1.

Pitch is the quality of:

2.

In which language are dynamics generally described?

3.

Another name for tone color is:

4.

Which grouping shows duple meter?

5.

An interval is:

6.

The chromatic scale consists of:

7.

Which lowers a note a half step?

8.

A coherent succession of pitches, played or sung in a certain rhythm, is called:

9.

The shortest identifiable melodic idea is called a:

10.

A chord that creates a sense of rest can be described as:

11.

The three main textures of Western art music are:

12.

Plucking the string of a stringed instrument is:

13.

Which shows the correct order from lowest range to highest range in the violin family?

14.

Which lists the brass family in order from the lowest range to the highest range?

15.

Which is not a genre?

16.

The Middle Ages, or medieval era, covers the time period of the:

17.

During the early Middle Ages, the institution(s) that preserved written records of its culture, including music, was (were) the:

18.

The single-line melodies of the early Christian Church are known as:

19.

Gregorian chant is so named because Pope Gregory I:

20.

Who were the medieval poet-musicians of southern France?

21.

In Western music, the period from about 1300 to 1400 was the period of:

22.

The musical term for “voices alone” is:

23.

The most significant difference between the Italian madrigal and the English madrigal is that Italian madrigals are ____ and English madrigals are ____.

24.

The pavane and galliard were:

25.

What did the Florentines develop, and when?

26.

The Baroque period spans the years:

27.

Which two instruments would most likely have played the basso continuo in the Baroque era?

28.

In Baroque music, what is the form in which there is a repeated bass figure with chords, above which the upper lines play different melodies?

29.

Drama set to music is:

30.

The first public opera theater was opened in:

31.

The operatic equivalent to dramatic dialogue is a(n):

32.

A Baroque composition that treats one melody imitatively is called a:

33.

In the history of music the period from 1600 to 1750 is known as the ____ period.

34.

Who are the two most important composers of the late Baroque period?

35.

Which instrument family formed the core of the Baroque orchestra?

36.

How many movements does a typical concerto have?

37.

How many Brandenburg Concertos did Bach write?

38.

The Art of Fugue was written by:

39.

Castrati generally sang ____ parts.

40.

In da capo form, ornamentation occurs primarily in the ____ section(s).

41.

Handel’s most famous oratorio, which is frequently performed today, is:

42.

It is customary for audiences to ____ during a performance of the Hallelujah Chorus.

43.

Another name for chorale prelude is:

44.

The Classical style emerged in the ____ century.

45.

Opera buffa refers to ____ opera.

46.

The major genre developed by Classical composers is the:

47.

The first movement in most Classical symphonies is generally:

48.

The section sandwiched between the minuet sections in a minuet is called the:

49.

How many people are needed to play a Classical sonata?

50.

The string quartet has as many movements as the: