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MUSIC'S HISTORY & GENRE Flashcards

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The main periods of the history of music.

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  • Medieval Period (700-1400)
  • Renaissance Period (1400-1600)
  • Baroque Period (1685-1750)
  • Classical Period (1732-1827)
  • Romantic Period (1820-1910)
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The Medieval Period is also known as?

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Middle Ages or Dark Ages

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The Medieval Period started with the fall of _____ Empire.

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Roman

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They influenced Europe’s culture and political affairs during this time.

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Christian Church

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This was named after Pope Gregory 1, who made this the approved music of the Catholic Church.

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Monophonic plainchant

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Characteristics of Gregorian Chants

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  • Monophonic
  • Free meter
  • Modal
  • Usually based on Latin liturgy
  • Use of Neume notation
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Characteristics of Troubadour Music

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  • Usually, monophonic
  • Sometimes with improvised accompaniment
  • Tells the chivalry and courtly love
  • Originated in France
  • Written in the French Language
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Famous composer during the Medieval Period.

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Adam De La Halle or Adam le Bossu (Adam the Hunchback)

  • son of a well-known citizen or Arras, Henri dela Halle
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Works of Adam De La Halle.

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  • Le Jeu Robin et de Marion
  • La Chanson du roi de Sicile
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This period of “looking back” to the Golden Age of Greece and Rome. Renaissance Music became popular as entertainment and activity for amateurs and the educated.

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Renaissance Period (1400-1600)

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The term Renaissance comes from the word ______

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“renaitre”

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renaitre means?

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“rebirth”
“revival”
“rediscovery”

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The prominent instrument during the Renaissance Period.

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Lute

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Characteristics of Renaissance Music

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  • Mostly polyphonic
  • Imitation among the voices is common
  • Use of word painting in texts and music
  • Melodic lines move in a flowing manner
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A form of sacred musical composition that sets texts of the Eucharistic liturgy into music.

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Mass

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Characteristics of Mass

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  • Polyphonic
  • May be using a capella or with orchestral accompaniment
  • Text may be syllabic, neumatic or melismatic
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Famos Composers during the Renaissance Period.

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  • Giovanni Pierluigi Da Palestrina
  • Thomas Morley
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He was the greatest master of Roman Catholic Church music. Majority of his composition is sacred music.

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Giovanni Pierluigi Da Palestrina

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The most famous composer of secular music in his time. He was a singer in the local cathedral during his childhood and was believed to have studied music with William Byrd.

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Thomas Morley

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The word Baroque is derived from the Portuguese word ____

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“barroco”

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Barocco means?

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Pearl of Irregular Shape

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During the Baroque Period, the arts highlighted ____ and ______ ornamentation.

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grandiose and elaborate

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23
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New _____ and changes in _____ were also developed during Baroque period.

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instrument techniques
musical notation

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Characteristics of Baroque Music

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  • Melodies sound elaborate and ornamental
  • Melodies are not easy to sing or remember
  • Dynamic contrast – Alteration between loud and soft
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This is the alteration between loud and soft

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Dynamic Contrast

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The famous composers during the Baroque Period

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  • Johann Sebastian Bach
  • Antonio Vivaldi
  • George Friedrich Handel
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He came from a family of musicians. He has a beautiful soprano singing voice helped him to be accepted at a school in Luneberg.

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Johann Sebastian Bach

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28
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This composer’s nickname was il Prete Rosso (‘The Red Priest”) because of his red hair.

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Antonio Vivaldi

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29
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The most famous piece of Antonio Vivaldi.

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The Four Seasons

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30
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England’s favorite composer. The Messiah is his most famous creation and the very well known chorus part of it is the “Hallelujah”`

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George Friedrich Handel

31
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The Classical Period is also known as?

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Age of Reason

32
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During the Classical Period, the cultural life was dominated by the _____, as patrons of musicians and artists generally influenced the arts. Significant changes in musical forms and styles were made.

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aristocracy

33
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The famous composers during the Classical Period.

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  • Franz Joseph Haydn
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  • Ludwig Van Beethoven
34
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Most prominent composers of the Classical Period. His life is described as a “rags-to-riches” story. His music reflects his character and personality: mainly calm, balanced, and serious but with touches of humor.

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Franz Joseph Haydn

35
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Most of Franz Joseph Haydn’s symphonies have nicknames such as?

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“Surprise Symphony”
“The Clock”
“The Military”

36
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He was a child prodigy and the most amazing genius in musical history. He composed wonderful concertos, symphonies and operas such as “The Marriage of Figaro”, ”Don Giovanni”, “The Magic Flute”.

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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

37
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He was the composer who bridged the late Classical Era and the Early Romantic Era. His work includes the “Missa Solemnis” and “Fidelino”

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Ludwig Van Beethoven

38
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The cultural movement that stressed emotion, imagination, individualism, and freedom of expression.

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Romantic Period

39
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______ was also incorporated into the music of the Romantic Period.

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Nationalism

40
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Piano music of the Romantic Period is in the ______ such as fantasy, rhapsody, ballade, and nocturne.

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free form

41
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Program music of the Romantic Period was expressed in _____ such as Symphony Fantastique.

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tone poems

42
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The most famous violin virtuoso in the world.

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Niccolo Peganini

43
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Works of Niccolo Peganini includes:

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o La Campanella
o Caprices for Solo Violin
o Concerto no. 1
o The Carnival of Venice

43
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Works of Niccolo Peganini includes:

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o La Campanella
o Caprices for Solo Violin
o Concerto no. 1
o The Carnival of Venice

44
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Most of the compositions require a high level of virtuosity. Some were reinventions of sonatas and the Classical Era. Some _____ compositions from the Romantic period have been adapted into songs.

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piano

45
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The Poet of the Piano

He composed almost primarily for the piano and some of the well-known compositions are fantasies

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Frederic Chopin

46
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Chopin is famous for the following:

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Ballade
Etude
Mazurka
Nocturne
Polonaise
Prelude
Waltz
Impromptu
Scherzo
Sonata

47
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A verse form or narrative that is set to music.

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Ballade

48
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A piece composed for the development of a specific technique.

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Etude

49
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A Polish dance in triple time signature.

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Mazurka

50
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An instrumental composition of a pensive, dreamy mood, for the piano.

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Nocturne

51
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A slow Polish dance in triple time that consists of a march or procession.

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Polonaise

52
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A short piece of music that can be used as a preface, and introduction to another work or may stand on its own.

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Prelude

53
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A German dance in triple meter.

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Waltz

54
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A short free-form musical composition usually for a solo instrument, like the piano.

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Impromptu

55
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A musical movement of playful character, typically in ABA form.

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Scherzo

56
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Composition for one or more solo instruments usually consisting of three or four independent movements varying in key, mood, and tempo.

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Sonata

57
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His work is best described as “virtuosity”. He was known for his symphonic poems which he translated into great literary works into a musical composition.

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Franz List

58
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Famous romantic composers that beautifully combined music and words. He founded the musical journal, “Jornal Neue Zeitschrift fur Musik”

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Robert Schumann

59
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List of Music Genres

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  • Alternative Music
  • Children’s Music
  • Classical Music
  • Commercial Music
  • Country Music
  • Electronic Music
  • Hip-Hop/Rap
  • Holiday
  • Indie Pop
  • Christian and Gospel Music
  • Jazz Music
  • Latin Jazz
  • Rock Music
  • New Age Music
60
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Music that is produced by performers who are outside the musical mainstream, that is typically regarded as more eclectic, original, or challenging than most popular music (such as conventional rock, pop, or country), and that is often distributed by independent record labels.

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Alternative Music

61
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Songs for kids like lullabies sing-along and stories.

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Children’s Music

62
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Serious or conventional music following long-established principles rather than a folk, jazz, or popular tradition.

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Classical Music

63
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Music for commercials or advertisements.

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Commercial Music

64
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A form of popular music originating in the rural southern US. It is traditionally a mixture of ballads and dance tunes played characteristically on fiddle, guitar, steel guitar, drums, and keyboard.

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Country Music

65
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Music performed using synthesizers and other electronic instruments.

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Electronic Music

66
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Rhythmic music that commonly accompanies rap also: rap together with this music.

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Hip-Hop/Rap

67
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Is a music genre and subculture that combines guitar pop with DIY ethics in opposition to the style and tone of mainstream pop music.

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Indie Pop

68
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Music for religions or beliefs.

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Christian and Gospel Music

69
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A type of music of black American origin characterized by improvisation, syncopation, and usually a regular or forceful rhythm, emerging at the beginning of the 20th century.

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Jazz Music

70
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A style of music that blends rhythms and percussion instruments of Cuba and the Spanish Caribbean with jazz and its fusion of European and African musical elements.

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Latin Music

71
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A form of popular music that evolved from rock and roll and pop music during the mid and late 1960s.

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Rock Music

72
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A style of chiefly instrumental music characterized by light melodic harmonies, improvisation, and sounds reproduced from the natural world, intended to promote serenity.

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New Age Music

73
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Groups of musicians across Europe.

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Troubadours

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