Chapter 16: Baroque Opera And Its Components

What is the structural basis for Dido's aria?

An operatic song in the form A-B-A, which allows for the soloist to embellish the last section, is called a:

What is the basis for Monteverdi's opera The Coronation of Poppea?

Barbara Strozzi was an educated musician from Baroque:

Dido and Aeneas was first presented by:

Strozzi's work Amor dormiglione was inspired by:

Where was Purcell employed when he wrote Dido and Aeneas?

The earliest opera plots were drawn from real-life situations.

Monteverdi was one of the first great composers of opera.

The text of an opera is known as a:

The masque was an English entertainment that combined music and poetry.

Why does Dido sing a lament at the end of the opera?

The term "accompagnato," as opposed to "secco," describes a recitative in which:

Which is NOT true of an overture?

Dido's aria is in two sections. Which text line begins the second section?

The libretto for this opera is based on:

In the aria, Dido sings "Remember me, but ah, forget my fate." What was her fate?

The rejection of Italian opera is reflected in the French opera style associated with the composer Jean-Baptiste Lully.

An aria in an opera is characterized by:

The most important new genre of the Baroque was:

Purcell is considered to be the composer of England's first important opera.

How does Purcell musically depict Dido's grief in this aria?