MUS 121 final

Question 1

What technique found in some of Bach's chorale preludes (among other things) is influenced by Italian madrigalists?

Accepted Answer

Use of musical figures to symbolize ideas in the original chorale text

Question 2

Handel's compositional practice of 'borrowing' was controversial during his lifetime.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 3

Preludes have no rigid compositional structure.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 4

What impacted the genres Bach composed for?

Accepted Answer

He composed to fulfill the needs of the jobs he held

Question 5

In the 18th century, the primary composers still performed today came from which areas?

Accepted Answer

German-speaking

Question 6

What was one purpose of Bach's preludes in the Well-Tempered Clavier?

Accepted Answer

to serve as pedagogical etudes

Question 7

The main type of opera in the 18th century with serious plots was called opera Buffa

Accepted Answer

False

Question 8

In which city did Bach spend the majority of his career?

Accepted Answer

Leipzig

Question 9

Many aristocrats in 18th century Germany performed music but did not compose it.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 10

What did the choruses in Handel's oratorios NOT do?

Accepted Answer

Play a single role

Question 11

What form, also found in concerti, did Bach commonly use in his orchestral music?

Accepted Answer

Ritornello

Question 12

Handel is credited with inventing which genre?

Accepted Answer

English oratorio

Question 13

The action in Handel's operas develops through

Accepted Answer

recitatives

Question 14

Instrumental sinfonias served what purpose in several of Handel's operas?

Accepted Answer

marking key moments in the plot

Question 15

Bach's orchestral music was popular and well-known during his lifetime

Accepted Answer

False

Question 16

Italy provided the choral tradition that made Handel's oratorios possible

Accepted Answer

False

Question 17

The new cantatas by Erdmann Neumeister added which kinds of texts?

Accepted Answer

poetic

Question 18

Handel's most important patrons were the British monarchs

Accepted Answer

True

Question 19

Bach learned to write concise themes and develop subjects from Vivaldi

Accepted Answer

True

Question 20

Which of the following is NOT an instrumental genre Bach incorporated into the Lutheran service?

Accepted Answer

sonata allegro

Question 21

In the early 18th century, the opera careers of composer and performer were intimately connected.

Accepted Answer

True

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