Prelude 03 Quiz
In Baroque music, the instruments that provided accompaniment were referred to as
basso continuo
The ______ was a castrated adult male soprano popular in the Baroque era.
castrato
Which genres, filled with keen and witty observations on life, are associated with the middle classes?
comic opera and the novel
The tuning system established in the Baroque that made it possible for instruments to play in any key is called
equal temperment
The Baroque era was characterized by peaceful relations between Protestants and Catholics.
false
_________, the shorthand notation that developed during the Baroque for basso continuo players, allowed the performer to fill in the harmonies
figured bass
Opera had its origins in the experiments of a group known as the
florentine clamarata
Which of the following became a more popular texture during the early Baroque?
homophony
Which of the following was a hallmark of Baroque performance style?
increased improvisation
Which of the following was NOT an historical event from the Baroque era?
invention of printing by johannes
Which of the following is a Baroque-era poetic epic?
miltons paradise lost
The term "baroque" derives from the Portuguese word for
misshapen
Which French palace influenced the courts of other European rulers?
palace of versailles
What roles did women play in music during the Baroque era?
singers and composers
The Baroque era marks the introduction of solo song with instrumental accompaniment, which was referred to in Florence as
the new style
In the major-minor system, the most important note is the
tonic
Artists such as Bernini created works that demonstrate the Baroque love of the dramatic.
true
Baroque composers were interested in the possibilities for intense emotional expression.
true
Some Baroque musical works were created for specific occasions and immediate use.
true
Which statement about late seventeenth-century Baroque music is NOT true?
It was generally accepted that music should not arouse the emotions.
Which of the following statements is NOT true?
Italian dance rhythms and Germany's choral song tradition blended to make a new French style
The Baroque era spanned the years
1600-1750
What famous assertion by Louis XIV summed up a way of life in which all art and culture served the ruler?
I AM THE STATE
Which statement is NOT true regarding Baroque instrumental music?
Instrumental music became less prominent than it had been during the Renaissance.
