Music App S2 – Flashcards
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The instrumental suite is made up of what?
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Dances
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Composers during the Baroque period where thought of as which of the following?
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Craftsmen
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A patron is which of the following?
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An individual who supported a composer financially
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Opera seria puts a greater emphasis on the experienced and masterful singer.
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True
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The music of the Baroque period is the first to be among the musical pieces that people today are generally familiar with.
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True
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The word opera means what in Italian?
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Work
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Monteverdi went blind before his death.
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False
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The modern orchestra developed during the Baroque period.
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True
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None of the composers of the Baroque period are well-known today.
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False
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The Portuguese word for Baroque means which of the following?
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Misshapen pearl
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What is an example of ornamentation?
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Trill
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Opera buffa was what type of operas?
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Humorous
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Which composer wrote The Messiah?
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Handel
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Handel was nicknamed "The Red Priest."
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False
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What is a musical notation using numbers to indicate chords, intervals, and other aspects in relation to the bass note of the music?
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Figured bass
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In the Classical period, composers sought to create what type of music?
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More down to Earth
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Individuals during the Classical era were interested in ancient civilizations.
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True
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Bach, Handel, and Mozart make up the Viennese School.
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False
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The only form of music that Beethoven composed in was piano concertos.
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False
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Beethoven is a transitional figure between the Classical era and the Romantic era of music.
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True
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Which of the following occurred at around the same time as the Classical era?
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Age of Reason
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Haydn's work is known for which of the following?
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Musical humor
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Moonlight Sonata was composed by Haydn.
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False
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Which composer experienced hearing loss during his lifetime?
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Beethoven
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The Age of Enlightenment overlapped with the Classical period.
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True
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What is the first part of the sonata form?
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Exposition
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Beethoven studied with which other composer?
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Haydn
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What is a coda?
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The ending to a sonata form in some pieces
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Mozart was best known for which of the following?
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Memorable melodies
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Which part of the sonata form creates tension and drama?
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Development
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Chromaticism is the use of notes outside the scale that the music is using.
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True
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Beethoven was one of the first composers to write music specifically for the ballet.
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True
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During the Romantic period, composers often included elements from the folk music of their culture.
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True
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Early Romantic music was influenced by which composer?
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Beethoven
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The Romantic period of music emphasized reason and form over emotion and feeling.
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False
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Who was known as the "Waltz King"?
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Strauss
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Who is known as one of the best composers for the piano of all time?
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Chopin
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What is true about music from the Romantic period?
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It was longer and less constrained than the music of the Classical period.
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Who composed the "Wedding March"?
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Mendelssohn
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Brahms often used conventional and traditional forms and techniques in his work.
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True
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Who created the symphonic poem?
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Liszt
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What is often accompanied by a strong sense of pride and connection with one's particular group?
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Nationalism
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Johann Strauss I pushed his son to become a composer and musician.
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False
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Whose funeral march was played at the funeral of JFK?
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Chopin
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The Romantic period ended before which event?
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World War I
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Which jazz musician is regarded as the most innovative?
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Miles Davis
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Duke Ellington wrote over 1,000 different compositions during his lifetime.
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True
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Count Basie is known for playing which instrument?
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Piano
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What is true of Bebop?
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It featured frequent chord changes
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New Orleans was the birthplace of jazz.
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True
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Changing a melody to a jazz melody is known as which of the following?
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Jazz interpretation
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Louis Armstrong is known for his scat singing.
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True
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Jazz music has nothing in common with classical music.
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False
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Swing jazz was popular during which period?
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1930s
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Duke Ellington is known for what type of jazz music?
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Swing/Big Band
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Hot Five was the famous band of which musician?
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Louis Armstrong
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Much of jazz music after the 1940s is based, to some degree, on bebop.
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True
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Jazz was mostly created by which group?
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African Americans
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Which of the following was the first type of jazz to develop?
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Classic jazz
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Free jazz relies on traditional structures and forms.
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False
