Quiz 8 - INCOMPLETE Flashcards
Which of the following vocal styles is usually accompanied by only basso continuo?
a. Aria
b. Recitative
Recitative
*Supposed to be foreshadowing a little for the example
Where was the first public opera house opened?
a. Milan
b. Rome
c. Dresden
d. Venice
Venice
Where was the genre of oratorio cultivated?
a. Venice
b. Paris
c. Dresden
d. Rome
Rome
During the season of LINT when the opera house has a shut down
When one character pauses to sing to himself to express his joy in an opera or musical tale (as Orfeo does in our excerpt from L’Orfeo), this is an example of:
a. Phenomenal Music
b. Noumenal Music
Phenomenal Music
Like when you watch a movie and the characters don’t hear it, this is Noumenal Music. If the character walks into a bar and hears the bar music, that is Phenomenal Music.
What makes an oratorio different from an early opera?
a. An oratorio is secular.
b. An oratorio is sacred.
c. An oratorio is staged while an early opera is not. d.An oratorio uses sections of aria and recitative.
e. B and C
f. B and D
b. An oratorio is sacred.
Only correct answer. The most common incorrect answer was F. Oratorio and early opera both used sections of Aria and recitative. That’s not a way to tell them apart.
Music in Roman churches was:
a.Concerted
b. Extravagant
c. For voices only
d. A and B
e. All of the above
d. A and B
Instruments prevailed in churches in Rome (from reading with Frescobaldi and keyboard improvisations, a wealth of musicians, tons of music going on there. Everything was playing in Rome.
What is the style of text setting in Example 1?
a. Syllabic
b. Melismatic
c. Strophic
d. Concerted
a.Syllabic
Recitative is more syllabic that melismatic
Aria is much more melismatic that syllabic
Who performs the bass line in Example 1?
a.A trombone player
b .A continuo group
c. A bass vocalist
d. A monophonic instrument
b . A continuo group
What is the style in example 1?
a.Aria
b. Recitative
b. Recitative
Where would have Example 1 been performed?
a. In a church
b. In a public opera house
c. At Court
b.In a public opera house
*Clue, the names of the character. Coronation. Early opera example. Not at court.
What name would you see for court? Orfeo or Euridice.
