EXAM 1 MUSIC SLCC Questions With Complete Solutions
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EXAM 1 MUSIC SLCC Questions With
Complete Solutions
Composers A person who writes music.
Insruments Devices created to produce musical sound.
Medieval (Middle Ages) A term used to describe the time between the Roman Empire and
the Renaissance (400 AD - 1400 AD). Also, referred to as the Medi...
EXAM 1 MUSIC SLCC Questions With
Complete Solutions
Composers A person who writes music.
Insruments Devices created to produce musical sound.
Medieval (Middle Ages) A term used to describe the time between the Roman Empire and
the Renaissance (400 AD - 1400 AD). Also, referred to as the Medieval era. Chant was the
dominant musical form of the time.
Modernism The deliberate separation from past structures with a sense of innovation and
style. This took place during the 20th Century.
Non-Western Music Consists of any style or genre of music that is not derived from
Western civilization and therefore, does not follow western practices. Many composers of
Western music incorporate styles from the Middle East, Africa, India, the Orient, and many
indigenous cultures of the Western Hemisphere.
, EXAM 1 MUSIC SLCC Questions With
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Notation A visual system of recording music for future posterity with symbols that
represent sound. Much of the music before the Middle Ages is unknown due to the lack of
notation.
Oral Traditions The act of passing down speech or literature from generation to generation
or from community to community by word of mouth. No physical notation of the text is used.
One must memorize the words and then be able to repeat them exactly.
Referential Music Music that is based on or inspired by external sources. Examples of
referential music would be programmatic music (music that tells a story) and music for dancing
or film productions.
Renaissance the French word for "rebirth." It describes the activity, spirit, or time of the
great revival of art, literature, and learning in Europe from 1400 AD through 1600 AD, marking
the transition from the medieval to the modern world,
Romanticism the term used to describe the musical genres and styles from 1800-1900.
The compositions of this period expanded beyond the harmonic and melodic rigidity of the
Classical era. Passion, chivalry, adventure, and emotion along with idealism are characteristics of
this period.
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