MUS 312 Unit #3 Test

The form of da capo arias is Select one: a.ABA. b.AB. c.ABACA. d.AABA.

a. ABA.

Who among the following was one of the great violin makers, based in Cremona, in the seventeenth century? Select one: a.Nicolò Amati b.Arcangelo Corelli c.Denis Gaultier d.Biagio Marini

a. Nicolò Amati

How do many of the solos in Purcell's Dido and Aeneas reflect English musical traditions? Select one: a.They are in a major mode and tuneful. b.They are highly chromatic and expressive of the text. c.They contain spoken dialogue. d.They are interrupted by a dance.

a. They are in a major mode and tuneful.

In style brisé Select one: a.a framework of a musical line would sound between several registers and the listener's imagination would be left to fill in various lines. b.a melody would sound over blocks of chords. c.a melody would sound without any accompaniment. d.an accompaniment of broken arpeggios would underscore the entire work.

a. a framework of a musical line would sound between several registers and the listener's imagination would be left to fill in various lines.

For the bulk of Monteverdi's career, his main employment was Select one: a.at St. Mark's in Venice. b.at court in Mantua. c.at the French court. d.in the Roman opera houses.

a. at St. Mark's in Venice.

What art form, practiced by Louis XIV, influenced seventeenth-century developments in French opera? Select one: a.ballet b.painting c.miming d.architecture

a. ballet

Typically, Buxtehude's toccatas Select one: a.contain a series of improvisatory sections that alternate with fugal sections. b.are followed by a lengthier fugue. c.are entirely improvisatory. d.contain a single subject that is treated fugally throughout.

a. contain a series of improvisatory sections that alternate with fugal sections.

The German Stadtpfeifer system encouraged Select one: a.families to make music their trade over generations. b.amateur music-making at exceptionally high levels. c.freelance musicians to operate without seeking steady employment. d.court-centered musical activities at the expense of public entertainments.

a. families to make music their trade over generations.

Louis XIV's Great Stable Select one: a.influenced the rise of wind instruments. b.provided freelance employment to numerous Paris-based musicians. c.employed the most virtuoso violinists, increasing the job opportunities for professional string players. d.funded the publication of numerous works for brass ensemble.

a. influenced the rise of wind instruments.

Biagio Marini's work is an early example of Select one: a.instrumental monody. b.instrumental da capo form. c.instrumental recitative. d.instrumental Doctrine of the Affections.

a. instrumental monody.

Barbara Strozzi is a rarity because Select one: a.she was a well-known musician who didn't take part in music of opera or the church. b.she is the only female composer who was able to publish before the nineteenth century. c.she had no formal training. d.her style was so very revolutionary, reflecting the values of the age.

a. she was a well-known musician who didn't take part in music of opera or the church.

In binary form Select one: a.the first section ends on the dominant and the second on the tonic. b.the first and third sections typically end on tonic and a middle section explores the dominant key. c.the subject can act as a ritornello, and its restatements in various keys provide signposts for the tonal framework. d.the trio can be in the subdominant.

a. the first section ends on the dominant and the second on the tonic.

How did John Blow and Henry Purcell satisfy Charles II's interest in solo singing with orchestral accompaniment? Select one: a.with verse anthems b.with large-scale concertos c.with cantatas d.with incorporating more arias into their operas

a. with verse anthems

One leading composer of the vocal cantata was Select one: a.Barbara Strozzi. b.Claudio Monteverdi. c.Giovanni Gabrieli. d.Alessandro Grandi.

a.Barbara Strozzi.

When opera became popular in Rome in the 1620s, what stylistic changes occurred? Select one: a.Distinctions between aria and recitative were heightened. b.Female star singers became principally important to success. c.Orchestral instrumentation became standardized. d.The chorus lost some resemblances to Greek tragedy.

a.Distinctions between aria and recitative were heightened.

Heinrich Schütz spent more that fifty years working in Select one: a.Dresden. b.Venice. c.Rome. d.Leipzig.

a.Dresden.

The first opera to have a longstanding place in the repertory is Select one: a.Monteverdi's Orfeo. b.Peri's L'Euridice. c.Peri's Dafne. d.Cavalli's Giasone.

a.Monteverdi's Orfeo.

In the early seventeenth century, how did a sonata differ from a canzona? Select one: a.Sonatas had fewer melody instruments. b.Sonatas had more melody instruments. c.Sonatas were structured with a basso ostinato. d.Sonatas were imitative and polyphonic.

a.Sonatas had fewer melody instruments.

What is one way in which oratorios differed from operas? Select one: a.There was often a narrator in oratorio. b.Oratorios were always staged. c.The chorus of oratorios had a specific role to play. d.Oratorio composers eschewed recitative.

a.There was often a narrator in oratorio.

Why was Girolamo Mei's theory that all Greek music consisted of a single melodic line, delivered directly and clearly, significant for seventeenth-century thinkers? Select one: a.They thought that style of delivery could elicit powerful emotions. b.It supported the efforts of the Catholic Church in the Counter-Reformation. c.Madrigal composers were able to justify their chromatic experimentations with such theories. d.Instrumental musicians were able to justify inclusion in the formation of opera.

a.They thought that style of delivery could elicit powerful emotions.

Monteverdi devised the concitato genere to convey Select one: a.anger. b.love. c.pastoral simplicity. d.anticipation.

a.anger.

The notation that included symbols around bass notes to indicate chords is called Select one: a.figured bass. b.thorough bass. c.second practice. d.concertato.

a.figured bass.

Following Caccini's Le nuove musiche, what is one formal structure that became important in solo song? Select one: a.strophic b.da capo c.ritornello d.sonata

a.strophic

The libretto of Giacomo Carissimi's Jephte originated in Select one: a.the Bible. b.Greek mythology. c.an Italian play. d.local legend.

a.the Bible.

In passacaglias, what part of the original theme is unchanged in the variations? Select one: a.the bass or harmonic progression b.the melody c.the rhythm or harmonies d.one of the alto lines

a.the bass or harmonic progression

Passions tell the story of Select one: a.the crucifixion. b.Christmas. c.Romeo and Juliet. d.Easter.

a.the crucifixion.

By the final decades of the seventeenth century, Corelli and Lully were writing music that was Select one: a.tonal. b.in the church modes. c.well tempered. d.cantus mollis.

a.tonal.

In Peri's recitative, what is one way in which music reflects speech patterns? Select one: a.A new notation was developed to allow for slides and other pitches that fall between modal pitches. b.Syllables accented in speech are harmonized with consonances. c.Syllables accented in speech are harmonized with dissonances. d.Passages are set to quick, patter rhythms to imitate real-time speaking.

b. Syllables accented in speech are harmonized with consonances.

How did da capo form suit the needs of singers in the seventeenth century? Select one: a.The proscribed slow section allowed for much expressivity. b.The return of the A section allowed the singers to embellish the written music, showing off their voice. c.The dancelike rhythms suited French tastes. d.The ensemble ritornellos provided signposts through the tonal framework.

b. The return of the A section allowed the singers to embellish the written music, showing off their voice.

The second part of a French opera overture is Select one: a.homophonic with dotted and anacrustic figures. b.fast, with fugal imitation. c.often displaying a contrasting affection. d.slow and stately, suitable for the king's arrival.

b. fast, with fugal imitation.

Buxtehude composed music for many Abendmusiken, which were Select one: a.the Lutheran equivalent to Vespers. b.public concerts following afternoon church services. c.daily concerts for the prince. d.short musical theater pieces for elite schools.

b. public concerts following afternoon church services.

What feature of Corelli's instrumental music is seen as a demonstration of emerging functional tonality? Select one: a.the multiple movements that rarely contain related material between them b.strings of suspensions and sequences that progress through various tonalities c.the freedom offered to performers with the possibilities of ornamentation and basso continuo d.his expressivity and ability to illustrate the affections

b. strings of suspensions and sequences that progress through various tonalities

What fundamental institution in today's musical life was pioneered in seventeenth-century London? Select one: a.opera b.the public concert c.the community band d.university music departments

b. the public concert

Many instrumental works adopted the structuring device of Select one: a.da capo form. b.variations. c.recitative. d.sonata allegro.

b. variations.

Récitatif mesuré Select one: a.alternated between duple and triple pulses. b.was uniformly measured. c.was accompanied by melody instruments. d.was accompanied only by the continuo.

b. was uniformly measured.

Whom did Giulio Strozzi honor with a volume of adulatory poetry? Select one: a.Claudio Monteverdi b.Anna Renzi c.Francesca Caccini d.Jacopo Peri

b.Anna Renzi

One of the most influential organists of the seventeenth century was Select one: a.Johann Sebastian Bach. b.Dieterich Buxtehude. c.Johann Jacob Froberger. d.Johann Joseph Fux

b.Dieterich Buxtehude.

Oratorios were often produced during Select one: a.high feast days. b.Lent. c.Vespers. d.formal state ceremonies.

b.Lent.

When composers wrote in stile antico, they adopted stylistic traits of Select one: a.Monteverdi. b.Palestrina. c.Josquin. d.Gabrieli.

b.Palestrina.

Basso ostinato is Select one: a.the lowest plucked string instrument. b.a repeating pattern in the bass that helps structure the work. c.a repeating harmonic sequence that helps structure the work. d.a notated figure that signifies a repeat of an earlier bass pattern.

b.a repeating pattern in the bass that helps structure the work.

One seventeenth-century French style of song was called Select one: a.melodíe. b.airs de cour. c.ballade. d.La vie en rose.

b.airs de cour.

In Giulio Caccini's Le nuove musiche, the strophic songs were called Select one: a.madrigals. b.arias. c.Camerata. d.cantatas.

b.arias.

Francesca Caccini's La liberazione di Ruggiero dall'isola d'Alcina, which contained all elements of opera, was billed as a(n) Select one: a.intermezzo. b.ballet. c.opera. d.pastoral drama.

b.ballet.

Which of the following became common for the first time in the seventeenth century? Select one: a.dotted rhythms b.bar lines c.time signatures d.16th notes

b.bar lines

Caccini's foreward to Le nuove musiche includes Select one: a.descriptions of the genres then popular. b.delineations of ornaments then in use. c.a defense against Artusi's accusations. d.a theory of tonality.

b.delineations of ornaments then in use.

Frescobaldi wrote several toccatas Select one: a.between acts of an opera. b.for Mass. c.for dance suites. d.for cantatas.

b.for Mass.

According to Claudio Monteverdi, when could the rules governing counterpoint be broken? Select one: a.never b.for the purposes of text expression c.in recitative d.when the composer was recreating ancient music

b.for the purposes of text expression

Schütz's Saul, was verfolgst du mich is a Select one: a.small-scale concerto. b.large-scale concerto. c.oratorio. d.cantata.

b.large-scale concerto.

Girolamo Frescobaldi's toccatas were often Select one: a.strophic. b.sectional. c.binary. d.ternary.

b.sectional.

In the seventeenth century, Catholic sacred music written in a style that was newer than that of Palestrina was considered Select one: a.stile antico. b.stile moderno. c.anathema. d.Venetian in origin.

b.stile moderno.

Groupings of stylized dances into multimovement works are known as Select one: a.symphonies. b.suites. c.fugues. d.gigues.

b.suites.

Concertato ensembles Select one: a.were comprised of like instruments, as in recorder ensembles. b.were comprised of contrasting instruments and voices. c.were highly virtuosic groups of young, orphaned, and poor students. d.were the most elite instrumentalists in Italian courts, funded by the aristocracy.

b.were comprised of contrasting instruments and voices.

What is one way that Louis XIV reinforced the power of the state through dance? Select one: a.Any dance maneuvers that were too difficult for Louis XIV to perform were banned. b.Dancers who failed to dance at a sufficient level were jailed. c.Aristocrats were required to take part in social dance d.The only ballets that took place were for the entertainment of the king.

c. Aristocrats were required to take part in social dance

What policy of Oliver Cromwell's government greatly impacted English theatrical genres? Select one: a.a prohibition of music in public b.a prohibition of women on the stage c.a prohibition of stage plays d.a prohibition of foreign productions

c. a prohibition of stage plays

In mid-seventeenth-century Italy, a cantata was Select one: a.a polyphonic setting of a Lutheran church service. b.a choral work in the vein of a madrigal. c.a sacred work for chorus that is defined by lyricism and attention to text expression. d.a secular, sectional, usually solo, vocal composition with continuo.

c. a sacred work for chorus that is defined by lyricism and attention to text expression.

The Lutheran historia is Select one: a.an epic ballad that relays the history of the Reformation. b.modeled on the small-scale concerto. c.based on a biblical narrative. d.a more concertized incarnation of the chorale.

c. based on a biblical narrative.

In Lully's Armide, the title character's vacillation between resolve to kill Renaud and feelings of love for him is expressed with Select one: a.a da capo aria. b.récitatif mesuré. c.récitatif simple. d.a strophic aria.

c. récitatif simple.

If performed by a certain instrumentation, Georg Philipp Telemann's Paris Quartets are the earliest examples of the Select one: a.symphony. b.concerto grosso. c.string quartet. d.violin sonata.

c. string quartet.

In basso continuo Select one: a.a keyboard in its low range has the melody. b.the alto line dominates. c.the top and bottom voices are notated and the rest are left for improvisation. d.only the bass line is notated and the rest are left for improvisation.

c. the top and bottom voices are notated and the rest are left for improvisation.

In Purcell's Dido and Aeneas, the scene structure reveals the influence of Select one: a.Claudio Monteverdi. b.Alessandro Scarlatti. c.Jean-Baptiste Lully. d.Giovanni Battista Pergolesi.

c.Jean-Baptiste Lully.

Louis XIV's favorite musician was Select one: a.François Couperin. b.Elisabeth-Claude Jaquet de la Guerre. c.Jean-Baptiste Lully. d.Jean-Philippe Quinault.

c.Jean-Baptiste Lully.

How does the Orpheus and Eurydice myth illustrate the power of music to stir the emotions? Select one: a.Eurydice stops an imminent war by singing. b.Orpheus controls Eurydice by singing, forcing her to commit several crimes. c.Orpheus, by singing, convinces the gods of the Underworld to release Eurydice. d.Eurydice, having murdered hundreds of men, is convinced to abandon her ways when she falls in love with Orpheus's singing.

c.Orpheus, by singing, convinces the gods of the Underworld to release Eurydice.

Frescobaldi worked in Select one: a.Venice. b.Florence. c.Rome. d.Paris.

c.Rome.

How were cantatas of the late seventeenth century influenced by opera? Select one: a.They began to be performed publicly. b.They were staged. c.They contained recitatives and arias. d.They were accompanied by an orchestral.

c.They contained recitatives and arias.

In the late seventeenth century, the most important Italian city for opera was Select one: a.Florence. b.Rome. c.Venice. d.Naples.

c.Venice.

One common basso ostinato pattern found in laments is Select one: a.an ascending octave. b.an arpeggiated tonic-dominant sequence. c.a descending tetrachord. d.a series of scalar pedals stretched over dozens of measures.

c.a descending tetrachord.

In the early seventeenth century, some began to apply the term "fugue" to works that Select one: a.were essentially theme and variations. b.continued in the madrigal tradition. c.contain one, continuously imitated, theme. d.contain two subjects that were pitted against each other.

c.contain one, continuously imitated, theme.

In the Preface to his Geistliche Chor-Musik, Heinrich Schütz makes a case for learning how to compose basso continuo style and Select one: a.monody. b.basso ostinato. c.counterpoint. d.concertato.

c.counterpoint.

Pastoral dramas were Select one: a.long, narrative poems sung by traveling bards. b.strophic songs in da capo form. c.plays in verse with incidental music. d.musical interludes that became elaborate musical productions.

c.plays in verse with incidental music.

St. Mark's Church in Venice was known for Select one: a.maintaining the tradition of Gregorian chant. b.adopting the intense chromaticism of Renaissance madrigals into its music. c.polychoral works. d.adopting monody.

c.polychoral works.

In Monteverdi's Combattimento di Tancredi e Clorinda, voices sing in Select one: a.strophic song. b.da capo arias. c.recitative. d.polyphony.

c.recitative.

In seeking to better imitate speech in his music, Jacopo Peri invented Select one: a.da capo. b.aria. c.recitative. d.monody.

c.recitative.

At the end of the seventeenth century, the sonata da chiesa consisted of Select one: a.one highly sectional movement. b.several movements with dance-related titles. c.several movements with abstract titles. d.fugal counterpoint interspersed with unrelated episodes.

c.several movements with abstract titles.

In the early seventeenth century, the term "first practice" referred to Select one: a.monody. b.plainchant. c.sixteenth-century stylistic rules. d.the Doctrine of the Affections.

c.sixteenth-century stylistic rules.

Small sacred concertos often included which performing forces? Select one: a.a chorus, continuo, and violins b.an unaccompanied chorus c.solo vocalists and organ continuo d.solo vocalists and a lute

c.solo vocalists and organ continuo

In the seventeenth century, the most important figure to the success of an opera was the Select one: a.composer. b.impresario. c.star singer. d.critic.

c.star singer.

What are the origins of the chorale prelude? Select one: a.the practice of beginning Lutheran services with chorales b.organists' habits of extemporizing on chorale tunes, creating improvised themes and variations after the congregation has completed a chorale c.the practice of the organist playing through a chorale one time before the congregation joined d.concertizing chorales so that they became virtuoso works to be performed in public concert houses

c.the practice of the organist playing through a chorale one time before the congregation joined

The new texture in the Baroque period stressed Select one: a.the soprano line only. b.all lines equally. c.the soprano and the bass. d.the tenor line only.

c.the soprano and the bass

One distinctively French aspect of French Baroque suites is the Select one: a.allemande. b.minuet. c.unmeasured prelude. d.sarabande.

c.unmeasured prelude.

How did Lully prepare to adapt Italian recitative for the French language? Select one: a.He familiarized himself with the phonetic alphabet. b.He wandered Paris listening to the declamation of everyday French people. c.He read Quinault's librettos aloud many times, waiting for inspiration to strike. d.He studied the declamation of acclaimed French actors.

d. He studied the declamation of acclaimed French actors.

What is one way that English masques differed from opera? Select one: a.They lacked a chorus. b.They were for amateurs to perform, rather than highly professionalized musicians. c.They were not staged. d.There were many composers.

d. There were many composers.

In the Lutheran tradition, the popularity of the chorale and concerted vocal ensembles coalesced to form what we now call the Select one: a.sonata. b.hymn. c.anthem. d.cantata.

d. cantata.

Trio sonatas are generally performed by how many players? Select one: a.one b.two c.three d.four or more

d. four or more

The impresario's role in opera is similar to today's Select one: a.director. b.composer. c.stage manager. d.producer.

d. producer.

What is one convention of the modern orchestra originated by Lully? Select one: a.applauding for the concertmaster b.performing a concerto at every concert c.conducting with a baton d.uniform bowing

d. uniform bowing

Who wrote a treatise on harpsichord during the Baroque that is now an important source for scholars of performance practices? Select one: a.Arcangelo Corelli b.Elisabeth-Claude Jacquet de la Guerre c.Nicolò Amati d.François Couperin

d.François Couperin

Heinrich Schütz studied with Select one: a.Claudio Monteverdi. b.Giacomo Carissimi. c.Martin Luther. d.Giovanni Gabrieli.

d.Giovanni Gabrieli.

In Gradus ad Parnassum, who delineated stile antico? Select one: a.Barbara Strozzi b.Giovanni Gabrieli c.Lodovico Viadana d.Joseph Fux

d.Joseph Fux

Which of the following describes the musical style of Monteverdi's Orfeo? Select one: a.The opera adopts second practice almost completely, leaving older styles behind. b.The opera is almost entirely composed in recitative as proscribed by Jacopo Peri. c.The opera alternates between solo aria and recitative. d.The opera adopts a diversity of styles that include older and newer styles, and textures that include orchestral sections, ensembles, recitative, and aria.

d.The opera adopts a diversity of styles that include older and newer styles, and textures that include orchestral sections, ensembles, recitative, and aria.

Where was the first public opera house? Select one: a.Florence b.Rome c.Mantua d.Venice

d.Venice

The Florentine Camerata was Select one: a.the first opera, by Girolamo Mei. b.a group of composers who competed to produce the first opera. c.an ensemble employed by the Florentine court who performed elaborate intermedi. d.a gathering of scholars who discussed Greek music.

d.a gathering of scholars who discussed Greek music.

Intermedi occurred Select one: a.during Lent to replace less penitential art forms. b.in churches on the evenings of high feast days. c.in the home as family entertainment. d.between the acts of a play to mark divisions.

d.between the acts of a play to mark divisions.

Monteverdi's later books of madrigals Select one: a.maintain the sixteenth-century style of madrigals. b.are entirely strophic and homophonic. c.include works entirely for instruments, without voice. d.contain instrumental accompaniment.

d.contain instrumental accompaniment.

The mainstay of the lute and harpsichord repertory was Select one: a.the fugue. b.transcriptions of vocal music. c.sacred music. d.dance music.

d.dance music.

Grand concertos differed from small concertos in that they Select one: a.included more soloists. b.were several movements long. c.adopted stile moderno. d.included a variety of choral and instrumental forces.

d.included a variety of choral and instrumental forces

Elisabeth-Claude Jacquet de la Guerre Select one: a.was the first woman composer to be published. b.was denied access to the privileges of the patronage system. c.was one of the greatest sopranos of the seventeenth century. d.originated the concept of the child prodigy.

d.originated the concept of the child prodigy.

Agréments were Select one: a.harpsichord players. b.techniques of French harpsichord music borrowed from lute style. c.recitals at Louis XIV's court that featured clavecinists. d.ornaments in French style.

d.ornaments in French style.

Scholars interested in restoring Greek drama disagreed over Select one: a.whether there was ever a chorus. b.if they were staged or merely read. c.what notation signified. d.the extent to which texts were sung.

d.the extent to which texts were sung.

In England, fantasias were often written for Select one: a.vocal ensembles. b.orchestra. c.concertato groupings. d.viol consort.

d.viol consort.

Which of the following is a typical continuo instrument? Select one: a.recorder b.violin c.oboe d.viola da gamba

d.viola da gamba