- During the classical period where was the musical central of Europe?
- The first large scale great opera is Orfeo by ____________.
- What is the cornerstone of baroque music?
- In music history, the instrument that most composers wrote songs for was the ________.
- The _________ is a large-scale work for chorus, soloists, and orchestra that has no acting, scenery, or costumes and isn't intended for religious services though based on Biblical stories.
- What were the 5 sections of the mass ordinary during the Renaissance era?
- A music piece has a _________ texture, when two or more equally important melodies sound simultaneously throughout the piece. Should be able to stand alone.
- The _____ of music is the layering of sounds and how the layers related.
- The ________ is the speed of the beat and pace of a musical piece. It is associated with emotional effect.
- The _____ _______ melody set to sacred Latin text sung without accompaniment.
- The Renaissance was the golden age of ______ music.
- ___________ describes stable, restful cords.
- The ________ is a multi-movement work for small groups of soloists and an orchestra (tutti).
- t/f In Renaissance Lute songs (song for solo voice and lute), the lute accompanied the vocal melody in a homophonic texture.
- A madrigal was considered _____ music in the Renaissance.
- A music piece has a _________ texture when there is a single, unaccompanied melody. (voice or instrument alone)
- The 2 part form of music is called the ______ form. (AB)
- Fixture in most home and a great demand for songs and color pieces from which instrument?
- The ______ is a plucked string instrument with a body shaped like half a pear that was used in most Renaissance homes.
- _______ ________ is described by definite time values and clearly defined meter.