Test - Baroque and Classical - Feb Flashcards
- Choose the correct term for the following definition:
- a method of tuning keyboard instruments
- the octave is divided into twelve equal semitones
A: Countersubject
B: clavier
C: equal temperament
D: Tonal Answer
- Choose the correct term for the following definition:
-a musical shorthand developed in the Baroque era
- it has numbers below the bass line to show harmonic progression
A: figured bass
B: basso continuo
C: development
D; sonata cycle
- Choose the correct term for the following definition:
- a highly structured, imitative contrapuntal composition
- a single theme or subject prevails
A: idiomatic
B: prelude
C: fugue
D: concerto
- Choose the correct term for the following definition:
- the first main section in sonata form
- two contrasting themes in the section
A: Coda
B: Development
C: Exposition
D: Recapitulation
- Choose the correct term for the following definition:
- also called the “Doctrine of Affections” and in Baroque music, a single clear emotion is usually projected through an entire composition or movement
A: Ostinato
B: Baroque
C: ornamentation
D: the Affections
- Choose the correct term for the following definition:
- consists of exposition, development and recapitulation
- often used in the first movement of a sonata cycle
A: sonata
B: sonata form
C: theme and variations
D; development
- Choose the correct term for the following definition:
- a speech-like, declamatory style of singing supported by instrumental ensemble or orchestra
A: recitativo secco
B: da-capo aria
C: tonal answer
D: recitativo accompagnato
- Choose the correct term for the following definition:
- the second man section in sonata form
- the themes from the exposition are played in different ways
A: Coda
B: oratorio
C: Development
D: French Overture
- Choose the correct term for the following definition:
- refers to the musical style of Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven and their contemporaries
A: polyphonic texture
B: Internationalism
C: Absolute Music
D: Viennese school
- Choose the correct term for the following definition:
- a rapid ascending melody outlining an arpeggio
A: Exposition
B: Rocket Theme
C: Rondo-Sonata
D: Aria
- Choose the correct term for the following definition:
- Italian for ‘full’ or ‘complete’ and it means the full orchestra in the Baroque concerto
A: pedal bass
B: idiomatic
C: concerto
D: ripieno
- Choose the correct term for the following definition:
- the text of an opera, oratorio, or cantata
- usually written by someone other than the composer
A: libretto
B: recitative
C: aria
D: French overture
- Choose the correct term for the following definition:
- Baroque performance practice of playing figured bass
- generally involve two performs - one playing the notated bass line, one playing the harmonies as indicated by the figured bass
A: the Affections
B: basso continuo
C: Ornamentation
D: Motive
- Choose the correct term for the following definition:
- a large-scale work for soloists, chorus, and orchestra on serious subjects, generally based on biblical texts
- developed in Baroque era
A: oratorio
B: concerto
C: opera
D: Prelude
- Choose the correct term for the following definition:
- a speech-like style of singing used in operas, oratorios, and cantatas and supported only by continuo
A: homophonic texture
B: melisma
C: ternary
D: recitativo secco
- Choose the correct term for the following definition:
- a structure employed in the first and third movements of the Baroque concerto and often used as a refrain
A: ritornello form
B: ternary form
C: theme-and-variations
D: da-capo aria
- Choose the correct term for the following definition:
- multi-movement structure popular in the Classical era
- often used in the symphony, sonata or concerto
A: sonata
B: sonata form
C: sonata cycle
D; development
- Choose the correct term for the following definition:
- a single line of melody supported by a harmonic accompaniment
A: motive
B: homophonic texture
C: rounded-binary form
D: basso continuo
- Choose the correct term for the following definition:
- an aria (solo song) employing a ternary (ABA) structure
- the most common type of aria in baroque opera and oratorio
A: word painting
B: ritornello
C: recitative
D: da capo aria
- Choose the correct term for the following definition:
- musical pictorialization in which the music mirrors the literal meaning of the words
A: melisma
B: polyphonic
C: ostinato
D: word painting
- a) Identify the title of the audio recording
b) Choose the is poetic image:
Thunder & Storm
Birds chirping
Gentle wavy water
- Answer the following for the music excerpt.
a) Title of complete work
b) Composer
- Identify the audio and provide the following:
a) Title of the entire work and
b) composer
- Answer the following for the excerpt:
a) Title of entire piece:
b) Composer:
- Listen and answer the following:
a) Composer
b) Title of the entire piece
