Music Terms
Art History
More Music Terms
Opera Terms
Popular Music Terms
100
What do we call an organized company of singers?
What is choir?
100
In this step an art historian makes decisions about the works importance in the history of art.
What is judgment?
100
To play, sing, or move in formal, or informal settings.
What is performance?
100
We watched part of Bella Figlia from Rigoletto. It is a good example of which of the following terms?
What is a quartette?
100
A chunk of music that is meant to be repeated indefinitely, while the band leader is waiting for a cue to move on to the next section Is called the _____________. (popular music)
What is the vamp?
200
When three, or more musical tones are sounded simultaneously they make a sound that is called a _______________.
What is a chord?
200
In this step an art historian learns how time and place influenced the artist.
What is interpretation?
200
Protocols for behavior during a rehearsal, or a performance.
What is etiquette?
200
A body of singers who sing the choral parts of a work (as in opera) is called a _________________.
What is a chorus?
200
A part of a song or hymn recurring at intervals. This is the part that is repeated. This is common in popular music.
What is the chorus?
300
A written symbol used to indicate duration and pitch of a tone by its shape and position on the staff is called a _________________.
What is a note?
300
In this step an art historian identifies unique features to determine artistic style.
What is analysis?
300
List of music pieces which a group, or person has prepared, or performed.
What is repertoire?
300
An accompanied elaborate melody sung (as in an opera) by a single voice.
What is an aria?
300
That part of a song in popular music following the introduction and preceding the chorus. Often sung by a solo voice (one person).
What is the verse?
400
Put the vocal parts in the correct order, starting with lowest and ending with highest.
What is bass, tenor, alto and soprano?
400
Like Morisot, Childe Hassam painted using the ____________________style.
What is Impressionist?
400
Signs used in music, such as a note.
What are symbols?
400
A rhythmically free vocal style that imitates the natural inflections of speech and that is used for dialogue and narrative in operas.
What is recitative?
400
Which family do the following instruments belong in: trumpet, french horn and trombone?
What is the brass family?
500
All of these instruments fall under which instrument family? drums, triangle, marimbas, bass drum.
What is percussion?
500
The personal way artists use the art elements and principles to reproduce what they see and to express their ideas and feelings.
What is style?
500
Overall plans of pieces of music such as AB and ABA.
What is form?
500
Which family do the following instruments belong in: violin, cello and guitar?
What are strings?
500
Which family do the following instruments belong in: flute, clarinet and saxophone?
What is the woodwind family?
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