Music History - Assignment #2

Music History - Assignment #2

Individual Periods of Music History

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Complete worksheet for each period of music history. All answers can be found in the HyperMusic -- History site.

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For help with Vocabulary, check the Glossary.
For help with Composers, check the Composers Page.
The number of each question goes with each subtopic. For example, question "2c" goes with subtopic 2.
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Middle Ages Period Name(s) _________________________________

Dates of period being studied?___________________________________________________

Subtopics in period:

1) _____________________________________________________________________

2) _____________________________________________________________________

3) _____________________________________________________________________

4) _____________________________________________________________________

5) Composers

1a. Where was medieval (middle ages) music created? _______________________________

1b. Why is most medieval music by anonymous sources (why did composers not put their name on their music)? __________________________________________________________

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1c. Why was the melody of plainsong simple? _______________________________________

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2a. Give two more names for minstrel (travelling musician). ___________________________

2b. How was secular music different from sacred music? _____________________________

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2c. Name three instruments that minstrels used. _____________________________________

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3. What did polyphony do for composers? __________________________________________

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4. Who developed a new way of writing down music? ________________________________

5. Name 2 Composers you might like to write a report on (if you need help on composer names, look on the "Composer Pages"):

1^st choice. ______________________________________________________________

2^nd choice. ______________________________________________________________

Middle Ages Vocabulary

Plainsong _____________________________________________________________________

Monophony ___________________________________________________________________

Polyphony ____________________________________________________________________

Neumes _______________________________________________________________________

Gregorian Chant _______________________________________________________________

Organum _____________________________________________________________________

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Renaissance Period Name(s) _________________________________

Dates of period being studied?___________________________________________________

Subtopics in period:

1) _____________________________________________________________________

2) _____________________________________________________________________

3) _____________________________________________________________________

4) _____________________________________________________________________

5) Composers

1a. What did sacred music develop from? __________________________________________

1b. What were composers very interested in? _______________________________________

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1c. What did church leaders worry about? _________________________________________

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2a. What was the most popular form of secular music? _______________________________

2b. Where were they usually sung? ________________________________________________

3. Who sang chorales? __________________________________________________________

4a. What were the two most common instruments? __________________________________

4b. Name three other instruments: ________________________________________________

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5. Name 3 Composers you might like to write a report on (if you need help on composer names, look on the "Composer Pages"):

1^st choice. ______________________________________________________________

2^nd choice. ______________________________________________________________

3^rd choice. ______________________________________________________________

Renaissance Vocabulary

Plainsong _____________________________________________________________________

Polyphony ____________________________________________________________________

Madrigal ______________________________________________________________________

Motet ________________________________________________________________________

Chorale _______________________________________________________________________

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Baroque Period Name(s) _________________________________

Dates of period being studied?___________________________________________________

Subtopics in period:

1) Characteristics

5) Composers

2a. What did Baroque melodies usually contain? ____________________________________

2b. What did composers begin to write in their music? _______________________________

3a. Name four things that opera combines. __________________________________________

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3b. Name the two types of opera. __________________________________________________

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3c. How is the cantata different from opera? ________________________________________

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4a. What became as important as vocal (singing) music? ______________________________

4b. What do you call a form of music for many instruments that features a soloist? ______________________________________________________________________________

5. Name 3 Composers you might like to write a report on (if you need help on composer names, look on the "Composer Pages"):

Concerto _____________________________________________________________________

Movement ____________________________________________________________________

Aria __________________________________________________________________________

Recitative _____________________________________________________________________

Improvisation _________________________________________________________________

Libretto ______________________________________________________________________

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Classical Period Name(s) _________________________________

Dates of period being studied?___________________________________________________

Subtopics in period:

1) Characteristics

6) Composers

2a. Name the three types of instrumental music developed in the Classical period. ______________________________________________________________________________

2b. What instruments were concertos written for? ___________________________________

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2c. What does symphony mean? ___________________________________________________

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3a. How many sections in sonata form? ____________________________________________

4a. How do composers make each movement of a symphony different? ___________________

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4b. Who is the "Father of the Symphony?" Why do you think he is called the "Father of the Symphony"? __________________________________________________________________

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5a. What was the most important type of vocal music in the Classical period? ____________

5b. Name the two styles of opera. ________________________________________________

6. Name 3 Composers you might like to write a report on (if you need help on composer names, look on the "Composer Pages"):

Absolute music ________________________________________________________________

Sonata ____________________________________________________________________

Coda ______________________________________________________________________

Movement ____________________________________________________________________

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Romantic Period Name(s) _________________________________

Dates of period being studied?___________________________________________________

Subtopics in period:

1) Characteristics

2) _____________________________________________________________________

3) _____________________________________________________________________

4) _____________________________________________________________________

5) _____________________________________________________________________

6) _____________________________________________________________________

7) _____________________________________________________________________

8) _____________________________________________________________________

9) Composers

2. How is the Romantic symphony different from the Classical symphony? ______________

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3. How is the tone poem different from a program symphony? __________________________

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4. What is a concert overture? ____________________________________________________

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5. Name the two most important composers of opera in the Romantic period. ____________

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6. What is the function (purpose) of lieder? _________________________________________

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7a. What did Nationalism do? _____________________________________________________

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7b. Which country was the leader of the Nationalist movement? _______________________

8a Why were miniatures extremely popular? ________________________________________

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8b. What instrument were miniatures written for? ___________________________________

9. Name 3 Composers you might like to write a report on (if you need help on composer names, look on the "Composer Pages"):

Program Music ________________________________________________________________

Chamber Music ________________________________________________________________

Gesamtkunstwerk ______________________________________________________________

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The 20^th Century Name(s)_________________________________

Dates of period being studied?___________________________________________________

Subtopics in period:

1) Characteristics

6) Composers

(Answers to the following 3 questions are on the main Twentieth Century page)

a. What are the only limits on music composition in the 20^th century? ___________________

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b. How are melodies of the 20^th century different from before? _________________________

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c. What do some composers use electronics for? _____________________________________

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2a. How is Impressionist music different from Romantic music? _______________________ ______________________________________________________________________________

2b. Name two Impressionist composers. ____________________________________________

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3a. How is Neoclassical music similar to music of the Classical period? __________________

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3b. What makes Igor Stravinsky's music interesting? ________________________________

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4a. What does the composer do in chance music? ____________________________________

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4b. Why is chance music interesting? ______________________________________________

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5a. Name two ways of describing atonal music. ______________________________________

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5b. What kind of music did composers of the "Second Viennese School" write? ___________

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6. Name 3 Composers you might like to write a report on (if you need help on composer names, look on the "Composer Pages"):

Atonal ________________________________________________________________________

Program Music ________________________________________________________________

Neoclassical ___________________________________________________________________

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