Question 1

Opera provided the perfect vehicle for the Baroque idea of:

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A)   expressing the views of many individuals at once.
B)   expressing the emotions of the individual.
C)   enacting biblical stories.
D)   political propaganda.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 2

What distinguishes the canzona,and what later genre did it influence?

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Question 3

Who were the most important composers in Venice around 1600?

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A)   Claudio Monteverdi and Arcangelo Corelli
B)   Andrea Gabrieli and Giovanni Gabrieli
C)   Arcangelo Corelli and Henry Purcell
D)   Giovanni Gabrieli and Claudio MonteverdiE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 4

Musical form in the early Baroque period was becoming:

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A)   less concerned with structure.
B)   more influenced by classical Greek music theory.
C)   less oriented toward intense sonorities.
D)   more controlled and systematic.E) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 5

Define opera.Explain why it is referred to as the most characteristic art form of the Baroque era.

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Question 6

In the Baroque period,dance music gained popularity because of:

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A)   the increased popularity of liturgical dance in the church.
B)   commissions from royalty to compose dance music for festive occasions.
C)   the way ballet was used in opera.
D)   its popularity with the rising middle class.E) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 7

The first public opera theater was opened in:

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A)   1450.
B)   1581.
C)   1729.
D)   1637.E) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

Question 8

How prevalent is the ostinato in the world?

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Question 9

What was the source for Dido and Aeneas?

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A)   the Bible
B)   the Aeneid, by Virgil
C)   a Shakespearean play
D)   an original play he wrote earlier in his careerE) B) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 10

The style heard in "O magnum mysterium" is typical of music from:

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A)   seventeenth-century Paris.
B)   sixteenth-century London.
C)   seventeenth-century Venice.
D)   sixteenth-century Rome.E) B) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 11

What textures do you hear in the closing chorus of Dido and Aeneas?

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A)   monophony, then polyphony
B)   monophony, then homophony
C)   polyphony, then homophony
D)   imitative polyphony, then non-imitative polyphonyE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 12

Drama set to music is:

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A)   opera.
B)   Greek tragedy.
C)   a madrigal.
D)   a motet.E) B) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 13

An aria-like fragment in an opera that is neither a recitative nor an aria is a(n) :

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A)   alba.
B)   arioso.
C)   libretto.
D)   interlude.E) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 14

The balletto and corrente are dances related by their:

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A)   contrasting keyboards.
B)   similar meters.
C)   bass lines.
D)   attention to variation.E) All of the above
F) None of the above

Question 15

The operatic equivalent of dramatic dialogue is a(n) :

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A)   aria.
B)   theme.
C)   recitative.
D)   arioso.E) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 16

The hunting song for chorus opens with:

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A)   an instrumental introduction of drums and flutes.
B)   an aria-like solo.
C)   a clear ostinato that lasts the entire piece.
D)   two choral announcements.E) A) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 17

Who is considered to be the greatest English composer of the Baroque period?

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A)   George Frideric Handel
B)   Thomas Morley
C)   William Byrd
D)   Henry PurcellE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 18

Where was Dido and Aeneas composed?

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A)   Italy
B)   Germany
C)   France
D)   EnglandE) C) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 19

Pygmy polyphony involves which technique common to many kinds of African music?

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A)   the monophonic statement of a theme
B)   interlocking ostinatos
C)   polyphonic accompaniment by brass instruments
D)   the interjection of virtuosic drummingE) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 20

In the early Baroque period,composers subdivided choirs in order to exploit more:

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A)   sonorous effects.
B)   complex textures.
C)   word painting.
D)   austere moods.E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Exam 8: The Early Baroque Period

An aria-like fragment in an opera that is neither a recitative nor an aria is a(n) :

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Drama set to music is:

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What distinguishes the canzona,and what later genre did it influence?

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In the Baroque period,dance music gained popularity because of:

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The balletto and corrente are dances related by their:

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Opera provided the perfect vehicle for the Baroque idea of:

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Pygmy polyphony involves which technique common to many kinds of African music?

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Where was Dido and Aeneas composed?

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What textures do you hear in the closing chorus of Dido and Aeneas?

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How prevalent is the ostinato in the world?

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Musical form in the early Baroque period was becoming:

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Define opera.Explain why it is referred to as the most characteristic art form of the Baroque era.

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Who were the most important composers in Venice around 1600?

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In the early Baroque period,composers subdivided choirs in order to exploit more:

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What was the source for Dido and Aeneas?

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The hunting song for chorus opens with:

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