westmus quiz 03 Flashcards
French term for harpsichord…
CLAVECIN
Which of the following is a type of
instrumental music?
ALL OF THE ABOVE (VARIATIONS,
ABSTRACT, DANCES)
Which of the following describes the
Ricercare, Fantasia, Capriccio and Fugue?
FUGAL WORKS IN CONTINUOUS IMITATIVE
COUNTERPOINT
These consisted variations over a ground
bass, or repeated progression, usually in triple
meter…
CHACONNE AND PASSACAGLIA
He used toccatas as service music in three
organ masses that appear in a collection titled
“Fiori Musicali” (Musical Flowers)
GIROLAMO FRESCOBALDI
What is the literal meaning of opera?
WORK
What are the 3 genres under the abstract
works?
IMPROVISATORY, CONTINUOUS,
SECTIONAL
Who composed the first opera?
JACOPO PERI
What was the first public opera house that
opened in Venice in 1637?
TEATRO SAN CASSIANO
Which of the following was the very first
opera?
DAFNE
“Serious Opera and Comic Opera”
SERIA AND BUFFA
What was Jean-Jacques Rousseau’s
single-act comic opera?
LE DEVIN DU VILLAGE
Mozart collaborated with Da Ponte for what
opera seria?
DON GIOVANNI
Who was seen as the leader of the grand
GIACOMO MEYERBEER
Which of the following IS NOT a 20th
century composer?
RICHARD WAGNER
