Music 120 - Music Appreciation » Winter 2022 » Renaissance and Baroque Quiz

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Question #1
The texture of sacred Renaissance music is chiefly
A.   polyphonic.
B.   monophonic.
C.   heterophonic.
D.   homophonic.
Question #2
A cappella refers to
A.   any form of music appropriate for church use.
B.   singing in a hushed manner because one is in church.
C.   men taking their hats off in church.
D.   unaccompanied vocal music.
Question #3
Which of the following was the most important secular genre of the sixteenth century?
A.   the chanson
B.   the ronde
C.   the galliard
D.   the madrigal
Question #4
Josquin’s Ave Maria . . . virgo serena is an example of a
A.   motet
B.   mass
C.   chason
D.   madrigal
Question #5
A madrigal, like a motet, is a vocal composition that combines homophonic and polyphonic textures; but it differs from the church motet in that it
A.   uses a vernacular rather than Latin text.
B.   both a vernacular text AND word painting and expressive harmonies.
C.   more often uses word painting and expressive harmonies.
D.   NEITHER a vernacular text NOR word painting and expressive harmonies.
Question #6
The portion of the Mass that remains the same in every celebration of the service is called
A.   the Proper
B.   the Ordinary.
C.   the Vespers.
D.   the Gradual
Question #7
What was the primary language of the Mass?
A.   Hebrew
B.   Greek
C.   Latin
D.   Italian
Question #8
The vivid depiction of a text through music, known as word-painting, is a hallmark of the
A.   madrigal.
B.   anthem.
C.   chanson.
D.   motet.
Question #9
Which of the following best describes the texture of the Pope Marcellus Mass?
A.   monophony
B.   six-voice polyphony
C.   three-voice polyphony
D.   four-voice polyphony
Question #10
The medieval ancestor of the modern trombone is the
A.   cornetto.
B.   sackbut.
C.   nakers.
D.   shawm.
Question #11
Instrumental music of the sixteenth century often did not specify its instrumentation.
A.   False
B.   True
Question #12
A highly emotional lyric solo song in an opera is called
A.   a chorus.
B.   a recitative.
C.   an ensemble.
D.   an aria.
Question #13
The text of an opera is called the
A.   book.
B.   libretto.
C.   script.
D.   lyrics.
Question #14
Dido sings her famous lament in Purcell’s opera Dido and Aeneas just prior to
A.   leaving with Aeneas.
B.   killing herself.
C.   marrying Aeneas.
D.   killing Aeneas.
Question #15
The greatest native-born English composer of the Baroque was
A.   George Frideric Handel.
B.   Henry Purcell.
C.   Thomas Morley
D.   Oliver Cromwell.
Question #16
Handel's Messiah is an example of
A.   a song.
B.   an opera.
C.   an oratorio.
D.   musical theater.
Question #17
Handel spent the largest portion of his career in
A.   Ireland.
B.   Germany.
C.   Italy.
D.   England.
Question #18
A typical baroque operatic form was the da capo aria in ABA form in which the singer
A.   was expected to ornament or elaborate the repeated A section on the fly.
B.   would invent or add new words for the returning A section.
C.   would make a literal repetition of the opening A section after the B section.
D.   would insert recitatives between the sections for added variety.
Question #19
Oratorio differs from opera in that it has no
A.   vocal soloists.
B.   orchestral accompaniment.
C.   choral parts.
D.   elaborate scenery or costumes.
Question #20
"Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion” from Messiah is an example of
A.   a da capo aria.
B.   accompagnato recitative.
C.   four-part choral writing.
D.   secco recitative.
Question #21
Which the following does NOT characterize the “Hallelujah” chorus?
A.   homophonic passages
B.   a cappella setting
C.   varied dynamics
D.   fugal passages
Question #22
Vivaldi wrote over ____________ concertos for violin alone.
A.   11
B.   230
C.   30
D.   95
Question #23
Antonio Vivaldi lived and worked in
A.   Florence.
B.   Bologna.
C.   Rome.
D.   Venice.
Question #24
Which of the following is Vivaldi’s best known set of concertos?
A.   The Brandenburg Concertos
B.   Music for the Royal Fireworks
C.   The Four Seasons
D.   Water Music
Question #25
The ________________ is a Lutheran congregational hymn tune.
A.   cantata
B.   chorale prelude
C.   recitative
D.   chorale
Question #26
A multimovement vocal genre for solo singers, chorus, and instrumentalists based on a lyric or dramatic poetic narrative is a
A.   concerto grosso.
B.   chorale prelude.
C.   cantata.
D.   sonata.
Question #27
The opening movement of Bach’s cantata Wachet auf is best described as a
A.   four-part chorale.
B.   soprano aria.
C.   duet for soprano and bass.
D.   grand chorale fantasia.
Question #28
Handel’s Water Music is best described as a ________________ because it is an instrumental work made up of a series of contrasting dance movements.
A.   suite.
B.   concerto grosso.
C.   passacaglia.
D.   sonata da camera.
Question #29
Which of the following does NOT characterize the Baroque suite?
A.   The movements are in contrasting keys.
B.   The movements have contrasts of tempo and character.
C.   It consists of a series of dance movements.
D.   Each movement is a dance type from a different country.
Question #30
The ________ is a keyboard form based on the principle of voices imitating each other.
A.   toccata
B.   suite
C.   prelude
D.   fugue
Question #31
In a fugue, the areas of relaxation where the subject is not heard are called
A.   countersubjects.
B.   episodes.
C.   strettos.

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