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The Arts - Music Study Guide
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What is the oldest form of expression?
What was Egypt's earliest music like?
Mostly sung/chanted; around 1500 BCE; instruments included trumpets, wooden lures, and flutes made from reeds
In what aspects of life was music included in Ancient Rome?
Religious ceremonies, funerals, private parties, plays, gladiatorial contests, & performances
What did ancient Roman stage musicians often wear?
What changes did music undergo during the Renaissance?
Many of the rules & traditions of what would later be called classical music were established
To what time and place can the origin of modern musical notation be traced?
The medieval period, around the 11th century
What is the name of the horizontal lines on which symbols could be written to show the pitch and length of music notes?
What is the name of the music later featured in Christian worship consisting of interweaving melodic parts?
In medieval and Renaissance times, what were the various names for traveling musicians in Europe?
England - minstrels; Germany - minnesingers; France - troubadours
What were the simple songs consisting of a single melody, without musical instruments, in early Christian worship?
Gregorian chants (plain chant)
What was the main stringed instrument during the Renaissance?
What does Baroque mean in Portuguese?
In what musical period did composers create complex melodies and make increasing use of harmony?
What is a long dramatic work in which all the parts were sung to musical accompaniment?
What is the concept of playing different notes at the same time to produce chords?
When were the first orchestra introduced?
When were the first opera houses constructed?
What was the most important keyboard instrument of the Baroque age?
Which instruments comprise a string quartet?
2 violins, a viola, and a cello
Because a piano's strings are hit with small hammers, what is a piano able to do, which differs from the organ?
it can have louder and quieter sounds, depending on how hard the keys are pressed
Who is often considered the finest composer of all time?
The Austrian composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
How is an orchestra organized in terms of positions of instruments?
Who leads the tuning of the orchestra before a performance?
In a symphony orchestra, what is the purpose of the percussion section?
What are the three main ways string instruments are played?
Plucking, strumming, or bowing
How do all string instruments produce their sound?
The vibrations of the strings
How many strings are on a harp?
It can range from 4-46 strings
What Spaniard developed the modern acoustic guitar
Antonio de Torres
What is the common name for Chopin's most famous piece, the third movement in his Sonata No. 2?
The Funeral March
Name the famous ballets of Tchaikovsky mentioned in the resource book.
Swan Lake, the Nutcracker, and Sleeping Beauty
Describe Serialism and name an Austrian who composed these pieces.
How can American composer John Cage's 4'3" piece be described?
4 minutes and 33 seconds of silence
What piece with its spiky sounds, by Russian composer Igor Stravinsky is described as the "music that changed everything"?
The Rite of Spring
Describe Aleatory music, founded by French composer Pierre Boulez.
Left parts of the performance up to chance
What are the characteristics of Minimalism music, which rose in the 20th century?
Composers would reject larger orchestral pieces in favor of small hypnotic works involving just a few notes and a handful of instruments
Describe the music of the Impressionist Period (1890-1920).
It was more gentle and reflective than modernist music
Describe the two main ways air moves through Woodwind instruments.
Blowing into the instrument OR using an air bag to squeeze the air
What is the highest sounding instrument in the woodwind family of instruments?
What are two movies that in recent years have been widely popular moving from film to stage theatre productions?
The Lion King and billy Elliot
What is the name of the music played in a film to create mood?
What music style emerged in the United States' southern city of New Orleans?
What defines a brass instrument?
Is is when the sound is made by the player vibrating or buzzing their lips against the mouth piece
What is a person who studies music called?
Blues lead to ____, which was combined with ____, and Rock and Roll was born.
R & B, Country
What inventions helped to make Rock and Roll so wildly popular?
Synthesizers and samplers ; vinyl records
What is Elvis Presley's nickname?
Percussion instruments are divided into categories based on how they are played. What are the ways these instruments are played?
hit, scraped, shaken
What is the best selling album of all time?
Michael Jackson's Thriller
How is "rapping" defined?
Speaking rhyming verses
What instrument in Chinese opera gives a high-pitched sound?
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