One of the most revolutionary periods in music history was the
Early Baroque
The early baroque was characterized by
homophonic texture
The middle baroque was characterized by
diffusion of the new style throughout Europe.
Baroque accompaniment usually consisted of a small group of instrumentalists known as the
basso continuo.
Affections in baroque usage refers to
emotional states or moods of music.
In the baroque period, the ordinary citizen's opportunities for hearing music usually came from the
church.
Frederick the Great, King of Prussia, was a
all of the above. (General, Flutist, and Composer)
In Italy, music schools were often connected with
orphanages.
The music director of a court in the baroque period
all of the above.
A large court during the baroque period might employ about __________ performers.
80
A small group of soloists is pitted against a larger group of players in a
concerto grosso.
The structure of the concerto grosso most often consists of __________ movements.
3
A ritornello is a
refrain.
In ritornello form
tutti and solo sections alternate.
In a concerto grosso, the second movement is most often
the quietest and most lyrical.
A polyphonic composition based on one main theme is known as a
fugue.
In many fugues, the subject in one voice is accompanied by a/n __________ in another voice.
countersubject
When a second voice presents the subject on a different scale step, it is called the
answer
In the __________, the subject is imitated before it is completed.
stretto
The subject can be turned upside down in a procedure known as
inversion.
A/n __________ is the text of an opera.
libretto
The __________ soprano has a very high range and can execute rapid scales and trills.
coloratura
The __________ tenor has a powerful voice and is capable of heroic expression.
dramatic
The vocal line in opera that imitates speech is known as
recitative.
An overture is
an instrumental composition that opens the opera and sets the dramatic mood.
Most early baroque operas were based on Greek mythology and
ancient history.
Members of the Camerata wanted to create a new vocal style based on the
music of the ancient Greek tragedies.
A typical baroque operatic form was the da capo aria in ABA form in which the singer
was expected to embellish the returning melody with ornaments.
Speech like melody accompanied only by a basso continuo is called
secco recitative.
Embellishments are
ornaments improvised by performers
Expressionist art stressed inner feelings, shocked audiences, and
was concerned with social protest.
A musical example of expressionism is
the opera, Wozzeck.
Which of the following statements is NOT true?
German expressionist painting dealt with pleasant subjects and delicate pastel colors.
Expressionism grew out of the same intellectual climate as
Freud's studies of hysteria and the unconscious.
Expressionist painters often used jarring colors and grotesquely distorted shapes to explore the _____________.
subconscious.
A common variation form in the baroque is the
ground bass or basso ostinato.
Dido and Aeneas, Purcell's opera, was inspired by
Virgil's epic poem, the Aeneid.
Some indication of the acclaim and respect given Purcell by his contemporaries in England can be seen from the fact that he is buried in ______________.
Westminster Abbey.
Purcell wrote his opera in the __________ language.
English
Composers have used ground bass in
both vocal and instrumental music
The instrumentation for a trio sonata is usually
two high instruments, such as violins or flutes, one low instrument, and keyboard.
A sonata da camera, or chamber sonata, is __________ in character.
dancelike
Arcangelo Corelli was a prominent composer of
string music.
Which of the following is the tempo arrangement of the movements in Corelli's Trio Sonata in A Minor, Op.3, No. 10?
1. Fast 2. Fast 3. Slow 4. Fast
Sonatas were typically performed
in palaces, homes, and churches.
The school at which Vivaldi taught, the Piet, was a school for
all of the above.
Vivaldi is best known for his
concertos.
Most of Vivaldi's concertos feature three movements in the following order of tempo:
1. Fast 2. Slow 3. Fast.
Vivaldi was a
violinist, composer, and teacher.
The trill is
an ornament in which two notes alternate rapidly.
Bach began his musical career as a/n
church organist.
Bach's contributions include
A and B.
Bach's compositional techniques include
all of the above.
The Well-Tempered Clavier is
a collection of 48 preludes and fugues: two in each major and minor key.
In 1829 Mendelssohn revived Bach's music with a performance of
St. Matthew Passion.
A suite is best defined as
a set of contrasting, dance-inspired movements.
The formal plan of most dances is
AABB.
French overture style consists of a slow section with dotted rhythms, and then
a quick, fugal section.
The Bourée in the listening example is in
duple meter.
The tutti passages referred to in the text's explanation of the Bourée listening example are passages in which the __________ play/s.
full orchestra
In Bach's time, the Sunday Lutheran church service lasted about
four hours.
The chorale was a/n
hymn tune.
Why did Bach write so many cantatas?
The cantata texts referred to Bible readings for specific Sundays and holidays.
The cantata was
multi-movement sacred work for chorus, vocal soloists, and orchestra.
The cantata typically lasted about
25 minutes.
The oratorio differs from opera in that it has no
all of the above.
The topic of an oratorio is usually
Biblical stories.
Oratorios are typically performed in
A and B.
Oratorios first appeared in seventeenth-century Italian prayer halls known as
oratorios.
The most popular oratorio today is
Handel's Messiah.
George Frideric Handel was born in 1685, the same year as
Johann Sebastian Bach.
Although Handel wrote a great deal of instrumental music, the core of his substantial output consists of English oratorios and Italian
operas.
Handel's Messiah is an example of
an oratorio.
Handel lived in
all of the above.
Handel's oratorios are usually based on
the Old Testament.
