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These traveleres were responsible for spreading music throughout Europe
Madrigals
Neumes
Troubadours
Composers
2
A song in opera where the character pauses to sing about their feelings is what?
Concerto
Recitative
Continuo
An aira
3
The Renaissance period was during what time frame?
450-1450
1600-1750
1450-1700
1750-1825
4
What does "Baroque" translate to?
Rebirth
Broken
Barack Obama
Pearl
5
One of the first known operas was called what?
The Four Seasons
As Vesta Was Descending
Hymn to St. John
Orfeo
6
Which of the following is not a characteristic of Baroque fugue?
Melodies chase each other
Polyphony
They are a big part of opera
Motives are imitated
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Who was one of the most famous composers of the Baroque concerto?
J.S. Bach
Monteverdi
Pope Gregory I
Antonio Vivaldi
8
The Baroque period was what time frame?
1750-1825
1600-1750
1450-1700
450-1450
9
Plainsong is what type of texture?
Polyphonic
Monophonic
Homophonic
10
What was the most common subject of Baroque opera?
Biblical text
Greek mythology
Poetry
Novels
11
Composers drew these symbols above and below text to indicate high and low pitch.
Word painting
Neumes
Terraced dynamics
Tempos
12
Concertos have what kind of texture?
Homophonic
Polyphonic
Monophonic
13
How many musical sections does a mass have?
4
5
6
3
14
The first type of musical notation that included a staff was called what?
Mensural notation
Neumes
Solmization
Word painting
15
Around what year did Western Classical music begin?
550
450
400
500
16
All of the following are sections of a mass service except what?
Sanctus
Credo
Gloria
Aria
17
The violin concerto we studied in class was called what?
As Vesta Was Descending
The Four Seasons
Orfeo
Hymn to St. John
18
What type of music was meant to be played in church?
Motets
Sacred
Secular
Madrigals
19
What does it mean to learn music by rote?
Repeat after others and pass it down
Write it down
Only by songs
Play an instrument
20
What type of literature inspired composers during the Renaissance?
Biblical text
Novels
Greek mythology
Poetry
21
Music meant for entertainment and is called what?
Secular
Sacred
Parallel organum
Plainsong
22
During opera when actors sing their spoken words and the storyline continues is called what?
Concerto
Continuo
An aira
Recitative
23
Who invented solmization?
Pope Gregory I
Guido
J.S. Bach
Vivaldi
24
Which of the following is NOT part of a Baroque fugue?
Subject
Continuo
Countersubject
Answer
25
Accompaniment consisting of harpsicord and viola da gamba was called what?
Concerto
Recitative
Word painting
Continuo
26
A short musical idea or main theme of a piece of music is called what?
Answer
Countersubject
Motive
Fugue
27
Who is the most famous composer of the Baroque fugue?
Pope Gregory I
Antonio Vivaldi
J.S. Bach
Monteverdi
28
What Baroque genre formed in 1600?
Opera
Mass
Fugue
Concerto
29
Layered dynamics within a composition are called what?
Terraced dynamics
Solmization
Tempo changes
Plainsong
30
A rich, polyphonic composition consistening of successive melody imitation is called what?
Motet
Concerto
Fugue
Madrigal
31
What is the method of assigning a syllabic name to each pitch?
Terraced dynamics
Word painting
Plainsong
Solmization
32
What technique was used to portray the meaning of words of the text through music?
Tempos
Terraced dynamics
Neumes
Word painting
33
During the Renaissance, music was primarily sung in all languages EXCEPT what?
Latin
Spanish
English
Italian
34
What does the word "Renaissance" translate to?
renovate
review
renew
rebirth
35
The Medieval period was during what time?
450-1450
1600-1750
1450-1700
1750-1825
36
How many years does the Renaissance period overlap with the Baroque period?
200
50
100
150
37
What was the first type of harmony called?
Sacred music
Secular music
Plainsong
Parallel organum
38
What is the chronological order of the first three time periods of classical music?
Renaissance, Baroque, Medieval
Baroque, Medieval, Renaissance
Medieval, Baroque, Renaissance
Medieval, Renaissance, Baroque
39
Who was Gregorian chant named after? (He put music in the church in 500).
Guido
J.S. Bach
Vivaldi
Pope Gregory I
