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CSET Domain 2 Performing Arts Music
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A major orchestral piece with solo voices and chorus
Lower
Modern Era (1900s) Evolution in the musical world
Oratorio
Symphony
2. A recurring group of notes - such as the four notes played at the beginning of (and restated throughout) Beethoven's Fifth Symphony
Motif
Strings
Musical Developments of Baroque Era (1600-1750)
Time signature/meter
3. Traditionally made of wood - metal - plastic - or some combination thereof - These instruments consist of narrow pipes with an opening at the bottom end and a mouthpiece at the top (and holes throughout the pipe) - The smaller woodwinds play higher p
Dissonance
Body movement
Woodwinds
Symphony orchestra's string section
4. Students should compare their listening and playing exercises - Students should be encouraged to verbalize their musical analysis
changing the harmony
Musical analysis
Metronome
Orchestra
5. Some of the mouthpieces are made up of a thin piece of wood - called a...
Reed
Intonation
Vibration
Tone
6. Homophony (a single melodic line and an accompaniment); simpler textures and melodies; expansion of textures - melodies - and variation. String quartet (two violins viola - and cello); Haydn 'the father' of the string quartet; orchestral symphony (or
Motif
Music
Implications for teaching music in the classroom
Classical style music elements
7. Instrument playing aids in understanding the concepts of sound - pitch - rhythm - and so on
Metronome
Playing instruments
Romantic Period (1820-1900) Opera
Pitch changes
8. Polyphonic emphasis on harmony (in which two or more notes are sounded simultaneously as in a chord); sacred (liturgical - such as masses); secular (madrigals/songs)
Clarinet - saxophone - oboe - and bassoon
Musical styles/elements of the Renaissance Era
Italian terms that define tempo
Classical Era (1750-1820) music
9. A large section of a lengthy composition
Musical Developments of Baroque Era (1600-1750)
Chord
Measure
Movement
10. The first beat of a bar is typically a _______ beat - It is typified by a waltz in 3/4 time
Creative skills
Strong
Simple rondo
Gregorian chant
11. The reed is used on the...
Sonata
Vibration
Clarinet - saxophone - oboe - and bassoon
Time signature/meter
12. Each note has a specific duration represented by a solid black or hollow oval shape - Some have flags and others have stems attached representing different values
Pitch changes
Note values
Lyre
Modern era - new genres
13. The sound produced by an individual instrument or singer - Each family of instruments and type of instrument is distinct from all others
Tone
Energy - aggression - or vitality
Clarinet - saxophone - oboe - and bassoon
Sonata
14. Middle Ages/Medieval Music style - named after Pope Gregory I - was a melody set to sacred Latin texts. This monophonic style music (one melodic line and no accompaniment) was the official music of the Roman Catholic church
Staff
Syncopation
Gregorian chant
Dissonance
15. An elaborate musical composition - many of which are between 20 and 45 minutes in length
Auditory skills
Symphony
Pitch
Romantic Period (1820-1900) music
16. The structure of a song in which the first section of a simple ternary form is repeated
Metronome
Song form
Fugue
Oboe and bassoon
17. Historical themes: spread of Christianity - development in Europe; the Crusades; the rise of universities; the influence of Islam; this was the longest period
Lower
Middle Ages/Medieval (500-1400)
Polyphonic style
Rondo
18. Symphonic poem (orchestral work that portrayed a story) and concert overture (e.g. - Rossini's William Tell). Emphasis was on the sonata and symphony - and included the introduction of dissonance to create emotion; featuring virtuoso performers
Romantic Period (1820-1900) music Genres
Pitch changes
Translative skills
Tone
19. Two or more tones played simultaneously that support the melody and give music texture or mood - A group of notes that are played behind the melody
Musical analysis
Opus
Harmony
Percussion
20. Octaves of 12 notes - also came in the 12th century
Body movement
Chromatic scale
Time signature/meter
A classical symphony
21. Typically - a multi - movement instrumental work for solo keyboard - or keyboard and another instrument - or small chamber ensemble
Conducting
Metronome
Sonata
Musical styles/elements of the Renaissance Era
22. System of writing music - came in the 12th century
Energy - aggression - or vitality
Notation
Renaissance Era (1400-1600)
Implications for teaching music in the classroom
23. A musical form whose main feature is the return of the main theme - which alternates with secondary themes
Conducting
Lyre
Rondo
Implications for teaching music in the classroom
24. These curvy - wooden - shaped bodies are the largest family of the orchestra - Strings stretch over the body and neck of the instrument and attach to small ornamental heads where they are tuned by turning pegs
Oboe and bassoon
Strings
Energy - aggression - or vitality
Woodwinds
25. Several notes sounded together
Opera
Chord
Playing instruments
Opus
26. Tempo is an important component to change the expressiveness of character and ____ of the musical composition
Mood
Classical Era (1750-1820) music
Clef
Sonata
27. The pattern of musical movement through time - What makes music move and flow - Measured in units of time and organized by sets or patterns that can be repeated - The way sounds beat within different lengths and accents that combine into patterns
Pizzicato
Rhythm
Implications for teaching music in the classroom
Classical style music elements
28. Most marches are performed at a rate of ____ beats per minute
Lied
6 broad categories of musical instruments
Beat
120
29. Orchestra gained in importance; increasing use of flutes and oboes; string and wind sections developed; by the 1800s - trombones were introduced; refinement of sonata (instrumental music with a soloist and standard structure for opening movement); de
Classical Era (1750-1820) music
Classroom expectations for music education
Classical style music elements
Oratorio
30. When you play several different notes at the same time on a piano - you are using harmony - You can change how music sounds by...
Singing
changing the harmony
Symphony
Movement
31. Some percussion instruments require tuning (e.g. - _____) - while others are untuned (e.g. - cymbals and castanets)
Middle Ages/Medieval (500-1400)
Chamber music
Chromatic scale
Timpani
32. Formed by barlines (vertical lines on the staff) and contains a set number of beats as determined by the time signature
Measure
Notation
Timbre
Strings
33. Usually consists of four movements that are intended to stir up a wide range of emotions through contrasts in tempo and mood
A classical symphony
Syncopation
Timpani
Implications for teaching music in the classroom
34. Puccini (Italian) and his operas Madama Butterfly and La Boh
Music
Romantic Period (1820-1900) music
Classical Era (1750-1820) music
Modern era music
35. Use a double reed made of two pieces joined together
Harp and guitar
Oboe and bassoon
Romantic Period (1820-1900) Opera
Auditory skills
36. The organization of sound in time
Playing instruments
Style of music
Symphony
Music
37. Reading and writing music - For example - using memorization to understand time signatures would not produce the same benefits as if the students participated in playing or singing
Symphony
Translative skills
Modern Era (1900s) Evolution in the musical world
Notation
38. Use a single reed made of one piece of wood
Clarinet and saxophone
Vibration
6 broad categories of musical instruments
Implications for teaching music in the classroom
39. Moving to music is a learned skill that promotes acuity of perceptions - A wide range of music and modes should be used
Musical intrument categories used by symphony orchestras
Measure
Chromatic scale
Body movement
40. Musical selections should be chosen based on the physical development of students' voices - Listening while singing should be encouraged to develop interpretive skills and understanding of the structure and elements of music
Measure
Musical instruments
Singing
Dynamics
41. Historical themes: the end of feudalism; a new concept of humanism; rediscovery of ancient Greek and Roman culture and ideals; art and music for their own sake; scientific advances; the age of patronage - Instrumental dance music developed: music and
Renaissance Era (1400-1600)
Clarinet and saxophone
Implications for teaching music in the classroom
Symphony
42. A drama - either tragic or comic - that sung to an orchestral accompaniment - Often based on biblical stories - Typically a large - scale composition with vocal soloists - a chorus - and orchestra
Musical Developments of Baroque Era (1600-1750)
Opera
Elements of music
Symphony orchestra's string section
43. String - woodwind - brass - and percussion
Musical intrument categories used by symphony orchestras
Music notation
Clarinet - saxophone - oboe - and bassoon
Chromatic scale
44. Rebellion; unique sounds; usage of technology; electronic; difficult to quantify; nationalism; folk idiom was prevalent (e.g. - in Liszt's Hungarian Rhapsody - Coplan's Appalachian Spring); widening gap between 'art' and popular music (Beatles) - Pol
Pitch changes
Clef
Modern Era (1900s) Evolution in the musical world
Conducting
45. Make higher - pitched sounds - small in size
Body movement
Creative skills
Violin and viola
Cello and double bass
46. Presto: very fast - Allegro: fast - Moderato: moderate - Adagio: slow - Largo: very slow
Modern era - new genres
Italian terms that define tempo
Musical intrument categories used by symphony orchestras
Auditory skills
47. Often associated with being part of a family - As in human families - the instruments are related to each other Instruments within a family are often manufactured from the same types of materials
Second rondo
Middle Ages/Medieval (500-1400)
Musical instruments
Tempo
48. The treble clef for the higher range of notes - and the bass clef for the lower range of notes
Rhythm
Pitch
Two main clefs
Musical intrument categories used by symphony orchestras
49. Music played by 1-20 performers
Sonata
Body movement
Cello and double bass
Chamber music
50. Influence of blues (sorrowful black folk music) and jazz (roots in African rhythms and harmonies with modern instrumentation - improvisation - and syncopation) - Rock 'n' roll - R&B (rhythm and blues) - country - folk (cultural link - passed on by wo
Modern era music
Third rondo
Modern era - new genres
Romantic Period (1820-1900) Opera