Terms
Medieval/Renaissance/Classical/Romantic
20th century classical and jazz
21st century
grab bag
100
A single, melodic line / A melodic line with chordal accompaniment / two ore more independent melodic lines
What is monophony, homophony, and polyphony?
100
This event led to the execution of King Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette.
What is the French Revolution?
100
Russian composer who composed the Rite of Spring but later tried to reject his "Russianness" and write "pure music" (First and Last name!)
Who is Igor Stravinsky?
100
Sweetland is the retelling of this famous American "myth"
What is Thanksgiving?
100
Number of bars in a standard blues form.
What is 12?
200
Originally a quick dance- song from Latin America OR in French baroque music, a slow dance in triple meter, often emphasizing the second beat.
What is a Sarabande?
200
This tool was adapted from Sumerian notation in order to spread religious music across the Holy Roman Empire.
What is Western music notation?
200
Number of minutes and seconds of silence in John Cage's conceptual work from 1948
What is 4'33"?
200
A musical genre/tradition dating back to at least the 14th century carried on today by Stromae.
What is chanson?
200
Name of this Arabic instrument AND what makes it relationship to pitch different from Western music
What is an oud and microtonality?
300
General term for music, art, and literature from the late nineteenth century through the twentieth century whose creators sought to offer something new and distinctive while maintaining strong links to tradition, intertwining innovation with emulation of past classics.
What is Modernism?
300
This music features continuous streams of contrapuntal notes, little dynamic variation (it's either loud or soft), and was used primarily for dance in wealthy courts, religious practices, or occasional public concerts.
What is Baroque music?
300
"You’re music too. You’re all instruments. Everyone’s supposed to be playing their part. In this vast Arkestry of the cosmos."
Who is Sun Ra?
300
Name of the composer of Faym d'Ayiti and the instrumentation featured on the album.
What is....Natalie Joachim featuring flute, vocals, string quartet and electronics (including interviews with famous Haitian songwriters)?
300
Name of two traditional Haitian musics
What is Rara, Yanvalou, Tumba Francesa, or Twoubadou?
400
A genre of jazz developed in the 40’s and 50’s known for fast tempos, complicated harmonies, and virtuosic solos.
What is Bebop?
400
Describe one way Arabic music from Al-Andalus (Muslim-ruled Spain) influenced late Medieval music.
1. Various instruments. The oud becoming the lute / The rebab become the vielle / The duduk becoming the shawm.
Or
2. The tradition of the troubadour (Ziyrab) and the idea of "courtly love"
400
Instruments played by Alice Coltrane
What are the harp, organ, and piano?
400
Name one text and one vocal tradition drawn on in Caroline Shaw's Partita for 8 voices.
What is...
[text] square dancing instructions, American folk songs, Sol Le Witt instructions
[vocal] Inuit throat singing, Tuvan throat singing, belting, yodeling
?
400
Name of the mnemonic device used to teach monk's music by rote before notation was widespread.
What is the Guidonian hand?
500
The simultaneous use of two or more KEYS, each in a different layer of the music (such as MELODY and accompaniment)
What is Polytonality?
500
Describe one melodic and one rhythmic innovation Beethoven's Third Symphony.
1. Development of the opening motive (be specific on how it's transformed)
2. Use of off-beats to build tension
500
Composer's name and title of this piece: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DpYBhX0UH04&ab_channel=orsaymusic
What is Terry Riley's In C?
500
Three genres/practices drawn on in Holly Herndon's Proto.
What is shape-note singing, EDM, and AI-generated sound?
500
Khaz
What is the Armenian neume notation system called?