MIDTERM REVIEW SHEET Music 15 – Fall 2013 Date: Thursday‚ October 31 Time: 11:00 am – 12:15 pm (Please be early‚ if possible‚ Value: 40 points (20% of total grade) Format: The exam will consist of listening identification and general knowledge questions‚ definitions‚ and one short answer question. Please bring a black or blue pen. Section One – Listening Identification (15 points) Identification of listening examples from the syllabus (title‚ composer‚ time period‚ genre‚ other elements
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On December 10th at 7pm‚ I tried attended a concert at the Center for Music & Worship Arts. The room 160 was big enough to hold a full orchestra‚ but it was canceled so I had to attend another one. The one I attended was at Towns Alumni Lecture Hall. The concert‚ or the service was at 7 pm. The title of the concert was called A Service of Nine Lessons and Carols‚ and it was a sixth annual service sponsored by Liberty University School of Music. The director was Dr. John Hugo and the Liberty University
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similarities and differences‚ one must take a closer look at two important composers of both periods to gain a grasp on the individual notions of each and how they helped to drive the periods. “The Brandenburg Concerto no. 5 in D Major‚” a piece by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)‚ was part of a larger series called the “The Brandenburg Concertos”. This series was given as a gift to the Margrave of Brandenburg-Schwedt. This particular piece was of great importance to the Baroque style‚ expressing very dramatic
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Baroque Music (ca. 1600-‐1750) IV! DEADLINE TODAY! DEADLINE TODAY! Henry Purcell. “When I am laid” from Dido and Aeneas. (also known as Dido’s Lament)(1689) hDp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kEaLviMEJls&feature=related (starRng 1:00) Listen: Ground bass -‐ repeaRng bass line used throughout a work‚ oUen with a disRnct rhythmic paDern
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Bach was born in Eisenach‚ Thuringia‚ Germany‚ from a family of musicians‚ whose bloodline stretched back several generations. His father‚ Johann Ambrosius had worked as the town musician in Eisenach‚ and taught young Johann to play the violin. At seven years old‚ Bach went to school where he studied Latin and many other subjects. His Lutheran faith would further influence the progression of his musical works. Right around the corner at 10 years old‚ Bach found himself an orphan
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Trey Smagur Smagur 1 28 November 2009 Dr. Frederick Tarrant Music History: Baroque to Romantic Practical Similarities and Differences of Stile Antico and Stile Moderno When the general public thinks of Baroque music‚ they might think of the High Court sounding French concerto‚ or one of Bach’s many and well-known fugues. These highly structured pieces with their vigorous counterpoint and technical brilliance might be considered “tight” and “incredibly mechanical.” However‚ these pieces
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Josquin Desprez: Ave Maria . . . virgo serena Josquin Despres (c. 1440-1521) was acknowledged by his contemporaries as the most accomplished composer of his time. Martin Luther proclaimed that‚ “Josquin is a master of notes‚ which must express what he desires; on the other hand‚ other choral composers must do what the notes dictate.” Although very little is known about Josquin’s early life in the lowland region of northern France‚ he most likely received his musical training through his
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George Frideric Handel (1685-1759) was a German‚ later British conductor‚ organist‚ violinist and composer of the late Baroque era. Handel had been in many countries‚ which allowed him to absorbed aspects of German‚ Italian‚ French‚ and English styles. Italian opera had greatly influenced him and served as the central focus of his creative work. He spent most of his career in London and was known for his operas‚ oratorios‚ anthems‚ and instrumental compositions. He composed the most famous of all
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around the 1600’s to the 1800’s. This is when music was just reaching its peak of success; composers achieved great accomplishments during this time in history. Three of the most famous composers are Antonio Vivaldi‚ George Frideric Handel‚ and Johann Sebastian Bach. This type of music opened up composers to create a different kind of sound with more artistic freedom. “...Baroque music...was filled with complex melodies and
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George Frederick Handel George Frederick Handel was born on February 24‚ 1685 in Halle‚ Germany. One of the greatest composers of the late baroque period (1700-50) and‚ during his lifetime‚ perhaps the most internationally famous of all musicians. Handel was born February 24‚ 1685‚ in Halle‚ Germany‚ to a family of no musical distinction. His own musical talent‚ however‚ expressed itself so clearly that before his tenth birthday he began to receive‚ from a local organist‚ the only formal musical
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