Chapter 33-36 Vocabulary

Question 1

Sonata

Answer 1

Instrumental genre in several movements for soloist or small ensemble.

Question 2

Scherzo

Answer 2

Composition in A-B-A form, usually in triple meter; replaced the minuet and trio in the nineteenth century.

Question 3

Cyclical Form

Answer 3

Structure in which musical material, such as a theme, presented in one movement returns in a later movement.

Question 4

Opera Seria

Answer 4

Tragic Italian opera.

Question 5

Ballad Opera (England)

Answer 5

English comic opera, usually featuring spoken dialogue alternating with songs set to popular tunes; also dialogue opera.

Question 6

Singspiel (Germany)

Answer 6

Comic German drama with spoken dialogue; the immediate predecessor of Romantic German opera.

Question 7

Opera Comique (France)

Answer 7

French comic opera, with some spoken dialogue.

Question 8

Opera Buffa (Italy)

Answer 8

Italian comic opera, sung throughout.

Question 9

Mass

Answer 9

Central service of the Roman Catholic Church.

Question 10

Requiem Mass

Answer 10

Roman Catholic Mass for the Dead.

Question 11

Oratorio

Answer 11

Large-scale dramatic genre originating in the Baroque, based on a text of religious or serious character, performed by solo voices, chorus, and orchestra; similar to opera but without scenery, costumes, or action.