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






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






3. 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






4. 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






5. Puccini (Italian) and his operas Madama Butterfly and La Boh






6. 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






7. System of writing music - came in the 12th century






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






9. A recurring group of notes - such as the four notes played at the beginning of (and restated throughout) Beethoven's Fifth Symphony






10. The pace of the beat - The speed at which a composer desires his musical composition to be performed - Measured by the number of beats per minute - The faster the _____ - the more beats per minute






11. Usually consists of four movements that are intended to stir up a wide range of emotions through contrasts in tempo and mood






12. The volume or intensity of a tone - Music can be played loudly (forte) or softly (piano)






13. 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






14. Formed by barlines (vertical lines on the staff) and contains a set number of beats as determined by the time signature






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






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






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






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






19. Creating music






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






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






22. Several notes sounded together






23. 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






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






25. Produce sound through breath as the vibrations from the players' lips buzz against a metal - cup - shaped mouthpiece






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






27. 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






28. The Church dominated society for most of the era (900 years); sacred music was the most prevalent (liturgical) - Musical notation originally consisted of just the pitch of the notes; notated rhythm was added at the end of the 12th century






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






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






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






32. The unique tonal quality of a musical sound - The tone 'color' - It could be described as bright - shrill - brittle - or light; or it could be dull - harsh - forceful - or dark - makes one instrument sound different from another






33. Presto: very fast - Allegro: fast - Moderato: moderate - Adagio: slow - Largo: very slow






34. The slower the vibration - the _____ the pitch






35. Students should compare their listening and playing exercises - Students should be encouraged to verbalize their musical analysis






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






37. ABACABA






38. Historical themes: spread of Christianity - development in Europe; the Crusades; the rise of universities; the influence of Islam; this was the longest period






39. 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






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






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






42. 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






43. 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)






44. 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






45. 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






46. Most marches are performed at a rate of ____ beats per minute






47. ABACA






48. Make higher - pitched sounds - small in size






49. 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






50. A work - usually identified by a number