Unit 1 Fundamentals of Music
The catchiest, most recognizable part of a pop song is know as the ____________.
What is the Chorus.
When three or more notes are played simultaneously, it is known as this.
What is a chord.
A poem-based song derived from Southern African American traditions that depicted various difficulties in everyday life.
What is the blues.
The theme song of this video game is inspired by Medieval Gregorian Chant.
What is Halo.
Together, two violins, viola, and cello create this type of chamber ensemble.
What is a string quartet.
The simultaneous combination of sound/pitches is known as _______________.
What is harmony.
A musical texture characterized by many melodic layers is known as _______________.
What is polyphony or polyphonic.
The standard number of bars a blues contains.
What is twelve or twelve bar blues.
This German theologian sparked the Protestant Reformation when he nailed his 95 theses to a church door.
Who is Martin Luther.
What is the Baroque.
Words such as bright, dark, brilliant, mellow, and rich are often used to describe this characteristic of music.
What is timbre.
The contrasting part of a pop song.
What is the bridge.
The blues can be traced back to this area of Mississippi.
What is the (Mississippi) Delta.
Large scale works that combine orchestra, choir, costumes, acting and staging are known as ____________.
What is opera.
A typical sonata contains three of these.
What are movements.
A combination of notes that sounds unstable, sometimes harsh and in need of resolution.
What is dissonance.
When a musician says "a song is in 4," they are describing the song's ___________.
What is meter.
The extended part of a blues chord that gives the harmony that extra "jazzy" sound.
What is the seventh. Seventh chord is also acceptable.
Catholic masses to honor those who've passed are known as _____________. (Hint...Mozart died as he was composing his).
What are requiems.
This form (way of structuring music) became popular in the classical period and can be thought of as a musical depiction of the Hero's Journey.
What is sonata form.
A three part melodic construction characterized by the model X X' Y.
What is sentence structure.
When two notes are played simultaneously, it is known as this.
What is an interval. Dyad is also acceptable.
What is a turnaround.
This Italian Renaissance composer is credited with saving music the catholic church.
Who is Palestrina.
The saraband, bourree, and gigue are all pieces commonly found in this larger type of work.
What is the Baroque dance suite.