Music Appreciation Midterm Flashcard Review

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Texture of music with one main melody and chord structure

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homophonic

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Letter not in musical alphabet:

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I

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Handel’s Messiah belongs to this genre:

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Oratorio in English.

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Musical theme representing a character or idea:

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motif

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Instrumental music composed for a specific story or concept:

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Programmatic music

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Era of music 1750-1820, marked by order and balance:

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Classical

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Era of music 1600-1750, meaning 'bizarre':

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Baroque

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Georgian Chant is most prominent in which era?

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Medieval/ Middle Ages

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Franz Schubert, a Viennese circle composer, pioneered this genre:

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German Lieder

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Female Italian composer known for Baroque arias

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Barbara Strozzi