Music History
I.
From each
group of three composers select ONE and provide the following
information:
1.
The dates of his life or the general dates of his most active
period.
2.
His nationality or the region in which he worked.
3.
The main characteristics of his style (from three to five items)
4.
The genre(s) with which he is most usually associated.
5.
The names of two or three of his compositions.
II.
From each
group of compositions, collections, or treatises select TWO and
provide the following information:
1.
The name of the composer or author.
2.
A brief description of the contents or a brief description of
the style of the composition.
3.
A word about its historical importance.
III.
From each
group of terms select TWO and provide the following information:
1.
A definition of meaning.
2.
An identification of at least one composer with whom it is associated.
3.
A word about its historical importance.
IV.
For each of
the following examples list eight stylistic characteristics and
then deduce the probable genre, composer, and date.
Music
Theory
I.
Write on any
pitch the following scales and/or modes: Major, Natural Minor,
Harmonic minor, Melodic minor, Dorian, Phrygian, Lydian,
Mixolydian, Whole-tone, Pentatonic, Octatonic
II.
Construct and resolve the following chords: Secondary dominant and
secondary leading tone, Neapolitan Sixth, any type of Augmented
Sixth
III.
Construct the following cadences:
Authentic, Half, Plagal, Deceptive, Double leading tone with
under third, Phrygian, Tonal with octave leap
IV.
Analyze a Bach chorale, with figured bass, Roman numerals, etc.
V.
Analyze a piece from the Classical or Romantic period using function
symbols and addressing melody, harmony, rhythm, form and
texture.
VI.
Referring to a piece from the 20th Century, determine a
method for analysis and
address form, tonality and rhythm.
VII.
Know the outline and basic tonalities of basic musical forms.
Ear Training
I.
Harmonic dictation of a four-part chorale.
II.
Melodic dictation (tonal)
III.
Melodic
dictation (atonal)
IV.
Rhythmic dictation