Music Praxis- 5113 Exam Questions with 100%
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Medieval Era
500-1450
Gregoarian Chant, masses, troubadours, no distinct meter, monophonic, organum,
drone accompaniment, motet
Machaut's Mess De Notre Dame
wrote the first mass in Medieval Era
Sections of the mass in order
Kyrie
Gloria
Credo
Sanctus
Benedictus
Agnus Dei
Medieval Motet VS Renaissance Motet
Medieval: a tenor line derived from plainchant with one or more upper voices in french
or latin. Usually had a short, repeated rhythmic pattern
Renaissance: polyphonic setting of any sacred text.
Polyphony
multiple melodies hold significance
homophony
one melody accompanied by chords or harmony
Baroque Era
1600-1750
heavily ornamentation, organ used a lot and harpsichord
linear bass line
Classical Era
1730-1820
clear melody
homophonic
Renaissance Era
1450-1600
polyphonic begun
first instruments used
madrigal was formed
Nationalism movement
Romantic Era
used folk music in their compositions
Russian Nationalist
Glinka, Borodin, Balakirev, Musorgsky, and Rimsky-Korsakov
Czech Nationalist
Smentana, Dvorak, Janacek
, Norway and Finland Nationalist
Grieg and Sibelius
English Nationalist
Elgar, Vaughan Williams, and Holst
Spanish Nationalist
Albeniz, Granados, de Falla
Hungarian Nationalist
Bartok and Kodaly
American Nationalist
Ives, Harris, Gershwin, Copland
Program Music
tells a story (vivladi 4 seasons)
Absolute Music
No story, music for the sake of music
Impressionism
soft instrumental colors
constant movement without distinct sectional borders. Melodies are featured around a
single pitch
Impressionist Composers
Ravel, Bartok, Oliver Messiaen, Gyorgy Ligeti, George Crumb
Schoenberg
Austrian
12-tone technique music
Neoclassical
19th century romantic era
large scale works of program musics
music returned to order, restraint, and formal balance
Neoclassical composers
Hindemith, Stravinsky, Richard Strauss, Prokofiev, de Falla, Aaron Copland
Minimalism
minimal amount of notes
minimal instruments
wall of sound rather than goal
Minimalist composers
Reich, Terry Riley, Philip Glass, John Adams, La Monte Young
Bossa Nova
Blues
A genre of African American music that often expresses frustration,sadness, or longing
Charley Patton
"Father of the Delta Blues"
Muddy waters
Hoochie coochie man
Blues
B.B. King
King of Blues
guitar player
Correct Answers | Verified | Updated 2024.
Medieval Era
500-1450
Gregoarian Chant, masses, troubadours, no distinct meter, monophonic, organum,
drone accompaniment, motet
Machaut's Mess De Notre Dame
wrote the first mass in Medieval Era
Sections of the mass in order
Kyrie
Gloria
Credo
Sanctus
Benedictus
Agnus Dei
Medieval Motet VS Renaissance Motet
Medieval: a tenor line derived from plainchant with one or more upper voices in french
or latin. Usually had a short, repeated rhythmic pattern
Renaissance: polyphonic setting of any sacred text.
Polyphony
multiple melodies hold significance
homophony
one melody accompanied by chords or harmony
Baroque Era
1600-1750
heavily ornamentation, organ used a lot and harpsichord
linear bass line
Classical Era
1730-1820
clear melody
homophonic
Renaissance Era
1450-1600
polyphonic begun
first instruments used
madrigal was formed
Nationalism movement
Romantic Era
used folk music in their compositions
Russian Nationalist
Glinka, Borodin, Balakirev, Musorgsky, and Rimsky-Korsakov
Czech Nationalist
Smentana, Dvorak, Janacek
, Norway and Finland Nationalist
Grieg and Sibelius
English Nationalist
Elgar, Vaughan Williams, and Holst
Spanish Nationalist
Albeniz, Granados, de Falla
Hungarian Nationalist
Bartok and Kodaly
American Nationalist
Ives, Harris, Gershwin, Copland
Program Music
tells a story (vivladi 4 seasons)
Absolute Music
No story, music for the sake of music
Impressionism
soft instrumental colors
constant movement without distinct sectional borders. Melodies are featured around a
single pitch
Impressionist Composers
Ravel, Bartok, Oliver Messiaen, Gyorgy Ligeti, George Crumb
Schoenberg
Austrian
12-tone technique music
Neoclassical
19th century romantic era
large scale works of program musics
music returned to order, restraint, and formal balance
Neoclassical composers
Hindemith, Stravinsky, Richard Strauss, Prokofiev, de Falla, Aaron Copland
Minimalism
minimal amount of notes
minimal instruments
wall of sound rather than goal
Minimalist composers
Reich, Terry Riley, Philip Glass, John Adams, La Monte Young
Bossa Nova
Blues
A genre of African American music that often expresses frustration,sadness, or longing
Charley Patton
"Father of the Delta Blues"
Muddy waters
Hoochie coochie man
Blues
B.B. King
King of Blues
guitar player
