Quiz 3 Part 3

Which is NOT a true statement about the organ?

Sound production on the organ is produced by quills plucking strings.

During the Baroque era, instrumental music rose to a position equal with vocal music, eventually becoming the central feature of Western concert music in the following century.

True

The libretto for Handel's Messiah features biblical verses from both the Old and New Testaments.

True

Which vocal form took its name from the Italian word for "place of prayer"?

oratorio

Which of the following excerpts comes from the A section of the binary-form "Air" from Bach's Orchestral Suite No. 3?

the first excerpt

The solo instrument featured in Vivaldi's Spring concerto is the

violin.

Which best describes the instrumental accompaniment heard in this excerpt?

basso continuo only

The Baroque suite is characterized by which of the following?

All answers are correct.

In what language is Handel's Messiah sung?

English

The Baroque suite could include dances from

Germany, England, France, and Spain.

The following excerpt (from Bach's Orchestral Suite No. 3) is an example of the dance type known as the

NOT ALLEMANDE OR COURANTE

What did the recorder, oboe, and flute have in common during the Baroque era?

They were all made of wood.

In the first movement of Vivaldi's Spring concerto, the solo instrument is often featured in sections called

episodes.

The opening bass line that unifies Dido's lament is called a(n)

ground bass.

Which term means an instrumental refrain?

ritornello

The main theme of a fugue is known as the

subject.

How is grief musically depicted in Dido's Lament?

with a descending, chromatic bass line

How does Vivaldi musically evoke the image of birds in the first movement of the Spring concerto?

with high trills and running scales

How does Vivaldi evoke the image of a thunder and lightning storm in the first movement of the Spring concerto?

with repeated notes and fast ascending, minor-key scales

Who were students at the Conservatorio dell'Ospedale della Pietà in Baroque Venice?

young orphaned girls