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57 Cards in this Set
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The interweaving of melody and harmony is referred to as what?
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Texture
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From which region were early Christian church melodies influenced?
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Middle East |
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The organum Gaude Maria virgo is written in the style of which composer?
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Pérotin
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Which secular medieval musicians entertained audiences at the higher social levels?
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Troubadours
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Which percussion instrument is capable of creating an indefinite pitch?
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Snare Drum
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Many women composers in the Baroque era and before felt a particularly strong affinity with which biblical character?
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The Virgin Mary
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Independent parts of a large-scale work are called what? |
Movements |
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Which one describes ternary form (ABA) correctly? |
statement, departure, return |
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Which is a characteristic of secular music during the Renaissance? |
It is not religious
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What instrument class is characterized by the production of sound from itself?
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Idiophones
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Ars Nova refers to what type of European music?
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Polyphonic |
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What common feature is found in the final chord in The Art of Fugue in the Baroque Era?
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Major |
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Which composer felt a personal devotion to the Virgin Mary, which influenced the polychoral settings of Magnificat?
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Cozzolani
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At the end Monteverdi wrote the opera the corporation of Poppea, what type of opera houses were opening in Venice?
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Public |
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Which of these is not a characteristic of harmony?
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Horizontal aspect of music |
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Which of these instruments wasn’t widely used during the Baroque period?
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Piano
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What type of voices did composers write sacred renaissance music for?
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Multiple voices
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The earliest polyphonic music is called?
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Organum |
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What is a characteristic of a woodwind instrument?
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Vibrating reed or air column |
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The death of which composer marks the end of the Baroque Era?
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Bach |
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Which of the following is not a part of opera?
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Ars Nova |
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Which composer of the Medieval Music Era was known for their songs of worship?
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Hildegard Von Bingen |
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What is the highest voice range?
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Soprano |
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What aspects of music does melody have?
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Horizontal |
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During the Renaissance, how were the new ideas rapidly transmitted?
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Printing press |
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The “heart” of the orchestra is the _________ section
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Strings |
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At the end Monteverdi wrote the opera The Corporation of Poppea, what type of opera houses were opening in Venice?
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Public |
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A small organized ensemble of specialized vocal singers is known as a(n) _______
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A Choir |
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Which of the following indicates a walking pace?
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Andante |
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Which of the instruments is not considered a soft instrument?
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Sackbut |
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Which of the following is not a characteristic of secular music during the Renaissance?
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Increased focus on imitative choral polyphony |
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In an opera scene which part of a scene’s structure is first? |
Recitative |
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Which of the following is not a type of secular music during the Baroque era? |
Acapella |
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What is fugue?
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Contrapuntal composition based on imitation |
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What beat is the on-beat in the triple meter?
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First beat |
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Who composed Alleluia?
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Hildegard |
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How many people are needed to pay a basso continuo?
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2 |
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Which class emerged out of feudal society in the Medieval Times?
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Merchants
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Which string instrument is played with a bow? |
Viola |
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Who composed the opera Dido and Aeneas?
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Purcell |
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Which string instrument has the lowest range?
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Double Bass |
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A collection of pitches arranged in ascending and descending order constitutes a ______.
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Scale |
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What is the unifying formal structure that Vivaldi used in the first movement of the Spring concert?
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Ritornello |
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What is the reason why sacred music progressed from the chant setting to an organum setting of Ordinary?
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Chant was no longer recognizable |
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Which Instrument has the highest pitch in the Brass Family?
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Trumpet |
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Which one of these belong to the sacred genre during Renaissance?
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Motet |
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What is not an instrument music dance during the renaissance?
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Ronde |
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What is a baroque secular vocal genre?
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Cantata |
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Which composer of the Medieval Music Era was known for their songs of worship?
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Hildegard Von Bingen |
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The Art of Fugue
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Bach
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Hallelujah
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Handel
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Alleluiah
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Hildegard
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Fair Phyllis
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Farmer
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Ave Maria
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Josquin
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Gloria
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Palestrina
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Dido's Lament
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Purcell
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Spring from the Four Seasons
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Vivaldi
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