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Baroque Music
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This is the most common musical texture in Baroque music.
What is polyphonic
100
The traditional Classical symphony includes this many movements.
What is four
100
This group of German composers was interested in atonal composition.
Who are the Expressionists
100
The 20th Century American composer made his living as an insurance salesman and like to used patriotic tunes in his orchestral pieces.
Who is Charles Ives
100
This composers death marks the end of the Baroque Period
Who is J.S. Bach
200
We remember Johann Sebastian Bach particularly for this type of Baroque keyboard composition.
What is the Fugue
200
This Classical musical form is comprised of three major sections: Exposition, Development, Recapitulation
What is the Sonata Allegro
200
This is music that specifically avoids a tonal or key center.
What is atonal.
200
Leonard Bernstein wrote one of the most beloved musicals of all time, which includes the number "America."
What is West Side Story.
200
This group of composers banded together in late 19th century to compose purely Russian music.
Who are The Russian Five
300
The Four Seasons Concerto was written by this famous Baroque composer.
Who is Antonio Vivaldi
300
This is an orchestral (instrumental) work that tells a specific story.
What is program music.
300
Igor Stravinsky bridged the gap between these two style periods
What are the Romantic and Modern Periods.
300
This composer made his mark with "Americana" style and wrote some of the country's most famous orchestral works including "Fanfare for the Common Man," a piece most often heard during the summer and winter Olympics.
Who is Aaron Copland
300
The five main instrumental groups include
What are: brass, woodwind, strings, percussion and keyboards
400
This is the part of a concerto grosso that means for all instruments to play together.
What is the tutti
400
Beethoven is said to have bridged the gap between these two musical style periods.
What are the Classical and Romantic Periods.
400
This Expressionist composer created the 12 tone system between 1918 and 1923.
Who is Arnold Schoenberg.
400
This composer started out writing daring works such as The Rite of Spring, but leaned towards Neoclassical composition during his later years.
Who is Igor Stravinsky.
400
This famous Romantic composer studied with Robert Schumann and idolized Beethoven
Who is Johannes Brahms
500
This opera premiered in 1607 and is still part of the current operatic repertoire.
What is Orfeo
500
Richard Wagner is best known for his use of leitmotif. What is leitmotif and name the precursor to this used by Berlioz in Symphonie Fantastique.
What is a recurring musical theme that represents a character, place, thing or idea. Ideé fixe was used by Berlioz.
500
The German Expressionists were directly opposed to this group of French composers
Who were the Impressionists
500
This is music that is influenced by several compositional styles and various historical periods, both classical and popular.
What is eclecticism.
500
These Baroque male singers were castrated before puberty and performed high soprano roles.
What are castrato or castrati