Baroque era genres Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Music Content Knowledge (5113) Praxis II Exam Latest 2023 Graded A Characteristics of Medieval Era Dominated by vocal music. Sacred Music: Gregorian Chant and Masses. Secular Music: for dance and entertainment (Troubadours/Trouvères) Gregorian Chant melodies that were free flowing with no distinct meter, melismatic, largely monophonic, and sung by unaccompanied voice or choir Organum an early form of polyphony in which voices are sung in parallel motion Masses important religious ritual and ...

Prelude 3. Music as Exploration and Drama Match the Baroque characteristic to its correct description. - correct answer equal temperament: turning system based on the division of the octave into 12 equal steps figured bass: notation with numbers above or below a bass note indicating the chord required. major-minor tonality: harmonic system in which each chord functions in relation to a key center The term "Baroque" means misshapen, extravagant, or even distorted. - correct answer T A...

Orff This approach is a method of teaching children about music that engages their mind and body through a mixture of singing, dancing, acting and the use of percussion instruments. For instance, this method often uses instruments like xylophones, metallophones, and glockenspiels Kodaly Method Vocal based method, this is a way of developing musical skills and teaching musical concepts beginning in very young children. This method uses folk songs, Curwen hand signs, pictures, movable-do, rhythm ...

Middle Ages figures - Correct Answer-Alfonso X Alfonso X - Correct Answer-- most important figure in Spanish literature of the Middle Ages; King of Castile & León - Brought together the most learned men of the times to translate and write texts on various subjects such as history and astronomy 14th century - Correct Answer-- cowboy novels became popular (satires) - they described the supernatural adventures of its heroes 15th-17th centuries - Correct Answer-GOLDEN AGE - poetry became po...

Abstract - Answer- Image that reduces a subject to its essential visual elements (lines, shapes, colors) Background - Answer- Portions or areas of composition that are behind the primary subject matter Balance - Answer- A condition in which different elements are equal or in the correct proportions (symmetrical). There are three types of visual balance: symmetry, asymmetry, and radial. Contrast - Answer- Juxtaposing one or more elements in opposition (to show their differences) Empha...

All of the following are percussion instruments EXCEPT A) the triangle B) the harp C) the gong D) tympani E) cymbals - ANSWER-B) the harp West Side Story, by Leonard Bernstein, takes its story primarily from which of the following sources? - ANSWER-Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet Mrs. Dalloway, A Room of One's Own, and To the Lighthouse are all works written by - ANSWER-Virginia Woolf Pioneers of cinematography are - ANSWER-Georges Melies and the Lumiere Brothers One day in the...

Spanish Subtest 2 Exam With 100% Correct Answers 2023 Middle Ages figures - Correct Answer-Alfonso X Alfonso X - Correct Answer-- most important figure in Spanish literature of the Middle Ages; King of Castile & León - Brought together the most learned men of the times to translate and write texts on various subjects such as history and astronomy 14th century - Correct Answer-- cowboy novels became popular (satires) - they described the supernatural adventures of its heroes 15th-17th c...

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What are the characteristics of Modernism (1888-1910)? There are 10. - Answer- 1. Loneliness 2. Sensuality 3. Defense of Indigenism 4. Harmony 5. Exoticism 6. Fine Materials 7. Mythological 8. Sayings/Gallicism 9. Aristocratic 10. Change of meter Who was the most important modernist? Where was he from? - Answer- Ruben Dario Nicaragua This type of writing Gained popularity in mid-13th Century w/ Alfonso X - Answer- Spanish Prose The last great poet of middle ages. Wrote Coplas ...

Exam (elaborations) TEST BANK FOR The Enjoyment of Music 11th Edition By Forney and Machlis (Prepared By Alicia M. Doyle) The Enjoyment of Music ELEVENTH EDITION Alicia M. Doyle CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, LONG BEACH B W • W • NORTON & COMPANY • NEW YORK • LONDON INSTRUCTOR’S RESOURCE MANUAL EnjMus11-IRM_Norton 8 1/2 x 11 specs 6/10/11 5:20 PM Page iii v CONTENTS Chapter 1 | Introduction 1 Chapter 2 | Goals and Content 2 Chapter 3 | Approaches to Teaching 3 Historical/C...