Review 1
What is the name of the song by Bill Staines that represented melodies coming together to create harmonies?
River
When pitches blend well in harmony, this is called what?
consonance
How many types of musical texture exist?
3
What period of music did Handel write for?
Baroque
Can you have a song in retrograde use only rhythm?
yes
How many pitches are in the D major scale
8
When pitches don't blend in harmony, what is this called?
dissonance
Which musical texture has no background music and has one solo part performed alone?
monophonic
A song written with retrograde focuses on the pitches moving in which direction?
backward
How many notes are in a tone row?
12
What note does the D major scale begin on?
D
What famous song by Johann Pachelbel is in D major?
Canon in D
Which musical texture has no background and has many voices performed together at different times?
polyphonic
Where can you find the beginning of retrograde in a song?
the middle
What is the most important rule in 12 tone music?
you can't repeat a note until they've all been played at least once
What is the name of the pitch that an entire scale or song is built around?
What is a canon?
2 or more parts performed together but starting and ending at different times
What musical texture has background music and one vocal part or group at the same time?
homophonic
At least how many measures do you need to have in a retrograde song?
2 or any even number higher
A 12 tone song with no tonal center is called what?
atonal
What two or more pitches are performed at the same time, this is called what?
harmony
What country is the folk song Ahrirang from?
Korea
What oratorio did we listen to that was made famous by Handel?
Hallelujah Chorus
What country did the Dutch piece of art with the birds in black and white come from?
Netherlands
What kind of music did Arnold Schoenberg create?
expressionist