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Q: Which of the following is a contrapuntal device that alters the original theme of a fugue? a. toccata c. prelude b. concerto d. diminution
Q: In a fugue, the areas of relaxation where the subject is not heard are called: a. answers. c. episodes. b. countersubjects. d. strettos.
Q: The opening section of a fugue, in which all voices successively introduce the subject, is called the: a. episode. c. exposition. b. answer. d. closing section.
Q: After the fugue subject is stated, the second entrance of the subject is called the: a. episode. c. fugato. b. answer. d. stretto.
Q: What is the principal element of a fugue? a. a beautiful melody c. a chorale tune b. imitation d. arpeggios
Q: The _____ is a keyboard form based on the principle of voices imitating each other. a. fugue c. suite b. prelude d. toccata
Q: What is a toccata? a. a variation on a repeated harmonic pattern b. an improvisatory, virtuosic keyboard work c. a movement based on strict counterpoint d. a four-movement keyboard work containing a fugue
Q: The keyboard instrument that uses various sets of pipes to create contrasting colors is: a. the harpsichord. c. the clavichord. b. the organ. d. the piano.
Q: The harpsichord is different from the piano because: a. it sometimes has two keyboards rather than one. b. its strings are plucked rather than struck. c. it is not capable of a wide dynamic range. d. all of the answers shown here
Q: The ______ is a keyboard instrument whose strings are plucked by quills. a. organ c. harpsichord b. piano d. clavichord
Q: Which of the following keyboard instruments were important during the Baroque? a. the harpsichord c. the harpsichord and the organ b. the piano d. the piano and the organ
Q: Why is Vivaldis The Four Seasons considered program music?
Q: How did Baroque composers provide unity and contrast in concerto movements?
Q: The harpsichord is the featured solo instrument in Spring, from The Four Seasons.
Q: Vivaldis The Four Seasons is an example of program music.
Q: Ritornello form is the alternation between orchestral refrains and virtuosic solo passages.
Q: The concerto first developed in France in the late 1600s.
Q: A concerto usually consists of five movements.
Q: The concerto is an instrumental form based on the opposition between two dissimilar bodies of sound.
Q: The Four Seasons is considered program music.
Q: Vivaldis music contributed decisively to the development of violin style and technique.
Q: Vivaldi lived in Venice, where he taught music at a girls school.
Q: Antonio Vivaldi composed over 200 concertos for solo violin.
Q: The Baroque concerto is written for a solo instrument with a continuo accompaniment.
Q: Instrumental music endowed with literary or pictorial associations is known as: a. program music. c. opera. b. absolute music. d. cantata.
Q: The alternation between orchestral refrains and virtuosic outbursts by the soloist(s) is known as: a. ritornello form. c. oratorio form. b. da capo form. d. sonata form.
Q: In the slow movement of Spring, from The Four Seasons, Vivaldi evokes a dog barking through: a. trills and running scales. c. a folk dance. b. fast staccato notes d. an ostinato rhythm.
Q: The opening movement of Spring, from The Four Seasons, is in: a. sonata-allegro form. c. minuet and trio form. b. ritornello form. d. binary form.
Q: Which of the following characterizes Vivaldis Four Seasons? a. The concertos feature a large ensemble. b. The concertos avoid ritornello form. c. The concertos project pictorial images. d. The concertos are structured in two-movement forms.
Q: The solo instrument in Spring, from The Four Seasons, is the: a. violin. c. cello. b. viola. d. harpsichord.
Q: Which of the following is a well-known set of concertos by Vivaldi? a. The Four Seasons c. Water Music b. the Brandenburg Concertos d. Music for the Royal Fireworks
Q: Vivaldi lived and worked in: a. Florence. c. Rome. b. Venice. d. Bologna.
Q: Antonio Vivaldi was known as the red priest for: a. his political affiliations. c. the color of his hair. b. his violent temper. d. none of the answers shown here
Q: Who was the most famous and most prolific Baroque composer of concertos? a. Vivaldi c. Handel b. Purcell d. Bach
Q: The typical solo concerto has _____ movements. a. two c. four b. three d. six
Q: The instrumental form based on the contrast of two dissimilar bodies of sound is called a: a. symphony. c. suite. b. sonata. d. concerto.
Q: Describe the variety of dance movements that might be found in a Baroque suite.
Q: Why do modern instruments sound different from their Baroque counterparts?
Q: The suite was one of the most important instrumental genres of the Baroque era.
Q: The sarabande is a German dance.
Q: The jig (gigue) is an English dance.
Q: The allemande is a French dance.
Q: The Alla hornpipe from Handels Water Music is in A-B-A form.
Q: The standard Baroque suite consists of a variety of international dance types.
Q: Today, Baroque music is played exclusively on modern instruments.
Q: Baroque trumpets had valves.
Q: Stradivarius, Guarneri, and Amati were famous makers of violins during the Baroque era.
Q: The Baroque period was the first in which instrumental music was comparable in importance to vocal music.
Q: Which of the following dances is English? a. hornpipe c. courante b. allemande d. sarabande
Q: Which of the following dances is Spanish? a. allemande c. sarabande b. courante d. jig
Q: Why was the trumpet considered a natural instrument during the Baroque era? a. It was made of wood. c. It was only played outside. b. It did not have valves. d. It was used for military signals.
Q: Which instruments were especially effective in suggesting pastoral scenes? a. recorder, flute, and oboe c. recorder and oboe b. flute, oboe, and trumpet d. flute and bassoon
Q: Why is the music for Handels Water Music marked by lively rhythms and catchy melodies? a. It was performed outdoors on barges. b. It mimicked the sound of the ocean. c. It was written during a time of war. d. It celebrated a royal marriage.
Q: Handels Water Music is best described as: a. a symphony. c. an orchestral suite. b. a concerto grosso. d. a cantata.
Q: Baroque composers applied the concept of the suite to: a. solo instrumental music. c. orchestral music. b. keyboard music. d. all of the answers shown here
Q: What is the form for individual movements in the Baroque suite? a. binary c. binary or ternary b. ternary d. rondo
Q: Which of the following dance types was NOT standard in a Baroque suite? a. allemande c. courante b. sarabande d. tarantella
Q: An important instrumental genre of the Baroque was a group of short dances, collectively known as: a. a recital. c. a symphony. b. the suite. d. a dance opera.
Q: What material was used to build flutes during the Baroque era? a. brass c. wood b. iron d. gold
Q: Who is an example of a seventeenth-century violin maker? a. Stradivarius b. Guarneri c. Amati d. all of the answers shown here
Q: The first era of Western music history in which instrumental music was a major focus for composers was the: a. Middle Ages. c. Baroque. b. Renaissance. d. Classical.
Q: What about lining-out did church leaders find objectionable?
Q: Discuss how Billingss musical approach embodied the scrappy self-sufficiency of an emerging nation.
Q: The New England Psalm-Singer was a collection of compositions written by William Billings.
Q: Billings received his musical training at the New England Conservatory.
Q: The text of Davids Lamentation describes the sorrow of King David after he discovered that his son Absalom had been killed.
Q: William Billings was born in England but then moved to Boston at the age of 18.
Q: William Billings and Paul Revere were friends.
Q: Heterophony occurs when many people sing slight variants of the same melody simultaneously.
Q: Lining-out occurs when a leader sings each line of a psalm, and the congregation repeats it in turn.
Q: Billingss music helped cement a nationwide commitment to musical literacy.
Q: Billings had limited connections to the radical elements of the independence movement in Boston.
Q: Billingss musical approach embodied the scrappy self-sufficiency of an emerging nation.
Q: Bach and Handel heavily influenced Billingss compositional style.
Q: Church leaders considered the ability to read music an important part of literacy for a good Christian.
Q: Who composed Davids Lamentation? a. J. S. Bach c. Paul Revere b. William Billings d. Martin Luther
Q: The single stanza of text with the second section repeated in Davids Lamentation results in what type of form? a. ritornello c. A-B-B b. da capo aria d. A-A-B-A
Q: Davids Lamentation is best described as: a. a madrigal. c. an anthem. b. an oratorio. d. a cantus firmus.
Q: The source for the text for Davids Lamentation was: a. newly composed by Billings. b. a biblical passage. c. a translation of a German hymn. d. a translation of a hymn written by Luther.
Q: Billings typically placed the melody in the: a. soprano line. c. tenor line. b. alto line. d. bass line.
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