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Music_Final
Final Music Exam
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What term did waggner use to describe his operas? | music drama |
| what sub genre of music describes trickovski romeo and juliet? | concert overture |
| How could rhythms of classical era best be described? | regular and even |
| what are the lider? | german art songs |
| which were more prominent during classical era: instrumental or vocal? | instrumental |
| what was the most important element of romantic period music? | melody/skill |
| does rondo form adhere to principle statement departure and return? | yes |
| what terms could we use to best get a sense of the romantic period? | expressive, homophonic, complicated rhythms, virtuosic |
| is beethoven's 9th symphony classical or romantic structure? | classical |
| what do we call portion of concerto where the slowest has an opportunity to show off without an orchestra | cadenza |
| how might we describe the rhythms often found in compositions of the 1800s | complicated |
| is it fair to say that beethoven bridged the gap between the classical and romantic periods? | yes |
| was brahms a classicist in structure, but a romanticist in content? | yes |
| in what country did Beethoven haydn, and mozart spend much of their creative careers? | austria |
| schubert composed more than lieder, what were the other types of music he wrote? | piano music, quartets, symphonies, choral music |
| what are the three portions of the first movement (sonata) of a symphony or string quartet called? | exposition, development, recapitulation |
| is Tchaikovsky's music considered to be nationalistic international or both? | both |
| during the classical era, what was the most common third movement structure used by composers? | minuet trio |
| what is the opposite of program music? is it as artistically valid as program music? | absolute music, yes |
| what instruments are found in a string quartet? | 2 violins, viola, cello |
| what were the characteristics of 20th century music | complexity and experimentation |
| what was the new keyboard instrument that became very popular in the 1700s | piano forte |
| what motivated 20th century art composers to write music? | they wrote for themselves |
| what terms best describe the classical period? | dynamics, form, scales, tempo |
| what are the most important elements of music in the 20th century | tone clusters, rhythm and timbre |
| during the classical period, which countries were considered to be the most important form a cultural standpoint? | austria, germany |
| did the complexity of the 20th century music require modifications to the system of notation? | yes |
| the ready availability of music from the past has led to what attitude with regard to old vs new art music? | people prefered listening to older music |
| what is chance music? | improvisation |
| what is neoclassical music? | writing new music inside of older music |
| describe the characteristics of bartok's music | european folk music, classical era forms, tonal, modal, uses chromatic tonality |
| what is minimalism | get the greatest effect from the least amount of material |
| what is musique concrete? | music that uses tape recordings and other recordings that can be altered to enhance composition |
| how did 20th century composers sometimes attempt to please their audiences? | vernacular music |
| did the music of the 20th century reflect the events and developments of the times? if so, how? | yes, people started writing music about current events |
| who developed 12 tone music? | schoenberg |
| what is sprechstimme? | cross between speaking and singing |
| what is a tone row? | using every note once before a note can be repeated |
| what is the role of silence in contemporary music composition? | hear music not being played |
| what was the audience response to the first performance of Stravinsky's rite of spring? | rioting |
| what factors contributed to the new compositional style of 20th century music? | economic, shifts in patronage or political upheavals |
| what propelled stravinsky to international fame in the early 1900s? | he started composing more neoclassical music |
| how did impressionism begin? | monet and renoir (french) reacting to german music |
| what is avant-garde? | pushing envelope experimenting with limits musically |
| name an example of an impressionist composer | debussy, chopin |
| what does the composition la mer represent? | wind and sea |
| impressionist music acts as a bridge between ___ and ___? | 19th century romanticism, more complex practices of 20th century |
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