music exam 2

The Baroque Period spanned the years

1600-1640

The musical term for "from the beginning" is

DE capo

Which is true of an oratorio

An oratorio uses a chorus and soloists, as well as instrumentalists.

Which best describes the musical depiction of emotion in the late Baroque era?

Emotions were scientifically categorized, and musical expression of emotion was systematized into techniques and devices

The text of an opera is called the

Libertto

The second movement in most Classical symphonies is generally

a slow movement with beautiful, relaxing melodies

A recitative in which only continuo instruments play the accompaniment is called

Secco recitative

The first public opera theater was opened in

Venice in 1637

The operatic equivalent to dramatic dialogue is a(n)

a recitative

The operatic equivalent of a soliloquy or meditation is a(n)

an aria

The important genre that was used in Lutheran services, which was very much like a second sermon, is called a(n)

cantata

Which two instruments would most likely have played the basso continuo in the Baroque era?

cell and harpsichord

The preexisting melodies on which much of Lutheran church music is based are

chorales

The singing style characterized by fast runs and scales, a large pitch range, cadenzas, and virtuosic displays of all sorts is

coloratura

The term concerto comes from the Latin word concertare, which indicates in the concerto grosso a

contest between soloists and orchestra

Early Florentine operas were

court entertainments for events such as royal weddings

When themes are broken up, recombined, reorchestrated, extended, or played in new musical contexts, they are being

developed

Handel composed most of his operas and oratorios in

england

A Baroque composition that treats one melody imitatively is called a

fugue

A tendency to change chords at every measure or some set interval in Baroque music is called

harmonic rythhmn

The predominant texture of Classical music is

homophony

The third movement in most Classical symphonies is generally

in minuet form and triple meter

Opera seria is a style of Baroque opera that originated in

italy

"Stylized" dances were intended for

listening

The fugue subject is the

main theme or melody

The first movement in most Classical symphonies is generally

moderate or fast movement in sonata form

The most important genre in Baroque secular vocal music is

opera

The musical term for work is

opus

The rise of public concerts in the eighteenth century gave a special boost to the composition of

orchestral music

Music during the Enlightenment was meant to

please and entertain

What was the result of the new sociology and economy of music in the mid-eighteenth century

regular public concerts with subscription ticket sales

The term for the initial orchestral melody in a concerto grosso that returns from time to time is

ritornello.

The form diagrammed as A B A C A B A is ________ form

rondo

Pieces written in the form or style of dance music but meant for listening, not dancing, are

stylized dances

A set of dances collected from an opera or ballet is called a

suite

The term basso continuo

the bass line and continuous chords of a Baroque composition as well as those that play it

The three main institutions where Baroque composers could make a living were

the church, the opera house, and the court

The last movement in most Classical symphonies is generally

the fastest, lightest movement in sonata form or rondo form

The purpose of art in the Age of Absolutism was

to impress and overwhelm

At the end of the Renaissance, an influential group of Florentines reacted against the madrigal because of its

word painting