MUL Unit 3 test: the Baroque Period

____________ is a musical idea repeated over and over in the bass while melodies above it constantly change. -Basso ostinato -Basso profundo -Basso continuo -Thoroughbass

Basso ostinato

Dido and Aeneas, which many consider to be the finest opera ever written to an English text, was composed by -Claudio Monteverdi. -Henry Purcell. -George Frideric Handel. -Jeremiah Clarke.

Henry Purcell

Oratorios first appeared in -Germany. -England. -Italy. -France.

Italy

Listen to this example and choose the correct answer. -J.S. Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D Major -Handel: "Hallelujah," from Messiah -J.S. Bach: Cantata No. 140, Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme

J.S. Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D Major

Listen to this example and choose the correct answer. -Handel: Messiah, "For unto Us a Child Is Born" -J.S. Bach: Brandenburg Concerto, No. 5 in D Major -J.S. Bach: Cantata No. 140, Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme VII (Chorale)

J.S. Bach: Cantata No. 140, Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme VII (Chorale)

Listen to this example and choose the correct answer. -J.S. Bach: Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D Major -J.S. Bach: Little Fugue in G Minor -J.S. Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D Major

J.S. Bach: Little Fugue in G Minor

Listen to this example and choose the correct answer. -J.S. Bach: Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D Major -Handel: Messiah, Sinfonia -Anonymous: Estampie

J.S. Bach: Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D Major

The two giants of baroque composition were George -Frideric Handel and -Johann Christian Bach. -Johann Sebastian Bach. -Giovanni Gabrieli. -Galileo Galilei.

Johann Sebastian Bach

____________ is a musical procedure in which a fugue subject is imitated before it is completed. -Augmentation -Diminution -Retrograde -Stretto

Stretto

Listen to this example and choose the correct answer. -Vivaldi: "La Primavera (Spring)," Concerto for Violin and String Orchestra, Op. 8, No. 1 -J.S. Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D Major -Corelli: Trio Sonata in A Minor, Op. 3, No. 10, II

Vivaldi: "La Primavera (Spring)," Concerto for Violin and String Orchestra, Op. 8, No. 1

A sung piece, or choral work with or without vocal soloists, usually with orchestral accompaniment, is the -cantata. -chorale prelude. -concerto grosso. -sonata.

cantata

The ____________ is a Lutheran congregational hymn tune. -cantata -chorale -chorale prelude -recitative

chorale

A ____________ is a short instrumental composition based on a hymn tune that reminds the congregation of the hymn's melody. -chorale prelude -fugue -cantata -chorale

chorale prelude

The ____________ in an oratorio is especially important and serves either to comment on or to participate in the drama. -narrator -chorus -orchestra -vocal soloist

chorus

In the baroque period, the ordinary citizen's opportunities for hearing music usually came from the -corner tavern. -church. -concert hall. -court.

church.

In many fugues, the subject in one voice is constantly accompanied in another voice by a different melodic idea called a(n) -answer. -countersubject. -episode. -stretto.

countersubject

Instrumental music became as important as vocal music for the first time in the ____________ period. -Renaissance -early baroque -middle baroque -late baroque

late baroque

The text, or book, of a musical dramatic work is called the -form. -libretto. -story. -score.

libretto

The sonata in the baroque period was a composition in several movements for -a solo instrument. -three solo instruments. -two to four instruments. -one to eight instruments.

one to eight instruments.

Bach created masterpieces in every baroque form except the -opera. -concerto. -fugue. -sonata.

opera

Although Handel wrote a great deal of instrumental music, the core of his huge output consists of English oratorios and Italian -operas. -songs. -chorales. -madrigals.

operas

In their use of aria, duet, and recitative, Bach's cantatas closely resembled the ____________ of the time. -suites -operas -concertos -sonatas

operas

A large-scale composition for chorus, vocal soloists, and orchestra, usually set to a narrative biblical text, is called -chorale. -aria. -recitative. -oratorio.

oratorio

Bach was recognized as the most eminent ____________ of his day. -organist -composer -violinist -cellist

organist

In Italy, music schools were often connected with -orphanages. courts of the nobility. -public schools. -universities.

orphanages

An ____________ is an orchestral composition performed before the curtain rises on a dramatic work. -overture -aria -opera -opening

overture

A ____________ is a single tone, usually in the bass, that is held while the other voices produce a series of changing harmonies against it. -pedal point -pitch -basso continuo -basso ostinato

pedal point

In the baroque era, dynamics consisted mainly of sudden alterations between loud and soft called -cantus firmus. -terraced dynamics. -basso continuo. -basso ostinato.

terraced dynamics

The large group of players in a concerto grosso is known as the -concertino. -orchestra. -soloists. -tutti.

tutti

The French overture has -two sections: slow-fast. -two sections: fast-slow. -three sections: fast-slow-fast. -one continuous section.

two sections: slow-fast.

The orchestra evolved during the baroque period into a performing group based on instruments of the ____________ family. -violin -woodwind -brass -percussion

violin

Vivaldi was famous and influential as a virtuoso -harpsichordist. -opera singer. -lutenist. -violinist.

violinist

The earliest opera that has been preserved is Jacopo Peri's -Euridice. -Orfeo. -Nerone. -Arsace.

Euridice

Oratorio differs from opera in that it has no -orchestral accompaniment. -acting, scenery, or costumes. -choral part. -vocal soloists.

acting, scenery, or costumes

Bach achieves unity of mood in his compositions by using -homophonic texture. -musical symbolism. -an insistent rhythmic drive. -simple melodic ideas.

an insistent rhythmic drive

Handel's Messiah is an example of -an oratorio. -an opera. -musical theater. -a song.

an oratorio.

A song for solo voice with orchestral accompaniment is called a/an -aria. -duet. -ensemble. -solo.

aria

A ____________ is a singer with a low range who usually takes comic roles. -tenor -basso buffo -basso profundo -buffoon

basso buffo

A bass part together with numbers (figures) that specify the chords to be played above it is called -basso continuo. -harpsichord. -basso profundo. -counterpoint.

basso continuo

A ____________ is a singer with a very low range and powerful voice, who usually takes roles calling for great dignity. -tenor -basso buffo -basso profundo -buffoon

basso profundo

The various dances of the baroque suite are usually -polyphonic in texture. -in theme and variation form. -in AABB form. -in ABA form.

in AABB form

Listen to each of the musical excerpts below, identify the composer and the genre, and drag the correct labels into the spaces provided. Composer and genre labels may be used more than once. (drag and drop)

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Baroque style flourished in music during the period -1000-1250. -1250-1450. -1450-1600. -1600-1750.

1600-1750.

Handel spent the major portion of his life in -Germany. -England. -Italy. -Ireland

England

Baroque suites frequently begin with a -French overture. -gavotte. -gigue. -sarabande.

French overture.

Listen to this example and choose the correct vocal composition. -J.S. Bach: Cantata No. 140, Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme -Handel: Messiah, "Comfort Ye" -Handel: Messiah, "Ev'ry Valley Shall Be Exalted"

Handel: Messiah, "Ev'ry Valley Shall Be Exalted"

Listen to this example and choose the correct answer. -Handel: Messiah, Sinfonia -Handel: Messiah, "Hallelujah" -Handel: Messiah, "For unto Us A Child Is Born"

Handel: Messiah, "Hallelujah"

Listen to this example and choose the correct opera excerpt. -Monteverdi: Orfeo, "Tu se' morta" -Handel: Messiah, "Comfort Ye" -Purcell: Dido and Aeneas, "Dido's Lament"

Monteverdi: Orfeo, "Tu se' morta"

Listen to this example and choose the correct operatic selection. -Purcell: Dido and Aeneas, "Dido's Lament," aria -Purcell: Dido and Aeneas, "Thy Hand Belinda," recitative -Monteverdi: Orfeo, "Tu se' morta"

Purcell: Dido and Aeneas, "Dido's Lament," aria

____________ refers to a vocal line that imitates the rhythms and pitch fluctuations of speech. -Aria -Duet -Recitative -Ensemble

Recitative

Which of the following is not a part of the baroque suite? -Allemande -Waltz -Sarabande -Gigue

Waltz

Pieces of an oratorio are usually connected together by means of -a narrator's recitatives. -choruses. -duets. -arias.

a narrator's recitatives.

The word movement in music normally refers to -music for the ballet. -a piece that sounds fairly complete and independent but is part of a larger composition. -the rising and falling of the melodic contour. -the rhythm of a piece

a piece that sounds fairly complete and independent but is part of a larger composition.

Baroque melodies often are -elaborate and ornamental. -easy to sing and remember. -impossible to play. -short and simple.

elaborate and ornamental

Affections in baroque usage refers to -the nobility's manner of deportment. -the doctrine of universal brotherhood. -terraced dynamics. -emotional states or moods of music.

emotional states or moods of music.

A(n) ____________ is an operatic number involving three or more leading singers. -aria -ensemble -duet -chorus

ensemble

Transitional sections of a fugue that offer either new material or fragments of the subject or countersubject are called -answers. -episodes. -preludes. -strettos.

episodes

Baroque trio sonatas usually involve ____________ performers. -two -three -four -five

four

In Bach's day, the Lutheran church service lasted about ____________ hour(s). -one -two -three -four

four

A polyphonic composition based on one main theme is the -subject. -concerto. -episode. -fugue.

fugue.

The main keyboard instruments of the baroque period were the organ and the -clavichord. -harpsichord. -piano. -accordion.

harpsichord

Very often an independent fugue is introduced by a short piece called a(n) -overture. -prelude. -concerto. -pedal poin

prelude

The compelling drive and energy in baroque music are usually provided by -a bawdy text. -complex harmonic progressions. -repeated rhythmic patterns. -the high dynamic level.

repeated rhythmic patterns

The first and last movements of the concerto grosso are often in ____________ form. -theme and variations -sonata -ritornello -ternary

ritornello

Speechlike melody accompanied only by a basso continuo is called -basso ostinato. -accompanied recitative. -secco recitative. -congregational singing.

secco recitative

A sonata to be played at court, and therefore dancelike in character, was called a -sonata da camera. -trio sonata. -sonata da chiesa. -tarantella.

sonata da camera

A sonata intended to be played in church, and therefore dignified and suitable for sacred performance, was called a -sonata da camera. -trio sonata. -sonata da chiesa. -basso ostinato.

sonata da chiesa

The main theme of a fugue is called the -answer. -subject. -countersubject. -episode.

subject

Sets of dance-inspired instrumental movements are called -sonatas. -concertos. -suites. -cantatas.

suites

A typical baroque operatic form was the da capo aria in ABA form in which the singer -would make a literal repetition of the opening A section after the B section. -was expected to embellish the returning melody with ornamental tones. -would insert recitatives between the sections for added variety. -improvise new words for the returning A section.

was expected to embellish the returning melody with ornamental tones.