C major triad?
C (root)
E (third)
G (fifth)
