Baroque Era Questions

Question 1

Orchestral__________ is an instrumental opening to most of the operas, and some are based on melodies from the arias.

Accepted Answer

overture

Question 2

___________ are the words of an opera. Some composers wrote their own texts; some collaborated with their hired writers.

Accepted Answer

Libretto's

Question 3

All of the following are characteristics of oratorio except.....

Accepted Answer

performed only in Italian

Question 4

An____________ is a large religious musical composition for orchestra, choir, and soloists

Accepted Answer

oratorio

Question 5

A concerto is single movement work for solo piano

Accepted Answer

False

Question 6

In an oratorio there is interaction between the characters, and lots of props or elaborate costumes.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 7

The Doctrine of the Affections was a theory in the aesthetics of painting, music, and theater.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 8

A fairly clear, shared element of Baroque music is a love of ornamentation.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 9

Handel had no composer to teach him how to write music for chorus.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 10

All of the following were inventions of the Baroque Era except.....

Accepted Answer

cell phone

Question 11

___________ was known as the "red-headed" priest.

Accepted Answer

Vivaldi

Question 12

____________ is a formal song in which individual characters expresses their emotions.

Accepted Answer

aria

Question 13

All of the following are characteristics of opera except.....

Accepted Answer

sacred text

Question 14

Bach was best known during his lifetime for his skill to write music for, and play the

Accepted Answer

organ

Question 15

____________ is the plot-driving passages sung in a style designed to imitate and emphasize the inflections of speech.

Accepted Answer

recitative

Question 16

From early 17th century until late 18th, the opera for one or two solo voices only was the primary vocal form of Italy.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 17

A ____________ concerto is a concerto in which a single soloist is accompanied by an orchestra.

Accepted Answer

solo

Question 18

All of the following are characteristics of cantata except.....

Accepted Answer

elaborate costumes and scenery

Question 19

The solo concerto is confined to the baroque period only.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 20

The composer who is know for Orfeo is

Accepted Answer

Monteverdi

Question 21

During the Baroque Era, cantatas were in great demand for the services of the Lutheran Church.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 22

Handel had such a strong propensity to music; his father strictly forbade him to meddle with any musical instrument.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 23

After his death, Bach’s reputation as a composer at first declined.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 24

Bach notated most or all of the details of his melodic lines.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 25

Much of the technology used in current Broadway or commercial plays was invented and developed during the Baroque era.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 26

The popularity and success of the baroque style was encouraged by the ____________.

Accepted Answer

Catholic Church

Question 27

A __ is a sacred vocal composition with an instrumental accompaniment involving primarily choir.

Accepted Answer

cantata

Question 28

Many secular cantatas were composed for events for the public.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 29

The Baroque Era bagan around ____________ in Rome, Italy, and spread to most of Europe.

Accepted Answer

1600

Question 30

Monteverdi wrote only 5 books of Magrigals.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 31

The composer who is know for Messiah is

Accepted Answer

Handel

Question 32

The composer who is know for The Four Seasons is

Accepted Answer

Vivaldi

Question 33

A fugue is a monophonic work

Accepted Answer

False

Question 34

Oratorios usually contain all of the following except.....

Accepted Answer

secular text

Question 35

The composer who is know for The Little Fugue in G minor is

Accepted Answer

Bach

Question 36

All of the following are innovations in music from the baroque era except......

Accepted Answer

Monophony

Question 37

A typical concerto has the following structure with regards to movement

Accepted Answer

fast, slow, fast

Question 38

Which of the following is an instrument that was NOT used during the baroque period?

Accepted Answer

banjo

Question 39

The __________ era is often thought of as a period of artistic style that used exaggerated motion.

Accepted Answer

Baroque

Question 40

J.S. Bach's entire career was spent in a contracted area of Germany that is smaller than most of the States in America.

Accepted Answer

True

Baroque Era Questions

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Baroque Era Questions

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