MH10 Opera

The libretto of "Dido and Aeneas" is based on

The source of the plot for the opera "L'Orfeo" by Monteverdi is

How does the Queen of Cathage meet Aeneas?

The projection of a single mood or emotion through an entire composition or movement is known as

Who was credited with inventing opera in the early 1600s?

The librettist of "L'Orfeo" is Alessandro Striggio.

A solo vocal line written in a declamatory style that's supported by a simple framework of chords is known as

The text of an opera, oratorio or cantata is known as what?

The genre of "Dido and Aeneas" is

Two examples of word painting in "Ah! caso acerbo" from "L'Orfeo" are

What is not true of "Dido and Aeneas" ?

Two examples of word painting is Monteverdi's "L'Orfeo" in "Tu se morte"are

A rhythmic melodic pattern that is repeated for an extended period is known as

A Baroque composition device made of the continuous repetition of a short melody over which free variations occur is

A da capo aria is

This composer created intensity through the use of stile concitato, his motto was "The text should serve the music"

Caccini's 1602 publication containing examples of monodic style is titled

Two examples of word painting in Dido's recitative "Thy hand, Belinda" are

"When I am laid in earth" is an aria from which opera?

In the opera "L'Orfeo", Orfeo must agree to something in order to get his wife back from the underworld. What is this?

A florid style of text setting, with many notes sung on one syllable is known as

In Dido's aria "When I am laid in earth" how many times is the ground bass pattern heard?

"Dido and Aeneas" was composed by George Frideric Handel.

Which opera composed had the motto: "The text is the master, the music the servant"?

Musical pictorialization of a text that is used as an expressive device is known as

This composer's vocal lyricism and use of word painting established him as the most significant figure in English opera

Why is Queen Dido in such despair by Act 3?

What unusual thing happens in Cleopatra's aria?

The Florentine Camerata invented a new style of singing called

In Monteverdi's "L'Orfeo" what happens that seems to make right the tragedy Orfeo faces?

What was the goal of the Florentine Camerata that ultimately led to the invention of opera?

"Ah! caso acerbo" is what type of piece in Monteverdi's opera "L'Orfeo"?

A solo song in an opera, oratorio, or cantata is known as:

Two examples of word painting in "When I am laid in earth" (Dido's aria) are

"With Drooping Wings" from Purcell's opera "Dido and Aeneas" in a chorus in 4-part texture.

In Monteverdi's "L'Orfeo" what unfortunate thing happens to Euridice on the wedding day?

Cleopatra's plan to seduce Caesar is to disguise herself and resent a play for him.

Throughout Handel's opera "Giulio Cesare" the love affair between Caesar and Cleopatra is protrayed by

A popular Baroque keyboard instrument in which small quills pluck the strings is known as a (an):

This early opera is a great example of the new monodic style.

A sacred vocal work by Purcell is "Te Deum".

A type of musical shorthand developed in the Baroque era is known as

The term used by the Florentine Camerata to describe the monodic style was known as

The librettist for Purcell's "Dido and Aeneas" is

A speech-like declamatory style of singing used for dialogue and to advance the plot is known as:

In the opera "Guilio Cesare" Cleopatra must do what?

The title of another opera by Monteverdi is "The Coronation of Poppea".

The dramatic theatrical style of this composer's opera seria was carried over into his English oratorios

Monteverdi's opera "L'Orfeo" was first performed in 1607.

This composer was the most significant composer of English opera- he used ground bass as the structural basis of arias