MUS 105 Final Exam Review

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Introduction to Music History Final Exam Review 1

We have covered the following periods of Classical Music in depth:

• Middle Ages/Renaissance
• Baroque Era
• Classical Era
• 19th Century
• 20th Century

For the Exam, you will be expected to know the following from each time period:

• 3 Major Composers
• 1 Major Composition w/composer
• 5 Musical Characteristics of the Time Period

You will need to describe in essay form from a selected time period:

• The History
• One major composer
• One major composition

Listening List:

You will need to identify and briefly describe five musical works from the following list:

• Gregorian Chant
• Pachelbel Canon in D
• Bach Toccata and Fugue
• Mozart Symphony 40
• Beethoven Symphony 5
• Mussorgsky Night on Bald Mountain
• Tchaikovsky 1812 Overture
• Debussy La Mer
• Steve Reich Clapping Music
• Bernstein "West Side Story"
• John Cage 4'33''
• Rhapsody in Blue by Gershwin
• Scott Joplin Maple Leaf Rag
• Laurie Anderson O Superman