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1
Know the characteristics of the Age of Enlightenment (pause and talk about)
Wrong answer (don’t click me)
Correct answer (click me)
2
The Gigue is ______ and is also known as the ______ _______.
3/4, Scottish jig
6/8, Irish jig
2/4, French jig
3
Rameau’s Traite de l’harmonie was published in
1733
1744
1722
1711
4
There are two main categories of the seven liberal arts, which one is associated with music?
Quadrivium
Quintilian
Trivium
5
What is ars cantus mensurabilis
"The Art of Measured Song.",
The italian name for the hundred years war
A set of madrigals
set down the system of longs, breves, and semi-breves,
6
Baroque started to represent idealized emotions like laments, it's called the doctrine of
Affections
Logos
Ethos
Pathos
7
Palestrina used a great deal of chromaticism and dissonance.
true
false
8
Characteristics of Rococo Style
Light and elegant
Largo and melancholy
Heavy and march like
Moderato and zippy
9
How did Bach learn international styles without travelling?
he transcribed/copied manuscripts
he read about different composers
he went to concerts
10
When was Giulio Cesare written?
1744
1754
1724
1734
11
Who wrote St. Matthew’s Passion?
Bach
Monteverdi
Mozart
Machaut
12
The group of intellectuals, discussed Greek tragedy, in the process devised opera are known as
Greek camerata
Venetian camerata
Florentine camerata
13
Who was George Frideric Telemann?
Founded the ensemble at the coffee house
all of the above
Famous German composer who incorporated national styles
14
Orfeo ed Euridice was written by Christoph Gluck in
1772
1742
1752
1762
15
When did Bach live?
1658-1762
1705-1782
1685-1750
16
The War of the Buffoons happened when and where?
1752, Paris
1752, Leipzig
1752, Mannheim
1752, London
17
What is a Tetra chord?
a three note scale
a four note scale
a five note scale
18
what was the name of the collection of italian madrigals that were translated in english
Concerto della donna
ars nova
Musica transalpina
19
What is the name of the doctrine that talks about how music affects your personality?
Doctrine of Pathos
Doctrine of Music
Doctrine of Affections
Doctrine of Ethos
20
How many voices cantus firmus mass?
SA
SATB
TB
STB
21
In the Opera Don Giovanni, who was Lorenzo da Ponte?
the servant character
the supporting tenor character
the "man hoe" from Spain
the maiden
22
What were some characteristics of Victoria’s style?
All of the above
Treated the organ as a soloist
Overlapping and dividing choirs with multiple parts
Gradual decreasing of rhythmic distance
23
Who created De Institutione Musica
Machaut
Leonin
Paratin
Boethius
24
Who is Franco of cologne?
caused the great schism
created different-shaped notes, indicate different durations
Created the first french cologne
25
"little horn" in italian
cornetto
sackbut
26
What is an answer in a fugue?
the bridge to the next section
the section that modulates but doesn't have the subject
second voice enters restates the subject with it transposed
27
The Sarabande is _________ and ________ from ___________
6/8, French, France
3/2, Spanish, Mexico
3/4 , Irish, Ireland
28
What are the renaissance dates?
1455-1605
1450-1600
1400-1550
1455-1600
29
What was the Collegium Musicum?
Association of professionals who played for hire
Association of professionals who played for monarchs
Amateurs who gather to play and sing for their own pleasure
30
What is a fugue?
polyphonic composition based on one main theme calledsubject
Heterophonic composition
Monophonic composition
31
What did polyphony used to be called?
polifayeet
polynotes
Organum
munagro
32
Basso ostinato is also known as
ground bass
foundation bass
floor bass
33
Which is Mass Proper
For every day mass
Christmas and easter
34
Who wrote the Coffee Cantata
Mozart
Bach
Handel
Haydn
35
Where was the first public opera house?
Leipzig
London
Florence
Venice
36
This composer had his own arch, in his music, you would skip upwards and come down stepwise.
Victoria
Palestrina
Du Fay
Purcell
37
Who wrote the ave maria motet?
Josquin des Prez
Byrd
tallis
Du Fay
38
Which of the following is a typical continuo instrument
Sacbut
Trumpet
Viola da gamba
Violin
39
Who wrote the Brandenburg Concertos?
Vivaldi
Machaut
Bach
Handel
40
Description of Galant Style
Slower harmonic motion, hard to understand
Slower harmonic motion, easy to understand
Faster harmonic motion, hard to understand
Faster harmonic motion, easy to understand
41
What is an exposition in a fugue?
The last section in a fugue
The middle section of the fugue
each voice presents the subject in turn (initial section)
42
What are the Baroque dates?
1600-1750
1550-1618
1315-1375
43
Christoph Gluck reformed opera in what way?
Lessen the contrast between aria and recitative
Synthesis of french and italian opera
All of the above
No more castratti and made the overture important
44
what is the last name of the guy who wrote lute songs
Dowland
Du fay
Boethius
tallis
45
Which one of these is not a “Great Violin Maker of Cremona”?
Jean Baptise Lully (1632-1687)
Giuseppe Guarnei (1698-1744)
Nicole Amati (1596-1684)
Antonio Stradivari (1644-1737)
46
What is Courtly love?
love on a basketball court, like high school musical
courting from afar, never consummated
Fine amour
that classy thingthang
47
What form is a da capo aria in?
duo, 2
ternary, 3
tetrenary, 4
48
The subject of a fugue is
The name of the piece
A melody or motif
What the fugue is about
49
Which composer is not of the renaissance period?
Guillaume dufay
Thomas tallis
Hildegard
William byrd
50
What is the Doctrine of affections?
music should have a purpose
affections should be expressed by certain types of music
music should move the listener
51
A Partita has how many movements?
3
2
4
52
What are some characteristics of Gregorian chant?
complex, though composed
strophic, simple verses
Neumatic notation, no accents, rhythm is assumed, simple
53
Basso Continuo means
Kahoot! is stupid and mean
Continuous bass
A bass line of complex structure
54
In Purcell's Dido and Aeneas, the scene structure reveals the influence of
Monteverdi
Jean Baptise Lully
Tomas Luis de Victoria
55
the first composer to express specific dynamics, piano forte, specify specific instruments?
Du Fay
Josquin des Prez
Giovani Gabrelli
56
A repeating pattern in the bass that helps structure the work is known as
oratorio
basso continuo
lament
basso ostinato
57
Who was Johann Stamitz?
he developed techniques to efficiently play the clavier
he directed the Mannheim Orchestra
he was the music director at the Palace of Esterhazy
he wrote the Essays on Playing the Flute
58
Text setting of secular medieval music
strophic
through composed
59
What was an intermezzo turned opera by Pergolesi (the gap between baroque and classical period
Trouble in Tahiti
Dido and Aneas
La serva padrona
L’Orfeo
60
For the bulk of Monteverdi's career, his main employment was
Notre Dame, Paris
St. Paul's Cathedral, London
St. Mark's, Venice
Hagia Sophia, Istanbul
61
What is not an acceptable reason to have music ficta?
To avoid a Tritone
For ease of performance
To create a landini cadence
For the sake of beauty
62
What is a motet?
a short piece of religious choral music
tacos
a short piece of sacred choral music
beef
63
What is St. Matthew’s Passion?
A sacred oratorio for a small choir
A sacred oratorio for solo voices
A secular oratorio for a small choir
A secular oratorio for solo voices
64
What is the Great Schism?
Roman Catholic C. and the Orthodox Christian C. didn't talk
A war between england and france
part of the catholic reformation
65
What was the Council of Trent
A council who said no more secular tunes
A council who decided that there should be less instruments
All of the above
People who met to discuss wrongdoings of the church
66
In the 17 Century, Catholic sacred music written in a style was newer than that of Palestrina:
Stile antico
Venetian in origin
Stile moderno
Anathema
67
The first opera to have a longstanding place in repertory is
Mozart's Don Giovanni
Purcell's Dido and Aneas
Monteverdi's L'orfeo
68
Bach wrote what concertos to get a job at this court of the same name (he didn’t get it)?
Brandenburg Concertos
Notre Dame Concertos
St. Thomas Concertos
69
Singspiel is
Comic Italian drama, no spoken parts
Comic French drama, no spoken parts
Comic French drama with spoken dialogue
Comic German drama with spoken dialogue
70
Who are Trouvères
South of France, Provençal language
French, north of France , female I
71
Rameau’s Traite de l’harmonie (Treatise on harmony) was important because
Most important of all theoretical works
It became the basis for teaching functional harmony
Included 5 innovations
all of the above
72
Can ghosts have ghost babies?
Yes
no
73
Jean Baptise Lully established the _________ in 1648
Petits basses
Petits Altos
Petits Violoncelles
Petits Violons
74
Who wrote Water Music?
Vivaldi
Handel
Haydn
Godard
75
J. Quantz wrote what?
95 Theses
Don Giovanni
Essays on Playing the Flute
Don Quixote
76
Farinelli and Senesino were
Famous opera writers
Famous castrati
Famous librettists
Famous composers
77
what is an importance of Guillaume de Machaut?
he established the reasons music ficta is acceptable
He helped develope motet and secular song forms
He wrote messe de notre dame
78
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina wrote a mass sine nomine that is polyphonic
Pope Marcellus Mass
St. Matthew’s Passion
L’homme arme
Cantus Firmus Mass
79
Who wrote ars cantus mensurabilis?
Tallis
Boethius
Du Fay
Franco of cologne
80
Gluck changed the part of Orfeo from a castratti to
baritone
tenor
high tenor
bass
81
What was the War of the Buffoons?
Traditional French court opera v lighter Italian opera buffa
A bunch of clowns fighting for independence
Traditional german opera vs. lighter french opera
82
name of the church where polyphony was invented and what did they call it
St peters cathedral
St marks
St thomas church
Notre dame
83
What are the dates for the Medieval Period?
500-1450
450-1550
500- 1550
1550-1618
84
Who wrote La serva padrona
Purcell
Telemann
Pergolesi
Vivaldi
85
What is Humanism?
the belief that this should be a group test
The belief that humans are aliens
the belief that humans and their activities are significant
the belief that i just want an A
86
Versaille’s orchestras (Vingtquatre Violons du Roi) were active from ___ to ____.
1626-1761
1705-1782
1685-1759
1685-1750
87
Corelli’s Concerto Grosso in G minor Op. 6, No. 8 is more commonly known as
Ash Wednesday Concerto
Lent Concerto
Christmas Concerto
Easter Concerto
88
What is a madrigal
A part song for one voice
a part-song for several voices,
a part song for tenors
89
What are the sections of the fugue that do not have the subject, this section modulates
Subject
Answer
Prelude
Episode
90
This period had Catholic resurgence due to the the Protestant Reformation was known as
Church reformation
Counter reformation
Balance reformation
Table reformation
91
When did Handel live?
1675-1750
1705-1782
1626-1761
1685-1759
92
What was the Hundred Years' War?
100 year of fighting over the time signature of greek songs
A war between england and france over land
A period without secular music
93
What percentage of the world population is left handed?
20
15
10
5
94
Who was Prince Esterhazy?
he commissioned Haydn to be his musical director
he frequently enjoyed hearing Mozart in his court
he developed a new way to tune instruments
95
Are trevor and brandon destined to have a podcast on the capabilities of ghosts?
yes
no
96
Drama per musica means
music through drama
drama through art
music is drama
drama through music
97
Opera comic is
English comic opera with some spoken dialogue
Italian comic opera with some spoken dialogue
German comic opera with some spoken dialogue
French comic opera with some spoken dialogue
98
What is De Institutione Musica?
The Fundamentals of Music
The Institution of Music
The Background of Music
99
What is a chang Martin Luther made to the mass?
Adaptations of existing chant
He changed the words for the common people
Secular Tunes, New Melodies
Adaptations of existing German devotional songs
100
Vingtquatre Violons du Roi translates to
25 Violins of the King
24 Violins of the Kings
26 Violins of the King
27 Violin of the King
101
What is the text setting when every verse has the same melody?
homophonic
Strophic
through composed
heterophonic
102
War of the Buffoons is also known as
Querelles des requins
Querelles des lapins
Querelles des bouffons
Querelles des clowns
103
What is one element of Henry Purcell's Dido and Aeneas that shows Lully's influence?
the overture
the fugue
the tocatta
104
italian madrigals were primarily published in what format?
volumes
catalogues
brochures
Part Books
105
What constitutes as a public concert?
A concert that is out in public
a concert that anyone can pay admission and attend
106
Notes Inegales was
triple dotting
double dotting
single dotting
107
Water music was written for a festival that took place on boats on what river?
River Thames
River of Trent
River Tyne
River Severn
108
What does cori spezzati mean?
spaced choirs
Divided choirs
109
Bass Realization is
when you fill in the inner voices
When you make up the bass line
when you fill in the top voices
when you make up the tenor line
110
The Versailles Palace is in
France
Germany
Italy
England
111
What was Jean Baptise Lully known for in terms of orchestra
established bowing in all the same directions
all of the above
wrote the Tragedies lyriques
112
What is the structure of the first movement in a classical symphony?
rondo
minuet and trio
sonata allegro form
theme and variations
113
Where was Tomas Luis de Victoria from?
Italy
England
Spain
Russia
114
who wrote the cantus firmus mass?
Tallis
Boethius
Hildegard
Du fay
115
The Allemande is ________ and starts with a __________
6/8, pick up note
3/4, pick up note
4/4, pick up note
116
What are the dates of Guillaume de Machaut?
1300-1377
1280-1455
1350-1422
117
Name of the instrument that you crank
jack n the box
Hurdy Gurdy
rubber chicken
Aulos
118
Where were divided choirs popular?
st peters
notre dame
coffee shops
St marks cathedral
119
What is a proper mass ?
has songs sung every day
has songs sung on christmas and easter
120
The Courande is ______ meter
compound
duple
simple
triple
121
When did Handel write his Messiah?
1761
1741
1731
1751
122
What is monophony?
two or more simultaneous lines
melody and harmony
two or more musical lines, each unique
one melody line
123
Spoken dialogue vs. Recitative in comic opera
I.C.O. doesn’t have recitatives but instead spoken dialogue
French comic opera that has recitatives
Italian opera that has recitatives but no spoken dialogue
124
What are the number of movements in a classical symphony?
4
2
3
1
125
The first public concerts in England began in
1650
1680
1690
1670
126
What is the professional version of the lyre?
arahhtik
cello
Kithhara
guitar
127
Baroque texture focused on
tenor and bass
soprano and alto
Soprano and bass
alto and tenor
128
What is the structure of the forth movement in a classical symphony?
theme and variations
minuet and trio
rondo
sonata allegro form
129
what is not an importance of ars nova
Use of duple meter
Development of polyphony
Syncopation
established text settings
130
Who are Troubadours?
South of France, Provençal language
French, north of France , female I
131
Who is famous for composing Trio Sonatas and how many players does it need?
Machaut, three
Corelli, four
Rameau, three
Vivaldi, four
132
What is the fourteenth century in france called?
Trecento
Ars nova
133
When were the Brandenburg concertos thought to be written?
1741
1711
1731
1721
134
Which one does not belong in the fundamentals of music?
Musica mundana (music and space earth around the sun)
Musica instrumentalis (music and instruments)
Musica Humana (body and the soul)
Musica mente (music and the mind)
135
Are mummies ghosts?
no
yes
136
Ballad opera is
Serious opera with no spoken dialogue
Comic opera mixed with sacred songs with no spoken dialogue
Comic opera that mixed popular songs with spoken dialogue
Serious opera with spoken dialogue
137
Farinelli lived when?
1685-1759
1705-1782
1626-1761
1685-1750
138
A cappella is the shortened version of
"a cappella greca"
"a cappella russa"
"a cappella sistina"
"a cappella romana"
139
Established compositional rules could be broken for the purpose of expression according to
second prattica
third prattica
first prattica
140
How many movements did the solo concerto have and what are the speeds of them?
3 movements; fast, slow, fast
4 movements; fast, slow, fast, fast
3 movements; slow, fast, slow
141
What is the Well Tempered Clavier?
Two pedagogical books written by Bach
A clavier that never gets angry
The most perfect clavier ever made
142
What is the fourteenth century in Italy called?
Trecento
Ars nova
143
The bridge of the fugue is
A 2 bar transition that takes you back to the original key
A transition into a new key
When a new theme is introduced
144
What order are the movements in a partita (suite)?
Sarabande, gigue, allemande, courande
Allemande, courande, sarabande, gigue
Allemande, sarabande, gigue, courande
145
St marks cathedral is where?
rome
venice
florence
apt 1101
146
The Florentine camerata was
A gathering of scholars who discussed Italian music
A gathering of scholars who discussed German music
A gathering of scholars who discusses Greek music
A gathering of scholars who discussed Roman music
147
Lully created a small ___to play for the king, it was the first time ___was referred to as this
consort
orchestra
ensemble
chamber group
148
Between the Italian madrigal and the english madrigal which one is strophic?
English
Italian
149
J.S. Bach wrote two pedagogical books of preludes and fugues in every key, what was it called?
The Badly Tempered Clavier
The Well Tempered Clavier
The Oratorio Collection
150
What is the structure of the third movement in a classical symphony?
sonata allegro form
minuet and trio
theme and variations
rondo
151
Who started the idea of word painting and being very musically expressive?
Josquin des Prez
Byrd
Du Fay
Tallis
152
What is homophony?
two or more simultaneous lines (a fugue)
two or more musical lines, each unique
one melodic line
melody and harmony (most pop songs)
153
What is an Aulos?
Originated in Rome. A solo instrument
greek reed instrument, usually played in pairs (party)
YEET
Another name for the cult of Dionysus
154
What is another reason for Handel writing English oratorios?
God told him to
Handel wanted to get more publicity
He had a stroke and only remembered how to write english
155
What is the structure of the second movement in a classical symphony?
theme and variations
sonata allegro form
rondo
minuet and trio
156
What is one reason that English oratorios were written?
Handel got tired of writing operas
Handel wanted to broaden his horizons
Operas were banned during lent
157
What is polyphony?
one melody line
two or more simultaneous lines (a fugue)
two or more musical lines, each unique
melody and harmony (most pop songs)
158
Frederick the Great of Prussia played what?
harp
piano
flute
guitar
159
What is the difference between a consort and a broken consort
consort has all instruments, broken involves voices
consort ensemble has one family, broken has multiple
160
A cappella came from
St. John’s Chapel
St. Peter’s chapel
St. Mark’s Chapel
The Sistine chapel
161
What is heterophony?
one melody line
melody and harmony (most pop songs)
two or more musical lines, each unique
two or simultaneous lines (a fugue)
162
Who wrote the music and the words for Guilio Cesare?
Handel and Telemann
Bach and Haym
Handel and Haym
Bach and Handel
163
Opera buffa is
French comic opera, with some spoken dialogue
Italian comic opera, sung throughout
French comic opera, sung throughout
Italian comic opera, with some spoken dialogue
164
Antonio Vivaldi’s L’Estro Armonico was published in:
1711
1721
1731
1713
165
an early form of trombone used in Renaissance music.
cornetto
Sackbut
166
Who was a female prophet that wrote about humanity and saw vision?
Dido
Blackwell
Donna
Hildegard
