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Review of Baroque Music
J.S. Bach's primary instrument was:
What is Tang Xianzu known for?
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1
What is Tang Xianzu known for?
A founder of one of the most important qin schools in Chinese history
An imperial eunuch and important composer of pipa music
A playwright who wrote the famous kunqu "Peony Pavilion"
A literati who wrote the first guqin handbook
2
J.S. Bach's primary instrument was:
violin
pianoforte
organ
violoncello
3
In which Italian city was the first public commercial opera house built?
Bologna
Rome
Mantua
Venice
4
What war devastated German-speaking lands and impoverished the arts in Germany?
Hundred Years War
Holy Roman War
Crusades
Thirty Years War
5
Who was the most influential librettist of the 18th century?
Pietro Metastasio
Ottaviano Rinuccini
Apostolo Zeno
Alessandro Scarlatti
6
During their time, Handel's instrumental music was better known than J.S. Bach's because:
It was composed for more common instruments
He wrote much more instrumental music than Bach
It was musically superior to Bach's
It was published and performed for huge audiences
7
A toccata is best described as:
Instrumental genre marked by a series of contrasting improvisatory sections
Vocal chamber genre in monody
Sacred and unstaged operatic genre
Instrumental genre that features variations over a ground bass
8
Which Bach is best known for cultivating
Empfindsamer Stil
?
J.C.
W.F.
J.S.
C.P.E.
9
The style of speech-like singing that made early all-sung dramas possible was called:
Stile concertato
Stile concitato
Stile rappresentativo
Stile madrigalismo
10
Which of the following genres features a small ensemble accompanied by a large orchestra?
Passacaglia
Trio Sonata
Opera Buffa
Concerto Grosso
11
Galant
style can best be described as:
Stately and broad
Heavily ornamented and embellished
Tasteful and graceful in a courtly way
Imitative and contrapuntal
12
Which of the following was NOT a harmonic/tuning development in the Baroque era?
Well-tempered tuning for keyboards
Tuning A to 440Hz
Use of binary forms with tonic-dominant movement
Use of circle of fifths for progressions
13
As Italian opera adopted alternating
da capo
arias and recitatives, what style was most used in French opera?
Highly virtuosic singing and coloratura
Dry recitative
Alternating spoken and sung sections
Arioso and sung recitative
14
Who was the most dominant composer in Louis XIV's court?
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Jean-Philippe Rameau
Marc-Antoine Charpentier
Jean-Baptiste Lully
15
Which of the following genres is characterized by a dance with swinging hip motions?
Arromba
Cumbe
Sarambeque
Paracumbe
16
Which of the following trends expressed the words as more important than following traditional harmonic rules?
Arcadian Reforms
Ars Perfecta
Prima Prattica
Seconda Prattica
17
Which of the following sections of a fugue does NOT include the fugue subject?
answer
exposition
stretto
episode
18
Monody is a texture best described as:
a single voice with instrumental accompaniment
shifting textures between monophony and polyphony
speech-like, declamatory singing
a return to monophony
19
What is NOT a characteristic of the Enlightenment?
Recognition of the rights and desires of the average person
Focus on developing natural and realistic expression
Pursuit of knowledge based on human experience
Return to traditional beliefs and superstitions
20
What is NOT a reason for the existence of castrati in the Baroque era?
Popularity with absolute monarchs who saw them as otherworldly
Religious sacrifice and service to the Catholic church
Forbidding of women to perform on operatic stages in Italy
Economic and financial hardships on families with too many children
21
Divertissement
in French music is best defined as:
Unequal, swing-like feel in eighth-note patterns
Light instrumental interlude intended for ballet
Stage spectacle that praised the king at the beginning of an opera
Musical ornamentations and embellishments
22
Which music technique most characterizes the compositional style of the Baroque?
Equal voice polyphony
Cori spezzati
Basso continuo
Monophony
23
Which of the following is NOT one of Gluck's operatic reforms?
Blurring the lines between arias and recitatives
Encouragement of vocal coloratura and virtuosic improvisation
Incorporation of the orchestra and chorus into the dramatic narrative
Aim for a more natural dramatic flow without repetitive musical sections
24
Which son of Johann Sebastian ended up spending much of his career in London?
Carl Philipp Emanuel
Johann Christoph
Johann Christian
Wilhelm Friedmann
25
What is the Sangamento?
A rhythmic genre that reflected sounds of aggression and warfare
A Brazilian festival that gave enslaved people a site of social resistance
A lyrical genre used for the expression of deep sadness and lament
An African processional dance that established the authority of kings
26
Which composer is best known for the use of borrowing?
A. Vivaldi
G.F. Handel
J.S. Bach
H. Schutz
27
What is a cadenza?
A virtuosic, often improvisatory, section played by a soloist
The final dominant-tonic progression in a piece of music
A sequence that moves according to the circle of fifths
A recurring theme within an instrumental piece
28
Which genre did J.S. Bach NOT compose?
Chorale Prelude
Opera
Cantata
Mass
29
What is the traditional Chinese tale for the origin of the pipa?
An emperor's tool to provide leadership and create deep contemplation
It was made to comfort a princess as she was sent away to marry
It was developed after the Chinese were introduced to European guitars
A great literati added more strings to the older Erhu
30
The Baroque musical technique most often used to express the affect of LAMENT is:
Alberti bass
Tritone harmonies
Arpeggios on a minor triad
Descending tetrachord
31
Which of the following is NOT a musical characteristic of W.F. Bach's Sonata in F?
Contrapuntal melodies
Dominant-Tonic harmonic plan
Balanced phrases
Repetition of a theme
32
In which city did Handel NOT work?
Hamburg
London
Rome
Paris
33
The Florentine Camerata based their new design of opera on Girolamo Mei's theory that ancient Greek poems and plays:
should not be used as a model for Italian artists
did not include any music
included only monophonic song and speaking
were sung throughout
34
What compositional technique did Manuel de Zumaya often use for religious genres at the Mexican cathedral?
Incorporation of percussive native styles
Cori spezzati
Contrapuntal fugues
Simple monophony and homophony
35
What was King Louis XVI's approach to music?
He encouraged a free market for muscians to express themselves
He provided monopolies and created academies to greatly influence music
He banned music he didn't like due to religious reasons
He was indifferent, but tolerant of music to enhance France's reputation
36
What is the orchestration of a trio sonata?
two violins and a keyboard
two violins, cello, and continuo
soprano, alto, and bass vocalists
violin, viola, and cello
37
Which of the following is the "Elegant Music" used in Chinese imperial courts?
Suyue
Yayue
Yuefu
Guqin
38
Antonio Vivaldi composed many of his concertos for which institution?
The Imperial Court in Vienna
The Pietà Orphanage in Venice
San Petronio Cathedral in Bologna
St.Mark's Cathedral in Venice
39
What was basic formal design for Vivaldi's concertos?
Ritornello
Sonata
Ternary
Rounded Binary
40
What is characteristic of
Empfindsamer Stil?
An expression of real, individual sentiments
An expression of the mystical genius of the composer
An expression of the affects of gods and heroes
An expression of onomatopoetic sounds of nature
41
Even though he didn't write the first opera, who is considered the first great opera composer?
Jacopo Peri
Giulio Caccini
Jean Baptiste Lully
Claudio Monteverdi
42
Which of the following dance genres is in a stately duple meter and stems from German origin?
Courante
Sarabande
Allemande
Gavotte
43
What is the correct term for a male vocalist who trains falsetto voice to sing higher parts?
Castrato
En travesti
Boy soprano
Countertenor
44
What is a "suitcase aria"?
An aria accompanied by the full orchestra
An aria inserted into a production by the singer, regardless of relevance
A singer's audition aria, used to get jobs
The aria that reveals the opera's main plot twist
45
Which of the following techniques did Monteverdi NOT use to musically express the words?
Stile concitato: quickly repeated, tremolo-like notes
Coloratura: excessive and flashy virtuosic singing
Tritones: harmony consisting of notes that are three whole steps apart
Pizzicato: plucking the strings
46
Who was the most prolific composer of the cantata in the seventeenth-century?
Claudio Monteverdi
Barbara Strozzi
Elizabeth Jaquet de la Guerre
Francesca Caccini
47
The standard form of a
sonata da chiesa
was:
exposition, development, recapitulation
prelude followed by a series of dances
slow, fast, slow, fast
slow introduction, dance, concluding fanfare
48
Which is the oldest work to have a continuous performance tradition from when it was composed to today?
Bach's St. John's Passion
Handel's Messiah
Bach's Well Tempered Clavier
Handel's Isreal in Egypt
49
Why was the Orpheus myth so attractive to early opera composers?
It was based on a real historical figures
It played on the popular idea of love versus duty
It demonstrated how the power of music could move others
It had a happy ending
50
While in London, what happened to Handel's career?
He struggled to fit the English taste and was publicly rejected
He was beholden to the king and could only compose limited genres
He flourished in both vocal and instrumental genres and died wealthy
He was unable to secure a patron for financial support and died destitute
51
Which of the following does NOT represent a major characteristic of the Baroque period?
Rise of instrumental music
Emphasis on theatrical genres
Focus on strict contrapuntal rules
Dominance of Italian music
52
Which of the following would NOT be performed for a religious service?
Sonata da chiesa
Sonata da camera
Oratorio
Chorale Prelude
53
J.S. Bach's style is most often characterized by:
Clear, transparent textures
Progressive and elegant harmonic progressions
Recitative-like monody
Dense, intricate counterpoint
54
Members of the Arcadian Reform sought to do what to opera?
Incorporate French operatic conventions into Italian opera
Standardize the architectural layout of opera houses
Change opera by simplifying plots to be moral and less comedic
Mix comedic and serious sections following the Venetian tradition
55
What is the term used to describe Spanish or Nahuatl-language Christmas carols?
Zarzuelas
Natalizi
Villancicos
Novenas
56
In which Italian city did the "Camerata" invent opera?
Florence
Naples
Venice
Rome
57
What term do we use to describe the writer of an Opera's text/lyrics?
Impresario
Lyricist
Composer
Librettist
58
Which composer was one of the first to make a career by solely publishing instrumental music?
Antonio Vivaldi
Leonarda Casulana
Arcangelo Corelli
Alessandro Scarlatti
59
Which instrumentation are you most likely to hear in
kunqu
?
Solo pipa
Dizi and percussion
Guqin
Erhu and dulcimers
60
Which of the following dances in characterized by a lively tempo and complex meter (such as 6/8)?
Gigue
Allemande
Courante
Sarabande
