Elements of Music
This term means "the speed of a steady beat"
What is "tempo"
This is the name of a Catholic church service
What is a "Mass"
This is George Fredric Handel's most popular oratorio
This is the instrumentation of a string quartet
What are 2 violins, 1 viola, and 1 cello
This ballet is probably Tchaikovsky's most performed work
What is The Nutcracker
This term describes sounds that are pleasing to the ear
What is "consonant"
This musical texture is found in Gregorian chant music
What is "monophonic"
This style of music is sacred, fairly long, and not staged
What is an Oratorio
He was the first major composer to demand equality with the aristocracy
Who is Beethoven
This is the German name for an art song
What is a "lied"
This term is known as "the arrangements of sound in time"
What is "Rhythm"
This composition technique is used when the music played represents the lyrics sung
What is "word painting"
This combination of singing and speech serves as dialog in opera and is used to further the plot
This instrumental type of music normally requires only one player per part
What is chamber music
These were the 2 most prominent pianist-composers in the Romantic Era
Who are Liszt and Chopin
These are the four main families of instruments in the modern orchestra
What is Brass, Woodwind, Stringed, and Percussion
This philosophical stance, prevalent in the Renaissance era, emphasized the individual and independent thought
What is "Humanism"
This instrumental music is based around the polyphonic development of a primary melodic idea and was most commonly written for keyboard instruments like organ
What is fugue
These are the order of speeds the movements of concertos generally follow
What is fast-slow-fast
This composer wrote From The New World symphony
Who is Antonin Dvorak
These 4 stringed-instruments are found in the modern orchestra
What is the Violin, Viola, Cello, and Double Bass
This reason is why Gregorian chants are named after Pope Gregory I
What is: he cataloged the chants
This group of scholars and musicians are credited with "inventing" opera
What is the "Camerata"
These are the 3 main sections in sonata form
What is the Exposition, Development, and Recapitulation
These short melodies are what Richard Wagner used to identify specific characters, ideas, or objects
What are leitmotifs