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Vivaldi and Rameau
1. Vivaldi is primarily remembered for:
A
concertos
B
trio sonatas
C
operas
D
organ works
2. Vivaldi's orchestra typically used a harpsichord or organ for the continuo part:
A
True
B
False
3. Vivaldi's concertos typically had four movements.
A
True
B
False
4. In a concerto grosso the small group is called the:
A
concertino
B
ripieno
C
tutti
D
concerto
5. Vivaldi's nickname was:
A
The Prince of Venosa
B
The Red Priest
C
Papa Antonio
D
The Murderer of Venice
6. Rameau was famous for being each of the following except:
A
a theorist
B
an opera composer
C
a violinist
D
an organist
7. Rameau was a child prodigy.
A
True
B
False
8. What famous treatise did Rameau write in 1722?
A
Theorica musice
B
Syntagma Musicum
C
The True Art of Playing the Violin
D
Treatise on Harmony
9. Rameau composed many operas. His style was unlike the reigning master of French opera whose name was:
A
Rousseau
B
Charpentier
C
Couperin
D
Lully
10. What did Rameau identify as the primal element of music?
A
scale
B
half step
C
triad
D
whole step
11. Lully's prime concern in opera was the development of the plot.
A
True
B
False
12. Rameau sometimes used themes from an opera in its overture.
A
True
B
False
13. At the end of the Baroque period a new style emerged which emphasized a simple, homophonic texture. It was known as.
A
style galant
B
Viennese Classical
C
Sturm und Drang
D
none of the above
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