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SPRING 2015 MUSIC 124: MIDTERM Thursday, March 5, 2015 ABOUT THE EXAM This exam will cover: Part I: Materials of Music Part 2: Medieval and Renaissance Music Part 3: The Baroque Era There will be 2 components to the exam: a written section and a listening section. I will play the listening examples only once. LISTENING SECTION Listen and study the following listening examples in order to answer test questions. The questions below are actual test questions from exams I have given in the past. Britten: The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra -listen for the 4 main instrument families and some individual instrument sections Hildegard of Bingen: Alleluia, O virga mediatrix -what characteristics of Medieval music are displayed? - what kind of music is this? And how do you know that? -In what language is this sung? -secular or sacred music? -can you tell me anything about the composer? Machaut: Puis qu’en oubli -what characteristics of Medieval music are displayed? - what kind of music is this? And how do you know that? -In what language is this sung? What is the meaning of the text? -secular or sacred music? -can you tell me anything about the composer? -harmony: using intervals of 4ths and 5ths instead of 3rds (organum) -the new blossoming of secular music (language, subject matter of text) Palestrina: Pope Marcellus Mass, Gloria -what characteristics of Renaissance music are displayed? - what kind of music is this? And how do you know that? -In what language is this sung? -secular or sacred music? -can you tell me anything about the composer? Farmer: Fair Phyllis -what characteristics of Renaissance music are displayed? -what kind of music is this? And how do you know that? -In what language is this sung? -secular or sacred music? -can you tell me anything about the composer? -talk about the WORD PAINTING in this piece of music Purcell: Dido and Aeneas 1. Prelude and Chorus 2. Recitative: “Thy hand, Belinda” 3. Dido’s Lament -can you distinguish between the 3 sections? -these 3 selections are from an opera. One is a chorus, one is a recitative, one is an aria. Do you know what those three components of an opera are?? Bach: “Little” Fugue in g minor (not found in textbook—use youtube) -characteristics of Baroque mu sic -fugue: what is it? Parts of? How do you listen to it? -biography of J.S. Bach -can you follow the subject throughout the entire fugue -the keyboard instruments of the Baroque Era Sample Listening questions: Musical excerpt #1 1) Title and composer: 2) Era: 3) Sacred or Secular: 4) List 3 musical details in this excerpt that are indicative of this particular era. 5) What is this type of music called? Musical excerpt #2 Is this sacred or secular music? What musical clues helped you to determine whether this was sacred or secular? What instrument did this composer play? What instrument do you hear in this example? Musical excerpt #3 For what voice type is this written? Circle the 3 words that match this excerpt: Mass Aria Madrigal Latin Cantata Fugue Oratorio Sacred WRITTEN SECTION Below are sample questions from past exams. List the 8 Elements of Music List the 4 families of instruments List the instrumentation of a string quartet: Define the term word painting: Please use complete sentences. List the dates of the Middle Ages List the dates of the Renaissance List the dates of the Baroque Era Name 2 significant composers from each Era Which European country plays the most important role in the Renaissance Answer the following questions in essay form: What is a da capo aria? Describe its overall form. List the 3 parts of a fugue. Dates of the Baroque Era _____________ - _____________ 2. Name a keyboard instrument of the Baroque Era: _______________________________ 3. What are some musical characteristics of Baroque Music? a. b. c. d. 4. What is the main melody of a fugue called? the __________________ 5. Tell me a little bit about the great composer, J.S. Bach. (What was his nationality? What instrument did he play? What was his personal life like? What was his job? What kind of music did he specialize in writing? ) This question is worth 2 points. It must be answered in a formal style: proper grammar, complete sentences, and with clearly stated facts. Midterm Vocabulary & Concepts Chapter 1: Melody Range Conjuct vs Disjunct Phrases Chapter 2: Rhythm Meter (duple, triple) Syncopation Nonmetric Polyrhythms Chapter 3: Harmony Major vs Minor Chords Dissonance vs Consonance Chapter 4: SKIP Chapter 5: Texture Monophonic vs polyphonic Imitations, rounds (canon) Chapter 6: Form Binary (AB) Ternary (ABA) Theme, Improvisations Chapter 7: Tempo Allegro / Moderato / Adagio Dynamics Forte vs piano Chapter 8: Timbre/Tone Color Voice Types: soprano, alto, tenor, bass Chapter 9: Name the 4 Instrument Families Woodwinds, Brass, Strings, Percussion List specific instruments & to which family do they belong? Chapter 10: Chapter 11: Chamber Music Standard Chamber Ensemble Instrumentation String quartet Piano quintet Brass Quintet Orchestra Seating Chart (p.56) Sacred music vs. Secular music The musical styles in history and their dates Middle Ages, Renaissance, Baroque Prelude 2: Patronage Dates of the Middle Ages Characterstics of the Era (both general and musical) Chapter 12: Gregorian chant Melismas Hildegard of Bingen Polyphony Chapter 13: Minstrels, troubadours, minnesingers Secular music of the middle ages Chanson The use of the VERNACULAR Instruments of the Middle Ages: bas vs. haut (soft vs. loud) Chapter 14: a cappella singing Imitation The Renaissance Mass Giovanni Palestrina Chapter 15: Life and music in secular Renaissance Italian Madrigals English Madrigals Word painting! Prelude 3: Baroque Era characteristics (general and musical and dates) Rise of virtuosity, ornamentation, the highly ornate, motoric rhythm Chapter 16: The components of opera Libretto/librettist Purcell and “Dido and Aeneas” Chapter 17: SKIP Chapter 18: SKIP Chapter 19: SKIP Chapter 20: Baroque Keyboard Instruments: organ, harpsichord FUGUE! What is a fugue? What are the components?(subject, answer, countersubject) J.S. Bach biography