Exam review #2

Question 1

renaissance?

Answer 1

rebirth

Question 2

Two most important baroque composers

Answer 2

George Frideric Handel and Johann Sebastian bass

Question 3

estampie

Answer 3

a “stomping dance” lively dance in compound meter

Question 4

melismatic

Answer 4

many notes per syllable

Question 5

madrigal

Answer 5

unaccompanied vocal piece for a smaller number of singers

Question 6

plainchant

Answer 6

vocal music for church services

Question 7

a capella

Answer 7

singular voice

Question 8

cantana

Answer 8

non-staged work in contrasting sections, set to sacred or secular
text

Question 9

imitation

Answer 9

all the musical lines present the same material one after the other

Question 10

ritornello principle

Answer 10

based on alternation between the tutti and solo sections
– Ritornello = to return

Question 11

ground bass

Answer 11

a short theme, usually in the bass, which is constantly repeated as the other parts of the music vary

Question 12

suite

Answer 12

sets of dance-inspired movements

Question 13

concerto grosso

Answer 13

a genre that featured soloist(s)
contrasted against a larger ensemble

Question 14

libretti

Answer 14

Polyphonic composition based on one main theme, known as the
subject

Question 15

fugue

Answer 15

Polyphonic composition based on one main theme, known as the
subject

Question 16

concerto

Answer 16

a genre that featured soloist(s)
contrasted against a larger ensemble

Question 17

motet

Answer 17

settings of Latin texts that are sacred but not part of the liturgy of the Mass

Question 18

basso continuo

Answer 18

accompaniment played by keyboard instrument following
numbers which specifics the chords

Question 19

aria

Answer 19

expresses emotion, usually a showcase vehicle for the singer

Question 20

when was the Middle Ages?

Answer 20

450-1400

Question 21

when is the renaissance

Answer 21

1400-1600

Question 22

when was the baroque?

Answer 22

1600-1750

Question 23

who sung O successors

Answer 23

Hildegard of Bingen

Question 24

is estampie vocal or instrumental?

Answer 24

instrumental

Question 25

how many years was messa de nostre dame in use

Answer 25

for 100 years

Question 26

what are the movements of Bach cello suite no. 1

Answer 26

■ Prelude
■ Allemande
■ Courante
■ Sarabande
■ Menuet I & II
■ Gigue

Question 27

what type of piece was “as vesta was descending”

Answer 27

a madrigal

Question 28

what type of piece is as vesta

Answer 28

dances

Question 29

is ave Maria.. virgo Serena secular or non secular

Answer 29

secular

Question 30

what were important inventions of the renaissance

Answer 30

printing (1450)
◦ Microscope
◦ Telescope
◦ Portable time pieces
◦ Thermometer
◦ Far-sighted glasses
◦ Flushable toilet

Question 31

what is word painting

Answer 31

musical depiction of specific words, or the music evokes the text being sung.
Also known as madrigalism.

Question 32

what are the similarities between opera and oratorio

Answer 32

both include the use of a choir, soloists, an ensemble, various distinguishable characters, and arias

Question 33

differences between opera and oratorio

Answer 33

opera is musical theatre, while oratorio is strictly a concert piece

Question 34

(listening portion) des prez

Answer 34

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xGkb5KFwx1I

Question 35

(listening portion) Thomas weelkes

Answer 35

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJV6srLTHkg

Question 36

(listening portion) handel

Answer 36

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BBZ7AfZR9xs

Question 37

Bach

Answer 37

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rGgG-0lOJjk

Question 38

vivaldi

Answer 38

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TKthRw4KjEg