Music Final

Goliards are famous for their inspired performances during the services at the monastery of Santo Domingo de Silos in Spain.

Which of the following is NOT a chant of the Proper of the Mass?

Léonin and Pérotin were two composers associated with Notre Dame and the development of polyphony.

This excerpt is an example of a medieval religious type of composition known as:

Organa featured voices that could move independently, marking the beginning of Western polyphonic music.

In the early days of the church, the only music allowed during the service was:

A setting of multiple notes per syllable, as in the setting of the word "alleluia" in the excerpt above, is known as what kind of setting?

During the Medieval Period, we can trace the development of music notation from manuscripts that monks copied by hand in rooms known as:

According to the text, one reason why medieval music sounds different from the music we generally hear today is that medieval musicians found thirds and sixths consonant whereas today we find fourths and fifths consonant.

Monasteries were responsible for some of the earliest musical manuscripts.

Troubadours, trouvères, and Minnesingers primarily performed songs about courtly love.

This excerpt is most likely from a...6:03

Who composed ˆLe Jeu de Robin et de Marion", considered the earliest surviving secular French play with music?

The text implies that troubadours and trouvères considered themselves superior to minstrels because they composed the words and melodies of their songs themselves.

The composer of this excerpt is. 3:43

The following composition is a work by: 6:03

The following excerpt is from: 3:43

Who composed the morality play Ordo virtutum (Play of virtues), dramatizing the struggle between 16 personified Virtues and the Devil over the destiny of one woman's soul?

The composer of this excerpt is...6:30

Which of the following was regarded as a leading composer of the Ars Nova style?

The following melody, a popular Renaissance tune, was used as the cantus firmus in many masses, such as those by Guillaume Dufay, Johannes Ockgehem, and Giovanni da Palestrina.

Which of the following events occurred in America during the time period known as the Renaissance?

The Odhecaton published by Petrucci:

Despite advances in other areas, Renaissance harmony and polyphony remained restricted to the music rules that governed most of the Medieval period.

The following Kyrie is from a mass by: 4:56

The following excerpt is an example of:2:04

During the Renaissance period, musical textures were primarily monophonic.

Palestrina's Pope Marcellus Mass is purported to have saved polyphony from the Church's chopping block. Its lush, modern sound may be attributed to the use of thirds and sixths. Which of the following is an excerpt of the Kyrie from this Mass?

Burgundian composers made each of the standard components of the Mass distinct by using a different cantus firmus melody for each component.

Which of the following describes one of the most popular forms during the Renaissance, the chanson?

Which instrument is featured in the above excerpt? 3:43

This is an excerpt from a: 1:55

The following excerpt features both imitative counterpoint and homophony. 5:37

The following composition, featuring 40 voices, was written by:

Which of the following forms best describes the above excerpt? 4:03

According to the text, which time period is considered the Renaissance period?

What element of the musical style of the following piece indicates that it is from the Renaissance period rather than the Medieval period?

Motets composed in the Middle Ages were easy to confuse with ones composed during the Renaissance because they sounded so similar.

Which of the following is a composition for the vihuela? 1:58

Which of the following important events took place during the Baroque period

Which of the following is illustrated in the above excerpt? 3:31

The following piece features basso continuo. 2:51

During the Baroque period, the term sonata was used for musical works __________.

The following excerpt is most likely composed by: 2:29

One characteristic of this excerpt that suggests it might be from the Baroque Period is:

Which two composers both held the post of director of music at St. Mark's Cathedral in Venice at different times

Which of the following is true of the Florentine Camerata?

The dates given in the course for the Baroque Period place it between:

The style of the following piece may be described as stile antico. 2:51

According to the text, this composer's quicker story development was more suited to taste of his listening public:

Which of the following describes this example? 3:40

The following piece, based upon a sailor's dance called the hornpipe, comes from what type of larger work?

The musical features of the following example suggest that it comes from a/an:

According to the text, at what point did England fully embrace opera?

The secular text and overall musical style of this example suggest that it is from a/an:

Which of the following would be an example of what Monteverdi called prima pratica?

Which movement of Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott does the above piece represent?

The sacred text and overall musical style of this example suggests that it is part of a/an 1:29

Who composed the following excerpt?

We can say that the melody in the following example is typical of the Classical period because it is:

Which of the following characteristics are associated with the rococo style?

Listen to these two excerpts from Mozart's Symphony No. 40. Which of the following is a fair statement about them?

During the Classical period, sonata-allegro form was no longer used as the basis for instrumental music.

This is an example of a new style of opera called opera buffa that emerged during the Classical period. It differed from opera in previous periods because...

Which excerpt is most likely from a string quartet by Haydn?

Which of the following phrases best describes music of the Classical period?

During the Classical period, opera buffa plots were based on myths and historical figures

Which one of the following examples comes from a famous Beethoven symphony?

Which of the following composers was the first to make an independent living by composing?

What common Classical period genre does this excerpt represent?

Which excerpt is not from music composed by Mozart?

The following piece, nicknamed "Emperor," features piano sections alternating with orchestral sections. What type of work is it?

Which excerpt is not from a Haydn symphony?

Although Ludwig van Beethoven's output was great, he didn't produce any works for voice

Which excerpt is not from music composed by Beethoven?

With which royal family was Haydn closely associated?

The texture of the following example from the Classical period can best be described as:

Which excerpt features music by Chopin?

Which excerpt features the "river" theme from The Moldau by Smetana?

The above excerpt from a Smetana piece demonstrates a typical characteristic of Romantic music. What is it?

Which of the following is true of Romantic form?

Which of the following composers envisioned operas as "musical dramas"—a combination of all the arts?

Changes in tempo were rarely found in music of the Romantic period, in keeping with Classical period values

Which of the following is an example of increasing tempo (accelerando), and the increasing excitement that goes with it?

Notes that don't belong to the traditional scale are known as ______________ alterations.

The melody in this composition is representative of Romantic music because it:

According to the text, the concept of the idée fixe was new because it explicitly represented a character while simultaneously acting as a musical motive.

The following excerpt comes from which work? 2:29

The following waltz was written by: 2:55

Which excerpt is from a Polonaise by Frédéric Chopin?

The following excerpt comes from which work? 4:53

An important Romantic composer founded The New Journal of Music, an influential musical periodical still published today. He was known as a master of the miniature. His name is:

The above excerpt from Rigoletto showcases its composer's gift for catchy melodies. Which of the following is the composer?

Verismo is a style of opera that used emotionally charged melodies and harmonies to depict everyday people in melodramatic situations.

Which excerpt is from a lied by Schubert?

Which excerpt is not from a symphony by Felix Mendelssohn?

The following excerpt comes from which work? 7:19

Which excerpt is from a string quartet by Antonín Dvorák?

The composer pictured above is best known for taking older forms and styles and redefining them in modern ways. Antonin Dvorak was inspired by his Hungarian Dance No. 1. What is this composer's name?

This composer pictured above wrote The Blue Danube, arguably the most famous waltz of all time. His name is:

The above Requiem was written by an influential Romantic composer who helped found the National Society of French music. Who was this composer?

Which of the following was not a member of the Five?

His Violin Concerto (below) is a favorite in concert halls all over the world today, but upon its 1881 premiere in Vienna, it was lambasted by critics, including one who called it "odorously Russian." During his lifetime, he was thought of as "too Russian" by foreign critics and "too cosmopolitan" by his countrymen, yet his music endures to this day. Who is this composer?

Which of the following statements best describes musical form in the Romantic period?

Which excerpt is most likely from music by Richard Strauss?

Which excerpt is most likely by American composer George Gershwin?

The following excerpt is from Claude Debussy's La cathedral engloutie.

Which of the following best explains why it is the case that nowadays, older works are performed in concert halls whereas newer works are only heard by a small number of people?

Which composer wrote a light-hearted Ninth Symphony (below) that Soviet leader Stalin deemed inappropriate for the occasion of celebrating the end of WWII? Hint: he was denounced by Pravda, the unofficial mouthpiece of the Communist Party, as a young man.

Which of the following is the composer for this piece? 10:32

Which of the following composers most heavily influenced the music of the French post-WWI school of musicians known as Les Six?

Which composer invented the revolutionary "method of composing with twelve tones related only to each other"?

Which excerpt is not from music composed by Maurice Ravel?

Which of the following composers catapulted to the top of the 20th-century avant-garde after composing Firebird, Petrushka, and Le Sacre du Printemps?

Given the Hungarian folk music flavor of this example, which of the following is the most likely composer?

Which composer traveled the countryside recording and transcribing in great detail the music of rural and small-town people?

Which of the following trends in contemporary music does this excerpt exemplify

Which excerpt is from the symphony by Paul Hindemith entitled Mathis der Maler?

The three-movement Symphony of Sorrowful Songs features a different text for each movement. Its second movement (below) concerns the plight of a young Polish prisoner seeking the protection of the Queen of Heaven. Who is the composer of this piece?

Nadia Boulanger was a prominent music teacher who taught some of the most influential composers of the 20th century, including Aaron Copland, Philip Glass, and Walter Piston

The following piece was written by a leading figure of the post-WWII German avant-garde. Identify this composer.

The above etude, named after a sculpture by Brâncuşi, is titled "Coloana fara sfarsit" (Infinite column). Who wrote it?

Which of the following statements best describes the role of technology with regard to art music in the Contemporary period

Which of the following places holds an annual summer school for new music that was influential in the development of total serialism and the use of electronic music?

The following piece by Charles Ives appeared in his collection of 114 Songs. What is its name?

The following aria is from an opera by Mexican composer Daniel Catán.

The above movement from Amores was written by which composer?

The following excerpt of music by John Cage features what instrument?

The above piece, "Malambo" from the ballet Estancia, depicts a dance by Argentine cowboys. Who wrote it?

The above piece from Rodeo incorporates a number of traditional fiddle tunes. Who wrote it?

The above excerpt is based on a poem of violence and terror by Federico García Lorca. What is the name of the piece?

Which excerpt is not from music composed by Aaron Copland, the "Dean of American Composers"?

Which one of these composers wrote music for prepared piano?

The above excerpt comes from a work titled Vox Balaenae and was inspired by the singing of humpback whales. Who wrote it?

Which excerpt is not from music composed by George Gershwin?

Which excerpt is from a famous film about the effect of the Vietnam War on small-town Americans?

The above excerpt comes from which larger work? 3:05

The above excerpt comes from which larger work? 7:29

The Deer Hunter featured the above piece as its theme. Which of the following pieces is it?