History And Analysis Q & As

10 Questions | By Catherinehalcomb | Updated: Mar 21, 2022 | Attempts: 103

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Take this ultimate history and analysis Q & A to see how much you can remember from class. (Note: Try to answer all these questions without referring to class notes or searching to gauge your true level of learning. )

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1.

Describe anything you can remember about the Alberti Bass. Include which Period you think it belongs to, and talk about its usage. No more than two sentences.
2.

Can you think of three leading composers from the Baroque period? Name them as best as you can remember.
3.

Mention at least five things you can remember which help you identify Romantic Period Music
4.

Which of these dates best defines the Baroque Period in Music?
- A.
  
  1550-1715
- B.
  
  1650-1785
- C.
  
  1600-1750
- D.
  
  1615-1765
5.

When do you think this piece was composed?
- A.
  
  Renaissance Period
- B.
  
  Late Romantic Period
- C.
  
  Classical Period
- D.
  
  Baroque Period
- E.
  
  20th Century
6.

Which of these choices reminds you of the Renaissance Period?
- A.
  
  Modalism
- B.
  
  Alberti Bass
- C.
  
  Basso Ostinato
- D.
  
  Gregorian Chant
- E.
  
  Start of Polyphony
- F.
  
  Secular Music more popular
- G.
  
  Orfeo
- H.
  
  Expression of self most important
- I.
  
  Simplicity was vital
- J.
  
  Ornamentation and Ostentatious
7.

Which was the first surviving opera?
- A.
  
  Jacopo Peri's Euridice
- B.
  
  Claudio Monteverdi's L'Orfeo
- C.
  
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 's Idomeneo
- D.
  
  Vincenzo Bellini's Norma
8.

In which year, famous composer Bacilly published a collection of “songs to dance and drink to”?
- A.
  
  1783
- B.
  
  1619
- C.
  
  1564
- D.
  
  1688
9.

What was the major characteristic associated with the Baroque Period?
- A.
  
  Grandeur
- B.
  
  Serenity
- C.
  
  Nationalism
- D.
  
  Liberalism