Paperap is a website that offers a wide range of free essays on various topics related to music. With its extensive collection of essays, students and researchers alike can find useful information and insights that can help them better understand different musical genres, artists, and movements. From classical music to contemporary pop, jazz, rock, and more – Paperap covers it all. The essays are written by knowledgeable authors who have a passion for music, and each essay is meticulously researched and contains valuable information and analysis. Whether you’re studying music history, theory, or criticism, Paperap is a great resource to explore and expand your knowledge on the subject.
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 percussive effects Harry Partch was a serious proponent of microtonal music. true The gamelan is a traditional orchestra from Japan. false The gamelan orchestra is…...
Classical MusicFlashcardsMusicPianoSonataSound
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 d. all of the above d. all of the above the canticle of Mary is generally known as the Magnificat during which service does the…...
Classical MusicFlashcardsMusicOpera
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 called secco. True Purcell's opera Dido and Aeneas was composed for: a production at a girls' school. The aria "When I am laid in earth"…...
Classical MusicFlashcardsMusicOpera
Save time and effort. Get incredible results with the help of our writers.
Hire a Pro to Write You a 100% Plagiarism-Free Paper.
Get My
Paper
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 a minuet and trio is best described as: A-B-A The Trumpet Concerto in E-flat is Haydn's only concerto False Mozart was able to complete so…...
Classical MusicFlashcardsIgor StravinskyMusicOperaWolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Musical Note Basics
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 a phrase is a component unit of a melody false the phrases in the tine Amazing Grace are of unequal length false the melody of…...
Classical MusicFlashcardsHarmonyMusicSoundViolin
Classical Music Questions and Answers
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 FEASTS OF THE MASS ARE SPECIFIC TO THAT FEAST Which era does this chanson exemplify? a) Ars antiqua b) Ars nova B. ARS NOVA Which…...
Classical MusicFlashcardsMusic
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 rose during the Baroque. true false false The Baroque era was characterized by peaceful relations between Protestants and Catholics. true false the "new style" The…...
Classical MusicFlashcardsMusicOpera
English – Poetry QUIZ’S Questions and Answers
Quiz #1 1. onomatopoeia 2. alliteration 3. assonance 4. understatement 5. metonymy 6. personification 7. hyperbole 8. irony 9. metaphor 10. simile 1. imitation of natural sounds 2. repetition of initial consonant sounds 3. repetition of vowel sounds 4. saying less than is meant 5. a part representing the whole 6. attributing human characteristics to inanimate objects 7. blatant exaggeration 8. discrepancy between what is said and what is meant 9. comparison without like or as 10. comparison using like…...
FlashcardsLanguageLinguisticsPoetryRhyme
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 movement is realism associated? impressionism Which of the following composers did NOT compose in the verismo style? Verdi Verismo was a late-Romantic movement in opera…...
Classical MusicFlashcardsImpressionismMusicOperaPainting
Is Music a Luxury or Necessity?
The following sample essay on Music Is Indeed a luxury but also an importance of survival. Many people who will go through tough times will listen music to keep them calm or even take them away to a fantasy world. I believe music is necessary to survival considering the amount of musicians in the world,if music was suddenly gone the world would seem very bleak and boring with no seeming light. Music can convey every single emotion and other topics…...
CultureHuman NatureMusic
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 entertainment and ceremonial and dance music Polyphony required the development of rhythmic modes The service in the Roman Catholic Church that symbolically reenacts the sacrifice…...
Classical MusicFlashcardsMusic
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 for the convent of St. Radegonda? composer A drama that is sung is called a(n): opera A highly emotional song in an opera is called…...
Classical MusicFlashcardsMusicOpera
Purcell’s Employment for Dido and Aeneas
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 form b) da capo form c) ground bass form b) da capo form The libretto for this opera is based on: a) The Odyssey. b)…...
Classical MusicFlashcardsMusic
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 in small, connected intervals What type of symbol are musical sounds represented by? a note A term referring to loudness or volume is: amplitude How…...
Classical MusicFlashcardsHarmonyMusicMusical InstrumentsSound
Fixed Form Poetry Vocabulary
poetry written in lines; also called VERSE Ex: to be, not not to be.. prose Written or spoken language in its ordinary form, without metrical structure. Ex: "the woods look lovely against the setting darkness..." meter An arranged pattern of rhythm in a line of verse or the pattern of beats that combine to form the rhythm in a line; type of beat in a line of poetry Ex: Whose woods I think I know; can be classified into iambic…...
FlashcardsLiterary CriticismPoetryRhymeSonnet
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 with the _____ school. collecting the folk music of Hungary Bartók and fellow composer Zoltán Kodály are known for _____. Five How many movements make…...
Classical MusicFlashcardsMusic
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: unmuted trumpet solo Coda: two repetitions of A, softer closing with saxophone 6. ostinato Listening Guide 55: John Williams, Raiders March, from Raiders of the…...
Classical MusicFlashcardsJazzMusicRagtimeRock And Roll
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 varied material introduced when the text requires it is called: modified strophic the german term for the art song is: lied a german-texted song with…...
Classical MusicFlashcardsMusicOperaRichard WagnerSong
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, expressive aims and subjects, nationalism and exoticism, program music, expressive tone color, colorful harmony How does nationalism manifest itself in music? They have to create…...
Classical MusicFlashcardsMusicOperaPianoSong
Christian Church in Europe during Middle Ages
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 of ancient civilizations is limited by the few fragments of music that has survived. True Trade flourished in the later Middle Ages when a merchant…...
Classical MusicCultureFlashcardsMiddle AgesMusicRenaissance
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 the Requiem Mass describes: Judgement Day Which of the following correctly describes the musical forces for Mozart's Requiem? winds, brass, strings, timpani, choir, and four…...
Classical MusicFlashcardsMusicPianoRomanticismSong
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... an overture The text of an opera is called... libretto Who is best viewed as the first master of opera? Monteverdi The earliest opera plots…...
Classical MusicFlashcardsMusicOpera
Daffodils by William Wordsworth
I’d like to analyze a poem that was written by a famous English poet William Wordsworth “Daffodils”. William Wordsworth (1770 – 1850) was a Romantic poet and a major influence in bringing about the 18th centuries’ Romantic Age of Literature. An original poet for many different artistic qualities, his personality and emotional intelligence had made him the perfect forefather for a literary movement that would resound philosophically and poetically to this day. Romanticism, defined by it predisposition towards nature and…...
I Wandered Lonely As A CloudPoetryRhymeRomanticism
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 government Government control of law and order Polyphonic Two or more melodic lines combined into a multi-voiced texture Organum Earliest kind of polyphonic music, which…...
Classical MusicCultureFlashcardsMusic
Poetry Test (questions and answers)
The person talking in a poem, which is not always the poet, is called the _______________ . speaker The attitude the author conveys in a poem is known as _______________ . tone Traditional pattern applied to an entire poem is a/an _______________ . ... The arrangement of stressed and unstressed syllables creates_______________ . Rhythm The repetition of vowel sounds in a poem _______________ . assonance Rhymes which occur at the end of lines of poetry _______________ . end ryme Pattern…...
FlashcardsLiterary CriticismPoetryRhymeSonnet
Strophic vs Through-composed
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 introduced when the text requires it: Lied The German term for the art song: A song cycle A group of Lieder unified by some narrative…...
Classical MusicFlashcardsMusicOperaRichard WagnerSong
Characteristics of Langston Hughes Poetry (SL)
Common Subject of Harlem Renaissance Poetry Sadness, isolation, loneliness, aspects of the African American experience, both historical & contemporary Common Themes Effects of oppression; Emotions of people who are oppressed; Racial identity; Pride; Resistance Two Dominant Styles Emulation of traditional poetic style (elevated and formal diction); Experimentation with new style, especially the African American vernacular Two Dominant Forms Use of traditional forms of romantic poetry, especially the sonnet; Experimentation with new forms and rhythms (jazz, bebop) and free verse Influences…...
CultureFlashcardsHarlem RenaissanceJazzPoetry
The Truman Show Film
In class we have been studying The Truman Show. A film where one man lives under the hands of the media. His whole life has been one lie; everything he stood for was fraud. The Truman show is self-reflexive. This means the content of the film is reflecting the media itself. The Truman Show is about a film within a film, it shows the life of one man- Truman Burbank. Hidden cameras placed within the set monitor every second of…...
CameraMusicPrivacyResearchThe Truman Show
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 the building of great cathedrals. the founding of universities. the rise of the bourgeoisie. During the Middle Ages, the status of women: was raised through…...
Classical MusicCultureFlashcardsMusic
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 high point of a melodic line is considered its cadence false The term referring to the overall shape of a melody is contour A succession…...
Classical MusicFlashcardsLudwig Van BeethovenMusicOperaSong
HUM2020-MIDTERM Questions and Answers
Fugue Two melodic lines playing against each other: Ragtime Fugue Rockabilly Sonata Adagio Scoundrel song When performers sing that they "can eat when they're hungry" is what type of song: protest song Commemorative song Scoundrel song Accumulation song Gospel song Jazz According to this chapter, rock is a fusion of all these styles except for: Gospel Jazz Rap Rhythm and blues Country and western African The musical roots of jazz are: Chinese African French German Unknown 1960s The rock band,…...
Abstract ArtActorFlashcardsMusicOperaTheatre
POETRY, MOOD & TONE, SOUND DEVICES
MOOD The overall feeling or emotion felt by the reader. TONE The author's attitude toward his subject; sets the mood. POETRY Literature written in verse with a blend of imagery and sound to tell a story or create an emotional response. VERSE A single line of poetry. STANZA A group of lines within a poem; like a paragraph in prose. ALLITERATION The repetition of a sound or letter at the beginning of words - ex. Sally sells seashells by the…...
FlashcardsLanguageLinguisticsPoetryRhyme
Adventist Music Guidelines
Music, "rightly employed,...is a precious gift of God, designed to uplift the thoughts to high and noble themes, to inspire and elevate the soul."1 Music is a "gift of God to inspire pure, noble, and elevated thoughts."2 Music is indeed a powerful gift from God, and it deserves a place in the church. However, some people speak against the "vagueness" of music as a language. Obviously, the message content of music is less specific than the spoken word; however, "interestingly…...
BibleChristianityGodMusic
types of verse, meter, rhyme, poetic devices, and figurative language
lyric subjective, reflective poetry with regular rhyme scheme and meter which reveals poet's thoughts and feelings to create a single, unique impression narrative non-dramatic, objective verse with regular rhyme scheme and meter which relates a story or narrative sonnet a rigid 14-line verse form, with variable structure and rhyme scheme according to type: Shakespearean (English) or Italian (Petrarchan) ode elaborate lyric verse which deals seriously with a dignified theme blank verse unrhymed lines of iambic pentameter free verse unrhymed lines…...
FlashcardsLanguageLinguisticsPoetryRhyme
Sonnets and metaphysical poetry
Sonnet a poem usually of 14 lines in which the poet examines two usually contrasting ideas, emotions, states of mind, beliefs, actions, events, images, etc., by juxtaposing the two against each other, and possibly resolving or just revealing the tensions created and operative between the two 3 types of sonnets • Italian • Spenserian and English Italian (Pertrarchrain) sonnet ID • Divided into two sections by two different groups of rhyming sounds • The first 8 lines is called the…...
FlashcardsLiterary CriticismPoetryRhymeSonnet
Week 12 Poetry Terms "John Cougar, John Deere, John 3:16
Assonance Repetition of vowel sounds followed by different consonants in two or more stressed syllables refrain A phrase, line, or group of lines that is repeated throughout a poem, usually after every stanza. Theme A main idea or an underlying meaning of a literary work that may be stated directly or indirectly. Tone A writer's attitude toward his or her subject matter Slant Rhyme rhyme in which the vowel sounds are nearly, but not exactly the same (i.e. the words…...
FlashcardsLanguageLinguisticsPoetryRhyme
The effectiveness of the transformation of the Desert Scene from text to screen
Baz Luhrmann has used many very effective film techniques in transforming the Mantua scene from text to screen. Through the choice of specific setting, music and camera techniques, he has emphasised the role of fate and haste in the lovers' tragedy. The setting of Mantua in a barren, desert environment reinforces the isolation of Romeo's banishment. With the harsh, unrelenting sun engulfing the scene with a strong orange light, it provides a stark contrast to earlier scenes where the love…...
MusicRomeo And Juliet
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 materials from distant lands is a romantic trend known as musical nationalism The deliberate intent to draw creative inspiration from the composer's own homeland is…...
Classical MusicFlashcardsMusicOperaPianoSong
third grade poetry vocabulary
poetry words written in a verse stanzaa group of lines in a poem, like a paragraph in a story line one row of text in a poem rhyme scheme a way of describing the pattern of end rhymes in a poem repetition using the same word or phrase over and over again speaker / narrator the voice behind the poem, the person we imagine is speaking imagery making a mental picture in your mind from words in the poem. free…...
CommunicationCultureFlashcardsPoetryRhyme
Madrigal Poetry Vocab
abstract refers to language that describes concepts rather than concrete images (ideas and qualities rather than observable or specific things, people, or places) ex: love, faith, friendship alliteration the repetition of sounds, especially initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words. ex: she sells seashells allusion a reference to something which is presumably commonly known, such as an event, book, myth, place, or work of art. can be historical, literary, religious, or mythical, plus many more possibilities anaphora repetition…...
CultureFlashcardsIronyLanguagePoetryRhyme
We've found 670 essay examples
on Music
24/7 Support