Classical Music Research Paper Topics & Free Essay Examples
Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy
The Prodigy The German composer Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy, mostly famously known as Felix Mendelssohn was born on February 3rd 1809 in Hamburg Germany. Mendelssohn was one of four children growing up, the second oldest of the children right behind his sister Fanny. Mendelssohn was the son of a successful banker and the grandson…
Classical music
In ‘A Clockwork Orange’ the character of Alex is both the protagonist and the vessel used to impart the novels unusual views on morality. Burgess initially presents Alex as a psychopath who commits various acts of violence, ruthlessly raping and robbing, showing no remorse for his actions. Alex is the classic example of an ‘Evil…
Claudio Monteverdi
Monteverdi letters do provide great insight into his life, but the fact remains that the most important biographical documents and dates are missing (Redline, 1-2). Even information on his ancestors and immediate family is sparse because most of them are unknown, the exact dates of his father and mother’s birth and death are even unknown…
Main composers characteristics
The sounds of a galloping horse, the steady reassuring tones of the father, sweet enticements of he Elf King, the increasingly frantic cries of the boy, are all left to the machinations of the composer. Schubert had a distinctive talent for creating music that depicted both the spirit and nuance of the text; the voice…
Music Appreciation Final
Romanticism, as a stylistic period in western music, encompassed the years 1820-1900 Drawing creative inspiration from cultures of lands foreign to the composer is known as exoticism Program music is instrumental music associated with a story, poem, idea, or scene Which of the following statements is NOT true Fascination with the melodies, rhythms, and colorful…
Music Appreciation Final Exam
A melodic line that moves by small intervals is called consonant false A second melody played against the first is called a countermelody true In scientific terms, pitch is determined by its frequency true Melody is a concept that occurs only in Western music false The distance between two pitches is called an interval The…
Middle Ages and Renaissance Music 120 Quiz 2
The term “Dark Ages” formerly referred to the time: between 500 and 1000 c.e. The two centers of power during the early Middle Ages were the church and: newly formed centralized governments led by kings. The most important patron of music in the Middle Ages was: the Roman Catholic Church. The late Middle Ages witnessed…
Part 5: Music
Strophic Song form where the same melody is repeated with every stanza of text: Through-composed A song structure that is composed from beginning to end without repetition of whole sections is called: Modified strophic Song form where the main melody is repeated for two or three stanzas but has a new or significantly varies material…
Music 108 Unit 2 Questions and Answers
The beginning of the Middle Ages is marked by what event? The fall of the Roman Empire The early Christian church had very little power in Europe during the Middle Ages and the Renaissance. False. The Church had a lot of power Which of the following goals are attributed to Charlemagne? Encouragement of education Centralized…
Music Unit 2
False The early Christian church had very little power in Europe during the Middle Ages and the Renaissance. True The Middle Ages span nearly one thousand years. False The art and literature of Ancient Greece and Rome was of little interest to artists and writers in the Renaissance. True Our understanding of the musical culture…
Music Appreciation ch. 35-41
Which of the following choral genres was NOT developed during the Baroque? part song A musical setting of the Mass for the Dead is called: a Requiem Oratorios primarily drew their stories from: the Bible Mozart’s Requiem was: his last work, incomplete at his death Who completed Mozart’s Requiem? Süssmayr The Dies irae text from…
Music Exam Questions: Baroque Era
Drama that is sung is called… an opera The vocal style in opera that imitates the natural inflection of speech is… recitative Opera was born through the musical innovation of… Florentine Camerata A highly emotional song in an opera is called… an aria The orchestral introduction heard at the beginning of an opera is called……
Romantic Flash Cards
A song form in which the same melody is repeated with every stanza of text is called: strophic a song structure that is composed from beginning to end without repetition of whole sections is called: through-composed a song form where the main melody is repeated for two or three stanzas but has new or significantly…
Music Appreciation (Test 3)
What did Liszt create? Symphonic (tone) poem. Symphonice (tone) poem 1 movement orchestral work, flexible form. Program music Instrumental music associated with story, poem, idea, scene. Understanding the music enhanced through reading program or viewing associated work. Nationalism Music with a national identity. Exoticism Intentionally imply foreign culture. Characteristics of Romantic Music Individuality of style,…
Music 101 M. Carpenter
Listening Guide 52: Strayhorn, Take the A Train, by the Duke Ellington Orchestra (recorded 1941) 1. 32-bar song form (A-A-B-A), three choruses 2. piano introduction, syncopated chromatic motive 3. Chorus 1: saxophones present melody a. call-and-response: saxophones; muted trumpet and trombones 4. Chorus 2: muted trumpet, masterful improvisation, bent notes (shakes), glissandos 5. Chorus 3:…
Music Appreciation Test
What music element has the most direct appeal to the audience? The melody Define ‘melody’ a succession of single tones or pitches perceived as a unit Define ‘range’ the distance between the highest and lowest tones of a melody What is the distance between two pitches called? an interval Define ‘conjunct’ a melody that moves…
Mary Music Appreciation Exam 4 (61-67)
Joplin Who composed Maple Leaf Rag? Sousa Who composed Washington Post? Strayhdorn Who composed Take the A Train? Gershwin Who composed Summertime (from Porgy and Bess?) Bernstein Who composed Mambo (from West Side Story)? Dylan Who composed Mr. Tambourine Man? Williams Who composed Imperial March (from the Empire Strikes Back)? Hungarian Béla Bartók is associated…
Week 3 Quiz in Western Music History Q&A
During the seventeenth century, women who desired a public voice through music often joined a: convent The canticle of Mary is generally known as the: Magnificat During which service does the Magnificat occur? Vespers The prayer of praise at the end of the Magnificat is called the: doxology What service(s) did Chiara Margarita Cozzolani provide…
Romantic
The composer whose career was a model for many romantic composers was Ludwig van Beethoven. The Erlking, in Schubert’s song of that name, is a romantic personification of death. Until the age of thirty-six, Franz Liszt toured Europe as a virtuoso All answers are correct. pianist. cellist. conductor. pianist. Schubert’s primary source of income came…
MUSICHAP18
Where was Purcell employed when he wrote Dido and Aeneas? a) He was a court composer. b) He was a church organist. c) He was a music teacher in a girls’ school. c) He was a music teacher in a girls’ school. Which best describes the overall form of the aria “Rejoice greatly”? a) binary…
Music Appreciation Part 2
The composer-poet of the Ars Nova Machaut Medieval instruments can be classified as bas or haut, meaning: soft or loud The character of Farmers’s Fair Phyllis is pastoral and light Renaissance music vs medieval music has fuller harmonies performed a cappella and has smoothly gliding lines what did secular music bring to court life supplied…
Music Appreciation ch. 47-51
What name is given to the expansion and intensification of late Romantic trends? post-Romantic Which of the following is NOT a major figure in post-Romanticism? Brahms Which of the following operas is an example of exoticism? Madame Butterfly The late-Romantic Italian opera tradition was characterized by a movement toward realism, called: verismo With which operatic…
section 6
Cubism Early twentieth-century art movement begun in Paris, characterized by fragementation of forms into abstract or geometric pattens. Page 265 Expressionism A style of visual art and literature in Germany and Austria in the early twentieth century. The term is sometimes also applied to music, especially composers of the Second Viennese School (Schoenberg, Berg, Webern)….
Music Appreciation: Romantic Period (Practice)
C Romanticism as a stylistic period in western art music, encompassed the years… A) 1600-1750 B) 1750-1820 C) 1820-1900 D) 1900-1950 B Which of the following is not characteristic of romanticism? A)A fascination with fantasy B)An emphasis on balance and clarity of structures C)An enthusiasm for the culture of the Middle Ages D)An interest in…
Chapter 62. New Sound Palettes: Mid-Twentieth Century American Experimentalists
What instruments accompany the voice in Crumb’s Caballito negro? piccolo metallic percussion In Caballito negro, Crumb requests his singers to sing without vibrato, with a _________ tone. white Who is the inventor of the “prepared piano”? john cage Which of the following describe John Cage’s Sonata V from Sonatas and Interludes? irregular phrases piano produces…
Baroque Era Questions and Answers Test
During the seventeenth century, women who desired a public voice through music often joined a: convent Which of the following was a reason that a woman would join a convent during the seventeenth century? a. to avoid an unwanted marriage b. to seek asylum after being widowed c. to have an outlet for musical talent…
CH. 16 intro. to music
Monteverdi’s The Coronation of Poppea is based on a Greek myth. False The earliest operas took their plots from: Greek mythology. It was through the musical innovations of the __________ that opera was born. Florentine Camerata Lully was the leading composer of opera in France. True Recitative that is just accompanied by continuo instruments is…
Music Appreciation 2
The final section of a sonata-allegro movement, which rounds it off with a vigorous closing cadence, is: the coda Which of the following best describes the opening of the first movement of Mozart’s Eine kleine Nachtmusik? It has a march like character The minuet was originally a Baroque court dance. True The overall form of…
Art True/False
True A musical note is the symbolic representation of a sound with pitch and duration true tone color is a property of pitch false the overall shape of a melody is called its range true melodies that move principally by small, connected intervals are conjunct true melodies that skip in disjointed intervals are disjunct true…
CHAP13
TRUE/FALSE. The text setting in Alleluia, O virga mediatrix is mostly syllabic ANSWER: FALSE The text Alleluia, O virga mediatrix is from which portion of the Mass? a) the Ordinary b) the Proper B. THE PROPER The texts of the Mass service that are specific to a particular feast day are called the Ordinary false…
Part 3- The Baroque Era
true Absolute monarchy was the main form of European government during the Baroque, one important ruler being Louis XIV of France. true false false Artists such as Bernini and Rubens created works that demonstrate the absence of dramatic gestures in the Baroque era. true false true As musical instruments developed technically, the level of virtuosity…
Music Listening (Twentieth Century)
In music, the early twentieth century was a time of revolt and change. Which of the following statements is not true? A. The years following 1900 saw more fundamental changes in the language of music than any time since the beginning of the baroque era. B. Twentieth-century music follows the same general principles of musical…
Music Final
Of the following, who is a noted woman composer of the Romantic era Amy Cheney Beach Of the following, which was NOT a major theme of Romantic writers idealized heroes of Greece and Rome The favorite subjects for the Romantic poets were love, longing, and nature Of the following, which is NOT a title for…
Music Appreciation (Baroque)
The vocal style in opera that imitates the natural infliction of speech is called: recitative It was through the musical innovations of the ______________ that opera was born Florentine Camerata The text of an opera is called: the libretto Who is best viewed as the first master of opera? Monteverdi A type of English entertainment…
Chapter 44
The “white tone” singing style in the vocal part of George Crumb’s Ancient Voices of Children is a style in which the singer: Sings without vibrato How many movements make up the Quartet for the End of Time? Eight The phrases that mention death in Crumb’s Caballito Negro are represented musically by: A descending music…
combo
Of the following, which does NOT describe Romantic orchestral music? Composers produced more symphonies than their Classical-era counterparts. Of the following, which does NOT describe orchestras of the nineteenth century? The size of orchestras decreased, making for more compact ensembles. Solo musicians became stars in the Romantic era, idolized by the public. True Schubert was…
Music Appreciation Mid-Term
The quality of sound that distinguishes one instrument or voice from another is? Timbre A specific area within the range of a voice or instrument, such as high, middle, or low, is called its? Register The standard ranges of the human voice, from highest to lowest, are? Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass Which of the following…
Chapter 48
The gamelan is a traditional orchestra from Japan. false The “white tone” singing style in the vocal part of George Crumb’s Ancient Voices of Children is a style in which the singer: sings without vibrato In composing, Crumb uses techniques and instruments from various world musics. true The harmony in Crumb’s Caballito Negro is primarily:…
MUSH 101 PART 8
Of the following, which is NOT a subcategory of postmodern art? abstract expressionism Aleatoric music represents a move toward greater complexity. False Of the following, which does NOT describe postmodernism? It is a more radical form of modernism. What art movement drew themes from modern urban life, including machines, comic strips, and commercial advertisements? pop…
Baroque Period
A drama that is sung is called: an opera The vocal style in opera that imitates the natural inflections of speech is called: recitative It was thorough the musical innovations of the __ that opera was born. Florentine Camerata A highly emotional song in an opera is called an aria The orchestral introduction heard at…
Music Mid Term Questions and Answers
The approximate dates of the Baroque period are: 1600-1750. Which of the following does NOT characterize the Baroque era? an age of freedom and democracy John Milton’s Paradise Lost is an epic poem expressing the views of: Protestantism Which best describes how Baroque musicians made a living? as servants to royalty or nobility as members…
Enjoyment Music Chapter 44
Technically, avant-garde music is highly demanding. true In composing, Crumb uses techniques and instruments from various world musics. true Whose poetry did George Crumb set in his second book of madrigals Frederico George Crumb wrote his song cycle Ancient Voices of Children expressly for: Jan Soprano Cathy Berberian is known for: specializing in avant-garde singing….
European Music History Questions & Answers MU 120 Ch. 61-64
The early twentieth-century style that sought to revive certain principles and forms of earlier music was: neo-Classicism Which of the following composers would NOT have been emulated during the neo-Classical era? Wagner Which of the following genres was NOT favored by the neo-Classicists of the early twentieth century? the symphonic poem How did twentieth-century nationalism…
ch. 12 intro. to music
Hildegard of Bingen was a leader of the Notre Dame school of early polyphony. False Hildegard of Bingen wrote both the poetry and the music for Alleluia, O virga mediatrix. True Organum was freely composed, with no preexisting basis. False The modes served as the basis for European art music for less than one hundred…
Survey of Music
A scale comprised entirely of half steps is called a ____ scale Chromatic An interval smaller than a half step is called a: Microtone The key of a piece is determined: By the scale used When a composer shifts the pitch level of an entire work, it is called: Transportation The sign that indicates a…
MUS 1751.26, Twentieth Century & Beyond, Test 4
In music, the early twentieth century was a time of revolt and change A chord made up of tones only half a step or a whole step apart is know as tone cluster Striking a group of adjacent keys on a piano with the fist or forearm will result in tone cluster Composers from which…
Music Chapter 30-40
A song form in which the same melody is repeated for each stanza, often heard in popular music, is known as: modified strophic form strophic form through-composed form b A song form that is composed from beginning to end without repetitions of whole sections is called: through-composed form strophic form modified strophic form a A…
music ap
The relative highness or lowness of a sound is called pitch Dynamics in music refers to how loud or soft A symphonic band consists mainly of brass, woodwind, and percussion instruments Symphonic bands differ from symphonic orchestras in that they do not contain a string section The saxophone is a single reed woodwind instrument Which…
Music Appreciation Pt. 7
Composers in the twentieth century drew inspiration from all except: American marching band music The combination of two traditional chords sounding together is known as a polychord Among the unusual playing teechniques that were widely used during the twentieth century is the _____, a rapid slide up or down a scale. glissando Which of the…
Ch. 36
German term for the art song: lied A song whose text is a short lyric poem in German with piano accompaniment is lied ________ was NOT an important composer of nineteenth-century Lieder. a. Heinrich Heine b. Robert Schumann c. Fanny Mendelssohn d. Franz Schubert Heinrich Heine The favorite Romantic poets of the composers of Lieder…
