Ch.19 Intro to Music

The instrumental form based on the contrast of two dissimilar masses of sound is called a:

The solo instrument in Spring, from The Four Seasons, is:

Who was the greatest and most prolific Italian composer of concertos?

Antonio Vivaldi composed over two hundred concertos for solo violin.

The typical solo concerto has __________ movements.

Bach composed the Brandenburg Concertos in the spirit of the concerto grosso.

Vivaldi lived and worked in:

The opening movement of Spring, from The Four Seasons, features:

A concerto based on the opposition of small and large groups of instruments is called a:

The accompanying group in a concerto grosso is called:

Vivaldi lived in Venice, where he taught music at a girls' school.

Vivaldi's solo concertos typically had four movements.

The solo group in a concerto grosso is called:

Who composed the Brandenburg Concertos?

In the slow movement of Spring, from The Four Seasons, Vivaldi evokes a dog barking through:

Vivaldi was known as "the red priest" for:

Which of the following is a well-known set of concertos by Vivaldi?

Bach's Brandenburg Concertos comprise __________ separate concertos.

The solo concerto is written for a solo instrument with a continuo accompaniment.

The Four Seasons can be considered to be program music.

Which of the following does NOT characterize Vivaldi's The Four Seasons?