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Question #1
The Baroque genre that is characterized by one or more solo instruments and orchestra is the:
A.
concerto
B.
suite
C.
sonata
Question #2
Vivaldi is famous for writing instrumental music that depicts a scene without the use of sung words, a style called:
A.
word painting
B.
absolute music
C.
program music
Question #3
The solo instrument featured in Vivaldi's Spring concerto is the:
A.
harpsichord
B.
violin
C.
cello
Question #4
The tempo scheme of the movements in Vivaldi's Spring concerto is best described as:
A.
slow-fast-slow-fast
B.
slow-moderate-fast
C.
fast-slow-fast
Question #5
What is the unifying procedure in the first movement of the Spring concerto?
A.
ritornello
B.
ground bass
C.
fugal treatment
Question #6
How does Vivaldi musically evoke the image of birds in the first movement of the Spring concerto?
A.
with a harmonic drone
B.
with an insistent rhythmic pattern
C.
with high trills and running scales
Question #7
How does Vivaldi evoke the image of a thunder and lightning storm in the first movement of the Spring concerto?
A.
with the repetition of the refrain
B.
with staccato notes and trills
C.
with repeated notes and fast ascending scales
Question #8
What makes The Four Seasons a programmatic work?
A.
It is based on a painting of the same name.
B.
It is based on a play of the same name.
C.
It is based on a set of poems, one for each season
Question #9
The first movement of Vivaldi’s concerto Spring is in __________ form.
A.
ritornello
B.
rondo
C.
ternary
Question #10
Who were students at the Conservatorio dell’Ospedale della Pietà in Baroque Venice?
A.
young female orphans and aristocrats
B.
young male aristocrats
C.
young orphaned boys
Question #11
Vivaldi himself was a fine musician on which instrument?
A.
violin
B.
mandolin
C.
piccolo
Question #12
The second movement of Vivaldi’s Spring concerto depicts the sound of a:
A.
rustic dance
B.
dog barking
C.
springtime storm
Question #13
In the third movement of his concerto, Spring, Vivaldi emulates the sound of bagpipes by incorporating a:
A.
compound meter
B.
ritornello
C.
drone
Question #14
Which Baroque composer was known as the "red priest"?
A.
Johann Sebastian Bach
B.
George Frideric Handel
C.
Antonio Vivaldi
Question #15
Which Baroque composer wrote over 200 solo concertos for violin?
A.
George Frideric Handel
B.
Antonio Vivaldi
C.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Question #16
The standard Baroque concerto has three movements.
A.
FALSE
B.
TRUE
Question #17
The oboe was the most featured instrument in Vivaldi’s concerto compositions.
A.
TRUE
B.
FALSE
Question #18
The middle movement of a Baroque concerto was typically set in a fast tempo.
A.
FALSE
B.
TRUE
Question #19
The final movement in a Baroque concerto was typically set in a fast tempo.
A.
TRUE
B.
FALSE
Question #20
Vivaldi’s concertos were mostly written to be performed by girls.
A.
TRUE
B.
FALSE
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