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