Music 111 Chapter 10

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The composer of the Violin Concerto in G, La stravaganza, is:
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Antonio Vivaldi.
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The Violin Concerto in G, La stravaganza, was composed between:
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1700 and 1750.
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In the recording of the Violin Concerto in G, La stravaganza, the continuo chords are played by a(n):
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archlute.
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From which country and style period is the Violin Concerto in G, La stravaganza?
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Italy; Baroque
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Which do you hear in the first movement of the Violin Concerto in G, La stravaganza?
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a contrast between ritornello and solo passages
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The form of the second movement of the Violin Concerto in G, La stravaganza, is:
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variation.
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The main melody of the second movement of the Violin Concerto in G, La stravaganza, is:
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in the bass.
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Which is true of the third movement of the Violin Concerto in G, La stravaganza?
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It starts with the solo violin.
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The third movement of the Violin Concerto in G, La stravaganza, is an example of:
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ritornello form.
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The opening melody of Bach's Brandenburg Concerto No. 5:
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becomes more and more complicated as it goes along.
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The meter of the first movement of Bach's Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 is:
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duple.
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In the first movement of Bach's Brandenburg Concerto No. 5, the mode is:
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mostly major with a couple of minor spots.
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Instruments heard in the first movement of Bach's Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 are:
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flute, violin, harpsichord, and string orchestra.
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What is the form of the first movement of Bach's Brandenburg Concerto No. 5?
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ritornello
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Which instrument(s) is/are featured in the quiet, central solo section of the first movement of Bach's Brandenburg Concerto No. 5?
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flute and violin
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Which instrument plays the cadenza in the first movement of Bach's Brandenburg Concerto No. 5?
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harpsichord
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In Bach's Fugue No. 1 in C Major, the exposition of the subject voices proceeds from:
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alto to soprano, then tenor, then bass.
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This performance of Bach's Fugue No. 1 in C Major is played:
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on a piano.
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In the Fugue No. 1 in C Major, Bach composes later entries of the fugue subject:
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in stretto.
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In the B section of Rameau's Menuet and Tambourin, almost every measure:
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echoes some fragment of the A section.
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Which contributes to the excitement in the Tambourin dance of Rameau's Menuet and Tambourin?
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piccolo and drum
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In Bach's Gigue from Cello Suite No. 2 in D Minor:
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an a section is repeated and a b is section repeated
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The range the cello plays in Bach's Gigue from Cello Suite No. 2 in D Minor:
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is wide.
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The term concerto comes from the Latin word concertare, which indicates in the concerto grosso a:
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contest between soloists and orchestra.
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The concerto and concerto grosso are characterized by:
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more contrast than much other Baroque music.
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How many movements does a typical late Baroque concerto have?
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three
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The term for the initial orchestral melody in a concerto grosso that returns from time to time is:
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ritornello.
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Ritornello form is based on:
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a periodic return of a central, musical theme by the orchestra.
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The musical term for work is:
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opus.
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A ________ beginning and ________ cadence are typical of the opening ritornello of the first movement of a Baroque concerto
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strong; a strong final
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The five ritornello sections in the first movement of the Violin Concerto in G, La stravaganza, are:
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all different in some way.
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A form in which a single melodic unit is repeated with successive changes to arouse the listener's interest is called:
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a variation form.
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Known as the _________ , Antonio Vivaldi taught music at an orphanage for girls and wrote much of his music for this institution.
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"Red Priest"
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The Venetian composer Antonio Vivaldi is especially remembered for his:
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concertos
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Which composer copied many pages of Vivaldi's concertos in learning how to write in this genre?
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Johann Sebastian Bach
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Which best describes the second movement of the Violin Concerto in G, La stravaganza?
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It is slow and gentle, and in variation form
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How many Brandenburg Concertos did Bach write?
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six
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In Bach's Brandenburg Concerto No. 5, the harpsichord player:
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plays both solos and continuo
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In Bach's Brandenburg Concerto No. 5, the part where the harpsichord plays improvisatory solo material unaccompanied is called a(n):
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cadenza
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The main instrument on which Bach performed was the:
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organ.
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At the end of his career, Bach:
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was regarded as old-fashioned by other composers.
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The collection of forty-eight preludes and fugues by Bach is called:
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The Well-Tempered Clavier
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The outstanding element of a fugue is:
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systematized imitative polyphony.
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The fugue subject is the:
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main theme or melody.
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The section of a fugue in which all subject entries first occur is the:
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exposition.
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A section of a fugue in which new, contrasting material is presented is a(n):
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episode.
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The Well-Tempered Clavier was written by:
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Johann Sebastian Bach
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The Well-Tempered Clavier was written primarily for:
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harpsichord
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The Well-Tempered Clavier consists of preludes and fugues based on:
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every key in both major and minor modes
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In the opening of the Fugue from Prelude and Fugue No. 1 in C Major, Bach has the subject enter:
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in order of alto, soprano, tenor, and bass.
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A Baroque dance suite:
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maintained the same key in all movements, and ended with a fast dance.
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"Stylized" dances were intended for:
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listening.
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The typical Baroque dance form can be diagrammed:
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a a b b.
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The Baroque dance form is:
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a section repeated and b section repeated, a binary form.
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Some Baroque dances, particularly the gavotte and minuet, were grouped in pairs, to create a large A B A form. The B dance in such a pair is called the:
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trio
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The Minuet from Royal Fireworks Music by Handel was:
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meant to be listened to as an entertainment.
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Bach's Cello Suite No. 2 in D Minor is part of a set of:
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six