What time period was the Baroque style most popular?
1600-1750
100
What did musicians do for work during the Classical period?
Worked as church musicians, court musicians, composed for public concert halls and opera theaters, and paid by kings and noble persons.
100
What is an art song?
A serious composition for voice, usually accompanied.
100
Where did the impressionistic movement mostly exist?
France
100
Describe the rhythm used during the Baroque time period.
Emphasis was on the strong beats, upbeats and fast changing rhythmic motion. 8th, 16th, and triplets were used frequently.
200
What did musicians do for work during the Baroque time period?
Worked as royal court musicians and church musicians.
200
What time period was the Classical style most popular?
1750-1820
200
What are some characteristics of Romantic music?
Composers felt music should affect emotions. They expressed intimate feelings of joy, sorrow, peacefulness...ect.
200
Who were the two most important composers of the Impressionistic Time Period?
Maurine Ravel and Claude Debussy
200
What were three new forms of music developed during the Romantic time period?
Art song, Etude, & Program music
300
What keyboard instruments were used during the Baroque time period?
Clavichord, harpsichord and organ.
300
Who originally invented the pianoforte?
Bartolomeo Christofori
300
What was the form of music during the Romantic time period?
Types of pieces popular during this period were character pieces, concertos, dances, etudes and variations.
300
Which artist revolutionized the art world, helping create impressionism?
Claude Monet
300
What is Mrs. Augustine's favorite food?
Pickles.
400
What were some works written for voices during the Baroque time period?
Concertos, preludes, fugues, sonatas and suites.
400
What does the damper pedal do to the sound of the piano when it is pressed?
Sustains the sound.
400
What time period was the Romantic style most popular?
1820-1900
400
What was the harmony like during the Impressionistic time period?
Intricate harmonies painted beautiful pictures of sound.
400
What time period was the impressionistic style most popular?
1890-1910
500
What was the style of the Baroque time period?
Phrase and expression marks were not used. Faster notes were normally played legato; slower notes were normally played non-legato. Ornaments were used frequently.
500
What are some characteristics of Classical music?
Clean lines, uncluttered, balanced in form, the addition of ornaments to heighten expression became less essential, no added ornamentation or improvisation.
500
What is an etude?
It was a composition designed to teach technique.
500
What was the style of the impressionistic time period?
Vague outlines of melody and rhythm, soft, colorful tones and shimmering effects were used.
500
What possibilities did the Pianoforte provide for musicians?
Crescendo and diminuendo, delicate shadings of contrasting dynamics, sudden accents, combining of loud and soft at the same time, bring out the melodic line.