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Question #1
The early baroque was characterized by
A.
elaborate counterpoint.
B.
diffusion of the style into every corner of Europe.
C.
development of the standardized orchestra.
D.
homophonic texture.
Question #2
A sonata to be played at court, and therefore dancelike in character, was called a
A.
trio sonata.
B.
sonata da camera.
C.
sonata da chiesa.
D.
tarantella.
Question #3
The theorbo is a(n)
A.
keyboard instrument suitable for playing basso continuo parts.
B.
plucked string instrument capable of producing chords as well as a bass line.
C.
bass woodwind instrument similar to the bassoon.
D.
electronic instrument whose tone is generated by oscillators.
Question #4
Vivaldi spent most of his life working at an institution for orphaned and illegitimate girls in
A.
Cremona.
B.
Florence.
C.
Venice.
D.
Rome.
Question #5
A Vivaldi concerto usually has ____________ movements.
A.
two
B.
three
C.
four
D.
a variable number of
Question #6
Bach created masterpieces in every baroque form except
A.
fugue.
B.
opera.
C.
sonata.
D.
concerto.
Question #7
Bach achieves unity of mood in his compositions by using
A.
an insistent rhythmic drive.
B.
simple melodic ideas.
C.
homophonic texture.
D.
musical symbolism.
Question #8
Monteverdi, an early baroque composer, strove to create music that was
A.
placid and smooth.
B.
difficult to perform.
C.
passionate and dramatic.
D.
extremely complex.
Question #9
Although all the movements of a baroque suite are in the same key, they differ in
A.
national origin.
B.
meter.
C.
All answers are correct.
D.
tempo.
Question #10
In contrast to fugues, baroque suites tended to have ____________ because they were based on dance steps.
A.
foot stomps and hand claps
B.
choral singers
C.
balanced and symmetrical phrases
D.
melodies in minor keys
Question #11
The various dances of the baroque suite are usually
A.
in theme and variation form.
B.
polyphonic in texture.
C.
in ABA form.
D.
in AABB form.
Question #12
In their use of aria, duet, and recitative, Bach's cantatas closely resembled the ____________ of the time.
A.
operas
B.
concertos
C.
sonatas
D.
suites
Question #13
A large-scale composition for chorus, vocal soloists, and orchestra, usually set to a narrative biblical text, is called a(n)
A.
recitative.
B.
chorale.
C.
aria.
D.
oratorio.
Question #14
Oratorio differs from opera in that it has no
A.
vocal soloists.
B.
orchestral accompaniment.
C.
choral part.
D.
acting, scenery, or costumes.
Question #15
George Frideric Handel was born in 1685, the same year as
A.
Johann Sebastian Bach.
B.
Arcangelo Corelli.
C.
Claudio Monteverdi.
D.
Antonio Vivaldi.
Question #16
Handel's Messiah is an example of
A.
a song.
B.
an oratorio.
C.
musical theater.
D.
an opera.
Question #17
Where did Handel's Messiah receive its premiere?
A.
London
B.
Ireland
C.
Venice
D.
Austria
Question #18
Modern historians use the term baroque to indicate
A.
a class of musical instruments that no longer function.
B.
a scientific movement popular in the seventeenth century.
C.
a particular style in the arts, involving action and movement.
D.
a period of decline in the arts.
Question #19
Affections in baroque usage refers to
A.
emotional states or moods of music.
B.
terraced dynamics.
C.
the nobility's manner of deportment.
D.
the doctrine of universal brotherhood.
Question #20
The baroque principle of ____________ may be temporarily suspended in vocal music when drastic changes of emotion in a text inspires corresponding changes in the music.
A.
terraced dynamics
B.
basso continuo
C.
unity of mood
D.
All answers are correct.
Question #21
The compelling drive and energy in baroque music are usually provided by
A.
repeated rhythmic patterns.
B.
complex harmonic progressions.
C.
the high dynamic level.
D.
a bawdy text.
Question #22
Baroque melodies often are
A.
short and simple.
B.
elaborate and ornamental.
C.
easy to sing and remember.
D.
impossible to play.
Question #23
Melodic sequence refers to
A.
a preferred method of tuning an instrument.
B.
the pedagogical steps in learning to play an instrument.
C.
the successive repetition of a musical idea at higher or lower pitches.
D.
a composition by Vivaldi.
Question #24
Terraced dynamics refers to
A.
dynamics that are not written in the music but added by the performer.
B.
a gradual change from soft to loud.
C.
a gradual change from loud to soft.
D.
the sudden alternation from one dynamic level to another.
Question #25
A bass part together with numbers that specify the chords to be played above it is called
A.
basso profundo.
B.
figured bass.
C.
sequenced bass.
D.
counterpoint.
Question #26
A large court during the baroque period might employ about ____________ performers.
A.
24
B.
80
C.
120
D.
18
Question #27
Frederick the Great, king of Prussia, was a
A.
flutist.
B.
composer.
C.
All answers are correct.
D.
general.
Question #28
In Italy, music schools were often connected with
A.
universities.
B.
courts of the nobility.
C.
public schools.
D.
orphanages.
Question #29
A concerto grosso most often has ____________ movement(s).
A.
two
B.
four
C.
three
D.
one
Question #30
The large group of players in a concerto grosso is known as the
A.
concertino.
B.
soloists.
C.
orchestra.
D.
tutti.
Question #31
The solo instruments in Bach's Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 are the ____________, violin, and harpsichord.
A.
oboe
B.
flute
C.
trumpet
D.
cello
Question #32
Bach's Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 is unusual in that
A.
it consists of four movements.
B.
the first movement is not in typical ritornello form.
C.
it consists of a single movement.
D.
it gives a solo role to the harpsichord.
Question #33
In many fugues, the subject in one voice is constantly accompanied in another voice by a different melodic idea called a(n)
A.
answer.
B.
episode.
C.
stretto.
D.
countersubject.
Question #34
Transitional sections of a fugue that offer either new material or fragments of the subject or countersubject are called
A.
preludes.
B.
episodes.
C.
answers.
D.
strettos.
Question #35
____________ is a musical procedure in which a fugue subject is imitated before it is completed.
A.
Augmentation
B.
Retrograde
C.
Stretto
D.
Diminution
Question #36
The text, or book, of a musical dramatic work is called the
A.
score.
B.
libretto.
C.
story.
D.
form.
Question #37
The two giants of baroque composition were George Frideric Handel and
A.
Johann Christian Bach.
B.
Johann Sebastian Bach.
C.
Giovanni Gabrieli.
D.
Galileo Galilei.
Question #38
Members of the Camerata wanted to create a new vocal style based on the
A.
organum of the Middle Ages.
B.
polyphonic madrigal.
C.
music of the ancient Greek tragedies.
D.
glories of their aristocratic patrons.
Question #39
Most early baroque operas were based on Greek mythology and
A.
contemporary exploration of the new world.
B.
ancient history.
C.
lyric poetry.
D.
contemporary political events.
Question #40
The earliest opera that has been preserved is Jacopo Peri's
A.
Euridice.
B.
Orfeo.
C.
Nerone.
D.
Arsace.
Question #41
The stage machinery of baroque opera
A.
bordered on the colossal.
B.
replaced set designs.
C.
was very primitive.
D.
was nonexistent.
Question #42
Castrati
A.
combined the lung power of a man with the vocal range of a woman.
B.
were male singers who had been castrated before puberty.
C.
received the highest fees of any musicians.
D.
All answers are correct.
Question #43
A typical baroque operatic form was the da capo aria in ABA form in which the singer
A.
would insert recitatives between the sections for added variety.
B.
would improvise new words for the returning A section.
C.
was expected to embellish the returning melody with ornamental tones.
D.
would make a literal repetition of the opening A section after the B section.
Question #44
To evoke angry or warlike feelings in some of his texts, Monteverdi introduced new orchestral effects, including pizzicato and
A.
tremolo.
B.
col legno.
C.
sul ponticello.
D.
double stops.
Question #45
In the myth of Orpheus, Orpheus goes to Hades in the hope of bringing ____________ back to life.
A.
Eurydice
B.
Persephone
C.
Phyllis
D.
Oriana
Question #46
A.
France.
B.
the Netherlands.
C.
Italy.
D.
Germany.
Question #47
Baroque trio sonatas usually involve ____________ performers.
A.
two
B.
five
C.
four
D.
three
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