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Question #1
The most important genre developed in the Baroque was:
A.
Lieder
B.
opera
C.
the mass
D.
singing
Question #2
The principal components of opera include arias, recitatives, overtures, and:
A.
choruses
B.
chant
C.
cantatas
Question #3
Opera is the precursor to which later art form?
A.
Vaudeville
B.
Operetta
C.
the Broadway musical
D.
All of these
Question #4
Which of the following was NOT an early master of Italian opera?
A.
Monteverdi
B.
Peri
C.
Machiavelli
D.
Handel
Question #5
The text of an opera is known as a:
A.
screenplay
B.
libretto
C.
recitative
Question #6
Which is NOT true of an overture?
A.
It may introduce themes from arias to follow.
B.
It's played between scenes.
C.
The pit orchestra plays it
D.
It is an instrumental introduction to an opera.
Question #7
An aria is a solo song that features:
A.
an orchestra interlude
B.
rapid speechlike declamation
C.
tuneful and highly emotive melodies
D.
homorhythmic choral singing
Question #8
The opera company that Dr. Wentz founded and runs is called:
A.
Los Angeles Opera
B.
Mission Opera
C.
Santa Clarita Opera
D.
LAMC Opera
Question #9
Where was Purcell employed when he wrote Dido and Aeneas?
A.
He was a church organist.
B.
He was a photography professor
C.
He was a court composer.
D.
He was a music teacher in a girls' school.
Question #10
The libretto for Dido and Aeneas is based on:
A.
the Iliad.
B.
the Aeneid.
C.
the Odyssey.
Question #11
Which musical style best describes the opening line "Thy hand, Belinda"?
A.
recitative
B.
aria
Question #12
What is the structural basis for Dido's aria?
A.
ritornello
B.
ground bass
C.
da capo
Question #13
In the aria, Dido sings "Remember me, but ah! forget my fate." What was her fate?
A.
to leave her country
B.
to marry Aeneas
C.
to die
Question #14
How does Purcell musically depict Dido's grief in this aria?
A.
with a frenetic rhythmic pulse
B.
with a descending, chromatic bass line
C.
with a disjunct solo line
Question #15
A ground bass is heard only at the beginning of Dido's aria.
A.
False
B.
True
Question #16
Dido and Aeneas was first presented by:
A.
a group of girls at a boarding school
B.
the Royal Opera of England??
C.
no one, since stage plays were outlawed
Question #17
The masque was an English entertainment that combined music and poetry.
A.
False
B.
True
Question #18
The earliest opera plots were drawn from real-life situations.
A.
False
B.
True
Question #19
Oratorio originally came from which denomination?
A.
Lutheran
B.
Jewish
C.
Catholic
D.
Jehovah's Witness
Question #20
Which best describes the texture heard in the "Hallelujah" chorus?
A.
All three textures
B.
Homophonic
C.
Monophonic
D.
Polyphonic
Question #21
An operatic song in the form A-B-A, which allows for the soloist to embellish the last section, is called a:
A.
lament aria
B.
da capo aria
C.
masque
D.
ritornello
Question #22
The Baroque oratorio evolved out of events that took place during which historical event?
A.
The Punic Wars
B.
The Reformation
C.
The Counter-Reformation
D.
The Industrial Revolution
Question #23
How many operas did Handel write?
A.
Nearly 100
B.
Nearly 50
C.
9
D.
1
Question #24
Who created the first English Oratorio?
A.
Purcell
B.
Monteverdi
C.
Handel
D.
Peri
Question #25
The star of the opera is classified as a:
A.
Chorus
B.
Principal
C.
Comprimario
D.
Supernumerary
Question #26
Which opera characters have a named part and also sing, but usually don’t get arias?
A.
Protagonists
B.
Comprimarios
C.
Principals
D.
Antagonists
Question #27
Handel's Messiah was commissioned by the Catholic Church.
A.
False
B.
True
Question #28
The Camerata who were known as the founding fathers of opera lived in this Italian city:
A.
Florence
B.
Milan
C.
Verona
D.
Venice
Question #29
Who was credited with writing the very first opera?
A.
Jacopo Peri
B.
Georg Frederic Handel
C.
Giacomo Puccini
D.
Henry Purcell
Question #30
What was the name of the first opera?
A.
Dafne
B.
Giulio Cesare
C.
La Boheme
D.
Dido and Aeneus
Question #31
Which type of opera became popular in the Baroque?
A.
Both opera seria and opera buffa
B.
Opera seria
C.
Verismo
D.
Opera buffa
Question #32
The male singers, who gave the ultimate sacrifice, to stay high sopranos were known as what?
A.
Sopranatos
B.
Castrati
C.
Ball-less
D.
Altos
Question #33
What's another name for ground bass?
A.
Ostinato
B.
Walking line
C.
Chord changes
D.
Harmony
Question #34
Which is NOT true of a Baroque oratorio?
A.
It featured arias, recitatives, ensemble numbers, choruses, and narration.
B.
It's secular
C.
It was generally based on a biblical story and performed in a church.
D.
It utilized scenery, acting, and costumes, just as in opera.
Question #35
The libretto of Messiah was based on....
A.
Both the Old and New Testaments
B.
The Torah
C.
The New Testament
D.
The Old Testament
Question #36
Handel lived everywhere except:
A.
Italy
B.
England
C.
Germany
D.
France
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