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Chamber music
Small groups of professionals playing for entertainment
Large groups of ameteur musicians playing for fun
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What is an ornamentation
Holiday music
Star of an opera
Adding decoration to a melody
A new instrument of the baroque era
3
Stock characters in an opera intended to make fun of who?
Wealthy elite
Poor servants
4
Who were the aristocrats
Law enforcement
Lower class
Members of the monarchy
Wealthy elite
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A symphony has how many movements?
2
1
3
4
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Why is the well tempered clavier important?
None of the above
It is Bach’s most famous work
It’s the first piece of music written for the fortepiano
It standardized western tonality
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The new FortePiano allowed players to
Added more notes higher and lower in frequencies
Play faster
Create a better quality of sound
explore dynamic contrast in keyboard playing
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What role did "the diva" have in producing opera
They directed the production
Star power drew in an audience & composers wrote to their musical strenghts
They conducted the orchestra
They designed and built the set
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Music historians have more records of sacred music because…
Only the wealthy and/or religious had enough education to write down music
The Pope banned secular music
Everyone in europe was catholic so sacred music was the most popular
Secular music was destroyed by the church in 1026 A.D.
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How did Europe change politically from the renaissance to baroque era?
no change
New ideas of democracy spread, state became more powerful than church
Communism spread
The church gained power over the monarchies
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The "home base" note in a key signature is called
Sol
Tonic
C
Keynote
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How did nationalism affect music?
Government placed restrictions on the types of music composers could write
Increased national pride led composers to create the sound of their country
Musicians across europe formed a guild to try and unify the classical sound
Composers pulled inspiration from “exotic” countries
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Identify this key signature
E flat
B flat
D flat
A flat
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Religious music is
Secular
Sacred
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strings, brass, wind, and a piano combined to create what new kind of ensemble?
Jazz band
Opera
Chamber
Orchestra
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Opera's Element(s)
Music
Poetry
Drama
All of the above
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Characteristic(s) of an aria are…
All of the above
Short plays in between acts of an opera
Slow melodies that expressed emotion
Fast lines that resembled dialogue
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Why did the rise of amateur musicians begin in the Renaissance era?
The printing press made printing, copying & distributing sheet music easier
There was an increased demand for music as entertainment
All of the above
Society revived a. greek philosophy & music became important to culture
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Identify this key signature
F
G
A
C
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How did the patronage system affect musicians
Patrons traveled to see compositions & demanded encores for performances
Music could only be enjoyed by the wealthy
Musicians could make money by teaching voice lessons to amateur musicians
Aristocrats would employ musicians but for little money or creative freedom
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What is the most important invention in music history?
Music notation
audio recording
Fortepiano
Printing press
