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The term madrigalism was often synonymous with what other term?

  • Fugue
  • Nocturne
  • Word painting (correct)
  • Sonata

    • What is a secular vocal genre containing a short poem set in the vernacular that frequently uses word painting?

    Madrigal

    Music that is sung with no instrument accompaniment is called a capella.

    True

    What is word painting?

    <p>A musical concept in which melodies depict specific words that are sung.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    1450-1600 marks the years of which musical period?

    <p>Renaissance</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who was an advocate of the ars nova and contributed to the preservation of music manuscripts?

    <p>Guillaume de Machaut</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who were the poet-musicians of France and Germany who created the first secular songs?

    <p>Troubadours, trouvères, and minnesingers</p> Signup and view all the answers

    When a second melodic line was added to Gregorian chant, the song was then referred to as _____.

    <p>Organum</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who was Hildegard of Bingen?

    <p>The main documented female composer of the medieval period.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which musical period took place from 450-1450?

    <p>Medieval</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The sections of the Mass that contain texts that vary with the day of the church year are called the Proper.

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The Ordinary of the Mass is the part that varies with each day.

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Medieval motets used sacred language rather than secular.

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Church doctrine during the Middle Ages encouraged celebrating life on earth and living it to its fullest.

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Check all musical characteristics that correctly define early Gregorian Chant.

    <p>Monophonic texture</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The most solemn service of the Catholic church, commemorating and reenacting the Last Supper, is called?

    <p>The Mass</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The motet uses what kind of texture?

    <p>Polyphonic</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which characteristics correctly define the 'Ars Antiqua' style of music?

    <p>Compelled the creation of mensural notation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the term a capella mean?

    <p>The music features singing with no instrumental accompaniment.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Imagine you are listening to a choir perform renaissance music. When the choir sings 'climb,' the notes rise in pitch. When the choir sings 'falls down the stairs,' the notes descend in pitch. What musical concept have you just heard?

    <p>Word painting</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a cantata?

    <p>An often dramatic musical work for solo voice or choir with instrumental accompaniment.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Cantatas can be sacred or secular.

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is J.S. Bach's Coffee Cantata about?

    <p>A young girl who is addicted to coffee and her father who desperately tries to free her of this addiction.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    George Frederic Handel's Messiah is a/an _____?

    <p>Oratorio</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Handel's Messiah focuses on what subject?

    <p>The life of Jesus from the Bible</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What do we call a multi-movement work where each movement is based on a particular popular dance?

    <p>Suite</p> Signup and view all the answers

    A _____ is a musical work where the main melody (the subject) is developed polyphonically.

    <p>Fugue</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is improvisation as it relates to music?

    <p>Music that is created by the performer during the moment of performance.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Johann Sebastian Bach lived during what musical period?

    <p>Baroque</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The main melody of a fugue is called the?

    <p>Subject</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The exposition in a fugue includes the first statement of the subject only.

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Later in the baroque, royals and other wealthy families hired orchestras to provide music.

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is NOT one of the dances commonly present in a baroque suite?

    <p>Fantasia</p> Signup and view all the answers

    By the end of the baroque era, instrumental music had gradually equaled or surpassed vocal music in popularity.

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The countersubject of a fugue appears only at the very end of the piece.

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    A toccata keyboard piece is characterized by?

    <p>Many scale passages, rapid runs, trills, and massive chords.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which painting best represents the Baroque era aesthetic?

    <p>The Martyrdom of Saint Ursula by Caravaggio</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the organic 'spinning out' of a musical work based on the first few notes played called?

    <p>Fortspinnung</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What section of a fugue begins immediately after the exposition?

    <p>Episode</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which statement regarding the movements of J.S. Bach's Baroque dance suite is incorrect?

    <p>The Sarabande, a slow dance in three, was sexual in nature and originated in France</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Franz Joseph Haydn belonged to which musical period?

    <p>Classical</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What famous work influenced Franz Joseph Haydn so much that it led to his creating the oratorio The Creation?

    <p>Handel's Messiah (specifically, the 'Hallelujah' Chorus)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Mozart was a master of all music genres in existence during his time.

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart belonged to which musical period?

    <p>Classical</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The title of Mozart's works are often followed by the letter 'K' and a number. What does this number represent?

    <p>Where in Köchel's chronological listing the Mozart piece can be found.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Comic opera is often called opera seria.

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Comic opera is often called opera buff.

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who created the libretto for three of Mozart's most famous operas?

    <p>Lorenzo da Ponte</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a trouser or pants role?

    <p>An operatic role in which a grown woman plays the character of a pre-pubescent boy.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What section follows the exposition?

    <p>Development</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the form of the first movement of a classical symphony?

    <p>Sonata form</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In the exposition of the sonata form, what serves the function of modulating to a new key?

    <p>Bridge</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did Denis Diderot contribute to the belief in enlightenment and reason?

    <p>He compiled and wrote the first encyclopedia.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following best exemplifies the classical period's emphasis on clear and balanced artistic style?

    <p>The Death of Socrates, by Jacques-Louis David</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which events of the classical era best reflect its leanings toward reason and enlightenment?

    <p>The writing of the first encyclopedia</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Absolute music tells a story or seeks to portray a tangible picture.

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to our lecture on the Classical period, what is the respective number of movements within a String Quartet, Solo Concerto, and Sonata?

    <p>4, 3, 3-4</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which philosopher does not belong to the Age of Enlightenment and its emphasis on human truth as being rational?

    <p>Johann Wolfgang von Goethe</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The Classical Era refers to all music that we, in modern day, refer to as 'classical music.'

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which description correctly describes the contrast between an 'A' theme and 'B' theme in the exposition of Sonata Form?

    <p>The 'A' theme is generally more energetic, the 'B' theme is more lyric.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is opera buffa?

    <p>Comic opera</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Mozart's Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro) is a comic opera.

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    With what impairment did Beethoven struggle for much of his life?

    <p>Deafness</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In 1802, Beethoven wrote a letter revealing his struggles; what is this letter called?

    <p>Heiligenstadt Testament</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The opening rhythmic motif of Beethoven's 5th Symphony is often nicknamed what?

    <p>The fate motif</p> Signup and view all the answers

    To which composer do we often look as helping move the musical world from the classical period into the romantic period?

    <p>Ludwig van Beethoven</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The French Revolution began in what year?

    <p>1789</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Beethoven's career can be divided into 3 periods, with the first period consisting of his time as a Romantic composer.

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Beethoven wrote how many symphonies?

    <p>9</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What Mozart opera was banned by King Louis XVI before his execution?

    <p>The Marriage of Figaro</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Franz Schubert's greatest compositional output was in the genre of the _____.

    <p>Art Song</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What do we call a song in which a poem is set to music and is designed for one singer and one pianist?

    <p>Art song</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In German, art songs are referred to as _____.

    <p>Lieder</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Schubert's Der Erlkönig (The Elf King) follows which of the following plots?

    <p>A father and son ride on horseback through the woods. The boy screams that the Elf King is after him.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The text to Schubert's Der Erlkönig (The Elf King) was based on a poem by whom?

    <p>Johann Wolfgang von Goethe</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Frederic Chopin was from _____. He loved his country and was incredibly nationalistic.

    <p>Poland</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What do we call a piece of music for solo piano that reflects the peace and quiet of night time?

    <p>Nocturne</p> Signup and view all the answers

    _____ are study pieces designed to help musicians improve specific techniques related to their instrument.

    <p>Etudes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    During the romantic period, who was given the title Queen of the Piano?

    <p>Clara Schumann</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Few romantic composers could escape the influence of ______ symphonies.

    <p>Beethoven's</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Despite the popularity of Ludwig van Beethoven in the classical period, his influence was hardly felt in the romantic period.

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In response to his time in the United States, what did Antonín Dvořák nickname his ninth symphony?

    <p>From the New World</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The third movement of Gustav Mahler's first symphony quotes the children's tune Frère Jacques.

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does Gustav Mahler musically quote throughout his first symphony?

    <p>Songs</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The Strophic song form uses new music for each verse of a song.

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Ballad is most similar to which art song form?

    <p>Through-Composed</p> Signup and view all the answers

    P.I. Tchaikovsky is most famous for what work that he ironically also despised?

    <p>The Nutcracker</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which choice does not correspond to the aesthetics of Romanticism?

    <p>Absolute Music</p> Signup and view all the answers

    A Salon during the Romantic period entailed a private gathering of citizens to discuss and present artistic works.

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who started the trend of turning the piano sideways in concerts to allow the audience to better see the hands of the pianist while also hearing the intricate sounds produced by the instrument?

    <p>Franz Liszt</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is program music?

    <p>Music that uses the sounds of the instruments to recreate an image, scene, or event.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Symphonie fantastique was like an autobiography of Hector Berlioz's feelings for ____.

    <p>Harriet Smithson</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is an idée fixe?

    <p>The concept of associating a melody with a person, object, or idea.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In the story of Symphonie fantastique, the Artist character sees his Beloved at places like the local tavern, recalls the feeling of fear he has when near the Beloved, avoids the Beloved's murderous attacks, and marries the Beloved.

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Soon after the premiere of Symphonie fantastique, Hector Berlioz and Harriet Smithson get married.

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    During the fifth movement of Symphonie fantastique, loud funeral bells are heard, followed by brass instruments that boldly play a parody of the _____ melody.

    <p>Dies Irae</p> Signup and view all the answers

    _____ was an art style in which painters sought to capture an impression of a scene or subject rather than depicting it literally.

    <p>Impressionism</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Impressionism was heard around the world, but it most thrived in ____.

    <p>France</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Claude Debussy was born in what country?

    <p>France</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who composed Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune (Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun)?

    <p>Claude Debussy</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Study Notes

    Madrigal and Word Painting

    • Madrigalism is synonymous with word painting, a technique where melodies illustrate specific words.
    • A madrigal is a secular vocal genre featuring poems set in vernacular multiple voices, prominent during the Renaissance, renowned for its frequent use of word painting.

    Music Definitions and Concepts

    • A cappella refers to music sung without instrumental accompaniment.
    • Word painting describes the musical concept where melodies depict the meaning of the sung words, such as rising pitches for "ascend."

    Historical Periods and Composers

    • The Renaissance period spans from 1450-1600.
    • Guillaume de Machaut was a medieval composer influential in the ars nova style who preserved music manuscripts.
    • Hildegard of Bingen is recognized as the main documented female composer of the medieval period.
    • The medieval era lasted from 450-1450, showcasing secular music from poet-musicians like troubadours.

    Mass and Choral Music

    • The sections of the Mass that contain varying texts are called the Proper, while the Ordinary contains fixed texts.
    • Early Gregorian Chant is defined by monophonic texture, modal ambiguity, and melody shaped by text inflection.

    Musical Forms and Structures

    • A motet typically features polyphonic texture, contrasting with homophonic forms.
    • A suite comprises multiple movements based on popular dances from the Baroque era.
    • A fugue is a complex musical form developed polyphonically, where the main melody, called the subject, is introduced and elaborated upon.

    Classical and Romantic Composers

    • J.S. Bach is a significant figure of the Baroque period, while Haydn and Mozart are pivotal composers of the Classical era.
    • Beethoven is often credited with bridging the Classical and Romantic periods and is famous for his nine symphonies.
    • Schubert's most notable works are in the art song genre, particularly exemplified by "Der Erlkönig" based on Goethe's poem.

    Special Musical Terms and Techniques

    • A nocturne is a piano piece that embodies the tranquility of night.
    • Études are practice pieces aimed at developing specific instrumental techniques.
    • Program music conveys a narrative or scene through instrumental sounds.

    Artistic Movements and Influences

    • The Romantic period emphasized emotional depth in music and art, moving away from the structured forms of Classical music.
    • Impressionism reflects an artistic approach focusing on mood and atmosphere, prominent in composers like Claude Debussy.

    Noteworthy Compositions and Their Context

    • "The Nutcracker," composed by Tchaikovsky, remains one of his best-known works, despite his personal disdain for it.
    • The "fate motif" characterizes Beethoven's 5th Symphony, symbolizing struggle and triumph.

    Additional Key Concepts

    • The term idee fixe refers to a recurring theme associated with a specific character or idea in a musical composition.
    • A salon during the Romantic period was a social gathering for discussing and sharing artistic works, reflecting cultural trends of the time.

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    Test your knowledge on key terms and concepts from Chapter 4 of the Mus 121 course. This quiz focuses on madrigalism, word painting, and the characteristics of secular vocal genres from the Renaissance period. Enhance your understanding of music history and terminology.

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