(5) Baroque II (Music History)

Which of the following statements is not true? Select one: A. Bach spent the last 27 years of his life in one of the most important church posts in Germany, that of director of music at St. Thomas Church in Leipzig. B. Bach was recognized as the most eminent composer of his day. C. So many members of the Bach family were musicians that the name Bach became synonymous with "town musician." D. Even though Bach was a deeply pious Lutheran, he composed what is probably the most monumental setting of the Roman Catholic mass.

While at Leipzig, Bach Select one: A. was responsible for the music education of students in the St. Thomas School. B. All choices are correct. C. taught organ and composition, gave recitals, and was often asked to judge the construction of organs. D. rehearsed, conducted, and usually composed an extended work for chorus, soloists, and orchestra for each Sunday and holiday of the church year.

Bach's personal musical style was drawn from Select one: A. All choices are correct. B. German church music. C. French dance pieces. D. Italian concertos.

Bach achieves unity of mood in his compositions by using Select one: A. homophonic texture. B. simple melodic ideas. C. musical symbolism. D. an insistent rhythmic drive.

Bach liked to illustrate religious or pictorial ideas by using Select one: A. homophonic texture. B. simple melodic ideas. C. musical symbolism. D. an insistent rhythmic drive.

A collection of 48 preludes and fugues, one in each major and minor key and basic to the repertoire of keyboard players today, is Bach's Select one: A. St. Matthew Passion. B. The Well-Tempered Clavier. C. Art of the Fugue. D. Brandenburg Concertos.

Which of the following statements is not true? Select one: A. A baroque suite is made up of different movements that are all written in the same key but differ in tempo, meter, and character. B. The various dances of the baroque suite are usually in AABB form. C. Baroque suites often begin with a French overture. D. The baroque suite is a musical form exclusive to the orchestra.

Which of the following is not a part of the baroque suite? Select one: A. courante B. allemande C. All choices are correct. D. chorale prelude

The various dances of the baroque suite are usually Select one: A. in theme and variation form. B. in ABA form. C. in AABB form. D. polyphonic in texture.

The French overture has Select one: A. three sections: fast-slow-fast. B. one continuous section. C. two sections: fast-slow. D. two sections: slow-fast.

Congregational singing of chorales was an important way for people to Select one: A. stay awake during long sermons. B. All choices are correct. C. learn new music. D. participate directly in the service.

Which of the following statements is not true? Select one: A. Lutheran chorales were tunes composed in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries or adapted from folk songs and Catholic hymns. B. The cantata of Bach's day might last 25 minutes and contain several different movements, including choruses, recitatives, arias, and duets. C. In a sense, the cantata was a sermon in music that reinforced the minister's own sermon. D. When chorale melodies were harmonized for church choirs, the tune was assigned to the tenors.

Which of the following statements is not true? Select one: A. An oratorio is a large-scale composition for chorus, vocal soloists, and orchestra, usually set to a narrative text. B. Oratorios first appeared in England. C. An oratorio differs from an opera in that it has no acting, scenery, or costumes. D. The first oratorios were based on stories from the Bible.

Oratorio differs from opera in that it has no Select one: A. orchestral accompaniment. B. vocal soloists. C. acting, scenery, or costumes. D. choral part.

The first oratorios were based on Select one: A. Greek mythology. B. stories from the Bible. C. Greek and Roman literature. D. contemporary literature.

Pieces of an oratorio are usually connected together by means of Select one: A. arias. B. choruses. C. duets. D. a narrator's recitatives.

Handel offered his oratorios during __________ when operas were prohibited. Select one: A. Epiphany B. the summer C. the winter holidays D. Lent

Handel's oratorios are usually based on Select one: A. Greek mythology. B. Roman history. C. the Old Testament. D. the New Testament.

Of Bach's 20 children, __________ went on to become well-known composers.

Bach was recognized as the most eminent __________ of his day.

Bach created masterpieces in every Baroque form except the __________.

Sets of dance-inspired instrumental movements are called __________.

The __________ is a Lutheran congregational hymn tune.

A/an __________ is a short instrumental composition based on a hymn tune that reminds the congregation of the hymn's melody.

In their use of aria, duet, and recitative, Bach's cantatas closely resembled the __________ of the time.

The focus of a Handel oratorio is usually the __________.

Handel's Messiah is an example of a/an __________.

Although Handel wrote a great deal of instrumental music, the core of his huge output consists of English oratorios and Italian __________.

Oratorios first appeared in __________.

Handel was born in 1685, the same year as __________.

Handel spent the major portion of his life in __________.

In addition to being a composer and opera impresario, Handel was a virtuoso __________.

An element of the oratorio that is especially important and serves to comment on or participate in the drama is the __________.

A large-scale composition for chorus, vocal soloists, and orchestra, usually set to a narrative biblical text, is called a/an __________.