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Music History #musichistory chapters 4-9 powerpoints from class
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1
A monody is...
an instrumental concerto
a monophonic chant from middle ages
a Baroque solo song with prominent top and bottom lines
a declamatory speech
2
What was the name of the plucked keyboard instrument used in the Baroque period?
piano
harpsichord
hurdy gurdy
clavichord
3
Who was a Baroque instrumental composer of "The Seasons" who was nicknamed the "Red Priest?"
Josquin des Prez
Claudio Monteverdi
Antonio Vivaldi
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
4
Orfeo, or Orpheus, sings, and plays what instrument?
the cello
the lyre
the drums
the harpsichord
5
Medieval monks did all of the following except...
practice medicine
pray 7 times a day
read and write
talk
6
Purcell and Monteverdi were composers from which musical time period?
Renaissance
Romantic
Baroque
Classical
7
Timbre in music refers to...
the aspect of high and low
the identifying quality of a sound
the aspect of long and short
the aspect of loud and soft
8
Monteverdi's repeating musical interludes in between repeating musical strophes are called:
ritornelli (ritornello)
alternati
choruses
overtures
9
What is the difference between the storytelling in opera and oratorio?
opera tells a story, oratorio does not
oratorio is not staged or costumed- opera is, elaborately
Opera is in Italian and Oratorio is in English
Opera has arias and recitatives and oratorio does not
10
Baroque era numerical shorthand written below the bass line, was called...
beats
figured bass
line of demarcation
accents
11
Which of these is NOT a plane of listening recommended by Copland?
Expressive plane
sensual plane
sheerly musical plane
snakes on a plane
12
When was the Renaissance?
An era from 1450-1600
An era from 1600-1750
An era from 476-1450
An era from 0-476
13
Bach, Vivaldi and Handel were all composers from which period?
Baroque
Classical
Medieval
Romantic
14
Pitch in music is:
the aspect of loud and soft
the quality of a sound
the aspect of short and long
the aspect of high and low
15
Strophic Form in music can be described as:
a form with repeated verses of music but different words
a form with no repeats
a form with a 12 bar blues pattern
a form of a theme with multiple variations
16
In the story of Dido and Aeneas, what happens to Dido?
She becomes a Goddess
After Aeneas leaves, she kills herself with poison
She travels to Italy
She takes a journey to Hades
17
Duration in music refers to...
the aspect of short and long
the quality of sound that identifies an instrument
the aspect of loud and soft
the aspect of high and low
18
What is the order of the musical eras we have studied?
Medieval, Renaissance, Baroque
Medieval, Baroque, Renaissance
Renaissance, Medieval, Baroque
Baroque, Medieval, Renaissance
19
A text for an opera is called...
a libretto
a liber usualis
a read out
a book
20
A "ONE-two One- two" rhythm in music usually indicates what type of meter?
Organum
Duple Meter
free form
Triple Meter
21
Violin, viola, violoncello and bass:
relatives to the vielle and viola da gamba
the string family in the orchestra
bowed instruments
capable of tuning in different keys
22
Messe de notre dame was composed by
Philip de Vitry
Guillaume de Machaut
William Tell
Claudio Monteverdi
23
Who wrote the most music in the medieval era?
anonymous
Claudio Monteverdi
Giuseppe Verdi
Hildegard von Bingen
24
This outdoor instrument was the ancestor of the trombone.
fife
sackbut
recorder
krummhorn
25
Robert Danziger recommends as a listening style:
drawing blueprints as you listen
listening outside
listening while blindfolded
repetitive listening
26
Musically heightened speech in opera, derived from declamatory sections of monody, is called:
recitative
soliloquoy
explanatory verse
speech-song
27
Baroque composers used trills, turns and other techniques to ornament the music.
True
False
28
Why do people stand for the "Hallelujah Chorus" from Messiah?
Out of tradition
They don't know why
Because King George stood up first
Everyone else does
29
What does "melismatic" mean in ancient vocal music?
one syllable, one or two notes
many notes, one syllable
no syllables, many notes
30
Leonardo, Michelangelo, Donatello and Raphael were alive during which musical time period?
Romantic
Baroque
Renaissance
Medieval
31
Renaissance music is marked by...
classical balance and restraint
grandeur, extravagance, drama
32
Three genres to emerge in the Baroque era are:
symphony, madrigal, tone poem
mass, motet, chant
oratorio, opera, concerto
art song, quodlibet, chanson
33
A Baroque theory that different musical moods should be used to influence the emotions is...
Theory of Relativity
Doctrine of Ethos
String Theory
The Doctrine of Affections
34
What is hocket?
a medieval ball game
a group of musicians
a renaissance basket
a medieval style of composition
35
What is the order of a Catholic Ordinary Mass?
Agnus Dei, Kyrie, Gloria, Credo, Sanctus
Sanctus, Kyrie, Gloria, Credo, Agnus Dei
Kyrie, Sanctus, Credo, Gloria, Agnus Dei
Kyrie, Gloria, Credo, Sanctus, Agnus Dei
36
Bach wrote the St. Matthew and the St. John Passions . What does Passion mean in this sense?
The story of the love life of the saints.
A story Bach really cared about.
The story of the trial and death of Jesus
37
The texture of music in the medieval chants was
polyphonic
imitative
monophonic
fugal
38
Opera originated in...
Vienna, Austria
Munich, Germany
London, England
Florence, Italy
39
A waltz such as the Blue Danube waltz is in what meter?
triple meter
Quadruple meter
no meter
duple meter
40
A Baroque solo concerto has how many movements?
3
2
4
5
41
Baroque composer of the opera Orfeo
Monte Cristo
Montague
Monteverdi
Montezuma
42
Who wrote the Brandenburg Concertos?
Handel
Vivaldi
Corelli
Bach
43
Late Baroque era,
short
sacred vocal work with recitatives, arias and choruses and orchestra is
a church cantata
an oratorio
a motet
an opera
44
The madrigal flourished in which era?
Romantic
Medieval
Baroque
Renaissance
45
What does "syllabic" mean in music?
One note, one syllable
Many syllables and many notes
46
Rhythm with the accent on the weak beat or between beats is called:
synchronization
supplementation
syllabification
syncopation
47
In a fugue, the main melody is called the
potato
subject
episode
countermelody
48
Who is a German late baroque composer who spent most of his composing life in England?
Handel
Stockhausen
Brandenburg
J.S. Bach
49
The _______________ of the community was the main body that kept Medieval society organized.
jousts
kings and queens
musical theater
church
50
Who said that when you listen to music you should "fly with the music to the end of the piece"?
Frederic Chopin
Daniel Barenboim
Fritz Kreisler
Victor Wooten
51
Intensity in music refers to...
the aspect of loud and soft
the quality of sound that identifies the instrument
the aspect of short and long
the aspect of high and low
52
A succession of pitches can be called ...
a theme
a tune
a melody
a scale
53
Whose music won the "contest" for word clarity in the Counter-reformation?
Georg Frederic Handel
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
Henry Purcell
Johann Sebastian Bach
54
In which musical time period did Handel compose many operas and oratorios, including Messiah?
Baroque
Romantic
Classical
Medieval
55
Bass-driven chordal support for a melody in the Baroque era was called...
basso continuo
recitative
concerto
symphony
