MUSIC 1010 Baroque Era Review Quiz

Question 1

Singular version of 'Opera,' means a work

Accepted Answer

Opus

Question 2

Handel makes the short text of “Thou Shalt Break Them” into an extended aria by repeating words several times & melismas

Accepted Answer

True

Question 3

style of singing that lies somewhere between singing & speaking; also, the operatic number that is sung in this style

Accepted Answer

recitative; Monteverdi Orpheus

Question 4

During the Baroque Era, churches spent large sums of money on lavish decorations and powerful organs.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 5

Which song is this? Composer and Title

Accepted Answer

J S Bach; Brandenburg Concerto #2

Question 6

Bach had 20 children with 2 wives, but only half survived into adulthood. Which of his children became composers?

Accepted Answer

Wilheim Friedemann Bach, Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, All of these kiddos, Johann Christian Bach

Question 7

means "little return"; name for the statement & return of full ensemble, in a work alternating btwn soloist & orchestra

Accepted Answer

ritornello

Question 8

musical texture in which a melody is performed with a supporting accompaniment

Accepted Answer

homophony, homophonic texture

Question 9

One of the cities where Bach was employed was Leipzig. Bach wrote about 150 cantatas in his first 3 years there...

Accepted Answer

The first & final movements are unified by a common chorale melody, that's 1 per week!, Chorales were used in church so everyone could participate., he wrote them for the weekly Lutheran service

Question 10

“Fugue” comes from the same root word as “fugitive” and refers to the voices “chasing” one another.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 11

Which song's entire lyrics are Psalms 2:9? Using a shaking feature to Word Paint the text.

Accepted Answer

Handel; Messiah, Thou Shalt Break Them

Question 12

Which are characteristics of the Baroque Era?

Accepted Answer

All of these are correct

Question 13

Who was the first to develop an efficient method of printing music? in Venice, Italy..

Accepted Answer

Ottaviano Petrucci

Question 14

Affect means...

Accepted Answer

a particular emotion expressed by a work of art

Question 15

Chorus = in baroque opera, the chorus comments on the actions and emotions on stage

Accepted Answer

True

Question 16

any lyrical movement or piece for solo voice, usually with instrumental accompaniment

Accepted Answer

Aria (air/melody)

Question 17

There are more _______ in an orchestra than any other instrument. ______ have 4 strings.

Accepted Answer

violins

Question 18

means "prayer hall"; a work musically similar to opera, but not staged & usually on a sacred topic.

Accepted Answer

Oratorio

Question 19

The opening entry of all the voices on the main subject of a fugue is known as a fugal exposition because it exposes the

Accepted Answer

A fugue subject should be instantly recognizable., main idea of the work, A fugue subject should be instantly recognizable., A fugue subject should be instantly recognizable.

Question 20

Music that imitates, describes or conjures images of the text being sung.

Accepted Answer

Word Painting

Question 21

The more lyrical numbers in opera that convey deeper feeling are called arias.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 22

When performers rediscovered Bach music in 1800s, they were baffled by the very difficult trumpet part of Brandenburg #2

Accepted Answer

True

Question 23

Which song is this? Composer and Title

Accepted Answer

Monteverdi; Orpheus

Question 24

Which song is this? Composer and Title

Accepted Answer

J S Bach; Awake, a Voice Calls to Us, Chorale

Question 25

Which composer died in 1750, marking the end of the Baroque Era?

Accepted Answer

Bach

Question 26

Concerto is instrumental work for a soloist & a larger ensemble. Tutti is the section where the orchestra is highlighted

Accepted Answer

True

Question 27

The recitative section of Handel's “He That Dwelleth in Heaven” is accompanied only by basso continuo.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 28

Purcell uses a descending _________ (a brief pattern in the bass line repeated thru the #) to convey Dido’s sorrow.

Accepted Answer

ground bass (ostinato)

Question 29

||: What does this symbol mean :||

Accepted Answer

repeat, what does this symbol mean?, do it again, ditto

Question 30

Solo instruments in Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto #2 are recorder, oboe, violin and trumpet.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 31

Which song is this? Title only -- you better know that it's Purcell

Accepted Answer

Dido’s Lament

Question 32

Bach composed __________ and _______. He did not compose any operas because he didn't need to.

Accepted Answer

cantatas for the weekly Lutheran service., orchestral works and cantatas

Question 33

Bach uses dotted rhythms similar to a French overture in the beginning of Cantata 140 to suggest a procession.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 34

The group of instruments that always accompanies a singer (provides underlying bass line & harmonies)

Accepted Answer

"continuous bass", basso continuo

Question 35

The addition of valves made it easier to produce a wider range of notes on the trumpet.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 36

Which are true about a harpsichord?

Accepted Answer

All of these are true

Question 37

Monteverdi’s career bridged the Renaissance and Baroque Era.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 38

These composers were born within 100 miles of each other in the same year:

Accepted Answer

Bach and Handel

Question 39

ritornello principle

Accepted Answer

formal design of alternating ritornello and solo sections.

Question 40

What length of note has a flag? -if multiple notes they're joined by a beam

Accepted Answer

1/8 note (eighth)

Question 41

Handel composed both _____ & _____. The recitative style of “He That Dwelleth in Heaven” is declamatory.

Accepted Answer

opera & oratorio

Question 42

opera = means 'works,' a drama sung from beginning to end

Accepted Answer

True

Question 43

Which song is this? Composer and Title

Accepted Answer

J S Bach; Fugue in G minor

Question 44

Because of its size, power, and timbral variety, the organ is called the _________.

Accepted Answer

“King of Instruments”

Question 45

Which song is this? Composer and Title

Accepted Answer

J S Bach; Awake, a Voice Calls to Us, Chorus

Question 46

Which song is this? Composer and Title

Accepted Answer

Handel; Hallelujah

Question 47

“concerto grosso” means big concerto with multiple soloists. There is no fixed number of soloists in a Baroque concerto

Accepted Answer

True

MUSIC 1010 Baroque Era Review Quiz

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