Music History 1

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Music is propelled forward in time by: harmony, rhythm, texture, timbre

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rhythm

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A succession of single tones or pitches perceived as a unit is called:

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a melody

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The quality of a work of art that represents structure or shape refers to its: themes, melody, form, harmony

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form

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The preservation of music without the help of written notation is called:

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oral transmission

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The early polyphonic genre that resulted from the addition of texts to all voices was called:

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motet

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Music of the 14th century under-went a change of style that became known as: the Ars antiqua, the Ars nova, the Renaissance, Notre Dame Polyphony

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the Ars nova

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Medieval instruments can be divided into bas and haut, meaning:

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soft and loud

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Which of the following was a leader in the Protestant Reformation? Palestrina, Martin Luther, St. Ignatius Loyola, Hildegard

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Martin Luther

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The primary tonality used during the Baroque was: modal, atonal, major-minor, chromatic

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major-minor

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The text of an opera is called:

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the libretto