3. The Baroque saw the rise of the major-minor tonal system and scales replacing ___ 4. The word crescendo indicates
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3. The Baroque saw the rise of the major-minor tonalsystem and scales replacing
___ 4. The word crescendo indicatesgradually
___ 5. Sonata Allegro Form is
A. type of movement B. usuallyinstrumental C. exposition, development, recapitulation
D. all of these.
___ 6. The dominant texture employed during the Classicalperiod was:
___ 7. The dominant texture employed during theBaroque was:
___ 8. In opera composing, the sections that are writtenrhythmically free and flexible with melody close to spoken text arecalled:
A. arias B.sonatas C.recitatives D. chorales
___ 9. Rondo form is represented in letters as
___ 10. A Da Capo aria has the form of:
___ 11. The English composer considered a master of canonsand of ground bass writing was:
A. Monteverdi B. Handel C.Gluck D. Purcell
___ 12. The style of singing and composition popular inLate Baroque which put the music and the virtuosity of the singerahead of the text was
A. chant B. bel canto C. polychoral D. chanson
___ 13. The Intellectual movement known as the FrenchEnlightenment at the beginning of the Classical period said thatknowledge, truth and reason are more important than emotions.
A. true B. false
___ 14. During the classical period, the harpsichordwas replaced by the:
A. pipe organ B. lute C. orchestra D. fortepiano
___ 15. The two most noted composers of the Classicalperiod were:
A. Caccini and Gluck B. Puccini andVerdi C. Mozart and Beethoven D.Mozart and Vivaldi
___ 16. Desire for contrast in the Baroque led to Worksthat were:
A. multi-movement B. containedboth polyphonic and homophonic texture
C. had contrasts of dynamics and sonorities D.all of these
___ 17. Monody was a manner of singing developed bythe
A. Roman School B. VenetianSchool C. Latin School D. Florentine Camerata
___ 18. Monody focused the attention on clear expressionof text with simple melodies with sparse, unobtrusive accompanimentforeshadowing the beginning of
A. Homophonic texture B. Polyphonic texture C. Monophonic texture D. None
of these.
____ 19. Claudio Monteverdi composed the operaL’Orfeo.
A. true B. false
___ 20. A work which contrasts full orchestra sound with asmall group of soloists called the concertina is a:
A. Sonata B. Concerto C. Concerto grosso D. Oratorio
___ 21. Vivaldi's "The 4 Seasons" is an example ofa:
A. fugue B. tocatta C. symphony D. solo concerto
____ 22. A highly developed polyphonic keyboard form inwhich J. S. Bach excelled, including
the 24 found in "The Well Tempered Clavier"
____ 23. The world’s best-known and best–loved oratorio isHandel’s
A. Water Music B. Fireworks Music C. Rodrigo D. Messiah
____ 24. One of Bach’s greatest legacies was a set of twovolumes of forty-eight preludes and
fugues called the _________, which included oneprelude and fugue in each major and
minor key.
A. Well tempered clavier B. Goldstein Variations C.Brandenburg Concertos
D. Little fugues
____ 25. A_________, or “touch piece,” is a showy keyboard piecethat exploits the technical
brilliance, or virtuosity of the performer.
A. toccata B. sonata C. Cantata D. Continuo
____ 26. The composer in the classical period who had a verystormy temper with changeable moods which was reflected in hismusic, and who started the move toward a more romantic style ofcomposition was:
A. Beethoven B. Schubert C.Mozart D. Liszt
____ 27. The more popular comic operas that developed inthe Classical period were known as:
____ 28. Abrupt changes from loud to soft, not donesubtly, is typical in music of the _______ period:
____ 29. A piece with a main melody introduced at thebeginning which is then presented in varied forms throughout theensuing sections is of the form:
A. MINUET AND TRIO B. SONATA ALLEGRO C. THEME ANDVARIATIONS
D. RONDO
____ 30. How many movements do most symphonies andconcertos have?
A. One B. Two C. Three D. Four E. Five
____ 31. The Symphony in which the last movement incorporated achorus and in which the
main melody is known as the “Ode to Joy” is symphony #_____ by__________________.
A. 5, Beethoven B. 3,Mozart C. 9, Haydn D. 9, Beethoven
____ 32. Beethoven, in his symphony #5 in c minor,1st movement, follows the structure:
A. Rondo B. Suite C. Gigue D.Sonata Allegro
____ 33. Mozart excelled at:
A. symphonies B. operas C. chamber music D. sacred music E. all of these
____ 34. Mozart introduced “pants roles” in opera which hadwomen playing the parts of:
A. young boys B: Castrati C. primadonnas
____ 35. A cantata is a shorter version of:
A. an opera B. an orotorio C. a symphony
____ 36. The focus in the Classical period is on:
A. emotion B. drama C. form andstructure D. diversion
TRUE OR FALSE
____ 37. Cantatas are much shorter than oratorios.
____ 38. Oratorios usually tell a story based on areligious subject.
____39. Oratorios were composed to be performed inconcert halls.
____40. Form is the design or structure of a piecebased on principles of contrast and repetition
___ 4. The word crescendo indicatesgradually
___ 5. Sonata Allegro Form is
A. type of movement B. usuallyinstrumental C. exposition, development, recapitulation
D. all of these.
___ 6. The dominant texture employed during the Classicalperiod was:
___ 7. The dominant texture employed during theBaroque was:
___ 8. In opera composing, the sections that are writtenrhythmically free and flexible with melody close to spoken text arecalled:
A. arias B.sonatas C.recitatives D. chorales
___ 9. Rondo form is represented in letters as
___ 10. A Da Capo aria has the form of:
___ 11. The English composer considered a master of canonsand of ground bass writing was:
A. Monteverdi B. Handel C.Gluck D. Purcell
___ 12. The style of singing and composition popular inLate Baroque which put the music and the virtuosity of the singerahead of the text was
A. chant B. bel canto C. polychoral D. chanson
___ 13. The Intellectual movement known as the FrenchEnlightenment at the beginning of the Classical period said thatknowledge, truth and reason are more important than emotions.
A. true B. false
___ 14. During the classical period, the harpsichordwas replaced by the:
A. pipe organ B. lute C. orchestra D. fortepiano
___ 15. The two most noted composers of the Classicalperiod were:
A. Caccini and Gluck B. Puccini andVerdi C. Mozart and Beethoven D.Mozart and Vivaldi
___ 16. Desire for contrast in the Baroque led to Worksthat were:
A. multi-movement B. containedboth polyphonic and homophonic texture
C. had contrasts of dynamics and sonorities D.all of these
___ 17. Monody was a manner of singing developed bythe
A. Roman School B. VenetianSchool C. Latin School D. Florentine Camerata
___ 18. Monody focused the attention on clear expressionof text with simple melodies with sparse, unobtrusive accompanimentforeshadowing the beginning of
A. Homophonic texture B. Polyphonic texture C. Monophonic texture D. None
of these.
____ 19. Claudio Monteverdi composed the operaL’Orfeo.
A. true B. false
___ 20. A work which contrasts full orchestra sound with asmall group of soloists called the concertina is a:
A. Sonata B. Concerto C. Concerto grosso D. Oratorio
___ 21. Vivaldi's "The 4 Seasons" is an example ofa:
A. fugue B. tocatta C. symphony D. solo concerto
____ 22. A highly developed polyphonic keyboard form inwhich J. S. Bach excelled, including
the 24 found in "The Well Tempered Clavier"
____ 23. The world’s best-known and best–loved oratorio isHandel’s
A. Water Music B. Fireworks Music C. Rodrigo D. Messiah
____ 24. One of Bach’s greatest legacies was a set of twovolumes of forty-eight preludes and
fugues called the _________, which included oneprelude and fugue in each major and
minor key.
A. Well tempered clavier B. Goldstein Variations C.Brandenburg Concertos
D. Little fugues
____ 25. A_________, or “touch piece,” is a showy keyboard piecethat exploits the technical
brilliance, or virtuosity of the performer.
A. toccata B. sonata C. Cantata D. Continuo
____ 26. The composer in the classical period who had a verystormy temper with changeable moods which was reflected in hismusic, and who started the move toward a more romantic style ofcomposition was:
A. Beethoven B. Schubert C.Mozart D. Liszt
____ 27. The more popular comic operas that developed inthe Classical period were known as:
____ 28. Abrupt changes from loud to soft, not donesubtly, is typical in music of the _______ period:
____ 29. A piece with a main melody introduced at thebeginning which is then presented in varied forms throughout theensuing sections is of the form:
A. MINUET AND TRIO B. SONATA ALLEGRO C. THEME ANDVARIATIONS
D. RONDO
____ 30. How many movements do most symphonies andconcertos have?
A. One B. Two C. Three D. Four E. Five
____ 31. The Symphony in which the last movement incorporated achorus and in which the
main melody is known as the “Ode to Joy” is symphony #_____ by__________________.
A. 5, Beethoven B. 3,Mozart C. 9, Haydn D. 9, Beethoven
____ 32. Beethoven, in his symphony #5 in c minor,1st movement, follows the structure:
A. Rondo B. Suite C. Gigue D.Sonata Allegro
____ 33. Mozart excelled at:
A. symphonies B. operas C. chamber music D. sacred music E. all of these
____ 34. Mozart introduced “pants roles” in opera which hadwomen playing the parts of:
A. young boys B: Castrati C. primadonnas
____ 35. A cantata is a shorter version of:
A. an opera B. an orotorio C. a symphony
____ 36. The focus in the Classical period is on:
A. emotion B. drama C. form andstructure D. diversion
TRUE OR FALSE
____ 37. Cantatas are much shorter than oratorios.
____ 38. Oratorios usually tell a story based on areligious subject.
____39. Oratorios were composed to be performed inconcert halls.
____40. Form is the design or structure of a piecebased on principles of contrast and repetition