Music Mid Term

The approximate dates of the Baroque period are:

Which of the following does NOT characterize the Baroque era?

John Milton's Paradise Lost is an epic poem expressing the views of:

Which best describes how Baroque musicians made a living?

The Baroque period witnessed a new style of music, which featured a single vocal melody with accompaniment. This was known as:

The introduction of monody in music represented a major shift in texture from:

The group of early Baroque writers, artists, and musicians whose aim was to resurrect the musical drama of ancient Greece was known as:

The ideas and music of the Florentine Camerata led the way directly toward:

Which two instruments would most likely have played the basso continuo in the Baroque era?

The Baroque technique of placing numerals, indicating the harmony required, above or below the bass notes, is called:

The primary tonality used during the Baroque was:

A system of slightly adjusting the tuning of intervals within the octave, thus making it possible to play in every major and minor key, was called:

All of the following characterize Baroque musical style EXCEPT:

Which best describes the relentless beat and regular accent of later Baroque music?

The artificially created male soprano or alto who dominated opera was known as:

The Baroque performance practice where musicians embellished the melodies was called:

Women's roles in Baroque music:

A drama that is sung is called:

The vocal style in opera that imitates the natural inflections of speech is called:

It was through the musical innovations of the _____ that opera was born.

A highly emotional song in an opera is called:

The orchestral introduction heard at the beginning of an opera is called:

The text of an opera is called:

Who is best viewed as the first master of opera?

The earliest operas took their plots from:

The English type of entertainment combining music, poetry, and dance was called:

The greatest native English composer of the Baroque was:

Purcell's opera Dido and Aeneas was composed for:

On which epic poem was Purcell's opera Dido and Aeneas based?

Dido's Lament from Purcell's opera Dido and Aenaes is composed:

The sacred cantata was an integral part of the:

The chorale is a type of hymn tune created by:

The chorale tune A Mighty Fortress Is Our God was:

The opening movement of Bach's cantata A Mighty Fortress Is Our God is best described as:

Which does NOT characterize an oratorio?

George Frideric Handel was considered a master of:

Late in life, Handel turned his efforts from the opera to:

Handel's Messiah is:

The famous choral climax in Part II of Handel's Messiah is:

The first era of Western music in which instrumental music was as important as vocal music was the:

The Baroque era witnessed the appearance of the:

The instrumental form based on the contrast of two dissimilar masses of sound is called:

The solo concerto is:

Who was the greatest and most prolific Italian composer of concertos?

Vivaldi lived and worked in:

Which of the following is a well known set of concertos by Vivaldi?

The solo instrument in Spring from The Four Seasons is:

The opening movement of Spring from The Four Seasons features _____

Who composed the Brandenburg Concertos?

Bach's Brandenburg Concertos comprise _____ separate concertos.

The accompanying group in a concerto grosso is called:

The solo group in a concerto grosso is called:

Which of the following dance types was NOT standard in a Baroque suite?

A gigue is best described as:

What is the form of the individual movements in a suite?

Water Music by Handel is best described as a:

Handel's Water Music opens with a:

During his lifetime, Bach held the position of:

Bach was most famous in his day as a performer on:

In the field of keyboard music, Bach's most important collection was:

Which of the following is a set of forty eight preludes and fugues by Bach?

Which was NOT an important keyboard instrument in the Baroque?

A keyboard instrument in which the strings are plucked by quills is:

The harpsichord is different from the piano because:

What is a toccata?

A chorale prelude:

The _____ is a keyboard form based on the principle of voices imitating each other.

What is the principal element of a fugue?

In a fugue, the areas of relaxation where the subject is not heard are called:

After the fugue subject is stated, the second entrance of the subject is called the:

Of the following, which is NOT a contrapuntal device that alters the original theme?

In a fugue, the technique of stating the theme in faster rhythmic values is called:

The opening section of a fugue, in which all voices introduce the subject successively, is called the:

How many preludes and fugues are contained in the two Well Tempered Clavier volumes?

Bach's last demonstration of contrapuntal mastery was:

How many voices, or individual lines, are there in Bach's Contrapunctus I from The Art of Fugue?

In which voice is the subject first heard in Contrapunctus I from The Art of Fugue?

Amateur music making at home was popular during the Baroque era. T/F

The new Baroque style of vocal music for one singer with instrumental accompaniment was known as monophony. T/F

During the Baroque era, some boy singers were castrated to preserve the high register of their voices, allowing them to sing high pitched operatic roles. T/F

Handel wrote his oratorio Messiah over a period of four years. T/F

The "Hallelujah Chorus" is the climax of the Easter section of Messiah. T/F

The Baroque period was the first in which instrumental music was comparable in importance to vocal music. T/F

Baroque composers, like their Renaissance counterparts, generally did not specify instrumentation. T/F

Today, Baroque music is played exclusively on modern instruments. T/F

Antonio Vivaldi became known as "the red priest" because of his fanatical religious beliefs. T/F

Vivaldi lived in Venice, where he taught music at a girls' school. T/F

Vivaldi's solo concertos typically had four movements. T/F

Handel's Water Music was performed without continuo instruments when played outdoors. T/F

The Hornpipe from Handel's Water Music is in A-B-A form. T/F

Johann Sebastian Bach lived a short, unhappy life and had no children. T/F

During his lifetime, Johann Sebastian Bach was primarily known as a great organist. T/F

The three main keyboard instruments of the Baroque were the harpsichord, organ, and piano. T/F

The strings of a harpsichord are plucked by quills. T/F

The clavichord was a popular instrument for the home. T/F

The prelude originated in improvisation on keyboard instruments. T/F

Bach's chorale prelude A Mighty Fortress Is Our God is based on a well known Lutheran chorale tune. T/F

A fugue is a form exclusively for solo keyboard performance. T/F

A fugue is a contrapuntal composition in which a single subject is the focal point, thus unifying the work. T/F

At the beginning of a fugue, the countersubject is stated alone. T/F