Baroque/Classical/Medeival/Renaissance
In what year did the Baroque Era end, and what event marked its end?
1750, Bach's Death
When we listen to Beethoven 3, what "melody" do we look out for?
"Oh my word it's Beethoven's 3rd"
What are the dates of the Romantic Era?
1820-1900
What is the order of sharps and flats in the Circle of Fifths?
FCGDAEB
Who invented the Saxophone?
Adolf Sax
What are some of Bach’s most notable types of instrumental music (think about what we covered in class)
Acceptable answers: Organ & keyboard music, violin & flute, Mass in B Minor
Tell me about valves!
Two types: Pistol valve - trumpet & Rotary Valve - French Horn
Valves add clarity, modern valve created in 1827 (Berlin Valve)
During the Romantic Era, music was based on...
Art & literature - composers told stories with their music
How do we resolve the leading tone a diminished seventh chord?
Up by step
List, in order, the musical eras
Medieval
Renaissance
Baroque
Classical
Romantic
What was the use of The Guidodian Hand?
The first instances of solfege: Pointing to different places of the hand informed the singers what syllables to sing next.
Who was Wagner?
Left school to play violin, opera conductor, composed many things, loved his red diary, wrote his first opera at age 22, used lots of chromaticism, often turned myths into operas, he created musical dramas, focused on piano, no breaks in his music, its an endless melody, wrote the Ring Cycle
What influence did the Romantic Era have on music moving forward?
Composers were more expressive, music was about telling a story or expressing emotions
Identify this interval (C - G)
Major 6th
What are the steps we use in a roman numeral analysis?
Identify the key
Identify soprano scale degrees
Identify and analyze the cadences
Roman numeral analysis of each section
What pneumonic do we use to remember the 6 church modes? & Name the 6 church modes
I Don't Put Lemon Meringues Along Ledges.
Ionion, Dorian, Phrygian, Lydian, Mixolydian, Aeolian, Locrian
How did composers write nationalistic music?
Music was based off of traditional folk songs
What is Wagner's Ride of the Valkyries about, and why is it important?
About: Valklyries riding to war, women who fought for religious reasons
Important: It's part of the Ring Cycle which is the longest opera ever written. Example of expanded orchestra (more people more instruments)
What makes a chord a dominant one?
The flat 7th
In what musical era did Programmatic Music see its roots?
Romantic Era
What is symphony form?
A musical composition written for orchestras, long movements that used sonata form, classical symphonies are more structured and use major keys
What is Programmatic music and how do we write it?
Programmatic music is instrumental music that tells a story. Composers use harmony, rhythm, timbre, and instrumentation to create images in the listeners brain.
Name a piece from the Romantic Era that portrays Exoticism
Which minor scale has a key signature of 3 flats
C minor
What musical era is prominent female-composer Hildegard Von Bingen from, and what were her contributions to this era?
Acceptable answers: She was a nun that founded monasteries, composed her most notable work Ordo Virtutum (Play about musical morality)