Mul 1010 Test 1
MUL 1010 Test 1
1. Define the following: melody, rhythm, texture, harmony
Melody – a series of tones that create a musical phrase
Rhythm- how music is organized in time
Texture- the number of melodies
Harmony – how many chords are constructed and how they follow each other
2. What are the families of instruments? Give an example of 1 instrument from each family.
Strings- Violin
Woodwind- Oboe
Brass- Trombone
Percussion- Cymbals
3. What are the three panes of listening to music as described by Aaron Copland? On which plane do YOU normally listen to music?
1. Sensuous
2. Expressive
3. Purely Musical
I listen to music in a purely musical way.
4. Give 3 examples of ideas or aspects of music from Ancient Greece that are still used today in one form or another.
1. The orchestra
2. The first musical scale
3. Usage of percussion instruments (panpipes, lyre)
5. Give an example of secular music in the Middle Ages.
Love songs
6. What aspects of Greek/Roman society were forbidden in the Middle Ages? How did that affect the music?
Worshipping other gods were forbidden. It restricted the music to pertain about the Greek/Roman gods.
7. Which entity dominated life in the Middle Ages?
The Church
8. What forms of sacred music were predominant in the Middle Ages?
Church modes and Gregorian chants
9. How did the society begin to change in the Late Middle Ages and how did that affect the music?
10. Who was Hildegard of Bingen and why was she important to music in the Middle Ages?
A nun and abbess of Rupertsburg in Germany. She was the first woman composer from whom a large number of works have survived.
11. Name 3 ways that society and culture changed from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance?
1. Instrumental music increased in importance
2. The invention of printing widened the circulation of music
3. Musical patronage shifted from the church to the courts
12. How did this affect the music?
The music went from monophonic to polyphonic and homophonic.
13. What
1. Define the following: melody, rhythm, texture, harmony
Melody – a series of tones that create a musical phrase
Rhythm- how music is organized in time
Texture- the number of melodies
Harmony – how many chords are constructed and how they follow each other
2. What are the families of instruments? Give an example of 1 instrument from each family.
Strings- Violin
Woodwind- Oboe
Brass- Trombone
Percussion- Cymbals
3. What are the three panes of listening to music as described by Aaron Copland? On which plane do YOU normally listen to music?
1. Sensuous
2. Expressive
3. Purely Musical
I listen to music in a purely musical way.
4. Give 3 examples of ideas or aspects of music from Ancient Greece that are still used today in one form or another.
1. The orchestra
2. The first musical scale
3. Usage of percussion instruments (panpipes, lyre)
5. Give an example of secular music in the Middle Ages.
Love songs
6. What aspects of Greek/Roman society were forbidden in the Middle Ages? How did that affect the music?
Worshipping other gods were forbidden. It restricted the music to pertain about the Greek/Roman gods.
7. Which entity dominated life in the Middle Ages?
The Church
8. What forms of sacred music were predominant in the Middle Ages?
Church modes and Gregorian chants
9. How did the society begin to change in the Late Middle Ages and how did that affect the music?
10. Who was Hildegard of Bingen and why was she important to music in the Middle Ages?
A nun and abbess of Rupertsburg in Germany. She was the first woman composer from whom a large number of works have survived.
11. Name 3 ways that society and culture changed from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance?
1. Instrumental music increased in importance
2. The invention of printing widened the circulation of music
3. Musical patronage shifted from the church to the courts
12. How did this affect the music?
The music went from monophonic to polyphonic and homophonic.
13. What