music 250
The Catalogue Aria in Mozart's opera Don Giovanni catalogs what, exactly?
"a list of women in several countries whom Don Giovanni has seduced"
Composers of the Classical era fully explored which harmonic system?
-major scale -minor scale -diatonic scale
Classical melodic phrase structure is best described as:
-marked by clear cadences -symmetrical
What musical occupation was available to women to in the Classical era?
-professional singer -professional instrumentalist -music teacher
Authors associated with the German Sturm und Drang (storm and stress) movement of the 1770s were:
-schiller -goethe
Composers of the Classical era fully explored which forms?
-solo sonata -symphony -string quartet
Which concert venues were available to composers of the Classical era?
-the royal palace -the public concert hall
clarity in the classical era was provided by _____ and the frequent use of sequence. These devices created ____ structures that were easily accessible to the ____
1. repetition 2. sequence. 3. balanced 4. listener
Which instruments are included in a string quartet?
2 VIOLINS
Farmer's Fair Phyllis is written for _______ voices.
4
How many preludes and fugues make up the collection in J. S. Bach's The Well-Tempered Clavier?
48
How many string quartets did Haydn write?
68
Lutheran chorale Wachet auf is in "bar form," which is best described as:
A-A-B
Instrumental music that does not have any specific meaning beyond the notes is called:
ABSOLUTE MUSIC
What roles did women play in music during the Baroque era?
ALL THE ABOVE
Which best describes the texture heard in the "Hallelujah Chorus" in Handel's Messiah?
ALTERNATING
William Billings's David's Lamentation is a/an ____________ and was designed for sacred congregational singing.
ANTHEM
Which of the following belong to the Mass Ordinary?
Agnus Dei Gloria Sanctus
Which of the following statements regarding Susato's Three Dances are correct?
All three dances are in duple meter. All three dances are in binary form. The dances would have been played by a loud civic ensemble
The two instruments that provided Baroque accompaniment as a pair are referred to as:
BASSO CONTINUO
Which best describes the music in this excerpt?
BEGINS WITH CHORUS
Which best describes the meter in this excerpt?
BEGINS WITH DUPLE
Which composers are considered part of the Viennese school?
Beethoven Mozart Haydn
The Countess Giuletta Guicciardi was:
Beethoven's student one of Beethoven's students a woman with whom Beethoven was enamored the dedicatee of the Moonlight Sonata
A brilliant solo passage in the manner of an improvisation within a concerto is called a(n):
CADENZA
The rise of opera popularized virtuosic male soprano roles in Baroque dramas; these roles were sung by a singer known as a ________________.
CASTRATO
Which best describes the pace of the music in this excerpt?
CHANGING BETWEEN SLOW AND FAST
Singing a specific ___________ together with the congregation was a critical part of weekly Lutheran religious services.
CHORALE
Emotional restraint is typical of which era?
CLASSICAL
Which statement(s) about the Notre Dame School are true?
Composers there wrote some of the earliest examples of polyphony, called organum. The first book containing compositions by composers of this school is called the Magnus liber organi.
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina's Pope Marcellus Mass met the requirements set for by the:
Council of Trent
Which of the following took place at the convent of St. Radegonda when Cozzolani was there?
Cozzolani was the director of one of the convent's two choirs. Cozzolani wrote and published her own music. Cozzolani joined family members already in the convent.
Which best describes the overall form of the aria "Rejoice greatly" from Handel's Messiah?
DE CAPO FORM
Baroque composers often employed which of the following techniques in an attempt to create musical drama?
DISSONANCE DYNAMIC CONTRAST
Which of the following operas was the result of collaboration between Mozart and Lorenzo da Ponte?
Don Giovanni Women Are Like That The Marriage of Figaro
Which of the following characters was an object of Don Giovanni's desires?
Donna Anna Donna Elvira Zerlina
In what language is the "Hallelujah Chorus" from Handel's Messiah sung?
ENGLISH
Which genre is Handel said to have invented?
English ORATORIO
Handel and J. S. Bach met often and collaborated on works.
F
Handel composed in all genres except opera.
F
Handel's career was solely based on positions held in Germany.
F
J. S. Bach had an international career.
F
J. S. Bach was known for inventing new genres in his lifetime.
F
Pilgrims and Puritans in seventeenth-century New England were mostly Catholic.
F
Singing schools were not developed in North America until the twentieth century.
F
Artists such as Bernini and Peter Paul Rubens created works that demonstrate the absence of dramatic gestures in the Baroque era.
FALSE
Beethoven, in his Moonlight Sonata, follows formal molds in all of the movements.
FALSE
Chamber music generally implies a large ensemble, with more than one player to a part.
FALSE
Generally, a scherzo is slower-paced than a minuet.
FALSE
Haydn wrote his Emperor Quartet based on a theme composed by the emperor.
FALSE
In the Baroque era, the Catholic Church offered a wide variety of options for women to express their spirituality.
FALSE
J. S. Bach's church cantatas are single-movement works.
FALSE
Mozart did not write for solo singers in his Requiem .
FALSE
Mozart only wrote concertos for the piano, for which he himself was a soloist.
FALSE
Mozart's Requiem is an example of a Classical era oratorio.
FALSE
Music has not been a part of convent life for nuns.
FALSE
The Baroque era was characterized by peaceful relations between Protestants and Catholics.
FALSE
The focus of Classical chamber music is soloistic virtuosity.
FALSE
The Baroque system of figured bass allowed the performer to:
FILL IN THE HARMONIES
Who completed the unfinished portions of Mozart's Requiem?
FRANZ XAVIER SUSMEYER
Which composer worked well under the patronage system?
HAYDYN
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
In comparison to the Renaissance, Baroque music is characterized by the preference for a single melody, a melodic texture known as _________________.
HOMOPHONIC
Which of the following describes William Billings's career?
He published musical songs. He taught in singing schools. His music had political references.
Which of the following describes Henry Purcell's life and career?
He was an organist. He was a composer. He was a singer.
Which of the following defines Cozzolani's musical output?
Her music tended to be conservative. She wrote sacred motets. She wrote a set of Vespers for the entire year.
Which statements best describe the life and career of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
His own instrument was the piano. By the age of thirteen, he had written several operas. He was born into a musical family.
Which best describes the relationship between the voices in this excerpt?
IMITATION BETWEEN TWO SOLO VOICES, FOLLOWED BY
Which best describes the texture in this excerpt?
IMITATION BETWEEN TWO VOICES
Why is a woodwind quintet unusual?
IT INCLUDES A BRASS INSTRUMENT
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 MOSTLY HOMOPHOBIC IT IS WRITTEN IN FIRST-MOVEMENT CONCERTO FORM
Analyze the way themes are developed in music from two different cultures, using In a Mountain Path (Chinese Song). Which of the following are found in this example? 1:58
It begins with a brief introduction. The melodic idea is expanded as the work progresses. The main melodic idea is heard starting on the same pitch each time.
Which of the following describes the Dies irae from Mozart's Requiem?
It begins with a chorus. It is in Latin. It is in a strong duple meter.
Which statements are true of a Baroque oratorio?
It featured arias, recitatives, ensemble numbers, choruses, and narration. It was generally based on a biblical story.
Which of the following statements are correct about this excerpt?
It features changes in pace (tempo). It is performed by two choruses, two soloists, and basso continuo.
Which of the following statements describe the third movement of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony?
It features the opening motive of the first movement. It is in triple meter. It is in scherzo form.
Which of the following describes William Billings's work, David's Lamentation?
It is consonant. It is in duple meter. It is homorhythmic.
Which of the following statements describe the first movement of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony?
It is in sonata-allegro form. It has bold dynamic contrasts. The opening motive is featured throughout the first movement.
How does the second dance compare to the first?
It is made up of two different tunes, each of which immediately repeats.
Which of the following statements best describes the second movement of Haydn's Op. 76, No. 3 string quartet?
It is mostly in major. It contains symmetrical, lyrical phrases.
Which of the following describes Henry Purcell's Dido and Aeneas?
It was first performed at a girls' school in London. The opera ends tragically. It is based on Virgil's Aeneid.
Arcadelt lived and worked in which of the following places?
Italy, Belgium, and france
The dramatic Dies irae section of Mozart's Requiem provides a vision of the Day of
JUDEGMENT
The composer of the London symphonies was:
Joseph Haydn
Name one of the instruments that was found in particularly prosperous Renaissance homes.
KEYBOARD
When did Haydn write his Opus 76 quartets?
LATE 1790S
In which language is the Dies irae from Mozart's Requiem written?
LATIN
The seventeenth-century system in New England in which church leaders sang each line of a psalm and the congregation repeated the lines back was known as _____________.
LINING OUT
For which church did Bach write his cantatas?
LUTHERAN
Handel: "Hallelujah Chorus"SELECT A LABELhomorhythmic texturemixed men's and women's voices with orchestrasacred music mixed men's and women's voices with orchestra Correct label: sacred music Correct label: homorhythmic texture
Lassus: Bon jour mon coeurSELECT A LABELmixed men's and women's voices a cappellasecular musicpolyphonic texture mixed men's and women's voices a cappella Correct label: secular music Correct label: polyphonic texture
Which best describes the text setting on the word "rejoice" in Handel's aria from Messiah?
MELISMATIC
Which of the following is a Baroque-era poetic epic?
MILTONS PARADISE
What is the source of the text for Messiah?
OLD TESTAMENT NEW TESTAMENT
The most notable Baroque innovation was the "drama through music," which we now call __________________.
OPERA
In late Baroque Venice, four religious institutions for orphaned girls gained fame; these institutions were called:
OSPEDali
The last name of the first person to master the problems of printing polyphonic music is:
Octaviano Petrucci
Which of the following operas were composed by Claudio Monteverdi?
Orfeo Coronation of Poppea
Who wrote the chorale text and tune for Wachet auf (Sleepers Awake)?
PHILLIPP
Mozart died while writing his:
REQUIEM
Which of the following are operas by Handel?
RINALDO JULIUS CEASER
In the fourth movement of J. S. Bach's cantata Wachet auf (Sleepers Awake) the sung sections are separated by instrumental:
RITORNELLO
Interest in the bizarre and morbid characterizes which era?
ROMANTIC
Which of the following verses are found in Mozart's Requiem? (Only the first two words are included for each verse)
Rex tremendae Dies irae Tuba mirum
Which of the following describes the form of the second movement of Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata?
SCHERZO
Which best describes the pace of the music in this excerpt?
SLOW AT THE BEGINNING AND FASTER AT THE END
The first movement of a string quartet is typically in:
SONATA-ALLEGRO FORM
Handel's aria "Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion" from Messiah was composed for a ___________ voice.
SOPRANO
Which voices sing the melody in a Lutheran chorale?
SOPRANO
Which instrument family is not heard in this example played by a concert band?
STRINGS
Which of the following is true about sacred colonial music in New Spain?
Sacred music was written for the Catholic Church. Devotional songs performed outside of the church often were in mixed languages. Jesuits used music for teaching indigenous people.
Which best describes the history of the reception of Handel's Messiah?
Since its first performance it has been performed frequently. It was well received at the time it was composed
Handel had an international career.
T
Many of J. S. Bach's cantatas are based on Lutheran chorale or hymn tunes.
T
The Baroque oratorio evolved out of events that took place during the Counter-Reformation.
T
The instruments heard here in Susato's Three Dances are haut, or loud, instruments.
T
The intent of the process of "lining-out" was to create unison congregational singing.
T
What musical elements changes in the second section of the aria "Rejoice Greatly" from Handel's Messiah?
TEMPO TONALITY
The Baroque marks the introduction of solo song with instrumental accompaniment, referred to in Florence as:
THE NEW STYLE
The second movement of Op. 76, No. 3 is composed in what form?
THEME AND VARIATIONS FORM
The _____ movement of a string quartet is often in minuet and trio form.
THIRD
In the major-minor system, the most important note was the:
TONIC
What instrument is featured in the Tuba mirum of Mozart's Requiem ?
TROMBONE
Absolute monarchy, exemplified by Louis XIV of France, was the main form of European government during the Baroque.
TRUE
Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata was dedicated to one of his students, with whom he had fallen in love.
TRUE
Mozart wrote many of his piano concertos to showcase his own performance skills.
TRUE
Mozart's Requiem is a sacred piece of music.
TRUE
Mozart's Requiem was the composer's last work and was left incomplete.
TRUE
The last part of the Requiem that Mozart wrote was the Lacrimosa.
TRUE
The term "Baroque" means misshapen, extravagant, or even distorted.
TRUE
Which best describes the performers heard in this excerpt?
TWO CHORUSES
Listen to the following examples and select the musical traits that were present. 0:57
Texture consists of voices in imitation of each other, with orchestral accompaniment. The performing forces begin with men's voices and orchestra. Mood can be expressed as alternating dramatic and serene. Rhythm is strongly accented, changing to veiled accents.`
The melody in this example is: 0:45
The correct answer is "expressive and mournful"
Analyze the way themes are developed in music from two different cultures, using Beethoven, Symphony No. 5, I. Which of the following are found in this example? 0:48
The motive is heard in sequence, starting on other pitches. The excerpt begins with a short melodic idea or motive (short-short-short-long).
Which of the following statements about Fair Phyllis are true?
The music closely mirrors the action and sentiments of the text. The texture alternates often between homorhythm and polyphony.
Which of the following is true of Beethoven's symphonies?
The symphonies have recently been used to bridge cultural gaps. The earliest of his symphonies were very much in the older Classical style several of his symphonies
Which statements best describe the third movement of Mozart's Eine kleine Nachtmusik?
The texture is homophonic. The harmony is consonant. It is in triple meter.
Haydn's String Quartet, Op. 76, No. 2 is nicknamed Emperor because:
The theme in the second movement is based on a hymn written for the Austrian emperor."
Which of the following characterize the Renaissance chanson and the madrigal?
They often featured expressive devices, such as word-painting, to bring the words and the music more closely together. They were set to poetry based on courtly or rustic love. They were written in the vernacular (language of the people).
Which best describes the relationship between the voices in this excerpt?
This excerpt begins with two soloists singing together followed by imitation between two soloists (singing the same melody but beginning at different times).
the composers Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, and Schubert all composed in large-scale forms.
True
Which of the following was Haydn's main instrument?
VIOLA
The sixteenth century has come to be regarded as the golden age of music for voices alone, without instrumental accompaniment, a style called:
a cappella
Which of the following describes Palestrina's Gloria from the Pope Marcellus Mass?
a cappella ensemble consonant harmony duple meter
Which of the following terms describes Josquin's Ave Maria...virgo serena?
a cappella ensemble consonant harmony imitative polyphony
Which of the following are found in Beethoven's Fifth Symphony?
a development section following the exposition the substitution of the scherzo and trio as the third movement the unification of all the movements
Why does Dido sing a lament at the end of Purcell's opera?
aeneas left her
In the Lutheran tradition, the cantata was performed in the service along with:
all
In which of the following cities did J. S. Bach work?
all except rome
In which order do the voices present the subject in J. S. Bach's Contrapunctus I?
alto soprano bass tenor
Tielman Susato was well known for his work as which of the following?
an instrumentalist a composer a music publisher
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
Louis XV and Frederick the Great ruled as a result of norms associated with:
aristocracy
What was the period that immediately preceded the Ars nova called?
ars antiqua
J. S. Bach's most comprehensive example of contrapuntal writing is his:
art of fugue
For which soloist did Mozart write his G Major Piano Concerto, K. 453?
babette von ployer
Renaissance instruments that were appropriate for indoor performances were categorized as:
bas
Which voice part sings the role of Don Giovanni in Mozart's opera?
bass
Which voice part sings the role of Don Giovanni's servant, Leporello, in Mozart's opera?
bass
Which voice type did Mozart select as soloists in his Requiem?
bass soprano alto tenor
Conductors of large instrumental ensembles use thin stick called a __________ to help performers keep time.
baton
CLARINET CONCERTO HORN CONCERTO PIANO CONCERTO
bowed strings orchestral accompaniment adagio tempo allegro tempo melody contains many repeated notes pizzicato andante tempo
Which of the following are considered chamber ensembles?
brass quintet piano quintet duo sonata
Which of the following instruments are typically found in an orchestra?
cellos clarinets timpani
In the aria in which Donna Elvira sings with Don Giovanni and Leporello ("Ah, chi mi dice mai,") how does Mozart musically express her anger?
changes in range sudden dynamic shifts quick tempo
A popular secular song genre in the Ars Nova was the French __________.
chanson
Which of the following components is found in the first movement of J. S. Bach's cantata Wachet auf (Sleepers Awake)?
chorale melody in soprano voices major key instrumental ritornello
In Don Giovanni, the characters portray either the older, serious opera or the newer, comic opera. Match the character with either serious or comic opera.
comic opera Correct label: Leporello serious opera Correct label: Donna Anna Correct label: the Commendatore
Listen to the example and match each musical element to description that best describes its use in the example. 0:43
consonant Correct label: harmony major Correct label: melody gentle mood, middle range Correct label: expression lyrical, long phrases Correct label: melody Correct label: tonality
Which instrument heard in Susato's Three Dances is a cross between a woodwind instrument with finger holes and a brass instrument with a mouthpiece?
cornetto
The Catholic Church's effort in the early sixteenth century to recapture the loyalty of its followers through a return to true Christian piety is known as the:
counter-reformation
The music of the fourth variation of the third movement in Haydn's Opus 76, No. 3 string quartet is said to have been based on a folk song from:
croatia
The Italian phrase found at the end of the trio section in a minuet and trio movement that means "from the beginning" is
da capo
Which malady afflicted Beethoven and profoundly affected his work as a composer?
deafness
Which of the following parts are found in the first-movement concerto form of the Classical era?
development cedenza recapitulation solo exposition
Which of the following dramatic works were composed Henry Purcell?
dido fairy queen
Cozzolani's Magnificat closes with a particular prayer of praise to God called the:
doxology
The meter that Haydn uses in the second movement of his Symphony No. 100 to emulate a march-like feel is:
duple
What meter is heard in Susato's Three Dances?
duple
Which of the following characterizes the opening thematic statement in the second movement of Haydn's Military Symphony?
duple-meter, marchlike theme simple melody in short repeated sections
Music, mathematics, geometry, and astronomy were considered a part of the four topics essential in medieval ____________.
education
The music of Haydn, Beethoven, and Schubert is characterized by:
elegant lyrical melodies that "sing"
Madrigalisms enhanced the __________ content of the music.
emotional
Which of the following were characteristics of Baroque musical style?
emphasis on homophonic texture major and minor tonality
Machaut's chanson "Ma fin est mon commencement" contains which of the following:
enigmatic text religious references palindrome
Which of the following elements are found in a fugue?
episode answer subject exposition
The sections in a fugue that do not contain the subject are the:
episodes
The first section of a fugue is called the:
exposition
Beethoven gave the nickname Moonlight to his own piano sonata.
false
Beethoven's Fifth Symphony opens and closes in the key of C minor.
false
Beethoven, in his music, completely abandons formal considerations.
false
Despite being created in England, Purcell's opera Dido and Aeneas has an Italian text.
false
During the Renaissance, the Mass was recited and sung in the vernacular (the language of the people).
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
In the Catalogue Aria, Leporello assures Donna Elvira that indeed she is Don Giovanni's one true love.
false
In the Western tradition, music has historically not been linked to mathematics and geometry.
false
In the cadenza of a Classical-era concerto, the orchestra improvises freely.
false
Instrumental music in the Renaissance was performed strictly with no embellishment of the notated music.
false
Mozart worked successfully under the patronage system for his entire life.
false
Mozart worked under the patronage of the Esterházy court.
false
Mozart's Don Giovanni does not have any comic opera elements.
false
Mozart's Eine kleine Nachtmusik was written for large ensemble, with more than one player to each part.
false
Musical ideas from the Middle Eastern cultures were not a part of medieval cultural exchange.
false
Musical scores often specified instruments to be used for Renaissance dance music.
false
One of the attributes of Classicism is a longing for strangeness, ecstasy, and wonder.
false
Operas were written with the intent to portray the events realistically.
false
Percussion is absent from the second movement of Haydn's Symphony No. 100.
false
Polyphony was universally accepted in medieval religious communities.
false
Priests and monks were brought in to convents to sing the lower parts in polyphonic music.
false
Renaissance painters continued medieval norms in their preference for symbolism in painting.
false
Renaissance sacred music was generally performed with instruments.
false
Sonata-allegro form is comprised of one main section.
false
The English madrigal preceded the development of the Italian madrigal by some twenty years.
false
The Italian opera was embraced in all western European countries.
false
The divertimento and the serenade were both operatic musical forms in the Classical era.
false
The early 1700s is known as the Enlightenment.
false
The first type of polyphony was Gregorian chant.
false
The second movement of Haydn's Symphony No. 100 is composed in triple meter.
false
The second movement of Haydn's Symphony No. 100 was composed in a sonata-allegro form.
false
The string section makes up less than half of a symphony orchestra.
false
Vocal music with instrumental accompaniment is called a cappella.
false
Beethoven called the Moonlight Sonata a:
fantasy sonata
What is the tempo order that corresponds correctly to the tempos of the movements of a Classical era concerto?
fast, slow . fast
The musical style known as Ars nova appeared first in which country?
ffrance
Classical harmony is best described as:
firmly rooted in the key diatonic
the longest movement in a classical multi-movement cycle is the ____ movement. This movement is typically a _____ tempo and is in ____ form.
first fast sonata allegro
Listen to the Baroque Rondeau by the French court composer Jean-Joseph Mouret. How many sections do you hear (when the music or style changes?)
five
The two main keyboard instruments of the Baroque era were the organ and the:
harpischord
At the time of Mozart's death:
he was working on his requiem
Which of the following terms describes the melody/rhythm, texture, and era for this example:
homophonic Classical era symmetrical phrases with regularly accented meter
The fugue is based on the principle of:
imitation
Drag the sections of music into the order in which they are heard in this excerpt
imitation between two voicestwo soloists singing togetherhomophonic chorus
How does Josquin provide a contrast in the final two lines of the text, "O Mater Dei, memento mei"?
in a homorhythmic texture in long note values
Which of the following are characteristics of the Romantic era?
increased virtuosity experiments with new instruments predominance of secular music
Which of the following was a hallmark of Baroque performance?
increased virtuousity increased improvisation
How are the two dances different? What do they have in common?
instruments
Listen to the Classical-era dance movement (a movement from Mozart Symphony No. 40) and note what you can hear.
it is in in triple meter it is in minuet and trio form
Listen to the Baroque Rondeau by the French court composer Jean-Joseph Mouret. Which of the following best describes the work?
it is in rondo form it is in duple meter
Which of the following describes first-movement concerto form of the Classical era?
it is the most complex of the three movements the cadenza is included in this movement it is the longest of the three movements
Which statements best describe Mozart's Eine kleine Nachtmusik?
it is written as social music it has four movements the name translates to "a little night music"
Which part of the Mass Ordinary is not in Latin?
kyrie
In which language is the text of Josquin's motet Ave Maria . . . virgo serena written?
latin
Which composers are associated with polyphonic composition at Notre Dame in the Middle Ages?
leonin & perotin
The seventeenth-century system in New England in which church leaders sang each line of a psalm and the congregation repeated the lines back is called:
lining-out
In early organum, which voice sang the fixed melody from the preexisting Gregorian chant?
lower
Which of the following instruments were categorized as soft (bas, indoor) in the Renaissance?
lute rebec recorder
Which of the following is a piece of music dedicated to the Virgin Mary?
magnificat
Which was a recommendation of the Council of Trent regarding music for the church?
make the words understandable
The Protestant Reformation was started by:
martin luther
The nickname of Haydn's Symphony No. 100 is:
military
The third movement of Mozart's Eine kleine Nachtmusik is in what form?
minuet and trio
Farmer "paints" the first line of the text, "Fair Phyllis I saw sitting all alone," through the musical use of:
monophony
In the Renaissance, one of the most popular sacred works with a Latin text was the:
motet
All four of the movements in Beethoven's Fifth Symphony are based on one:
motive
In order to properly transmit the new polyphony, which other aspect of music became more sophisticated in the Middle Ages?
music notation
How many symphonies did Beethoven write?
nine
During the Middle Ages, which Arabic import allowed for pattern-related disciplines to flourish in the West?
numerals
The type of Classical opera that continued a tradition of idealized characters and plots was:
opera seria
Which term(s) describe(s) Mozart's Don Giovanni?
opera seria opera buffa
Until the late medieval era instrumental music was largely a(n) ____________ tradition.
oral
Put the following parts of the first-movement concerto form in order.
orchestral exposition solo exposition development recapitulation
Cozzolani composed her Magnificat for soloists, double choirs, strings, and which instrument?
organ
The earliest polyphonic music is called:
organum
The purely instrumental sections that the orchestra performs in an opera are called:
overture sinfonia
The madrigal is known for the expressive device of word-
paiting
Which of the following are dance forms found in sixteenth-century publications?
pavane saltarello ronde
What instrument(s) do you hear in this excerpt from the first dance?
percussion woodwinds brass
The organum Gaude Maria virgo is written in the style of which composer?
perotin
Classical sonatas were often written for one solo instrument, usually the:
piano
The sonata in the Classical era was an important genre for amateur musicians playing which instrument?
piano
Which of the soloists in these three examples features the widest range?
piano
Some Puritan leaders considered ___________ singing to be scandalous.
polyphonic
What is the texture of the final variation of the second movement of Haydn's Op. 76, No. 3 string quartet?
polyphonic after the opening homophonic at the beginning
Which term best describes the texture of two or more melodies performed at the same time?
poyphony
Which best describes the tempo of the last movement of the Moonlight Sonata?
presto
At the time of Monteverdi's opera The Coronation of Poppea, what type of opera houses were beginning to open in Venice?
public
Musical life and activities in Baroque era convents included:
public concerts held outside of the convent new compositions by women in the convent evening performances of Vespers
Which Arabic instrument is the forerunner of the modern violin?
rebab
The last section of sonata-allegro form that restates the opening thematic material is called the
recapitulation
Which musical style best describes the opening line "Thy hand, Belinda; darkness shades me"?
recitative
Which of the following describes the musical characteristics of Cozzolani's Magnificat?
repetition in the text written for soprano soloists and two choirs
A melody that is stated backwards is said to be in:
retrograde
During the Ars nova, which elements of music were developed?
rhythm meter harmony counterpoint
The rhythmic pattern of long-short repeated throughout the piece defines the:
rhythmic mode
In the Classical era, a theme that quickly ascends from a low register to a high register was known as a:
rocket theme
The Moonlight Sonata evokes what new expressive style?
romantic
The Susato dances are examples of which kind of instrumental dance?
ronde
The movement of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony that makes the most extensive use of variation procedure is the:
second
Which of the following was Mozart's primary concern for Eine kleine Nachtmusik?
setting a light tone at a social event
In eighteenth-century New England, a new type of notation called ______________ evolved to help improve solfège instruction.
shape-note notation
Which of the following instruments were categorized as haut (loud, outdoor) in the Renaissance?
shawm sackbut cornetto
Convents in the Baroque era and earlier were populated by women who:
showed aptitude for the spiritual life were searching for asylum after being widowed were avoiding an unwanted marriage
The system in which syllables are used to memorize intervals between notes in a standard scale pattern is called:
solfege
Which of the following are commonly found in J. S. Bach's church cantatas?
solo aria chorale duet aria
Put the following choral voice ranges in order from highest to lowest.
soprano alto tenor bass
In fugues, overlapping statements of a subject (melody) is referred to as:
stretto
Which of the following classical forms would typically have four movements?
string quartet symphony
The heart of the Classical-era orchestra was the:
string sections
Which of the following instrument groups was a part of the Classical-era symphony orchestra?
strings winds brass percussion
Which of the following traits are associated with Haydn's London symphonies?
surprise effects a larger orchestra with new instruments
Colonists in New England participated in congregational hymn singing.
t
In New Spain, some pieces were written using the indigenous Nahua language called Nahuatl.
t
Keyboard players in the Baroque era often improvised in their performances.
t
The church cantatas of J. S. Bach were mostly written for the Lutheran church.
t
The practice of lining-out allowed singers who did not read music notation to participate in the music making.
t
Billings often wrote the melody to his pieces in the _________ line rather than the soprano.
tenor
Which of the following components is found in the fourth movement of J. S. Bach's cantata Wachet auf (Sleepers Awake)?
tenors sing chorale melody strings play countermelody German language
The form of the second movement in Haydn's Symphony No. 100 is:
ternary
For which of the following events was Mozart's Requiem chosen because of its expressive power?
the 9/11 anniversary JFK's funeral
From which older genre did the symphony evolve?
the Italian opera overture
The libretto for Purcell's opera, Dido and Aeneas, is based on
the aeneid
The first book published in North America (1628) was:
the bay psalm book
The cadenza that is typically performed today in Mozart's G Major Piano Concerto, K. 453 is:
the cadenza written by Mozart
Which character ultimately brings Don Giovanni to his justly deserved fate?
the commendatore
Music making in the Classical era centered upon:
the court of the patron
For which religious occasion was the cantata Wachet auf (Sleepers Awake) written?
the end of the church year
Which period of European art and literature most captivated eighteenth-century thinkers?
the era of greek and roman civilization
Listen to the Baroque Rondeau by the French court composer Jean-Joseph Mouret. Which theme do you hear returning in this piece?
the first theme
Which of the following was a historical event from the Baroque era?
the formulation of the theory of gravitation by Sir Isaac Newton the investigation of how the blood circulates by William Harvey the initiation of the Protestant Reformation by Martin Luther
Lorenzo da Ponte was:
the librettist who adapted the play into an opera
Which of Beethoven's symphonies includes a chorus?
the ninth
The first dance begins with a phrase (one section of the tune) played by a solo shawm and then a phrase with a tabor (drum) added. Which best describes the two phrases of this excerpt?
the same tune
What is the middle section of a typical third movement in a Classical multi-movement cycle called?
the trio
Which of the following is a contribution to the symphony of the German Classical symphonists
the use of a "rocket theme" the use of a "steamroller" crescendo
Many women composers in the Baroque era felt a particularly strong affinity with which biblical character?
the virgin mary
The expansion of a melodic idea is known as:
thematic development
The second movement of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony is in what form?
theme and variations
Which of Beethoven's symphonies was originally dedicated to Napoleon?
thhe third
The ___ movement of a Classical multi-movement cycle is often in ___ form.
third minuet and trio
In the Renaissance, aesthetics changed with regard to consonances and dissonances, with which intervals being preferred?
thirds and sixths
The Classical-era orchestra typically includes:
thirty to forty players
Listen to the Baroque Rondeau by the French court composer Jean-Joseph Mouret. How many times do you hear the main theme?
three
The Classical-era concerto has how many movements?
three
Which of the following keyboard pieces were largely improvised in the Baroque era?
toccata prelude
What musical elements changes in the second section of the aria "Rejoice Greatly" from Handel's Messiah?
tonality tempo
In Haydn's Symphony No. 100, which of the following instruments were utilized to emulate "Turkish" musical sounds?
triangle cymbal bell tree
Which meter was especially attractive in medieval music because it symbolized the perfection of the Trinity?
triple
Which secular medieval musicians entertained at the higher social levels?
troubadours
Arcadelt's madrigal Il bianco e dolce cigno features the melody mostly in the high voice.
true
As musical instruments developed technically, the level of virtuosity rose in the Baroque.
true
At the beginning of the eighteenth century, serious opera was the most prevalent style.
true
Beethoven's Fifth Symphony generally follows the outline of the standard multimovement cycle.
true
Beethoven's music is firmly rooted in the conventions of Classical form.
true
Chamber music is music for a small group of performers.
true
Cozzoliani's Magnificat was written in honor of the Virgin Mary.
true
First-movement concerto form is based on principles from Baroque ritornello form and sonata-allegro form.
true
Improvisation is important in a Classical concerto.
true
In the Classical era, both serious opera and comic opera were popular.
true
In the eighteenth century, new economic power was growing as a result of the Industrial Revolution.
true
Most recognized composers in the early Middle Ages were clerics in religious communities.
true
Mozart famously began to write music before the age of five.
true
Musical instruments in the Renaissance were categorized by the amount of sound they produced.
true
Polyphony was utilized to enhance worship on the most significant feast days in the church year.
true
Prior to the medieval era, instrumental music was largely an oral tradition.
true
Religious wars and medieval explorations enhanced cultural exchange.
true
Singing polyphony required specialized singers.
true
The Baroque era offered few musical possibilities for creative women.
true
The Classical era has been called the age of reason
true
The Classical sonata typically consists of three to four movements.
true
The Classical symphony orchestra typically featured some woodwind and brass instruments along with strings.
true
The Industrial Revolution of the eighteenth century saw a series of important inventions, which helped shape the modern world.
true
The Pope Marcellus Mass was written for six voice parts.
true
The favored chamber ensemble in the Classical era was the string quartet.
true
The harmony of Palestrina's Gloria from the Pope Marcellus Mass is best described as full and consonant.
true
The harpsichord is unable to sustain sound the way that modern pianos can.
true
The lower voice in organum carries the melody in sustained notes.`
true
The masque was an English entertainment that combined music, poetry, and dance.
true
The members of the esteemed Antwerp city band were expert improvisers.
true
The text of the Gloria in Palestrina's Pope Marcellus Mass is easily understood, due largely to its syllabic nature and Palestrina's frequent use of homorhythm.
true
The various movements of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony are unified by the opening motive.
true
Theme and variations was a typical form for the second movement of a symphony.
true
There was a shift towards a more secular society during the European Renaissance.
true
Organs have more than one keyboard.
true`
At which point in the text of Fair Phyllis does the work change to an imitative texture?
up and down he wondered
Which of the following instruments are found in a typical string quartet?
viola cello violin
Which of the following instruments did Mozart intend to perform in the ensemble for Eine kleine Nachtmusik?
viola double bass violin cello
Which of the following French Ars nova poetic forms are considered "fixed"?
virelai rondeau ballade
The text of Josquin's motet Ave Maria . . . virgo serena praises the virtues of (answer is two words):
virgin mary
Which of the following is NOT a well-known keyboard work by J. S. Bach?
water music
How does Purcell musically depict Dido's grief in the aria "When I am laid in earth"?
with a slow tempo with a descending, chromatic bass line
Which of the following terms best describes the ensemble heard in this example?
womens chorus
Which of the following describes Haydn's role in the development of the Classical era symphony?
wrote over 100 symphonies was nicknamed "father of the symphony" composed 12 symphonies for a London audience
