Music Appreciation Exam #4 – Flashcards
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Characteristics of the Romantic Period.
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Great emotional intensity, greater ranges of tone color, dynamics and pitch
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The most important keyboard instrument of the romantic period was the
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piano
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Romantic art songs are sometimes grouped in a set called _____________ and unified by a story line through each song.
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song cycle
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Composers today use a wider variety of ______ than ever before, including many that were once considered undesirable ______.
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sounds; noises
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According to your instructor, the modern day musical device known as a mash-up originated in 1912 with the experimental music of ___________________.
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Charles Ives.
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Today, composers have achieved what this twentieth century composer called "the liberation of sound . . . the right to make music with any and all sounds."
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Edgard Varese
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Which of the following jazz elements is not derived from West African traditions?
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West African influences included an emphasis on improvisation, drumming, percussion sounds, and complex rhymes, as well as a feature known as call and response.
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Jazz can be described generally as music rooted in _______ and characterized by syncopated _____, a steady _____, and unique tone colors.
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improvisation; rhythm; beat;
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Characteristics of Ragtime.
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(1890s to about 1915) is a style composed of piano music developed primarily by black pianists who played in southern and midwestern saloons and dance halls. Generally in a duple meter (2-4) and performed at a moderate march tempo. The "king of ragtime" was Scott Joplin.
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Characteristics of Bebop.
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(1940s also known as bop) a complex style of music usually for small groups consisting of four to six players and meant for attentive listening, not dancing.
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Characteristics of Cool jazz.
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(which emerged in the late 1940s and early 1950s) was related to bop but far calmer and more relaxed.
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Most rock is based on a very powerful beat in ____ meter with strong accents on the _____ beats.
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quadruple (4-4) meter; second and fourth beats on the bar.
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A style of singing used by male vocalists to reach notes higher than their normal range is called ______________________.
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falsetto
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Two characteristics of music of the Baroque Period are:
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Unity of Mood, Rhythm, Melody, Dynamics, Texture, Chords and the Basso Continuo, and Words and Music.
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Prior to the Baroque, most music was vocal; the church dominated peoples' lives; and instrumental music was not popular. These are all characteristics of this historical period.
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Middle Ages (maybe Renaissance musical characteristics, but I'm leaning towards Middle Ages)
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Before 1800, most music was written to order, to meet the specific demands that came mainly from
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The Church and Aristocracy
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During the 1960's, much of rock music by black performers was called
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Soul
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What trend inspired composers to write music evoking scenes of far-off lands?
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Exoticism
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In the Middle Ages most music was _______________.
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▶ Most music was vocal.
▶ Gregorian chant, conveys a calm, otherworldly quality.
▶ Monophonic texture
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Word painting and polyphonic texture are characteristics of music this period.
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Renaissance
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(Short Answer) Explain and give examples of how musical style is influenced by social, intellectual, and cultural factors.
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Social factors: Church, aristocracy, and where you live.
Intellectual factors: Development in technology and instruments.
Cultural factors: traditions, example: west africa.
