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…...
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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…...
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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,…...
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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…...
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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…...
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Main Characteristics of Famous Composers
The following sample essay talks about the main characteristics of famous composers. To read the introduction, body, and conclusion of the essay, scroll down. 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 and…...
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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 (Redline, 2-3). The most startling secret of Monteverdi existence Is that his body Is lost; his remains are known to be In a public tomb…...
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