Suite

Question 1

What term does “performed as an alternative to the original during repeats or da capo / dal segno sections” refer to?

Answer 1

double

Question 2

What composer does “keyboard texture features strong harmonic direction, frequent use of seventh chords, clear modulation schemes, precisely notated embellishments (agréments), and occasional use of counterpoint” refer to?

Answer 2

Jean Phillippe Rameau

Question 3

What term does “notes that are written with equal time values are performed with unequal values, most often by lengthening the first note and shortening the second” refer to?

Answer 3

notes inégales

Question 4

What composer does “brilliant organist and harpsichordist who achieved his greatest fame as both a music theorist and as a composer of operas” refer to?

Answer 4

Jean Phillippe Rameau

Question 5

What term does “additional movements may include an overture or prelude, menuet, bourrée, gavotte, passepied, and others” refer to?

Answer 5

suite

Question 6

What term does “sometimes associated with sailors” refer to?

Answer 6

hornpipe

Question 7

What composer does “expressive devices included vivid word painting (Baroque)” refer to?

Answer 7

George Frideric Handel (1685–1759)

Question 8

What composer does “contributed to the development of the orchestral and keyboard suite” refer to?

Answer 8

George Frideric Handel (1685–1759)

Question 9

What composer does “later keyboard works include virtuosic technical demands and formal procedures that show the influence of George Frideric Handel and Domenico Scarlatti” refer to?

Answer 9

Jean Phillippe Rameau

Question 10

What composer does “binary and rondeau forms employed most often” refer to?

Answer 10

Jean Phillippe Rameau

Question 11

Which statement is true?

1. The hornpipe from Handel’s Water Music is highly imitative in design, and its layered texture contains a great deal of complex counterpoint.
2. The hornpipe from Handel’s Water Music has a clear texture, in which the melodic line and dance-like rhythmic design come to the fore.

Answer 11

2. The hornpipe from Handel’s Water Music has a clear texture, in which the melodic line and dance-like rhythmic design come to the fore.

Question 12

What term does “a French term for “suite”” refer to?

Answer 12

ordre

Question 13

What term does “French term for harpsichord” refer to?

Answer 13

clavecin

Question 14

What composer does “frequent alternation of homorhythmic passages with contrapuntal textures (Baroque)” refer to?

Answer 14

George Frideric Handel (1685–1759)

Question 15

What term does “composed for a solo instrument or an orchestral ensemble” refer to?

Answer 15

suite

Question 16

What composer does “virtuosic, idiomatic keyboard style (Baroque)” refer to?

Answer 16

George Frideric Handel (1685–1759)

Question 17

What term does “a French term used for an embellished version or variation of a dance or movement” refer to?

Answer 17

double

Question 18

What term does “a French term for ornaments or embellishments” refer to?

Answer 18

agréments

Question 19

Select the correct statements.

1. There are no brass instruments, which creates a more intimate sound and mellow character in comparison to Section A.
2. Section B closes with an authentic cadence in B minor.
3. Section B features the repeated-note figure from Section A.
4. Section B is more rhythmically active then Section A.
5. Section B is less rhythmically active than Section A.

Answer 19

elect the correct statements.

There are no brass instruments…
…closes with an authentic cadence in B minor…
…features the repeated-note figure from Section A…
…Section B is more rhythmically active then Section A.

Question 20

What composer does “his da capo arias were a showcase for vocal virtuosity” refer to?

Answer 20

George Frideric Handel (1685–1759)

Question 21

What composer does “used both recitativo secco and recitativo accompagnato in operas and oratorios” refer to?

Answer 21

George Frideric Handel (1685–1759)

Question 22

What form is Rameau’s la poule?

Answer 22

binary form

Question 23

Select the statement that best describes the opening of the composition (Water Music by Handel).

1. Begins with a bold, ascending figure, giving it an invigorating and majestic feeling appropriate for a royal audience.
2. Begins with an upward leap and descending step, then continues with an elaborately decorated melody designed to display the performers’ virtuosity

Answer 23

1. Begins with a bold, ascending figure, giving it an invigorating and majestic feeling appropriate for a royal audience.

Question 24

What composer does “introduced the organ concerto as a way of showcasing his talents and attracting audiences for his operas” refer to?

Answer 24

George Frideric Handel (1685–1759)

Question 25

What term does "the four standard dances include the allemande, courante, sarabande, and gigue" refer to?

Answer 25

suite

Question 26

Which statement is true? 1. La poule is highly imitative in texture and contains a great deal of imitative counterpoint. 2. La poule has a homophonic texture that facilitates clear delivery of the melodic and rhythmic design.

Answer 26

2. La poule has a homophonic texture that facilitates clear delivery of the melodic and rhythmic design.

Question 27

Which statement is true? 1. All the movements in a Baroque suite are normally in the same key 2. All the movements in a Baroque suite are different dances

Answer 27

1. All the movements in a Baroque suite are normally in the same key

Question 28

What is the structure of "water music"?

Answer 28

three suites- 22 movements

Question 29

What term does "performance practice associated with French music of the 17th and 18th centuries (French)" refer to?

Answer 29

notes inégales

Question 30

What composer does "had a successful career as a keyboard player and composer in Germany, Italy, and especially in England" refer to?

Answer 30

George Frideric Handel (1685–1759)

Question 31

What composer does "made important contributions to the development of Italian opera seria; composed over 40 works in this genre" refer to?

Answer 31

George Frideric Handel (1685–1759)

Question 32

What term does "a lively, triple meter dance of English origin" refer to?

Answer 32

hornpipe

Question 33

What composer does "created the English oratorio, emphasizing the role of the chorus" refer to?

Answer 33

George Frideric Handel (1685–1759)

Question 34

What composer does "use of very basic musical elements (chordal passages, scale figures) makes his style accessible and appealing" refer to?

Answer 34

George Frideric Handel (1685–1759)

Question 35

How does the end of Rameau's la poule conclude?

Answer 35

authentic cadence

Question 36

What term does "may be embellished using standard ornaments (appoggiaturas, trills, mordents) or with melodic variations in improvisatory style, expanding on the original material" refer to?

Answer 36

double

Question 37

What term does "similar to the practice of swinging eighth notes in jazz style" refer to?

Answer 37

notes inégales

Question 38

What term does "found in 17th- and 18th-century instrumental and vocal music" refer to?

Answer 38

agréments

Question 39

What were the four typical dances for suite?

Answer 39

allemande, courante, sarabande and gigue

Question 40

German composers sometimes used what term instead of “suite"?

Answer 40

“partita”

Question 41

What term does "French for “unequal notes”" refer to?

Answer 41

notes inégales

Question 42

What term does "a collection of stylized dances and (occasionally) other pieces in the same key; cultivated in the Baroque era" refer to?

Answer 42

suite

Question 43

What composer does "developed the French keyboard suite initially along traditional lines, then later by incorporating imaginative character pieces inspired by the suites of François Couperin" refer to?

Answer 43

Jean Phillippe Rameau

Question 44

What composer does "conveys a sense of pageantry and dramatic theatrical style through grandiose gestures such as full SATB choral sound, bold dynamic contrasts" refer to?

Answer 44

George Frideric Handel (1685–1759)

Question 45

What composer does "a cosmopolitan figure, he absorbed the international styles of his time: German, French, and Italian" refer to?

Answer 45

George Frideric Handel (1685–1759)