Elements of Music
Middle Ages/Ren
Baroque
Classical
Romantic
100
The color or quality of sound.
What is timbre?
100
Most Medieval music was composed for this type of performer.
What is singer?
100
The Baroque musical period took place between these dates
What is 1600-1750?
100
The string quartet is a musical composition for
What is 2 violins, viola and cello?
100
An art song is a musical composition for
What is solo voice and piano?
200
The degrees of loudness and softness in music.
What is dynamics?
200
The Renaissance genre for choir which is set to the Latin text other than the Mass.
What is motet?
200
This group of intellectuals helped to form opera.
What is the Florentine Camerata?
200
This composer is associated with the "Heroic Period"
Who is Beethoven?
200
Instrumental music association with literary ideas and scenes, popular during the Romantic period is called
What is program music?
300
The recurring pattern of strong and weak beats.
What is meter?
300
Unaccompanied choral music is known as
What is a cappella?
300
These instruments could make up a basso continuo group.
What is harpsichord and cello?
300
In Mozart's opera, Don Giovanni is
What is a legendary Spanish lover?
300
A study piece used by a performer to master a technical skill.
What is an etude?
400
The accenting of a note at an unexpected time, such as between beats or on a weak beat.
What is syncopation?
400
The Renaissance genre for 4-6 voices parts which used poetic texts on nature and love.
What is madrigal?
400
The "Hallelujah Chorus" is from the "Messiah" a piece from this genre.
What is oratorio?
400
Sonata form consists of 3 main sections: exposition, development and
What is recapitulation?
400
Chopin composed music entirely for this instrument.
What is the piano?
500
A slight holding back and then pressing forward of tempo.
What is rubato?
500
This Renaissance composer worked at St. Peter's in Rome and was closely connected to the Counter-Reformation.
Who was Palestrina?
500
Bach composed in every baroque form but this.
What is opera?
500
Haydn was content to spend his life working for
What is a wealthy aristocratic family?
500
This piece is an example of Nationalism.
What is "The Moldau?"
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