Baroque Era Quiz

Question 1

A classical Minuet and trio is in which form

Answer 1

Ternary

Question 2

Texture where there is combination of more that one melodic line

Answer 2

polyphonic texture

Question 3

True or false: English horn is a brass instrument

Answer 3

False: it is a double-reed woodwind

Question 4

Coloratura soprano

Answer 4

A high female voice with an extended range capable of creating virtuosic effects with great agility

Question 5

Name the 4 brass instruments

Answer 5

trumpet, French horn, trombone, tuba

Question 6

Name the instruments in a string quartet

Answer 6

2 violins, viola, cello

Question 7

a short melodic or rhythmic fragment used to build a melody

Answer 7

motive

Question 8

The Baroque Era occurred between ca _____________ to ca _____________.

Answer 8

1600-1750

Question 9

Baroque means

Answer 9

“irregularly shaped or misshapen pearl”

Question 10

Which tonal system was primarily used in the Baroque Era

Answer 10

major-minor system

Question 11

How did artists earn a living in the 18th century

Answer 11

patronage support from the aristocracy, church and state

Question 12

1600 saw the birth of what genre of music

Answer 12

opera

Question 13

True or False: Terraced dynamics is the practice of gradual changes to volume levels

Answer 13

False - abrupt change in volume creating stark contrast

Question 14

The basso continuo harmony is played by

Answer 14

harpsichord or organ

Question 15

The mood of a piece in the Baroque style is called

Answer 15

The Affections

Question 16

Where and when was Antonio Vivaldi born?

Answer 16

Venice, Italy in 1678

Question 17

How many operas did Vivaldi compose?

Answer 17

40

Question 18

True or false: Vivaldi was know as “il prete rosso”

Answer 18

True, he was known as the red priest

Question 19

What is Vivaldi most known for?

Answer 19

Baroque concertos

Question 20

What is the significance of the Conservatorio Ospedale della Pieta in Venice, Italy to Vivaldi?

Answer 20

He was employed there for 40 years as violin master and choir master and later became artistic director

Question 21

Vivaldi died in ________

Answer 21

1741

Question 22

First movement of Spring is in _________ form, _______ key, ___________ tempo

Answer 22

Ritornello, E major, Allegro

Question 23

The Baroque concerto frequently uses which form for their fast movements?

Answer 23

Ritornello

Question 24

Instrumental music with a descriptive element that is associated with literary or pictorial images is ______________

Answer 24

Programmatic Writing

Question 25

List three examples of musical imagery in the first movement of Spring

Answer 25

1. high-pitched trills and repeated notes to depict birds chirping 2. violins playing a rapid undulating pattern to depict murmuring stream 3. tremolos and rising 32nd scale patterns in strings to depict thunder and lightening

Question 26

Second movement of Spring is in ___________ form, ________ key, ___________ tempo

Answer 26

2-part form, c# minor, Largo

Question 27

Third movement of Spring is in _________ form, __________ key, __________ tempo

Answer 27

Ritornello form, E major, Allegro

Question 28

Pick the true statement 1. Bach was born in Cothen, Germany 2. Bach was month in jail for accepting a salary advance to work elsewhere 3. Bach died in 1751

Answer 28

2

Question 29

List the 4 main locations where Bach was employed from 1703 to 1750

Answer 29

1. Arnstadt, Muhlhausen 2. Weimar 3. Cothen 4. Leipzig

Question 30

What instrument was Bach a virtuoso at

Answer 30

organ

Question 31

True or False: Bach loved to compose operas

Answer 31

False: Bach composed in every genre except opera

Question 32

Bach's Prelude in B flat Major is mainly in what texture

Answer 32

homophonic and polyphonic

Question 33

True or False: The prelude in B flat major shows controlled order

Answer 33

False: Improvisatory style - free flowing

Question 34

Number of voices in Bach's Fugue in B Flat Major

Answer 34

3

Question 35

How many countersubjects are present in the Fugue in B flat Major

Answer 35

2

Question 36

Middle section of Fugue in B flat major modulates to which keys

Answer 36

G minor, C minor, E flat major

Question 37

The premiere of which opera led Handel to change course and focus on developing the English oratorio?

Answer 37

John Gay's The Beggar's Opera

Question 38

How many parts are in a French overture, describe them?

Answer 38

Two parts 1. Slow - homophonic texture, dotted figures 2. Fast - imitative texture

Question 39

There are two types of recitatives, identify them and describe them

Answer 39

recitative secco - "dry recitative" - speech like singing, minimal accompaniment, only a continuo recitative accompanato - "accompanied recitative" - speech like singing with an instrumental accompaniment

Question 40

True or false: Handel co-founded the Royal Academy of Music to promote opera seria

Answer 40

True - Opera Seria is an Italian tradition opera based on serious or mythological themes

Question 41

What did Handel study before he turned his focus onto music

Answer 41

law

Question 42

Who had the patronage of the British Royal family?

Answer 42

Handel

Question 43

What precipitated the creation of the English opera?

Answer 43

1. Royal Academy of Music closed | 2. Popularity of The Beggar's Opera

Question 44

What is the difference between word painting and programmatic writing

Answer 44

The presence of words in the music: word painting is when music reflects the words sung whereas programmatic writing reflects the text that is associated with the piece, but is purely instrumental

Question 45

True or false: "Rejoice Greatly" is an example of a recitative

Answer 45

False: it is an aria

Question 46

What does an opera have that is not present in an oratorio?

Answer 46

Costuming and stage acting

Question 47

Identify the following excerpt: ``` Title Composer Movement Key Form Imagery ```

Answer 47

``` Spring Antonio Vivaldi 1st Movement E Major Ritornello "spring has arrived ```

Question 48

Identify the following excerpt: ``` Title Subtitle Composer Type Performing force Meter Key ```

Answer 48

``` Messiah "There were shepherds" Handel Recitative Secco Soprano Common Time C Major ```

Question 49

Identify the following excerpt: ``` Title Composer Movement Key Form Imagery ```

Answer 49

``` Spring Vivaldi 3rd Movement E Major Ritornello Dancing nymphs ```

Question 50

Identify the following excerpt: ``` Title Composer Movement Key Form Tempo Meter Imagery ```

Answer 50

``` Spring Vivaldi 2nd Movement C# Minor two-part form Largo 3/4 time rustling leaves (undulating parallel 3rd in violins), dog barking (viola), sleeping goatherd (solo violin) ```

Question 51

Identify the following excerpt: ``` Title Composer Type Performing Force Key Form Tempo Meter Word Painting ```

Answer 51

``` Rejoice Greatly Handel Aria Soprano B flat Major ABA form Allegro Common Time "rejoice Greatly" has a celebratory character displayed through melisma ```

Question 52

Identify the following excerpt: ``` Title Composer Key Form Tempo Meter Texture ```

Answer 52

``` Prelude in B flat Major JS Bach B flat Major Binary not identified but implied toccata style 4/4 time Homophonic and polyphonic ```

Question 53

Identify the following excerpt: ``` Title Composer Genre Key Form Tempo (of this specific excerpt) Texture # of Fugal voices Affect Answer type Instruments playing subject ```

Answer 53

``` Sinfony from Messiah Handel French Overture E minor AB Form Allegro moderato polyphonic 3 Energetic and lively tonal 1st violins & oboes ```

Question 54

Identify the following excerpt: ``` Title Composer Performing force Key Tempo Meter Texture Word Painting ```

Answer 54

``` Hallelujah from Messiah Handel Chorus D Major Allegro Common Time alternating homophonic and polyphonic Repetition of the words "and he shall reign forever and ever" showing the endless reign of God ```

Question 55

Identify the following excerpt: ``` Title Composer Performing force Key Tempo Meter word painting ```

Answer 55

``` Glory to God from Messiah Handel Chorus D Major Allegro Common Time "Glory to god in the highest" sung in upper register, "and peace on earth" falls to the lower voices ```

Question 56

Identify the following excerpt: ``` Title Composer Texture Tempo Meter Answer type Number of voices How many countersubjects are there ```

Answer 56

``` Fugue in B flat Major JS Bach polyphonic moderately fast - but no actual tempo marking was given 3/4 time tonal Three Two - either accompanying the subject of answer ```

Question 57

Identify the following excerpt: ``` Title Composer Texture Tempo Meter Answer type Number of voices How many countersubjects are there ```

Answer 57

``` Fugue in B flat Major JS Bach polyphonic moderately fast - but no actual tempo marking was given 3/4 time tonal Three Two - either accompanying the subject of answer ```