Music Lit. Chapter 8

Which of the following required singing actors?

A repeated bass figure - a way to compose music from the bass up

Before the Baroque time period, what was not being used that is still used today?

A small section of music in aria style that is usually found in a recitative section

Monteverdi was considered the last great ______ and the first great opera composer

A half-singing, half-reciting style of presenting words in opera.  Uses declamation

Drama presented in music, with the characters singing instead of speaking

Which of the following requires Virtuosic Singing

A set of variations on a short theme in the bass

A set of chords that underly the melody continuously played by bass and chordal instruments

A composition written systematically in imitative polyphony, usually with a single theme

A piece consisting of a series of dances

Vocal piece for solo singer and orchestra.The traditional idea of a "song" presented in opera

Even though Magnificence and Extravagance became the norm, this became more strict 

Strictly instrumental music composition can NOT be attributed to which of the following

A free-formed keyboard piece to show off the performer's virtuosity

Sectional pieces in which each section repeats certain musical elements while others change

Which of these instruments would NOT be considered a Basso Continuo instrument?

Which term refers to what was considered a forbidden interval

A lively, fugue-like composition