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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.
tarantella.
B.
sonata da camera.
C.
sonata da chiesa.
D.
trio sonata.
Question #3
The theorbo is a(n)
A.
plucked string instrument capable of producing chords as well as a bass line.
B.
electronic instrument whose tone is generated by oscillators.
C.
keyboard instrument suitable for playing basso continuo parts.
D.
bass woodwind instrument similar to the bassoon.
Question #4
Vivaldi spent most of his life working at an institution for orphaned and illegitimate girls in
A.
Cremona.
B.
Rome.
C.
Venice.
D.
Florence.
Question #5
A Vivaldi concerto usually has ____________ movements.
A.
two
B.
a variable number of
C.
four
D.
three
Question #6
Bach created masterpieces in every baroque form except
A.
opera.
B.
fugue.
C.
sonata.
D.
concerto.
Question #7
Bach achieves unity of mood in his compositions by using
A.
musical symbolism.
B.
simple melodic ideas.
C.
an insistent rhythmic drive.
D.
homophonic texture.
Question #8
Monteverdi, an early baroque composer, strove to create music that was
A.
difficult to perform.
B.
passionate and dramatic.
C.
placid and smooth.
D.
extremely complex.
Question #9
Although all the movements of a baroque suite are in the same key, they differ in
A.
meter.
B.
national origin.
C.
tempo.
D.
All answers are correct.
Question #10
In contrast to fugues, baroque suites tended to have ____________ because they were based on dance steps.
A.
melodies in minor keys
B.
choral singers
C.
balanced and symmetrical phrases
D.
foot stomps and hand claps
Question #11
The various dances of the baroque suite are usually
A.
in theme and variation form.
B.
in AABB 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.
concertos
B.
suites
C.
operas
D.
sonatas
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.
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.
Arcangelo Corelli.
B.
Antonio Vivaldi.
C.
Johann Sebastian Bach.
D.
Claudio Monteverdi.
Question #16
Handel's Messiah is an example of
A.
an oratorio.
B.
a song.
C.
musical theater.
D.
an opera.
Question #17
Where did Handel's Messiah receive its premiere?
A.
Ireland
B.
Venice
C.
Austria
D.
London
Question #18
Modern historians use the term baroque to indicate
A.
a class of musical instruments that no longer function.
B.
a particular style in the arts, involving action and movement.
C.
a scientific movement popular in the seventeenth century.
D.
a period of decline in the arts.
Question #19
Affections in baroque usage refers to
A.
terraced dynamics.
B.
the nobility's manner of deportment.
C.
the doctrine of universal brotherhood.
D.
emotional states or moods of music.
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.
All answers are correct.
B.
basso continuo
C.
unity of mood
D.
terraced dynamics
Question #21
The compelling drive and energy in baroque music are usually provided by
A.
a bawdy text.
B.
the high dynamic level.
C.
complex harmonic progressions.
D.
repeated rhythmic patterns.
Question #22
Baroque melodies often are
A.
elaborate and ornamental.
B.
short and simple.
C.
easy to sing and remember.
D.
impossible to play.
Question #23
Melodic sequence refers to
A.
a composition by Vivaldi.
B.
the pedagogical steps in learning to play an instrument.
C.
a preferred method of tuning an instrument.
D.
the successive repetition of a musical idea at higher or lower pitches.
Question #24
Terraced dynamics refers to
A.
a gradual change from soft to loud.
B.
the sudden alternation from one dynamic level to another.
C.
a gradual change from loud to soft.
D.
dynamics that are not written in the music but added by the performer.
Question #25
A bass part together with numbers that specify the chords to be played above it is called
A.
sequenced bass.
B.
counterpoint.
C.
basso profundo.
D.
figured bass.
Question #26
A large court during the baroque period might employ about ____________ performers.
A.
80
B.
24
C.
18
D.
120
Question #27
Frederick the Great, king of Prussia, was a
A.
general.
B.
All answers are correct.
C.
flutist.
D.
composer.
Question #28
In Italy, music schools were often connected with
A.
courts of the nobility.
B.
universities.
C.
orphanages.
D.
public schools.
Question #29
A concerto grosso most often has ____________ movement(s).
A.
one
B.
two
C.
three
D.
four
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.
cello
B.
oboe
C.
trumpet
D.
flute
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.
stretto.
C.
episode.
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.
strettos.
C.
answers.
D.
episodes.
Question #35
____________ is a musical procedure in which a fugue subject is imitated before it is completed.
A.
Diminution
B.
Stretto
C.
Augmentation
D.
Retrograde
Question #36
The text, or book, of a musical dramatic work is called the
A.
libretto.
B.
form.
C.
story.
D.
score.
Question #37
The two giants of baroque composition were George Frideric Handel and
A.
Giovanni Gabrieli.
B.
Johann Sebastian Bach.
C.
Galileo Galilei.
D.
Johann Christian Bach.
Question #38
Members of the Camerata wanted to create a new vocal style based on the
A.
polyphonic madrigal.
B.
music of the ancient Greek tragedies.
C.
organum of the Middle Ages.
D.
glories of their aristocratic patrons.
Question #39
Most early baroque operas were based on Greek mythology and
A.
contemporary political events.
B.
lyric poetry.
C.
ancient history.
D.
contemporary exploration of the new world.
Question #40
The earliest opera that has been preserved is Jacopo Peri's
A.
Arsace.
B.
Nerone.
C.
Euridice.
D.
Orfeo.
Question #41
The stage machinery of baroque opera
A.
bordered on the colossal.
B.
was very primitive.
C.
was nonexistent.
D.
replaced set designs.
Question #42
Castrati
A.
received the highest fees of any musicians.
B.
combined the lung power of a man with the vocal range of a woman.
C.
All answers are correct.
D.
were male singers who had been castrated before puberty.
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.
was expected to embellish the returning melody with ornamental tones.
C.
would improvise new words for the returning A section.
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.
sul ponticello.
C.
col legno.
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.
Oriana
C.
Persephone
D.
Phyllis
Question #46
A.
Italy.
B.
the Netherlands.
C.
France.
D.
Germany.
Question #47
Baroque trio sonatas usually involve ____________ performers.
A.
three
B.
four
C.
two
D.
five
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