The Baroue Era Flashcards
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The plot and action of an opera are advanced through a kind of musical declamation, or speech, known as _______________.
a. sonata
b. opera
c. recitative
d. concerto 10
c. recitative
Dido’s Lament unfolds over a five-measure ____________, a repeated phrase that descends along the chromatic scale, often symbolic of grief in Baroque music.
a. recitative
b. ground bass
c. chromatic
d. aria
b. ground bass
Arrangements of Lutheran chorales eventually expanded to become the Lutheran ________________.
a. cantata
b. hymn
c. oratorio
d. aria
a. cantata
Like operas, _____________, based on religious subjects, unfolded as a series of recitatives and arias, with duets, trios, and choruses, but without staging.
a. cantatas
b. hymns
c. oratorios
d. arias
c. oratorios
The Baroque _____________ was based on the opposition between “featured” instruments and a larger orchestral ensemble.
a. cantata
b. hymn
c. oratorio
d. concerto
d. concerto
A __________ is a contrapuntal composition in which a single theme pervades the entire fabric, entering in one voice and then in another.
a. fugue
b. opera
c. oratorio
d. aria
a. fugue
The _______________ of a fugue is stated alone at the beginning in one of the voices.
a. subject
b. answer
c. countersubject
d. fugue
a. subject
_______________ is the culminating figure of Baroque style
a. Purcell
b. Haydn
c. Bach
d. Mozart
c. Bach
_______________ wrote “Dido and Aeneas.”
a. Purcell
b. Haydn
c. Bach
d. Mozart
c. Bach
Which of the following is Handel’s most famous oratorio, frequently performed to this day? _______________
a. Julius Ceasar
b. Israel in Egypt
c. Samson
d. Messiah
d. Messiah
The stories for oratorios are generally drawn from _______________.
a. Greek Mythology
b. the Bible
c. medieval history
d. contemporary life
b. the Bible
When Handel arrived in London, he established his fame by composing _______________.
a. secular cantatas
b. oratorios
c. concertos
d. operas
d. operas
“Rejoice Greatly, O daughter of Zion” from Messiah is an example of _______________.
a. a da capo aria
b. secco recitative
c. accompangnato recitative
a. a da capo aria
Antonio Vivaldi was known as “the red priest” for _______________.
a. his political affiliations
b. his violent temper
c. the color of his hair
d. none of the above
c. the color of his hair
The _______________ is a keyboard instrument whose strings are plucked.
a. organ
b. piano
c. harpsichord
d. clavichord
c. harpsichord
In a fugue, the areas of relaxation where the subject is not heard are called _______________.
a. answers
b. countersubjects
c. episodes
d. stretto
c. episodes
Which of the following is NOT a contrapuntal device that alters the original theme? _______________
a. augmentation
b. retrograde
c. prelude
d. diminution
c. prelude
The role of the chorus is especially important in the oratorio.
a. T
b. F
a. T
Today, Baroque music is played exclusively on modern instruments.
a. T
b. F
b. F
Antonio Vivaldi composed over two hundred concertos for solo violin.
a. T
b. F
a. T
Vivaldi lived in Venice, where he taught music at a girl’s school.
a. T
b. F
a. T
Handel’s Water Music was first performed on:
a. 6/17/1616
b. 7/17/1717
c. 8/18/1818
d. 9/19/1919
b. 7/17/1717
