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