Music 120 - Music Appreciation » Winter 2022 » Renaissance and Baroque Quiz
Need help with your exam preparation?
Get Answers to this exam for $6 USD.
Get Answers to all exams in [ Music 120 - Music Appreciation ] course for $25 USD.
Existing Quiz Clients Login here
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.
singing in a hushed manner because one is in church.
B.
men taking their hats off in church.
C.
unaccompanied vocal music.
D.
any form of music appropriate for church use.
Question #3
Which of the following was the most important secular genre of the sixteenth century?
A.
the ronde
B.
the chanson
C.
the madrigal
D.
the galliard
Question #4
Josquin’s Ave Maria . . . virgo serena is an example of a
A.
chason
B.
madrigal
C.
mass
D.
motet
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.
both a vernacular text AND word painting and expressive harmonies.
B.
uses a vernacular rather than Latin text.
C.
NEITHER a vernacular text NOR word painting and expressive harmonies.
D.
more often uses 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 Vespers.
C.
the Ordinary.
D.
the Gradual
Question #7
What was the primary language of the Mass?
A.
Italian
B.
Greek
C.
Hebrew
D.
Latin
Question #8
The vivid depiction of a text through music, known as word-painting, is a hallmark of the
A.
madrigal.
B.
anthem.
C.
motet.
D.
chanson.
Question #9
Which of the following best describes the texture of the Pope Marcellus Mass?
A.
six-voice polyphony
B.
three-voice polyphony
C.
monophony
D.
four-voice polyphony
Question #10
The medieval ancestor of the modern trombone is the
A.
cornetto.
B.
shawm.
C.
nakers.
D.
sackbut.
Question #11
Instrumental music of the sixteenth century often did not specify its instrumentation.
A.
True
B.
False
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.
lyrics.
B.
script.
C.
book.
D.
libretto.
Question #14
Dido sings her famous lament in Purcell’s opera Dido and Aeneas just prior to
A.
leaving with Aeneas.
B.
marrying Aeneas.
C.
killing Aeneas.
D.
killing herself.
Question #15
The greatest native-born English composer of the Baroque was
A.
Oliver Cromwell.
B.
George Frideric Handel.
C.
Henry Purcell.
D.
Thomas Morley
Question #16
Handel's Messiah is an example of
A.
musical theater.
B.
an oratorio.
C.
an opera.
D.
a song.
Question #17
Handel spent the largest portion of his career in
A.
Ireland.
B.
Germany.
C.
England.
D.
Italy.
Question #18
A typical baroque operatic form was the da capo aria in ABA form in which the singer
A.
would invent or add new words for the returning A section.
B.
was expected to ornament or elaborate the repeated A section on the fly.
C.
would insert recitatives between the sections for added variety.
D.
would make a literal repetition of the opening A section after the B section.
Question #19
Oratorio differs from opera in that it has no
A.
elaborate scenery or costumes.
B.
choral parts.
C.
vocal soloists.
D.
orchestral accompaniment.
Question #20
"Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion” from Messiah is an example of
A.
accompagnato recitative.
B.
four-part choral writing.
C.
a da capo aria.
D.
secco recitative.
Question #21
Which the following does NOT characterize the “Hallelujah” chorus?
A.
fugal passages
B.
homophonic passages
C.
a cappella setting
D.
varied dynamics
Question #22
Vivaldi wrote over ____________ concertos for violin alone.
A.
11
B.
95
C.
230
D.
30
Question #23
Antonio Vivaldi lived and worked in
A.
Bologna.
B.
Florence.
C.
Rome.
D.
Venice.
Question #24
Which of the following is Vivaldi’s best known set of concertos?
A.
The Four Seasons
B.
The Brandenburg Concertos
C.
Water Music
D.
Music for the Royal Fireworks
Question #25
The ________________ is a Lutheran congregational hymn tune.
A.
chorale prelude
B.
cantata
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.
cantata.
B.
chorale prelude.
C.
sonata.
D.
concerto grosso.
Question #27
The opening movement of Bach’s cantata Wachet auf is best described as a
A.
soprano aria.
B.
duet for soprano and bass.
C.
grand chorale fantasia.
D.
four-part chorale.
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.
sonata da camera.
B.
concerto grosso.
C.
passacaglia.
D.
suite.
Question #29
Which of the following does NOT characterize the Baroque suite?
A.
The movements are in contrasting keys.
B.
It consists of a series of dance movements.
C.
Each movement is a dance type from a different country.
D.
The movements have contrasts of tempo and character.
Question #30
The ________ is a keyboard form based on the principle of voices imitating each other.
A.
suite
B.
prelude
C.
fugue
D.
toccata
Question #31
In a fugue, the areas of relaxation where the subject is not heard are called
A.
episodes.
B.
countersubjects.
C.
strettos.
Need help with your exam preparation?
Get Answers to this exam for $6 USD.
Get Answers to all exams in [ Music 120 - Music Appreciation ] course for $25 USD.
Existing Quiz Clients Login here