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Question #1
The early baroque was characterized by
A.
diffusion of the style into every corner of Europe.
B.
elaborate counterpoint.
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.
trio sonata.
C.
sonata da camera.
D.
sonata da chiesa.
Question #3
The theorbo is a(n)
A.
electronic instrument whose tone is generated by oscillators.
B.
bass woodwind instrument similar to the bassoon.
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.
Rome.
B.
Florence.
C.
Cremona.
D.
Venice.
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.
sonata.
B.
opera.
C.
concerto.
D.
fugue.
Question #7
Bach achieves unity of mood in his compositions by using
A.
simple melodic ideas.
B.
an insistent rhythmic drive.
C.
homophonic texture.
D.
musical symbolism.
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.
tempo.
B.
All answers are correct.
C.
meter.
D.
national origin.
Question #10
In contrast to fugues, baroque suites tended to have ____________ because they were based on dance steps.
A.
balanced and symmetrical phrases
B.
foot stomps and hand claps
C.
choral singers
D.
melodies in minor keys
Question #11
The various dances of the baroque suite are usually
A.
in theme and variation form.
B.
in ABA form.
C.
polyphonic in texture.
D.
in AABB 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.
sonatas
D.
operas
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.
acting, scenery, or costumes.
C.
vocal soloists.
D.
orchestral accompaniment.
Question #15
George Frideric Handel was born in 1685, the same year as
A.
Claudio Monteverdi.
B.
Antonio Vivaldi.
C.
Arcangelo Corelli.
D.
Johann Sebastian Bach.
Question #16
Handel's Messiah is an example of
A.
a song.
B.
musical theater.
C.
an opera.
D.
an oratorio.
Question #17
Where did Handel's Messiah receive its premiere?
A.
London
B.
Austria
C.
Ireland
D.
Venice
Question #18
Modern historians use the term baroque to indicate
A.
a period of decline in the arts.
B.
a scientific movement popular in the seventeenth century.
C.
a class of musical instruments that no longer function.
D.
a particular style in the arts, involving action and movement.
Question #19
Affections in baroque usage refers to
A.
the nobility's manner of deportment.
B.
the doctrine of universal brotherhood.
C.
terraced dynamics.
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.
All answers are correct.
D.
basso continuo
Question #21
The compelling drive and energy in baroque music are usually provided by
A.
the high dynamic level.
B.
complex harmonic progressions.
C.
repeated rhythmic patterns.
D.
a bawdy text.
Question #22
Baroque melodies often are
A.
elaborate and ornamental.
B.
easy to sing and remember.
C.
short and simple.
D.
impossible to play.
Question #23
Melodic sequence refers to
A.
a composition by Vivaldi.
B.
the successive repetition of a musical idea at higher or lower pitches.
C.
a preferred method of tuning an instrument.
D.
the pedagogical steps in learning to play an instrument.
Question #24
Terraced dynamics refers to
A.
the sudden alternation from one dynamic level to another.
B.
a gradual change from soft to loud.
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.
basso profundo.
B.
figured bass.
C.
sequenced bass.
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.
composer.
B.
flutist.
C.
All answers are correct.
D.
general.
Question #28
In Italy, music schools were often connected with
A.
orphanages.
B.
universities.
C.
courts of the nobility.
D.
public schools.
Question #29
A concerto grosso most often has ____________ movement(s).
A.
three
B.
four
C.
two
D.
one
Question #30
The large group of players in a concerto grosso is known as the
A.
soloists.
B.
orchestra.
C.
concertino.
D.
tutti.
Question #31
The solo instruments in Bach's Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 are the ____________, violin, and harpsichord.
A.
oboe
B.
flute
C.
trumpet
D.
cello
Question #32
Bach's Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 is unusual in that
A.
it consists of four movements.
B.
it gives a solo role to the harpsichord.
C.
the first movement is not in typical ritornello form.
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.
answer.
B.
stretto.
C.
countersubject.
D.
episode.
Question #34
Transitional sections of a fugue that offer either new material or fragments of the subject or countersubject are called
A.
answers.
B.
preludes.
C.
episodes.
D.
strettos.
Question #35
____________ is a musical procedure in which a fugue subject is imitated before it is completed.
A.
Stretto
B.
Retrograde
C.
Diminution
D.
Augmentation
Question #36
The text, or book, of a musical dramatic work is called the
A.
libretto.
B.
score.
C.
story.
D.
form.
Question #37
The two giants of baroque composition were George Frideric Handel and
A.
Galileo Galilei.
B.
Giovanni Gabrieli.
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.
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 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.
Arsace.
C.
Nerone.
D.
Orfeo.
Question #41
The stage machinery of baroque opera
A.
was very primitive.
B.
was nonexistent.
C.
bordered on the colossal.
D.
replaced set designs.
Question #42
Castrati
A.
received the highest fees of any musicians.
B.
were male singers who had been castrated before puberty.
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.
was expected to embellish the returning melody with ornamental tones.
B.
would improvise new words for the returning A section.
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.
sul ponticello.
B.
tremolo.
C.
double stops.
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.
Oriana
C.
Eurydice
D.
Persephone
Question #46
A.
France.
B.
the Netherlands.
C.
Italy.
D.
Germany.
Question #47
Baroque trio sonatas usually involve ____________ performers.
A.
two
B.
four
C.
five
D.
three
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