Prelude 03 Quiz

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In Baroque music, the instruments that provided accompaniment were referred to as

basso continuo

The ______ was a castrated adult male soprano popular in the Baroque era.

castrato

Which genres, filled with keen and witty observations on life, are associated with the middle classes?

comic opera and the novel

The tuning system established in the Baroque that made it possible for instruments to play in any key is called

equal temperment

The Baroque era was characterized by peaceful relations between Protestants and Catholics.

false

_________, the shorthand notation that developed during the Baroque for basso continuo players, allowed the performer to fill in the harmonies

figured bass

Opera had its origins in the experiments of a group known as the

florentine clamarata

Which of the following became a more popular texture during the early Baroque?

homophony

Which of the following was a hallmark of Baroque performance style?

increased improvisation

Which of the following was NOT an historical event from the Baroque era?

invention of printing by johannes

Which of the following is a Baroque-era poetic epic?

miltons paradise lost

The term "baroque" derives from the Portuguese word for

misshapen

Which French palace influenced the courts of other European rulers?

palace of versailles

What roles did women play in music during the Baroque era?

singers and composers

The Baroque era marks the introduction of solo song with instrumental accompaniment, which was referred to in Florence as

the new style

In the major-minor system, the most important note is the

tonic

Artists such as Bernini created works that demonstrate the Baroque love of the dramatic.

true

Baroque composers were interested in the possibilities for intense emotional expression.

true

Some Baroque musical works were created for specific occasions and immediate use.

true

Which statement about late seventeenth-century Baroque music is NOT true?

It was generally accepted that music should not arouse the emotions.

Which of the following statements is NOT true?

Italian dance rhythms and Germany's choral song tradition blended to make a new French style

The Baroque era spanned the years

1600-1750

What famous assertion by Louis XIV summed up a way of life in which all art and culture served the ruler?

I AM THE STATE

Which statement is NOT true regarding Baroque instrumental music?

Instrumental music became less prominent than it had been during the Renaissance.


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