The Baroque Period

Question 1

The sudden alternation from one dynamic level to another is called

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terraced dynamics

Question 2

He composed the most famous oratorio ever written, entitled "Messiah"

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Handel

Question 3

He was born in Germany and lived/worked there most of his life.

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Bach

Question 4

He was a virtuoso violinist and expert violin teacher/technician

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Vivaldi

Question 5

In Bach’s day, the Lutheran church service lasted about

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4 hours

Question 6

To achieve intensity of expression, Monteverdi used __________________ with unprecedented freedom and daring

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dissonances

Question 7

The most characteristic feature of baroque music is its use of

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basso continuo

Question 8

A typical baroque operatic form was the da capo aria in ABA form in which the singer was expected to

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embellish the returning melody with ornamental tones

Question 9

The 2 giants of Baroque composition were

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Handel and Bach

Question 10

A polyphonic composition based on one main theme, a cornerstone of baroque music is the

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fugue

Question 11

A sung piece, or choral work with or without vocal soloists, usually with orchestral accompaniment is the

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cantata

Question 12

The text, or book, of a musical dramatic work is called the

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libretto

Question 13

Monteverdi wrote the earliest operatic masterpiece

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L'Orfeo

Question 14

Sets of dance-inspired instrumental movements are called

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Suites

Question 15

In Italy, music schools were often connected with

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orphanages

Question 16

He took holy orders to become a priest but never worked in the profession

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Vivaldi

Question 17

He had 20 children, 4 of which became well-known composers

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Bach

Question 18

The first and last movements of the concerto grosso are often in

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ritornello form

Question 19

The early and late baroque periods differed in that composers in the early baroque favored ________________ texture

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homophonic

Question 20

He was music director at St. Mark's Cathedral in Venice for 30 years until his death in 1643.

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Monteverdi

Question 21

He was the organist of Westminster Abbey and was also buried under the organ of Westminster Abbey upon his death.

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Purcell

Question 22

In addition to being a composer and opera impresario, Handel was a virtuoso

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organist

Question 23

The longest period of Johann Sebastian Bach’s professional life was spent as director of music at

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St. Thomas's in Leipzig

Question 24

Most early baroque operas were based on

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Greek mythology or ancient history

Question 25

The baroque, as a stylistic period in western art music, encompassed the years

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1600-1750

Question 26

This is an orchestral composition performed before the curtain rises on a dramatic work

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overture

Question 27

The large group of players in the concerto grosso is known as the

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tutti

Question 28

The ordinary citizen's opportunity for hearing music usually came from the

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church

Question 29

Orpheus goes to Hades in the hope of bringing ____________________ back to life

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Euridice

Question 30

He composed a baroque operatic masterpiece, perhaps the finest in the English language, called Dido and Aeneas

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Purcell

Question 31

He spent his life as a violin teacher, composer, and conductor at the school of the Pieta for orphaned girls in Venice

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Vivaldi

Question 32

A large scale composition for chorus, vocal soloists, and orchestra, usually set to a narrative biblical test, is called

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oratorio

Question 33

Baroque melodies are often

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Elaborate and ornamental

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Vivaldi’s most popular work is

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The Four Seasons

Question 35

He was born in Germany, but lived abroad, mostly in England

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Handel

Question 36

This is a hymn tune for congregational use.

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chorale

Question 37

Emotional state or moods of music are

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Affections

Question 38

He composed music in every baroque form except

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Bach

Question 39

Art of the baroque is characterized by action and movement, as well

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dramatic color

Question 40

This is a play, set to music, sung to orchestral accompaniment, with scenery, costumes, and action.

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opera

Question 41

This refers to a vocal line that imitates the rhythms and pitch fluctuations of speech

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recitative

Question 42

A song for solo voice with orchestral accompaniment is called a(n)

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aria

Question 43

The position of the composer during the baroque period was that of a

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high class servant with few personal rights

Question 44

This is a single tone, usually in the bass, that is held while there are changing harmonies against it.

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pedal point

Question 45

The main theme of a fugue is called the

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subject

Question 46

Presenting the subject of a fugue going from right to left, is called

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retrograde

Question 47

He had his own opera company that eventually went bankrupt after which he suffered a nervous breakdown

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Handel

Question 48

Transitional sections of a fugue that offer either new material or fragments of the subject or countersubject are called

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episode

Question 49

By about _____________, major or minor scales were the tonal basis of most compositions

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1680

Question 50

This is a musical idea repeated over and over in the bass while melodies above it constantly change

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basso ostinato

Question 51

The first oratorios were based on

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Biblical stories

Question 52

He had a prestigious position as court conductor for the Prince of Cothen

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Bach

Question 53

Oratorio differs from opera in that it has no

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sets, costumes, scenery

The Baroque Period

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The Baroque Period

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