V.2 Music History Review

Question 1

Which of the following statements about Bach are true?

Accepted Answer

He composed in every baroque form except opera, His church music uses operatic forms like aria & recitative, Bach had unique combo of polyphonic texture and rich harmony

Question 2

This composer is considered one of the finest composers of English opera ever

Accepted Answer

Henry Purcell

Question 3

The scale patterns used by medieval musicians are called what?

Accepted Answer

modes

Question 4

Who was the last great madrigal composer and first great opera composer?

Accepted Answer

Monteverdi

Question 5

What are the parts of the Mass Ordinary?

Accepted Answer

Agnus Dei, Credo, Gloria

Question 6

What is the term for the sudden alterations from one dynamic to another?

Accepted Answer

Terraced Dynamics

Question 7

What does augmentation mean?

Accepted Answer

Presenting the subject with a slower rhythm

Question 8

Which of the following statements are false?

Accepted Answer

The Messiah was dramatic rather than meditative, Most of Handel’s were intended for church use., Handel’s oratorios are usually based on the Old Testament.

Question 9

Palastrina was known for what in his music?

Accepted Answer

Restraint, Serenity

Question 10

Which is true about castrati?

Accepted Answer

They received the highest fees of any musicians, They had the lung power of a man and the range of a woman, They were male singers who had been castrated before puberty

Question 11

Which is true of Renaissance music?

Accepted Answer

The texture of ther music is chiefly polyphonic., The period is “the golden age” of a cappella music, Renaissance composers often used word painting,

Question 12

What is a polyphonic choral work set to sacred Latin text other than the Ordinary of the Mass?

Accepted Answer

Motet

Question 13

What does inversion mean?

Accepted Answer

Presenting the subject upside down

Question 14

The main theme of a fugue is called the what?

Accepted Answer

Subject

Question 15

Baroque “Unity of Melody” means that:

Accepted Answer

An opening melody will be heard repeatedly in various forms

Question 16

Which is true of Gregorian Chant?

Accepted Answer

The melodies tend to move stepwise and have a narrow range, It was sung during the Mass and Offices, Its rhythm is flexible, without meter

Question 17

What is the difference between a motet and a madrigal?

Accepted Answer

Madrigals more often use word painting and unusual harmonies, Madrigals used the native language rather than Latin

Question 18

Organum is defined as:

Accepted Answer

Medieval music that is chant plus one or more other melodies

Question 19

These Northern French Nobles wrote SECULAR songs which dealt with folk/earthly love

Accepted Answer

Trouvères

Question 20

What is the difference between an Opera and an Oratorio?

Accepted Answer

Oratorio was based on Biblical text, but opera was not., Opera has ornate costuming, sets whereas oratorio has none.

Question 21

What instruments are used in a basso continuo part?

Accepted Answer

A Keyboard, A low bass instrument

Question 22

The core of Handel's output consisted of what?

Accepted Answer

English Orotorios, Italian Operas

Question 23

Where did most people hear music in the Baroque period?

Accepted Answer

Church

Question 24

What does retrograde mean?

Accepted Answer

Presenting the subject backwards

Question 25

What does stretto mean?

Accepted Answer

Repeating the subject before the previous voice finishes

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