One reason terraced dynamics are a feature of Baroque style is

The harpsichord cannot play crescendos or diminuendos

Ritornello form is a musical structure in which

One or more musical ideas keep returning

Baroque style was characterised by

Elaborate, often complex decoration and ornamentation

A type of polyphonic composition

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The features of the Baroque style in music

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1
Which of the following statements are true of opera?
It is meant to be a synthesis of music, drama and other art forms
All three of the above
It is a play in which all of the text is sung, not spoken
It was invented by Florentine musicians in about 1600
2
The stringed instruments pictured here are all types of
Lute
Violin
Guitar
Viol
3
One reason terraced dynamics are a feature of Baroque style is
Baroque music was mostly performed on terraces
Crescendos hadn't been invented then
The harpsichord cannot play crescendos or diminuendos
Baroque composers liked to surprise their audiences
4
Ritornello form is a musical structure in which
The music repeats over and over until it stops
The tempo keeps getting slower
It is just like a round
One or more musical ideas keep returning
5
The Italian word opera literally means
Optional
Operation
Work
Opening
6
Which stylistic feature of Baroque music is represented in this excerpt?
Continuity of rhythm
Slow tempos
Terraced dynamics
Polyphonic texture
7
This musical excerpt is an example of which compositional device?
Repetition
Basso continuo
Sequence
Ground bass
8
When was the Baroque era of musical style?
After the Renaissance
Before the Classical era
Roughly 1600 to 1750
All three of the above
9
Cembalo is the Italian word for
Piano accordion
Cymbals
Cello
Harpsichord
10
This excerpt is an example of a type of vocal writing called
Musical theatre
Aria
Recitative
Oratorio
11
B.C. in this excerpt stands for
Before Christ
Basso continuo
Bass chord
Bass cello
12
The compositional technique indicated by the red circles is best described as
Imitation
Ground bass
Ostinato
Sequence
13
Dido and Æneas is an opera by
Johann Sebastian Bach
Antonio Vivaldi
George Frederic Handel
Henry Purcell
14
Which of these compositional devices is not a concept of form (structure)?
Variation/development
Contrast
Repetition
Homophonic texture
15
This excerpt is type of vocal music called
Recitative
Duet
Aria
Oratorio
16
The numbers beneath the bass line are
Fingerings
Figured bass
Bar numbers
Scale degree numbers
17
Baroque style was characterised by
Simplicity and symmetry
Dull, boring sounds
Intense emotions and extreme contrasts
Elaborate, often complex decoration and ornamentation
18
The large stringed instrument used in Bach's Brandenburg Concerto No.2 is the
Cello
Double bass
Bass fiddle
Violone
19
The preferred texture in early Baroque music was
Homophonic
Heterophonic
Monophonic
Polyphonic
20
A canon is
A very clever billiards shot
A type of polyphonic composition
A piece of field artillery
A round

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