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Chapter 8 Flashcards

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The figures in this painting are quiet; the action is gentle.

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a. Rembrandt.

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During the Baroque period, wealth shifted to

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b. Middle-class merchants.
c. Germany.
d. The Netherlands.
e. England.

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Bacon

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Scientific method

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Newton

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physics

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Kepler

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astronomy

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Harvey

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biology

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Colbert

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mercantilism

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Pascal

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mathematics

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His artistic output includes “Mass in B minor.”

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b. Bach.

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The group that had a very negative effect on the arts was:

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a. The Calvinists.

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In Baroque painting, the tremendous vitality of the Baroque period is shown in

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b. Open form.

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Aristocratic society used music for

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c. Spectacle.

d. Dancing.

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13
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During the Baroque period, the most significant and representative art was

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d. All of the arts were equal in their contribution.

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“Baroque” means

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d. An imperfect pearl.

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The group that destroyed or removed organs was:

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c. The Calvinists.

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16
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This Baroque artist died with few friends.

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c. Rembrandt.

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17
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In Baroque painting, line was generally

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Diffused

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18
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The arts reflected the culture of aristocracy in

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d. Southern countries.

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During the Baroque period, the church and the state

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a. Faced almost certain separation.

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His skillful and innovative use of chiaroscuro is a trademark of his paintings.

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c. Rembrandt.

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21
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This painting shows a militia company.

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d. Rembrandt.

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His Last Supper shows figures with a sense of motion.

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c. Tintoretto.

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23
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What was the Catholic response to the Reformation?

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c. The Counter-Reformation.

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24
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The rising wealthy middle class desired

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c. Opulence.

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25
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In Baroque painting, color was often

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b. Monochromatic.

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The group that only allowed unaccompanied Psalm singing in worship was:

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b. The Calvinists.

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27
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An important component(s) of art and religion during the Baroque was (were):

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c. The personal experience.

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28
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He was a Jesuit artist

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c. El Greco.

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“Mercantilism” means

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d. A system in which a country attempts to amass wealth through trade with other countries, exporting more than it imports.

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Chiaroscuro means

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b. The technique of using light and shade in pictorial representation.

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31
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He wrote “Messiah.”

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Handel

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32
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The best description of the Baroque spirit or quality is

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d. Luxurious in form, color, melody, and harmony, so people might have an intense experience and emotional satisfaction.

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33
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His Last Supper is classically balanced and formal.

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b. da Vinci.

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34
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This Baroque artist designed an Anglican church.

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e. Wren.

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35
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This artist is the most famous sculpturer of the Baroque.

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b. Bernini.

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36
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Had more commission for paintings than he could personally fill.

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Rubens

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37
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Produced assembly-line paintings.

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c. Rubens.

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38
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This Baroque artist was also an English astronomer and geometrician.

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Wren

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39
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This Baroque artist painted Maids of Honor.

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d. Velasquez.

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40
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This Baroque artist was a great English architect.

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a. Wren.

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41
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This artist shows Ignatius Loyola ascending into heaven.

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a. Pozzo.

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42
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The human figures in this painting are fused into one grand diagonal movement.

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Rubens

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43
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This architecture features double rows of colonnades.

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a. St. Peters.

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44
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This artist came from the Flemish Counter-Reformation.

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a. Rubens.

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45
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The King and Queen, in this Baroque artist’s painting, are present in a mirrored reflection.

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f. Velasquez.

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46
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This artist’s career and life were spent in Spain.

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Velasquez

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47
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This Baroque artist designed the plaza of St. Peter’s.

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c. Bernini.

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48
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This Baroque artist was female.

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a. Peeters.

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49
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One of this Baroque artist’s works is The Ecstasy of St. Theresa.

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b. Bernini.

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50
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Painted The Rape of the Daughters of Leucippus.

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a. Rubens.

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51
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This Baroque artist’s ceiling painting shows St. Ignatius ascending right through the dome of the church.

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e. Pozzo.

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52
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This Baroque artist’s David shows nervous energy.

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e. Bernini.

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53
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For these Baroque artists, Antwerp was home.

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d. Peeters.

e. Rubens

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This artist’s greatest works were created in service to the Catholic church.

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d. Rubens.

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55
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The most exciting and vigorous painter of the Baroque.

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b. Rubens.

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56
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This Baroque artist designed a church without a steeple.

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f. Wren.

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57
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Which phrase(s) describe Baroque architecture?

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c. Exuberance and excitement.

e. Profuse ornamentation.

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58
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This Baroque artist was best know for still-lifes.

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f. Peeters.

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Like Rembrandt, this Baroque artist was a master of light and shade.

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f. Velasquez.

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60
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The purpose of recitative is

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a. To present the dramatic text in an intelligible fashion.

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61
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Wrote over 450 concertos.

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c. Vivaldi.

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62
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Positioned instrumental ensembles in 4 different church balconies.

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b. Gabrieli.

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63
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Wrote Orfeo.

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d. Monteverdi.

64
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Was pre-occupied with tonal masses.

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d. Gabrieli.

65
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Was a Lutheran composer.

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b. Schutz.

66
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The musical form that featured competing or contrasting groups of instruments was

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d. The concerto.

67
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Was an early composer of the concerto grosso.

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e. Correli.

68
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Wrote antiphonal instrumental music.

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d. Gabrieli.

69
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During the Baroque period, homophony became

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a. Equal in importance to polyphony.

70
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Specific poems went together with some of his concertos.

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e. Vivaldi.

71
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A liturgical oratorio was called

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e. The cantata.

72
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The Baroque composer was interested in music that would be entertainment for

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d. All classes of people.

73
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Wrote the Four Seasons.

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e. Vivaldi.

74
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By the end of the Baroque period, this was the most popular form of musical entertainment.

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Oratio (opera)

75
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A main line of musical development during the Baroque period was

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c. The evolution of dramatic vocal music such as opera.

76
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Opera plots were based on

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a. Greek mythology.

c. Historic events.

77
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One of the earliest composers of concerto grosso was

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c. Corelli.

78
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This composer wrote the most colorful concertos.

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d. Vivaldi.

79
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The type of music that fused drama and music was

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b. Opera.

80
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The Baroque use of tonality led to

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d. Carefully constructed harmonies and chordal progressions.

81
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Music with a baseline and numbers and symbols is

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b. Figured bass.

82
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Wrote cantatas.

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c. Schutz.

83
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For the Baroque composer, a new, key purpose of music was to

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c. Create music that expressed the human experience; that produced an emotional response.

84
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Chord progressions were designed to

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a. Create a sense of tension and release.

85
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Was the greatest of the early opera composers of the Baroque period.

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b. Monteverdi.

86
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A main line of musical development in the Baroque period was

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a. The emancipation of instrumental music.

87
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When music used tonality, the focal point for the harmony was

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d. The tonic.

88
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The type of music that was narrative in character was

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a. Recitative.

89
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Aria

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extended vocal solo

90
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tutti

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everyone plays

91
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diminution

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melody faster-shorter note values

92
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fugue

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contrapuntal form with strict imitation

93
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subject

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main melody of fugue

94
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inversion

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upside down

95
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retrogression

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played backwards

96
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countersubject

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secondary melody in a fugue

97
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augmentation

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melody slower–longer notes

98
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stretto

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imitative melodies in a fugue overlap

99
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ornamentation

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musical flourishes that serve to decorate the musical line

100
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suite

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an instrumental work of usually 4 dance movements

101
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concertino

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a musical passage where the soloists dominate

102
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Bach’s greatest creative period was at

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d. The Church of St. Thomas in Leipzig.

103
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He communicated very little with the musicians around him.

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Bach

104
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His music makes greater demands on the intellect.

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Bach

105
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Bach’s systematic approach to musical composition was counter to the general spirit of the Baroque period. TF

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False

106
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Time to write Messiah

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24 Days

107
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Where did Handel study music

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Italy

108
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His music had broader appeal.

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Handel

109
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Handel’s birthplace

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Halle

110
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Bach’s birthplace

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Eisenach

111
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Handel had financial success writing Italian operas in England. TF

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True

112
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He did not invent anything that was musically new.

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Bach

113
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After public tastes changed, Handel quit writing oratorios, and turned to writing operas.

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False. quit operas and turned to oratorios

114
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Bach only composed music for the church.

TF

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False

115
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most sung choral work

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Messiah

116
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The content of Bach’s cantatas were linked to

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b. The scripture lessons of that day in the church year.

117
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When we say that Bach was “prolific,” we mean

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composed a great quantity of music

118
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His music is more subtle and personal.

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Bach

119
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Bach was steeped in the traditions of Catholicism.

TF

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True

120
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His works have intense pathos.

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Bach

121
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Bach wrote entertainment music.

TF

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True

122
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He was a great organist.

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Bach/Handel

123
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He sought fame and fortune.

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Handel

124
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Messiah is a combination of German opera and Italian polyphony.
TF

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False. German polyphone and Italian opera

125
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When Messiah was first performed in London, King George I rose from his seat when he heard the imposing Hallelujah Chorus.

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False. George II

126
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He was the musical realist.

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Handel

127
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Rococo society was interested in

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c. Gossiping.

128
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The character of the French court of Louis XV was

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d. Light and frivolous.

129
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During the Rococo period, it was believe that reason applied to every field would result in

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c. Utopia.

130
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The word Rococo refers to

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The word Rococo refers to

131
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The Rococo period had the ultimate propensity for

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a. Systematizing.

132
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Amorous refers to

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b. Love.

133
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Advances in science, political absolutism, and economics, turned the hearts of the upper class

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a. Away from religion.

134
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The Rococo at its best is seen in

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d. The architecture.

135
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The Rococo period (the 18th Century) is called the Age of

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Reason

136
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Sculpture during the Rococo period

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a. Had the same spirit of frivolity and superficiality as the other arts.

137
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The French Revolution was a catastrophically climactic struggle for

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c. Liberty.

138
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The artist who best exemplifies Rococo music is

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d. Couperin.

139
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Madame de Pompadour was a primary patroness for

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d. Boucher.

140
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The best word to describe the architecture of the Rococo period is

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d. Decorated.

141
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Despotic means

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a. Autocratic.

142
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The Embarkation for the Island of Cythera is the work of the artist

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a. Watteau.

143
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During the Rococo period, the preferred music was

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a. For dancing.

144
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The Bells of Cythera is connected to the Rococo artist

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c. Couperin.

145
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The color of Rococo art is generally

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d. Pastel.

146
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The composer who epitomizes music of the Rococo period is

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c. Couperin.

147
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The Baroque art that has a timeless quality is

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Music

148
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The scale of Rococo art was generally

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Small

149
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The word or phrase that best describes the society of the Rococo period is

A

Decadent

150
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The primary goal of artists in the Rococo period was

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d. To flatter and please the patrons.

151
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The best word to describe Rococo art is

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a. Artificial.

152
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To distinguish a Rococo work of art from a work of art from the Baroque period, you would have to focus on

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a. The subject matter and attitude of the art.

153
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The emphases of the Rococo period were most evident in

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b. The French court of Louis XV.

154
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Which words or phrases best describe the Rococo values and spirit?

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b. Pleasantness and prettiness.

155
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The word or phrase that best connects with or describes the art of Boucher is

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d. Aristocratic eroticism.

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