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What Baroque genre formed in 1600?
Concerto
Mass
Fugue
Opera
2
During the Renaissance, music was primarily sung in all languages EXCEPT what?
Spanish
English
Italian
Latin
3
A rich, polyphonic composition consistening of successive melody imitation is called what?
Fugue
Concerto
Madrigal
Motet
4
What does it mean to learn music by rote?
Repeat after others and pass it down
Only by songs
Write it down
Play an instrument
5
What was the first type of harmony called?
Secular music
Sacred music
Parallel organum
Plainsong
6
What technique was used to portray the meaning of words of the text through music?
Tempos
Neumes
Word painting
Terraced dynamics
7
Layered dynamics within a composition are called what?
Tempo changes
Solmization
Terraced dynamics
Plainsong
8
What was the most common subject of Baroque opera?
Greek mythology
Poetry
Biblical text
Novels
9
What type of literature inspired composers during the Renaissance?
Greek mythology
Biblical text
Poetry
Novels
10
During opera when actors sing their spoken words and the storyline continues is called what?
Concerto
An aira
Recitative
Continuo
11
A song in opera where the character pauses to sing about their feelings is what?
Continuo
Concerto
An aira
Recitative
12
All of the following are sections of a mass service except what?
Credo
Gloria
Sanctus
Aria
13
Who invented solmization?
Guido
J.S. Bach
Vivaldi
Pope Gregory I
14
One of the first known operas was called what?
The Four Seasons
Hymn to St. John
Orfeo
As Vesta Was Descending
15
These traveleres were responsible for spreading music throughout Europe
Madrigals
Neumes
Troubadours
Composers
16
A short musical idea or main theme of a piece of music is called what?
Fugue
Motive
Countersubject
Answer
17
Accompaniment consisting of harpsicord and viola da gamba was called what?
Continuo
Word painting
Concerto
Recitative
18
Which of the following is not a characteristic of Baroque fugue?
Polyphony
Motives are imitated
They are a big part of opera
Melodies chase each other
19
What type of music was meant to be played in church?
Madrigals
Secular
Sacred
Motets
20
Music meant for entertainment and is called what?
Secular
Plainsong
Sacred
Parallel organum
21
How many years does the Renaissance period overlap with the Baroque period?
150
200
50
100
22
The violin concerto we studied in class was called what?
Orfeo
The Four Seasons
Hymn to St. John
As Vesta Was Descending
23
The Renaissance period was during what time frame?
1750-1825
1450-1700
450-1450
1600-1750
24
The Baroque period was what time frame?
1450-1700
450-1450
1600-1750
1750-1825
25
Plainsong is what type of texture?
Homophonic
Monophonic
Polyphonic
26
What does the word "Renaissance" translate to?
renovate
rebirth
review
renew
27
Around what year did Western Classical music begin?
450
500
550
400
28
Who was Gregorian chant named after? (He put music in the church in 500).
Pope Gregory I
J.S. Bach
Vivaldi
Guido
29
Which of the following is NOT part of a Baroque fugue?
Countersubject
Subject
Answer
Continuo
30
What does "Baroque" translate to?
Broken
Pearl
Barack Obama
Rebirth
31
What is the chronological order of the first three time periods of classical music?
Baroque, Medieval, Renaissance
Medieval, Baroque, Renaissance
Medieval, Renaissance, Baroque
Renaissance, Baroque, Medieval
32
How many musical sections does a mass have?
4
3
5
6
33
Concertos have what kind of texture?
Polyphonic
Monophonic
Homophonic
34
The Medieval period was during what time?
450-1450
1600-1750
1750-1825
1450-1700
35
Composers drew these symbols above and below text to indicate high and low pitch.
Terraced dynamics
Word painting
Neumes
Tempos
36
Who is the most famous composer of the Baroque fugue?
J.S. Bach
Pope Gregory I
Antonio Vivaldi
Monteverdi
37
What is the method of assigning a syllabic name to each pitch?
Word painting
Terraced dynamics
Solmization
Plainsong
38
Who was one of the most famous composers of the Baroque concerto?
Monteverdi
Pope Gregory I
Antonio Vivaldi
J.S. Bach
39
The first type of musical notation that included a staff was called what?
Solmization
Mensural notation
Neumes
Word painting
