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Suite Flashcards

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What term does “performed as an alternative to the original during repeats or da capo / dal segno sections” refer to?

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double

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What composer does “keyboard texture features strong harmonic direction, frequent use of seventh chords, clear modulation schemes, precisely notated embellishments (agréments), and occasional use of counterpoint” refer to?

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Jean Phillippe Rameau

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What term does “notes that are written with equal time values are performed with unequal values, most often by lengthening the first note and shortening the second” refer to?

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notes inégales

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What composer does “brilliant organist and harpsichordist who achieved his greatest fame as both a music theorist and as a composer of operas” refer to?

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Jean Phillippe Rameau

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What term does “additional movements may include an overture or prelude, menuet, bourrée, gavotte, passepied, and others” refer to?

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suite

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What term does “sometimes associated with sailors” refer to?

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hornpipe

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What composer does “expressive devices included vivid word painting (Baroque)” refer to?

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George Frideric Handel (1685–1759)

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What composer does “contributed to the development of the orchestral and keyboard suite” refer to?

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George Frideric Handel (1685–1759)

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What composer does “later keyboard works include virtuosic technical demands and formal procedures that show the influence of George Frideric Handel and Domenico Scarlatti” refer to?

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Jean Phillippe Rameau

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What composer does “binary and rondeau forms employed most often” refer to?

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Jean Phillippe Rameau

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Which statement is true?

  1. The hornpipe from Handel’s Water Music is highly imitative in design, and its layered texture contains a great deal of complex counterpoint.
  2. The hornpipe from Handel’s Water Music has a clear texture, in which the melodic line and dance-like rhythmic design come to the fore.
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  1. The hornpipe from Handel’s Water Music has a clear texture, in which the melodic line and dance-like rhythmic design come to the fore.
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What term does “a French term for “suite”” refer to?

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ordre

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What term does “French term for harpsichord” refer to?

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clavecin

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What composer does “frequent alternation of homorhythmic passages with contrapuntal textures (Baroque)” refer to?

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George Frideric Handel (1685–1759)

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What term does “composed for a solo instrument or an orchestral ensemble” refer to?

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suite

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What composer does “virtuosic, idiomatic keyboard style (Baroque)” refer to?

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George Frideric Handel (1685–1759)

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What term does “a French term used for an embellished version or variation of a dance or movement” refer to?

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double

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What term does “a French term for ornaments or embellishments” refer to?

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agréments

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Select the correct statements.

  1. There are no brass instruments, which creates a more intimate sound and mellow character in comparison to Section A.
  2. Section B closes with an authentic cadence in B minor.
  3. Section B features the repeated-note figure from Section A.
  4. Section B is more rhythmically active then Section A.
  5. Section B is less rhythmically active than Section A.
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elect the correct statements.

There are no brass instruments…
…closes with an authentic cadence in B minor…
…features the repeated-note figure from Section A…
…Section B is more rhythmically active then Section A.

20
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What composer does “his da capo arias were a showcase for vocal virtuosity” refer to?

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George Frideric Handel (1685–1759)

21
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What composer does “used both recitativo secco and recitativo accompagnato in operas and oratorios” refer to?

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George Frideric Handel (1685–1759)

22
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What form is Rameau’s la poule?

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binary form

23
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Select the statement that best describes the opening of the composition (Water Music by Handel).

  1. Begins with a bold, ascending figure, giving it an invigorating and majestic feeling appropriate for a royal audience.
  2. Begins with an upward leap and descending step, then continues with an elaborately decorated melody designed to display the performers’ virtuosity
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  1. Begins with a bold, ascending figure, giving it an invigorating and majestic feeling appropriate for a royal audience.
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What composer does “introduced the organ concerto as a way of showcasing his talents and attracting audiences for his operas” refer to?

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George Frideric Handel (1685–1759)

25
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What term does “the four standard dances include the allemande, courante, sarabande, and gigue” refer to?

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suite

26
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Which statement is true?

  1. La poule is highly imitative in texture and contains a great deal of imitative counterpoint.
  2. La poule has a homophonic texture that facilitates clear delivery of the melodic and rhythmic design.
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  1. La poule has a homophonic texture that facilitates clear delivery of the melodic and rhythmic design.
27
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Which statement is true?

  1. All the movements in a Baroque suite are normally in the same key
  2. All the movements in a Baroque suite are different dances
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  1. All the movements in a Baroque suite are normally in the same key
28
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What is the structure of “water music”?

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three suites- 22 movements

29
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What term does “performance practice associated with French music of the 17th and 18th centuries (French)” refer to?

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notes inégales

30
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What composer does “had a successful career as a keyboard player and composer in Germany, Italy, and especially in England” refer to?

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George Frideric Handel (1685–1759)

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What composer does “made important contributions to the development of Italian opera seria; composed over 40 works in this genre” refer to?

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George Frideric Handel (1685–1759)

32
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What term does “a lively, triple meter dance of English origin” refer to?

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hornpipe

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What composer does “created the English oratorio, emphasizing the role of the chorus” refer to?

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George Frideric Handel (1685–1759)

34
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What composer does “use of very basic musical elements (chordal passages, scale figures) makes his style accessible and appealing” refer to?

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George Frideric Handel (1685–1759)

35
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How does the end of Rameau’s la poule conclude?

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authentic cadence

36
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What term does “may be embellished using standard ornaments (appoggiaturas, trills, mordents) or with melodic variations in improvisatory style, expanding on the original material” refer to?

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double

37
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What term does “similar to the practice of swinging eighth notes in jazz style” refer to?

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notes inégales

38
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What term does “found in 17th- and 18th-century instrumental and vocal music” refer to?

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agréments

39
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What were the four typical dances for suite?

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allemande, courante, sarabande and gigue

40
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German composers sometimes used what term instead of “suite”?

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“partita”

41
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What term does “French for “unequal notes”” refer to?

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notes inégales

42
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What term does “a collection of stylized dances and (occasionally) other pieces in the same key; cultivated in the Baroque era” refer to?

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suite

43
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What composer does “developed the French keyboard suite initially along traditional lines, then later by incorporating imaginative character pieces inspired by the suites of François Couperin” refer to?

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Jean Phillippe Rameau

44
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What composer does “conveys a sense of pageantry and dramatic theatrical style through grandiose gestures such as full SATB choral sound, bold dynamic contrasts” refer to?

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George Frideric Handel (1685–1759)

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What composer does “a cosmopolitan figure, he absorbed the international styles of his time: German, French, and Italian” refer to?

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George Frideric Handel (1685–1759)

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