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The Opening Melody of the star spangled banner is best described as: |
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A Texture featuring a single, unaccompanied line is called: |
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texture that single voice takes melodic interest while other voices support it: |
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A short melodic, rythmic, or harmonic pattern repeated throughout a piece: |
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the smallest fragment of a theme that forms a melodic-rythmic unit: |
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the quality of sound that distinguishes one instrument or voice from another: |
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how do idiophones produce sound? |
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by shaking, scraping, or striking the instrument itself |
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in which group of instruments does a bass drum belong? |
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dates of the middle ages? |
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the most important patron of music in the middle ages? |
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the roman catholic church |
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medieval poet-musicians of southern france |
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medieval poet-musicians of southern france |
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minstrels who wandered among the courts and towns of france |
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dates of the renaissance era |
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after the protestant revolt the roman catholic church responded with? |
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a collection of Italian madrigals published in England |
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the two important sacred genres of the renaissance were: |
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baroque period introduced a new musical style, single vocal melody with accompan |
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baroque artists etc. whose aim was to resurrect musical drama of ancient greece |
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artificially created male soprano or alto who dominated opera |
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who is best viewed as the first master of opera? |
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which is not monteverdi? Dido and Aeneas, Orfeo, the coranation of poppea? |
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greatest native english composer of the Baroque was? |
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Bachs most important keyboard music was: |
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the well-tempered clavier |
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late in life, handel turned his efforts from the opera to: |
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two types of baroque sonatas |
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sonata di chiesa, sonata da camera |
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three main sections of sonata allegro are: |
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exposition, development, recapitulation |
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frequently found in fourth movement of multimovement cycle |
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a string quartet consists: |
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2 violins, viola, and cello |
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classical symphony had roots in |
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third movement of a classical symphony is frequently in: |
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which genre is haydn's "the creation" representative? |
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transitional composer whose works led the way to romanticism |
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How many symphonies did Beethoven write? |
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what is the name for german comic opera? |
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bach wrote his sacred cantatas for sacred use in which church? |
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The famous four-note figure at the beginning of Beethoven's Symphony No. 5 is best described as: |
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a melody can be characterized by: |
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its shape, its range, and the way it moves |
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a texture featuring a single, unaccompanied line is called: |
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When two or more independent melodic lines are combined, the resulting texture is called: |
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a texture in which a single voice takes over the melodic interest while the accompanying voices are subordinate is called: |
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counterpoint is a compositional style that is associated with ------ texture. |
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a short melodic, rythmic, or harmonic pattern repeated throughout a musical work is called: |
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instruments that produce sound from a vibrating string |
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Bowed string instruments from highest to lowest in range |
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violin, viola, cello, double bass |
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approximately two-thirds of a symphony orchestra consists of? |
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the Frankish emperor who encouraged education and the concept of a centralized government was: |
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The late middle ages witnessed |
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the building of great cathedrals, the founding of universities, the rise of the middle class |
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a setting of Gregorian chant with four notes per syllable is called: |
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chief form of italien secular music in the Renaissance |
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the late Renaissance madrigal came to full flower in the music of: |
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What was Concerto delle donne? |
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an ensemble of professional women singers |
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How many notes make up a pentatonic scale? |
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the term Baroque derives from: |
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a Portugues word for a pearl of irregular shape |
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the ideas of this group (in question 13) led the way toward the development of: |
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the french Baroque opera style that combined monumental choruses with colorful dances and stories of heroic adventure is: |
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how many players are generally necessary to perform a trio sonata? |
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most important genre during the Baroque period? |
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in a simple four-part harmonization, the choral melody was most likely put in: |
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the keyboard instrument with a soft, gentle tone which was a favorite for use in homes was: |
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the instrumental form based on the contrast of two dissimilar masses of sound is called: |
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