Unit 1
Fundamentals of Music
Fundamentals of Music
An agreeable-sounding combination of notes that provides a sense of relaxation and fulfillment is known as ________________.
What is consonance.
This composer is credited as being the first classical music "rockstar" sending his audience members into a craze famously coined as "Lisztomania."
Who is Franz Liszt.
This popular TV show featured Haydn's Trumpet Concerto prominently as wake up music.
What is Squid Game.
The piece 4'33'' showcases _____________ as its main composition innovation.
What is silence.
Name the composer 1
Who is Beethoven.
The shape of a melody is known as its _________________.
What is contour.
This composer is famous for losing his hearing but still composing some of the most lasting pieces of classical music ever.
Who is Beethoven.
This Czech composer was recruited to New York City to lead the National Conservatory of Music in New York and write an American Symphony, to which he composed the New World Symphony.
Who is Antonin Dvorak.
This technique calls for performers to play groups of adjacent notes with the fist, palm, or forearm.
What are tone clusters.
Name the Composer 2
Who is Grieg!!!
A goal-oriented sequence of chords is known as a chord ______________.
What is a progression.
This composer turned 93 this past February and wrote some of the most iconic works ever heard for film.
Who is John Williams.
A work for that features a soloist with orchestral accompaniment is known as a _____________.
What is a concerto.
A sub-period within the Romantic era, this movement was characterized by composers representing their distinct countries musical traditions.
What is nationalism or musical nationalism.
Name the composer 3
Who is Johann Sebastian Bach.
A musical texture characterized by melody and accompaniment is known as ______________.
What is homophony or homophonic.
The most famous baroque composer not named Bach. He composed Messiah.
Who is Handel.
Haydn wrote 108, Mozart wrote 41, and Beethoven wrote 9 of these.
What are symphonies.
John Cage innovated piano technique by having performers insert various items inside the piano strings themselves in a concept known as _________________.
What is prepared piano.
Name the Composer 4
Who is Mozart.
A two-part melodic construction characterized by the letters AB is known as _____________.
What is period structure.
This composer is a Finnish national hero who has been commemorated on Finnish stamps, money, and with a monument.
Who is Jean Sibelius.
Concertos often feature a moment when the orchestra stops and the soloist gets to showcase their skill. These passages are known as ______________.
What are cadenzas.
Harry Parch innovated microtonal scales creating his "Genesis scale" that includes _____ tones within the span of one typical octave.
What is 43.
Name the composer 5
Who is Haydn.