Music Apreciation CH 23 Quiz

Barbara Strozzi published more arias than any other male singer-composer of her time. True False

True

The Baroque era offered few musical possibilities for creative women. True False

True

Listen to each section of Amor dormiglione. What is the overall form? a. A-B-A b. A-B-C c. A-B-B d. A-A-B

a. A-B-A

The form of Sleepyhead, Cupid! is a. All possible answers. b. ternary. c. A-B-A. d. da capo aria.

a. All possible answers.

Cozzolani's Magnificat is sung in which language? a. Latin b. Italian c. English d. French

a. Latin

Which of the following did NOT take place at the convent of St. Radegunda when Cozzolani was there? a. The nuns adhered to the church ban on singing polyphony. b. Cozzolani joined family members already in the convent. c. Cozzolani was the director of one of the convent's two choirs. d. Cozzolani composed and had her own music published.

a. The nuns adhered to the church ban on singing polyphony.

This harmony of this excerpt is a. conjunct. b. disjunct. c. consonant. d. dissonant.

a. conjunct. c. consonant.

The overall harmony in this excerpt is a. consonant. b. conjunct. c. dissonant. d. disjunct.

a. consonant.

Barbara Strozzi was a. probably the illegitimate daughter of the Venetian poet Giulio Strozzi. b. a nun at St. Radegunda in Milan. c. raised in a convent in Germany. d. of noble birth.

a. probably the illegitimate daughter of the Venetian poet Giulio Strozzi.

"Strali, strali, foco, foco" ("arrows, fire") is depicted in the music with a _________ melody. a. quick, descending b. static c. quick, ascending d. wavelike

a. quick, descending

Which describes the performing forces in this excerpt? a. two choruses, two soloists, organ, and a few string instruments b. SATB chorus only c. two soloists only d. singers only

a. two choruses, two soloists, organ, and a few string instruments

The text setting of Strozzi's Sleepyhead, Cupid! includes a. word-painting. b. improvisation. c. figured bass. d. recitative.

a. word-painting.

Who was Chiara Margarita Cozzolani? a. a musician b. All possible answers. c. a Benedictine nun d. a composer

b. All possible answers.

Which describes the tempo of the music in this excerpt? a. The tempo is fast at the beginning and slower at the end. b. The tempo is slow at the beginning and faster at the end. c. The tempo is fast throughout. d. The tempo is slow throughout.

b. The tempo is slow at the beginning and faster at the end.

Which describes the music in this excerpt? a. chorus b. begins with chorus and shifts to a duet c. begins with a duet and shifts to chorus d. duet

b. begins with chorus and shifts to a duet

In times such as the Baroque era, when women had few choices in their lives, what was the only honorable alternative to marriage? a. becoming a musician b. entering a convent c. becoming a priest d. working as a servant

b. entering a convent

The final "Amen" is sung a. in polyphony by the full choir. b. in a homorhythmic texture. c. in monophony by the full choir. d. as a soprano solo.

b. in a homorhythmic texture. a. in polyphony by the full choir.

Many women composers in the Baroque era felt a particularly strong affinity with which biblical character? a. St. Joseph b. the Virgin Mary c. St. Paul d. St. Peter

b. the Virgin Mary

In this excerpt, a. there is no instrumental accompaniment. b. the music alternates between the full choir and soloists. c. a series of melismas exemplify Cozzolani's use of word-painting. d. the full choir sings long, drawn-out notes throughout.

b. the music alternates between the full choir and soloists.

Chiara Margarita Cozzolani and Barbara Strozzi are unique in that a. they were both famous operatic sopranos. b. they both published music in their lifetimes. c. they were both keyboard virtuosos. d. they were both nuns at St. Radegunda.

b. they both published music in their lifetimes.

This excerpt from the A section is in ______ meter. a. quadruple b. triple c. wavelike d. duple

b. triple

Which describes the relationship between the voices in this excerpt? a. imitation between two soloists followed by two soloists singing together b. two soloists singing together followed by imitation between two soloists c. imitation between two soloists followed by homophonic chorus d. two soloists singing together followed by homophonic chorus

b. two soloists singing together followed by imitation between two soloists

In this excerpt, the melodies are seemingly scattered on the word "dispersit," which exemplifies a compositional technique known as a. a cappella style. b. word-painting. c. polyphony. d. melisma.

b. word-painting.

Which describes the texture heard in this work? a. strong beat emphasized by the tabor (drum) b. a cappella singing c. expressive melody with simple chordal accompaniment d. complex polyphony heard throughout

c. expressive melody with simple chordal accompaniment

Which describes the overall mood? a. lighthearted b. martial c. melancholy d. intense and serious

c. melancholy a. lighthearted

Which describes this texture? a. homophonic b. heterophonic c. monophonic d. polyphonic

c. monophonic a. homophonic

The contour of the opening melody "Amor, amor" ("Love, love") is a. wavelike. b. descending. c. static. d. ascending.

d. ascending.

Which statement describes the dynamics in this excerpt? a. gradual crescendo from pianissimo to forte b. very soft throughout (pianissimo) c. mostly allegro d. mostly forte

d. mostly forte

Which describes the performing forces heard in Amor dormiglione? a. a cappella, sung by a soprano b. soprano and piano c. a cappella chorus d. soprano and bass lute

d. soprano and bass lute

Listen to the first two sections of Amor dormiglione. Regarding the B section, which description does NOT apply? a. faster rhythms b. change of mood c. shift to duple meter d. the soprano sings a cappella

d. the soprano sings a cappella