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How did OPERA start out??
Setting dramatic poetry with props and costumes
Setting dramatic poetry with professional actors
Setting dramatic poetry with Greek music
Setting dramatic poetry to dramatic music
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Early Opera was based on myths from what ancient culture?
Ancient Greece
Ancient Mesopotamia
Ancient Egypt
Ancient Rome
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What was the ENLIGHTENMENT?
Invention of Philosophy
Learning everything you can
Invention of lights
Reason, Science, Humanities
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Who wrote the FIRST TRUE OPERA?
GF Handel
JS Bach
Claudio Monteverdi
Antonio Vivaldi
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Women started publishing music in the Baroque: who were the 2 we learned about?
Barbara Strozzi & Hildegard of Bingen
Barbara Strozzi and Jessye Norman
Francesca Caccini & Barbara Strozzi
Francesca Caccini & Hildegard of Bingen
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Who was GF Handel?
German Composer of English Opera in Italy
German Composer of French Opera in Italy
German Composer of Spanish Opera in France
German Composer of Italian Opera in England
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What are the 3 MAIN sections of a Baroque Orchestra?
Strings, Brass, Harpsichord
Strings, Percussion, Harpsichord
Brass, Woodwinds, Percussion
Strings, Winds, Continuo
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What were the 3 MOST popular Baroque Musical GENRES?
Opera/Oratorio, Concerto, Suite
Opera/Oratorio, Organ Prelude, Part Song
Part Song, Opera, Symphony
Symphony, Concerto, Suite
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Who was Domenico Scarlatti?
Italian Composer of Keyboard Sonatas in France
Italian Composer of Keyboard Music in Spain
Italian Composer of Italian Opera in Spain
Italian Composer of Organ Preludes in Germany
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What is ONE work that JS Bach is MOST known for?
Toccata and Fudge in B-fat
Toccata and Jig in D major
Toccata ad nauseum for Organ
Toccata and Fugue in D minor
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What is ONE work that Handel is MOST known for?
"Judas the Betrayer" Oratorio
"Long Live the King" Anthem
"Herod the Great" Opera
"Music for the Royal Fireworks" suite
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What makes a "French Overture" FRENCH??
Fast tempo with smooth rhythms
Fast tempo with dance-like rhythms
Slow tempo with smooth rhythms
Slow tempo with snappy rhythms
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What INSTRUMENTS were the most popular for SOLOS?
Cello, Horn, Harpsichord, Organ
Violin, Oboe, Trumpet, Timpani
Violin, Flute/Oboe, Harpsichord, Organ
Violin, Clarinet, Organ, Percussion
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What did the characters in Early Opera represent?
Monsters=Enemies, Nymphs=Singers
Heroes=Common Folk, Gods=Kings
Gods=Main Characters, Heroes=Common Folk
Heroes=Kings, Villains=Enemies
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Early Opera tried to recreate what?
The DANCING from Ancient Roman plays
The MUSIC from Ancient Egyptian Plays
The CHORUS from Ancient Greek plays
The SINGING from Ancient Greek Music
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What are the dates for the Baroque Period?
1650-1700
1500-1800
1600-1750
1650-1800
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What was the primary goal of Baroque music?
To see how many ways you can change instruments
To see how many ways you can change harmonies
To see how many ways you can write a fugue
To see how many ways you can transform a motive
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What is ONE work that Vivaldi is MOST known for?
"The Four Seasons" Violin Concerto
"The Four Virtues" Opera
"The Four Horsemen" Oratorio
"The Four Fugues" for Organ
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Why were myths so popular for Operas?
They were tragic and sad
They were true & inspirational
They were dramatic & imaginative
They were fun and hopeful
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What IS an Opera?
A dramatic work of art pieces
A dramatic work for only instruments
A dramatic work where everything is sung
A dramatic work where everything is spoken
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What are 3 primary ELEMENTS of Baroque STYLE?
Sequences, symphonies, fugues
Sequences, fugues, suites
Sequences, strings, symphonies
Sequences, fugues, continuo
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What are the parts of a THEATRE STAGE?
Main Stage, Pit, Props, Actors
Main Stage, Props, Wings, Background
Main Stage, Backstage, Flyspace, Props
Main Stage, Pit, Wings, Backdrop
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In France, Opera was written to do what?
Glorify the People
Glorify the King
Glorify the Country
Glorify the Church
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What was Scarlatti's style like?
Showy, with a lot of ornamentation
Sad, with very plain melodies
Happy, dance-style music
Dramatic, with lots of changes in mood
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Who was Antonio Vivaldi?
Italian Composer, "The Red Priest", Master of the Concerto
Italian Composer, "The Red Wind", Master of Virtuoso Playing
Italian Composer, "The Red Pig", Master of Gluttony
Italian Composer, "The Red Menace", Master of the Oratorio
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Who was JS Bach?
German Composer, Master of the Organ
German Composer, Master of the Opera
German Composer, Master of the Fugue
German Composer, Master of the Symphony
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What countries LED the Baroque era?
Germany, Italy, Spain
England, Spain, Italy
France, Germany, Italy
Germany, Englad, France
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Who was Jean-Baptiste Lully?
Italian Composer of French Opera
German Composer of French Opera
French Composer of Italian Opera
Spanish Composer of German Opera
