MUSIC 1010 Baroque Era Review Quiz

Question 1

During the Baroque Era, churches spent large sums of money on lavish decorations and powerful organs.

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True

Question 2

Affect means...

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a particular emotion expressed by a work of art

Question 3

Music that imitates, describes or conjures images of the text being sung.

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Word Painting

Question 4

What length of note has a flag? -if multiple notes they're joined by a beam

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1/8 note (eighth)

Question 5

Handel makes the short text of “Thou Shalt Break Them” into an extended aria by repeating words several times & melismas

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True

Question 6

Which are true about a harpsichord?

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All of these are true

Question 7

Which song is this? Composer and Title

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J S Bach; Awake, a Voice Calls to Us, Chorale

Question 8

Monteverdi’s career bridged the Renaissance and Baroque Era.

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True

Question 9

The more lyrical numbers in opera that convey deeper feeling are called arias.

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True

Question 10

musical texture in which a melody is performed with a supporting accompaniment

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homophony, homophonic texture

Question 11

style of singing that lies somewhere between singing & speaking; also, the operatic number that is sung in this style

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recitative; Monteverdi Orpheus

Question 12

The addition of valves made it easier to produce a wider range of notes on the trumpet.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 13

Which song is this? Composer and Title

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J S Bach; Brandenburg Concerto #2

Question 14

any lyrical movement or piece for solo voice, usually with instrumental accompaniment

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Aria (air/melody)

Question 15

ritornello principle

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formal design of alternating ritornello and solo sections.

Question 16

Concerto is instrumental work for a soloist & a larger ensemble. Tutti is the section where the orchestra is highlighted

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True

Question 17

“concerto grosso” means big concerto with multiple soloists. There is no fixed number of soloists in a Baroque concerto

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True

Question 18

Which song is this? Composer and Title

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Handel; Hallelujah

Question 19

The group of instruments that always accompanies a singer (provides underlying bass line & harmonies)

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basso continuo, "continuous bass"

Question 20

opera = means 'works,' a drama sung from beginning to end

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True

Question 21

These composers were born within 100 miles of each other in the same year:

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Bach and Handel

Question 22

Solo instruments in Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto #2 are recorder, oboe, violin and trumpet.

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True

Question 23

Which song's entire lyrics are Psalms 2:9? Using a shaking feature to Word Paint the text.

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Handel; Messiah, Thou Shalt Break Them

Question 24

Handel composed both _____ & _____. The recitative style of “He That Dwelleth in Heaven” is declamatory.

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opera & oratorio

Question 25

Because of its size, power, and timbral variety, the organ is called the _________.

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“King of Instruments”

Question 26

Which song is this? Title only -- you better know that it's Purcell

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Dido’s Lament

Question 27

Which song is this? Composer and Title

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J S Bach; Awake, a Voice Calls to Us, Chorus

Question 28

The opening entry of all the voices on the main subject of a fugue is known as a fugal exposition because it exposes the

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A fugue subject should be instantly recognizable., A fugue subject should be instantly recognizable., main idea of the work, A fugue subject should be instantly recognizable.

Question 29

There are more _______ in an orchestra than any other instrument. ______ have 4 strings.

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violins

Question 30

Chorus = in baroque opera, the chorus comments on the actions and emotions on stage

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True

Question 31

Bach composed __________ and _______. He did not compose any operas because he didn't need to.

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orchestral works and cantatas, cantatas for the weekly Lutheran service.

Question 32

Which song is this? Composer and Title

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J S Bach; Fugue in G minor

Question 33

||: What does this symbol mean :||

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repeat, do it again, ditto, what does this symbol mean?

Question 34

Purcell uses a descending _________ (a brief pattern in the bass line repeated thru the #) to convey Dido’s sorrow.

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ground bass (ostinato)

Question 35

Bach uses dotted rhythms similar to a French overture in the beginning of Cantata 140 to suggest a procession.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 36

means "little return"; name for the statement & return of full ensemble, in a work alternating btwn soloist & orchestra

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ritornello

Question 37

Which composer died in 1750, marking the end of the Baroque Era?

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Bach

Question 38

Who was the first to develop an efficient method of printing music? in Venice, Italy..

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Ottaviano Petrucci

Question 39

Singular version of 'Opera,' means a work

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Opus

Question 40

Which song is this? Composer and Title

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Monteverdi; Orpheus

Question 41

When performers rediscovered Bach music in 1800s, they were baffled by the very difficult trumpet part of Brandenburg #2

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True

Question 42

One of the cities where Bach was employed was Leipzig. Bach wrote about 150 cantatas in his first 3 years there...

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The first & final movements are unified by a common chorale melody, Chorales were used in church so everyone could participate., that's 1 per week!, he wrote them for the weekly Lutheran service

Question 43

“Fugue” comes from the same root word as “fugitive” and refers to the voices “chasing” one another.

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True

Question 44

means "prayer hall"; a work musically similar to opera, but not staged & usually on a sacred topic.

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Oratorio

Question 45

Bach had 20 children with 2 wives, but only half survived into adulthood. Which of his children became composers?

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All of these kiddos, Johann Christian Bach, Wilheim Friedemann Bach, Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach

Question 46

The recitative section of Handel's “He That Dwelleth in Heaven” is accompanied only by basso continuo.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 47

Which are characteristics of the Baroque Era?

Accepted Answer

All of these are correct

MUSIC 1010 Baroque Era Review Quiz

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MUSIC 1010 Baroque Era Review Quiz

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