MUS 121, Quiz #1

Arias in the early 1600's were generally in what form?

Early opera composers blended current musical genres with ideas about ancient Greek music and plays.

The term Baroque was first applied to art and music by

In the Renaissance, which instrument was used primarily to accompany social dancing?

Music composed for a specific instrument is called a consort

During the Baroque, the musical score was regarded as an outline that could be adapted or altered.

What did Baroque musicians use as a means of moving the affections?

The dominant texture in early Baroque music is polyphony.

The first surviving opera was

Why did people in the Renaissance classify instruments according to the categories of haut and bas?

In the Renaissance, it was customary to group dances into pairs.

What helped to stimulate music publications, opera houses, and public concerts?

Opera remained confined to Italy until the late 1700's

By the end of the Baroque period, counterpoint became

The primary purpose of the basso continuo is to

In contrast to Peri's operas, Monteverdi's operas drew on an even wider range of contrasting styles and genres.

Composers of instrumental music in the 1600's sought to portray their personal feelings

which of the following is NOT one of the main types of instrumental music in the Baroque period?

In the early 1600's, France is the region associated with new styles in art, architecture.

Which plucked, guitarlike instrument was popular in Spain during the Renaissnace?

The sound of a harpsichord is produced by a quill plucking the string.