Chapter 13 Quiz (17th Century of Early Baroque): Western Music History

According to Monteverdi, what musical style represents the first practice?

When did art historians first use the term "Baroque" to refer to artistic movements between 1600 and 1750?

In the seventeenth century, the modal system declined and was eventually replaced by

According to proponents of the second practice, why could compositional rules be broken?

Where did public concerts, to which members of the public subscribed or paid admission, first occur?

Who was among the proponents of the second practice?

Which of the following writers was active during the seventeenth century?

What calamity limited the ability of the Holy Roman Empire to support musicians?

In the seventeenth century, what were the affections?

Which of the following was a common continuo instrument?

How did basso continuo engender a shift in thinking about dissonance?

How did Baroque musicians view musical scores?

What is one fundamental part of our musical life that originated in the seventeenth century?

Before it was applied to an artistic period, what was the meaning of the term "baroque"?

What was concertato style?

In Baroque music, what is an elaborate passage that decorates an important cadence?

Who wrote the treatise The Passions of the Soul, cataloguing the affections?

In basso continuo

What was the prevailing texture of seventeenth-century music?

What did composers think was the healthiest way to use the affections?

What is one of the most important themes in seventeenth-century artistic output?

In seventeenth-century Europe, where did musicians stand to earn the best living?

For what reason did Giovanni Maria Artusi criticize Monteverdi’s Cruda Amarilli?

Which of the following is among the innovations of the seventeenth-century scientific revolution?

What is the term for the performance of a figured bass line?