Exam 2 Questions

Question 0

The primary performance medium for Renaissance music is

Answer 0

A cappella choir

Question 1

What is the Italian pastoral poem form that was popular in settings by Renaissance composers?

Answer 1

Madrigal

Question 2

Which composer is considered the greatest French composer of the Ars nova

Answer 2

Guillaume de Machaut

Question 3

Which composer is considered the greatest composer of the counter Reformation?

Answer 3

Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina

Question 4

Who is a highly sought after Flemish composer who worked in Renaissance Italy?

Answer 4

Josquin des prez

Question 5

Who was the first woman composer to become known in the medieval era?

Answer 5

Hildegard of Bingen

Question 6

What was a major influence on the emergence of the Renaissance?

Answer 6

Discoveries of art and architecture of ancient Greece and Rome, funds from the colonization of North and South America, renewed interest in scientific study.

Question 7

Who are the two composers that introduced Polyphony into sacred music by adding voices against Gregorian chant melodies?

Answer 7

Leonin and perotin

Question 8

What are the dates for the Baroque era?

Answer 8

1600 to 1750

Question 9

What event ushered in the Baroque era?

Answer 9

The first opera production in Florence

Question 10

In what city was the opera Dido and Aeneas first produced?

Answer 10

London

Question 11

From what is the story Dido and Aeneas drawn?

Answer 11

Virgil’s the Aeneid

Question 12

What is the text for an opera called?

Answer 12

Libretto

Question 13

What is the declamatory style of singing generally used for dialogue?

Answer 13

Recitative

Question 14

What is the primary instrument used for Basso-continuo?

Answer 14

The harpsichord

Question 15

What instrumentation usually accompanies opera aria?

Answer 15

Orchestra

Question 16

What is the term used for a Baroque era piece featuring multiple soloists and orchestra?

Answer 16

Concerto grosso

Question 17

How many movements are in the standard Baroque era concerto?

Answer 17

3

Question 18

What city is Antonio Vivaldi most frequently associated with?

Answer 18

Venice

Question 19

What is the form used for the first movement of Vivaldi’s la Primavera?

Answer 19

Ritornello

Question 20

On what instrument was Johan Sebastian Bach renowned virtuoso?

Answer 20

Organ

Question 21

In what city did Bach work for St. Thomas Church?

Answer 21

Leipzig

Question 22

What is the music genre that was most associated with the Lutheran Church, featuring vocal soloist, chorus, and small orchestra?

Answer 22

Cantata

Question 23

In what city did Handel spend the greatest part of his career?

Answer 23

London

Question 24

"Messiah" is an example of an

Answer 24

Oratorio

Question 25

In what language were Handel's oratorios written?

Answer 25

English

Question 26

What are the dates for the classical era in music?

Answer 26

1750 to 1820

Question 27

What city is most closely associated with the classical style in music?

Answer 27

Venice

Question 28

What was an important influence on the classical era?

Answer 28

Concepts of symmetry and balance, art and architecture of ancient Greece and Rome

Question 29

What was standardized during the classical era?

Answer 29

Instruments of the orchestra, music genres, and music forms.

Question 30

Who were major composers of the classical era?

Answer 30

Franz Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven

Question 31

Which composer spent the majority of his career working for the esterhazy princes?

Answer 31

Haydn

Question 32

How many movements does one generally find in a classical era symphony?

Answer 32

4

Question 33

A common form for the last movement of a symphony, concerto, or string quartet is:

Answer 33

Rondo

Question 34

What is the name given to the middle section of a sonata form?

Answer 34

Development

Question 35

Which composer was a child prodigy pianist who as an adult became known for his operas and piano concerti?

Answer 35

Mozart

Question 36

In what city was Mozart born?

Answer 36

Salzburg

Question 37

What type of piece is Mozart's ein Klein?

Answer 37

Serenade

Question 38

For what city was Don Giovanni composed?

Answer 38

Prague

Question 39

Who was the librettist for Don Giovanni?

Answer 39

Lorenzo da ponte

Question 40

How many symphonies did Beethoven compose?

Answer 40

9

Question 41

From what affliction did Beethoven suffer?

Answer 41

Hearing loss

Question 42

For what genres other than the symphony is Beethoven known best?

Answer 42

Piano sonata and string quartet

Question 43

In what city was Beethoven born?

Answer 43

Bonn