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A Tour of the Cell

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919391816light microscope (LM)visible light is passed through the specimen and then through glass lenses0
919391817organellesthe membrane-enclosed structures within eukaryotic cells1
919391818electron microscope (EM)focuses a beam of electrons through the specimen or onto its surface2
919391819scanning electron microscope (SEM)the electron beam scans the surface of the sample, usually coated with a thin film of gold useful for detailed study of the topography of a specimen3
919391820transmission electron microscope (TEM)used to study the internal structure of cells aims an electron beam through a very thin section of the specimen4
919391821cell fractionationfor studying cell structure and function takes cells apart and separates major organelles and other subcellular structures from one another5
919391822plasma membranecells bounded by a selective barrier6
919391823cytosojellylike substance in which subcellular components are suspended7
919391824eukaryotic cellmost of DNA is in the nucleus, bounded by a double membrane8
919391825prokaryotic cellthe DNA is concentrated in a region that is not membrane-enclosed called the NUCLEOID9
919391826cytoplasmthe interior of either type of cell10
919391827plasma membranethe boundary of every cell, functions as a selective barrier that allows passage of enough oxygen, nutrients, and wastes to service the entire cell11
919391828nucleuscontains most of the genes in the eukaryotic cell (some genes can be in mitochondria and chloroplasts)12
919391829nuclear envelopeencloses the nucleus, separating its contents from the cytoplasm13
919391830nuclear laminanuclear side of the envelope is lined with nuclear lamina, a netlike array of protein filaments that maintains the shape of the nucleus by mechanically supporting the nuclear envelope14
919391831chromosomesin the nucleus the DNA is organized into discrete units structures that carry genetic info15
919391832nucleolusa prominent structure within the nondividing nucleus, which appears through the electron microscope as a mass of densely strained granules and fivers adjoining part of the chromatin16
919391833ribosomescomplexes made of ribosomal RNA and protein, are the cellular components that carry out protein synthesis17
919391834endomembrane systempart of eukaryotic cell; includes the nuclear envelope, the endoplasmic reticulum, the golgi, lysosomes, and various kinds of vesicles and vacuoles, and the plasma membrane18
919391835vesiclessacs made of membrane membrane of this system are related either through direct physical continuity or by the transfer of membrane segments as tiny vesicles19
919391836endoplasmic reticulumextensive network of membranes that it accounts for more than half the total membrane in many eukaryotic cells contains cisternae (reservoir for a liquid) contains lumen (or cisternal space)20
919391837cisternaereservoir for a liquid21
919391838smooth ERouter surface lacks ribosomes22
919391839rough ERstudded with ribosomes23
919391840glycoproteinsproteins that have carbohydrates covalently bonded to them24
919391841transport vesiclesvesicles in transit from one part of the cell or another25
919391842golgi apparatuswarehouse for receiving, sorting, shipping, and even some manufacturing26
919391843lysomeis a membranous sac of hydrolytic enzymes that an animal cells uses to digest (hydrolyze) macromolecules27
919391844phagocytosisamoebas and many other protists eat by engulfing smaller organisms or food particles28
919391845food vacuolethe vacuole formed in this way then fuses with lysosome whose enzymes digest the food29
919391846vacuoleslarge vesicles derived from the endoplasmic reticulum and golgi apparatus30
919391847food vacuolesformed by phagocytosis31
919391848contractile vacuolesmany freshwater protists have this, that pump excess water out of the cell, thereby maintaining a suitable concentration of ions and molecules inside the cell32
919391849central vacuolemature plant cells generally contain this, which develops by the coalescence of smaller vacuoles33
919391850mitochondriaare the sites of cellular respiration the metabolic process that uses oxygen to generate ATP by extracting energy from sugars, fats, and other fuels34
919391851chloroplastsfound in plants and algae, are the sites of photosynthesis35
919391852endosymbiont theorymitochondria and chloroplasts display similarities and bacteria. THIS THEORY states that an early ancestor of eukaryotic cells engulfed an oxygen-using nonphotosynthetic prokaryotic cell36
919391853cristaethe outer membrane is smooth, but the inner membrane is convoluted, with infoldings37
919391854mitochondrial matrixenclosed by inner membranes; the first is the intermembrane space, the narrow region between the inner and other membranes the second compartment is the MITOCHONDRIAL MATRIX38
919391855thylakoidsinside the chloroplast is another membranous system in the form of flattened, interconnected sacs39
919391856granumin some regions thylakoids are stacked like poker chips; each stack is called40
919391857stromathe fluid outside the thylakoids , which contains the chloroplast DNA and ribosomes as well as many enzymes41
919391858plastidsthe chloroplast is a specialized member of a family of closely related plant organelles42
919391859peroxisomespecialized metabolic compartment bounded by a single membrane43
919391860cytoskeletona network of fibers extending throughout the cytoplasm44
919391861motor proteinscell motility generally requires the interaction of the cytoskeleton45
919391862microtubuleshollow rods measuring about 25nm in diameter and from 200 nm to 25 um46
919391863centrosomea region that is located near the nucleus and is considered "microtubule-organizing center"47
919391864centriolesa pair; each composed of nine sets of triplet microtubules arranged in a ring48
919391865flagellaeukaryotes; specialized arrangement of microtubules is responsible for the beating of flagella and cilia locomotion49
919391866ciliahairlike structures50
919391867basal bodymicrotubule assembly of a cilium or flagellum is anchored in a cell by this51
919391868dyneinseach outer doublet also has pairs of protruding proteins spaced along its length and reaching toward the neighboring doublet; these are large motor proteins52
919391869microfilamentsare sold rods about 7nm in diameter53
919391870actina globular protein54
919391871cortexthe network gives the outer cytoplasmic layer of a cell, the semisolid consistency of a gel, in contrast with the more fluid (sol) state of the interior cytoplasm55
919391872myosinthousands of actin filaments are arranged parallel to one another along the length of a muscle cell, interdigitated with thicker filaments made of a protein56
919391873pseudopodiaa cell such as an amoeba crawls along a surface by extending cellular extensions57
919391874cytoplasmic streaminga circular flow of cytoplasm within cells, especially common in large plant cells, speeds the distribution of material within the cell58
919391875intermediate filamentsname for their diameter is larger than the diameter of microfilaments but smaller than that of microtubules59
919391876cell wallextracellular structure of plant cells that distinguishes them from animal cells60
919391877primary cell walla young plant cell first secretes a relatively thin and flexible wall61
919391878middle lamellabetween primary walls of adjacent cells; a thin layer rich in sticky polysaccharides called pectins62
919391879secondary cell wallbetween the plasma membrane and the primary wall; often deposited in several laminated layers, has a strong and durable matrix that affords the cell protection and support63
919391880collagenthe most abundant glycoprotein the ECM of most animal cells, which forms strong fibers outside the cell64
919391881extracellular matrix (EMC)main ingredients of the ECM are glycoproteins and other carbohydrate-containing molecules secreted by the cell65
919391882proteoglycanscollagen fibers are embedded in a network woven out of this that is secreted by cells66
919391883fibronecticsome cells are attached to the ECM by ECM glycoproteins such as these67
919391884integrinsfibronectic and other ECM proteins bind to cell syrface receptor proteins called ____ that are built into the plasma membrane68
919391885pasmodesmatacell walls are perforated with ____ membrane lined channels tfilled with cytoplasm69

Music Appreciation: Roger Kamien 9th Edition Parts 1-4 First Semester Final Flashcards

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1190382345SoundBegins with the vibration of an object.0
1190382346PitchThe relative highness or lowness that we hear in a sound.1
1190382347ToneA sound that has a definite pitch.2
1190382348IntervalThe "distance" in pitch between any two tones.3
1190382349OctaveWhen the tones are separated by an interval.4
1190382350RangeThe distance between the lowest and highest tones that a voice or instrument can produce.5
1190382351DynamicsThe loudness or softness in music.6
1190382352AccentPlaying a tone louder than other tones around the loud tone.7
1190382353Timbre (Tone Color)How you describe music.8
1190382354Pianissimo (pp)Very soft.9
1190382356Piano (p)Soft.10
1190382357Mezzo piano (mp)Moderately soft.11
1190382359Mezzo forte (mf)Moderately loud.12
1190382360Forte (f)Loud.13
1190382361Fortissimo (ff)Very loud.14
1190382362DecresendoGradually getting softer.15
1190382363CresendoGradually getting louder.16
1190382364SopranoHighest female voice.17
1190382365Mezzo SopranoMedium female voice.18
1190382366AltoLowest female voice.19
1190382367TenorHighest male voice.20
1190382368BaritoneMedium male voice.21
1190382369BassLowest male voice.22
1190382370RegisterPart of a total range.23
1190382371RhythmFlow of music through time.24
1190382372BeatA regular recurrent pulsation that divides music into equal units of time.25
1190382373MeterThe organization of beats into regular groups.26
1190382374MeasureA group containing a fixed number of beats.27
1190382375Duple MeterWhen a measure has 2 beats.28
1190382376DownbeatThe first beat in a measure.29
1190382377SyncopationWhen the accent is on the offbeat.30
1190382378TempoThe speed of the beat.31
1190382379LargoVery slow, broad.32
1190382380GraveVery slow, solemn.33
1190382381AdagioSlow.34
1190382382AndanteA walking pace.35
1190382383ModeratoA jogging pace.36
1190382384AllegroFast.37
1190382385VivaceLively.38
1190382386PrestoVery fast.39
1190382387PrestissimoAs fast as possible.40
1190382388AccelerandoGetting faster.41
1190382389RitardandoGetting slower.42
1190382390NotationA system for writing down musical sounds, or the process of writing down music.43
1190382391Staff5 lines and 4 spaces used for writing music.44
1190382392ClefPlaced at the beginning of the staff to show the pitch of each line and space.45
1190382393Grand StaffA combination of the treble and bass staves.46
1190382394Time SignatureShows the meter of a piece.47
1190382395MelodyA series of single notes that add up to a recognizable whole.48
1190382396LegatoIf the tones of a melody are played or sung in a smooth connected style.49
1190382397StaccatoIf the tones of a melody are played or sung in a short detached style.50
1190382398PhrasesShorter parts of melodies that make whole melodies.51
1190382399CadenceSpeed of the piece.52
1190382400SequenceA repetition of a melodic pattern on a higher or lower pitch.53
1190382401ThemeThe melodic line the piece of music is structured around.54
1190382402HarmonyThe way chords are constructed and how they follow each other.55
1190382403ChordA combination of three or more tones sounded at once.56
1190382404ConsonanceA tone combination that is stable.57
1190382405DissonanceA tone combination that is unstable.58
1190382406ResolutionA dissonance has its resolution when it moves to a consonance.59
1190382407TriadSimplest, most basic chord, contains three notes.60
1190382408ArpeggioA broken chord.61
1190382409KeynoteThe central note of a melody.62
1190382410KeyInvolves not only a central note but a central scale.63
1190382411ScaleMade up of the basic pitch of a piece of music in order from low to high or from high to low.64
1190382412Chromatic ScaleAll the white and black keys in one octave on the piano.65
1190382413ModulationShifting from one key to another within the same piece.66
1190382414Musical TextureRefers to how many different layers of sound are heard at once.67
1190382415MonophonicHaving one sound.68
1190382416PolyphonicHaving many sounds.69
1190382417CounterpointThe technique of combining several melodic lines into a meaningful whole.70
1190382418HomophonicA main melody with chords.71
1190382419Three-part FormA B A.72
1190382420Two-part FormA B.73
1190382421Gregorian ChantConsists of melody set to sacred Latin texts and sung without accompaniment. It is monophonic.74
1190382422Church ModesUnfamiliar scales used in Gregorian Chant.75
1190382423DroneConsists of one or more long, sustained tones accompanying a melody.76
1190382424JongleursPerformed music and acrobatics in castles, taverns, and town squares.77
1190382425OrganumMedieval music that consists of Gregorian chant and one or more additional melodic lines.78
1190382426Cantus FirmusA chant that is used as the basis for polyphony.79
1190382427Mass OrdinaryConsists of texts that remain the same from day to day throughout the church year.80
1190382428RenaissanceOccurred between 1450-1600.81
1190382429Word PaintingMusical representation of specific poetic images.82
1190382430A capellaMusic without accompaniment.83
1190382431MotetA polyphonic choral work set to a sacred Latin text other than the ordinary of the mass.84
1190382432MassA polyphonic choral composition made up of five sections -- Kyrie, Gloria, Credo, Sanctus, and Agnus Dei.85
1190382433MadrigalA piece for several solo voices set to a short poem, usually about love.86
1190382434BallettA dancelike song for several solo voices.87
1190382435Polychoral MotetsMotets for two or more choirs, often including groups of instruments.88
1190382436Baroque MusicOccurred between 1600-1750.89
1190382437Characteristics of Baroque MusicUnity of Mood, Rhythm, Melody, Dynamics.90
1190382438Terraced DynamicsAbrupt movements from loud to soft.91
1190382439Basso ContinuoUsually played by at least 2 instruments.92
1190382440MovementA piece that sounds fairly complete and independent but is part of a larger composition.93
1190382441Concerto GrossoA small group of soloists.94
1190382442TuttiA large group of players. (All).95
1190382443Ritornello FormBased on alternation between tutti and solo sections.96
1190382444RitornelloThe theme the tutti opens with.97
1190382445FugueA polyphonic composition based on one main theme.98
1190382446SubjectA main theme.99
1190382447Pedal PointA single tone, usually the bass, is held while other voices produce a series of changing harmonies against it.100
1190382448InversionA fugue played "upside down".101
1190382449RetrogradeA fugue played backwards.102
1190382450AugmentationA fugue with time values lengthened.103
1190382451DimunationA fugue with time values shortened.104
1190382452PreludeAn introductory piece to a fugue.105
1190382453OperaA drama that is sung to orchestral accompaniment.106
1190382454LibrettoText of an opera.107
1190382455LibrettistWriter of the opera text.108
1190382456AriaA song for a solo voice without orchestral accompaniment.109
1190382457RecitativeA vocal line that imitates the rhythms and pitch fluctuations of speech.110
1190382458EnsembleWhen three or more singers are singing in the opera.111
1190382459ChorusGenerates atmosphere and makes comments on the action.112
1190382460PrompterGives the singers and actors reminders if they forget words or lines.113
1190382461OvertureOperas that open with a purely orchestral composition.114
1190382462CamerataA group of nobles, poets, and composers who began to meet regularly in Florence in the year 1575 to discuss music.115
1190382463CastratoA male singer who had been castrated before puberty.116
1190382464Secco RecitativesRecitatives accompanied by the basso continuo.117
1190382465Claudio Monteverdi1567-1643 Born in Cremona, Italy. Wrote Orfeo 1607. 1613: Appointed music director at St. Mark's in Venice.118
1190382466Henry Purcell1659-1695 Born in London. Wrote Dido And Aneas 1689. Was the the acclaimed English composer of his day.119
1190382467SonataA composition in several movements for one to eight instruments.120
1190382468Trio SonatasA sonata that has three lines, two high lines and a basso continuo.121
1190382469Arcangelo Corelli1653-1713 Born in Fusignano, Italy. Wrote Trio Sonata in A minor. He laid out the foundations of modern violin technique.122
1190382470Antonio Vivaldi1678-1741 Born in Venice. Wrote The Four Seasons 1725. For most of his life he was a violin teacher, a composer, and conductor at a school for orphan girls in Venice.123
1190382471Johann Sebastian Bach1685-1750 Born in Germany. Wrote The Well-Tempered Clavier 1722. His masterpieces marked the high point of baroque music.124
1190382472SuitesSets of dance-inspired movements.125
1190382473French OverturePresents a slow section with dotted rhythms that is full of dignity and grandeur.126
1190382474ChoraleHymn tune.127
1190382475Chorale PreludeA short composition based on the hymn tune that reminded the congregation of the melody.128
1190382476CantataA piece of music that was sung.129
1190382477OratorioA large-scale composition for chorus, vocal soloists, and orchestra. It is like an opera but has no action, scenery, or costumes.130
1190382478George Frideric Handel1685-1759 Born in Germany. Wrote Messiah 1741. Was a master of Italian opera and English oratorio. Also, he was not from a musical family.131

MUSIC APPRECIATION FINAL Flashcards

Study guide for MUSI 1306

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2060852746What years did the classical period encompass?1750 - 18300
2060852747What are the characteristics of the music of the classical period?End of bass continuo, singable, gradual dynamics, flexible rhythm, monophonic texture, classical forms + movement: fast, slow, dance fast1
2060852748What was the social organization of the classical period?Rise of the middle class, enlightenment2
2060852749What instruments made up the typical orchestra of the classical period?Percussion: timpani, Brass: 2 trumpets, 2 french horns, String: violas, cello, double bass, Woodwind: 2 flutes, 2 oboe, 2 clarinet, 2 bassoon3
2060852750What was the usual order of movements in a classical symphony or string quartet?Fast, slow, minuet, fast4
2060852751What is sonata form?Exposition(Tonic Key), Bridge, 2nd theme(New Key), Closing material (in 2nd Key theme), repeat sign, Development: conflict created through new treatment of themes, rapid modulation, recapulation5
2060852752What is minuet form?Triple meter, menetto allegreto, ternary form6
2060852753What is rondo form?Finale movement, lively and easy to remember, ABACA, ABACABA7
2060852754What did Beethoven expand in the sonata form?Reapiculation8
2060852755Why does the classical concerto differ from the symphony?It does not have a dance (minuet) movement9
2060852756What is a solo section in a concerto that is designed to display the performers virtuosity?Cadenza10
2060852757How is sonata form adapted for the concerto in the classical period?Double exposition11
2060852758What do you call a play that is set to music, sung to orchestra, has scenery, costumes and action?Opera12
2060852759What is a song for solo voice with orchestral accompaniment?Aria13
2060852760What refers to a vocal line that imitates the rhythms and pattern of speech?Recitative14
2060852761Who was Don Giovanni?Hated by many, killed and raped15
2060852762What was the plot of Mozarts opera, Don Giovanni?He rapes girl and kills her father, then he lures a wife to be away from her fiancé, has dinner with dead father and refuses to apologize so he dies16
2060852763What years did the romantic period encompass?1825 - 190017
2060852764What composer was a model for many romantic composers?Beethoven18
2060852765What were the characteristics of the music of the romantic period?Chromatic harmony, rubato, expressive tone color, unity, program music, nationalism, feelings, individuality of style and personal fufillment19
2060852766Hod did the orchestra change in the romantic period?Strings doubled in size and harpsichord; woodwinds and english form, eb clarinet, piccolo; percussion all brass and 3 trombones20
2060852767What was inspiration from the composers own homeland called?Nationalism21
2060852768What is music associated with a story, poem, idea or scene that was popular during the romantic period called?Program music22
2060852769What is an instrumental composition in several movements based to some extent on literary or pictorial ideas called?Program symphony23
2060852770What is a one movement orchestral composition in several movement based to some extent on literary or pictorial ideas called?Symphonic poem24
2060852771What word is commonly used for a romantic art song with german text?Lied25
2060852772An art song is a musical composition for what instruments?Voice and piano26
2060852773What is it called when the same music is repeated for each stanza of the poem?Strophic form27
2060852774What is it called when a composer writes new music for each stanza of a poem?Through composed form28
2060852775Franz Schuberts songs number more than?60029
2060852776What poem did Schubert compose the Erkling too?Wolfgang Van Goethe30
2060852777What form is the Erkling?Through composed31
2060852778The pianos relentless rhythm in the Erkling unifies the episode of the song and suggests the____?Galloping of the horse32
2060852779The Erkling is a personification of what?The grim reaper33
2060852780What are the characteristics of the 20th century?Experimenting with tone color (prepared piano), percussive sounds, extreme pitch ranges, the emancipation of dissonance, polychord, tone clusters, irregular and unpredictable, impressionism34
2060852781The most famous riot in music history occurred in Paris in 1913, at the first performance of what piece of music?Igor Stravinskys Rite of Spring35
2060852782What is a fourth cord?Chord made up of fourths36
2060852783A chord made up of tones only a half or a whole step apart is known as?Tone cluster37
2060852784The absence of key or tonality in a musical composition is known as?Atonal38
2060852785Impression as a movement originated in what country?France39
2060852786Name an important impressionist painterMonet40
2060852787Name an important impressionist composerDebussy41
2060852788Name an important symbolist poetStephane Mallarme42
2060852789Igor Stravinskys life took a sudden turn in 1909, when he met the director of the Russian Ballet. What was his name?Sergel Diaghilev43
2060852790Stravinskys second phase is generally known as?Neoclassical44
2060852791Le sacre du printemps (Rite of Spring) is an example of what musical style?Primitivism45
2060852792What is an ostinato?Constantly recurring melodic, rhythmic or harmonic motive46
2060852793Igor Stravinsky dramatically changed his style in the 1950 to favor what musical style?Serialism47
2060852794What terms are used to describe the special ordering of the 12 chromatic tones n a 12 tone composition?Tone row, set, series48
2060852795Schoenberg developed an unusual style of vocal performance, halfway between speaking and singing, called?Sprechstimme49
2060852796What new directions did music take after 1945?Increase 12 tone system and tonal music, chance music, minimalist music, liberation of sound, and electronic music50
2060852797What is chance or aleatoric music?Where the composer chooses pitches, tone colors, and rhythm by random method51
2060852798What are the characteristics of minimalist music?Simple rhythmic and melodic, slow pace of change over period of time52
2060852799What is a prepared piano?A grand piano whose sound is altered by objects such as screws, rubber bands, paper and plastic inserted between the strings of some of the keys53
2060852800Who invented the prepared piano?John Cage54

Music II Flashcards

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1063800250smallest interval used in the Western system; the octave divides into twelve such intervals; on the piano, the distance between any two adjacent keys, whether black or whitehalf step0
1063800251half stepsemitones1
1063800252melody or harmony built from many if not all twelve semitones of the octavechromatic2
1063800254consists of an ascending or descending sequence of semitoneschromatic scale3
1063800255musical symbol that indicates raising a pitch by a semitonesharp4
1063800257musical symbol that indicates lowering a pitch by a semitoneflat5
1063800258interval consisting of two half stepswhole step6
1063800282defines the relationship of tones with a common center or tonic; also a lever on a keyboard or woodwind instrumentkey7
1063800283melody or harmony built from the seven tones of a major or minor scalediatonic8
1063800284encompasses patterns of seven whole tones and semitonesdiatonic scale9
1063800285five-note pattern used in some African, Far Eastern, and Native American music; can also be found in Western music as an example of exoticismpantatonic10
1063800286three-note scale pattern, used in the music of some sub-Sharan African culturestritonic11
1063800288seven-note scale; in non-Western music, often fashioned from a different dcdombination of intervals than major and minor scalesheptatonic12
1063800289musical interval smaller than a semitone, prevalent in some non-Western music and in some twentieth-century art musicmicrotone13
1063800292small alteration of the pitch by a microtonal intervalinflection14
1063800294in the diatonic system, chords which need to resolve the tonic chord; these include the dominant chord and the subdominant chordactive chords15
1063800297a chord that achieves a sense of resolution of completion, normally the tonicrest chord16
1063800300the fifth scale step (sol)dominant17
1063800302the fourth scale step (fa)subdominant18
1063800305the process of changing from one key to anothermodulation19
1063800693shifting a piece of music to a different pitch leveltransposition20
1063800939rate of speed or pace of musictempo21
1063802527element of musical expression relating to the degree of loudness or softness, or volume, of a sounddynamics22
1063802528vocal style established in the Baroque, with a solo singer(s) and instrumental accompanimentmonody23
1063802529literally Italian for salon; a gathering for literary, artistic, musical, or philosophical discussions, notably the Fliorentine Camarata at the end of the sixteenth centurycamerata24
1063802935Baroque practice consisting of an independent bass line that often includes numerals indicating the harmony to be supplied by the performerfigured bass25
1063802937figured bassthorough-bass26
1063802938Italian for "continuous bass"; also refers to the performance group with bass, chordal instrument (harpsichord, organ) and one bass melody instrument (cello, bassoon)basso continuo27
1063802939a harmonic system based on the use of the major and minor scales, widely practiced from the seventeenth to the late nineteenth centurymajor-minor tonality28
1063802945tuning system based on the division of the octave into twelve equal half steps; the system used todayequal temperament29
1063802946Baroque doctrine of the union of text and musicdoctrine of affections30
1063802948male singer who was castrated during boyhood to preserve the soprano or alto vocal register, prominent in seventeenth and early eighteenth century operacastrato31
1063802961French monophonic or polyphonic song, especially of the Middle Ages and Renaissance, set to either courtly or popular poetrychanson32
1063802962Renaissance secular work originating in Italy for voices, with or without instruments, set to a short, lyric love poem; also popular in Englandmadrigal33
1063802963musical pictoralizing of words from the text as an expressive device; a prominent feature of the Renaissance madrigalword painting34
1063823801a striking effect designed to depict the meaning of the text in vocal music; found in many madrigals and other genres of the sixteenth through eighteenth centuriesmadrigalisms35
1063823802one of the church modes often associated with a somber mood; built on the pitch E using only white keysphrygian36
1063824181stately Renaissance court dance in duple meterpavane37
1063826484Italian "jumping dance," often characterized by triplets in a rapid 4/4 timesaltarello38
1063826485lively, triple meter French court dancegalliard39
1063826639German dance in moderate duple time, popular during the Renaissance and Baroque periods; often the first movement of a Baroque suiteallemande40
1063826640lively Renaissance "round dance," associated with the outdoors, in which participants danced in a circle or a lineRonde41
1063826642melodic decoration, either improvised or indicated through ornamentation signs in the musicembellishment42
1063826948musical drama that is generally sung throughout, combining the resources of vocal and instrumental music with poetry and drama, acting and pantomime, scenery and costumesopera43
1063827021solo vocal declamation that follows the inflection of the text, often resulting in a disjunct vocal style; found in opera, cantata, and oratoria; can be secco or accompagnatorecitative44
1063827022recitative singing style that features a sparse accompaniment and moves with great freedomsecco45
1063827024accompanied; also a recitative that is accompanied by orchestraaccompagnato46
1063827025lyric song for solo voice with orchestral accompaniment, generally expressing intense emotion; found in opera, cantata, and oratorioaria47
1063827026lyric in ternary, or A-B-A form, commonly found in operas, cantatas, and oratoriosde capo aria48
1063827266an introductory movement, as in opera or oratorio, often presenting melodies from arias to come; also an orchestral work for concert performanceoverture49
1063827267short orchestral work, found in Baroque opera, to facilitate scene changessinfonias50
1063827273the author of a librettolibrettist51
1063827451text or script of an opera, oratorio, cantata, or musical (also called the "book" in a musical)libretto52
1063827453English genre of aristocratic entertainment that combined vocal and instrumental music with poetry and dance, developed during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuriesmasque53
1063827537country dance of British Isles, often in a lively triple meter, optional dance of movement of solo and orchestral Baroque suite; a type of duple meter hornpipe is still popular in Irish traditional dance musichornpipe54
1063828452a repeating melody, usually in the bass, throughout a vocal or instrumental compositionground bass55
1063828453vocal genre for solo singers, chorus, and instrumentalists based on lyric or dramatic poetic narrative; it generally consists of several movements, including recitatives, arias, and ensemble numberscantata56
1063828456large-scale dramatic genre originating in the Baroque, based on a text of religious or serious character, performed by solo voices, chorus, and orchestra; similar to opera but without scenery, costumes, or actionoratorio57
1063828457congregational hymn of the German Lutheran Churchchorale58
1063828458three-part A-B-A form, frequently used in music and poetry, particularly in Germanybar form59
1063828459an association of amateur musicians, popular in the Baroque era; also a modern university ensemble dedicated to the performance of early musiccollegium musicum60
1063828460short, recurring instrumental passage found in both the aria and Baroque concertoritornello61
1063828461tragic Italian operaopera seria62
1063828578a form of English street song, popular from the sixteenth through the eighteenth centuries; ballads are characterized by narrative content and strophic formballad63
1063828581English comic opera, usually featuring spoken dialogue alternating with songs set to popular tonesballad opera/dialogue opera64
1063828586French Baroque dance, a standard movement of the suite, in triple meter at a moderate tempocourante65
1063828616stately Spanish Baroque dance type in triple meter, a standard movement of the Baroque suitesarabande66
1063828617a vigorous dance developed in the British Isles, usually in compound meter, became fashionable on the continent as the gigue; still popular as an Irish traditional dance genrejig67
1063828618popular English Baroque dance type, a standard movement of the Baroque suite in a lively compound metergigue68
1063828622an elegant triple-meter dance type popular in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries; usually in binary formminuet69
1063828624duple-meter French Baroque dance type with a moderate quick tempogavotte70
1063828627lively French Baroque dance type in duple meterbourree71
1063828629French Baroque court dance type; a faster version of the minuetpassepied72
1063828630musical form in which the first section recurs, usually in the tonic; in the classical multimovement cycle, it appears as the last movement in various forms including A-B-A-B-A, A-B-A-C-A, and A-B-A-C-A-B-Arondo73
1063828632instrumental genre in several movements of concertos that combines elements of Baroque ritornelloconcerto74
1063828635Baroque concerto type based on the opposition between a small group of solo instrumentals (the concertino) and orchestra (the ripieno)concerto grosso75
1063828636solo group of instruments in the Baroque concerto grossoconcertino76
1063828646all; the opposite of solotutti77
1063828649the larger of the two ensembles in the Baroque concerto grosso; also tuttiripieno78
1063828650instrumental music endowed with literary or pictoral associations, especially popular in the nineteenth centuryprogram music79
1063828651Baroque form (similar to chaconne) in moderately slow triple meter, based on a short, repeated base-line melody that serves as the basis for continuous variation in other voicespassacaglia80
1063828652Baroque form similar to the passacaglia, in which the variations are based on a repeated chord progressionchaconne81
1063828653instrumental work preceding a larger workprelude82
1063828654virtuoso composition, generally for organ or harpsichord, in a free and rhapsodic style; in the Baroque, it often served as the introduction to a fuguetoccata83
1063828655polyphonic form popular in the Baroque era in which one or more themes developed by imitative counterpointfugue84
1063828656main idea or theme of a work, as in a fuguesubject85
1063828657second entry of the subject in a fugue, usually pitched a fourth below or a fifth above the subjectanswer86
1063828660opening section; in the fugue, the first section in which the voices enter in turn with the subject, in sonata-allegro form, the first section in which the major thematic material is statedexposition87
1063828661expositionstatement88
1063828662interlude or intermediate section in the Baroque fugue that serves as an area of relaxation between statements of the subjectepisode89
1063828663statement of a melody in longer note values, often twice as slow as the originalaugmentation90
1063828664statement of a melody in shorter note values, often twice as fast as the originaldiminuition91
1063828665backward statement of the melodyretrograde92
1063828666mirror or upside-down image of a melody pattern, found in fugues and twelve-tone compositionsinversion93
1063828667in a fugue, when entries of the subject occur at faster intervals of time, so that they overlap forming dense, imitative counterpoint; usually occurs at the climactic moment near the endstretto94

Music 101 FINAL Roger Kamien Flashcards

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745005908A cappella refers toVoice with out instrumental accompaniment0
745005909The______ is similar to the trumpet, but its tone is more mellowCornet1
745005910Striking a group of adjacent keys on a piano with the first of forearm will result inPolytonality2
745005911Bach's Personal musical style was drawn fromItalian Concerto, German Church Music, French Dance Music3
745005912Neoclassical composers modeled many of their works after the compositions ofJohann Bach4
745005913Terpsichore, a collection of over 300 dance tunes was arranges for instrumental ensemble by ____________Michael Pretorious5
745005914Instrumental music endowed with literary or pictorial associations is called __________Program Music (Romanticism)6
745005915A classical concerto is a three movement work forInstrumental, Soloist, and Orchestra7
745005916Porgy and Bess is (a/an)an opera by George Gerswhin8
745005917The word baroque has at various times meant all of the following exceptNaturalistic9
745005918One of the leading figure of the history of jazz and the composer of such compositions as Black, Brown, and Beige and Sophisticated Lady, isDuke Ellington10
745005919Drawing inspiration from cultures of lands foreign to the composer is known asExoticism11
745005920"Slaughter on Tenth Avenue", the ballet used in the climax of On Your Toes was choreographed byGeorge Ballenshire12
745005921Besides his musical achievements, Mendelssohn was aTalented Painter, Fine writer, and Brilliant Conversationalist13
745005922The melody added to Gregorian Chant to form Organum around 1100 was usually ___________ of the original chant.Exaggerated elaborate mimic14
745005923The _________ is a stately dance in the duple meter similar to the pavene.Passemesso15
745005924The first large body of secular songs that survives in decipherable notation was composed during the ____________12th & 13th Centuries by French Nobles called Troubadours and Trouveres16
745005925A romantic composer who earned his living as a touring virtuosoFranzs Listz17
745005926The Double Bass in Classical orchestra, as in Motzart's Eine Kleine Nactmusik, usually___________An octave lower than the cello18
745005927A symphony is aMusical composition for orchestra usually in 4 movements19
745005928Listz created the __________, a one movement orchestral composition based to come extent on a literary or pictorial ideaSymphonic Poem20
745005929Many of the bands in the second British invasion (1980's) used electronic technology and often featuredOutlandish Costumes21
745005930The most important form of classical chamber music is the_____________String Quartet22
745005931Since the 1960's most film music has been composed by _____________Freelance Composers23
745005932A folk-like, guitar based style associated with rural white Americans is known as _____________Country & Western24
745005933A piano trio is a musical composition for _____________Violin, Cello, and Piano25
745005934The poetic and musical form of the Blues was popularized in the early years of the twentieth century through the publication of Memphis Blues and St. Louis Blues, composer by _____________William C. Handy26
745005935A collection of compositions that display all the resources of Fugue writing is Johann Sebastian Bach's _____________Art of the Fugue27
745005936During the last few years, moviegoers have _____________Taken a greater interest in film music28
745005937Dynamics in music refers to _____________Volume or Sound of a Note29
745005938The texture of Renaissance music is chiefly _____________Polyphonic30
745005939Haydn was fortunate in having a long and fruitful, as well as financially stable relationship with the noble Hungarian family of _____________.Esterhazy Family31
745005940The King of Ragtime is acknowledged as _____________Scott Joplin32
745005941The solo instruments in Bach's Brandenburg Concerto No.5 are the _____________, violin, and harpsicordFlute33
745005942The central tone around which a musical composition is organized is called the _____________Tonic Key34
745005943The relative highness of lowness of a sound is called _____________Pitch35
745005944In the Middle Ages the organKing of Instruments36
745005945Symphonic Bands differ from symphonic orchestras in that they _____________have a string section37
745005946The French Secular songs of the Middle Ages usually dealt with _____________The Crusades, Spinning, Love,38
745005947Movie soundtracks can contain _____________Original Music & Previously Existing Music39
745005948Tchaikovsky participated as a conductor in the concert inauguration of _____________Carnegie Hall40
745005949The typical form of a swing composition is32 Bars AABA41
745005950A Jazz sound is produced from _____________A variety of pitch fluctuation, vibrato, and attach and release (all of the above)42
745005951The usual order of movements in a classical symphony is _____________Fast, Slow, Dance-Like, Fast43
745005952The German master _____________ recommended Dvo Yaks music to his own publisher, resulting in a rapid spread of Dvo Yak's FameJohannes Brahms44
745005953Giovanni Pierluigi Da Palestrinas'...45
745005954Treemonisha is an _____________ by Scott JoplinOpera46
745005955A dissonance is a combination of tones that _____________Lack of Arguable Combination47
745005956Turning the subject of a Fugue upside down, or reversing the direction of each interval, is called _____________Inversion48
745005957The Beatles were influenced by many different styles, but not by _____________Mo Town49
745005958Webern's Five Pieces for an Orchestra are scored for _____________Chamber Orchestra w/ 18 Soloists50
745005959The early Baroque was characterized by _____________Homophonic Textures51
745005960In 1921 Copland went to France, where he was the first American to study composition with _____________Nadia Boulanger52
745005961Baroque painters exploited their materials to expand the potential of _____________ to create totally structured worldsColors53
745005962The saxophone is _____________Woodwind, Conical, Brass Instrument54
745005963Modulation refers to _____________Changes in Key55
745005964The Renaissance ballet is a _____________Performance Dance Originates in the Italian Courts56
745005965Schoenburg's third period, in which he developed the twelve tone system, began around _____________192157
745005966In many fugues, the subject in one voice is constantly accompanied in another voice by a different melodic idea called an _____________Counter Subject58
745005967Sergei Diaghilev was the director of the _____________Russian Private Orchestra59
745005968A chant that is used as the basis for polyphony is known as _____________Cantus Fimmus60
745005969Haydn was prolific composer, as demonstrated in part by his 68 string quartets and 104 _____________Symphonies61
745005970Which of the following statements is not true?...62
745005971The German composers of art songs favored, among others, the lyric poetry of Johann Wolfgang van Goethe and _____________Hendrich Heine63
745005972The librettos "The Ring of the Nibelung" were written by _____________Wagner Himself64
745005973Although all the movements of a baroque suite are in the same key they differ inMeter, National Origin, Tempo65
745005974Typical in Classical music, the string bass part in Mozart's Eline Kleine NactmusikSounds an octave lower than the cello66
745005975Which of the Following is not true of Venice in the 16th century?It was part of the Papal States on the North Eastern Coast of Italy < Not true67

Music Appreciation Exam #2 Flashcards

The Baroque Period
Book: Music: An Appreciation by Roger Kamien

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1804588850affectionsemotional states like joy, grief, and agitation represented in baroque music through specific musical languages0
1804588851terraced dynamicsthe sudden shift of dynamics characteristic of Baroque music1
1804588852clavichordbaroque keyboard instrument in which sound is produced by means of brass blades striking strings, capable of making gradual dynamic changes, but within a narrow volume range2
1804588853basso continuoBaroque accompaniment made up of a bass part usually played by two instruments: a keyboard plus a low melodic instrument3
1804588854figured bassbass part of a baroque accompaniment with figures (numbers) above it indicating the chords to be played4
1804588855movementpiece that sounds fairly complete and independent but is part of a larger composition5
1804588856tuttiin Italian: all; the full orchestra, or a large group of musicians contrasted with a smaller group6
1804588857ritornello formcompositional form usually employed in the baroque concerto grosso, in which the tutti plays a refrain, alternating with one or more soloists playing new material7
1804588858ritornelloa repeated section of music usually played by the full orchestra, or tutti8
1804588859subjecttheme of a fugue9
1804588860answersecond presentation of the subject in a fugue, usually in the dominant scale10
1804588861countersubjectin a fugue, a melodic idea that accompanies the subject fairly constantly11
1804588862episodetransitional section in a fugue between presentations of the subject, which offers either new material or fragments of the subject or countersubject12
1804588863strettocompositional procedure used in fugues, in which a subject is imitated before it is completed; one voice tries to catch the other13
1804588864pedal pointa single tone, usually in the bass, which is held while the other voices produce a series of changing harmonies against it14
1804588865inversionvariation of a fugue subject in which each interval of the subject is reversed in direction15
1804588866retrogradevariation of a fugue subject in which the subject is presented by beginning with its last note and proceeding backward to the first16
1804588867augmentationvariation of a fugue subject in which the original time values of the subject are lengthened17
1804588868diminutionvariation of fugue subject in which the original times values of the subject are shortened18
1804588869preludeshort piece usually serving to introduce a fugue or another composition19
1804588870librettotext of an opera20
1804588871librettistdramatist who writes the libretto of an opera21
1804588872ariasong for solo voice with orchestral accompaniment, usually expressing an emotional state through its outpouring of melody22
1804588873recitativevocal line in an opera, oratorio, or cantata that imitates the rhythms and pitch fluctuations of speech, often serving to lead into an aria23
1804588874ensemblein opera, a piece performed by three or more solo singers24
1804588875chorusa group of singers performing together, generally with more than one to a part25
1804588876prompterperson who gives cues and reminds singers of their words or pitches during an opera performance26
1804588877overtureshort musical composition, purely orchestral, which opens an opera and sets the overall dramatic mood27
1804588878cameratain Italian, fellowship or society; a group of nobles, poets, and composers who began to meet regularly in Florence around 1575 and whose musical discussions prepared the way for the beginning of opera28
1804588879castratomale singer castrated before puberty to retain a high voice range; the most important category of vocal soloists in opera during the baroque period29
1804588880countertenormale who sings in a female pitch range using a special kind of voice production30
1804588881secco recitativespeech-like melody that is sung by a solo voice accompanied only by a basso continuo31
1804588882accompanied recitativespeech-like melody that is sung by a solo voice accompanied by the orchestra32
1804588883da capo ariaaria in A B A form; after the B section, the term da capo is written; this means from the beginning and indicates a repetition of the opening A section33
1804588884da capofrom the beginning; an indication usually meaning that the opening section of a piece is to be repeated after the middle section34
1804588885ground bassvariation form in which a musical idea in the bass is repeated over and over while the melodies above it continually change (basso obstinato)35
1804588886trillmusical ornament consisting of the rapid alternation of two tones that are a whole or half step apart36
1804588887suitea set of dance-inspired movements all written in the same key but differing in tempo, meter, and character37
1804588888french overturecommon opening piece in baroque suites, oratories, and operas; usually in two parts: the first slow, with characteristic dotted rhythms, full of dignity and grandeur; the second quick and lighter in mood, often starting like a fugue38
1804588889choralehymn tune sung to a German religious text39
1804588890chorale preludeshort composition for organ, based on a hymn tune and often used to remind the congregation of the melody before the hymn is sung40
1804588891ariosovocal solo more lyrical than a recitative and less elaborate than an aria41

Music Appreciation Midterm (1-9) Flashcards

Music: An Appreciation (Brief)
Roger Kamien
McGraw-Hill
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994640624Music can be defined as......an art based on the organization of sounds in time.0
994640625The four main properties of musical sound are pitch, dynamic, tone color, and......duration.1
994640626The relative highness or lowness of a sound is called......pitch.2
994640628A sound that has a definite pitch is called a......tone.3
994640629The distance in pitch between any two tones is called an......interval.4
994640630When tones are separated by the interval called an _______, they sound very much alike.octave5
994640631The distance between the lowest and highest tones an instrument can produce is called its......pitch range.6
994640632Dynamics in music refers to......degrees of loudness and softness.7
994640634A gradual decrease in loudness is known as a......diminuendo.8
994640635Timbre is synonymous with......tone color.9
994640636Which of the following is not a normal classification of male vocal ranges?Contralto (correct answer) Baritone Tenor Bass10
994640637A symphonic band consists of mainly......brass, woodwind, and percussion.11
994640638Plucking the string with a finger instead of using a bow is called.......pizzicato.12
994640639Woodwind instruments are so named because......they were originally made of wood.13
994640640The ______ are the only orchestral drums of definite pitch.timpani14
994640641The ______ has strings that a plucked by a set of plastic, quill, or leather wedges.harpsichord15
994640642Rapidly repeating tones by quick up and down strokes of the bow is known as......tremolo.16
996060210regular, recurrent pulsation that divides music into equal units of timebeat17
996060212organization of beats into regular groups is calledmeter18
996060213the first, or stressed, beat of a measure is known as thedownbeat19
996060214this term refers to the rate of speed of the beat of the musictempo20
996060215in musical notation, pitches are written on a set of five lines called astaff21
996060216the repetition of a melodic pattern at a higher or lower pitchsequence22
996060218musical element that refers to the way chords are constructed and how they follow each otherharmony23
996060219a series of chords is called aprogression24
996060220the simplest most basic chord in western music is thetriad25
996060221chromatic is used in music to refer to thetwelve tones of an octave26
996060222when two or more melodic lines of equal interest are performed simultaneously, the texture ispolyphonic27
996060223a round is an example ofstrict imitation28
996060224homophonic texture consists ofone main melody accompanied by chords29
996060225some feature of a music idea are changed, but others are retained, the technique is referred to asvariation30
996060226ordered flow of music through timerhythm31
996060227in musical notation, silence is indicated byrests32
996060228combination of tones that are unusable and tensedissonance33
996060229central tone around which a musical composition is organizedtonic34
996060230texture of a single melodic line without accompaniment ismonophonic35
996060231middle ages in european history450-145036
996187968who held virtual monopoly on learning in middle agesmonks in monasteries37
996187969most medieval music wasvocal38
996187970the music medieval monks made wasgregorian chant39
996187971texture of gregorian chantmonophonic40
996187972earliest chant manuscripts from what centuryninth41
996187973earliest extant liturgical morality play, Ordo virtutum (Play of the Virtues), was composed byHildegard of Bingen42
996187974The first large body of secular songs that survives in decipherable notation was composed byfrench nobles called troubadors43
996187975first steps toward the development of polyphony were taken sometime between 700 and 900, whenmonks began to add a second line to gregorian chant44
996187976gregorian chant with one additional melodic lineorganum45
996187977center of polyphonic music in europe after 1150 wasparis46
996187978earliest known composers to write music with measured rhythmLoenin and Perotin47
996187979"ars nova" refers toitalian and french music of the fourteenth century48
996187980Renaissance in music occured between1450-160049
996187983texture of renaissance music is chieflypolyphonic50
996187985two main forms of sacred renaissance music aremass and motet51
996187986the renaissance madrigal began around 1520 inItaly52
996187987Weelkes's "As Vesta Was Descending" is notable for itsword painting53
996187988nuns and monks sang at what two types of servicesoffice and mass54
996187991a capella refers tounaccompanied choral music55
996187992baroque style flourished in music during this period1600-175056
996188006early baroque period was characterized byhomophonic texture57
996188008Montoverdi created music that waspassionate and dramatic58
996188016instrumental music became as important as vocal music a this timemiddle baroque59
996188018a baroque musical composition usually expresses ________ within the same movementconstantly changing moods60
996188019sudden alterations between loud and softterraced dynamics61
996188021main keyboard instuments of the baroque era werepiano and harpsichord62
996188022most characteristic feature of baroque music is its use ofbasso continuo63
996188024a movement in music usually refers topiece that can be independent but is part of a larger composition64
996188026three movements of concerto grossofast, slow, fast65
996188029first and last movements of concerto grosso are in what formritornello66
996188031main theme of a fugue is called thesubject67
996188032a play set to music with orchestral accompaniment with costumes and actorsoperas68
996188035the text or book of a musical dramatic worklibretto69
996188037vocal line that imitates fluctuations of speechrecitative70
996188039camerata wanted the vocal line of their music to followrhythms and pitch fluctuations of speech71
996188041first european opera house to offer admission to anyone paying the price opened invenice, italy72
996188050castratilung power of man, range of woman, highly paid, castrated (all answers correct)73
996188052statement is not true about monteverdiall twelve of his operas are performed regularly in europe and america74
996188055Dido and Aeneas was composed byHenry Purcell75
996335460vivaldi spend most of his life working at an institution for orphaned and illegitimate girls invenice76
996335463vivaldi was famous as a virtuoso on what instrumentviolin77
996335466vivaldi wrote appox how many concerto grosso and solo concertos45078
996335468Bach was most eminent of his day with what instrumentorgan79
996335470Bach created masterpieces in every from exceptopera80
996335471sets of dance inspired instrumental movementssuites81
996335472baroque suites typically begin withfrench overture82
996335474congregational singing of chorales was an important way for people toparticipate in the service83
996335477bach's cantatas closely resembled what of that timeoperas84
996335479sonata intended to be played in a churchsonata de chiesa85
996335482Corelli's Trio Sonata in A Minor, op. 3, no. 10, is scored fortwo violins and basso continuo86
996335485a vivaldi concerto typically hasthree87
996335487vivaldi wrote concertos for a great variety of instruments (T/F)true88
996335489A two-part collection of preludes and fugues, one in each major and minor key, basic to the repertoire of keyboard players today, is Bach'swell-tempered clavier89
996335492which of the following is not a part of baroque suitewaltz90
996335493two sections of a french overtureslow-fast91
996335496A sung piece, or choral work with or without vocal soloists, usually with orchestral accompaniment, is thecantata92
996335498how many performers in baroque trio sonatafour93
996474101dates for classicism in western art music1750-182094
996474104which is not a sonata form movementrondo95
996474105concluding section of sonata form movementcoda96
996474107theme and variations form may be outlined asAA'A''A'''A''''.97
996474109minuet and trio movement of classical symphony is in what formABA98
996474111minuet is generally what number movement of a classical symphonythird99
996474112beethoven replaces what kind of movement for the minuet in many of his worksscherzo100
996474114rondo may be schematically outlined asABACABA101
996474116return of the main theme in rondo form is welcome because it is in what keytonic102
996474117rondo most often serves as thefinale103
996474118first movement of a classical symphony is almost always fast and in what formsonata104
996474119usual order of movements in classical symphony isfast, slow, dance-related, fast105
996474120a concerto is a large-scale work in several movements foran instrumental soloist and orchestra106
996474121mozart and beethoven wrote concertos for their favorite instrument, thepiano107
996474122sequence of movements in classical concerto isfast, slow, fast108
996474123first movement of a classical concerto hastwo expositions109
996474124classical concerto differs from the symphony in that it doesn't have these movementsminuet or scherzo110
996474125In the classical period, comic operas sometimesridiculed the aristocracy111
996474126In the exposition of a sonata form movement...the second theme is in a new key112
996474127each successive variation in a theme with variationsretains some elements of the theme113
996702025pieces of an oratorio are usually connected by means ofa narrators recitatives114
996702026handel's messiah is an example ofan oratorio115
996702027Handel spent a major portion of his time inEngland116
996702028the core of Handel's output was english oratorios and italian...operas117
996702029oratorio differs from opera in that is has noacting, costumes or scenery118
996702030Oratorios first appeared inItaly119
9967020312 violins, viola, cello, four movements, most important form in chamber musicstring quartet120
996702032Haydn's two popular oratorios: the seasons andthe creation121
996702033Mozart's symphony no. 40 in Gmin isone of his last three symphonies122
996702034major factor that distinguishes chamber music from symphonyone player per part123
996702035in addition to 68 string quartets, how many symphonies did Haydn write?104124
996702036where were the 12 symphonies for JP Saloman first performed? (Named the _______ symphonies)London125
996702037family that helped make Haydn famousEsterhazy126
996702038mozart's finest german operathe magic flute127
996702039piano trio is written for what 3 instruments?violin, cello, piano128
996746975after he went deaf, his compositions included piano sonatas, string quartets, and the 9th symphony. these are some of beethoven's...late works129
996746976beethoven had 16 of these, and they were considered some of the greatest ever recordedstring quartets130
996746977piano sonata is for...piano only131
996746978Beethoven's third symphony commemoratedNapoleon132
996746979beethoven had a habbit of carrying amusical sketchbook133
996746980beethoven's only opera is entitledFidelio134

Music: Classical Period Flashcards

This is from Roger Kamien's Music: An Appreciation 9th Edition textbook. All the definitions are either from the glossary or from the pages. Page numbers are listed on the term side of the card. Some are not the exact description as described in the book.

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2045692213sonata formform of a single movement, consisting of three main sections: the exposition, where the themes are presented; the development, where themes are treated in new ways; and the recapitulation, where the themes return. A concluding section, the coda, often follows the recapitulation.0
2045692214expositionfirst section of a sonata-form movement, which sets up a strong conflict between the tonic key and the new key; and between the first theme (or the group of themes), and the second theme (or group of themes)1
2045692215bridge (transition)in the exposition of the sonata form, a section which leads from the first theme in the tonic, or home, key to the second theme, which is in a new key.2
2045692216developmentsecond section of the sonata-form movement, in which the themes from the exposition are developed and the music moves through several different keys.3
2045692217motivefragment of a theme, or short musical idea which is developed within a composition.4
2045692218recapitulationthird section of a sonata-form movement. in which the first theme, bridge, second theme, and the concluding section are presented more or less as they were in the exposition, with one crucial difference: all the principal material is now in the tonic key.5
2045692219codain a sonata-form movement, a concluding section following the recapitulation and rounding off the movement by repeating themes or developing them further.6
2045701913theme and variationstheme is repeated over and over and is changed each time7
2045703735countermelodyaccompanying melody sounding against the principle melody8
2045707530minuet and trioABA form (A = minuet; B = trio) in a moderate triple meter (often the third movement of the classical symphonies)9
2045712472minueta stately dance in triple meter10
2045713759serenadelight in mood, written for small string orchestra or for a string quartet plus a double bass11
2045692220rondoCompositional form featuring a main theme (A) that returns in alteration with other themes, such as A B A C A and A B A C A B A. Rondo is often the form of the last movement in classical symphonies, string quartets, and sonatas.12
2045692221sonata-rondocompositional form that combines the repeating theme of rondo form with a development section similar to that in sonata form13
2045692222symphonyorchestral composition, usually in four movements, exploiting the expanded range of tone color and dynamics of the orchestra.14
2045692223concertoextended composition for instrumental soloist and orchestra (usually in three movements: the first is fast, the second is slow, and the final one is fast)15
2045723849string quartet2 Violins, Viola, Cello (Haydn, mozart, beethoven)16
2045692224cadenzaextended solo for the soloist near the end of the first movement and sometimes the last movement.17
2045692225chamber musicmusic using a small group of musicians, with one player to a part, most important part: string quartet18
2045692226string quartetcomposition for two violins, a viola, and a cello; usually consisting of four movements. (Also, the four instrumentalists)19
2045692227requiemMass for the dead20

Music Appreciation Midterm (1-9) Flashcards

Music: An Appreciation (Brief)
Roger Kamien
McGraw-Hill
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2117470718Music can be defined as......an art based on the organization of sounds in time.0
2117470719The four main properties of musical sound are pitch, dynamic, tone color, and......duration.1
2117470720The relative highness or lowness of a sound is called......pitch.2
2117470721A sound that has a definite pitch is called a......tone.3
2117470722The distance in pitch between any two tones is called an......interval.4
2117470723When tones are separated by the interval called an _______, they sound very much alike.octave5
2117470724The distance between the lowest and highest tones an instrument can produce is called its......pitch range.6
2117470725Dynamics in music refers to......degrees of loudness and softness.7
2117470726A gradual decrease in loudness is known as a......diminuendo.8
2117470727Timbre is synonymous with......tone color.9
2117470728Which of the following is not a normal classification of male vocal ranges?Contralto (correct answer) Baritone Tenor Bass10
2117470729A symphonic band consists of mainly......brass, woodwind, and percussion.11
2117470730Plucking the string with a finger instead of using a bow is called.......pizzicato.12
2117470731Woodwind instruments are so named because......they were originally made of wood.13
2117470732The ______ are the only orchestral drums of definite pitch.timpani14
2117470733The ______ has strings that a plucked by a set of plastic, quill, or leather wedges.harpsichord15
2117470734Rapidly repeating tones by quick up and down strokes of the bow is known as......tremolo.16
2117470735regular, recurrent pulsation that divides music into equal units of timebeat17
2117470736organization of beats into regular groups is calledmeter18
2117470737the first, or stressed, beat of a measure is known as thedownbeat19
2117470738this term refers to the rate of speed of the beat of the musictempo20
2117470739in musical notation, pitches are written on a set of five lines called astaff21
2117470740the repetition of a melodic pattern at a higher or lower pitchsequence22
2117470741musical element that refers to the way chords are constructed and how they follow each otherharmony23
2117470742a series of chords is called aprogression24
2117470743the simplest most basic chord in western music is thetriad25
2117470744chromatic is used in music to refer to thetwelve tones of an octave26
2117470745when two or more melodic lines of equal interest are performed simultaneously, the texture ispolyphonic27
2117470746a round is an example ofstrict imitation28
2117470747homophonic texture consists ofone main melody accompanied by chords29
2117470748some feature of a music idea are changed, but others are retained, the technique is referred to asvariation30
2117470749ordered flow of music through timerhythm31
2117470750in musical notation, silence is indicated byrests32
2117470751combination of tones that are unusable and tensedissonance33
2117470752central tone around which a musical composition is organizedtonic34
2117470753texture of a single melodic line without accompaniment ismonophonic35
2117470754middle ages in european history450-145036
2117470755who held virtual monopoly on learning in middle agesmonks in monasteries37
2117470756most medieval music wasvocal38
2117470757the music medieval monks made wasgregorian chant39
2117470758texture of gregorian chantmonophonic40
2117470759earliest chant manuscripts from what centuryninth41
2117470760earliest extant liturgical morality play, Ordo virtutum (Play of the Virtues), was composed byHildegard of Bingen42
2117470761The first large body of secular songs that survives in decipherable notation was composed byfrench nobles called troubadors43
2117470762first steps toward the development of polyphony were taken sometime between 700 and 900, whenmonks began to add a second line to gregorian chant44
2117470763gregorian chant with one additional melodic lineorganum45
2117470764center of polyphonic music in europe after 1150 wasparis46
2117470765earliest known composers to write music with measured rhythmLoenin and Perotin47
2117470766"ars nova" refers toitalian and french music of the fourteenth century48
2117470767Renaissance in music occured between1450-160049
2117470768texture of renaissance music is chieflypolyphonic50
2117470769two main forms of sacred renaissance music aremass and motet51
2117470770the renaissance madrigal began around 1520 inItaly52
2117470771Weelkes's "As Vesta Was Descending" is notable for itsword painting53
2117470772nuns and monks sang at what two types of servicesoffice and mass54
2117470773a capella refers tounaccompanied choral music55
2117470774baroque style flourished in music during this period1600-175056
2117470775early baroque period was characterized byhomophonic texture57
2117470776Montoverdi created music that waspassionate and dramatic58
2117470777instrumental music became as important as vocal music a this timemiddle baroque59
2117470778a baroque musical composition usually expresses ________ within the same movementconstantly changing moods60
2117470779sudden alterations between loud and softterraced dynamics61
2117470780main keyboard instuments of the baroque era werepiano and harpsichord62
2117470781most characteristic feature of baroque music is its use ofbasso continuo63
2117470782a movement in music usually refers topiece that can be independent but is part of a larger composition64
2117470783three movements of concerto grossofast, slow, fast65
2117470784first and last movements of concerto grosso are in what formritornello66
2117470785main theme of a fugue is called thesubject67
2117470786a play set to music with orchestral accompaniment with costumes and actorsoperas68
2117470787the text or book of a musical dramatic worklibretto69
2117470788vocal line that imitates fluctuations of speechrecitative70
2117470789camerata wanted the vocal line of their music to followrhythms and pitch fluctuations of speech71
2117470790first european opera house to offer admission to anyone paying the price opened invenice, italy72
2117470791castratilung power of man, range of woman, highly paid, castrated (all answers correct)73
2117470792statement is not true about monteverdiall twelve of his operas are performed regularly in europe and america74
2117470793Dido and Aeneas was composed byHenry Purcell75
2117470794vivaldi spend most of his life working at an institution for orphaned and illegitimate girls invenice76
2117470795vivaldi was famous as a virtuoso on what instrumentviolin77
2117470796vivaldi wrote appox how many concerto grosso and solo concertos45078
2117470797Bach was most eminent of his day with what instrumentorgan79
2117470798Bach created masterpieces in every from exceptopera80
2117470799sets of dance inspired instrumental movementssuites81
2117470800baroque suites typically begin withfrench overture82
2117470801congregational singing of chorales was an important way for people toparticipate in the service83
2117470802bach's cantatas closely resembled what of that timeoperas84
2117470803sonata intended to be played in a churchsonata de chiesa85
2117470804Corelli's Trio Sonata in A Minor, op. 3, no. 10, is scored fortwo violins and basso continuo86
2117470805a vivaldi concerto typically hasthree87
2117470806vivaldi wrote concertos for a great variety of instruments (T/F)true88
2117470807A two-part collection of preludes and fugues, one in each major and minor key, basic to the repertoire of keyboard players today, is Bach'swell-tempered clavier89
2117470808which of the following is not a part of baroque suitewaltz90
2117470809two sections of a french overtureslow-fast91
2117470810A sung piece, or choral work with or without vocal soloists, usually with orchestral accompaniment, is thecantata92
2117470811how many performers in baroque trio sonatafour93
2117470812dates for classicism in western art music1750-182094
2117470813which is not a sonata form movementrondo95
2117470814concluding section of sonata form movementcoda96
2117470815theme and variations form may be outlined asAA'A''A'''A''''.97
2117470816minuet and trio movement of classical symphony is in what formABA98
2117470817minuet is generally what number movement of a classical symphonythird99
2117470818beethoven replaces what kind of movement for the minuet in many of his worksscherzo100
2117470819rondo may be schematically outlined asABACABA101
2117470820return of the main theme in rondo form is welcome because it is in what keytonic102
2117470821rondo most often serves as thefinale103
2117470822first movement of a classical symphony is almost always fast and in what formsonata104
2117470823usual order of movements in classical symphony isfast, slow, dance-related, fast105
2117470824a concerto is a large-scale work in several movements foran instrumental soloist and orchestra106
2117470825mozart and beethoven wrote concertos for their favorite instrument, thepiano107
2117470826sequence of movements in classical concerto isfast, slow, fast108
2117470827first movement of a classical concerto hastwo expositions109
2117470828classical concerto differs from the symphony in that it doesn't have these movementsminuet or scherzo110
2117470829In the classical period, comic operas sometimesridiculed the aristocracy111
2117470830In the exposition of a sonata form movement...the second theme is in a new key112
2117470831each successive variation in a theme with variationsretains some elements of the theme113
2117470832pieces of an oratorio are usually connected by means ofa narrators recitatives114
2117470833handel's messiah is an example ofan oratorio115
2117470834Handel spent a major portion of his time inEngland116
2117470835the core of Handel's output was english oratorios and italian...operas117
2117470836oratorio differs from opera in that is has noacting, costumes or scenery118
2117470837Oratorios first appeared inItaly119
21174708382 violins, viola, cello, four movements, most important form in chamber musicstring quartet120
2117470839Haydn's two popular oratorios: the seasons andthe creation121
2117470840Mozart's symphony no. 40 in Gmin isone of his last three symphonies122
2117470841major factor that distinguishes chamber music from symphonyone player per part123
2117470842in addition to 68 string quartets, how many symphonies did Haydn write?104124
2117470843where were the 12 symphonies for JP Saloman first performed? (Named the _______ symphonies)London125
2117470844family that helped make Haydn famousEsterhazy126
2117470845mozart's finest german operathe magic flute127
2117470846piano trio is written for what 3 instruments?violin, cello, piano128
2117470847after he went deaf, his compositions included piano sonatas, string quartets, and the 9th symphony. these are some of beethoven's...late works129
2117470848beethoven had 16 of these, and they were considered some of the greatest ever recordedstring quartets130
2117470849piano sonata is for...piano only131
2117470850Beethoven's third symphony commemoratedNapoleon132
2117470851beethoven had a habbit of carrying amusical sketchbook133
2117470852beethoven's only opera is entitledFidelio134

Music: An Appreciation Classical Period Vocabulary Flashcards

This is from Roger Kamien's Music: An Appreciation 9th Edition textbook. All the definitions are either from the glossary or from the pages. Page numbers are listed on the term side of the card. Some are not the exact description as described in the book.

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100902575sonata form (619)Form of a single movement, consisting of three main sections: the exposition, where the themes are presented; the development, where themes are treated in new ways; and the recapitulation, where the themes return. A concluding section, the coda, often follows the recapitulation.0
100902576exposition (607)First section of a sonata-form movement, which sets up a strong conflict between the tonic key and the new key; and between the first theme (or the group of themes), and the second theme (or group of themes)1
100902577bridge (transition) (602)In the exposition of the sonata form, a section which leads from the first theme in the tonic, or home, key to the second theme, which is in a new key.2
100902578development (605)Second section of the sonata-form movement, in which the themes from the exposition are developed and the music moves through several different keys.3
100902579motive (613)Fragment of a theme, or short musical idea which is developed within a composition.4
100902580recapitulation (617)Third section of a sonata-form movement. in which the first theme, bridge, second theme, and the concluding section are presented more or less as they were in the exposition, with one crucial difference: all the principal material is now in the tonic key.5
100902581coda (604)In a sonata-form movement, a concluding section following the recapitulation and rounding off the movement by repeating themes or developing them further.6
100902582rondo (618)Compositional form featuring a main theme (A) that returns in alteration with other themes, such as A B A C A and A B A C A B A. Rondo is often the form of the last movement in classical symphonies, string quartets, and sonatas.7
100902583sonata-rondo (620)Compositional form that combines the repeating theme of rondo form with a development section similar to that in sonata form, outlined A B A -development_ A B A.8
100902584symphony (621)Orchestral composition, usually in four movements, typically lasting 20-45 minutes, exploiting the expanded range of tone color and dynamics of the orchestra.9
100902585concerto (604)Extended composition for instrumental soloist and orchestra, usually in three movements: the first is fast, the second is slow, and the final one is fast.10
100902586cadenza (602)Unaccompanied section of virtuoso display for the soloist in a concerto, usually appearing near the end of the first movement and sometimes the last movement.11
100902587chamber music (603)Music using a small group of musicians, with one player to a part.12
100902588string quartet (620)Composition for two violins, a viola, and a cello; usually consisting of four movements. (Also, the four instrumentalists)13
100902589requiem (617)Mass for the dead.14

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