Terms & Definitions
Tempo
In antiquity which Greek thinker identified the harmonic series by defining the relationships of sounds mathematically (2:1 octave, 3:2 Fifth, etc).
Pythagoras
Identify these two instruments
Flute, Tuba
What is density in music?
Density is how much is happening at a given time in a piece of music. There can be density in voices (lots of instruments playing) or density in rhythm (lots of notes in a short space of time)
If it's not Baroque?
The Harmonic Series
a naturally occurring sequence of notes (overtones and harmonics) that are present within a single pitch.
Who is Guido D'Arezzo and why is he an important historical figure.
He was a medieval monk who prototyped our modern music notation system allowing music to be spread in print rather than aurally.
Identify these two instruments
Clarinet, Oboe
What is Tessitura?
The general range of a melody, voice, or section of music.
What is the range of typical human hearing?
20-20,000 Hz
Entrainment
Entrainment is a naturally occurring phenomenon where objects or beings in close proximity to one another synchronize their rhythms.
During the Renaissance what are the three most common forms of sacred music?
Identify these three instruments
Trumpet, Sax, French Horn
What are the notes on the lines in order from lowest to highest in the treble clef?
E, G, B, D, F
What is the Bird Mans name in Mozart's The Magic Flute?
Papageno
Opera Buffa vs Opera Seria
Opera Buffa is comic opera dedicated to the middle and lower classes, Opera Seria is serious opera dedicated to the upper class.
What are some of the defining characteristics of the Baroque period?
Shift from balance to dramatic contrast.
The goal was to move the listener emotionally
Development of music schools
Standardization of music theory
Identify these three instruments
Bassoon, Tuba, Euphonium
What is rounded binary form?
A/A/B/A
What is the resonant frequency of the human eyeball?
18Hz
What are the categories used in the Hornsbostel and Sachs taxonomy system. Provide an example of each.
Ideophone, Membranophone, Chordophone, Aerophone, Electrophone
What is the doctrine of the Affections?
An aesthetic theory that holds that art, particularly music, should aim to express or evoke a single, specific emotional state or mood in the listener.
Identify these three instruments (repeats are allowed)
French Horn, Trombone, Bassoon
What are the notes for the lines and the spaces up to the second leger line above the staff in bass clef?
Lines: G,B,D,F,A
Spaces: A,C,E,G
Above the staff: B,C,D,E
A2 resonantes at 110Hz, what frequency would the 4th overtone resonate at, and what is it's pitch?
550, C#4