Baroque Music
Baroque music. An exam test essay thingy for my stupid class that sucks and im spending more time doing this quiz than actually studying!
- 1.
One of the most revolutionary periods in music history was the...
- A.
Renaissance
- B.
Early Baroque
- C.
Middle Baroque
- D.
Late Baroque
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B. Early Baroque -
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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
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D. Diffusion of the style into every corner of europe -
- 3.
A popular keyboard instrument in which sound was produced by means of brass blades striking the strings was the...
- A.
Clavichord
- B.
Harpsichord
- C.
Organ
- D.
Basso continuo
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A. Clavichord -
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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
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D. Emotional states or moods of music -
- 5.
In the baroque period the ordinary citizens opportunities for hearing music usually came from the...
- A.
Court
- B.
Church
- C.
Concert hall
- D.
Corner tavern
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B. Church -
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In italy music schools were often connected with...
- A.
Orphanages
- B.
Courts of the nobility
- C.
Public schools
- D.
Universities
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A. Orphanages -
- 7.
The music director of a court in the baroque period...
- A.
Supervised and directed the musical performances
- B.
Composed much of the music required
- C.
Was responsible for the discipline of the other musicians
- D.
All of the above
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D. All of the above -
- 8.
A large court during the baroque period might employ about____performers...
- A.
18
- B.
24
- C.
80
- D.
120
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C. 80 -
- 9.
The tempo markings of the movements of a concerto grosso are usually______,_______, and _______.
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fast, slow, fast - 10.
The large group of players in a concerto grosso is known as the__________.
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tutti - 11.
The first and last movements of the concerto grosso are often in_______ form.
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ritornello - 12.
Presentation of a subject from right to left, or beginning with the last note and proceeding backward to the first is __________.
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retrograde - 13.
Main theme of a fugue is ________.
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subject - 14.
Imitation of a subject before it is completed is ________.
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stretto - 15.
Subject of a fugue presented in the dominant is _______.
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answer - 16.
Presentation of a subject in lengthened time values is_____
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augmentation - 17.
Presentation of a subject in shortened time values is __________.
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diminution - 18.
Melodic idea that constantly accompanies the subject of a fugue is ________.
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countersubject - 19.
Turning the subject of a fugue upside down, or reversing the direction of each interval is _______.
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inversion - 20.
Single tone, usually in the bass, that is held while the other voices produce a series of changing harmonies against it is _________.
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pedal point - 21.
Transitional sections of a fugue that offer either new material or fragments of the subject or countersubject
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episodes - 22.
Play, set to music and sung to orchestral accompaniment, with scenery, costumes and action is ________.
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opera - 23.
Singer with a low range who usually takes comic roles is _______.
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basso buffo - 24.
Musical number for two solo voices with orchestral accompaniment is _____.
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duet - 25.
Singer with a very low range, and powerful voice, who usually takes roles calling for great dignity is ________.
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basso profundo - 26.
Vocal line that imitates the rhythms and pitch fluctuations of speech is _________.
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recitative - 27.
Person who beats time, indicates expression, cues in musicians, and controls the balance among instruments and voices is __________.
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conductor - 28.
People on the opera stage who do not sing, but carry spears, fill out crowds, drink wine, or do other things that add to the operas effect is _________.
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supernumeraries - 29.
Text, or book, of a musical dramatic work is _______.
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libretto - 30.
Operatic number in which three or more lead singers are involved is __________.
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ensemble - 31.
Orchestral composition performed before the curtain rises on a dramatic work is ________.
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overture - 32.
Person who gives cues and reminds singers of words or pitches if they momentarily lose their place is ___________.
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prompter - 33.
Members of the camerata wanted to create a new vocal style based on the,
- A.
Music of the ancient greek tragedies
- B.
Glories of their aristocratic patrons
- C.
Organum of the middle ages
- D.
Polyphonic madrigal
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A. Music of the ancient greek tragedies -
- 34.
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.
Was expected to embellish the returning melody with ornamental tones
- C.
Would insert recitatives between the sections for added variety
- D.
Improvise new words for the returning A section
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B. Was expected to embellish the returning melody with ornamental tones -
- 35.
The first opera house in europe to offer entry to anyone with the price of admission opened in 1637 in,
- A.
Hamburg
- B.
London
- C.
Rome
- D.
Venice
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D. Venice -
- 36.
The members of the camerata wanted the vocal line of their music to follow,
- A.
Standard rules of musical theory
- B.
The rythms and pitch fluctuations of speech
- C.
The lines of contrapuntal writing
- D.
Set metrical and melodic patterns
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B. The rythms and pitch fluctuations of speech -
- 37.
Speechlike melody accompanied only by a basso continuo is called,
- A.
Secco recitative
- B.
Accompanied recitative
- C.
Castrato
- D.
Basso ostinato
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A. Secco recitative -
- 38.
Embellishments are,
- A.
Ornamental tones not printed in the music that seventeenth and eighteenth century performers were expected to add to the melody
- B.
Music created at the same time it is performed
- C.
Notes printed in the music that embellish the melody
- D.
Obsolete in contemporary performances
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A. Ornamental tones not printed in the music that seventeenth and eighteenth century performers were expected to add to the melody -
- 39.
Monteverdi spent the greater part of his career in the most important church post in italy, that of
- A.
Notre dame, paris
- B.
The duomo, florence
- C.
St. marks, venice
- D.
The vatican, rome
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C. St. marks, venice -
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To achieve intensity of expression, monteverdi used________ with unprecedented freedom and daring.
- A.
Consonance
- B.
Dissonance
- C.
Basso continuo
- D.
Texts
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B. Dissonance -
- 41.
Which of the following statements is not true.
- A.
Monteverdis orfeo, written in 1607, is considered to be the earliest operatic masterpiece
- B.
All twelve of monteverdis operas are regularly performed in europe and america
- C.
Monteverdi creates variety in orfeo by using many kinds of music, combing recitatives, arias, duets, choruses, and instrumental interludes into one dramatic whole
- D.
Monteverdis works form a musical bridge between the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries and greatly influenced composers of the time.
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B. All twelve of monteverdis operas are regularly performed in europe and america -
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Monteverdis vocal music was usually supported by a _______and other instruments.
- A.
Bassoon
- B.
Trumpet
- C.
Basso continuo
- D.
String bass
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C. Basso continuo -
- 43.
A common variation form in the baroque is the ground bass, or _______
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o stinato - 44.
Dido and aeneas, which many people concider the finest opera ever written to an english tex, was inspired by virgils epic poem, the ________; it was written for students at a ______; it has a great number of dances (more so than is usual in opera) because ____________.
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aenied, girls boarding school, ballet master - 45.
Some indication of the acclaim and respect given purcell by his contemporaries in can be seen from the fact that he is buried in __________.
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wes minstratti - 46.
Baroque trio sonatas usually involve_________performers.
- A.
Two
- B.
Three
- C.
Four
- D.
Five
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C. Four -
- 47.
The sonata in the baroque period was a composition in several movements for
- A.
A solo instrument
- B.
Three solo instruments
- C.
Two to four instruments
- D.
One to eight instruments
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D. One to eight instruments -
- 48.
Corellis trio sonota in A minor, Op. 3, No. 10, is scored for
- A.
Two violins
- B.
Solo violin and orchestra
- C.
Two violins and basso continuo
- D.
Piano, violin and cello
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C. Two violins and basso continuo -
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Characteristic of baroque trio sonotas, the second movement of corellis trio sonota in A minor, Op. 3, No. 10, is
- A.
Slow and dignified
- B.
Songlike
- C.
Fuguelike
- D.
A dance
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C. Fuguelike -
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The abbreviation op. stands for Opus latin for...
- A.
Cartoon character
- B.
Spring
- C.
Work
- D.
Opulent
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C. Work -
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