Baroque was derived from the Portuguese word, ______________, meaning oddly shaped pearl.
What is barocco?
100
Define "absolute music."
What is music for music's sake?
100
This musical period lay in revolt against sheer formalism.
What is the Romantic Period?
100
Meter in music commonly refers to groups of either two (_______________) or three (______________________) beats.
What is duple and triple?
100
This term means "dance duet"
What is pas de deux?
200
The Baroque Era lasted from ________ to __________.
What is 1600 to 1750?
200
The center of classical music was _________________. This is where all the major composers lived and worked.
Where is Vienna?
200
The Erlking represents _______________.
What is death?
200
Musical tradition created by Mexicans in Texas.
What is conjunto?
200
The audience rioted at the premiere of this famous ballet.
What is the Rite of Spring?
300
Which of the following was a major baroque composer?
a) Maslanka
b) Leonard Bernstein
c) Ludwig van Beethoven
d) Johann Sebastian Bach
Who is Johann Sebastian Bach?
300
Mastered the symphonic form.
Who is Franz Joseph Haydn?
300
This is an instrumental composition that attempts to convey a specific idea without using lyrics
What is program music?
300
Irish step dance always written in triple meter.
What is a jig?
300
This singer/actor's hip gyrations caused a great deal of controversy.
Who is Elvis Presley?
400
The ___________________________, or figured bass, becomes the musical foundation for most types of piece.
a) Basso continuo
b) Continuous batso
c) Bontinuous casso
d) Casso bontinuous
What is basso continuo?
400
This type of musical play is sung instead of spoken.
What is opera?
400
This composer embodied the dark side of Romanticism.
Who is Richard Wagner?
400
Hawaiian dance that captured the attention of tourists and Hollywood film audiences.
What is hula?
400
Rhythm pattern of a composition's melody.
What is melodic rhythm?
500
What social subset was responsible for promoting the advent of the public concert?
What is the middle class?
500
This composer wrote his first symphony at the age of 8.
Who is Mozart?
500
It took Wagner 28 years to finish this composition.
What is the Ring Cycle?
500
A refined style of classical dance that emphasizes verticality of the body, an outward rotation of the legs, and virtuosic turns and jumps
What is ballet?
500
Improvisation is a key feature in this kind of music.