exam 2

Question 1

suite

Answer 1

series of stylized dances

Question 2

a capella

Answer 2

singing of voice alone (no instruments)

Question 3

libretti

Answer 3

text that opera is based on

Question 4

madrigal

Answer 4

secular work for three or more voices

Question 5

estampie (def.)

Answer 5

stomping dance

Question 6

melismatic

Answer 6

multiple notes per syllable

Question 7

imitation

Answer 7

each voice presents the same piece

Question 8

cantata

Answer 8

accompanied song for solo voice

Question 9

aria

Answer 9

piece that is sung

Question 10

concerto grosso

Answer 10

multiple soloists concentrated against a larger ensemble

Question 11

fuge

Answer 11

subject asks and receives an answer

Question 12

concerto

Answer 12

work for an orchestra and a soloist

Question 13

ritornello principle

Answer 13

recurring

Question 14

plain chant

Answer 14

vocal music for church services

Question 15

motet

Answer 15

sacred polyphonic work

Question 16

ground bass

Answer 16

short reoccurring bass that sets the bass of the music

Question 17

“O Succesores” was sung by men or women?

Answer 17

song by women in a convent

Question 18

is an estampie played or sung?

Answer 18

instrumental piece (its a dance)

Question 19

“Messe de Nostre Dame” was used for how long?

Answer 19

it was in continuous use for over 100 years

Question 20

Bach’s Cello Suite No 1 started and ended with what movements?

Answer 20

Started with the Prelude; ended with Gigue

Question 21

was “As Vesta was Descending” religious?

Answer 21

a madrigal (no religious)

Question 22

was Pavane and Galliard instrumental or vocal?

Answer 22

it was a dance (instrumental)

Question 23

was “Ave Maria, Virgo Serena” religious?

Answer 23

secular (religious)

Question 24

what time periods did the Middle Ages take place?

Answer 24

450-1400

Question 25

what time periods did the Renaissance take place?

Answer 25

1400-1600

Question 26

what time periods did the Baroque take place

Answer 26

1600-1750

Question 27

what word is associated with the renaissance?

Answer 27

Renaissance= rebirth

Question 28

who are the two most important Baroque composers?

Answer 28

1. Bach
2. Handel

Question 29

how many Brandenburg concertis were there?

Answer 29

bach wrote 6 Brandeburgs

Question 30

how were oratorio’s set up?

Answer 30

they didn’t use staging or costumes

Question 31

what is the best invention of the renaissance?

Answer 31

the printing press

Question 32

who sung madrigal?

Answer 32

both women and men sung madrigals (although it was stricter for noble women to do so)

Question 33

are motets religious?

Answer 33

they are sacred