Chapter 27

Which of the following was NOT an important keyboard instrument during the Baroque? a. the harpsichord b. the piano c. the organ d. the clavichord

The________ is a keyboard instrument whose strings are plucked by quills? a. organ b. piano c. harpsichord d.clavical

The harpsichord is different from piano because: a. it sometimes has two keyboards, rather than one b. its strings are plucked, rather than struck c. it is not capable of a wide dynamic range d. all of the above

The keyboard instrument that uses various sets of pipes to create contrasting colors is: a. harpsichord b. the organ c. the clavichord d. the piano

What is a toccata? a. a set of variations on a repeated harmonic pattern b. an improvisatory, virtuosic keyboard work c. a movement based on strict counterpoint d. a four-movement keyboard work containing a fugue

The ________ is a keyboard form based on the principle of voices imitating each other. a. fugue b. prelude c. suite d. toccata

What is the principle element of a fugue? a. a beautiful melody b. counterpoint c. a chorale tune d. arpeggios

After the first statement of the fugue subject, the second entrance of the subject is called the: a. episode b. answer c. exposition d. closing section

The opening section of a fugue, in which all voices successively introduce the subject, is called the: a. episode b. answer c. exposition d. closing section

In a fugue, the areas of relaxation where the subject is not heard are called a. answers b. countersubjects c. episodes d. strettos.

Which of the following is not a contrapuntal device that alters the original theme of a fugue? a. augmentation b. retrograde c. prelude d. diminution

In a fugue, the technique of stating the theme in shorter times values that of faster is called: a. augmentation b. retrograde c. stretto d. diminution

In the field of keyboard music, Johann Sebastian Bach's most important collection was: a. the Brandenburg Concertos b. The Art of Fugue c. The Well-Tempered Clavier d. A Musical Offering

Which of the following is the title of a set of forty-eight preludes and fugues by Bach? a. the Brandenburg Concertos b. A Musical Offering c. The Well tampered Clavier d. The Art of Fugue

How many preludes and fugues are contained in the two Well-Tempered Clavier volumes? a. twelve b. twenty-four c. fourty-eight d. sixty-four

Bach's last demonstration of contrapuntal mastery was: a. The Art of Fugue b. A Musical Offering c. The Well-Tempered Clavier d. the Brandenburg Concertos.

How many voices, or individual lines, are there in Bach's Contrapunctus I, From The Art of Fugue? a. two b. three c. four d. five

By which voice is the subject first stated in Contrapunctus 1, from The Art of Fugue? a. the top voice, or soprano b. the second voice from the top, or alto c. the second voice from the bottom, or tenor d. the bottom voice, or bass

T/F The most important keyboard instruments of the Baroque were harpsichord, organ, and piano.

T/F The strings of a harpsichord are plucked by quills.

T/F The Advantage of the harpsichord was its ability to produce crescendos and diminuendos.

T/F The organ has multiple keyboards.

T/F A fugue is a contrapuntal composition in which a single subject is the focal point that unifies the work.

T/F A fugue is a form intended exclusively for solo keyboard performance.

T/F At the beginning of a fugue, the countersubject is started alone.

T/F Johann Sebastian Bach's Art of Fugue is now generally considered to be a keyboard work