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Term

Name 5 Renaissance

Composers...

Definition

Josquin des Prez

Palestrina

Gabrieli 

Byrd

Lasso

Term

Name 5 Baroque

Composers...

Definition

Bach

Handel

Telemann

Purcell

Monteverdi

Lully

Rameau/Couperin

Term

Name 4 Classical

Composers...

Definition

Mozart

Haydn

Gluck

(early) Beethoven

Term

Name 5 Romantic

Composers...

Definition

(late) Beethoven

Mendelsson

Wagner

Brahms 

Tschaikovsky

Schubert

Chopin

Schumann

Liszt

Moussorgsky

Mahler

Term

Name 5 20th Century 

Composers...

Definition

Debussy

Ravel

Stravinsky

Gershwin

Coplin

Schoenberg

Bartok

Joplin

Puccini

Term
What is the date for the Renaissance Era?
Definition
1450-1600
Term
What is the date of the Baroque Era? 
Definition
1600-1750
Term
What is the date of the Classical Era?
Definition
1750-1825
Term
What is the date of the Romantic Era?
Definition
1825-1900
Term
Monody
Definition

A musical texture consisting of a single line without accompaniment. 

(gregorian chant)

Term
Polyphony
Definition
A musical texture in which two or more independent melodies are heard simultaneously.
Term
Homophony
Definition
A musical texture in which one voice predominates melodically and is supported by a chordal accompaniment.
Term
Rondo
Definition

A musical form consisting of a section that is played after every section. 

( A B A C A)

Term
Serialism/ Tone Row
Definition
The ordering of the 12 tones of an octave.
Term
Minimalism
Definition
A 20th century compositional style characterized by short melodic and rhythmic figures, a steady pulsing beat, repetition with variation that are barely known. 
Term
Sprechstimme
Definition
A vocal technique halfway between speaking and singing.
Term
Diminution
Definition
Shortening the duration of notes.
Term
Augmentation
Definition
Elongating the duration of notes.
Term
Motif/ Motive
Definition
A short phrase figure that reappears throughout a work as a unifying device. 
Term
Ternary
Definition

A musical form consisting of 3 sections: the 2nd can be in a different key or a contrasting section, followed by a repeat of the first section. 

(A B A)

Term
Passacaglia
Definition
A continuous set of variations based on a repeating bass line.
Term
Minuet/Trio
Definition

A French country dance in triple meter.

 

A form often used as the third movement of a symphony.

Term
Pedal Point
Definition
A long sustained note, usually in the bass, that is held while the harmonics changed in the other parts.
Term
Continuo
Definition
A bass part with numbers that indicate the intervals of harmony that are to be played above the bass note.  (Baroque Period)
Term
Madrigal
Definition
A polyphonic vocal piece set to a short poem.
Term
Fugue
Definition
A type of imitative polyphony based on the development of a single theme or subject.
Term
Ballad
Definition
A song that tells a story.
Term
Motet
Definition
A polyphonic chordal work set to a sacred text.
Term
Toccata
Definition
A Baroque keyboard piece full of scale passages, rapid runs and trills, and massive chords.
Term
Dance Suite
Definition
A series of movements based on a dance rhythm. 
Term

Who wrote...

The Well-Tempered Clavier?

Definition
J.S. Bach
Term

Who wrote...

I Dream of jeannie with the Light Brown Hair?

Definition
Stephen Foster
Term

Who wrote...

Der Erlkoenig?

Definition
Franz Schubert
Term

Who wrote...

Ordo Virtuum?

Definition
Hildegard Von Bingen
Term
Kodaly Method
Definition
The use of Folk songs from the country of children's orgins is associated with education.
Term
Suzuki Method
Definition
Early listening form birth and the early teaching of violin, piano, and flute...
Term
What method includes parental involvement?
Definition
Suzuki 
Term
What method includes rote teaching for singing and playing?
Definition
Orff
Term
Cantata
Definition
A choral work usually written on a sacred subject and frequently built on a chordal tune, combining aria, recitative, chorus, and instruments.
Term
Oratorio
Definition
A dramatic sacred choral work with arias, recitatives, chorus and instruments BUT longer than a cantata without costuming and scenery.
Term
Opera Buffa
Definition
A comic opera.
Term
Chaconne
Definition
A dance song in triple meter, a French dance with a refrain or a composition having an extended pattern of chords. 
Term
Sonata
Definition
A 3 or 4 movement composition for a solo instrument, sometimes accompanied by piano.
Term
Parlor Music
Definition
A type of music played in living rooms, usually on the piano, written at the end of the 19th century and beginning of the 20th century.
Term
Concerto
Definition
A work for one or more solo instruments and orchestra.
Term
Symphony
Definition
A large scale composition for orchestra, usually in four movements.
Term
Chamber Music
Definition
Music written for a small group of instruments with one player to a part.
Term
String Quartet
Definition
A chamber ensemble made up of a 1st and 2nd violin, a viola, and a cello; also, the name of a form which is a sonata for these instruments. 
Term
Ballet
Definition
A dance set to music that depicts a story.
Term
Caesura
Definition
A fermata form in which there is a complete break in the music, indicated by //
Term
Luftpause
Definition
A fermata form in which there is  pause for breath, usually seen in choral music, indicate with a ' between notes.
Term

Who wrote...

Maple Leaf Rag

Definition
Scott Joplin
Term
Afro-Cuban influenced music
Definition
American Salsa
Term
The number of keys in which the Well-Tempered Clavier is written
Definition
all 12 keys
Term
The first important composer of opear
Definition
Monteverdi
Term
Octatonic Scale
Definition

A scale which contains 9 notes

(symetric dimished)

Term
Frottola
Definition
A song from the late 15th century, a forerunner of the madrigal, usually amourous in nature, that was written for three or four parts either for voices or one voice with accompaniment. 
Term
20th century music has...
Definition

mixed meters

asymmetrical meter

additive

syncopation

frequent meter changes

non-european rhythms

Term
Pointillism
Definition
A technique which is used by painters, is also a 20th century compositional style in which emphasis is placed on individual notes which are largely in linear isolation.
Term
Lowell Mason
Definition
wrote the first book on music education
Term
Line Dancing
Definition
is an appropriate activity for children to do to understand contrast.
Term
Sonata Form
Definition

Exposition

Development

Recapitulation

Coda

Term
Tessitura
Definition

The range of a part that is most consistently used by a vocal or instrumentalist.

(as opposed to the full range)

Term
Work Song
Definition
A song that describes life, often with a steady rhythm.
Term
20th Century Minimalism contains...
Definition
fragmentation
Term
How do you tune a snare drum? 
Definition
keep tension the same around the head.
Term
 Glottal attack
Definition
taking a breath and holding it before attacking a note
Term
The Ashanti tribes used drums for...
Definition
communicating over distances
Term
Singing the word "hing" would teach...
Definition
resonating in the head
Term
Why did rock and roll become popular?
Definition
the rise of youth movement
Term
American Country and Western's use of the ballad come from...
Definition
British Isles
Term
Rondo Form
Definition
A B A C A
Term
During and in-between movements you
Definition
Do not clap
Term
Difference between rhythm and tempo...
Definition

rhythm involves beat

tempo involves speed

Term
Dolcemente
Definition
sweetly
Term
Adagio
Definition
slow tempo
Term
Allegretto
Definition
slightly slower than allegro
Term
Agitato
Definition
in a agitated or excited manner
Term
Alla Breve
Definition

a tempo indication where the half note receives the beat rather than the quarter note. 

 

Also called cut time.

Term
B moll
Definition
Bb minor
Term
Marcato
Definition
marked- emphasized
Term
Pianissimo, pp
Definition
very soft
Term
Sforzando
Definition
strong accent
Term
Staccato
Definition
short, separated notes
Term

Who wrote

the Rite of Spring

Definition
Stravinsky
Term
Melody
Definition
A logical succession of single musical notes.
Term
Concept of Melody...
Definition
differs widely across then world
Term
Melody is primary important in...
Definition
Vocal Music
Term
A non-harmonic grace note the resolves stepwise to a harmonic note
Definition
appoggiatura
Term
Passing tones in melodic lines
Definition
are rhythmically week
Term
In open harmony, the notes of a chord are spaced
Definition
more than an octave 
Term
D.C. al Fine
Definition
repeat from the beginning to the end, or where Fine is marked in the score
Term
D.S.
Definition

Dal Segno 

 

repeat from sign

Term
Divisi or div.
Definition
means that a section should divid, usually strings
Term
The baton is kept in motion during the fermata and simultaneously cuts off after the fermata and prepares the next beet.  This is a breath pause or
Definition
Luftpausa
Term
The baton is kept in motion durning the fermata and completely stops after the fermata.  There is a very definite pause and a new preparation is given to continue.  This is a complete stop (//)
Definition
Caesure
Term
The activity involving children's conducting of different meters while marching is a part of what method?
Definition
Dalcroze
Term
Ictus
Definition
is the exact moment of the beat
Term
Pythagoras
Definition
discovered the relationship between pitch and the length of a sound wave.
Term
Chordophone
Definition
is sounded by plucking or bowing a string stretched between two points.
Term
To achieve consistent vocal production...
Definition
focus on vowel formation
Term
The main goal in the art of singing should be...
Definition
communication
Term
Pizzicato
Definition
string player would pluck the strings
Term
Chopin is best known for...
Definition
mazurkas and etudes
Term

From the bottom to the top

 

C G D A

 

are the open strings of...

Definition
Viola
Term
What does shift mean to a string player?
Definition
change of position
Term
A music educator who started a string program...
Definition
Suzuki
Term
If a french horn is playing a written C, what concert pitch?
Definition
F
Term
Clef and Range of the Oboe
Definition

Treble clef

 

Middle C to A above staff

Term
Standard instrumentation for a Dixieland band?
Definition
cornet, clarinet, trombone, piano, drums, banjo or guitar, and tuba
Term
Orff Method
Definition
Improvisation, creativity, rhythmic repetition, pentatonic scale, hands-on, folk music, specifically designed instruments (xylophones, recorders, drums), rote method of teaching songs and playing instruments. 
Term
Kodaly Method
Definition
Folk songs from country of children's origins, mnemonic syllables for rhythm (ta ti ti), Curwin hand signs for singing, philosophy: music is for everyone, movable do solfege
Term
Dalcroze
Definition
Eurhythmics, express what they hear through movement, fixed do, interval centered.
Term
Suzuki
Definition
violin, piano, flute, parental involvement in teaching, expert modeling, pentonic, no note reading until technique is secure, early listening from birth
Term
Essay on 20th Century Rhythms
Definition
rite of spring... displaced accents, frequent meter changes to depict a sacrificial ritual in prehistoric russia.
Term
Copyright Laws
Definition
make one copy per student of up to 10% of a musical work for class study as long as that 10% does not constitute a performable unit.
Term
Alto Clef
Definition
middle line is C
Term
Tenor Clef
Definition
4th line up is C
Term
Kodaly Method Essay
Definition
Term
Aleatory music
Definition
Music by chance
Term
Who wrote aleatory music?
Definition
John Cage
Term
Perotin and Leonin
Definition
gathered chants
Term
Who was first to add a chorus to a symphony? 
Definition

Beethoveen

 

Term
What is important when choosing music for a high school band?
Definition
ability level
Term
Who wrote Ragtime music?
Definition
Scott Joplin
Term
Philomel 
Definition

by Babbit

 

live vs. taped singing

 

20th century pointalism

Term
Violin Phase
Definition

Reich

 

example of minialsim

Term

Pre-Renaissance

(Medieval)

Definition

Mostly vocal, monody

 

400-1400/1450

Term
Motet
Definition
a polyphonic secular vocal piece set to a short poem. Originated durning the Italian Renaissance.
Term
Renaissance
Definition

1400/1450-1600

 

polyphony, contrapuntal, sacred music, theme/variation, usually vocal music but may have recorder consorts.

Four part choirs, smooth, gentle rhythms, melodies with balanced phrases harmonies use full triads.

Term
Baroque
Definition

1600-1750

 

polyphony reaches perfection. 

Homophony, ornamentation, contrast, improvisation, bosso continuo or ground bass.

 

melodies are ornate and often have dramatic leaps.

 

Repetition, binary and ternary forms. 

 

early orchestras include strings, flutes, oboes,trumpet, and timpani.

Term
Classical
Definition

Homophonic textures, elegance, simpler textures, simpler melodies, simpler forms. 

 

Piano became the most important solo instrument.

 

Clarinet added to the orchestra and more strings

Term
Grand Opera
Definition
an opera, usually in five acts, that treats a heroic, historic, or mythological subject in a grand style.
Term
Opera Seria
Definition
serous opera
Term
Opera Buffa
Definition
a comic opera
Term
Lyric Opera
Definition
a type of French opera that relied on beautiful melodies for its effects.
Term
Operetta
Definition
opera in a light style
Term
Motet
Definition
a polyphonic choral work set to a sacred text.
Term
Dance Suite
Definition
a series of movements, based on a dance rhythm.
Term
Concerto Grosso
Definition

a Baroque concert that uses a full orchestra and a group of soloist. 

 

Bach's Brandenberg Concerti

Term
Toccata
Definition
Baroque keyboard piece full of scale passages, rapid runs and trills, and massive chords
Term
Sonata
Definition
a 3 or 4 movement composition for solo instrument, sometimes accompanied by piano.
Term
Symphony
Definition
a large scale composition for orchestra, usually in four movements, sometimes accompanied by piano.
Term
Aria
Definition

a solo vocal piece usually associated with opera and oratorio

 

 

Term
Aria buffa
Definition
comic song
Term
Ballade
Definition

 medieval poetic French song. Can also be a dramatic instrumental composition in the poetic dramatic style.

 

Chopin, Brahms, and Liszt

Term
Canzona
Definition
a type of poem that was set to music.  
Term
Plainchant
Definition
monophonic, unison and unaccompanied chant of the early christian liturgies.
Term
Rondeau
Definition
french song, alternating solo and choral refrain.  
Term
Increases in dynamic range
Definition
Romantic
Term
Four part choirs, smooth, gentlerhythms
Definition
Renaissance
Term
Birthplace of polophony
Definition
Renaissance
Term
Texture less sense than previous eras
Definition
Classical
Term

Who wrote...

Pierre Lunaire

Definition

Schoenberg 

 

example of sprechstimme

Term

German 

 

six beat pattern

Definition

 

6

3 4 5

2

1

Term

French 

 

six beat pattern

Definition

6

5

4

3

12  

Term

Italian

 

Six Beat Pattern

Definition

 

6

5

4

1 2 3

Term
5/8 meter 
Definition
3+2 Or 2+3
Term
7/8 Meter Paterns
Definition
4+3 or 3+4
Term

Piaget

 

list 4 stages

Definition

Sensory Motor

Preoperational

concrete opertional

Formal Operations

Term
Sensory Motor
Definition

stage 1

 

ages 0-2

 

musical development: from random vocalizations to intentional response.

Term
Peroperational
Definition

stage 2

 

ages- 2-7

 

musical development: learn from imitation (rote) and active participation (movement to music). They can only concentrate on one aspect of music at a time (melody or rhythm, not both)

Term
Concrete Operational
Definition

stage 3

 

ages- 7-11

 

musical development: They can understand that a musical phrase can be changed slightly. Can recognize key changes and melodic direction. Capable of holding his/her own part in a round.  Recorded is begun in 3rd grade and band in 4th grade.

Term
Formal Operations
Definition

stage 4

 

ages- 11 - adult

 

musical development: capable of abstract reasoning in symbolic systems, such as musical notation. Capable of putting music knowledge into practice, vocally and instrumentally, as well as mentally.

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