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Question #1
The early baroque was characterized by
A.
elaborate counterpoint.
B.
homophonic texture.
C.
development of the standardized orchestra.
D.
diffusion of the style into every corner of Europe.
Question #2
A sonata to be played at court, and therefore dancelike in character, was called a
A.
tarantella.
B.
sonata da chiesa.
C.
sonata da camera.
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.
keyboard instrument suitable for playing basso continuo parts.
C.
electronic instrument whose tone is generated by oscillators.
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.
Florence.
B.
Cremona.
C.
Venice.
D.
Rome.
Question #5
A Vivaldi concerto usually has ____________ movements.
A.
two
B.
four
C.
three
D.
a variable number of
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.
homophonic texture.
B.
an insistent rhythmic drive.
C.
musical symbolism.
D.
simple melodic ideas.
Question #8
Monteverdi, an early baroque composer, strove to create music that was
A.
difficult to perform.
B.
placid and smooth.
C.
extremely complex.
D.
passionate and dramatic.
Question #9
Although all the movements of a baroque suite are in the same key, they differ in
A.
meter.
B.
All answers are correct.
C.
tempo.
D.
national origin.
Question #10
In contrast to fugues, baroque suites tended to have ____________ because they were based on dance steps.
A.
melodies in minor keys
B.
foot stomps and hand claps
C.
choral singers
D.
balanced and symmetrical phrases
Question #11
The various dances of the baroque suite are usually
A.
polyphonic in texture.
B.
in AABB form.
C.
in theme and variation form.
D.
in ABA 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.
suites
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.
aria.
B.
chorale.
C.
recitative.
D.
oratorio.
Question #14
Oratorio differs from opera in that it has no
A.
orchestral accompaniment.
B.
vocal soloists.
C.
choral part.
D.
acting, scenery, or costumes.
Question #15
George Frideric Handel was born in 1685, the same year as
A.
Claudio Monteverdi.
B.
Arcangelo Corelli.
C.
Johann Sebastian Bach.
D.
Antonio Vivaldi.
Question #16
Handel's Messiah is an example of
A.
a song.
B.
musical theater.
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 particular style in the arts, involving action and movement.
B.
a period of decline in the arts.
C.
a class of musical instruments that no longer function.
D.
a scientific movement popular in the seventeenth century.
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.
terraced dynamics
B.
unity of mood
C.
basso continuo
D.
All answers are correct.
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.
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.
a gradual change from loud to soft.
B.
a gradual change from soft to loud.
C.
the sudden alternation from one dynamic level to another.
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.
basso profundo.
B.
sequenced bass.
C.
figured bass.
D.
counterpoint.
Question #26
A large court during the baroque period might employ about ____________ performers.
A.
120
B.
24
C.
80
D.
18
Question #27
Frederick the Great, king of Prussia, was a
A.
flutist.
B.
composer.
C.
general.
D.
All answers are correct.
Question #28
In Italy, music schools were often connected with
A.
public schools.
B.
universities.
C.
courts of the nobility.
D.
orphanages.
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.
orchestra.
B.
tutti.
C.
soloists.
D.
concertino.
Question #31
The solo instruments in Bach's Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 are the ____________, violin, and harpsichord.
A.
trumpet
B.
oboe
C.
flute
D.
cello
Question #32
Bach's Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 is unusual in that
A.
the first movement is not in typical ritornello form.
B.
it gives a solo role to the harpsichord.
C.
it consists of four movements.
D.
it consists of a single movement.
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.
countersubject.
B.
answer.
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.
strettos.
B.
preludes.
C.
answers.
D.
episodes.
Question #35
____________ is a musical procedure in which a fugue subject is imitated before it is completed.
A.
Diminution
B.
Retrograde
C.
Stretto
D.
Augmentation
Question #36
The text, or book, of a musical dramatic work is called the
A.
libretto.
B.
form.
C.
score.
D.
story.
Question #37
A.
Galileo Galilei.
B.
Johann Sebastian Bach.
C.
Giovanni Gabrieli.
D.
Johann Christian Bach.
Question #38
Members of the Camerata wanted to create a new vocal style based on the
A.
organum of the Middle Ages.
B.
glories of their aristocratic patrons.
C.
polyphonic madrigal.
D.
music of the ancient Greek tragedies.
Question #39
Most early baroque operas were based on Greek mythology and
A.
contemporary political events.
B.
contemporary exploration of the new world.
C.
ancient history.
D.
lyric poetry.
Question #40
The earliest opera that has been preserved is Jacopo Peri's
A.
Nerone.
B.
Arsace.
C.
Orfeo.
D.
Euridice.
Question #41
The stage machinery of baroque opera
A.
replaced set designs.
B.
was nonexistent.
C.
bordered on the colossal.
D.
was very primitive.
Question #42
Castrati
A.
All answers are correct.
B.
combined the lung power of a man with the vocal range of a woman.
C.
received the highest fees of any musicians.
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 make a literal repetition of the opening A section after the B section.
B.
would improvise new words for the returning A section.
C.
would insert recitatives between the sections for added variety.
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.
double stops.
B.
tremolo.
C.
sul ponticello.
D.
col legno.
Question #45
In the myth of Orpheus, Orpheus goes to Hades in the hope of bringing ____________ back to life.
A.
Phyllis
B.
Persephone
C.
Oriana
D.
Eurydice
Question #46
A.
Italy.
B.
the Netherlands.
C.
Germany.
D.
France.
Question #47
Baroque trio sonatas usually involve ____________ performers.
A.
three
B.
five
C.
four
D.
two
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