Baroque Music Test
A test of students' understanding of music in the baroque time period.
- 1.The term used in the Baroque period to express emotion or mood is called
- A.
Agitation
- B.
Jealousy
- C.
Affections
- D.
Joy
- 2.A type of song that is meant to imitate the rhythmic patterns of speech, serves a narrative function, and is accompanied only by basso continuo is called
- A.
Secco recitative
- B.
Accompanied recitative
- C.
Castrato
- D.
Basso ostinato
- 3.A 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
- 4.Terraced dynamics involve
- A.
Sudden shifts from one dynamic level to another
- B.
Gradual changes through crescendo and decrescendo
- C.
The same dynamics throughout a piece of music
- 5.Which of the following instruments could play basso continuo?
- A.
Oboe and piano
- B.
Violin and viola
- C.
Bassoon and harpsichord
- D.
Saxophone and cello
- 6.Which of the following forms originated in the Baroque period?
- A.
Fugue
- B.
Concerto grosso
- C.
Oratorio
- D.
Opera
- E.
All of the above
- 7.Monteverdi's first operatic masterpiece was called
- A.
Orfeo
- B.
Le Nozze de Figaro
- C.
Aida
- D.
Persephone
- 8.The Baroque 'trio sonata' is a somewhat misleading title in that is usually involves _____ performers.
- A.
3
- B.
4
- C.
5
- D.
2
- 9.The Italian composer, Vivaldi, wrote concertos
- A.
Only for string instruments
- B.
Only for violins with continuo
- C.
For a great variety of instruments
- D.
Only for keyboard instruments
- 10.The musical representation of specific poetic images; when the music reflects the meaning of words, it is called
- A.
Word painting
- B.
Imagery
- C.
A metaphor
- 11.Although all the movements of a baroque suite are written in the same key, they can differ in
- A.
Meter
- B.
National origin
- C.
Tempo
- D.
All of the above
- 12.The various dances of a baroque suite are usually
- A.
In theme and variation form
- B.
In binary form
- C.
In ABA form
- D.
In ternary form
- 13.Oratorio differs from opera in that it has no
- A.
Orchestral accompaniment
- B.
Acting, scenery, or costumes
- C.
Choral parts
- D.
Vocal soloists
- 14.Like operas, ___________ and ______________ have arias, recitatives, chorus, and orchestral preludes/overtures.
- A.
Cantatas, oratorios
- B.
Chorales, concertos
- C.
Overtures, preludes
- 15.Handel's Messiah is an example of
- A.
An oratorio
- B.
An opera
- C.
Musical theater
- D.
A song
- 16.A hymn tune that is easy to sing and remember and is incorporated into a cantata is a
- A.
Subject
- B.
Melody
- C.
Theme
- D.
Chorale
- 17.A type of repetition in which the bassline is repeated over and over while the melodies above it change is called
- A.
A canon
- B.
Basso continuo
- C.
Ground bass
- 18.A piece that sounds fairly complete and independent but is part of a larger composition is called a
- A.
Concerto
- B.
Movement
- C.
Fugue
- D.
Ground bass
- 19.A --------------- is a polyphonic composition based on one main theme called a subject.
- A.
Fugue
- B.
Ground bass
- C.
Ritornello
- D.
Recitative
- 20.Ritornello form and concerto grosso is based on the alternation of two instrumental groups: --------------- and -----------------.
- A.
Tutti, solo
- B.
Forte, piano
- C.
Violins, woodwinds
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