Quiz 2 Flashcards
Identify the name of the type of chant developed during the Middle Ages:
Gregorian`
In the Middle Ages vocal music was NOT as important as instrumental music:
False
During the Middle Ages, women were encouraged to sing in church.
False
The following were characteristic of the chant of the Roman Church:
The rhythm was flexible, with little sense of beat
The melody was monophonic
It contained an otherworldly, spiritual quality
- For hundreds of years the music of the Western world was basically:
C. Monophonic
- Which composer is NOT from the Middle Ages or Renaissance Era:
A. Mozart
- At times music in the Middle Ages would be accompanied by a:
A. Drone
- During the Renaissance Era which invention greatly influenced the circulation of music
The printing press
- The patrons who supported music during the Renaissance Era were often from:
A. The courts
- Choral singing in the Renaissance Era has been referred to as the:
The “Golden Age of A capella” singing
- In Renaissance Music the bass register was used for the first time. This created:
A larger range in the music, and a fuller, richer harmony
Which of the following is true of Renaissance Music:
A. Secular madrigals expressed a full range of emotion through word painting
B. Vocal music contained melody lines which were independent and overlapping
C. The chords, or triads, were stable and consonant, rather than dissonant
D. All of the above statements are true
- The sacred music of the church during the Renaissance was sung by:
A. An a capella male choir
The well-known choral work, The Pope Marcellus Mass was composed by:
Giovanni Palestrina
- This instrumental form featured one solo instrument accompanied by an orchestra or string ensemble:
Solo Concerto
This instrumental form involves the interweaving of melody lines simultaneously. Its building block is imitation, with a primary theme stated in one voice and imitated in another voice:
Fugue
This instrumental form is usually in four movements: slow-fast-slow-fast:
Sonata
A large-scale vocal work for choir, orchestra, soloists, usually based on a sacred text is known as:
Oratorio
This large scale vocal work consists of an orchestra, soloists, chorus, costumes, sets and dramatic action:
Opera
A choral work on a smaller scale than the oratorio, it can be religious or secular. J. S. Bach composed nearly 300 of this genre:
Cantata
Sontats are
played
Contatas are
sung
The large scale choral work which is often considered one of J. S. Bach’s greatest works:
B Minor Mass
Baroque keyboard players used a system of symbol notation known as “figured bass” to improvise, play chords and fill the texture of early polyphonic music, similar to jazz improvisers today.
True
Vivid and picturesque portrayal of a text through music (the music sounds like the text) is known as:
Word Painting
The Baroque instrumental form which contrasts a small group of soloists vs. a large group is a:
Concerto Grosso
The leading Baroque composer who wrote the oratorio, Messiah, was:
G. F. Handel
The five main movements, or sections of the Roman Mass include:
Kyrie, Gloria, Credo, Sanctus, Agnus Dei
A set of dance-inspired instrumental movements is known as:
Suite
Which composer wrote for the theater as well as the concert hall?
Handel
The hymn-like, homophonic vocal piece, sung in churches, of which Bach composed 40:
Chorale
Which of the following works did J. S. Bach compose:
A. Wachet Auf
B. Jesu Joy of Man’s Desiring
C. Toccata and Fugue in D Minor
D. All of the above
The Four Seasons is an example of which type of work:
Violin Concerto
Which composer was known as “The Red Priest”:
Vivaldi
Two leading artists(painters) of the Baroque Period included:
C. Rembrandt and Caravaggio
Keyboard instruments in common use during the Baroque Period would include:
A. Clavichord
B. Harpsichord
C. Organ
D. All of the above
Harmony during the Baroque Period would be built upon the use of:
Major – Minor tonal system
Style characteristics of rhythm during the Baroque Period would include:
A unified rhythm which provides a sense of forward motion and energetic drive
Rhythms introduced at the beginning are often repeated
The pulse, or beat is consistent and regular
Handel composed, Music For the Royal Fireworks, which is an example of an:
Orchestral Suite
The music of the late Baroque Era is largely polyphonic, emphasizing the lowest and highest melody lines
True
The elaborate vocal solos found in opera and oratorio are known as:
Arias
Basic element in the Baroque Period – Rhythm
strong, steady, repeated.
the beats were emphasized. energy and drive.
Basic element in the Baroque Period – Melody
Melodys were fast moving scales and melodic sequences were used.
be be be boo be be be boo
Basic element in the Baroque Period – Dynamics
the volume would remain the same for a period of time then change
the musical texture was
polyphonic (overlaying melodies)
The Baroque period was the establishment of the
major minor tonal system, sense of key
The orchestras were
smaller.
organs, harpsichord, string instruments.
Musical forms – Concerto Grosso
features a small instrument supported by a small orchestra.
Musical forms – Solo concerto
a solo with a large orchestra
Musical forms – suite
dance forms.
What are the three types of instrument forms
prelude, fantasy, taccato.
Fuge
overlapping melodies – busy
Sonata
PLAYED
4 moments
slow-fast-slow-fast
Vocal Forms – Contata
SUNG
Coral (choir) has diffrent movements or sections
Vocal Forms – Motet -
Instruments and voices. Double choirs, small coral work
Vocal Forms – Oratorio
a major choral work, has several sections. bigger than a cantata
Vocal Forms – Opera
developed in baroque period - founded in Italy. Arias = Solos
Vocal Forms – Chorale / Prelude
like a hymn .. 4 parts
Mass is in
B minor Bach
