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CSET Domain 2 Performing Arts Music
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Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Puccini (Italian) and his operas Madama Butterfly and La Boh
Modern era music
Polyphonic style
Strings
Body movement
2. Haydn - Mozart - and Beethoven
Strings
Famous classical era musicians
Timpani
Harmony
3. A work - usually identified by a number
Clarinet and saxophone
Conducting
Opus
Modern era music
4. A rhythmic effect produced when the expected rhythmic pattern is deliberately upset
Middle Ages/Medieval (500-1400)
Syncopation
Intonation
Pitch
5. 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
Classroom expectations for music education
Chord
Modern era music
Musical instruments
6. Rhythm is a steady pulse (___) - but it can also have different kinds of ____s (i.e. - some stronger or longer)
Chromatic scale
Lower
Dissonance
Beat
7. Some of the mouthpieces are made up of a thin piece of wood - called a...
Reed
Movement
Romantic Period (1820-1900) music
Beat
8. Creating music
Strong
Elements of music notation
Creative skills
Two main clefs
9. A major orchestral piece with solo voices and chorus
Musical Developments of Baroque Era (1600-1750)
Clarinet and saxophone
Oratorio
Timbre
10. A machine that helps musicians adjust rates of speed (tempi) for faster or slower beats
Body movement
Opera
Metronome
Clef
11. Use a double reed made of two pieces joined together
Clef
Oboe and bassoon
Lied
Opus
12. Octaves of 12 notes - also came in the 12th century
Measure
Intonation
Romantic Period (1820-1900) Opera
Chromatic scale
13. 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 -
Elements of music
Musical Developments of Baroque Era (1600-1750)
Time signature/meter
Percussion
14. 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
Classical style music elements
Clef
Symphony
Romantic Period (1820-1900) Opera
15. The treble clef for the higher range of notes - and the bass clef for the lower range of notes
Oratorio
Two main clefs
Syncopation
Brass
16. Several notes sounded together
Chord
Harmony
Clarinet and saxophone
Music
17. Dynamics - Harmony - Pitch - Rhythm - Tempo - Tone - Timbre
Elements of music
Vibration
Song form
Energy - aggression - or vitality
18. 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
Tone
Elements of music
Clef
Harmony
19. A musical form whose main feature is the return of the main theme - which alternates with secondary themes
Song form
Rondo
Fugue
Oboe and bassoon
20. 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
Polyphonic style
Movement
Violin and viola
Classical Era (1750-1820) music
21. Moving to music is a learned skill that promotes acuity of perceptions - A wide range of music and modes should be used
Violin and viola
Polyphonic style
Pizzicato
Body movement
22. Use a single reed made of one piece of wood
Creative skills
Clarinet and saxophone
Lyre
changing the harmony
23. Verdi (Italy) - Wagner (Germany); themes from literature and folk tales; very popular
Musical instruments
Romantic Period (1820-1900) Opera
Modern Era (1900s) Evolution in the musical world
Note values
24. A type of German song
Timpani
Lied
Music notation
Dynamics
25. Typically - a multi - movement instrumental work for solo keyboard - or keyboard and another instrument - or small chamber ensemble
Reed
Sonata
Lower
Translative skills
26. An ancient harp
Lyre
Creative skills
Gregorian chant
Clef
27. Staff - Clef - Measure and bar lines - Note values - Time signature/meter - Scale
Simple rondo
Elements of music
Musical instruments
Elements of music notation
28. Hearing a note and being able to reproduce it either vocally or with an instrument
Chord
6 broad categories of musical instruments
Auditory skills
Pitch
29. When utilized as part of an orchestra - the ______________ are sometimes included in the percussion family - Often - when used as a solo instrument - they are referred to as the keyboard family
Harmony
Woodwinds
Syncopation
Piano - harpsichord - and organ
30. String - woodwind - brass - and percussion
Musical intrument categories used by symphony orchestras
Chamber music
Chord
Music notation
31. Music played by 1-20 performers
Chamber music
Conducting
Clarinet - saxophone - oboe - and bassoon
Middle Ages/Medieval (500-1400)
32. Two or more melodic lines - appeared at the end of the 12th century
Playing instruments
Polyphonic style
Second rondo
Harp and guitar
33. An instrumental ensemble composed of strings - woodwinds - brass - and percussion
Lied
Second rondo
Orchestra
Pizzicato
34. The reed is used on the...
Consonance
Mood
Famous classical era musicians
Clarinet - saxophone - oboe - and bassoon
35. The organization of sound in time
Musical intrument categories used by symphony orchestras
Third rondo
Note values
Music
36. 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)
Romantic Period (1820-1900) music
Two main clefs
Note values
37. Instrument playing aids in understanding the concepts of sound - pitch - rhythm - and so on
Music
Pitch
Playing instruments
Body movement
38. ABACA
Timpani
Second rondo
Translative skills
Syncopation
39. 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)
Musical styles/elements of the Renaissance Era
Violin and viola
Movement
Woodwinds
40. Violin - viola - cello - and double bass
41. 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
Measure
Tone
Style of music
Motif
42. System of writing music - came in the 12th century
Sonata
changing the harmony
Lyre
Notation
43. 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
Musical intrument categories used by symphony orchestras
Elements of music notation
Reed
Romantic Period (1820-1900) music Genres
44. Formed by barlines (vertical lines on the staff) and contains a set number of beats as determined by the time signature
Measure
Time signature/meter
Clarinet - saxophone - oboe - and bassoon
Rhythm
45. The slower the vibration - the _____ the pitch
Strong
Lower
Modern era music
A classical symphony
46. 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
Music notation
Percussion
Modern Era (1900s) Evolution in the musical world
Staff
47. Produce low - rich sounds - large in size
Strings
Brass
Cello and double bass
A classical symphony
48. 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
Orchestra
Rhythm
Chromatic scale
Strong
49. The faster the ________ - the higher the pitch
Clef
Lower
Playing instruments
Vibration
50. The sound produced by an individual instrument or singer - Each family of instruments and type of instrument is distinct from all others
Creative skills
Tone
A classical symphony
Syncopation