Musical sounds are represented by symbols called _______.

The resting place at the end of a phrase is called a _______.

The distance between the highest and lowest tones of a melody is called the _______.

Music is propelled forward in time by _______.

The basic unit of rhythm that divides time into equal segments is called the _______.

The first accented beat of a measure is called a _______.

A combination of three or more tones that constitutes a single block of harmony is called a _______.

An interval of eight notes is called an _______.

The first note of the scale is called the _______.

In Western music, the octave is divided into twelve equal _______.

Music based on the seven tones of a major or minor scale is called _______.

When a melody is combined with an ornamented version of itself, often heard in jazz, the resulting texture is known as _______.

A composition with strict imitation throughout is called a _______.

A simple and more familiar type of canon is called a _______.

Form is the quality of a work of art which refers to its _______ and shape.

The rate of speed at which a piece of music is played is its _______.

The degree of loudness or softness, or volume, at which music is played is called _______.

Tempo markings are generally given in _______.

Rhymed units in poetry are called _______.

The term _______ refers to the color of a tone.

The standard ranges of the human voice, from highest to lowest, are ________, ________, ________, and ________.

Instruments that produce sound from a vibrating string are called ________.

The instruments of the Western orchestra are categorized in four groups: ________, ________, ________, and ________.

True or False: The guitar is a member of the bowed string family.

The soprano brass instrument sometimes described as possessing a brilliant timbre is the ________.

The bass instrument in the brass family is the ________.

Timpani are members of the ________ family of instruments.

A fairly large body of singers who perform together is called a ________.

Approximately two-thirds of a symphony orchestra consists of ________.

Genre is a general term that suggests something of the overall character of a work as well as its ________.

The preservation of music without the help of written notation is called ________.

Musical style is best described as the characteristic manner of ________ of the work.

The approximate dates of the Baroque Period are ________ to ________.

The primary tonality used during the Baroque period was ________.

The canticle of Mary is generally known as the ________.

A drama that is sung is called an ________.

The greatest native English composer of the Baroque was _________.

Which of the following statements does NOT describe the Baroque chorale?

Johann Sebastian Bach was most famous in his day as a performer on the _________.

George Frederic Handel was considered a master of the _________

The stories for oratorios are generally drawn from the _________

Handel’s Messiah is an _________

Later in life, Handel turned his efforts from the _________ to the oratorio.

In seventeenth-century New England, the Puritan practice of singing that is based on call and response was called _________

Baroque composers applied the concept of the suite to which types of music?

The typical solo concerto has _________ movements.

The solo instrument in Spring, from The Four Seasons, is the _________?

Which of the following was NOT an important keyboard instrument during the Baroque Era?

The harpsichord is a keyboard instrument whose strings are plucked by _________.

In musical compositions, a _________ is a musical idea that is used as a building block.

Music for a small ensemble of two to about ten players with one player to a part is called _________.

The string quartet consists of _________, _________, _________, and _________.

The Classical symphony had its roots in the _________.

The typical Classical orchestra consisted of _________ to _________ players.

In the Classical orchestra, the ______ section served as the ensemble’s nucleus.

Which great composer rebelled against the patronage system and struggled to achieve financial independence?

What is the English translation of 'Eine kleine Nachtmusik'?

The first movement of a Classical concerto is in ______-allegro form with a double exposition.

The most popular solo instrument in the Classical concerto was the ______.

Ludwig van Beethoven’s temperament could best be described as ______ and independent.

How did Beethoven support himself?

Beethoven’s own instrument, for which he wrote numerous concertos and sonatas, was the ______.

Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5 has how many movements?

During the Classical Era, the prevalent form of opera, which contained many recitatives and arias designed to display virtuosity, was called ______.

A musical setting of the Mass for the Dead is called a ______.

Mozart’s ______ was his last work, incomplete at his death.