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Baroque Era Quiz Flashcards

1
Q

A classical Minuet and trio is in which form

A

Ternary

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2
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Texture where there is combination of more that one melodic line

A

polyphonic texture

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3
Q

True or false: English horn is a brass instrument

A

False: it is a double-reed woodwind

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4
Q

Coloratura soprano

A

A high female voice with an extended range capable of creating virtuosic effects with great agility

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5
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Name the 4 brass instruments

A

trumpet, French horn, trombone, tuba

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6
Q

Name the instruments in a string quartet

A

2 violins, viola, cello

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7
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a short melodic or rhythmic fragment used to build a melody

A

motive

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8
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The Baroque Era occurred between ca _____________ to ca _____________.

A

1600-1750

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9
Q

Baroque means

A

“irregularly shaped or misshapen pearl”

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10
Q

Which tonal system was primarily used in the Baroque Era

A

major-minor system

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11
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How did artists earn a living in the 18th century

A

patronage support from the aristocracy, church and state

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12
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1600 saw the birth of what genre of music

A

opera

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13
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True or False: Terraced dynamics is the practice of gradual changes to volume levels

A

False - abrupt change in volume creating stark contrast

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14
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The basso continuo harmony is played by

A

harpsichord or organ

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15
Q

The mood of a piece in the Baroque style is called

A

The Affections

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16
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Where and when was Antonio Vivaldi born?

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Venice, Italy in 1678

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17
Q

How many operas did Vivaldi compose?

A

40

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18
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True or false: Vivaldi was know as “il prete rosso”

A

True, he was known as the red priest

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19
Q

What is Vivaldi most known for?

A

Baroque concertos

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20
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What is the significance of the Conservatorio Ospedale della Pieta in Venice, Italy to Vivaldi?

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He was employed there for 40 years as violin master and choir master and later became artistic director

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21
Q

Vivaldi died in ________

A

1741

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22
Q

First movement of Spring is in _________ form, _______ key, ___________ tempo

A

Ritornello, E major, Allegro

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23
Q

The Baroque concerto frequently uses which form for their fast movements?

A

Ritornello

24
Q

Instrumental music with a descriptive element that is associated with literary or pictorial images is ______________

A

Programmatic Writing

25
Q

List three examples of musical imagery in the first movement of Spring

A
  1. high-pitched trills and repeated notes to depict birds chirping
  2. violins playing a rapid undulating pattern to depict murmuring stream
  3. tremolos and rising 32nd scale patterns in strings to depict thunder and lightening
26
Q

Second movement of Spring is in ___________ form, ________ key, ___________ tempo

A

2-part form, c# minor, Largo

27
Q

Third movement of Spring is in _________ form, __________ key, __________ tempo

A

Ritornello form, E major, Allegro

28
Q

Pick the true statement

  1. Bach was born in Cothen, Germany
  2. Bach was month in jail for accepting a salary advance to work elsewhere
  3. Bach died in 1751
A

2

29
Q

List the 4 main locations where Bach was employed from 1703 to 1750

A
  1. Arnstadt, Muhlhausen
  2. Weimar
  3. Cothen
  4. Leipzig
30
Q

What instrument was Bach a virtuoso at

A

organ

31
Q

True or False: Bach loved to compose operas

A

False: Bach composed in every genre except opera

32
Q

Bach’s Prelude in B flat Major is mainly in what texture

A

homophonic and polyphonic

33
Q

True or False: The prelude in B flat major shows controlled order

A

False: Improvisatory style - free flowing

34
Q

Number of voices in Bach’s Fugue in B Flat Major

A

3

35
Q

How many countersubjects are present in the Fugue in B flat Major

A

2

36
Q

Middle section of Fugue in B flat major modulates to which keys

A

G minor, C minor, E flat major

37
Q

The premiere of which opera led Handel to change course and focus on developing the English oratorio?

A

John Gay’s The Beggar’s Opera

38
Q

How many parts are in a French overture, describe them?

A

Two parts

  1. Slow - homophonic texture, dotted figures
  2. Fast - imitative texture
39
Q

There are two types of recitatives, identify them and describe them

A

recitative secco - “dry recitative” - speech like singing, minimal accompaniment, only a continuo
recitative accompanato - “accompanied recitative” - speech like singing with an instrumental accompaniment

40
Q

True or false: Handel co-founded the Royal Academy of Music to promote opera seria

A

True - Opera Seria is an Italian tradition opera based on serious or mythological themes

41
Q

What did Handel study before he turned his focus onto music

A

law

42
Q

Who had the patronage of the British Royal family?

A

Handel

43
Q

What precipitated the creation of the English opera?

A
  1. Royal Academy of Music closed

2. Popularity of The Beggar’s Opera

44
Q

What is the difference between word painting and programmatic writing

A

The presence of words in the music: word painting is when music reflects the words sung whereas programmatic writing reflects the text that is associated with the piece, but is purely instrumental

45
Q

True or false: “Rejoice Greatly” is an example of a recitative

A

False: it is an aria

46
Q

What does an opera have that is not present in an oratorio?

A

Costuming and stage acting

47
Q

Identify the following excerpt:

Title
Composer
Movement
Key
Form
Imagery
A 
Spring
Antonio Vivaldi
1st Movement
E Major
Ritornello
"spring has arrived
48
Q

Identify the following excerpt:

Title
Subtitle
Composer
Type
Performing force
Meter
Key
A 
Messiah
"There were shepherds"
Handel
Recitative Secco
Soprano
Common Time
C Major
49
Q

Identify the following excerpt:

Title
Composer
Movement
Key
Form
Imagery
A 
Spring
Vivaldi
3rd Movement
E Major
Ritornello
Dancing nymphs
50
Q

Identify the following excerpt:

Title
Composer
Movement
Key
Form
Tempo
Meter
Imagery
A 
Spring
Vivaldi
2nd Movement
C# Minor
two-part form
Largo
3/4 time
rustling leaves (undulating parallel 3rd in violins), dog barking (viola), sleeping goatherd (solo violin)
51
Q

Identify the following excerpt:

Title
Composer
Type
Performing Force
Key
Form
Tempo
Meter
Word Painting
A 
Rejoice Greatly
Handel
Aria
Soprano
B flat Major
ABA form
Allegro
Common Time
"rejoice Greatly" has a celebratory character displayed through melisma
52
Q

Identify the following excerpt:

Title
Composer
Key
Form
Tempo
Meter
Texture
A 
Prelude in B flat Major
JS Bach
B flat Major
Binary
not identified but implied toccata style
4/4 time
Homophonic and polyphonic
53
Q

Identify the following excerpt:

Title
Composer
Genre
Key
Form
Tempo (of this specific excerpt)
Texture
# of Fugal voices
Affect
Answer type
Instruments playing subject
A 
Sinfony from Messiah
Handel
French Overture
E minor
AB Form
Allegro moderato
polyphonic
3
Energetic and lively
tonal
1st violins & oboes
54
Q

Identify the following excerpt:

Title
Composer
Performing force
Key
Tempo
Meter
Texture
Word Painting
A 
Hallelujah from Messiah
Handel
Chorus
D Major
Allegro
Common Time
alternating homophonic and polyphonic
Repetition of the words "and he shall reign forever and ever" showing the endless reign of God
55
Q

Identify the following excerpt:

Title
Composer
Performing force
Key
Tempo
Meter
word painting
A 
Glory to God from Messiah
Handel
Chorus
D Major
Allegro
Common Time
"Glory to god in the highest" sung in upper register, "and peace on earth" falls to the lower voices
56
Q

Identify the following excerpt:

Title
Composer
Texture
Tempo
Meter
Answer type
Number of voices
How many countersubjects are there
A 
Fugue in B flat Major
JS Bach
polyphonic
moderately fast - but no actual tempo marking was given
3/4 time
tonal
Three
Two - either accompanying the subject of answer
57
Q

Identify the following excerpt:

Title
Composer
Texture
Tempo
Meter
Answer type
Number of voices
How many countersubjects are there
A 
Fugue in B flat Major
JS Bach
polyphonic
moderately fast - but no actual tempo marking was given
3/4 time
tonal
Three
Two - either accompanying the subject of answer

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