144 Answered Questions for the topic music history

Music History

03/18/19

Where did the term backbeat come from?
In most modern music in 4/4 beats 2 and 4 are where the snare hits are and are usually referred to as the backbeat. Normally in 4/4 the 2 and 4 beat would not be accented, but the snare hits do... more
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Music History

03/18/19

Whose idea was it to put three pedals on a piano?
Whoever decided to put foot pedals on a piano? Do we know who did it, or do we only know the general period that this happened? I would like to know who did this and when did it happen?
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Music History

03/18/19

Modern Harmonic Movements?
I know quite a bit about the progression of harmony during the common practice period and up to basic jazz theory, but anything beyond the early 20th century just drops off for me. I know a little... more
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Music History

03/15/19

Did baroque composers think of ritardando on their compositions?
I've been always told that whenever I play any baroque piece on the piano, I should take special care when attending to, for example, the amount of right pedal I should use. It sounded perfectly... more
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Music History

03/15/19

When was the first recorded usage of a musical score?
Music is quite universal in the sense that you can hand a musician almost anywhere in the world a piece of sheet music and they will be able to understand it. I've been wondering this for a while... more
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Music History

03/14/19

How did popular music influence classical music?
In the baroque, classical, and romantic periods, how did popular "low culture" music influence the classical music produced during those periods? Were influences more frequently from previous... more
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Music History

03/14/19

When was music theory first studied?
Music has been around for a long time, but how about music theory? What was the first instance of a publication on music theory?
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03/14/19

Why isn't there a classical composer like Beethoven, Chopin or Mozart today?
Why there aren't composers writing in a classical style today? Why don't we hear of classical composers today like we do of Beethoven, Chopin or Mozart?
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Music History Music

03/13/19

Although born elsewhere, Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven all settled in Vienna to study and gain recognition.
Is this statement true or false?
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Music History

01/21/19

What are play-party songs?
I need help understanding definitions and writing them in my own words.
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05/10/18

Music Apreciation
(The Twilight of the Gods) from The Ring of the Nibelung Opera - Richard Wagner ,Describe the orchestra and the singing in this section of Wagner's opera. Does the music fit with the events being... more
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Music History Music Music Notation

04/30/18

Music Apreciation
Grane, mien Ross!” (Grane, My Horse!) and finale to Die Gotterdammerung (The Twilight of the Gods) from The Ring of the Nibelung Opera – Richard WagnerGerman Romantic opera is much larger and... more
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Music History Music Appreciation

02/28/18

Unlike many composers Edvard Grieg...
Multiple choice A. Was awarded a govt pension, which allowed him to live comfortably  B.  Had extremely humble beginnings  C. Was faced with difficultuse and challenges
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Music History Music Appreciation

02/28/18

When Franz Liszt first played Grieg’s piano concerto ____ , much to the delight of the audience
Multiple choice. A. He sight-read it masterfully  B. He could only play the first few notes C. He stumbled through it
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Music History

10/29/17

Why was Bach not paid for writing the Concertos ?
I need the answer ASAP
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Music History

10/28/17

Howthe blues evolved from its beginnings until the 1940s.What role did technology, especially the radio influence the evolution of pop music?
Howthe blues evolved from its beginnings until the 1940s.What role did technology, especially the radio influence the evolution of pop music?
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Music History Music Puccini Romantiism

05/12/16

Giacomo Puccini's operas have a lasting appeal because...
A) he had a marvelous sense of theater B) his melodies have short, memorable phrase and are intensely emotionalC) he minimized the difference aria and recitative, thus creating a continuous flow of... more
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Music History

12/16/15

this large group is made up of strings, brass, percussion and woodwinds
this large group is made up of strings, brass, percussion and woodwinds  
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Music History

09/21/15

How does medieval mass and renaissance mass compare to one another?
Also, what were the characteristics of this type of composition and when did this type of composition flourish? 
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