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In Baroque music a single emotion is projected through an entire composition or movement is referred to as:
The Affections
terraced dynamics
Equal temperament
word painting
2
A melisma is...
a type of recitative
a term used when composers make an error in writing
a single note sung for each syllable
a group of notes sung on a single syllable demonstrating virtuosity
3
An example of an ostinato pattern in "Spring" is...
Movement III: The bass pedal point suggest the drone of a bagpipe
Movmt I: violins play ostinato pattern showing rain storm
Movement I: high pitched trills; and repeated note figures
movement II: viola ostinato represents the barking dog
4
'Equal Temperament" refers to:
When two voices are equal volume.
A German work for keyboard instruments other than the organ
a method of tuning keyboard instruments; octave is divided in 12 semitones
Thematic material is presented in longer time values
5
The term ostinato refers to:
The solo part of a concerto
a note or series of notes, sustained through harmony changes
the form of an oratorio
a rhythmic or melodic pattern repeated for an extended period.
6
Handel left Germany and eventually settled here:
Dublin, Irelend
London
France
Italy
7
The important keyboard collection in two volumes composed by Bach is called:
The Big Book of Organum
Treatise on Modern Instrumenation and Orchestration
The Well Tempered Clavier I and II
Prelude and Fugue BWV 866
8
Bach is best know for what when is comes to music?
He was a great master of the contrapuntal art
Church music : chorales
Creation of new genres.
He composed memorable operas.
9
A good example of Handel's famous opera seria:
Orlando
All of the above
Julius Caesar
Rinaldo
10
What was the title of the piece that Bach composed for Frederick the Great?
Chromatic Fantasy
The Musical Offering
The Art of Fugue
Goldberg Variation
11
Bach and Handel were born in 1685 in Germany.
False
True
12
Basso continuo is
musical shorthand using numbers below bass line to show progressions
Baroque performance practice; 2 performers- one for bass the other harmony
musical embellishment to decorate a melodic line
the process of changing from one tonal center to another
13
A popular 3 movment instrumental genre in the Baroque era for soloist(s) and orchestra:
concerto
string quartet
recitative
prelude
14
This type of composition, popular in the Baroque era, highlights the technical capabilities of an instrument.
Idomatic Writing
terraced dynamics
Sequencing
basso continuo
15
Vivaldi's nickname was due to:
His anger management issue
his flaming red hair
His love for all things red.
The red scar on his left cheek.
16
Vivaldi's nickname was:
The Red Musician
The Red Racer
The Red Priest
The Red Violinist
17
The Four Seasons is a great example of
Idiomatic writing
Programmic Writing
all of the above
Baroque solo violin concerto
18
A solo song in an opera or oratorio is called:
subject
terzetto
aria
stretto
19
A popular Baroque keyboard instrument in which small quills pluck the strings
harpsichord
organ
psaltery
pianoforte
20
The term that best decribes a musical pictorialization:
melisma
programmatic music
word painting
libretto
21
A tonal answer is statement of the subject in a fugue in which one or more intervals is adjusted to harmonize well.
False
True
22
The term 'Baroque' comes from the Portuguese 'barroco' meaning "misshapen pearl"
False
True
23
What is a recitative?
A speech-like declamatory style of singing used in operas, oratorios
When the singing 'rests' or pauses.
a solo song with accompaniment heard in an opera, oratorio
A Baroque orchestral genre often the introduction of an opera or oratorio
24
The full orchestra in a Baroque concerto
ripieno
Lied
bel canto
ritornello
25
Handel was very good friends with which royal person:
King George I
Queen Anne
Frederik the Great
John Gay
26
The libretto is the text of an opera, oratorio or cantata
False
True
27
The text of an opera, oratorio or cantata
impressario
libretto
stringendo
catalog
28
Which term is defined as a single line of melody supported by a harmonic accompaniment?
monophonic texture
polyphonic texture
homophonic texture
triadic harmony
29
An instrument that is a double reed instrument is:
clarinet
saxophone
celesta
oboe
30
A recitative secco is a supported by continuo
False
True
