MUSC CH 10
What instruments form the soloist group in Bach's Brandenburg Concerto No. 5?
flute, violin, and harpsichord
What is ritornello form?
form in which the opening orchestral material recurs many times, alternating with passages of music for solo instruments
Baroque dance form is also called binary form, meaning
it has 2 sections, a and b, each of which is repeated (aabb)
Which is true of a ritornello?
it usually returns only in part and in different keys as the movement proceeds
What is true of the preludes that are paired with the fugues in Bach's The Well-Tempered Clavier?
like the fugues, the preludes display a wide variety of moods
For what solo instrument did Vivaldi compose most of his concertos?
violin
What does Bach's The Well-Tempered Clavier contain?
preludes and fugues written in every key and in both major and minor modes
Because Vivaldi's The Four Seasons depicts activities, sights, and sounds of the seasons, we can classify it as what kind of music?
program music
In what movement(s) of Baroque concertos do we usually hear ritornello form?
1st and/or 3rd
Which composer was an internationally famous virtuoso violinist?
Antonio Vivaldi
Which composer was a church organist and worked for a time in a court position for the Duke of Weimar and later at a church in Leipzig, Germany?
Johann Sebastian Bach
Chords that are "broken," meaning their pitches are played in quick succession rather than simultaneously, are called
arpeggios
Pianist Glenn Gould is famous for playing the works of what Baroque composer?
Johann Sebastian Bach
What is a mandolin?
a plucked string instrument that is a kind of lute
What is a movement?
a self-contained section of a larger work of music
At what celebration was Handel's Royal Fireworks Music played?
the end of the war of the Austrian Succession
Which statement about Johann Sebastian Bach is false?
He enjoyed fame throughout his life and was admired by the musical public at the time of his death.
What is a cadenza?
an improvised or improvisatory solo section within a larger work
What is the main difference between a concerto and a concerto grosso?
concerto has 1 soloist; concerto grosso has more than 1
The most important orchestral genres of the Baroque era were the concerto and the concerto grosso. What is the basic idea underlying these genres?
contrast between the orchestra and a soloist or small group of soloists
In Baroque instrumental music, what did composers rely on to let listeners know what to expect and roughly how long a piece would last?
conventional forms and genres
Passages of music that separate subject entries in a fugue and provide contrast to them are called
episodes
What are the general tempo designations for the movements of a concerto?
fast, slow, fast
The principal theme of a fugue, which appears again and again in each of the instrumental or vocal lines, is called the
subject
A common practice in the Baroque era was to put a collection of miscellaneous dances together in a genre called a
suite
