Music Exam 3-4

Many women composers in the Baroque era felt a particularly strong affinity with which biblical character?

the virgin mary

Varying a theme's melodic outline, rhythm, or harmony is known as -. A - is a theme's smallest melodic or rhythmic unit.

thematic development, motive

The second movement of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony is in what form?

theme and variations

Which of the following are found in Beethoven's Fifth Symphony?

theme and variations the unification of all the movements with a single motivic idea

How many movements does a typical Classical-era concerto have

three

The Classical-era concerto has how many movements?

three

The form of the second movement in Haydn's Symphony No. 100 is in - parts.

three

Which of the following does Vivaldi portray in the first movement of his Spring concerto?

thunder birds brooks

A Baroque concerto is characterized by an ensemble featuring one or more solo instruments and orchestra.

true

Beethoven's music is rooted in the Classical tradition but pushes the limits of that tradition

true

Colonists in New England participated in congregational hymn singing.

true

Cozzoliani's Magnificat was written in honor of the Virgin Mary.

true

Handel's Messiah is one of the English-speaking world's best-loved works.

true

In New Spain, some pieces were written using the indigenous Nahua language called Nahuatl.

true

In the Baroque era, convents were one of the few institutions that fostered musical creativity in women.

true

Many of J. S. Bach's cantatas are based on Lutheran chorale or hymn tunes.

true

Monteverdi was one of the first great composers of opera.

true

Mozart most likely wrote Eine kleine Nachtmusik for string quartet with support from a double bass

true

Purcell's opera Dido and Aeneas is based on an episode in Virgil's Aeneid.

true

The Baroque oratorio descended from the religious play-with-music of the the Counter-Reformation.

true

The Classical sonata typically consists of three to four movements.

true

The church cantatas of J. S. Bach were mostly written for the Lutheran church.

true

The favored chamber ensemble in the Classical era was the string quartet.

true

The harpsichord is unable to sustain sound the way that modern pianos can.

true

The practice of lining-out allowed everyone to learn the melody of a psalm, which was helpful for communities that couldn't afford to purchase psalm books for every church member.

true

The various movements of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony are unified by the opening motive.

true

Vivaldi is noted for writing instrumental music that depicts a scene without the use of sung words.

true

Water Music is one of Handel's best-known orchestral suites.

true

What nationality are Janissary bands?

turkish

Which best describes the performers heard in this excerpt?

two choruses, two soloists, organ, and string instruments

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

with high trills with running scales

What is the source of the text for Messiah?

Old Testament New Testament

What is "Thy hand, Belinda," as sung by Dido in Purcell's opera?

a recitative

a song, usually of a highly emotional nature

aria

courante

france

an orchestral introduction

overture

Which movement of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony is in theme-and-variations form?

second

sarabande

spain

How many preludes and fugues make up J. S. Bach's The Well-Tempered Clavier?

48

How many string quartets did Haydn write?

68

The Lutheran chorale Wachet auf is in bar form, which is best described as

A-A-B

In which of the following cities did J. S. Bach work?

Anhalt-Cöthen Leipzig Weimar

Why does Dido sing a lament at the end of Purcell's opera?

Anneas left her

Who was the Countess Giuletta Guicciardi?

Beethoven's student

Which of the following describes first-movement concerto form of the Classical era?

Combines elements of ritornello procedure with sonata-allegro form. It is the most complex of the three movements. It is the longest of the three movements.

Which of the following took place at the convent of St. Radegonda when Cozzolani was there?

Cozzolani wrote and published her own music, Cozzolani joined family members already in the convent, Cozzolani was the director of one of the convent's two choirs.

Who of the following characters did Don Giovanni desire?

Donna Anna Donna Elvira Zerlina

Water music and music for the royal fireworks are best-known suites by which composer?

Handel

The climax of -'s Messiah comes at the end of the - part, the Easter section, with the "Hallelujah -."

Handels, second, chorus

Which of the following describes William Billings's career?

He published musical songs. His music had political references. He taught in singing schools.

Which of the following is true of Mozart at the time just before his death?

He was working on his Requiem.

Which of the following characterize Vivaldi's career and which do not?

His concerts at the girls' school in Venice brought visitors from all over Europe. He was music master at one of Venice's prestigious orphanages (ospedali). He was a virtuoso violinist.

Which of the following correctly describes Henry Purcell's Dido and Aeneas?

It is based on Virgil's Aeneid,The opera ends tragically, It was first performed at a girls' school in London

Which of the following describes William Billings's work, David's Lamentation?

It is consonant. It is homorhythmic. It is in duple meter.

Which of the following describe the first movement of Mozart's G Major Piano Concerto, K. 453?

It is in a major key. It is written in first-movement concerto form. It is mostly homophonic.

Which of the following statements are correct about this excerpt from Cozzolani's Magnificat?

It is performed by two choruses, two soloists, and basso continuo, It features changes in tempo

Which statements are true of the Baroque oratorio?

It was generally based on a biblical story. It featured arias, recitatives, ensemble numbers, choruses, and narration.

Which best describes the history of the reception of Handel's Messiah?

It was well received at the time it was composed. Since its first performance it has been performed frequently.

Which of the following is true about sacred colonial music in New Spain?

Jesuits used music for teaching indigenous people. Sacred music was written for the Catholic Church. Devotional songs performed outside of the church often were in mixed languages.

Which of the following is a piece of music dedicated to the virgin Mary?

Magnificat

Which of the following does not describe the musical characteristics of Cozzolani's Magnificat?

Meant to be performed a cappella

In the 4th movement of Wachet auf, Bach separates sung sections with instruments passages known as....

Ritornellos

Which of the following is NOT true of Beethoven's symphonies?

Since they were written, they have rarely been performed

Which of the following were noted makers of string instruments in the Baroque era?

Stradivarius Guarneri Amati

Which of the following components is NOT found in No. 1 J.S. Bach's cantata Wachet auf?

Strict monophony

The libretto for Purcell's opera Dido and Aeneas is based on

The Aeneid

Which description does NOT describe "Rejoice Greatly" from Handel's Messiah?

Written for SATB voices

Why does Dido sing a lament at the end of Purcell's opera?

aeneas left her

The texture in the "Hallelujah Chorus" from Handel's Messiah - -.

alternates between homorhythmic and polyphonic

In which order do the voices present the subject in J. S. Bach's Contrapunctus I from The Art of Fugue?

alto, soprano, bass, tenor

William Billings's David's Lamentation is - and was designed for sacred congregational singing.

an anthem

The text of the Magnificat focuses upon the moment when the Virgin Mary was told that she would bear a son, a moment that is known in the Catholic Church as the _______________ .

annunciation

Which voice part sings the role of Don Giovanni in Mozart's opera?

baritone

Which voice part sings the role of Don Giovanni's servant, Leporello, in Mozart's opera?

bass

Which of the following dances are included in the Suite in D Major from Handel's Water Music?

bourrée minuet

Which of the following instruments are found in a typical string quartet?

cello violin viola

Vivaldi is known for having written 500 -, about 230 of which were written for solo -.

concertos, violin

Lutheran musical worship is structured around - hymns known as -, which are specific to a particular service.

congregational, chorales

Which of the following correctly describe the first movement of Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata?

continuous triplet pattern in accompaniment in an expressive minor key

he music of the fourth variation of the third movement in Haydn's Op. 76, No. 3 string quartet is said to have been based on a folk song from which country?

croatia

What is the Italian phrase found at the end of the trio section in a minuet-and-trio movement that means "from the beginning?"

da capo

Which best describes the overall form of the aria "Rejoice greatly" from Handel's Messiah?

da capo form

Which condition profoundly affected Beethoven's work as a composer?

deafness

Which genre is Handel said to have invented?

english oratorio

The sections in a fugue that do not contain the subject are the

episodes

Musical life and activities in Baroque-era convents included:

evening performances of vespers, new compositions by women in the convent, public concerts held outside the convent

What is first section of a fugue called?

exposition

Put the sections of sonata-allegro form in their typical order.

exposition, development, recapitulation

Baroque concertos tended to have only one movement.

false

Beethoven, in his Moonlight Sonata, follows typical formal molds in all of the movements.

false

Early opera was originally designed to reflect the manner in which seventeenth-century aristocrats sung their conversations to each other on a daily basis.

false

Handel and J. S. Bach met often and collaborated on works.

false

In the cadenza of a Classical-era concerto, the orchestra improvises freely.

false

J. S. Bach was raised as a Catholic.

false

J. S. Bach's church cantatas are single-movement works.

false

Mozart's Requiem is an example of a Classical-era oratorio.

false

Percussion is absent from the second movement of Haydn's Symphony No. 100.

false

Pilgrims and Puritans in seventeenth-century New England were mostly Catholic.

false

Priests and monks were brought in to convents to sing the lower parts in polyphonic music.

false

The Italian opera was embraced in all western European countries.

false

The divertimento and the serenade are opera genres.

false

The second movement of Haydn's Symphony No. 100 is composed in triple meter.

false

First movement: -; second movement: -; third movement: -

fast, slow, fast

The tempo scheme of the movements in Vivaldi's Spring concerto is best described as ----fast.

fast-slow

The longest movement in a Classical multimovement cycle is most often the - movement. This movement is typically in a fast tempo and is in - form.

first, sonata-allegro

For what event was Handel's Water Music performed on July 17, 1717?

for a royal party on the Thames River

allemande

germany

What is the structural basis for Dido's Lament in Purcell's opera Dido and Aeneas?

ground bass

Composers combined dances into suites of solo instrumental music most notably for which instruments?

harpsichord violin

When many people are singing the same melody at the same time, but each singer is modifying the tune slightly, the resulting texture is known as:

heterophony

The fugue is based on the principle of -.

imitation

While serious opera was almost invariably in the - language, comic opera was generally in the local language of the audience (this type of language is also known as the -).

italian, vernacular

the text/script of an opera

libretto

Which of the following describe the opera Don Giovanni?

libretto by Lorenzo da Ponte premiered in 1787

Which of the following components is found in No. 1 of J. S. Bach's cantata Wachet auf?

major key instrumental ritornello chorale melody in soprano voices

In the Classical era, the main genres of sacred choral music were the - and the oratorio. A - is a musical setting of the Mass for the Dead.

mass, requiem

What is the nickname of Haydn's Symphony No. 100?

military

In what form is the third movement of a typical Classical multimovement cycle?

minuet and trio

All four of the movements in Beethoven's Fifth Symphony are based on one -.

motive

The Calvinist-inspired Pilgrims and Puritans in seventeenth-century - used a system called - for their psalm singing in church.

new england, lining-out

Which of the following correctly describe Countess Giulietta Guicciardi?

one of Beethoven's students the dedicatee of the Moonlight Sonata

The type of Classical opera that continued a tradition of idealized characters and plots was called -.

opera seria

Put the parts of the first movement of Mozart's G major piano concerto in order.

orchestral exposition, solo exposition, development, recapitulation

Cozzolani composed her Magnificat for soloists, double choirs, strings, and which instrument?

organ

What were the two main keyboard instruments of the Baroque era?

organ harpsichord

Classical sonatas were set either for solo instrument (usually the -) or for -.

piano, duos

Vivaldi's Spring from The Four Seasons is paired with a - as its literary source.

poem

The text of Schiller's - "Ode to Joy" is an expression of universal brotherhood and was inspired by the contemporary -.

poem, french revolution

Some Puritan leaders considered - singing to be scandalous.

polyphonic

In the Lutheran tradition, the cantata was performed in the service along with what other events?

prayers, the sermon, gospel readings

At the time of Monteverdi's opera The Coronation of Poppea, what type of opera houses were beginning to open in Venice?

public

For which setting did Mozart write Eine kleine Nachtmusik?

public outdoor entertainment

In Donna Elvira's aria, in which she sings with Don Giovanni and Leporello ("Ah, chi mi dice mai") in Act I, scene 2, how does Mozart musically emphasize her anger?

quick tempo sudden dynamic shifts

What is the last section of sonata-allegro form in which the opening thematic material is restated?

recapitulation

a kind of musical declamation or speech

recictative

What is the unifying formal structure that Vivaldi used in the first movement of the Spring concerto?

riteronello

The Moonlight Sonata evokes what new expressive style?

romantic

Which of the following dances are included in a standard Baroque suite?

sarabande courante gavotte allemande

Which of the following are characteristics of the second movement of Haydn's Military Symphony?

simple, graceful theme duple, marchlike meter

The system in which syllables are used to memorize intervals between notes in a standard scale pattern is called:

solfège

In the Classical-era concerto, composers balanced the virtuosic display of the - with the collaborative efforts of the -.

soloist, orchestra

Magnificat by Cozzolani features changing texture between -, shifts between - meter, and frequent changes in -.

soloists and choruses, duple and triple, tempo

What is the form of the first movement of a typical Classical string quartet?

sonata-allegro

Handel's aria "Rejoice greatly" from Messiah was composed for - voice.

soprano

Which voices usually sing the melody in a typical Lutheran chorale as sung by the congregation on Sundays?

soprano

What kind of melodies did composers favor in the Classical era?

symmetrical in balanced phrases

Which of the following describe the Dies irae from Mozart's Requiem?

text depicts a vision of Judgment Day written for soloists, chorus, and orchestra

The first book published in North America (1628) was:

the Bay Psalm Book