Eras
Forms
Term & Definitions
Families of Instruments
Other
100
The birth of the string quartet came from what era?
Classical Era
100
Name three instrumental forms.
1) Overture 2) Concerto 3) Sonata
100
Music depicting the feeling or emotion of the text...?
doctrine of affections.
100
A harpsichord is from what family of instruments?
Keyboard
100
What is a sacred musical from presented in protestant worship services?
Cantata.
200
The birth of Opera came from what era?
Baroque
200
Name three vocal forms.
1) Cantata 2) Recitative 3) Madrigal
200
Is aria is most often metered?
Yes
200
A tuba and trombone are from what family?
Brass family.
200
What is a secular musical form with staging, costumes and scenery?
Opera
300
What era did concerto come from?
Baroque
300
What vocal forms come from the Medieval era?
1) Chant 2) Mass
300
Music depicting the meaning of text is?
Word Painting
300
A clarinet and piccolo are from what family?
Woodwind.
300
What is a sacred musical form presented in Catholic worship service?
Mass.
400
What era did the vocal from Madrigal come from?
The Renaissance era
400
Name one vocal form from the renaissance and baroque eras?
-Mass, Hymn, and Madrigal - Oratorio, Cantata, and Opera
400
Hymn is most often homophonic?
Yes
400
What family is the timpani from?
Percussion family.
400
What is a sacred musical form from concert presentation?
Oratorio.
500
What two eras do the Sonata come from?
The Baroque and Classical Eras.
500
Name four instrumental forms from the classical era.
1) Symphony 2) Concerto (solo) 3) String quartet 4) Sonata
500
What type of a texture does a fugue have?
polyphinc
500
Name one instrument from each family (percussion, string, woodwind, brass, and keyboard).
- drum, bells, timpani, woodblock..etc - guitar, violin, cello... etc - Clarinet, piccolo...etc - tuba, trombone...etc. -Piano, harpsichord...etc
500
What is doctrine of ethos? What is doctrine of affections?
- power of music to affect the listener (Greek philosophy) - music depicting FEELINGS, emotion, a natural phenomenon (Baroque idea).