Music Basics
The term for a sequence of notes/pitches that are musically satisfying
Often singable
Melody
The 20th century featured the expansion of this instrument family
Percussion
Jazz began in this U.S. city
New Orleans
Stephen Foster wrote popular songs such as "Oh, Susanna" for this type of American popular entertainment
Minstrel shows
This man traveled around the world recording music in homes, churches, schools, concert halls, prisons
Alan Lomax
The musical texture where a single voice has a more important part than any other voices
Homophonic
Beethoven suffered from this at the end of his life, turning both himself and his music inward to create a darker sound
Leader of the Protestant Reformation, this man's music is still used in churches today
Martin Luther
Appalachian music has its roots in the music of this country
Ireland/Scotland
Berry Gordy and Motown are associated with this U.S. city
Detroit
An oboe produces a sound by vibrating two pieces of this material together
Cane/reed/wood
Prehistoric instruments were often made of this material
Bone
This composer is famous for his German art songs called Lieder
ex. Erlkönig/The Erl King
Elvis is an example of this type of rock 'n roll
Rockabilly
Country music is distinguishable because of this sound often heard in the voice or guitar
"You know it when you hear it"
Twang
This term refers to how fast or slow the beat in a piece of music is
Tempo
This movement in France focused on mood and atmosphere, and followed the same movement in art with painters such as Claude Monet
French Impressionism
This movement in Germany was a direct response to a musical movement in France, with the intent to shock listeners
German Expressionism
This family is remembered for being the first true commercialized country music artists
The Carter Family
The Beatles caused this movement in America among teenagers, specifically teenage girls
Beatlemania/British Invasion
This instrument may look like a piano, but instead of striking the strings when a key is pressed, the strings are plucked when a key is pressed
Harpsichord
This composer wrote a symphony as a signal to Prince Esterhazy in which players get up and leave one by one until there are none left
Joseph Haydn
Hector Berlioz wrote this symphonic work for orchestra that was inspired by his opium-induced love obsession with actress Harriet Smithson
Symphonie fantastique
This musical trio performed at the March on Washington in 1963 with their song "Blowing in the Wind"
Peter, Paul and Mary
Unlike 1950s rock 'n roll, country music was not originally marketed toward teenagers and instead was marketed toward this demographic
White rural adults