Classical Music
True or false: Palestrina's most famous mass was the Pope Gregory Mass
False
Where did Jazz originate in the United States
New Orleans
Alan Freed
The 5 lines of music are called what?
Staff
Which music era does Arnold Schoenberg belong?
20th Century
What is a Cantata?
A piece for vocal soloist, choir, and orchestra.
Why did WW 2 make the swing era decline in popularity?
Musicians were drafted or signed up to serve leaving big bands with not enough musicians.
Why was Richard Valenzuela's name shortened to Ritchie Valens?
To appeal to a wider audience.
Which is lower: treble or bass clef?
Bass clef
What does largo mean?
Slow
What language is music traditionally written in and why?
Italian due to the origination of standard music writing happening there.
Name a characteristic of ragtime.
Played on piano, left-hand plays a steady bass line, and/or right hand plays a syncopated melody.
What was Elvis Presley's first #1 hit?
What is the definition of allegro?
Fast
Define program music.
Music that tells a specific story.
How many instruments would approximately make up a classical orchestra?
60
Define improvisation
Making up music on the spot
What was the Beatles first #1 album?
Please Please Me
What type of note gets one beat?
Quarter note
Which composer wrote the Symphony Fantastique and who was it written for?
Hector Berlioz wrote it for Harriet Smithson
Name the 4 parts of sonata form.
Exposition, development, recapitulation, coda
Who took Louis Armstrong under his wing?
King Oliver
Name the 3 musicians who passed away from the plane crash during the Winter Dance Party
Buddy Holly, The Big Bopper, Ritchie Valens
What is consonance and dissonance?
Notes that sound good/bad together.
What two styles does fusion combine?
Jazz and rock.