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CSET Domain 2 Performing Arts Music

Subjects : cset, performing-arts, music
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The combination of tones that produces a quality of relaxation






2. 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)






3. Staff - Clef - Measure and bar lines - Note values - Time signature/meter - Scale






4. 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






5. 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






6. When you play several different notes at the same time on a piano - you are using harmony - You can change how music sounds by...






7. 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






8. Based upon a short theme called a subject - The ____ subject contains both rhythmic and melodic motifs - The opening of the ____ is announced by one voice alone - A second voice then restates the subject - usually on a different scale - A third and t






9. Rhythm is a steady pulse (___) - but it can also have different kinds of ____s (i.e. - some stronger or longer)






10. If the tempo is fast - the mood of the music changes to reflect more...






11. The slower the vibration - the _____ the pitch






12. Use a single reed made of one piece of wood






13. A way to measure rhythmic units - It is noted at the beginning of a composition and looks like a mathematical fraction - The top number denotes the number of beats in a measure and the bottom number denotes what type of note will receive the beat






14. An elaborate musical composition - many of which are between 20 and 45 minutes in length






15. A type of German song






16. A work - usually identified by a number






17. Hearing the sounds of music - Children engage in attentive listening and further develop aural acuity - This means that children must be able to hear and reproduce the tones of music in their minds when no sound is actually being produced






18. The organization of sound in time






19. Typically - a multi - movement instrumental work for solo keyboard - or keyboard and another instrument - or small chamber ensemble






20. The sound produced by an individual instrument or singer - Each family of instruments and type of instrument is distinct from all others






21. Hearing a note and being able to reproduce it either vocally or with an instrument






22. 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






23. Composers Chopin - Liszt - Berlioz - Mendelssohn - and Schumann; style was expressive - melody prominent - and folk music was used to express cultural identity






24. Haydn - Mozart - and Beethoven






25. Two or more melodic lines - appeared at the end of the 12th century






26. Tempo is an important component to change the expressiveness of character and ____ of the musical composition






27. String instruments are usually played with a bow - but they may also be plucked (________)






28. A musical form whose main feature is the return of the main theme - which alternates with secondary themes






29. Make higher - pitched sounds - small in size






30. 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






31. 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






32. The structure of a song in which the first section of a simple ternary form is repeated






33. 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






34. Auditory skills - Translative skills - Creative skills - Performance skills - Singing - Playing instruments - Body movement - Conducting - Musical analysis






35. Refers to the unique sound and style of a composer - culture - country - or period in history - Compositions created around the same time period often have similar styles based upon the historical influences from that era






36. Some of the mouthpieces are made up of a thin piece of wood - called a...






37. Use a double reed made of two pieces joined together






38. String - woodwind - brass - and percussion






39. The first beat of a bar is typically a _______ beat - It is typified by a waltz in 3/4 time






40. A large section of a lengthy composition






41. The combination of tones that produces a quality of tension






42. The treble clef for the higher range of notes - and the bass clef for the lower range of notes






43. Music played by 1-20 performers






44. Verdi (Italy) - Wagner (Germany); themes from literature and folk tales; very popular






45. The reed is used on the...






46. Includes any instrument that produces a sound when it is being hit - shaken - rubbed - or scraped - e.g. tambourine - maracas - castanets - claves - xylophone - timpani - cymbals - gong - triangle - bass drum - chimes - celesta - bells - wood block -






47. Octaves of 12 notes - also came in the 12th century






48. 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






49. String - woodwind - brass - percussion - keyboard - and electronic






50. The symbol at the beginning of each staff indicating the pitch or the range of sounds that should be played