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ballet

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copland's billy the kid is a:

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bebop

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during the 1940s, dizzy gillespie, charlie parker, and thelonious monk developed:

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porgy and bess

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george gershwins folk opera _______ was far ahead of its time

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the harlem renaissance

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in his early years, william grant still was associated with which artistic movement?

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all of the above

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in which musical style did copland compose?

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prepared piano

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john cage's work sonatas and interludes is a work for:

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boston pops

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john williams was the music director and principal conductor of the

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new york philharmonic

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leonard bernstein was the first american-born conductor to be appointed director of the:

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the soviet union

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prokofiev and shostakovich were prominent composers from:

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teacher

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nadia boulanger was an extraordinarily gifted:

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ravel

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one composer in paris who explored post-impressionist trends was:

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bassoon

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the introduction to the Stravinsky's The rite of spring begins with a melody played on the:

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arnold schoenberg

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alban berg and aton webern were students of:

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a near riot

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the rite of spring opened in paris in 1913 to:

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extended passages of consonance

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which of the following does NOT characterize the musical language of Expressionism

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atonal

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music that rejects the framework of key is described as

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schoenberg

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which viennese composer invented the twelve-tone method after writing in both post-romantic and atonal styles?

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expressionism

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which early twentieth-century style dealt with the realm of the psyche?

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munch

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which painter associated with expressionism influenced schoenberg?

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the rite of spring

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which of the following stravinsky works is from his primitivist period?

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Daphins and Chloe

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which of the following is NOT a stravinksy ballet?

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stavinsky

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which of the following was a russian-born composer who wrote music in post-impressionist, primitivist, neoclassical, and twelve-tone styles?

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simple gifts

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copland's Appalachian spring quotes the early american tune:

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ethnomusicology

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the comparative study of musics of the world is called:

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neo-classicism

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the early twentieth-century style that sought to revive certain principles and forms of earlier music was:

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charles ives

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the first great american composer of the twentieth century was:

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hungarian folk songs

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the model for Bartok's melodies can be found in:

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miles davis

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the principal exponent of cool jazz was the trumpeter:

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romeo and juliet

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west side story is a modern day musical retelling of shakespeare's:

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big band

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what kind of jazz is duke ellington known for?

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a two-note phrase

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what was the trademark of bebop?

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new orleans

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which american city is considered the birth place of jazz?

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bartok

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which hungarian composer combined native folk music characteristics with main currents of European music?

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serge diaghilev

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which russian figure played a crucial role in the development of twentieth century ballet?

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trumpet

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which instrument did Louis Armstrong play?

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MTV

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which mass-media forum was launched in 1981

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john cage

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which of the following composers invented the prepared piano?

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wagner

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which of the following composers would NOT have been emulated during the neo-classical era?

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he lived a long life and was a mentor to other young composers?

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which of the following did NOT characterize george gerswhin?

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standard march form

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which of the following does NOT characterize Ive's country band march?

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lyrical melodies

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which of the following does NOT characterize John Cage's Sonatas and interludes?

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our town

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which of the following is NOT a ballet by Copland?

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jazz

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which of the following music genres developed around the turn of the twentieth century and incorporates elements of african music and western popular and art music?

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the phantom of the opera

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which of the following musicals was NOT a collaboration by Rodgers and Hammerstein

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stephen soundheim

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which of the following wrote the lyrics for West Side Story

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an american in paris

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which work did Gershwin compose in france?

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chance music

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with which contemporary movement is the composer john cage linked?

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particularly innovative

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bartok's use of rhythm was:

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a soldiers obsession with unhappy love

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bergs opera wozzek centers on:

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expressionism

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bergs opera wozzeck is best described as an example of:

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all of the above

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bernstein rose to prominence as:

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the jets and the sharks

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bersteins west side story updates the feud of the capulets and the montagues to a feud between:

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tone row

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in the twelve-tone method, the arrangement of the twelve tones is called:

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alexanders ragtime band

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irving berlins first hit song was:

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satchmo

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louis armstrong was also known as:

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scat-singing

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louis armstrongs instrument like approach to singing is called:

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sprechstimme

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schoenberg created a new style in which vocal melodies were spoken rather than sung with exact pitches and rhythms knowns as:

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bluesy

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the third movement of william grant still's suite for violin and piano can best be described as:

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serialism

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the twelve tone method is also known as:

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berg

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which composer was a disciple of schoenberg and is best known for his operas wozzeck and lulu?

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George m cohan

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which early twentieth century songrwiter composed the wartime hit over there?

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copland

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which of the following was a prominent student of nadia boulanger?

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traditionalist

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brahms is often described as _______ because of his use of the forms established by the classical masters

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the basic theme of the symphony, heard in every movement

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in Berlioz's Symphonie Fantasique, which is the idee fixe?

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the ring of the nibelung

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wagner's cycle of four music dramas is called?

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poland

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chopin spent his early years in:

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program symphony

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berlioz's symphonie fantasique is an example of:

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five

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how many movements are in berlioz's symphonie fantastique?

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chopin

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which nineteenth century composer's entire output centered around the piano?

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last

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a rondo is most typically found in the _____ movement of classical multimovement cycle.

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deafness

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beethoven suffered from perhaps the most traumatic of all maladies fro a musician. what was it?

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verismo

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the late romantic italian opera tradition was characterized by a movement toward realism called:

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clara schumann

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which of the following was a noted woman composer of the romantic era?

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judgment day

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the dies irae text from the Requiem mass describes:

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three

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how many movements are in a classical concerto?

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liszt

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which of the following composers created the symphonic poem?

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the second movement

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which movement of a symphony is traditionally the slowest?

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bizet

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which of the following was NOT a leading composer of italian opera?

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vienna

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shubert was born in:

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rossini

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which of the following composed the barber of seville and william tell?

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a chant from the mass for the dead

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the dies irae is:

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the acress harriet smithson

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which of the following inspired berlioz's symphonie fantastique?

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symphony no. 9

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the "ode to joy" is the finale of beethovens:

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lied

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the german term for the art song

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hungary

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in which country was franz liszt born

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the bible

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oratarios primarily drew their stories from

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classical artists emphasized clarity and beauty of form

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how did classical artists differ from their romantic counterparts?

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theme and variations

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what is the form of the second movement of beethovens symphony no 5

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sibelius

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which composer is from finland?

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strong accents on the first beat of each measure

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which of the following was not characteristic of impressionist music?

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mozart

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which composer rebelled against the patronage system and struggled to achieve financial independence?

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new orleans

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louis moreau gottschalk was born in

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cadenza

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typical feature of a concerto is a free solo passage without orchestral accompaniment called the:

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heinrich heine

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robert schumanns a poets love is set to texts by:

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absolute music

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music composed without literacy or pictoral meanings is called:

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haydn

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the nickname "father of the symphony" was earned by

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song

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which genre is faure is considered to be a master

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claude debussy

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impressionism in music is best exemplified by the works of

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four

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how many movements make up a typical hadyn symphony?

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all of the above

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how did comic opera differ from opera seria

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song cycle

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a group of lieder unified by a narrative thread or by a descriptive or expressive theme is called

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wagner himself

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the librettist for wagners music dramas was

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9

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how many symphonies did beethoven write

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reserved emotions

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which of the following does not characterize romantic music?

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exoticism

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what trend inspired composer to write music evoking scenes or sounds of far-off lands?

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string quartet in b-flat major

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which of the following compositions is least likely to be an example of program music?

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requiem

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mozart died while writing his

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paris

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chopin spent most of his productive life in

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requiem

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a musical setting of the mass for the dead

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1750 to 1825

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classical period in music ranged from

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sonata-allegro

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the first movement of a symphony is usually in _____ form

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the gesamtkunstwerk

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wagners total artwork, in which all the arts-music, poetry, drama, visual spectacle-are fused together, is called

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claude monet

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impressionism: sun rising, the painting that sparked the impressionst art movements was created by

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verdi

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which of the following was a widely beloved nationalist opera composer?

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sonata allegro

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which of the folowing best describes the form of the first movement of mozarts eine kleine machtmusick

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chopin

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which of the following composers was NOT a master of the viennese school?

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the galloping of the horse

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in schubert's elfking, the obsessive triplet rhythm of the piano accompaniment represents

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puccini

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the leading composer of italian opera in the late romantic era was:

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minuet and trio

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classical multimovement cycle, the third movement is usually in:

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piano

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the most important key board instrument in the romantic period was

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strings

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which group of instruments was the nucleus of the classical orchestra?

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beethoven

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which composer both maintained and disrupted the balance of the classical style?

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tchaikovsky

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which of the following russian composers was famous for his ballets?

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castrato

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artificially created male soprano or alto voice that dominated baroque opera was known as the:

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martin luther

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leader in the protestant reform

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oraganum

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notre dame style of polyphony, in which the tenor line was based on a preexisting chant melody and the upper voice moved freely (and more rapidly) was called:

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kyrie, gloria, credo, sanctus, agnus dei

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which of the following are the movements of the ordinary of the mass?

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without any accompaniment

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the term a capella refers to choral music performed:

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notre dame cathedral in paris

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the first major center of polyphony

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opera

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the ideas of music of the florentine cmaerata led directly to the development of

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soprano, alto, tenor, bass

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standard ranges of the human voice from highest to lowest are

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france

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tradition of the troubadours and trouveres developed in

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motet

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josquins ave maria...virgo serena is an example of

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1600-1750

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approximate dates of the baroque period

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recitative

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vocal style in opera that imitates the natural inflections of speech

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color of a tone

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timbre referes to

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exclusively religious orientation

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which of the following does not represent the thinking of the renaissance

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oratario

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handels messiah is

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machaut

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the outstanding composer-poet of the ars nova was

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the bible

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stories for oratarios are generally drawn from

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fugue

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the _____ is a keyboard form based on the principle of voices imitating each other

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all of the above

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which of the following is true of all brass instruments

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1450-1600

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the approximate dates for the renaissance era

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violin

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the solo instrument in spring, from the four seasons is the

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only at the ends of complete works

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at a symphony concert, you should applaud

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organ

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johann sebastian bach was most famous in his day as a performer on the

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johannes gutenber

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who invented the printing press

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middle ages, renassiance, baroque, classical, romantic, twentieth century

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which of the following is the proper chronological order of musical style periods?

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overture

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the orchestral introduction at the beginning of an opera is called the

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lutheran church services

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the sacred cantata was an integral part of the

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madrigal

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vivd description of a text through music, known as word-painting, is the hallmark of the

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strings

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approximately two thirds of a symphony orchestra consists of

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baroque

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the first era of western music history in which instrumental music was a major focus for composers

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perecussion

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timpani are members of the ____ family of instruments

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harpischord

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the ______ is a keyboard instrument whose strings are plucked by quills

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libretto

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text of an opera is called the

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tuba

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the bass instrument in the brass family is the

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monteverdi

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which of the following composers is regarded as the first master of opera?

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hildegard of bingen

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which of the following women was a religious leader and a prominent figure in literature and music

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three

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the typical solo concerto has _____ movements

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violin, viola, cello, double bass

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which is the correct order of bowed string instruments from highest to lowest in range

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oboe

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which of the following is a double reed instrument?

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giovanni pierluigi da palestrina

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which composer responded to the reforms of the council of trent in an exemplary fashion?

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latin

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what was the primary language of the mass

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chanson

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the french courtly love song of the middle ages was called the

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the number of players on each part

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what distinguishes chamber music from orchestral music?

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