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Question 1

The language used in celebrating the Mass until the 20th century is

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Latin

Question 2

What was the most important secular genre in the Renaissance?

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Madrigal

Question 3

What church and school was the center for the development of polyphony?

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Notre Dame

Question 4

What is unaccompanied vocal music?

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a cappella

Question 5

How many parts are in the Messiah?

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3

Question 6

The first composer to set the whole Mass

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Machaut

Question 7

Depicting a text in the music

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Word Painting

Question 8

In imitative counterpoint each successive line imitates each other.

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True

Question 9

Handel was German born but became an English citizen.

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True

Question 10

The libretto of Messiah is taken from

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both the Old and New Testaments

Question 11

Who is the first master of opera?

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Monteverdi

Question 12

A Catholic service that involves the reenactment of Last Supper

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Mass

Question 13

A composition that greatly used word painting

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Madrigal

Question 14

An set of instrumental dances in the Baroque period

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Suite

Question 15

The keyboard instruments of the Baroque include the organ and the

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harpsichord

Question 16

Medieval poet-musicians called Troubadours and Trouveres lived in this country?

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France

Question 17

Italian composer of many Baroque concertos

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Vivaldi

Question 18

Where was Handel's oratorio, Messiah first performed?

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Dublin, Ireland

Question 19

Which person composed Alleluia, O virga mediatrix in the 12th century ?

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Hildegard of Bingen

Question 20

A setting of many notes per syllable is called

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melismatic

Question 21

What is a theme called in a fugue?

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Subject

Question 22

Where did Bach work as a church musician creating many cantatas?

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Leipzig

Question 23

John Farmer

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Composed Fair Phyllis

Question 24

Type of polyphonic music that uses a preexisting melody as the basis of a melody and adds more freely moving voices

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Organum

Question 25

Italian composer who wrote many Baroque concertos

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Vivaldi

Question 26

This genre uses overture, arias, recitatives, and choruses but no costumes or scenery

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Oratorio

Question 27

The first great English composer. He wrote the first great English opera.

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Purcell

Question 28

Which term is the equivalent of a Lutheran hymn?

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Chorale

Question 29

The portion of the mass that remains the same

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Ordinary

Question 30

Handel lived a short unhappy life with 20 children.

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False

Question 31

A body of music that is monophonic and unaccompanied with Latin texts.

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plainchant

Question 32

A composer whose spent his career in Italy and received much acclaim. He was temperamental

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Desprez

Question 33

Which Baroque keyboard instrument uses a quill to pluck the string?

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Harpsichord

Question 34

A french secular song usually about love

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Chanson

Question 35

A composer of plainchant or Gregorian chant

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Hildegard of Bingen

Question 36

Using another melody as the basis for a polyphonic Mass

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Cantus Firmus

Question 37

The portion of the mass that changes according to the calendar

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Proper

Question 38

This term is synonymous with word painting

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Madrigalism

Question 39

A composition for 3-5 voices that begins with a subject and then uses counterpoint to expand on the idea.

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Fugue

Question 40

The Baroque Period is from 1600 to

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1750

Question 41

The invention of this item brought music to the masses

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Printing Press

Question 42

How many cantatas did Bach write?

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200

Question 43

What instrument was used to substitute for voice parts in madrigals?

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lute

Question 44

Which sung drama uses costumes and scenery?

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Opera

Question 45

A type of speech-singing used to further the plot in opera and oratorio.

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recitative

Question 46

The libretto of Dido and Aeneas comes from the Aeneid written by

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Virgil

Question 47

This Baroque composer travelled widely and became a British citizen.

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Handel

Question 48

Which musician composed the Brandenburg Concertos?

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Bach

Question 49

A 4-6 voice secular song invented in Italy

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Madrigal

Question 50

Which genre has a drama but does not use costumes or scenery?

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Oratorio

Question 51

How many Preludes and Fugues are in the Well-Tempered Clavier written by Bach?

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48

Question 52

Dido and Aeneas was composed by

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Purcell

Question 53

A style of music used at Notre Dame where the tenor is a preexisting voice and the upper voices are composed

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Organum

Question 54

This composer wrote many Gregorian chant pieces.

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Hildegard of Bingen

Question 55

An emotional solo song in opera and oratorio

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aria

Question 56

A setting of one note per syllable is called

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syllabic

Question 57

A musical composition that features 2 dissimilar forces.

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concerto

Question 58

The baroque composer famous as an organ virtuoso in Germany

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Bach

Question 59

A term for the text of the opera

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libretto

Question 60

A secular song usually about love

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chanson

Question 61

Hemma was a composer who had visions, wrote religious poetry, and founded a convent.

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False

Question 62

What is Handel's most famous oratorio?

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Messiah

Question 63

This genre utilizes an instrumental soloist and orchestra. The soloist uses musical virtuosity to show off.

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Concerto

Question 64

A belief in the creativity and ability of humans to solve problems and express themselves

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Humanism

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