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MUH Midterm 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| ________ is the word for a simple, three-part form. | Ternary |
| ________ is the new system of tuning that became well accepted during the 17th century. | Equal Temperament |
| A ________ is a solo section that is designed to further the plot in an opera. | Recitative |
| ________ is the 17th century concept of setting only one emotion throughout a movement or a piece. | Doctrine of Affections |
| A ________ is a collection of dances or material from a larger work. | Suite |
| ________ is one of the major musical characteristics of Bach's era, due in part to the fact that the harpsichord was unable to play gradual gradations of loud and soft. | Terraced Dynamics |
| Music that is not sacred is considered ________ . | Secular |
| This texture, ________, involves 2 or more independent horizontal lines of music. | Polyphony |
| The aristocratic ________ was often used as the form of a third movement in the late 18th century. | Minuet, or Trio |
| A ________ is a composition or a section of a composition that employs strict imitation of a theme, one voice entering after another singing, or playing, the same melody. | Fugue |
| The ________ is the section of a concerto where the soloist gets to show off while everyone else keeps quiet. | Cadenza |
| An ________ is a lyrical, melodic composition that showcases the soloist in an opera. | Aria |
| The three parts that make up sonata form are: | Exposition, Development, and Recapitulation (Study more about sonata form) |
| An ________ is a pattern of pitches or rhythm that obstinately keeps repeating over and over. | Ostinato |
| Accenting on the off beat is known as ________. | Syncopation |
| The "highness" or "lowness" of a note is described as its ________. | Pitch |
| A ________ is a Mass for the dead. | Requiem |
| A composition that pits a larger instrument group against a smaller instrument group, or even a soloist, is called a ________. | Concerto |
| Bach celebrated the new tuning system by developing what composition-- or rather, series of compositions? | "The Well-Tempered Clavier" |
| Most popular music has melodies that are based around a "home plate" or central tone know as the ________. | Tonic |
| hildegard of bingen-- | medieval |
| John Farmer (Fair Phyllis I saw sitting all alone) | renaissance |
| Antonio Vivaldi | baroque |
| Joseph Haydn/Wolfgang Mozart | classical |
| Frederic Chopin | romantic |
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