Dance -- From Baroque to Classical

Question 1

Dance is the embodiment of ___ and ___.

Answer 1

Nature, control.

Question 2

Dance

Answer 2

Bodily movements synchronized with music.

Question 3

In the Baroque, dance was associated with ___ because of ___.

Answer 3

France, ballet.

Question 4

Dance has ties to the ___ in Paris.

Answer 4

Opera.

Question 5

The idea of ___ or the ___ is also present in dance.

Answer 5

Nature, natural.

Question 6

Dancers need ___ from music.

Answer 6

Clarity.

Question 7

Clarity of beat and meter contributes to dance through…

Answer 7

Supporting predictable movement.

Question 8

Clarity of phrases contributes to dance through…

Answer 8

Facilitating dances involving figures/patterns.

Question 9

Clarity of texture contributes to dance through…

Answer 9

Sectional divisions in the dance. Dancers need to coordinate with each other.

Question 10

Even in the Baroque, dances tend to be ___ in form and style.

Answer 10

Straightforward.

Question 11

Specific dances in the Baroque are associated with particular ___, ___, and ___.

Answer 11

Meter, tempi, and other rhythmic configurations.

Question 12

Dance Suites

Answer 12

Collection of miscellaneous dances.

Question 13

Allemande

Answer 13

Simple duple, serious.

Question 14

Courante

Answer 14

Simple triple, syncopation.

Question 15

Sarabande

Answer 15

Triple time, slow, inequality.

Question 16

Gigue

Answer 16

Compound duple, fast, syncopated, polyphonically complex.

Question 17

All dance suites are in ___ form.

Answer 17

Binary.

Question 18

Binary Form

Answer 18

aabb.

Question 19

Do the a and b sections in binary form have to be equal in length?

Answer 19

No.

Question 20

Only the first pair of dances were meant for dancing, as the others are ___ dances for listening only.

Answer 20

Stylized.

Question 21

Trio

Answer 21

Short dances of like character (minuets especially) paired together.

Question 22

Trio is in ___ ___ form.

Answer 22

Large ternary.

Question 23

Ternary Form

Answer 23

A (aabb) B (ccdd) A (ab).

Question 24

Middle section of the large ternary form is called the ___.

Answer 24

Trio.

Question 25

What was the trio of the French opera?

Answer 25

Orchestral dances played by three instruments.

Question 26

What is the trio in a modern context (not in the French opera)?

Answer 26

Contrasting subsidiary section. Different texture, mode, overall dynamic, but the same type of dance!

Question 27

George Handel, Minuet from the Royal Fireworks Music

Answer 27

• Celebrated the end of the War of Austrian Succession.
• Minuet with two equal sections.
• Different mood – full (festive) Baroque orchestra.

Question 28

Classical period spans from…

Answer 28

1750 to 1825.

Question 29

Classical period is characterized by:

Answer 29

• Balance in harmony, melody, rhythm.

- Clarity.

Question 30

“Classical” is used to describe ___ music.

Answer 30

Cultivated.

Question 31

As opposed to Baroque’s extravagance and steady states, classical music focused on…

Answer 31

Natural and pleasing variety.

Question 32

Classical music had ___ textures, ___ phrasing, and ___ (other than form).

Answer 32

Simple, clear, balance.

Question 33

In classical music, styles were rooted in ___ and put into other genres.

Answer 33

Dance.

Question 34

In classical symphonies and string quartets, the ___ becomes standard as the third movement of four.

Answer 34

Minuet.

Question 35

The minuet became the ___ movement of four in classical symphonies and string quartets.

Answer 35

Third.

Question 36

The minuet was the ___ of the four movements.

Answer 36

Simplest.

Question 37

The ternary form in the ___ and ___ gave variety, order, and clarity to the classical minuet.

Answer 37

Minuet, trio.