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1
Why does Baroque music make for good wedding music?
Homophonic music
None of the above
Strong rhythmic drive
Terrace dynamics
2
What type of instrument usually plays fugues?
woodwinds
string instruments
keyboard instruments
brass
3
What Baroque instrument is considered king of all instruments?
Organ
Harpsichord
Trumpet
Piano
4
This is a good example of:
Renaissance madrigal
All of the above
polyphonic music
text painting
5
What genre is this?
Renaissance madrigal
Gregorian chant
Renaissance motet
Organum
6
What genre from the Baroque period has a virtuoso instrumental soloist accompanied by a small ensemble?
dance music
concerto grosso
fugue
solo concerto
7
Main instruments of the renaissance period are:
lute and recorder
organ and harpsichord
flute and guitar
lyre and drums
8
Which composer wrote The Messiah?
Bach
Pachelbel
Handel
Vivaldi
9
What time period were the Four Seasons violin concertos written in?
Medieval period
Renaissance period
Middle Ages
Baroque period
10
The Messiah is an ____________
Opera
Motet
Madrigal
Oratorio
11
What time period was the traditional choir voices established? (soprano, alto, tenor, bass)
Baroque
Middle Ages
Renaissance
Medieval
12
What genre is this?
Gregorian chant
Renaissance madrigal
Organum
Renaissance motet
13
What time period does this "frilly" music belong to?
Rococo
Renaissance
Baroque
Medieval
14
Vivaldi, Bach, Pachelbel and Handel belong to which period?
Middle Ages
Renaissance period
Baroque period
Rococo period
15
What is terrace dynamics?
gradual increase in volume
gradual slowing down
sudden change from loud to soft or soft to loud
accelerating of the beat
16
What genre of music is Guillaume de Machaut known for writing?
medieval motets
plainchant
madrigals
fugues
17
Which period was known for its light, highly ornamental, frilly music?
Medieval
Renaissance
Rococo
Baroque
18
What genre is?
motet
chorus
aria
recitative
19
What is this a good example of?
Dance music
Renaissance music
An aria
Terrace dynamics
20
Palestrina is the most well known composer from this time period:
Renaissance period
Medieval period
Baroque period
Middle Ages
21
What were the two main vocal genres in the Renaissance period?
chant and organum
aria, recitative
motet and madrigal
opera, oratorio
22
What famous figure is credited for having chants collected, codified and named after him?
Bach
Machaut
Palestrina
Pope Gregory
23
What language was Gregorian chant sung in?
Italian
Latin
French
English
24
What time period was polyphonic music prevalent in? Check all that apply
Medieval period
Dark Ages
Renaissance period
Baroque period
25
This is a good example of:
a fugue
polyphonic music
virtuosic organ music
all of the above
26
Homophonic texture was developed in which time period?
Medieval
Baroque
Middle Ages
Renaissance
27
What genre of music is this?
Medieval motet
Gregorian chant
organum
28
What time period would you hear a virtuoso performance by a singer or instrumentalist?
Middle Ages
Medieval period
Renaissance period
Baroque period
29
What time period comes after the Renaissance period?
Rococo period
Baroque period
Middle Ages
Medieval period
30
What is the earliest form of polyphony?
Motet
Organum
Madrigal
Gregorian chant
31
The 3 main characteristics of the Baroque period are:
grandiose dimensions, religious intensity and love of drama
restraint, community and scholasticism
humanism, intellectualism and exploration
32
The 4 main components of an oratorio are:
costumes, set, choir, soloists
lyrics, meter, religious theme, string ensemble
orchestra, recitative, aria, chorus
choir, winds, harpsichord, strings
33
The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are named after famous artists from which time period?
Medieval
Renaissance
Baroque
Middle Ages
34
What are the primary keyboard instruments in Baroque time? Click all that apply
organ
marimba
piano
harpsichord
35
What is the term used when musical gestures depict or reflects the lyrics?
Text painting
Madrigal
Plainchant
Organum
36
Handel is a composer from which time period?
Baroque period
Middle Ages
Renaissance period
Medieval period
37
What is the biggest difference between Renaissance motets and madrigals?
All the above
Motets are sung in Latin
Motets are sung with religious text
Madrigals are sung in the vernacular
38
Bach played the organ and wrote music for:
the King
the Nobility
the Catholic church
the Lutheran Church
39
What time period was monophonic music prevalent in?
Early Middle Ages
Renaissance period
Late Middle Ages
Baroque period
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What time period does Palestrina and Weelkes belong in?
Renaissance
Middle Ages
Baroque
Rococo
