The oratorio __________.

is musically similar to opera, but is unstaged & based on a sacred topic

Which of the following is true of the composer Antonio Vivaldi?

His music was widely published & admired throughout Europe during his life

Audiences could be quite noisy before the beginning of the opera, due in part to __________.

the fact that the music was new and not a cherished & respected masterwork

In opera, the new homophonic texture __________.

restored a greater sense of balance between text and music

How did the addition of valves affect trumpet playing?

It made it easier to produce a wider range of notes on the trumpet.

Opera is best described as a __________.

drama sung from beginning to end

G. F. Handel __________.

composed both opera and oratorio

Handel's Messiah differs from most of the oratorios because it __________.

doesn't really have characters/plot, & also contains New Testament material

Baroque composers wrote music for services of different faiths, including __________.

Catholic, Lutheran, and Anglican

A French overture __________.

consists of a slow introduction followed by an imitative fast section

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1
The oratorio __________.
is not at all like an opera, and is only performed during Lent
was banned due to the theatrics in the church and does not exist today
is performed totally a cappella
is musically similar to opera, but is unstaged & based on a sacred topic
2
Which is true of the women who published music on the Italian peninsula between 1566 and 1700?
All were sisters of musicians and composers.
Many were executed as witches.
More than half had attended the best music schools and universities.
More than half were nuns.
3
Vivaldi was known as the __________.
Most Dedicated Priest
Red Priest
Musical Priest
Coughing Priest
4
Antonio Vivaldi spent many years as director of music at __________.
St. Peter's Cathedral in Rome
a Venetian orphanage for girls
a Florentine academy
St. Mark's Basilica in Venice
5
Which of the following is true of the composer Antonio Vivaldi?
His music was widely published & admired throughout Europe during his life
His melodies all tended to sound alike.
He composed very little music.
He died a very wealthy man and is buried in Westminster Abbey.
6
How many soloists are in a Baroque concerto?
one
There is no fixed number
five
two
7
Audiences could be quite noisy before the beginning of the opera, due in part to __________.
the fact that the music was new and not a cherished & respected masterwork
excessive drunkenness
the fact that they were a lower class and did not know how to act
pre-show entertainment by traveling minstrels
8
In opera, the new homophonic texture __________.
imitated call-and-response techniques from church music
blended the church modes into a new type of harmony
made all of the voices sound the same
restored a greater sense of balance between text and music
9
Which musical genres was Bach known to compose?
operas and orchestral works
cantatas and operas
orchestral works and cantatas
organ fugues and operas
10
How did the addition of valves affect trumpet playing?
It broke the power of trumpet guilds.
It made it possible to recapture the sound of Baroque trumpets.
It made the bell of a trumpet unnecessary.
It made it easier to produce a wider range of notes on the trumpet.
11
In Baroque opera, the group of instruments that always accompanies a singer is called the __________.
basso continuo
concertato
Greek chorus
prima prattica
12
Similar to the political and social organization of their society, the musical parts in Mbuti Pygmy songs are__________.
subject to English colonial rules
strictly hierarchical
distributed equally
fully improvised
13
In which genres did Monteverdi primarily compose?
oratorio and opera
opera and symphony
madrigal and symphony
opera and madrigal
14
A genre of chamber music cultivated with special intensity by Baroque composers was the __________.
mass
sonata
hymn
symphony
15
Opera is best described as a __________.
polyphonic choral work based on a sacred text
drama sung from beginning to end
a story told through dance and music alone
sacred liturgical work for wind instruments
16
G. F. Handel __________.
never wrote any works for orchestra
never traveled outside of Germany
composed both opera and oratorio
composed only sacred works
17
Handel wrote Italian operas that used ________ aria, whose form means "from the top."
bel canto
overture
da capo
recitative
18
Handel's Messiah differs from most of the oratorios because it __________.
was first performed while Handel was in prison
uses an orchestra
is twice as long as any of the others
doesn't really have characters/plot, & also contains New Testament material
19
Baroque composers wrote music for services of different faiths, including __________.
Anabaptist, Catholic, and Liturgical Bohemians
Unitarian and non-denominational
Catholic, Lutheran, and Anglican
Muslim, Catholic, and Protestant
20
A French overture __________.
uses the chorus to comment on what has just happened on stage
was only used in French-language operas
uses a singing style similar to speech
consists of a slow introduction followed by an imitative fast section

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