Music 120 - Music Appreciation » Fall 2022 » Quiz 3

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Question #1
The concerto
A.   was a new instrumental genre of the Baroque era featuring an instrumental soloist and orchestra.
B.   was a large-scale music drama with acting, scenery, and costumes.
C.   grew out of the lavish aristocratic weddings of the Renaissance.
D.   was a Renaissance genre that gained popularity in the Baroque era.
Question #2
Vivaldi wrote instrumental music that depicts a scene without the use of sung words, a genre called
A.   absolute music.
B.   program music or "sound story" 
C.   song.
D.   intentional music.
Question #3
The solo instrument featured in Vivaldi’s Spring concerto is the
A.   violin.
B.   harpsichord.
C.   cello.
D.   double bass.
Question #4
Which of the following describe William Billings’s contributions to American music history?
A.   cultivating a tradition of American psalmody
B.   contributing songs to the cause of independence from Great Britain
C.   All answers are correct.
D.   emphasizing the institutional importance of music
Question #5
Which of the following is a collection of music by William Billings?
A.   The Great Book of Polyphony
B.   Old Bill’s Tunes and Ditties
C.   The New England Psalm Singer
D.   The New England Collection of Cantatas
Question #6
“Singing schools” were designed
A.   to teach a congregation the basics of notation and theory.
B.   to train the colonists to become professional singers.
C.   to train singers without learning to read music.
D.   to teach a congregation heterophonic singing.
Question #7
The main theme of a fugue is known as the
A.   episode.
B.   fugato.
C.   subject.
D.   answer.
Question #8
Fugues feature a predominantly _________ texture.
A.   monophonic
B.   heterophonic
C.   homophonic
D.   polyphonic
Question #9
A highly structured contrapuntal form based on a single theme or subject is a
A.   fugue.
B.   da capo.
C.   prelude.
D.   toccata.

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