Sample Lessons – The Story of Great Music
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Introduction
What You Need to Begin4 Steps -
The Renaissance to the Baroque Era1. Renaissance8 Steps
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Early Church Music, Minstrels & Madrigals (35 min)
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{+} Minstrels to Madrigals
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Palestrina & Church Music
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Palestrina and Monteverdi (40 min)
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English Music in the Renaissance (35 min)
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Listening Journal, Research Papers, and Projects
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Listen: Renaissance Recordings
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Research & Projects: Renaissance (Optional)
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Early Church Music, Minstrels & Madrigals (35 min)
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2. Early Baroque8 Steps|4 Quizzes
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3. Handel6 Steps|1 Quiz
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Question 1 of 10
1. Question
What was the biggest hindrance to musical development in England during the middle of the seventeenth century (before Henry Purcell)?
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Question 2 of 10
2. Question
For which of the following reasons may Purcell be considered a great composer?
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Question 3 of 10
3. Question
What does the Latin title Te Deum mean?
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Question 4 of 10
4. Question
Which of the following was Purcell’s most celebrated work for the English church?
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Question 5 of 10
5. Question
Which of Purcell’s works survives in many films, completely separate from the play for which it was composed?
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Question 6 of 10
6. Question
Purcell’s one, excellent opera was about which famous pair?
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Question 7 of 10
7. Question
To a composer of which nation did Purcell claim to be influenced in the writing of his instrumental sonatas?
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Question 8 of 10
8. Question
What is the term for a bass part that repeats itself while the melody and voices over it change and vary?
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2-word term
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Question 9 of 10
9. Question
What are chromatic harmonies?
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Question 10 of 10
10. Question
Match the following musical selections from Purcell to their correct forms. There is one of each.
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Selection 2:
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- Selection 3
- Selection 2
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Aria from an opera
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Sonata in three parts
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Sacred music for the church
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Hint: Which form(s) would be used for church music at the time? How many voices or instruments do you hear? Which form would be solely instrumental?