Music 105 - Understanding Music » Spring 2022 » Quiz 3 The Baroque Period
Need help with your exam preparation?
Get Answers to this exam for $6 USD.
Get Answers to all exams in [ Music 105 - Understanding Music ] course for $25 USD.
Existing Quiz Clients Login here
Question #1
The early baroque was characterized by
A.
elaborate counterpoint.
B.
homophonic texture.
C.
diffusion of the style into every corner of Europe.
D.
development of the standardized orchestra.
Question #2
A sonata to be played at court, and therefore dancelike in character, was called a
A.
sonata da chiesa.
B.
trio sonata.
C.
sonata da camera.
D.
tarantella.
Question #3
The theorbo is a(n)
A.
bass woodwind instrument similar to the bassoon.
B.
electronic instrument whose tone is generated by oscillators.
C.
plucked string instrument capable of producing chords as well as a bass line.
D.
keyboard instrument suitable for playing basso continuo parts.
Question #4
Vivaldi spent most of his life working at an institution for orphaned and illegitimate girls in
A.
Venice.
B.
Florence.
C.
Cremona.
D.
Rome.
Question #5
A Vivaldi concerto usually has ____________ movements.
A.
four
B.
a variable number of
C.
two
D.
three
Question #6
Bach created masterpieces in every baroque form except
A.
opera.
B.
concerto.
C.
sonata.
D.
fugue.
Question #7
Bach achieves unity of mood in his compositions by using
A.
an insistent rhythmic drive.
B.
homophonic texture.
C.
musical symbolism.
D.
simple melodic ideas.
Question #8
Monteverdi, an early baroque composer, strove to create music that was
A.
placid and smooth.
B.
extremely complex.
C.
passionate and dramatic.
D.
difficult to perform.
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.
balanced and symmetrical phrases
B.
melodies in minor keys
C.
choral singers
D.
foot stomps and hand claps
Question #11
The various dances of the baroque suite are usually
A.
in AABB form.
B.
in theme and variation form.
C.
in ABA form.
D.
polyphonic in texture.
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.
oratorio.
B.
recitative.
C.
aria.
D.
chorale.
Question #14
Oratorio differs from opera in that it has no
A.
acting, scenery, or costumes.
B.
choral part.
C.
orchestral accompaniment.
D.
vocal soloists.
Question #15
George Frideric Handel was born in 1685, the same year as
A.
Antonio Vivaldi.
B.
Arcangelo Corelli.
C.
Johann Sebastian Bach.
D.
Claudio Monteverdi.
Question #16
Handel's Messiah is an example of
A.
musical theater.
B.
a song.
C.
an oratorio.
D.
an opera.
Question #17
Where did Handel's Messiah receive its premiere?
A.
Venice
B.
Austria
C.
London
D.
Ireland
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.
the nobility's manner of deportment.
C.
the doctrine of universal brotherhood.
D.
terraced dynamics.
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.
unity of mood
B.
terraced dynamics
C.
basso continuo
D.
All answers are correct.
Question #21
The compelling drive and energy in baroque music are usually provided by
A.
the high dynamic level.
B.
a bawdy text.
C.
repeated rhythmic patterns.
D.
complex harmonic progressions.
Question #22
Baroque melodies often are
A.
impossible to play.
B.
easy to sing and remember.
C.
elaborate and ornamental.
D.
short and simple.
Question #23
Melodic sequence refers to
A.
the successive repetition of a musical idea at higher or lower pitches.
B.
a composition by Vivaldi.
C.
the pedagogical steps in learning to play an instrument.
D.
a preferred method of tuning an instrument.
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 loud to soft.
C.
a gradual change from soft to loud.
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.
figured bass.
B.
sequenced bass.
C.
basso profundo.
D.
counterpoint.
Question #26
A large court during the baroque period might employ about ____________ performers.
A.
120
B.
80
C.
18
D.
24
Question #27
Frederick the Great, king of Prussia, was a
A.
All answers are correct.
B.
general.
C.
composer.
D.
flutist.
Question #28
In Italy, music schools were often connected with
A.
public schools.
B.
universities.
C.
orphanages.
D.
courts of the nobility.
Question #29
A concerto grosso most often has ____________ movement(s).
A.
four
B.
one
C.
two
D.
three
Question #30
The large group of players in a concerto grosso is known as the
A.
concertino.
B.
soloists.
C.
tutti.
D.
orchestra.
Question #31
The solo instruments in Bach's Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 are the ____________, violin, and harpsichord.
A.
flute
B.
oboe
C.
trumpet
D.
cello
Question #32
Bach's Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 is unusual in that
A.
it consists of a single movement.
B.
it gives a solo role to the harpsichord.
C.
the first movement is not in typical ritornello form.
D.
it consists of four movements.
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.
stretto.
B.
countersubject.
C.
episode.
D.
answer.
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.
strettos.
D.
answers.
Question #35
____________ is a musical procedure in which a fugue subject is imitated before it is completed.
A.
Retrograde
B.
Diminution
C.
Augmentation
D.
Stretto
Question #36
The text, or book, of a musical dramatic work is called the
A.
score.
B.
form.
C.
libretto.
D.
story.
Question #37
The two giants of baroque composition were George Frideric Handel and
A.
Giovanni Gabrieli.
B.
Johann Sebastian Bach.
C.
Johann Christian Bach.
D.
Galileo Galilei.
Question #38
Members of the Camerata wanted to create a new vocal style based on the
A.
glories of their aristocratic patrons.
B.
music of the ancient Greek tragedies.
C.
polyphonic madrigal.
D.
organum of the Middle Ages.
Question #39
Most early baroque operas were based on Greek mythology and
A.
ancient history.
B.
contemporary exploration of the new world.
C.
contemporary political events.
D.
lyric poetry.
Question #40
The earliest opera that has been preserved is Jacopo Peri's
A.
Nerone.
B.
Euridice.
C.
Orfeo.
D.
Arsace.
Question #41
The stage machinery of baroque opera
A.
was nonexistent.
B.
was very primitive.
C.
replaced set designs.
D.
bordered on the colossal.
Question #42
Castrati
A.
were male singers who had been castrated before puberty.
B.
received the highest fees of any musicians.
C.
All answers are correct.
D.
combined the lung power of a man with the vocal range of a woman.
Question #43
A typical baroque operatic form was the da capo aria in ABA form in which the singer
A.
would make a literal repetition of the opening A section after the B section.
B.
was expected to embellish the returning melody with ornamental tones.
C.
would insert recitatives between the sections for added variety.
D.
would improvise new words for the returning A section.
Question #44
To evoke angry or warlike feelings in some of his texts, Monteverdi introduced new orchestral effects, including pizzicato and
A.
col legno.
B.
sul ponticello.
C.
tremolo.
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.
Oriana
D.
Phyllis
Question #46
The sonata originated in
A.
Germany.
B.
Italy.
C.
the Netherlands.
D.
France.
Question #47
Baroque trio sonatas usually involve ____________ performers.
A.
three
B.
four
C.
five
D.
two
Need help with your exam preparation?
Get Answers to this exam for $6 USD.
Get Answers to all exams in [ Music 105 - Understanding Music ] course for $25 USD.
Existing Quiz Clients Login here