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Music History #musichistory chapters 4-9 powerpoints from class
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1
Baroque composers used trills, turns and other techniques to ornament the music.
True
False
2
Musically heightened speech in opera, derived from declamatory sections of monody, is called:
recitative
speech-song
soliloquoy
explanatory verse
3
Timbre in music refers to...
the aspect of high and low
the identifying quality of a sound
the aspect of long and short
the aspect of loud and soft
4
Strophic Form in music can be described as:
a form with repeated verses of music but different words
a form with no repeats
a form of a theme with multiple variations
a form with a 12 bar blues pattern
5
Intensity in music refers to...
the quality of sound that identifies the instrument
the aspect of short and long
the aspect of loud and soft
the aspect of high and low
6
What is hocket?
a renaissance basket
a group of musicians
a medieval style of composition
a medieval ball game
7
Who wrote the most music in the medieval era?
Giuseppe Verdi
Claudio Monteverdi
Hildegard von Bingen
anonymous
8
Whose music won the "contest" for word clarity in the Counter-reformation?
Johann Sebastian Bach
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
Georg Frederic Handel
Henry Purcell
9
Renaissance music is marked by...
grandeur, extravagance, drama
classical balance and restraint
10
Rhythm with the accent on the weak beat or between beats is called:
syncopation
supplementation
synchronization
syllabification
11
Opera originated in...
Vienna, Austria
Munich, Germany
London, England
Florence, Italy
12
The _______________ of the community was the main body that kept Medieval society organized.
kings and queens
church
musical theater
jousts
13
Messe de notre dame was composed by
William Tell
Philip de Vitry
Guillaume de Machaut
Claudio Monteverdi
14
Who wrote the Brandenburg Concertos?
Corelli
Vivaldi
Handel
Bach
15
What does "syllabic" mean in music?
One note, one syllable
Many syllables and many notes
16
Which of these is NOT a plane of listening recommended by Copland?
sheerly musical plane
Expressive plane
snakes on a plane
sensual plane
17
Robert Danziger recommends as a listening style:
listening while blindfolded
listening outside
drawing blueprints as you listen
repetitive listening
18
Pitch in music is:
the aspect of high and low
the aspect of short and long
the quality of a sound
the aspect of loud and soft
19
A Baroque theory that different musical moods should be used to influence the emotions is...
String Theory
The Doctrine of Affections
Theory of Relativity
Doctrine of Ethos
20
In the story of Dido and Aeneas, what happens to Dido?
She travels to Italy
She becomes a Goddess
After Aeneas leaves, she kills herself with poison
She takes a journey to Hades
21
Violin, viola, violoncello and bass:
relatives to the vielle and viola da gamba
the string family in the orchestra
bowed instruments
capable of tuning in different keys
22
Orfeo, or Orpheus, sings, and plays what instrument?
the harpsichord
the drums
the cello
the lyre
23
A text for an opera is called...
a read out
a book
a liber usualis
a libretto
24
What is the order of the musical eras we have studied?
Medieval, Baroque, Renaissance
Medieval, Renaissance, Baroque
Baroque, Medieval, Renaissance
Renaissance, Medieval, Baroque
25
In a fugue, the main melody is called the
countermelody
episode
potato
subject
26
A succession of pitches can be called ...
a scale
a melody
a theme
a tune
27
A "ONE-two One- two" rhythm in music usually indicates what type of meter?
Triple Meter
Duple Meter
free form
Organum
28
When was the Renaissance?
An era from 476-1450
An era from 1600-1750
An era from 1450-1600
An era from 0-476
29
Duration in music refers to...
the quality of sound that identifies an instrument
the aspect of high and low
the aspect of loud and soft
the aspect of short and long
30
What is the difference between the storytelling in opera and oratorio?
Opera has arias and recitatives and oratorio does not
Opera is in Italian and Oratorio is in English
oratorio is not staged or costumed- opera is, elaborately
opera tells a story, oratorio does not
31
Monteverdi's repeating musical interludes in between repeating musical strophes are called:
ritornelli (ritornello)
overtures
alternati
choruses
32
Who is a German late baroque composer who spent most of his composing life in England?
Stockhausen
Handel
J.S. Bach
Brandenburg
33
In which musical time period did Handel compose many operas and oratorios, including Messiah?
Romantic
Baroque
Classical
Medieval
34
A waltz such as the Blue Danube waltz is in what meter?
duple meter
no meter
triple meter
Quadruple meter
35
Purcell and Monteverdi were composers from which musical time period?
Romantic
Classical
Baroque
Renaissance
36
The madrigal flourished in which era?
Renaissance
Romantic
Baroque
Medieval
37
Medieval monks did all of the following except...
pray 7 times a day
practice medicine
talk
read and write
38
A Baroque solo concerto has how many movements?
4
5
2
3
39
What was the name of the plucked keyboard instrument used in the Baroque period?
clavichord
piano
harpsichord
hurdy gurdy
40
What does "melismatic" mean in ancient vocal music?
many notes, one syllable
one syllable, one or two notes
no syllables, many notes
41
What is the order of a Catholic Ordinary Mass?
Sanctus, Kyrie, Gloria, Credo, Agnus Dei
Kyrie, Sanctus, Credo, Gloria, Agnus Dei
Agnus Dei, Kyrie, Gloria, Credo, Sanctus
Kyrie, Gloria, Credo, Sanctus, Agnus Dei
42
Baroque composer of the opera Orfeo
Montezuma
Montague
Monteverdi
Monte Cristo
43
Why do people stand for the "Hallelujah Chorus" from Messiah?
Because King George stood up first
Out of tradition
Everyone else does
They don't know why
44
Three genres to emerge in the Baroque era are:
mass, motet, chant
symphony, madrigal, tone poem
oratorio, opera, concerto
art song, quodlibet, chanson
45
This outdoor instrument was the ancestor of the trombone.
krummhorn
sackbut
fife
recorder
46
Baroque era numerical shorthand written below the bass line, was called...
line of demarcation
accents
beats
figured bass
47
The texture of music in the medieval chants was
fugal
imitative
monophonic
polyphonic
48
Bach, Vivaldi and Handel were all composers from which period?
Medieval
Classical
Romantic
Baroque
49
Who was a Baroque instrumental composer of "The Seasons" who was nicknamed the "Red Priest?"
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
Claudio Monteverdi
Antonio Vivaldi
Josquin des Prez
50
Who said that when you listen to music you should "fly with the music to the end of the piece"?
Fritz Kreisler
Frederic Chopin
Daniel Barenboim
Victor Wooten
51
A monody is...
an instrumental concerto
a Baroque solo song with prominent top and bottom lines
a monophonic chant from middle ages
a declamatory speech
52
Late Baroque era,
short
sacred vocal work with recitatives, arias and choruses and orchestra is
an oratorio
a church cantata
a motet
an opera
53
Bass-driven chordal support for a melody in the Baroque era was called...
recitative
concerto
symphony
basso continuo
54
Bach wrote the St. Matthew and the St. John Passions . What does Passion mean in this sense?
A story Bach really cared about.
The story of the love life of the saints.
The story of the trial and death of Jesus
55
Leonardo, Michelangelo, Donatello and Raphael were alive during which musical time period?
Romantic
Medieval
Baroque
Renaissance
