Cards in this guide (21)
What is organum
A: A style of early polyphony.
What is and example for a libretto opera
The 'libretto' is the words or story of the opera.
The Reformation was sparked by the posting of what document
How many times would the A section be heard in ABACA form
Which instrument is shaped like half a pear
Which was an important Renaissance wind instrument
Singing a melody without alternating voices or groups is called
The Italian term for a loud volume level is
Tempo describes the speed of the beats in a piece of music
Which term describes the simplest method of performing chant
Monophonic is the simplest method of performing chant.
The Italian term that means to gradually increase volume is
Which instrument is an ancestor of the modern tuba
One ancestor is an instrument called the serpent.
Which term describes alternation between two choirs
Which composer is given credit for inventing chant notation on a staff
A Metronome marking of 200 would most likely be labeled
The technique used to create form that changes something already heard is
Alternation between a cantor chanting psalm verses and a choir singing a refrain is called
What secular performance technique is similar to responsorial psalmody
Fast songs are always in major keys.
Not necessarily. Upbeat songs can be fast and they tend to be in
major keys, but the time signature has nothing to do with the
key.
ABA means:
A three-section musical form where the music for the first and third sections is the same.
Which instrument did Andrea Amati invent