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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. Make higher - pitched sounds - small in size
Cello and double bass
Romantic Period (1820-1900) Opera
Violin and viola
Percussion
2. 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
Lied
Middle Ages/Medieval Music styles/elements
Modern era - new genres
Romantic Period (1820-1900) Opera
3. A recurring group of notes - such as the four notes played at the beginning of (and restated throughout) Beethoven's Fifth Symphony
Tempo
Motif
Auditory skills
Violin and viola
4. 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
Fugue
Dynamics
Metronome
Elements of music
5. Hearing a note and being able to reproduce it either vocally or with an instrument
Tempo
Syncopation
Pitch
Oratorio
6. An instrumental ensemble composed of strings - woodwinds - brass - and percussion
Orchestra
Lower
Timbre
Auditory skills
7. 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
Clef
Middle Ages/Medieval Music styles/elements
Romantic Period (1820-1900) Opera
8. Creating music
Harp and guitar
Middle Ages/Medieval (500-1400)
Creative skills
Music
9. The combination of tones that produces a quality of tension
Musical analysis
Song form
Pizzicato
Dissonance
10. Use a single reed made of one piece of wood
Clarinet and saxophone
Dynamics
Brass
Vibration
11. Most marches are performed at a rate of ____ beats per minute
Body movement
Romantic Period (1820-1900) music Genres
Dissonance
120
12. Ttwo other string instruments that are not considered part of the string section of the orchestra; they are often plucked rather than bowed
Harp and guitar
Middle Ages/Medieval (500-1400)
Dissonance
Consonance
13. The sound produced by an individual instrument or singer - Each family of instruments and type of instrument is distinct from all others
Playing instruments
Metronome
Note values
Tone
14. 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
Harmony
Lied
Chord
Opera
15. 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
Harmony
Conducting
6 broad categories of musical instruments
Dynamics
16. 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
Brass
Auditory skills
Fugue
Famous classical era musicians
17. Vocal cords and musical instruments produce vibrations in the air; as the frequency of these vibrations change...
Brass
Chromatic scale
Fugue
Pitch changes
18. 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
Measure
Brass
Scale
Strings
19. System of writing music - came in the 12th century
Notation
Italian terms that define tempo
Modern Era (1900s) Evolution in the musical world
Chamber music
20. 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
Song form
6 broad categories of musical instruments
Rondo
Classical style music elements
21. 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
Motif
Woodwinds
Rhythm
Third rondo
22. Staff - Clef - Measure and bar lines - Note values - Time signature/meter - Scale
Music
Elements of music notation
Sonata
Dissonance
23. Instrument playing aids in understanding the concepts of sound - pitch - rhythm - and so on
Motif
Renaissance Era (1400-1600)
Auditory skills
Playing instruments
24. Dynamics - Harmony - Pitch - Rhythm - Tempo - Tone - Timbre
Elements of music
Elements of music notation
Italian terms that define tempo
Rhythm
25. A work - usually identified by a number
Symphony orchestra's string section
Renaissance Era (1400-1600)
Classical style music elements
Opus
26. Octaves of 12 notes - also came in the 12th century
Lower
Chromatic scale
Singing
Classical Era (1750-1820) music
27. Presto: very fast - Allegro: fast - Moderato: moderate - Adagio: slow - Largo: very slow
Italian terms that define tempo
Piano - harpsichord - and organ
Creative skills
Playing instruments
28. 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
Renaissance Era (1400-1600)
Musical instruments
Woodwinds
Fugue
29. Heavily ornate style; counterpoint (technique of combining several melodic lines into a meaningful whole); melodic line; emphasis on contrast and volume; imitative polyphony (many - sounding melodic lines are presented by one voice or instrument and
Symphony orchestra's string section
Musical styles/elements of Baroque Era (1600-1750)
Music
Polyphonic style
30. 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
Second rondo
Singing
Polyphonic style
Oboe and bassoon
31. Some percussion instruments require tuning (e.g. - _____) - while others are untuned (e.g. - cymbals and castanets)
Measure
Romantic Period (1820-1900) Opera
Timpani
Clarinet and saxophone
32. Moving to music is a learned skill that promotes acuity of perceptions - A wide range of music and modes should be used
Playing instruments
Body movement
Metronome
Beat
33. Formed by barlines (vertical lines on the staff) and contains a set number of beats as determined by the time signature
Translative skills
Music notation
Clef
Measure
34. 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
Translative skills
changing the harmony
Clef
35. Usually consists of four movements that are intended to stir up a wide range of emotions through contrasts in tempo and mood
Creative skills
A classical symphony
Lyre
Cello and double bass
36. Opera (staged dramatic vocal music and entertainment) - orchestra - ballet - and sonata (solo instrument with accompaniment)
Italian terms that define tempo
Elements of music
Musical Developments of Baroque Era (1600-1750)
Timpani
37. A musical form whose main feature is the return of the main theme - which alternates with secondary themes
Translative skills
Rondo
Musical intrument categories used by symphony orchestras
Auditory skills
38. String - woodwind - brass - and percussion
Musical intrument categories used by symphony orchestras
Romantic Period (1820-1900) music
Opera
Clef
39. (Staves) - A set of five horizontal lines and four spaces - This is where notes are positioned - The higher the note on a staff - the higher the pitch
Renaissance Era (1400-1600)
Musical styles/elements of Baroque Era (1600-1750)
Staff
Simple rondo
40. An elaborate musical composition - many of which are between 20 and 45 minutes in length
Music notation
Lied
Musical styles/elements of Baroque Era (1600-1750)
Symphony
41. A large section of a lengthy composition
Movement
Metronome
Musical Developments of Baroque Era (1600-1750)
Brass
42. The symbol at the beginning of each staff indicating the pitch or the range of sounds that should be played
120
Renaissance Era (1400-1600)
Oratorio
Clef
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
Strong
Piano - harpsichord - and organ
Metronome
Romantic Period (1820-1900) music Genres
44. Puccini (Italian) and his operas Madama Butterfly and La Boh
Chromatic scale
Consonance
Classical Era (1750-1820) music
Modern era music
45. Students should compare their listening and playing exercises - Students should be encouraged to verbalize their musical analysis
Body movement
6 broad categories of musical instruments
Musical analysis
Modern era - new genres
46. 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
Movement
Gregorian chant
Modern era - new genres
Orchestra
47. A machine that helps musicians adjust rates of speed (tempi) for faster or slower beats
Metronome
Pitch changes
Reed
Beat
48. Violin - viola - cello - and double bass
49. Verdi (Italy) - Wagner (Germany); themes from literature and folk tales; very popular
Gregorian chant
Music notation
Musical Developments of Baroque Era (1600-1750)
Romantic Period (1820-1900) Opera
50. Two or more melodic lines - appeared at the end of the 12th century
Polyphonic style
Auditory skills
Mood
Renaissance Era (1400-1600)