Final Exam Music Appreciation

1) Elements of Music
Melody, Rhythm, Harmony, Texture, Form, Tempo, Dynamics, Tone
Melody

Fill in blanks
Eg. Rhythm: Musical (Time)
Function:

Harmony (w/o tonality)

Texture (w/o canon and round)

Chapter 2:
Properties of music: Pitch, duration etc.
Voice Classifications:
Instrument classifications: Aerophones etc. (non-western)
Instruments classifications: Brass, woodwind, strings etc. (Western)

Chapter 3:
Historical events of Middle Ages
Trends
Musical styles (sacred and secular)

Sacred music in the Middle Ages

1) Organum
2) Notre Dame School

Religious Music (most likely come out)

1) Gregorian Chant
2) Mass (Proper and Ordinary)
3) Motet
Know the order of proper and ordinary mass

Terms:
Chant, Neumes, Text settings, melismatic, syllabic, etc. of that slide

Contribution of Leonin and Perotin

Medieval secular singers

Gulliaume de Machaut
-

Ars Nova
Ars Antiqua
Isorhythmic

Chapter 4: Renaissance
Trends
Philosophy

Ways of thinking: Humanism etc.

Renaissance Musical style: (definitely come out)

Acapella, Continuous imitation, Word Painting, Cantus Firmus

Palestrina, Josquin, Martin Luther (definitely come out) Byrd.

Renaissance Secular Music: (may come out)
Chapter 5: Baroque
Baroque Vocal:

Opera, Cantata, Oratorio, Chorale, Overture (definitely tested)

Baroque Opera: Recitative, Aria, Ensembles (definitely tested). Rest not needed
Baroque Instrumental: Solo Concerto, Concerto Grosso, Suite, Prelude, Fugue,
Sonata
Composers: Handel (Keppelmeister)
Know his contributions, example of significant works and why it is significant (Eg.
Messiah)
Bach (same questions)

Chapter 6: Classical
Musical terms: Absolute music vs Programmatic music, Cadenza
Form of Music: Sonata
Composers: Mozart, Beethoven

How to Study
Make a table eg.

Middle
Ages
Trends

Styles

Genre/
Type of
Music
Philosoph
y

Instrume

Chant/
Unison/
monody
Simple
polyphon
y/
Homopho
ny
Organum
Limited
elements
Modes
Melismati
c open

Renaissan
ce
Vocal

Baroque

Classical

King
Church
Royalty
Nobility

Subjectivit
y / stretch
of form
Nationalis
m
Exotic
works
(beyond
Europe, in
another
part of the
world)
Nature
emphasis
Programm
atic (has
title)

Voices
parts
Complicat
ed
Polyphony
/
Homopho
ny
Stretched
elements
Strict
rhythm
Elaborated
melody
Major/
Minor
scales
Combinati
on of
mellismati
c/ syllabic

Absolute
Grand
Flamboya
nt
Reason

Romantic

Univeralis
m
Reaching
Music
Humanis
m (Free
Mason)

20th
cent
Mutatio
n of all
part
from
Romant
ic

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