Quiz 3 Part 3
Which is NOT a true statement about the organ?
Sound production on the organ is produced by quills plucking strings.
During the Baroque era, instrumental music rose to a position equal with vocal music, eventually becoming the central feature of Western concert music in the following century.
True
The libretto for Handel's Messiah features biblical verses from both the Old and New Testaments.
True
Which vocal form took its name from the Italian word for "place of prayer"?
oratorio
Which of the following excerpts comes from the A section of the binary-form "Air" from Bach's Orchestral Suite No. 3?
the first excerpt
The solo instrument featured in Vivaldi's Spring concerto is the
violin.
Which best describes the instrumental accompaniment heard in this excerpt?
basso continuo only
The Baroque suite is characterized by which of the following?
All answers are correct.
In what language is Handel's Messiah sung?
English
The Baroque suite could include dances from
Germany, England, France, and Spain.
The following excerpt (from Bach's Orchestral Suite No. 3) is an example of the dance type known as the
NOT ALLEMANDE OR COURANTE
What did the recorder, oboe, and flute have in common during the Baroque era?
They were all made of wood.
In the first movement of Vivaldi's Spring concerto, the solo instrument is often featured in sections called
episodes.
The opening bass line that unifies Dido's lament is called a(n)
ground bass.
Which term means an instrumental refrain?
ritornello
The main theme of a fugue is known as the
subject.
How is grief musically depicted in Dido's Lament?
with a descending, chromatic bass line
How does Vivaldi musically evoke the image of birds in the first movement of the Spring concerto?
with high trills and running scales
How does Vivaldi evoke the image of a thunder and lightning storm in the first movement of the Spring concerto?
with repeated notes and fast ascending, minor-key scales
Who were students at the Conservatorio dell'Ospedale della Pietà in Baroque Venice?
young orphaned girls