Intro to Music Quiz 3

The position of the composer during the baroque period was that of

a high-class servant with few personal rights.

The word movement in music normally refers to

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

Most early baroque operas were based on Greek mythology and

ancient history.

A song for solo voice with orchestral accompaniment is called a/an

aria

In contrast to fugues, baroque suites tended to have ____________ because they were based on dance steps.

balanced and symmetrical phrases

A ____________ is a singer with a low range who usually takes comic roles.

basso buffo

The most characteristic feature of baroque music is its use of

basso continuo

The stage machinery of baroque opera

bordered on the colossal

A sung piece, or choral work with or without vocal soloists, usually with orchestral accompaniment, is the

cantana

The ____________ is a Lutheran congregational hymn tune

chorale

The ____________ is a short instrumental composition based on a hymn tune to remind the congregation of the hymn's melody.

chorale prelude

In the baroque period, the ordinary citizen's opportunities for hearing music usually came from the

church

A popular keyboard instrument in which sound was produced by means of brass blades striking the strings was the

clavichord

The ____________ is the person who beats time, indicates expression, cues in musicians, and controls the balance among instruments and voices.

conductor

A(n) ____________ is a musical number for two solo voices with orchestral accompaniment.

duet

Baroque melodies give the impression of

dynamic expansion

Baroque melodies often are

elaborate; ornamental

A(n) ____________ is an operatic number involving three or more leading singers.

ensemble

The concerto grosso most often has three movements whose tempo markings are

fast, slow, fast

A bass part together with numbers that specify the chords to be played above it is called

figured bass

. The solo instruments in Bach's Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 are the ____________, violin, and harpsichord.

flute

A type of polyphonic composition based on one main theme is a

fugue

The main keyboard instruments of the baroque period were the organ and the

harpsichord

The various dances of the baroque suite are usually

in AABB form.

A major difference between a cantata and an oratorio is that an oratorio

is not intended for religious services.

Instrumental music became as important as vocal music for the first time in the ____________ period.

late baroque

Although all the movements of a baroque suite are in the same key, they differ in

meter, national origin and tempo

Members of the Camerata wanted to create a new vocal style based on the

music of the ancient Greek tragedies.

A baroque musical composition usually expresses ____________ within the same movement.

one basic mood

A characteristic often found in baroque melodies is

one short phrase followed by continuous repetition of the same phrase.

Bach created masterpieces in every baroque form except

opera

A large-scale composition for chorus, vocal soloists, and orchestra, usually set to a narrative biblical text, is called a(n)

oratorio

Bach was recognized as the most eminent ____________ of his day.

organist

Embellishments are

ornamental tones not printed in the music that seventeenth- and eighteenth-century performers were expected to add to the melody.

In Italy, music schools were often connected with

orphanages

An ____________ is an orchestral composition performed before the curtain rises on a dramatic work.

overture

Congregational singing of chorales was an important way for people to

participate directly in the service

Very often an independent fugue is introduced by a short piece called a

prelude

The compelling drive and energy in baroque music are usually provided by

repeated rhythmic patterns

. The first and last movements of the concerto grosso are often in ____________ form

ritornello

Speech-like melody accompanied only by a basso continuo is called

secco recitative

A sonata to be played at court, and therefore dancelike in character, was called a

sonata da camera.

A sonata intended to be played in church, and therefore dignified and suitable for sacred performance, was called a

sonata da chiesa

Sets of dance-inspired instrumental movements are called

suites

In the baroque era, dynamics consisted mainly of sudden alterations between loud and soft called

terraced dynamics

The members of the Camerata wanted the vocal line of their music to follow

the rhythms and pitch fluctuations of speech.

Melodic sequence refers to

the successive repetition of a musical idea at higher or lower pitches.

Terraced dynamics refers to

the sudden alternation from one dynamic level to another

To evoke angry or warlike feelings in some of his texts, Monteverdi introduced new orchestral effects, including pizzicato and

tremolo

A musical ornament consisting of the rapid alternation of two tones that are a whole or half step apart is a

trill

The large group of players in a concerto grosso is known as the

tutti

The movements of a baroque suite are usually in two-part form with each section repeated; that is, in the form AABB.

two sections: slow-fast.

The baroque principle of ____________ may be temporarily suspended in vocal music when drastic changes of emotion in a text inspires corresponding changes in the music.

unity of mood

Composers in the middle baroque phase favored writing compositions for instruments of the ____________ family.

violin

The orchestra evolved during the baroque period into a performing group based on instruments of the ____________ family.

violin

During the baroque period, _________ were not allowed to be employed as music directors

women

____________ refers to a vocal line that imitates the rhythms and pitch fluctuations of speech.

Aria

9. Which of the following statements is not true? A. Baroque art is a complex mixture of rationalism, sensuality, materialism, and spirituality. B. The late baroque period was one of the most revolutionary periods in music history. C. Early baroque composers favored homophonic texture over the polyphonic texture typical of Renaissance music. D. Regardless of form, baroque music often features contrasts between elements of sound.

B

All of the following were baroque painters except A. Gian Lorenzo Bernini. B. Isaac Newton. C. Peter Paul Rubens. D. Rembrandt van Rijn.

B

Monteverdi, an early baroque composer, strove to create music that was A. difficult to perform. B. passionate and dramatic. C. extremely complex. D. placid and smooth.

B

The early baroque was characterized by A. elaborate counterpoint. B. homophonic texture. C. development of the standardized orchestra. D. diffusion of the style into every corner of Europe.

B

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

B

Which of the following statements is not true? A. A large court during the baroque might employ more than eighty performers, including the finest opera singers of the day. B. Audiences in the baroque period were most anxious to hear old familiar favorites, and did not care for new music. C. In Italy, music schools were often connected with orphanages. D. Church musicians in the baroque period earned lower pay and had less status than court musicians.

B

Baroque painters exploited their materials to expand the potential of ____________ to create totally structured worlds. A. color B. ornament and detail C. depth D. All answers are correct.

D

Baroque style flourished in music during the period A. 1000-1250. B. 1250-1450. C. 1450-1600. D. 1600-1750.

D

The text, or book, of a musical dramatic work is called the

Libretto

The middle baroque period spanned the years

1640-1690

By about ____________, major or minor scales were the tonal basis of most compositions.

1690

The late baroque period spanned the years

1690-1750

A concerto grosso most often has ____________ movement(s).

3

In Bach's day, the Lutheran church service lasted about ____________ hour(s).

4

13. The early and late baroque periods differed in that composers in the late baroque A. favored polyphonic texture. B. favored homophonic texture. C. used extremely complex harmonies. D. favored purely instrumental music.

A

All of the following were major baroque composers except A. Pierluigi da Palestrina. B. Claudio Monteverdi. C. Antonio Vivaldi. D. Arcangelo Corelli.

A

Modern historians use the term baroque to indicate A. a particular style in the arts, involving action and movement. B. a period of decline in the arts. C. a class of musical instruments that no longer function. D. a scientific movement popular in the seventeenth century.

A

____________ is a musical idea repeated over and over in the bass while melodies above it constantly change.

Basso ostinato

The first oratorios were based on

Biblical stories

The early baroque period spanned the years A. 1567-1643. B. 1640-1690. C. 1600-1640. D. 1690-1750.

C

Castrati... A. received the highest fees of any musicians. B. combined the lung power of a man with the vocal range of a woman. C. were male singers who had been castrated before puberty. D. All answers are correct.

D

The word baroque has at various times meant all of the following except A. elaborately ornamented. B. flamboyant. C. bizarre. D. naturalistic.

D

The earliest opera that has been preserved is Jacopo Peri's

Euridice

In the myth of Orpheus, Orpheus goes to Hades in the hope of bringing ____________ back to life.

Eurydice

An ____________ is a play, set to music, sung to orchestral accompaniment, with scenery, costumes, and action.

Opera

Handel's Messiah is an example of

Oratorio

Monteverdi spent the greater part of his career in

St. Mark's, Venice

The respect given Henry Purcell by his fellow Englishmen is evidenced by his burial in

Westminster Abbey