Review For Final Exam
1. What period is characterized by the following? Gregorian chant
Middle Time Period
2. The ______ is the most important part of polyphonic work with imitation.
Feud
3. His life in music reflected a time of revolution and change.
Beethoven and Classical
4. French composer who created the impressionistic style of music.
Debussy
5. Russian born composer whose ballet cause for riot in Paris.
Stravinsky
6. Towering figure of the late Baroque period.
Bach
7. 20th century composer who began as one of America’s greatest song writers who moved to
opera.
Gershwin
8. General category of vocal or instrumental music intended to be played one at a time.
Chamber Music
9. Like a play but is sung, feature solo singing accompanied by an orchestra.
Opera
10. What is the most unique thing about jazz music?
Improv
Listening:
Time Composer Title Movement Genre
Middle
Ages
Anon. Alleluia None Church
Middle
Ages
Anon. Estampie None Secular
Baroque Bach Organ Fugue in G minor None Instrumental
Baroque Montverdi Orpheus Tu Se Morta Opera
Baroque Handel Messiah Hallelujah Sacred
Ren. Weelkes As Vesta was descending None Secular
Ren. Palestrina Pope Marcellus Mass Kyrie Church
Classical Haydn Symphony #94 2nd Movement Orchestra
Classical Mozart Don Giovanni 1st Movement Opera
Classical Beethoven Symphony #5 1st Movement Instrumental
Romance Schubert Erlkonig None Vocal
Romance Chopin Nocturne in E flat None Instrumental
Romance Puccini La Boheme Act 1 Vocal
Romance Tchaikovsky Nut Cracker Dance of the reed
pipes
Instrumental
20th Debussy Prelude to the afternoon of
a faun
None Contemporary
20th Stravinsky Rite of Spring Abduction Contemporary
20th Cage Sonata II None Contemporary
20th Varese Electronic Poem None Contemporary
20th Smith Lost your head blues None Jazz
20th Armstrong Hotter than Hot None Jazz
