1. All of the following were ideals of the Enlightenment except:
A individual rights valued over the rights of the state
B confidence in the power of reason to solve social problems
C acceptance of the divine right of kings
D questioning the institution of class privilege |
2. Which term is out of place in the following list?
A empfindsamkeit
B neo-classic
C rococo
D galant |
3. Eighteenth century opera buffa is characterized by all of the following except:
A use of mythological characters
B dialogue delivered in very rapid recitative
C arias made up of short tuneful phrases, accompanied by simple harmonies
D use of characters from the commedia dell 'arte |
4. Empfindsamkeit is a term associated with sentimental, melancholy attitude, frequently seen in the slow movements of:
A M. Clementi
B W. A. Mozart
C J.S. Bach
D C.P.E. Bach |
5. Musicians in the Enlightenment felt that music should be "natural" and free from needless technical complications.
A True
B False
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6. The power of the organized church was greater during the Enlightenment than during the Baroque era.
A True
B False
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7. In the Classic period, a bass figure that serves to animate simple harmonies that accompany a melody is known as:
A an arpeggio
B a pedal point
C an Alberti bass
D a ground bass |
8. A short comic musical interludes presented between the acts of a serious opera or play was known as
A a partita
B a ballad opera
C an intermezzo
D an opera comique |
9. Opera seria was characterized by all of the following except:
Ause of magnanimous tyrant
Buse of two pairs of lovers
Ctragic ending
Dpastoral scenes, martial episodes, solemn ceremonies |
10. Opera seria received its standard form from the Italian poet_________, whose dramas were set to music hundreds of times by many composer in the 18th century.
ABoito
BPiave
CMetastasio
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11. Freemasonry espoused humanitarian ideals. Its members were largely taken from the lower class in the Catholic Church who were seeking to reform how the Church was governed.
A True
B False
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12. Comic opera was more influenced by nationality than opera seria.
A True
B False
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13. Comic opera began to exploit the possibilities of the bass voice.
A True
B False
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14. Which term does not belong on the list?
A ballad opera
B opera comique
C singspiel
D opera seria |
15. In German literature, art, and music a style that relished tormented, gloomy, terrified, irrational feelings was known as Sturm and Drang.
A True
B False
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16. The eighteenth century was a time of nationalist tendencies in music.
A True
B False
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17. Opera reform in the 18th century is usually associated with:
A Gluck
B Haydn
C Mozart
D Salieri |
18. Harmonic changes were more adventurous in the Classic period than in the Baroque.
A True
B False
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19. Which instrument would not appear in an early Classic orchestra?
Abassoon
Bharpsichord
Charp
Doboe |
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