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Music History #musichistory chapters 4-9 powerpoints from class
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1
Whose music won the "contest" for word clarity in the Counter-reformation?
Georg Frederic Handel
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
Henry Purcell
Johann Sebastian Bach
2
Intensity in music refers to...
the aspect of short and long
the aspect of loud and soft
the aspect of high and low
the quality of sound that identifies the instrument
3
Which of these is NOT a plane of listening recommended by Copland?
sheerly musical plane
snakes on a plane
sensual plane
Expressive plane
4
Who was a Baroque instrumental composer of "The Seasons" who was nicknamed the "Red Priest?"
Antonio Vivaldi
Claudio Monteverdi
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
Josquin des Prez
5
Pitch in music is:
the aspect of loud and soft
the aspect of short and long
the aspect of high and low
the quality of a sound
6
Baroque composers used trills, turns and other techniques to ornament the music.
True
False
7
When was the Renaissance?
An era from 476-1450
An era from 0-476
An era from 1600-1750
An era from 1450-1600
8
A text for an opera is called...
a libretto
a read out
a liber usualis
a book
9
Opera originated in...
Vienna, Austria
Florence, Italy
Munich, Germany
London, England
10
The madrigal flourished in which era?
Baroque
Romantic
Renaissance
Medieval
11
Messe de notre dame was composed by
Philip de Vitry
William Tell
Guillaume de Machaut
Claudio Monteverdi
12
A Baroque solo concerto has how many movements?
5
3
2
4
13
Who wrote the most music in the medieval era?
Hildegard von Bingen
Giuseppe Verdi
Claudio Monteverdi
anonymous
14
Who wrote the Brandenburg Concertos?
Corelli
Handel
Vivaldi
Bach
15
Bach wrote the St. Matthew and the St. John Passions . What does Passion mean in this sense?
A story Bach really cared about.
The story of the trial and death of Jesus
The story of the love life of the saints.
16
A "ONE-two One- two" rhythm in music usually indicates what type of meter?
Organum
Triple Meter
Duple Meter
free form
17
The _______________ of the community was the main body that kept Medieval society organized.
musical theater
kings and queens
church
jousts
18
This outdoor instrument was the ancestor of the trombone.
krummhorn
fife
recorder
sackbut
19
Purcell and Monteverdi were composers from which musical time period?
Renaissance
Classical
Baroque
Romantic
20
What is the difference between the storytelling in opera and oratorio?
Opera has arias and recitatives and oratorio does not
oratorio is not staged or costumed- opera is, elaborately
opera tells a story, oratorio does not
Opera is in Italian and Oratorio is in English
21
A waltz such as the Blue Danube waltz is in what meter?
triple meter
no meter
duple meter
Quadruple meter
22
Baroque era numerical shorthand written below the bass line, was called...
accents
line of demarcation
figured bass
beats
23
A monody is...
a declamatory speech
a monophonic chant from middle ages
an instrumental concerto
a Baroque solo song with prominent top and bottom lines
24
Orfeo, or Orpheus, sings, and plays what instrument?
the drums
the lyre
the cello
the harpsichord
25
Bach, Vivaldi and Handel were all composers from which period?
Classical
Baroque
Romantic
Medieval
26
What is the order of a Catholic Ordinary Mass?
Agnus Dei, Kyrie, Gloria, Credo, Sanctus
Kyrie, Sanctus, Credo, Gloria, Agnus Dei
Sanctus, Kyrie, Gloria, Credo, Agnus Dei
Kyrie, Gloria, Credo, Sanctus, Agnus Dei
27
Renaissance music is marked by...
classical balance and restraint
grandeur, extravagance, drama
28
Late Baroque era,
short
sacred vocal work with recitatives, arias and choruses and orchestra is
an oratorio
an opera
a motet
a church cantata
29
Why do people stand for the "Hallelujah Chorus" from Messiah?
Everyone else does
They don't know why
Out of tradition
Because King George stood up first
30
Musically heightened speech in opera, derived from declamatory sections of monody, is called:
recitative
explanatory verse
soliloquoy
speech-song
31
Rhythm with the accent on the weak beat or between beats is called:
syncopation
supplementation
syllabification
synchronization
32
Medieval monks did all of the following except...
practice medicine
read and write
talk
pray 7 times a day
33
Leonardo, Michelangelo, Donatello and Raphael were alive during which musical time period?
Medieval
Baroque
Renaissance
Romantic
34
What does "melismatic" mean in ancient vocal music?
one syllable, one or two notes
no syllables, many notes
many notes, one syllable
35
Baroque composer of the opera Orfeo
Montezuma
Montague
Monteverdi
Monte Cristo
36
The texture of music in the medieval chants was
monophonic
imitative
polyphonic
fugal
37
What was the name of the plucked keyboard instrument used in the Baroque period?
harpsichord
hurdy gurdy
clavichord
piano
38
In which musical time period did Handel compose many operas and oratorios, including Messiah?
Baroque
Classical
Romantic
Medieval
39
What is hocket?
a medieval ball game
a medieval style of composition
a renaissance basket
a group of musicians
40
Strophic Form in music can be described as:
a form with a 12 bar blues pattern
a form with repeated verses of music but different words
a form with no repeats
a form of a theme with multiple variations
41
Timbre in music refers to...
the aspect of high and low
the aspect of long and short
the aspect of loud and soft
the identifying quality of a sound
42
Duration in music refers to...
the aspect of high and low
the quality of sound that identifies an instrument
the aspect of loud and soft
the aspect of short and long
43
Monteverdi's repeating musical interludes in between repeating musical strophes are called:
alternati
choruses
overtures
ritornelli (ritornello)
44
A succession of pitches can be called ...
a theme
a melody
a tune
a scale
45
A Baroque theory that different musical moods should be used to influence the emotions is...
String Theory
The Doctrine of Affections
Doctrine of Ethos
Theory of Relativity
46
Three genres to emerge in the Baroque era are:
art song, quodlibet, chanson
symphony, madrigal, tone poem
oratorio, opera, concerto
mass, motet, chant
47
In the story of Dido and Aeneas, what happens to Dido?
She travels to Italy
After Aeneas leaves, she kills herself with poison
She takes a journey to Hades
She becomes a Goddess
48
What is the order of the musical eras we have studied?
Medieval, Baroque, Renaissance
Medieval, Renaissance, Baroque
Baroque, Medieval, Renaissance
Renaissance, Medieval, Baroque
49
Who said that when you listen to music you should "fly with the music to the end of the piece"?
Victor Wooten
Frederic Chopin
Daniel Barenboim
Fritz Kreisler
50
Robert Danziger recommends as a listening style:
listening while blindfolded
drawing blueprints as you listen
listening outside
repetitive listening
51
Bass-driven chordal support for a melody in the Baroque era was called...
basso continuo
symphony
recitative
concerto
52
Who is a German late baroque composer who spent most of his composing life in England?
J.S. Bach
Handel
Brandenburg
Stockhausen
53
Violin, viola, violoncello and bass:
relatives to the vielle and viola da gamba
the string family in the orchestra
bowed instruments
capable of tuning in different keys
54
What does "syllabic" mean in music?
One note, one syllable
Many syllables and many notes
55
In a fugue, the main melody is called the
countermelody
episode
potato
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