What is the term that refers to a form of expression within a musical genre?
musical style
100
what is the name of music intended for a wide audience, featuring prominent melodies and simple choral accompaniment?
popular music
100
a Balinese music ensemble is called a
gamelan
100
The founder of Motown Records
Berry Gordy Jr.
100
Motown, one of the most successful and influential music recording and publishing empires, was located in:
Detroit, Michigan
200
what term designates a particular type of music with a distinctive form or sound?
genre
200
what is the distinct tonal quality of an instrument or voice which is clearly identified by the ear?
timbre
200
instruments that generate sound from electricity are referred to as:
electrophones
200
Balinese women often perform this dance as a gamelan orchestra plays
barong dance
200
What common elements does all music share?
melody, rhythm, timbre, and pitch
300
what is the term that refers to the performance practice, means, traditions, uses, and beliefs about music of a group of people, either from a specific time or place?
music culture
300
what is the oldest and most prevalent category of music?
traditional music
300
Simple solid instruments that produce sound by being struck, scraped, or shaken are categorized as:
idiophones
300
Mexican music was influenced by what cultures?
Spanish and African
300
true or false: music traditions are best viewed outside of the context in which they originate
false
400
what term means the way the beat or pulses in a musical selection are organized and subdivided?
rhythm
400
what is a style of "art" music that stands apart from traditional or popular music?
classical music
400
Instruments that produce sound by a vibrating column of air are categorized as
aerophones
400
child prodigy classical composer
Mozart
400
true or false: there are many cultures throughout the world with unwritten musical traditions
true
500
music written during the classical period for small ensembles is known as:
chamber music
500
A scholar who studies the music of different cultural groups is called an
anthropologist
500
When an instrument is large, it will produce a ______ pitch,
when an instrument is small, it will produce a ______ pitch.
low, high
500
as the classical period progressed, composers began to be influenced by and write more music for who?
middle class people
500
theme and variations was a musical form popular during which music period?