Select the letter that identifies the name of the composer who is NOT discussed in the Middle Ages part of the Kamien text.
a: Hildegard of Bingen
b: Francesco Landini
c: Joaquin Desprez
d: Guillaume de Machau
e: Perotin
C: Joaquin Desprez
He was an important composer during the Renaissance Period
Select the letter that identifies the kind of composition that was not important during the Middle Ages.
a: Chant
b: Madrigal
c: Estampie
d: Rondeau
b: Madrigal
are the most important type of secular vocal music from the Renaissance Period
True or False: The five parts of a composed mass are Kyrie, Gloria, Credo, Sanctus, and Amen
False; the fifth part of the mass is Agnus Dei
True or false: the term, a cappella, is used when instrumentalists accompany singers.
false; the term, a cappella, is used to indicate that singers are performing without instrumental accompaniment
True or false: the major difference between a mass and a motet is that the text used in a motet is not taken from the mass
true; the five mass ordinary texts are never used in a motet. Another difference between a mass and a motet is that a mass has five movements (because of the five sets of text), whereas a motet is a one-movement composition
match the types of compositions to the composers from the middle ages
1: Hildegard of Bingen
2: Francesco Landini
3: Pertain
4:Machaut
a: Organum
b: Mass
c: Chant
4: Ballata
-Hildegard of Bingen= chant
-Grancesco Landini= ballata
-Perotin= organum
-Machaut= mass
true or false: the texture of Gregorian chant is always homophonic
false; Gregorian chant texture is never homophonic; it is always monophonic
true or false: the use of church modes as the basis for Gregorian chant melodies resulted in its "other worldly" sound
true; Gregorian chant melodies use pitches from the scale-like church modes, two of which became the major and minor scales
true or false: the term, "School of Notre Dame", refers to a university in Paris
false; the school of notre dame is the label for the group of composers who worked in the notre dame cathedral in paris, not a university
match the types of compositions to the composers from the Renaissance
1: Pierre Fransicque Caroubel
2: Joaquin Desprez
3: John Dowland
4: Giovanni Gabrieli
5: Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
6: Thomas Weelkes
a: dance music
b: lute song
c: madrigal
d: ma
-Pierre Fransicque Caroubel= dance music
-Josquin Desprez= motet
-John Dowland= lute song
-Giovanni Gabrieli= polychoral motet
-griovanni pierluigi da palestrina= mass
-thomas weelkes= madrigal
true or false: the popularity of the lute during the Renaissance Period is similar to the popularity of the guitar today
true; the lute was used as a solo instrument, to accompany singers and dances, and in instrumental ensembles, just as a guitar is today
true or false: today, many high schools and colleges have madrigal groups and often perform madrigal dinners, the tradition for which started in England during the renaissance. However, unlike today's ensembles, in which there are several singers on each
true; the one-singer-on-a-voice-part tradition survives today in vocal ensembles like The Kinds Singers and other mostly a cappella ensembles
true or false: women were always allowed in chorus that sang in the liturgical church service (Roman Catholic mass, primarily)
false; while women could perform music in the convents, they were not allowed to sing in the chorus during the major church services. Boys with unchanged voices sang the soprano and alto parts; this tradition is carried on in many parts of the world today
emotional states (joy, grief, agitation, et al) for which composers molded a musical language in which each state had a musical identity
affections
the most characteristic feature of Baroque music; it requires one keyboard instrument and one low (pitched) melodic instrument
basso continuo
the term that refers to how Baroque composers handle changes from loud sections to soft sections and vice versa
terraced dynamics
a piece that sounds fairly complete but is a part of a larger (multi-movement) composition
movement
true or false: the two most important keyboard instruments that were used during the Baroque Period are the organ and the piano
false; the piano wasn't important during most of the Baroque Period. the organ and the harpsichord are the important keyboard instruments during this period
a piece for a small group of soloists and a larger ensemble (orchestra)
concerto grosso
the label for the music played by the tutti in a concerto grosso
ritornello
a composition that is a set of dance-inspired movements
suite
an introductory composition often sued with a fugue
prelude
a composition that s used to open an opera
overture
a piece for soloist and a larger ensemble (orchestra)
solo concerto
a polyphonic composition based on one theme
fugue
the main theme in a fugue
subject
the most characteristic feature of Baroque music; it requires one keyboard instrument and one low (pitched) melodic instrument
basso continuo
the term that is used to identify the larger ensemble (orchestra) in a concerto grosso
tutti
a composition played by two solo instruments and a basso continuo
trio sonata
the form that is usually used in the first movement of a concerto gross; its distinguishing trait is the alternation of the tutti and solo sections
ritornello form
a male opera singer whose voice was not allowed to change, so that when he played male characters, he sang in the soprano or alto range
castrato
the type of music for soloist whose vocal line imitates the rhythms and pitch fluctuations of speech
recitative
a hymn tune with a German religious text
chorale
a song for solo voice and orchestra
aria
the text of an opera
libretto
a large-scale composition that requires vocal soloists, chorus, and orchestra; its music is like that of an opera, but it is not staged
oratorio
a form that requires vocal soloists, chorus, organ, and orchestra; it was designed to be used in the (German) Lutheran church service
cantata
a term that is used to represent both a group of singers who perform together and the music the group sings
chorus
in opera, a group of three or more soloists singing together
ensemble
drama that is uno to a musical accompaniment
opera
select the letter that identifies the type of composition of which Johann Sebastian Bach wrote none
a: concerto grosso
b: suite
c: fugue
d: opera
e: cantata
d: opera
select the letter that identifies the type of composition by each composer from the Baroque Period that was used in the Kamien text as an example those types of compositions
1: corelli
2: handel
3: purcell
4: vivaldi
a: opera
b: oratorio
c: solo concerto
-corelli= trio sonata
-handel= oratorio
-purcell= opera
-vivaldi= solo concerto
this composer toured Europe with his father as a child prodigy
Wolfgang Amadeus mozart
this composer wrote scherzos as the third movement of his symphonies instead of minuet and trios
ludwig van beethoven
this composer wrote much of his music while working fro mobility whose last name is Esterhazy
franz joseph haydn
this composer used a chorus and four vocal soloists in his Ninth Symphony
ludwig van Beethoven
this composer pioneered the development of the symphony and the strain quartet
franz Joseph Haydn
this composer wrote the most difficult piano sonatas
ludwig van beethoven
this composer carried sketchbooks in which he wrote down new musical ideas and edited older ones
ludwig van beethoven
this composer wrote his latest compositions after he became totally deaf
ludwig van beethoven
this composer wrote masterpieces in all the musical forms of his time
Wolfgang Amadeus mozart
minuet and trio
A B A
rondo
A B A C A or A B A C A B A
sonata form
A (exposition) B (development) C (recapitulation) CODA
theme and variations
A A' A'' A''' A'''' A''''' et al
true or false: the first movement of a symphony is usually in rondo form
false; rondo usually is used in either the second or the last movement
true or false: during the classical period, orchestra instrumentation became standardized and since then has always contained string, brass, woodwind, and percussion instruments
true; the instrumentation that Haydn used set the standard for everyone else
true or false: cadenzas are an expected part of the second movement of a concerto
false; cadenzas are mostly found at the end of the first movement of a concerto
true or false: vienna was the major hub of musical activity during the classical period
true; many composers and musicians moved to Vienna because that was where the main action was
true or false: terraced dynamics continued to be used during the classical period
false; classical composers forsook terraced dynamics for crescendos and decrescendos to create more interest in their music
true or false: beethoven always used a basso continue in his music
false; with the expansion of the orchestra and the addition of a conductor, there was no longer a need for the basso continue as the unifying element in the music