The piano was the main keyboard instrument in the Baroque era.
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false
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Keyboard players in the Baroque era often improvised in their performances.
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true
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The fugue is based on the principle of -.
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imitation
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The harpsichord is unable to sustain sound the way that modern pianos can.
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true
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What is J. S. Bach's most comprehensive example of contrapuntal writing?
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The Art of Fugue
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Match each definition to the appropriate compositional term that it describes.
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augmentation
Correct label:
The subject is presented in longer time values.
inversion
Correct label:
The pitches of the subject are stated upside down.
diminution
Correct label:
The subject is presented in shorter time values.
retrograde
Correct label:
the pitches of the subject are backwards
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Which of the following elements are found in a fugue and which are not?
Correct Answer(s)
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subject
exposition
episode
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What is the first section of a fugue called?
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exposition
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The sections in a fugue that do not contain the subject are the -.
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episodes
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In fugues, overlapping statements of a subject (melody) is referred to as -.
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stretto
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What is the term that describes a melody that is stated backwards?
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retrograde
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The - differs from the piano in two main ways: the strings are plucked by -, and its tone cannot be sustained.
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harpsichord
quills
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Which of the following are well-known keyboard works by J. S. Bach?
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The Art of Fugue
The Well-Tempered Clavier
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How many preludes and fugues make up J. S. Bach's The Well-Tempered Clavier?
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48
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What were the two main keyboard instruments of the Baroque era?
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organ
harpsichord
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German organ builders in the Baroque era created various sets of -, each with distinct - color.
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pipes
tone
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What is the voice that imitates the first statement of the subject in a fugue called?
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answer
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Which of the following describe the countersubject of a fugue?
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new material continued by the first voice
different theme heard against the subject
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Which terms are related to the exposition of a fugue and which are not?
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subject
countersubject
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