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- 1. Multiple Choice
The Baroque era was between the years...
500-1450
450-1600
1600-1750
1980-1995
- 2. Multiple Choice
The Baroque era of music birthed...
madrigals.
opera.
choirs.
broadway musicals.
- 3. Multiple Choice
Opera combines... (Choose all that apply)
drama
music
weather
emotional expression
- 4. Multiple Choice
Recitative is a section of an opera that gives more detail about the plot through singing the dialog.
True
False
- 5. Multiple Choice
An aria is rhythmic speech providing details about the plot.
True
False
- 6. Multiple Choice
Who is the first important composer of opera?
Bach
Handel
Mozart
Monteverdi
- 7. Multiple Choice
The opera Orfeo...
transformed drama and music.
took opera from small-scale to large production.
had over the top singing and the audience focused on the star of the show.
All of the above.
- 8. Multiple Choice
What is opera seria?
A serious opera.
An opera performed in Syria.
The name of an opera house.
The title of a Baroque opera.
- 9. Multiple Choice
Which of the following was a major player in the development of late Baroque instrumental music?
Mozart
Beethoven
Bach
Williams
- 10. Multiple Choice
What two instruments make up the rhythm section known as the basso continuo?
Flute
Violin
Harpsichord
Cello
- 11. Multiple Choice
Harpsichords were often used for...
backup.
solos.
birthday parties.
arias.
- 12. Multiple Choice
The Baroque Suite was dance music used for parties.
True
False
- 13. Multiple Choice
How many parts are in a Baroque suite?
4
3
2
1
- 14. Multiple Choice
Bach wrote music for specific purposes and occasions.
True
False
- 15. Multiple Choice
What were the principles referred to as the Doctrine of Affections? (Select all that apply)
Defined the purpose of Baroque music.
Composers would establish one mood and sustain it thoughout.
A religious teaching.
Purely instrumental music was suitable for expressive musical communication.
- 16. Multiple Choice
Vivaldi wrote over 500 concertos.
True
False
- 17. Multiple Choice
What is program music?
Music for a ceremony.
The music listed in a program.
Music that is in a movie.
Instrumental music in which a composer depicts a story, scene, or idea.
- 18. Multiple Choice
What is a tutti?
An ice cream flavor.
Something a ballerina wears.
When all instruments play together.
A solo.
- 19. Multiple Choice
Who was Martin Luther? (Select all that apply)
Founder of the Protestant Reformation.
Founder of Protestant congregational singing.
President
A composer of hymns.
- 20. Multiple Choice
Strophic form is...
Musical form in which multiple stanzas of text are set to the same melody.
A cold front from the north.
A type of cloud in the sky.
Church or secular music including one or more choruses.
- 21. Multiple Choice
A chorale is a religious sermon,
True
False
- 22. Multiple Choice
A cantata is church or secular music including one or more choruses, a series of recitative/ aria pairs, and a setting of a chorale.
True
False
- 23. Multiple Choice
An oratorio is a genre performed in a concert setting that tells a story through music using...
comedy acts.
rap.
recitative, arias, and ensemble numbers.
dance.
- 24. Multiple Choice
Handel's Messiah was written in...
1975
1742
1850
1600
- 25. Multiple Choice
The Messiah was performed annually as a charity for a...
Orphanage.
Homeless shelter
Hospital.
Animal Shelter.
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