Transcript REVIEW – Medieval to Baroque

REVIEW – Medieval to Baroque
• 1. The approximate dates of the Baroque
period are:
– A.
– B.
– C.
– D.
1600-1750
1700-1800
1550-1600
1800-1900
• 2. The element of Baroque music that
reflected composers’ interest in faraway lands
is:
– A.
– B.
– C.
– D.
Chromaticism
Diatonicism
Nationalism
Exoticism
• 3. A setting of Gregorian chant with two to
four notes per syllable is called:
– A.
– B.
– C.
– D.
Syllabic
Neumatic
Melismatic
Modal
• 4. Vivaldi’s music students at the
Conservatorio del’Ospedale della Pieta were:
– A.
– B.
– C.
– D.
Young men
Young women
Adult men
Both adult men and women
• 5. Which composer was a master of late
Baroque opera?
– A.
– B.
– C.
– D.
Handel
Mozart
Monteverdi
Blow
• 6. The musical texture that arose around
1000, toward the end of the Romanesque
period was:
– A.
– B.
– C.
– D.
Monophony
Polyphony
Homophony
None of the above
• 7. The harpsichord is different from the piano
because:
– It usually has two keyboards, rather than one
– Its strings are plucked, rather than struck
– It is not capable of a wide dynamic range
– All of the above
• 8. The concerto gross usually featured
______________ (how many) movements?
• 9. Which is NOT true of Gregorian chant?
– A.
– B.
– C.
– D.
It is monophonic in texture
It is accompanied by triadic harmony
It is generally in free-verse rhythm
It is generally conjunct in movement
• 10. The text of the Kyrie comes from:
– A.
– B.
– C.
– D.
A poem by Pope Gregory
The old Frankish liturgy
A Greek prayer for mercy
The Old Testament
• 11. The Kyrie is in ______________ form.
• 12. On which epic poem was Purcell’s opera
Dido and Aeneas based?
• 13. The earliest type of polyphony was:
– A.
– B.
– C.
– D.
Plainsong
Organum
Motet
None of the above
• 14. The text of an opera is called the
_________________________
• 15. The song, which doesn’t necessarily
advance the plot, and in which the singer
“emotes” is called a(n) __________.
• 16. How did Handel change the role of the
chorus in his oratorios?
– A.
– B.
– C.
– D.
He decreased its importance
He removed it altogether
He made it the center of the drama
He replaced it with the aria
• 17. Name a keyboard instrument that was
NOT an important instrument in the Baroque
period.
• 18. Name a keyboard instrument that WAS
important in the Baroque period.
• 19. The hymn was invented by
___________________________
• 20. The late Renaissance madrigal came to
full flower in the music of:
– A.
– B.
– C.
– D.
Claudio Monteverdi
Hildegard of Bingen
Guillaume Du Fay
Josquin des Prez
• 21. In, opera a vocal style that imitates
speech and is set freely to a sparse
accompaniment is called:
– A.
– B.
– C.
– D.
Aria
Recitative secco
Recitative accompagnato
Monody
• 23. Bach’s Prelude and Fugue in C Minor is
from:
– A.
– B.
– C.
– D.
The Art of Fugue
The Musical Offering
The Brandenburg Concertos
The Well-Tempered Clavier
• 24. “Tempered” in Well-Tempered Clavier
means what?
• 25. The expressive device used by
Renaissance composers to musically
pictorialize words from the text is called:
– A.
– B.
– C.
– D.
Word painting
A cappella
Continuous imitation
Isorhythm
• 26. The English composer who paved the way
for Purcell’s opera was:
– A.
– B.
– C.
– D.
Claudio Monteverdi
John Blow
George F. Handel
Oliver Cromwell
• 27. Who was the French emperor who helped
established regulations and laws, and who
promoted education although he himself died
an illiterate?
• 27. What was the genre that had many
elements of an opera but lacked costumes and
scenery?
• 28. A drama that is sung is called:
– A.
– B.
– C.
– D.
A madrigal
An opera
A cantata
A motet
• 29. In a simple four-part harmonization, the
chorale tune was most likely put in:
– A.
– B.
– C.
– D.
The soprano voice
The alto voice
The tenor voice
The bass voice
• 30. Which does NOT characterize the suite?
A. It contains a series of dance
movements
– B. Each movement is in a contrasting key
– C. Each movement is a dance type derived from a
different country
– D. The movements are contrasting in tempo and
character
• 31. What is the name of Handel’s most
famous oratorio?
• 32. What is the most famous chorus from
Handel’s Messiah?
• 33. A setting of Gregorian chant with one
note per syllable is called:
– A.
– B.
– C.
– D.
Neumatic
Syllabic
Melismatic
Modal
• 34. What is a cantus firmus Mass?
– A. A mass sung daily
– B. A mass containing a Gregorian chant or
popular song in usually the tenor voice
– C. A secular song derived from the Mass
– D. A mass composed without any preexistent
melody
• 35. Which does NOT characterize an oratorio?
– A.
– B.
– C.
– D.
Elaborate scenery
Recitatives
Arias
Choruses
• 36. The portion of the Mass that changes
from day to day, dependent on the feast
celebrated, is called:
– A.
– B.
– C.
– D.
The Proper
The Ordinary
The Liturgy
None of the above
• 37. The Book that contains the music of the
Mass is called:
– A.
– B.
– C.
– D.
Liber Usualis
The Mass Book
The Liturgical Book
None of the Above
• 38. A system of slightly adjusting the tuning of
intervals within the octave, thus making it
possible to play in every major and minor key,
was called:
– A.
– B.
– C.
– D.
Figured bass
Equal temperament
Just intonation
The doctrine of affections
• 39. Bach was the most famous in his day as a
performer on the:
– A.
– B.
– C.
– D.
The harpsichord
The organ
The piano
The clavichord
• 40. The greatest native English composer of
the Baroque was:
– A.
– B.
– C.
– D.
George Handel
Thomas Morley
Henry Purcell
Oliver Cromwell
• 41. Who is the composer of the Pope
Marcellus Mass?
– A.
– B.
– C.
– D.
Du Fay
Josquin
Palestrina
Machaut
• 42. The Baroque witnessed a new style of
music, which featured a single vocal melody
with accompaniment. This was known as:
– A.
– B.
– C.
– D.
Monophony
Polyphony
Melisma
Monody
• 43. Dido sings her famous lament in Purcell’s
opera Dido and Aeneas just prior to:
– A.
– B.
– C.
– D.
Marrying Aeneas
Killing herself
Killing Aeneas
Leaving with Aeneas
• 44. Which of the following was a leader in the
Protestant Reformation?
– A.
– B.
– C.
– D.
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
Martin Luther
St. Ignatius Loyola
Ascanio Sforza
• 45. Vivaldi was know as “the red priest” for:
– A.
– B.
– C.
– D.
His political affiliations
His violent temper
His red hair
None of these
• 46. The portion of the Mass that remains the
same in every celebration of the services is
called the _________________________.
• 47. A vocal work without instrumental
accompaniment is said to be performed:
– A.
– B.
– C.
– D.
A cappella
Responsorially
Antiphonally
Improvisationally
• 48. The type of concerto that featured a “big
group” vs. a “little group” is called a(n)
_____________________________
• 49. The most important patron of music in
the Middle Ages was:
– A.
– B.
– C.
– D.
The Roman Catholic Church
Charlemagne
Leonin
Hildegard of Bingen
• 50. The artificially created male soprano or
alto who dominated opera was known as:
– A.
– B.
– C.
– D.
The contralto
The castrato
The camerata
The continuo
• 51. Bach wrote his sacred cantatas for use in:
– A.
– B.
– C.
– D.
The Anglican church
The Roman Catholic Church
The Lutheran Church
The Calvanist Church
• 52. The orchestral introduction heard at the
beginning of an opera is:
– A.
– B.
– C.
– D.
An ouverture
Ritornello
Ensemble
Recitative
• 52. In Vivaldi’s Four Seasons, Spring, the
section of music that returns again and again
(the A section) is called the:
– A.
– B.
– C.
– D.
Accompaniment
Ritornello
Concertino
Tutti
• 53. Which two instruments would most likely
have played the basso continuo in the
Baroque era?
– A.
– B.
– C.
– D.
Bassoon and piano
Violin and cello
Cello and harpsichord
Bassoon and violin
• 54. The solo instrument in Vivaldi’s Four
Seasons is:
– A.
– B.
– C.
– D.
The violin
The harpsichord
The cello
The piano
• 55. The ________________ contains a
subject, answer, and possibly stretto.
• 56. ________________ was born in Germany,
but spent most of his life in England.
• 57. What is the form of the individual
movements in a suite?
– A.
– B.
– C.
– D.
Binary
Ternary
Sonata
Rondo
• 58. The Baroque technique of placing
numerals, indicating the harmony required,
above or below the bass notes, is called:
– A.
– B.
– C.
– D.
Figured bass
Ostinato, or ground bass
Equal temperament
The doctrine of affections
• 59. The fixed song used as a basis for
elaborate polyphonic writing in the
Renaissance was called:
– A.
– B.
– C.
– D.
Word painting
A cappella
A cantus firmus
A saltarello
• 60. How many movements does Bach’s
Wachtet Auf have?
SCAVENGER HUNT QUESTION
• “You get to hear the entire project as Bach
envisioned it played in front of you, and it’s a
rare occurrence,” Carney says. “It’s just not
done very often.”
• This was an article about a recent
performance. What was being performed?
Where was it performed and by whom?
• WORTH 2 extra points