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Music MidTerm
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| ____________________ series of musical sounds moving through time in sequence one after the other. The notes of a song or piece we could sing. (Aka: higher and lower pitches/frequencies in a detectable horizontal line.) | Melody |
| ________________ a series of musical sounds that happen at the same time (often called chords) and can create a sense of progression from one harmony or chord to the next | Harmony |
| ______________ are used to give music a sense of punctuation. | Cadences |
| _____________ | Rhythm |
| ___________________the smallest subdivision of the beat. | Surface rhythm |
| _______________ a recurring perceivable pulse in music. | Beat |
| _____________ | Texture |
| ___________________ = loud or soft and the changing between volume levels. | Dynamics |
| ___________________ = a) short notes, b) long notes, c) the style of attacks &releases | Articulations |
| ________________________ = the instruments, techniques, and acoustics used to create timbres (colors). This includes the tone quality of the voices and instruments. | Orchestration |
| _________________ = total range (high-low) of the melody | Tessitura |
| _____________ = the words and story of a song | Text |
| _____________ =social, historical, cultural, influences over the music | Context |
| Name five families of instruments in the orchestra with at least one name of a specific instrument and how that instrument produces sound: | Family: Strings, Instrument: Violin, How it produces sound: Bow or pluck strings |
| Name five families of instruments in the orchestra with at least one name of a specific instrument and how that instrument produces sound: | Family: Woodwinds, Instrument: Flute, How it produces sound: Blow across hole |
| Name five families of instruments in the orchestra with at least one name of a specific instrument and how that instrument produces sound: | Family: Brass, Instrument: Trumpet, How it produces sound: Buzz lips into mouthpiece |
| Name five families of instruments in the orchestra with at least one name of a specific instrument and how that instrument produces sound: | Family: Percussion, Instrument: Snare drum, How it produces sound: Hit or strike |
| Name five families of instruments in the orchestra with at least one name of a specific instrument and how that instrument produces sound: | Family: Keyboard, Instrument: Piano, How it produces sound: Hammers hit strings |
| Define Consonance | Sounds calm and stable. |
| Define Dissonance | Sounds tense or clashing. |
| What affect does consonance and dissonance have on how we listen to music? | Dissonance makes us want to go “home” to consonance. |
| When were the Middle Ages? | About 500–1500. |
| How does Gregorian Chant reflect its social and historical context? | Used in church, helped people learn prayers, written by monks. |
| Why is chant successful in its function even though there is not much contrast? | It is calm, clear, and easy to remember. |
| What is the dominant musical building block in chant? | Melody |
| Define the Term Monophony or Monophonic (same meaning). | One melody, no harmony. |
| Define the term Polyphony or Polyphonhic (same meaning) | More than one melody or note at the same time. |
| Three styles of chant in Middle Ages: | Syllabic, Neumatic, Melismatic. |
| Name another musical form, besides chant for the parts of the Catholic Mass, developed during the Middle Ages. | Hymns |
| What does the term secular mean? | Not religious. |
| Was there any music outside of church music during the Middle Ages? | Yes — love songs, story songs, dance songs. |
| To whom does the term Troubadours refer? | Traveling musicians. |
| Why were Troubadours important? | They spread songs, stories, and news. |
| Name a building block of music that increased in importance during the Middle Ages. | Rhythm |
| Name some positive trends of the Medieval Era | Better farming tools, accounting, clocks, compasses, eyeglasses, cathedrals, gunpowder. |
| What does the word Renaissance mean? | Rebirth |
| What happened to The Roman Empire at the beginning of the Renaissance? | It had fallen. |
| What happened the Catholic Church at the beginning of the Renaissance? | It split during the Reformation. |
| What historical rediscoveries fueled the move out of the Middle ages and into the Renaissance> | Greek and Roman art and ideas. |
| Name some significant Renaissance figures: | Shakespeare, Dante, Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, Galileo. |
| Define Humanism -definition from Oxford Dictionary- | Focus on human value and human problem‑solving. |
| Trends in which artistic pursuits played an important role in defining what we know now as the Renaissance? | Painting, sculpture, architecture, literature. |
| What role did patronage play in the Renaissance artistic creations? | Rich families paid artists to create. |
| Were patrons also important feature of the creation of music? | Yes |
| Was the Church still the only employer of musicians in the Renaissance? | No |
| Who were the Medici family? | Very rich family who supported the arts. |
| Name two additional social trends during the Renaissance. | Capitalism and exploration. |
| Why was the Printing Press an important invention for music? | Music could be printed and shared widely. |
| Why do scholars suggest that public music audiences were born in the Renaissance? | People could buy music, not just hear it in church. |
| Were texts for vocal works(songs) still limited to liturgical texts? | No |
| Was instrumental music developed in the Renaissance? | Yes |
| How did musician’s role in society develop during the renaissance? | They gained status and some became famous. |
| What example of published music books shows the influence of humanist trends of the Renaissance? | “How‑to” method books for singing and playing. |
| Name some ways that Martin Luther influenced music during the Renaissance? | Used secular tunes in church, encouraged more music. |
| Name Three Musical characteristics of the Renaissance: | 1) Simple rhythm 2) More triads (strong harmony) 3) Melodic imitation |
| ___________________= sections of a large piece of music. | Movement (for all blanks) |
| ____________ = means the rate of the pulse or the beat of the music. | Tempo |
| As with the Renaissance – the early Baroque Era was dominated by ideascoming from the region of _____________. The regions of __________ and ___________ also exuded substantial influence over Baroque music especially later in the period | Italy, France & Germany |
| European Courts were important _________________ of music. | patrons |
| The _________________ continued to support music, but its role was reduced compared to previous eras. (A trend we already observed when comparing the Medieval and Renaissance.) | Catholic Church |
| Baroque Music developed a common language of _________________ and ________________. | harmonies and structure |
| Composers started writing music for a specific medium. This means music was written for ______________ or _______________ rather than sung/played by any combination of instruments available. | specific voice or instrument. |
| Stringed instruments, wind instruments, keyboard instruments were_____________, and new instruments were ____________ . | improved, invented |
| Baroque Composers of Music consciously tried to address the ______(or what we would call emotions____________). Composers consciously used music to express ________________. | affections, today, emotion |
| Baroque music shows us that music can express emotion without _________ | words |
| Sung vocal/choral productions with accompanying orchestra and sometimes including dance, what we now call ____________ started in the Baroque Period. | Opera |
| Lento | very slow |
| Largo | very slow & broad |
| Adagio | slow |
| Andante | walking pace |
| Moderato | moderate speed |
| Allegro | cheerful, fast |
| Vivace | quick, lively |
| Presto | very fast |
| Molto | very |
| Poco | a little |
| We listened to this sad song in class – how did we know it was sad? Name two ways we knew that it was sad: | 1. Slow Tempo: Piano is playing very slowly 2. Harmony: Minor key |
| Name two families of instruments you hear in Handel’s Hallelujah Chorus? | 1. String Family 2. Brass Family |
| What instrument do you hear playing a Prelude by from Well-tempered Clavier by J.S. Bach? | Harpsichord |
| Is the opening of If ye love me: syllabic, neumatic, or melismatic? (circle one) | Syllabic |
| Is the opening of the chant O Euchari: monophonic or polyphonic ? (circle one) | Monophonic |
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