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1
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Who narrated the movie “Story of Music?”

A

Howard Goodall

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2
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What king was a proponent of the ballet?

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Louis XIV

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3
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What is modulation?

A

Moving from key family to key family

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4
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What is harmonic progression?

A

Musical gravity

Henry Parcel, circle of fifths

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5
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What is equal temperament?

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A musical temperament, or a system of tuning, in which every pair of adjacent pitches is separated by the same interval

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6
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What was novel about the invention of the piano?

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It could play both softly and loudly.

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7
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When was the audience introduced?

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1750

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What is an oratorio?`

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Opera without the guade and pomp of traditional operas, religious

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Who were the three main composers of the baroque period?

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Handel, Bach, and Vivaldi

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10
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What years were the baroque period?

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1600 - 1750

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11
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What are operas?

A

Dramas set to music

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12
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When was 90% of the music we listen to from the the baroque period written?

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1700 - 1750

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13
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Who was the first virtuoso on violin?

A

Vivaldi

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14
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Who was known as the “red priest?”

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Vivaldi

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15
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Who made concertos famous?

A

Vivaldi

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16
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Where did Vivaldi work?

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An all-girls’ boarding school

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17
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Who wrote “The Four Seasons?”

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Vivaldi

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18
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What type of piece is “The Four Seasons?”

A

concerto

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19
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Define bassocontinuo.

A

Not all orchestra accompanies a soloist

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20
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What instrument does the conductor play?

A

Harpsicord

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21
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What instrument was “The Four Seasons” played on?

A

Stradivarius violin

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22
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Where are Stradivarius violins made?

A

Promona, Italy

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23
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How much are Stradivarius violins worth?

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$17 million

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24
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Who was the soloist featured in “The Four Seasons?”

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Sofie Ann Mussie

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25
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What are Stradivarius violins made of?

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Spruce and maple body with a finger board made of ebony from Africa

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26
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Define concerto grosso.

A

Big group playing small group playing with soloist

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27
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Who wrote “Concerto for Two Trumpets?”

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Vivaldi

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28
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Who performed “Concerto for Two Trumpets?”

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Winton Marsallis

29
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Who made the fugue popular?

A

Bach

30
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Define fugue.

A

Polyphonic complicated melody in which a separate group comes in and plays later (like a round)

31
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Define pipe organ.

A

Makes noise through compressed pipes

32
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Who did Bach work for?

A

The church and Duke of Brandenberg

33
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Who wrote “Toccata and Fugue?”

A

Bach

34
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What were the three instrument groups that played “Toccata and Fugue?”

A

Pipe organ
Canadian Brass quintet
Orchestra

35
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What parts make up a pipe organ?

A

3 rows of keys, pedals for lower notes

36
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What instruments make up the Canadian Brass Quintet?

A

2 trumpets
french horn
trombone
tuba

37
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Define arrangement.

A

Taking the same song and rewriting it for different instruments

38
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What was the highest trumpet piece written?

A

Brandenburg Concerto No. 2

39
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Which instruments had solos in Brandenburg Concerto No. 2?

A

Trumpets, oboe, flute, and violin

40
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What instruments played the basso continuo in Brandenburg Concerto No. 2?

A

Harpsichord and cello

41
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What type of music is Vivaldi famous for?

A

Concertos and oratorios

42
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What type of music did Handel write?

A

Orchestral suites

43
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What were Handel’s two most famous works?

A

Music for the Royal Firework and Water Music

44
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Where was Handel born?

A

Germany

45
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Where did Handel become famous?

A

London, England

46
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Where did Handel move to?

A

Italy

47
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What is an oratorio?

A

Like an opera but without the drama

48
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What was Handel’s most famous piece?

A

“The Messiah”

49
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Who was Music for the Royal Firework written for?

A

King Louis XIV

50
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What type of song is the Hallelujah chorus?

A

Oratorio

51
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Define coloritura.

A

When a soprano sings all over the scales

52
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Where did Handel write “The Messiah?”

A

Italy

53
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What feature of harmony developed during the baroque period?

A

Major and minor

54
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What does well-tempered mean?

A

12 instead of 19 notes

55
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How many emotions does opera express?

A

One

56
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What did baroque music express?

A

Self-expression

57
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Where was baroque music played?

A

Church, court, opera house

58
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What is an overture?

A

Beginning of an opera

59
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What instruments make up the core of baroque?

A

Violins and cellos

60
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How many movements are in a baroque concerto?

A

3

61
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Who wrote the Art of Fugue?

A

Bach

62
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What is the Art of Fugue?

A

48 fugues in every major/minor key

63
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How many kids did Bach have?

A

20

64
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Why did musicians have good world views?

A

They traveled a lot

65
Q

What are fugues?

A

Imitated polyphony (rounds)

66
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What was the musical capital of the world?

A

Italy

67
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What was the baroque capital of the world?

A

Vienna

68
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Where did Stradivarius live?

A

Promona, Italy

69
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Define castrodi.

A

A male child (between 10-11) castrated so they sing with a high pitch their whole life

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