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Question 1

Father of Mathematics and Music

Answer 1

Pythagoras

Question 2

Greeks created the first system of musical _____

Answer 2

notation

Question 3

What is the only complete piece of surviving music from Ancient Greece?

Answer 3

Epitaph of Seikilos

Question 4

What two periods make up the Medieval Era?

Answer 4

Romanesque and Gothic

Question 5

Music of the Medieval period was characterized by _______

Answer 5

Monophony and chant

Question 6

What four types of plainchant were utilized during the Medieval Period?

Answer 6

Syllabic, Neumatic, Psalmodic, and Melismatic

Question 7

The introduction of polyphonic music was called:

Answer 7

Gothic

Question 8

Which Medieval composer dealt with the problems of notation and the technique of singing?

Answer 8

Guido d’ Arezzo

Question 9

What two composers are associated with the Notre Dame school and organum?

Answer 9

Leonin and Perotin

Question 10

Who was the largest patron of music during the Renaissance period?

Answer 10

Catholic Church

Question 11

What major religious occurrence took place during the Renaissance period?

Answer 11

Protestant Reformation

Question 12

Which composer ushers in the beginning of the Baroque period and compose in both styles, Renaissance and Baroque?

Answer 12

Claudio Monteverdi

Question 13

What is the Doctrine of Affections?

Answer 13

Derived form ancient theories of rhetoric and oratory. Onw unidiws Affekt (Love/Hate, Joy/Sorrow, Wonder/Desire) should be aimed at by any single piece or movement of music

Question 14

What instrument rises to prominence during the Baroque period, especially in churches?

Answer 14

Organ

Question 15

Who perfected counterpoint in the Baroque period?

Answer 15

Bach

Question 16

What three composers make of the big three during the Classical period?

Answer 16

Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven

Question 17

What is the characteristic of Classical period music?

Answer 17

Looking back to Ancient Greece for balance simplicity in revolt to the baroque Period.

Question 18

What instrument is replaced by the piano during the Classical period?

Answer 18

Harpsichord

Question 19

What is Sonata Form?

Answer 19

A symphony with four movements: 1 sonata-allegro, 2 slow, two or three part song or variation

Question 20

What large vocal form of music takes off during the Classical period?

Answer 20

Opera and Lied (solo with piano accopmaniment)

Question 21

Who is the bridge between the Classical and Romantic periods?

Answer 21

Beethoven

Question 22

What is characteristic of Romantic period music?

Answer 22

Characterized by intensity of personal feelings and emotions

Question 23

Which anti-Semitic composer created a synthesis of the arts?

Answer 23

Richard Wagner

Question 24

What is characteristic of Impressionsism?

Answer 24

Hazy sound, dissonance

Question 25

Who is considered the most influential composer of the 20th Century?

Answer 25

Igor Stravinsky

Question 26

What two composers are the pioneers of minimalism?

Answer 26

Steve Reich and Phillip Glass (advanced)

Question 27

What is John Cage the pioneer of?

Answer 27

Chance music, electro-acoustic music, and avant-garde movement

Question 28

What is Karlheinz Stockhausen the pioneer of?

Answer 28

Electronic music, Aleatoric music, and serial composition