Music Appreciation 116 Test 3

Baroque trio sonatas usually involve ____________ performers.

The word movement in music normally refers to

The solo instruments in Bach's Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 are the ____________, violin, and harpsichord

In Italy, music schools were often connected with

All of the following were major baroque composers except

All of the following were baroque painters except

Speechlike melody accompanied only by a basso continuo is called

A type of polyphonic composition based on one main theme is a

Bach was recognized as the most eminent ____________ of his day.

Sections of an oratorio are usually connected together by means of

The main theme of a fugue is called the

A ____________ is a single tone, usually in the bass, that is held while the other voices produce a series of changing harmonies against it

In many fugues, the subject in one voice is constantly accompanied in another voice by a different melodic idea called a(n)

The stage machinery of baroque opera

Henry Purcell's opera Dido and Aeneas was originally written to be performed by

Which of the following statements is not true?

Sets of dance-inspired instrumental movements are called

A sonata intended to be played in church, and therefore dignified and suitable for sacred performance, was called a

Corelli's Trio Sonata in A Minor, op. 3, no. 10, consists of four short movements, all in the same

Which of the following about Vivaldi's La Primavera (Spring) from The Four Seasons is true?

Presenting the subject of a fugue in shortened time values is called

A major difference between a cantata and an oratorio is that an oratorio

The text, or book, of a musical dramatic work is called the

The French overture has

A concerto grosso most often has ____________ movement(s).

The early baroque was characterized by

A characteristic often found in baroque melodies is

Oratorio differs from opera in that it has no

The most characteristic feature of baroque music is its use of

Very often an independent fugue is introduced by a short piece called a(n)

The late baroque period spanned the years

Of Bach's twenty children, ____________ went on to become well-known composers.

Where did Handel's Messiah receive its premiere?

Congregational singing of chorales was an important way for people to

Which of the following statements is not true?

____________ is a musical idea repeated over and over in the bass while melodies above it constantly change.

Handel is associated with the __________ period.

Which of the following statements is not true?

A ____________ is a singer with a very low range and powerful voice, who usually takes roles calling for great dignity.

To achieve intensity of expression, Monteverdi used ____________ with unprecedented freedom and daring.

Bach's personal musical style was drawn from

Vivaldi spent most of his life working at an institution for orphaned and illegitimate girls in

The sonata originated in

Which of the following statements about baroque suites is not true?

Although all the movements of a baroque suite are in the same key, they differ in

Monteverdi, an early baroque composer, strove to create music that was

The main keyboard instruments of the baroque period were the organ and the

Vivaldi wrote approximately ____________ concerti grossi and solo concertos.

Handel spent the major portion of his life in

Turning the subject of a fugue upside down, or reversing the direction of each interval, is called