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Question #1
The early baroque was characterized by
A.
diffusion of the style into every corner of Europe.
B.
development of the standardized orchestra.
C.
elaborate counterpoint.
D.
homophonic texture.
Question #2
A sonata to be played at court, and therefore dancelike in character, was called a
A.
sonata da chiesa.
B.
tarantella.
C.
sonata da camera.
D.
trio sonata.
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.
keyboard instrument suitable for playing basso continuo parts.
D.
plucked string instrument capable of producing chords as well as a bass line.
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.
three
B.
four
C.
two
D.
a variable number of
Question #6
Bach created masterpieces in every baroque form except
A.
sonata.
B.
opera.
C.
fugue.
D.
concerto.
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.
passionate and dramatic.
B.
difficult to perform.
C.
extremely complex.
D.
placid and smooth.
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.
melodies in minor keys
C.
balanced and symmetrical phrases
D.
choral singers
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.
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.
chorale.
B.
aria.
C.
recitative.
D.
oratorio.
Question #14
Oratorio differs from opera in that it has no
A.
choral part.
B.
vocal soloists.
C.
orchestral accompaniment.
D.
acting, scenery, or costumes.
Question #15
George Frideric Handel was born in 1685, the same year as
A.
Johann Sebastian Bach.
B.
Claudio Monteverdi.
C.
Antonio Vivaldi.
D.
Arcangelo Corelli.
Question #16
Handel's Messiah is an example of
A.
musical theater.
B.
an oratorio.
C.
a song.
D.
an opera.
Question #17
Where did Handel's Messiah receive its premiere?
A.
Austria
B.
Venice
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 period of decline in the arts.
D.
a particular style in the arts, involving action and movement.
Question #19
Affections in baroque usage refers to
A.
terraced dynamics.
B.
emotional states or moods of music.
C.
the doctrine of universal brotherhood.
D.
the nobility's manner of deportment.
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.
basso continuo
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.
repeated rhythmic patterns.
D.
complex harmonic progressions.
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 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.
a gradual change from soft to loud.
B.
a gradual change from loud to soft.
C.
dynamics that are not written in the music but added by the performer.
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.
sequenced bass.
B.
basso profundo.
C.
counterpoint.
D.
figured bass.
Question #26
A large court during the baroque period might employ about ____________ performers.
A.
24
B.
18
C.
120
D.
80
Question #27
Frederick the Great, king of Prussia, was a
A.
flutist.
B.
general.
C.
All answers are correct.
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.
four
B.
one
C.
three
D.
two
Question #30
The large group of players in a concerto grosso is known as the
A.
concertino.
B.
tutti.
C.
soloists.
D.
orchestra.
Question #31
The solo instruments in Bach's Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 are the ____________, violin, and harpsichord.
A.
cello
B.
flute
C.
oboe
D.
trumpet
Question #32
Bach's Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 is unusual in that
A.
it consists of four movements.
B.
it consists of a single movement.
C.
the first movement is not in typical ritornello form.
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.
countersubject.
C.
episode.
D.
stretto.
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.
Retrograde
B.
Augmentation
C.
Stretto
D.
Diminution
Question #36
The text, or book, of a musical dramatic work is called the
A.
story.
B.
form.
C.
libretto.
D.
score.
Question #37
A.
Giovanni Gabrieli.
B.
Johann Christian Bach.
C.
Johann Sebastian Bach.
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.
glories of their aristocratic patrons.
D.
music of the ancient Greek tragedies.
Question #39
Most early baroque operas were based on Greek mythology and
A.
ancient history.
B.
contemporary political events.
C.
lyric poetry.
D.
contemporary exploration of the new world.
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.
replaced set designs.
B.
was very primitive.
C.
bordered on the colossal.
D.
was nonexistent.
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.
would insert recitatives between the sections for added variety.
C.
would improvise new words for the returning A section.
D.
was expected to embellish the returning melody with ornamental tones.
Question #44
To evoke angry or warlike feelings in some of his texts, Monteverdi introduced new orchestral effects, including pizzicato and
A.
sul ponticello.
B.
col legno.
C.
double stops.
D.
tremolo.
Question #45
In the myth of Orpheus, Orpheus goes to Hades in the hope of bringing ____________ back to life.
A.
Persephone
B.
Eurydice
C.
Phyllis
D.
Oriana
Question #46
A.
Italy.
B.
the Netherlands.
C.
Germany.
D.
France.
Question #47
Baroque trio sonatas usually involve ____________ performers.
A.
four
B.
two
C.
three
D.
five
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