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1
Heavy metal music would likely be performed at what dynamic level?
Piano
Mezzo Forte
Mezzo Piano
Forte
2
Mozart's opera, The Magic Flute, can be seen as an allegory for what Enlightenment organization?
Illuminati
Knights of Pythias
Knights of Columbus
Freemasonry
3
Most music during the middle ages was composed for:
Nobility
The Church
Pleasure
Money
4
Which answer most describes troubador music?
a single voice alone, often about God
a duet between singers, often about war
two or more voices with piano, often about love
a single voice accompanied by a single instrument, often about love
5
How many symphonies did Haydn compose?
108
9
50
72
6
In Mozart's opera, The Marriage of Figaro, Cherubino is a young boy, but played by a woman. What kind of role is this?
shirt role
crossdress role
wig role
pants role
7
This was the concept of expressing emotion through the use of certain musical gestures
Afflict
Affect
Affenpinscher
Effect
8
Why is the end date of the Baroque era significant?
It is the year that Mozart was born
It is the year that Louis XIV became king of France
It is the year that Johann Sebastian Bach died
It is the year that a great plague destroyed crops in Europe
9
What was the Enlightenment?
A period of time where people invented the light bulb.
A period of time where people tried to make themselves lighter
An era where the church became super influential in the government
A new way of thinking where reason was the key to human progress
10
This is a common theme of Opera Buffa:
conflict of human passions
morality
dramatic heroicism
clever servants
11
A Symphony is a major orchestral work with how many movements?
2
4
3
5
12
What dynamic level would you sing a lullaby at?
Forte
Piano
Fortissimo
Mezzo Forte
13
Classical composers preferred their music to:
be elaborate and highly ornate
Have simple, tuneful melodies
be in a minor key
make use of monophony
14
Is this music consonant or dissonant?
Dissonant
Consonant
15
During the Renaissance, music became?
Virtuosic and ornate
Even more religious
Plain
Highly polyphonic
16
Why did musical notation begin to develop in the middle ages?
to make it easier to teach new music to others
so that it no longer needed to be memorized
composers were tired of musicians performing their music wrong
for monks to practice their writing skills
17
This instrument became the most popular keyboard instrument
Organ
Piano
Harpsichord
Celeste
18
Ideas of the Florentine Camerata lead to developments in what genre of music?
Concerto
Sonata
Symphony
Opera
19
This technique is used within an opera to further the plotline without the use of dialogue
Fugue
Cantata
Aria
Recitative
20
what is an aria?
A solo from an opera
A religious solo
A bit of music in opera that propels the story line forward
A solo from a broadway show
21
What three countries were most significant to the development of Baroque music?
Germany, England, Portugal
France, England, Spain
Italy, Spain, Portugal
Italy, France, Germany
22
Is this music major or minor?
major
minor
23
Why was Hildegard von Bingen important?
The chants she composed expanded the scope of what could be done with chant
Her music was the first to include an orchestra
She was an extraordinarly good singer
Her music was very strict and followed the rules of the church exactly.
24
This composer was a major pioneer in the development of opera
Archangelo Corelli
Antonio Vivaldi
Claudio Monteverdi
Pietro Locatelli
25
What articulation is short and abrupt?
Staccato
Marcato
Tenuto
Legato
26
What famous oratorio was written by Haydn?
Jephte
St. John's Passion
King David
The Messiah
27
What is melody?
The speed of music
Layered voices that create polyphany
How loud or soft music is performed.
The memorable tune in a piece of music
28
Is this music monophonic or polyphonic?
polyphonic
monophonic
29
Which form of vocal music does not involve scenery or costumes, and can be 2 or more hours long?
Opera
Recitative
Cantata
Oratorio
30
Which is a common theme of Opera Seria ?
Bible parables
Foolish aristocrats
Relateable problems of the common man
Merciful and enlightened rulers
31
The word Baroque comes from:
Broqué: French for "shining diamond"
Barok: Romanian for "gilded age"
Barrocke: German for "glittering opal"
Barocco: Portuguese for "misshapen pearl"
32
Franz Joseph Haydn was known as:
The Father of the String Quartet
The Father of the Sonata
The Father of the Symphony
The Father of Classical Music
33
What is NOT a quality of Gregorian chant?
Staccato
Monophonic
In Latin
Melismatic
34
What is harmony?
A loud volume
The singable tune in music
A single line of melody by itself
Two or more notes being played simultaneously
35
During the classical era, music became more accessible to who?
Nobility
the Wealthy
Clergy
Middle Class
36
A concerto differs from a symphony in what way?
It features one soloist with the orchestra backing them up
It is a longer version of a symphony
It only has one movement
Has only four string players: two violinists, a violist, & a cellist
37
What is timbre?
How loud or soft a piece of music is
The speed of music
The length of a note
The quality that makes a voice or instrument identifiable apart from others
38
What are dynamics?
The qualities at the start and end of a single musical note
The speed at which music is performed
The identifying characteristic of a voice or instrument
The loudness or softness of a piece of music
39
Is this music consonant or dissonant?
Consonant
Dissonant
40
What were the dates of the Renaissance?
1100-1400
1200-1500
1300-1400
1400-1600
41
Why do we not have as much secular music from the middle ages?
Musical notation wasn't invented yet
Because it was most often passed orally, from person to person.
Nobody thought it was good enough to write down
The community storehouse where it was kept was lost in a fire
42
Singspiel is a comic opera originating from where?
France
England
Italy
Germany
43
Who was the most significant composer of the Baroque era?
Carl Phillipp Emmanuel Bach
Johann Christian Bach
Johann Sebastian Bach
Wilhelm Friedmann Bach
44
What was considered the most appropriate instrument for women?
flute
violin
trumpet
piano
45
When were the Middle Ages?
200-1600
400-1400
400-800
300-1500
46
Mozart wrote his first symphony at what age?
15
5
21
8
47
This type of composition relies heavily on counterpoint:
Aria
Toccata
Cantata
Fugue
48
What is tempo?
The loudness or softness of a piece of music
The speed at which music is performed
A chord that sounds pleasant
A low female voice
49
Which of the following is the highest voice part?
Bass
Alto
Tenor
Soprano
50
What years encompass the Baroque era?
1500-1700
1600-1750
1600-800
1650-1850
51
What articulation is long but not connected?
Legato
Staccato
Marcato
Slurred
52
French Baroque music also lead to developments in what other art form?
Dance
Painting
Sculpture
Lithography
