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Medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque Music
Medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque Music
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History of European music!
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In Italian, "tutti" means:
solo
loudly
softly
all together
2
LISTEN: In which period was this piece composed? (#1)
Renaissance
Medieval
Baroque
3
What is true of
both
operas and oratorios?
They both feature instruments and singers.
They are both performed in costume and acted out.
They are both religious.
They both tell a story.
4
In which era did drama, expression, and embellishment become the focus in music and art?
Medieval
Renaissance
Baroque
5
Which composer is considered the master of the polyphonic fugue?
Farmer
Monteverdi
Bach
Vivaldi
6
A piece features a solo violin accompanied by an orchestra. What type of piece is it?
madrigal
concerto
opera
chant
7
Bach wrote over 200 of these!
cantatas
keyboard and organ solos
four-part chorales (songs for choirs)
frittatas
8
LISTEN: You've heard this before. Choose a true statement about this piece. (#16)
It features violin solos.
It's very polyphonic.
Bach composed it.
It features dynamic contrast.
9
Which of these is
not
a type of sacred music?
motet
oratorio
mass
concerto
10
In which era was this painted?
Renaissance
Medieval
Baroque
11
What is true of madrigals?
They're sacred.
They're never performed a cappella.
They're usually performed a cappella.
They're secular.
12
LISTEN: What is the musical texture of this piece? (#9)
stereophonic
monophonic
homophonic
polyphonic
13
Which era lasted the longest?
Baroque
Renaissance
Medieval
14
"Orfeo" is considered the first ______ that is still performed today.
oratorio
organum
concerto
opera
15
You're listening to a polyphonic, a cappella piece with Latin text. It's probably __________.
a madrigal
secular
a motet or movement of a mass
sacred
16
LISTEN: What is the instrument heard here? (#19)
lute
harp
piano
harpsichord
17
This section of music has four lines and is __________.
monophonic
polyphonic
homophonic
18
LISTEN: In which period was this piece composed? (#1)
Baroque
Medieval
Renaissance
19
LISTEN: This Renaissance piece with lyrics in French is likely ___________. (#7)
a motet
an organum
a concerto
a madrigal
20
Which type of music used a technique known as "word painting" or "text painting."
concertos
madrigals
oratorios
operas
21
LISTEN: What is the musical texture of this piece? (#8)
polyphonic
stereophonic
monophonic
homophonic
22
Which composer worked primarily in protestant churches?
Vivaldi
Handel
Monteverdi
Bach
23
LISTEN: You've heard this before. Choose a true statement about it. (#15)
It was composed in the Renaissance period.
It features both homophony and polyphony.
It's from "Orfeo."
It's from "The Messiah."
24
This section of music has four lines and is ___________.
polyphonic
monophonic
homophonic
25
LISTEN: What is the musical texture of this piece? (#3)
homophonic
polyphonic
monophonic
symphonic
26
LISTEN: In which era was this composed? (#6)
Medieval
Renaissance
Baroque
27
LISTEN: You've heard this before. Who composed it? (#12)
Bingen
Palestrina
Handel
Bach
28
Which type of medieval music was
always
performed
a cappella?
organum
secular
sacred
chant
29
In which era did concertos become popular?
Baroque
Renaissance
Medieval
30
In which era was this painted?
Renaissance
Baroque
Medieval
31
Which composer wrote music for his students in a girls' orphanage?
Vivaldi
Bach
Monteverdi
Palestrina
32
What is the name of the small group of solo instruments in a concerto?
valentino
concertino
continuo
string orchestra
33
In which era was this painted?
Baroque
Renaissance
Medieval
34
LISTEN: You've heard this before. What is he singing? (#13)
Latin lyrics
recitative in an opera
recitative in an oratorio
"You are dead..."