Chapter 23 Quiz

Which statement about Johann Sebastian Bach's career is NOT true? a) While in Leipzig, Bach was responsible for directing the university music group. b) Bach spent the last several decades of his life working at St. Thomas Church in Leipzig. c)Bach had an international career. d)Bach was a renowned organist.

Bach composed in all genres except

Bach wrote many of his most important works for which instrument?

Bach's Cantata No. 140 is sung in what language?

For what religious occasion was the cantata Wachet auf (Sleepers Awake) written?

For which church did J. S. Bach write his cantatas?

Four sons of Bach's nineteen children were leading composers of the next generation.

In regard to the cantatas by J. S. Bach, which statement is NOT true? Many of Bach's cantatas are based on Lutheran chorale or hymn tunes. Bach wrote most of his cantatas for the Lutheran church. Bach's church cantatas are single-movement works. Bach wrote over 200 cantatas.

In the Lutheran tradition, the cantata was performed along with the Gospel reading, sermon, and prayers

In the last movement of Bach's Cantata No. 140

Martin Luther and fellow reformer John Calvin believed only priests who were trained singers should participate in church music-making.

What was one of Martin Luther's most important and lasting contributions to Western culture?

The Lutheran chorale Wachet auf is in "bar form," which is respresented as _____.

The energetic instrumental idea that recurs several times between the vocal statements in the first movement of J. S. Bach's Cantata No. 140 is a

The first movement of Bach's Cantata No. 140 is a(n)

The fourth movement of Bach's Cantata No. 140 features the tenor section singing in unison.

The libretto of Bach's cantata Wachet auf

How many movements are there in J. S. Bach's Cantata No. 140 Wachet auf?

Which describes the chorale melody as it is heard in the fourth movement of Bach's cantata Wachet Auf?

Which describes the performing forces of a cantata?

Which is a true statement regarding the music of J. S. Bach?

Which of the following applies to the definition of a cantata?

Which voices sing the melody in a homorhythmic performance of a Lutheran chorale?

Who of the following wrote the chorale text and tune for Wachet auf (Sleepers, Awake)?

________ were weekly hymns created by Luther and his followers for their congregations to sing by composing (or sometimes recycling) simple and memorable melodies.