Which fact about Handel is true?

His father wanted him to be a lawyer

What was the purpose of a divertimento?

a piece of music meant to entertain

What happened to Handel in 1717?

He was the court musician for King George I

Why do people stand during Messiah?

King George II stood when he heard it, so everyone else did

Which is true of Classical Music?

the piano was a popular instrument to play

Which is true of women of the baroque musical period?

opera depended on female singers

Who were Voltaire and Rousseau?

Two great philosophers of the Classical period

an opera on a religious subject

What is true of Cantatas?

They are a multiple movement work like a short opera

Which is true of Classical Music?

melodies became much more plain than before

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1
What was the principal style of Italian Baroque Opera?
serious opera
comedic opera
dry opera
soap opera
2
Which fact about Handel is true?
His father wanted him to be a lawyer
He came from a family of musicians
His first music job was in France
His first music job was in a church
3
Which piece of music was NOT composed by Handel?
Water Music
The Well-Tempered Clavier
Messiah
4
What is Opera buffa?
serious opera
educational opera
sacred opera
comic opera
5
What was the purpose of a divertimento?
a piece of sacred music
a piece of music meant to entertain
a piece of music meant to impress
a piece of music meant to teach
6
What happened to Handel in 1717?
He was born.
He was the court musician for King George I
He went blind
He composed Messiah
7
Why do people stand during Messiah?
King George II stood when he heard it, so everyone else did
As part of a church service, it's tradition to stand
Because Handel asked audiences to stand
This is when the audience sings along so they stand
8
What was not an innovation of the Classical Period?
public concerts
the coffeehouse
the salon
the doughnut shop
9
Which is true of Classical Music?
orchestras were mostly strings.
the piano was a popular instrument to play
Dynamics changed very little through a piece of music.
Rhythm was very strict and similar.
10
Which is true of women of the baroque musical period?
There were many musical opportunities for women
Elizabeth-Claude Jacquet was a famous opera singer
Famous women singers were very respected and pure
opera depended on female singers
11
Who were Voltaire and Rousseau?
Two great violin prodigies of the Classical period
Two great composers of the Classical period
Two great philosophers of the Classical period
Two great castratti of the Classical period
12
Which period of music history started during the enlightenment?
Renaissance
Medeval
Classical
Baroque
13
What is an oratorio?
an opera without any words
A type of cookie with two chocolate wafers and icing
an opera on a religious subject
a short secular opera
14
What is true of Cantatas?
They are only sacred
They are a multiple movement work like a short opera
They are only chorual
They are only instrumental
15
Which is true of Classical Music?
melodies were very intricate and complicated
music was mostly sacred
melodies became much more plain than before
music was mostly polyphonic

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