Music Final Exam

The Classical Era in music lasted from

• 1450 - 1600

• 1600 - 1750

• 450 - 1450

• 1750 - 1820

The relative thinness or thickness of sound and types of music layers is known as

• texture

• polyphony

• monophonic

In music, the Middle Ages refers to music composed between the years

• 450 - 1450

• 1820 - 1900

• 1600 - 1750

• 1450 - 1600

Which composer is not part of the Baroque era?

• Antonio Vivaldi

• Ludwig van Beethoven

• George Frederik Handel

• Johann Sebastian Bach

Which of the following best describes a fugue?

• An imitative contrapuntal form built on one or two themes

• A form of classical fusion

• A bass line

• An imitative contrapuntal form built on one theme

When one note of music is set to each syllable of text, it is known as

• vibrato

• melismatic

• choral music

• syllabic

Which musical texture consists of two or more separate melodies of equal importance at the same time?

• monophonic

• homophonic

• polyphonic

• syllabic

The Renaissance Era in Music spans the years

• 1450 - 1600

• 450 - 1450

• 1600 - 1750

• 1820 - 1900

The Baroque Era of music spans the years

• 450 - 1450

• 1450 - 1600

• 1750 - 1820

• 1600 - 1750

Which musical characteristic is NOT typical of the Baroque era?

• Tuneful melodies and simple harmony

• Continuous expanding, unfolding melody

• Continuity of rhythm

• Music expresses one basic mood