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1
What is the structure of the second movement in a classical symphony?
minuet and trio
sonata allegro form
theme and variations
rondo
2
What is the fourteenth century in Italy called?
Ars nova
Trecento
3
italian madrigals were primarily published in what format?
Part Books
brochures
catalogues
volumes
4
Between the Italian madrigal and the english madrigal which one is strophic?
Italian
English
5
Name of the instrument that you crank
rubber chicken
Hurdy Gurdy
Aulos
jack n the box
6
What is the difference between a consort and a broken consort
consort ensemble has one family, broken has multiple
consort has all instruments, broken involves voices
7
Gluck changed the part of Orfeo from a castratti to
high tenor
baritone
tenor
bass
8
Which of the following is a typical continuo instrument
Violin
Sacbut
Viola da gamba
Trumpet
9
What form is a da capo aria in?
duo, 2
tetrenary, 4
ternary, 3
10
What is Courtly love?
that classy thingthang
Fine amour
courting from afar, never consummated
love on a basketball court, like high school musical
11
What is the name of the doctrine that talks about how music affects your personality?
Doctrine of Music
Doctrine of Pathos
Doctrine of Affections
Doctrine of Ethos
12
What was the Council of Trent
A council who said no more secular tunes
A council who decided that there should be less instruments
People who met to discuss wrongdoings of the church
All of the above
13
A repeating pattern in the bass that helps structure the work is known as
oratorio
basso continuo
basso ostinato
lament
14
Who is famous for composing Trio Sonatas and how many players does it need?
Rameau, three
Machaut, three
Vivaldi, four
Corelli, four
15
What are the dates of Guillaume de Machaut?
1350-1422
1300-1377
1280-1455
16
Text setting of secular medieval music
through composed
strophic
17
The Courande is ______ meter
simple
compound
duple
triple
18
Rameau’s Traite de l’harmonie (Treatise on harmony) was important because
all of the above
It became the basis for teaching functional harmony
Included 5 innovations
Most important of all theoretical works
19
What is monophony?
one melody line
two or more simultaneous lines
melody and harmony
two or more musical lines, each unique
20
For the bulk of Monteverdi's career, his main employment was
St. Mark's, Venice
St. Paul's Cathedral, London
Hagia Sophia, Istanbul
Notre Dame, Paris
21
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina wrote a mass sine nomine that is polyphonic
L’homme arme
St. Matthew’s Passion
Pope Marcellus Mass
Cantus Firmus Mass
22
What is the structure of the forth movement in a classical symphony?
sonata allegro form
minuet and trio
theme and variations
rondo
23
What is a madrigal
A part song for one voice
a part song for tenors
a part-song for several voices,
24
Which one does not belong in the fundamentals of music?
Musica mente (music and the mind)
Musica instrumentalis (music and instruments)
Musica mundana (music and space earth around the sun)
Musica Humana (body and the soul)
25
The War of the Buffoons happened when and where?
1752, Leipzig
1752, London
1752, Mannheim
1752, Paris
26
The Allemande is ________ and starts with a __________
3/4, pick up note
4/4, pick up note
6/8, pick up note
27
The bridge of the fugue is
A 2 bar transition that takes you back to the original key
When a new theme is introduced
A transition into a new key
28
Who wrote ars cantus mensurabilis?
Du Fay
Franco of cologne
Tallis
Boethius
29
Description of Galant Style
Slower harmonic motion, hard to understand
Faster harmonic motion, hard to understand
Slower harmonic motion, easy to understand
Faster harmonic motion, easy to understand
30
What was Jean Baptise Lully known for in terms of orchestra
all of the above
wrote the Tragedies lyriques
established bowing in all the same directions
31
What does cori spezzati mean?
spaced choirs
Divided choirs
32
Farinelli lived when?
1685-1750
1685-1759
1626-1761
1705-1782
33
Are trevor and brandon destined to have a podcast on the capabilities of ghosts?
no
yes
34
What is a chang Martin Luther made to the mass?
Adaptations of existing German devotional songs
He changed the words for the common people
Secular Tunes, New Melodies
Adaptations of existing chant
35
what is an importance of Guillaume de Machaut?
He wrote messe de notre dame
he established the reasons music ficta is acceptable
He helped develope motet and secular song forms
36
There are two main categories of the seven liberal arts, which one is associated with music?
Trivium
Quintilian
Quadrivium
37
What is the fourteenth century in france called?
Ars nova
Trecento
38
When did Bach live?
1705-1782
1658-1762
1685-1750
39
Which composer is not of the renaissance period?
Guillaume dufay
William byrd
Thomas tallis
Hildegard
40
What constitutes as a public concert?
a concert that anyone can pay admission and attend
A concert that is out in public
41
A Partita has how many movements?
4
2
3
42
In the 17 Century, Catholic sacred music written in a style was newer than that of Palestrina:
Venetian in origin
Stile antico
Stile moderno
Anathema
43
Where was the first public opera house?
Florence
Venice
Leipzig
London
44
A cappella is the shortened version of
"a cappella romana"
"a cappella sistina"
"a cappella greca"
"a cappella russa"
45
The Versailles Palace is in
France
England
Germany
Italy
46
When was Giulio Cesare written?
1744
1754
1724
1734
47
The Sarabande is _________ and ________ from ___________
3/4 , Irish, Ireland
3/2, Spanish, Mexico
6/8, French, France
48
Bach wrote what concertos to get a job at this court of the same name (he didn’t get it)?
Notre Dame Concertos
St. Thomas Concertos
Brandenburg Concertos
49
Baroque started to represent idealized emotions like laments, it's called the doctrine of
Logos
Pathos
Affections
Ethos
50
Singspiel is
Comic French drama with spoken dialogue
Comic French drama, no spoken parts
Comic Italian drama, no spoken parts
Comic German drama with spoken dialogue
51
what was the name of the collection of italian madrigals that were translated in english
Concerto della donna
ars nova
Musica transalpina
52
Who wrote St. Matthew’s Passion?
Monteverdi
Machaut
Mozart
Bach
53
What percentage of the world population is left handed?
10
20
5
15
54
What is St. Matthew’s Passion?
A sacred oratorio for solo voices
A secular oratorio for a small choir
A secular oratorio for solo voices
A sacred oratorio for a small choir
55
the first composer to express specific dynamics, piano forte, specify specific instruments?
Du Fay
Josquin des Prez
Giovani Gabrelli
56
Rameau’s Traite de l’harmonie was published in
1744
1711
1722
1733
57
What is one reason that English oratorios were written?
Operas were banned during lent
Handel got tired of writing operas
Handel wanted to broaden his horizons
58
an early form of trombone used in Renaissance music.
Sackbut
cornetto
59
Which is Mass Proper
For every day mass
Christmas and easter
60
Christoph Gluck reformed opera in what way?
Synthesis of french and italian opera
Lessen the contrast between aria and recitative
No more castratti and made the overture important
All of the above
61
This composer had his own arch, in his music, you would skip upwards and come down stepwise.
Victoria
Purcell
Palestrina
Du Fay
62
A cappella came from
The Sistine chapel
St. Mark’s Chapel
St. Peter’s chapel
St. John’s Chapel
63
Who are Trouvères
South of France, Provençal language
French, north of France , female I
64
Bass Realization is
When you make up the bass line
when you make up the tenor line
when you fill in the top voices
when you fill in the inner voices
65
In Purcell's Dido and Aeneas, the scene structure reveals the influence of
Jean Baptise Lully
Monteverdi
Tomas Luis de Victoria
66
What is a proper mass ?
has songs sung on christmas and easter
has songs sung every day
67
Farinelli and Senesino were
Famous opera writers
Famous composers
Famous castrati
Famous librettists
68
Vingtquatre Violons du Roi translates to
24 Violins of the Kings
25 Violins of the King
26 Violins of the King
27 Violin of the King
69
In the Opera Don Giovanni, who was Lorenzo da Ponte?
the "man hoe" from Spain
the servant character
the maiden
the supporting tenor character
70
Who was George Frideric Telemann?
all of the above
Founded the ensemble at the coffee house
Famous German composer who incorporated national styles
71
Are mummies ghosts?
no
yes
72
Frederick the Great of Prussia played what?
piano
harp
guitar
flute
73
What is an answer in a fugue?
the bridge to the next section
second voice enters restates the subject with it transposed
the section that modulates but doesn't have the subject
74
Baroque texture focused on
soprano and alto
alto and tenor
tenor and bass
Soprano and bass
75
What is the Great Schism?
Roman Catholic C. and the Orthodox Christian C. didn't talk
part of the catholic reformation
A war between england and france
76
What is an exposition in a fugue?
each voice presents the subject in turn (initial section)
The last section in a fugue
The middle section of the fugue
77
What is a fugue?
polyphonic composition based on one main theme calledsubject
Monophonic composition
Heterophonic composition
78
What are the sections of the fugue that do not have the subject, this section modulates
Answer
Episode
Prelude
Subject
79
When did Handel write his Messiah?
1751
1761
1741
1731
80
What are the Baroque dates?
1550-1618
1315-1375
1600-1750
81
Jean Baptise Lully established the _________ in 1648
Petits basses
Petits Violoncelles
Petits Violons
Petits Altos
82
Basso Continuo means
Kahoot! is stupid and mean
Continuous bass
A bass line of complex structure
83
What were some characteristics of Victoria’s style?
Treated the organ as a soloist
All of the above
Gradual decreasing of rhythmic distance
Overlapping and dividing choirs with multiple parts
84
What are the renaissance dates?
1400-1550
1455-1600
1455-1605
1450-1600
85
What is the professional version of the lyre?
Kithhara
arahhtik
guitar
cello
86
Who are Troubadours?
South of France, Provençal language
French, north of France , female I
87
Spoken dialogue vs. Recitative in comic opera
Italian opera that has recitatives but no spoken dialogue
I.C.O. doesn’t have recitatives but instead spoken dialogue
French comic opera that has recitatives
88
Established compositional rules could be broken for the purpose of expression according to
second prattica
first prattica
third prattica
89
Notes Inegales was
triple dotting
single dotting
double dotting
90
What was the Hundred Years' War?
A period without secular music
100 year of fighting over the time signature of greek songs
A war between england and france over land
91
What is Humanism?
the belief that i just want an A
the belief that this should be a group test
the belief that humans and their activities are significant
The belief that humans are aliens
92
Who was a female prophet that wrote about humanity and saw vision?
Hildegard
Dido
Blackwell
Donna
93
What is not an acceptable reason to have music ficta?
To avoid a Tritone
To create a landini cadence
For ease of performance
For the sake of beauty
94
The first opera to have a longstanding place in repertory is
Mozart's Don Giovanni
Monteverdi's L'orfeo
Purcell's Dido and Aneas
95
Orfeo ed Euridice was written by Christoph Gluck in
1742
1772
1752
1762
96
Who was Johann Stamitz?
he developed techniques to efficiently play the clavier
he directed the Mannheim Orchestra
he wrote the Essays on Playing the Flute
he was the music director at the Palace of Esterhazy
97
what is the last name of the guy who wrote lute songs
tallis
Dowland
Du fay
Boethius
98
What is a motet?
tacos
a short piece of religious choral music
beef
a short piece of sacred choral music
99
Which one of these is not a “Great Violin Maker of Cremona”?
Antonio Stradivari (1644-1737)
Giuseppe Guarnei (1698-1744)
Nicole Amati (1596-1684)
Jean Baptise Lully (1632-1687)
100
Corelli’s Concerto Grosso in G minor Op. 6, No. 8 is more commonly known as
Easter Concerto
Ash Wednesday Concerto
Lent Concerto
Christmas Concerto
101
Who wrote the Coffee Cantata
Mozart
Haydn
Bach
Handel
102
What is a Tetra chord?
a four note scale
a five note scale
a three note scale
103
What is the text setting when every verse has the same melody?
Strophic
heterophonic
homophonic
through composed
104
Water music was written for a festival that took place on boats on what river?
River Thames
River Severn
River Tyne
River of Trent
105
The Florentine camerata was
A gathering of scholars who discussed Italian music
A gathering of scholars who discussed Roman music
A gathering of scholars who discussed German music
A gathering of scholars who discusses Greek music
106
Who was Prince Esterhazy?
he commissioned Haydn to be his musical director
he frequently enjoyed hearing Mozart in his court
he developed a new way to tune instruments
107
Who wrote La serva padrona
Pergolesi
Purcell
Vivaldi
Telemann
108
Who created De Institutione Musica
Paratin
Leonin
Boethius
Machaut
109
Know the characteristics of the Age of Enlightenment (pause and talk about)
Correct answer (click me)
Wrong answer (don’t click me)
110
What are the number of movements in a classical symphony?
1
3
4
2
111
J. Quantz wrote what?
95 Theses
Essays on Playing the Flute
Don Giovanni
Don Quixote
112
Where was Tomas Luis de Victoria from?
Russia
Italy
England
Spain
113
What did polyphony used to be called?
polifayeet
polynotes
Organum
munagro
114
Drama per musica means
drama through music
music through drama
drama through art
music is drama
115
who wrote the cantus firmus mass?
Du fay
Tallis
Boethius
Hildegard
116
What are the dates for the Medieval Period?
1550-1618
500-1450
500- 1550
450-1550
117
What was the Collegium Musicum?
Association of professionals who played for hire
Association of professionals who played for monarchs
Amateurs who gather to play and sing for their own pleasure
118
What is an Aulos?
greek reed instrument, usually played in pairs (party)
Originated in Rome. A solo instrument
YEET
Another name for the cult of Dionysus
119
What is heterophony?
one melody line
two or more musical lines, each unique
two or simultaneous lines (a fugue)
melody and harmony (most pop songs)
120
Who wrote the Brandenburg Concertos?
Bach
Handel
Vivaldi
Machaut
121
J.S. Bach wrote two pedagogical books of preludes and fugues in every key, what was it called?
The Badly Tempered Clavier
The Well Tempered Clavier
The Oratorio Collection
122
St marks cathedral is where?
apt 1101
florence
rome
venice
123
What is homophony?
melody and harmony (most pop songs)
one melodic line
two or more simultaneous lines (a fugue)
two or more musical lines, each unique
124
What is ars cantus mensurabilis
"The Art of Measured Song.",
The italian name for the hundred years war
set down the system of longs, breves, and semi-breves,
A set of madrigals
125
How many voices cantus firmus mass?
SA
TB
SATB
STB
126
What is the Doctrine of affections?
music should have a purpose
music should move the listener
affections should be expressed by certain types of music
127
Antonio Vivaldi’s L’Estro Armonico was published in:
1711
1713
1721
1731
128
What is De Institutione Musica?
The Fundamentals of Music
The Institution of Music
The Background of Music
129
The group of intellectuals, discussed Greek tragedy, in the process devised opera are known as
Florentine camerata
Venetian camerata
Greek camerata
130
Versaille’s orchestras (Vingtquatre Violons du Roi) were active from ___ to ____.
1685-1759
1685-1750
1626-1761
1705-1782
131
What is another reason for Handel writing English oratorios?
Handel wanted to get more publicity
God told him to
He had a stroke and only remembered how to write english
132
Ballad opera is
Serious opera with no spoken dialogue
Comic opera mixed with sacred songs with no spoken dialogue
Serious opera with spoken dialogue
Comic opera that mixed popular songs with spoken dialogue
133
Who is Franco of cologne?
created different-shaped notes, indicate different durations
Created the first french cologne
caused the great schism
134
How did Bach learn international styles without travelling?
he transcribed/copied manuscripts
he went to concerts
he read about different composers
135
Who wrote the music and the words for Guilio Cesare?
Handel and Haym
Handel and Telemann
Bach and Handel
Bach and Haym
136
War of the Buffoons is also known as
Querelles des clowns
Querelles des lapins
Querelles des requins
Querelles des bouffons
137
What are some characteristics of Gregorian chant?
Neumatic notation, no accents, rhythm is assumed, simple
complex, though composed
strophic, simple verses
138
What was an intermezzo turned opera by Pergolesi (the gap between baroque and classical period
La serva padrona
Trouble in Tahiti
L’Orfeo
Dido and Aneas
139
Characteristics of Rococo Style
Light and elegant
Heavy and march like
Largo and melancholy
Moderato and zippy
140
Lully created a small ___to play for the king, it was the first time ___was referred to as this
consort
chamber group
ensemble
orchestra
141
Opera comic is
French comic opera with some spoken dialogue
Italian comic opera with some spoken dialogue
English comic opera with some spoken dialogue
German comic opera with some spoken dialogue
142
Palestrina used a great deal of chromaticism and dissonance.
false
true
143
Who started the idea of word painting and being very musically expressive?
Byrd
Josquin des Prez
Tallis
Du Fay
144
Opera buffa is
French comic opera, with some spoken dialogue
Italian comic opera, sung throughout
French comic opera, sung throughout
Italian comic opera, with some spoken dialogue
145
Who wrote the ave maria motet?
tallis
Byrd
Du Fay
Josquin des Prez
146
Can ghosts have ghost babies?
Yes
no
147
When were the Brandenburg concertos thought to be written?
1721
1741
1731
1711
148
What is polyphony?
two or more musical lines, each unique
two or more simultaneous lines (a fugue)
one melody line
melody and harmony (most pop songs)
149
Basso ostinato is also known as
ground bass
foundation bass
floor bass
150
what is not an importance of ars nova
Use of duple meter
Syncopation
Development of polyphony
established text settings
151
How many movements did the solo concerto have and what are the speeds of them?
3 movements; fast, slow, fast
4 movements; fast, slow, fast, fast
3 movements; slow, fast, slow
152
What is one element of Henry Purcell's Dido and Aeneas that shows Lully's influence?
the overture
the tocatta
the fugue
153
What is the Well Tempered Clavier?
Two pedagogical books written by Bach
A clavier that never gets angry
The most perfect clavier ever made
154
This period had Catholic resurgence due to the the Protestant Reformation was known as
Counter reformation
Table reformation
Church reformation
Balance reformation
155
"little horn" in italian
cornetto
sackbut
156
Who wrote Water Music?
Godard
Haydn
Handel
Vivaldi
157
What was the War of the Buffoons?
A bunch of clowns fighting for independence
Traditional French court opera v lighter Italian opera buffa
Traditional german opera vs. lighter french opera
158
What is the structure of the first movement in a classical symphony?
rondo
minuet and trio
theme and variations
sonata allegro form
159
Where were divided choirs popular?
coffee shops
St marks cathedral
st peters
notre dame
160
The subject of a fugue is
What the fugue is about
A melody or motif
The name of the piece
161
What order are the movements in a partita (suite)?
Sarabande, gigue, allemande, courande
Allemande, sarabande, gigue, courande
Allemande, courande, sarabande, gigue
162
The first public concerts in England began in
1650
1680
1690
1670
163
The Gigue is ______ and is also known as the ______ _______.
3/4, Scottish jig
2/4, French jig
6/8, Irish jig
164
When did Handel live?
1626-1761
1675-1750
1705-1782
1685-1759
165
name of the church where polyphony was invented and what did they call it
St marks
St thomas church
Notre dame
St peters cathedral
166
What is the structure of the third movement in a classical symphony?
sonata allegro form
minuet and trio
theme and variations
rondo
