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Chapter2:Rhythm, Rhyme and Meter of Poetry
Rhyme Words that share a sound with each other End Rhyme Rhyme that comes at the end of line Internal Rhyme A rhyme within the line Near Rhyme Words that sound similar Rhythm The beat that helps create the poems pace, sound that a poem make Meter The repeated pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables Stanza a group of lines that are linked together, often by a thought, similar to a paragraph Rhyme scheme The pattern of end rhyme Quatrain…...
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Sound Devices in Poetry (The Raven)
Alliteration The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or connected words. Consonance The recurrence of similar sounds, especially consonants. Assonance The repetition of the sound of a vowel in non rhyming stressed syllables. Onomatopoeia The formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named. Internal Rhyme The rhyme involving a word in the middle of a line and another at the end of the line or in the middle of the…...
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HUM 2234 – Chapter 29 – The Romanic Style in Art and Music
Mid-nineteenth-century architecture in the West began to pay homage to the ________ style, which was clearly revived in the Houses of Parliament along the Thames River in London. Gothic Which of the following hailed imagination as paramount in the life of the artist and focused on sensuous and violent subjects? He said, "I have no love for reasonable painting." Delacroix Most romantic ballets derived their plot lines from Gros Which of the following found inspiration in uncommon subjects such as…...
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pop quiz #2 music 1010
The earliest polyphonic works were called organum development of polyphony was centered in? France The medieval genre that employed polytextual settings was the motet The songs of the troubadours and trouvères were generally monophonic with instrumental accompaniment She was an Abbess, composer and author Hildegard of Bingen He was the earliest known composer at Notre Dame, and was involved in the development of polyphony. Leonin The french composer who wrote the first complete polyphonic setting of the Ordinary of the…...
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Exam 1 True/False
A phrase is a component unit of a melody. True In some cultures, womens voices are preferred for certain styles of music. true The text for the final portion of the Ordinary, the Agnus Dei, is divided into 3 parts. True The art of combining 2 or more simultaneuous melodic lines is called counterpoint. True Josquin di dnot use preexisting melodies in his sacred works. False The degree of loudness and softness in music is called dynamics True Medieval artists…...
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Female Colonial Poetry – From Native Traditions to the American Revolution
"Great God, direct, and guard him from on high, And from his head let ev'ry evil fly!" How does the couplet form support the meaning of the lines? A. by completing the speaker's thought B. by emphasizing the relationship between the speaker and the king C. by describing the king's actions D. by expressing the speaker's sarcasm A. by completing the speaker's thought What do both "To My Dear Loving Husband" and "To the King's Most Excellent Majesty" communicate to…...
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English Language Arts 11th grade
What is the central idea of paragraph six of Of Plymouth Plantation? The land was cold, desolate, and dangerous, and the Pilgrims could not rely on the ship or their friends in Europe for survival. According to Of Plymouth Plantation, which statement best describes the relationship between colonists and American Indians? It was difficult, tense, and violent as soon as the settlers arrived. Read this quotation from the introduction of the book The Pilgrims of New England by Mrs. J.…...
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The Renaissance and Education
Education and literacy became more widespread during the renaissance in part due to the invention of the printing press True The term Renaissance man is used in case someone who is well educated in many areas True The music of the Renaissance changed very little from the late Middle Ages False The renaissance attitude of humanism require people to get all worldly goods and think solely about their life after death False Early Renaissance musical development was centered in Italy…...
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English Vocabulary Review
Allegory This is a story with two or more levels of meaning--a literal level and a symbolic level--in which events, settings, and characters are symbols for ideas or qualities. Alliteration This is the repetition of initial consonant sounds at the beginnings of words. Analogy This is a comparison based on a similarity between things that are otherwise dissimilar. Analyze This is to separate a whole into its parts. Antonym This is a word or phrase that means the opposite of…...
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Baroque Music and Virtuosity
As musical instruments developed technically, the level of virtuosity rose in the Baroque. True The term "Baroque" means misshapen, extravagant, or even distorted true The two instruments that provided Baroque accompaniment as a pair are referred to as: Basso Continuo The approximate dates of the Baroque period are: 1600 - 1750 The group of early Baroque writers, artists, and musicians whose aim was to resurrect the musical drama of ancient Greece was known as: the Florentine Camerata What is figured…...
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The Effect of Baroque Music
The Effect of Baroque Music on the Performance of Elementary Students on Problem Solving Task A Research Proposal Submitted to the Faculty College of Liberal Arts Western Mindanao State University In partial fulfillment of the requirements in Psychological Research I Submitted by: Lilibeth Grifon Christie Annie M. Jalaron Audraiza Macaraya Arlynn Mae Tangon Chapter I Introduction Students’ lives today are filled with large variety of experiences by which they develop either positive or negative attitudes toward certain experiences. Eventually, these…...
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History and Culture of Jamaica
Introduction Jamaica is the third most populous Anglophone country in the Americas after the United States and Canada. Although a small island in the Caribbean Sea, Jamaica is a melting pot of cultures from all around the world. From the beggining, the island was inhabited by ancient tribes with different coustoms, beliefs and backrounds. Since Columbus discovered the island in 1494 nothing remained the same, the Spanish colonists assumed control of the island and forced most of it’s native inhabitants…...
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Music History Paper 111 Chapter 17 Questions & Answers
Who composed "Erlkönig"? Franz Schubert "Erlkönig" is a: miniature, a song. The form of "Erlkönig" is ________ form through-composed Because of the piano accompaniment, it can be said that the mood of "Erlkönig" is: agitated. What does the piano introduction to "Erlkönig" bring to mind? the pounding of a horse's hooves How many different "characters" do you hear in "Erlkönig"? three, plus the narrator The performing forces in "Erlkönig" consist of: one soloist and piano. Who composed "Im wunderschönen Monat…...
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Music Appreciation Final Pt. 1
A musical sound is represented by a symbol called a(n): note Measures mark off groupings of beats, each with a fixed number that coincides with the meter. True A repeated rhythmic pattern in which an accented beat is followed by two unaccented beats is in: triple meter The metrical pattern in which a strong beat alternates with a weak one is called: duple meter The resting place at the end of a phrase is called: a cadence Syncopation is typical…...
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Glossary of Poetic Terms: Paeon to Pyrrhic Meter.
Paeon A metrical foot (of Greek origin) containing one long syllable and three short syllables. The position of the long syllable can be varied hence the so-called first, second, third or fourth paeon. Palindrome Word, phrase or line of verse which reads the same forwards or backwards e.g. 'Able was I ere I saw Elba.' Palinode Poem which retracts a statement made in a previous poem. Panegyric Poem which praises or eulogizes something or someone. Pantoum Verse form of Malayan…...
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Chapter 4 & 5- Music Appreciation
Syllabic if each word is set to a seprate note, a musical line is Mellismatic is one syllable spread over several notes in a melody line Vernacular the texts for secular music is the middle ages were written in the style Gregorian Chant was developed in the middle ages, is was always sing in latin and is monophonic Hildegard of Bingen was an abbess, a composer and an author Guillaume de Machaut was a french composer who wrote the first…...
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External Structure of Poetry
Rhyme the sameness of sound between words or syllables Feminine Rhyme sameness of sound of unaccented syllables Masculine Rhyme sameness of sound of accented syllables End Rhyme sameness of sound at the end of the poem's line Rhyming Couplet sameness of the last words of the last two lines of a poem Rhyme Scheme to mark a poem's rhyme pattern using a lettering system Aliteration the preposition of sound consonants at the beginning of a word Onomatopoeia use of words…...
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Music Appreciation Pt. 6
Impartial in approach; reality rather than illusion classicism Aristocratic patronage of the arts classicism Emphasis on balance and clarity of structures classicism Emotional subjectivity; fantasy romanticism Interest in the strange and the unknown romanticism Wide range of emotional expression romanticism Nationalism romanticism Traditionalism; adherence to established methods classicism Enthusiasm for the culture of the Middle Ages romanticism Exoticism romanticism Belief in the supernatural; personification romanticism Art and culture of ancient Greece as a basic influence classicism Brilliant colors and dynamic…...
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section 5 Example
Orchestration The technique of setting music for instruments in various combinations. Page 192 Through-composed Song structure that is composed from beginning to end without repetitions of large sections. Page 196 Modified strophic form Song structure that combines elements of strophic and through-composed forms; a variation of strophic form in which a section might have a new key, rhythm, or varied melodic pattern. Page 196 Lied German for "song"; most commonly associated with the solo art song of the nineteenth century,…...
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ch. 27 intro. to music
Schumann wrote his song cycle A Poet's Love during his "year of song," in which he wrote hundreds of Lieder and also married Clara Schumann. True The form of Schubert's Lied Elfking is through-composed. True The song form that combines features of strophic and through-composed forms is called modified strophic. True ____________ is NOT an important composer of nineteenth-century Lieder. Heinrich Heine The favorite subjects for the Romantic poets were: love, longing, and nature. Schubert composed over six hundred Lieder.…...
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Poetry PreTest 7th grade
What is a stanza? a fixed number of verse lines arranged in a definite metrical pattern, forming a unit of a poem What is rhyme? the repetition of the same or similar sounds in words that appear near each other in a poem What is end rhyme? similar sounding words that come at the ends of lines of poetry What is hyperbole? an extreme exaggeration What is irony? the opposite of what is expected "Sue smells like a rose" is…...
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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 following composers was not stimulated by the folkore oh his native land? Anton Webern A chord made of tones only a half step or a…...
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German Romanticism Q&A
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 were: Goethe and Heine Which of the following was NOT a typical theme of Romantic poetry? A. the beauty of nature B. love and longing…...
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Literary Terminology A-Z (Poetry Words)
Metaphor A comparison or analogy stated in such a way as to imply that one object is another one, figuratively speaking. Metaphysical Poetry Highly intellectual poetry often focusing on a dramatic event, such as damnation, salvation, death, or love. Meter A recognizable though varying pattern of stressed syllables alternating with syllables of less stress. Metonymy Using a vaguely suggestive, physical object to embody a more general idea. Mock epic A long, heroicomical poem that merely imitates features of the classical…...
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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 pitch should be raised a half step is called a: Sharp The note one half step above G is: G Sharp When a composer shifts…...
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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 area rose to importance during the Twentieth Century Latin America One of the most important teachers of musical composition in the twentieth century was Nadia…...
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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 group of Lieder unified by a descriptive or narrative theme is known as a: medley oratorio song cycle c A Lied is an art song…...
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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 differ from its nineteenth-century counterpart? it approached music more scientifically The comparative study of musics of the world is called: ethnomusicology Which of the following…...
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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 years. False The portion of the Mass that changes from day to day, depending on the feast celebrated, is called: the Proper. For which liturgical…...
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Iago’s Medieval Bestiary
World Civ. II/Hansen Iago’s Bestiary Due: Friday, Dec. 2nd. Background: In the middle ages, animal stories were immensely popular. There was a spiritual and mystical lore associated with beast in many of the stories. A bestiary is an encyclopedia or catalogue of beast. Many of the descriptions of the beast were accompanied with a moral lesson. Directions: Review Act 1 of Othello. Look for animals, birds, insects, and creatures that Iago mentions. List at least ten of them in the…...
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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 art Postmodernism embraces a pluralistic approach to gender, sexual orientation, and ethnicity in art. True A technique used by Lukas Foss in which composers incorporate…...
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Opera and Recitative.
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 the beginning of an opera is called: an overture The text of an opera is called: the script Who is best viewed as the first…...
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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 of the church as employees of a free city The Baroque period witnessed a new style of music, which featured a single vocal melody with…...
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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. The prevalent rhythm in Crumb's Caballito negro is meant to: emulate the sound of a galloping horse. George Crumb is representative of avant-garde composition in…...
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Poetry of Langston Hughes
If we must die—let it not be like hogs Hunted and penned in an inglorious spot, While round us bark the mad and hungry dogs, Making their mock at our accursed lot. If we must die—oh, let us nobly die So that our precious blood may not be shed In vain; then even the monsters we defy Shall be constrained to honor us though dead! Oh, Kinsmen! We must meet the common foe; Though far outnumbered, let us still be…...
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Exploring Romantic Music and Composers: Themes, Forms, and Misconceptions
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 Schumann's piano works Rondos Which does NOT characterize Romantic music reserved emotions What is the form of Schumann's "In the lovely month of May" strophic…...
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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 combining music, poetry, and dance was called: masque The greatest native-born English composer of the Baroque was: Henry Purcell Dido's Lament from Purcell's opera Dido…...
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The white tone singing style in George Crumb’s Ancient Voices of Children
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 line How many books of madrigal sets did George Crumb write? Four Which instrument in Vocalise from the Quartet for the End of Time is…...
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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 voices has the lowest range? Bass The generally accepted term for the high male vocal range is? Tenor The human voice: possesses lyric beauty and…...
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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 exoticism and the past C Of all the inspirations for romantic art, none was more important than... A)the aristocracy. B)ancient Greek art and culture. C)nature.…...
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