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Early Baroque
1. All of the following were forerunners of opera except:
A
intermedi
B
madrigal cycles
C
vaudevilles
D
liturgical dramas
2. The playing of a figured bass by a keyboardist who fills in the necessary chords is called the:
A
concertato
B
realization
C
improvization
D
analysis
3. The predonimance of the major and minor system was set out in 1722 in The Treatise on Harmony written by:
A
Rameau
B
Petrucci
C
C. P. E. Bach
D
Couperin
4. The Florentine Camerata sought to revive the sung drama of the Greeks. Three of its members Peri, Caccnin, and Monteverdi attempted to do this by setting the story of the Greek god:
A
Poppea
B
Ulysses
C
Apollo
D
Orfeo
5. Monteverdi wrote about the prima prattica and the seconda pratica. The style in which dissonances could be used freely to express the meaning of the text was the seconda pratica.
A
True
B
False
6.The Baroque was an age of polarization. For example, rhythm was either very free or very rigid.
A
True
B
False
7. Monteverdi's L'favola d'Orfeo uses orchestral sections that return periodically during the work. This kind of returning section for orchestra is known as a:
A
refrain
B
reprise
C
ritornello
D
chorus
8. All of the following are operas by Monteverdi except:
A
The Return of Ulysses
B
Arianna
C
Il pomo do'oro
D
The Coronation of Poppeo
9. All of the following were characteristic of 17th c. Italian opera except :
A
concentration on solo singing to the neglect of ensembles and instrumental music
B
emphasis on music over text
C
domination of opera by recitative
D
introduction of distinctive styles and patterns for the arias
10. A composition with continuo on a lyrical or quasi-dramatic text and consisting of several sections including recitatives and arias:
A
madrigal
B
oratorio
C
cantata
11.Baroque composers wrote counterpoint that was harmonically governed. The individual lines were subordinate to the succession of chords.
A
True
B
False
12. Some of Monteverdi's ornaments are called trilli and involve the rapid repetition of the same pitch. This kind of ornament disappeared from opera after the Baroque period.
A
True
B
False
13. The term monody embraces all the styles of solo singing practiced in the early years of the 17th century, including recitatives, arias, and madrigals.
A
True
B
False
14. Musical life in Venice was centered around:
A
the Vatican
B
the Cathedral of St. Mark
C
the Cathedral of Peter and Paul
D
the Cathedral of Mary Magdelene
15. In music the term concertato refers to the practice of having diverse elements brought together into a harmonious ensemble.
A
True
B
False
16. Music written in style brisé required the listener to hear implied counterpoint from an instrument, such as a lute, that is playing only one note at a time.
A
True
B
False
17. The most famous German composer of sacred music during the period of the Thirty Years War was
:
A
Heinrich Schütz
B
Ludwig Senfl
C
J.S. Bach
D
G. Gabrieli
18. The canzone was the predecessor to the Baroque form perfected by J.S. Bach called the fugue.
A
True
B
False
19. A composer who was famous for writing Venetian polychoral motets was:
A
Cesti
B
Caccini
C
G. Gabrieli
D
Monteverdi
20. Lute and keyboard music in France was often arrangements of music originally written for the
A
coffee houses
B
court celebrations
C
ballet
D
opera
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