Image via Wikipedia 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

Image by drhenkenstein via Flickr Romantic Music Brief Characteristics of the Romantic Era : Larger Orchestra Program Music Nationalism More complicated texture, rhythm, tone color, form, dynamics Social status of composer as artist increased from the measly "servant" position of earlier eras. The populace began enjoying music, too, in greater numbers, due largely to the increase of manufacturing of the pianoforte. Composers of the Romantic Era Nationalist Composers Created music which glorified their culture and homeland. Jean Sibelius (Finland) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fgwr3wrenkQ Louis Gottschalk, America The Banjo http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SKDyYiCXlOg Dvorak, Czech New World Symphony 4th Movement http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yctfXIqugXc Frederic Chopin ( Poland ) Polonaise in A Flat Major (the Heroic) The Polonaise was a popular dance of his native Poland. He wrote these works to decry Poland's occupation by the Russians and Prussians. http://www.youtube...