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The violin concerto we studied in class was called what?
Hymn to St. John
The Four Seasons
As Vesta Was Descending
Orfeo
2
The Renaissance period was during what time frame?
1750-1825
450-1450
1450-1700
1600-1750
3
Which of the following is NOT part of a Baroque fugue?
Subject
Continuo
Answer
Countersubject
4
A rich, polyphonic composition consistening of successive melody imitation is called what?
Concerto
Madrigal
Motet
Fugue
5
What type of music was meant to be played in church?
Sacred
Madrigals
Secular
Motets
6
Who was Gregorian chant named after? (He put music in the church in 500).
Vivaldi
Guido
Pope Gregory I
J.S. Bach
7
All of the following are sections of a mass service except what?
Aria
Credo
Gloria
Sanctus
8
What does the word "Renaissance" translate to?
renovate
rebirth
review
renew
9
What was the first type of harmony called?
Secular music
Sacred music
Parallel organum
Plainsong
10
What Baroque genre formed in 1600?
Concerto
Mass
Fugue
Opera
11
Concertos have what kind of texture?
Polyphonic
Homophonic
Monophonic
12
During the Renaissance, music was primarily sung in all languages EXCEPT what?
English
Italian
Latin
Spanish
13
What is the method of assigning a syllabic name to each pitch?
Word painting
Terraced dynamics
Plainsong
Solmization
14
The first type of musical notation that included a staff was called what?
Solmization
Mensural notation
Neumes
Word painting
15
What was the most common subject of Baroque opera?
Biblical text
Poetry
Novels
Greek mythology
16
Who was one of the most famous composers of the Baroque concerto?
Pope Gregory I
Monteverdi
Antonio Vivaldi
J.S. Bach
17
These traveleres were responsible for spreading music throughout Europe
Troubadours
Neumes
Composers
Madrigals
18
What does it mean to learn music by rote?
Repeat after others and pass it down
Only by songs
Write it down
Play an instrument
19
Layered dynamics within a composition are called what?
Plainsong
Solmization
Terraced dynamics
Tempo changes
20
What does "Baroque" translate to?
Pearl
Barack Obama
Broken
Rebirth
21
Who invented solmization?
J.S. Bach
Guido
Pope Gregory I
Vivaldi
22
Composers drew these symbols above and below text to indicate high and low pitch.
Word painting
Neumes
Tempos
Terraced dynamics
23
A short musical idea or main theme of a piece of music is called what?
Motive
Answer
Fugue
Countersubject
24
Who is the most famous composer of the Baroque fugue?
Pope Gregory I
J.S. Bach
Monteverdi
Antonio Vivaldi
25
A song in opera where the character pauses to sing about their feelings is what?
Continuo
Concerto
Recitative
An aira
26
Music meant for entertainment and is called what?
Secular
Plainsong
Sacred
Parallel organum
27
Accompaniment consisting of harpsicord and viola da gamba was called what?
Word painting
Concerto
Continuo
Recitative
28
Around what year did Western Classical music begin?
550
450
400
500
29
The Medieval period was during what time?
1750-1825
450-1450
1450-1700
1600-1750
30
How many years does the Renaissance period overlap with the Baroque period?
50
200
150
100
31
The Baroque period was what time frame?
1600-1750
450-1450
1750-1825
1450-1700
32
Which of the following is not a characteristic of Baroque fugue?
Melodies chase each other
Motives are imitated
They are a big part of opera
Polyphony
33
During opera when actors sing their spoken words and the storyline continues is called what?
An aira
Concerto
Recitative
Continuo
34
Plainsong is what type of texture?
Monophonic
Polyphonic
Homophonic
35
One of the first known operas was called what?
Orfeo
As Vesta Was Descending
The Four Seasons
Hymn to St. John
36
What type of literature inspired composers during the Renaissance?
Greek mythology
Novels
Biblical text
Poetry
37
What technique was used to portray the meaning of words of the text through music?
Word painting
Terraced dynamics
Neumes
Tempos
38
What is the chronological order of the first three time periods of classical music?
Renaissance, Baroque, Medieval
Medieval, Renaissance, Baroque
Baroque, Medieval, Renaissance
Medieval, Baroque, Renaissance
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How many musical sections does a mass have?
6
4
5
3
