Eras
What was the primary characteristic of the Medieval period?
A. It was characterized by the use of the recorder
B. It had monophonic texture
C. It was primarily written in sonata form
D. It was heavily ornamented
B. It had monophonic texture
What composer is famous for his work ‘The Four Seasons’?
A. Antonio Vivaldi
B. JS Bach
C. Josquin des Prez
D. Handel
A. Antonio Vivaldi
What is an overture?
a. An orchestral piece that introduces a larger work
b. A piano piece that introduces a fugue
c. A stand only piece by a singer
d. none of the above
a. An orchestral piece that introduces a larger work
What is the name of the musical style characterized by the use of a single melody line?
A. Homophonic
B. Monophonic
C. Polyphonic
D. Harmonic
A. Homophonic
Castrati
A. were male singers who had been castrated before puberty
B. received the highest fees of any musicians
C. combined the lung power of a man with the vocal range of a woman
D. all of the above
D. all of the above
Most medieval music was
A) instrumental
B) vocal
C) for the piano
D) for the organ
B) vocal
Vivaldi was famous and influential as a virtuoso
A. lutenist
B. violinist
C. opera singer
D. harpsichordist
B. violinist
What is the name of the musical style characterized by the use of plainchant?
A. Gregorian Chant
B. Sonata
C. Opera
D. Concerto
A. Gregorian Chant
What is the most common texture of the baroque era?
a. Homophony
b. Polyphony
c. Monophony
d. Heterophony
a. Homophony
14. Oratorio differs from opera in that it has no
A. vocal soloists
B. orchestral accompaniment
C. acting, scenery, or costumes
D. choral part
C. acting, scenery, or costumes
An important woman composer of the Middle Ages was
A) Alicia de la Rocha
B) Amy Beach
C) Hildegard of Bingen
D) Madonna
C) Hildegard of Bingen
The two giants of baroque composition were George Frideric Handel and
A. Johann Sebastian Bach
B. Galileo Galilei
C. Johann Christian Bach
D. Giovanni Gabrieli
A. Johann Sebastian Bach
A __________ is a hymn tune for congregational use.
A. song
B. chorale
C. cantata
D. chorale prelude
C. cantata
The texture of Renaissance music is mostly
A. heterophonic
B. monophonic
C. homophonic
D. polyphonic
D. polyphonic
Baroque melodies often are
A. impossible to play
B. short and simple
C. easy to sing and remember
D. elaborate and ornamental
D. elaborate and ornamental
Most baroque music was
A) orchestra
B) vocal
C) harpsichord
D) all of the above
D) all of the above
Who was the composer of 'The Messiah’?
A. Handel
B. Vivaldi
C. JS Bach
D. Adam de la Halle
A. Handel
A large-scale composition for chorus, vocal soloists, and orchestra, usually set to a narrative biblical text, is called
A. recitative
B. chorale
C. oratorio
D. aria
C. oratorio
This recording is an example of a(n)
A) Gregorian Chant
B) Madrigal
C) Opera
D) Concerto
A) Gregorian Chant
Who is Kevin’s least favorite composer before 1750?
A. Hildegard von Bingen
B. Josquin des Prez
C. Johann Sebastian Bach
D. Pergolesi
D. Pergolesi
What is the correct order of the following time periods? (earliest to latest)
A. Medieval, Baroque, Renaissance
B. Baroque, Medieval, Renaissance
C.Renaissance, Baroque, Medieval
D. Medieval, Renaissance, Baroque
D. Medieval, Renaissance, Baroque
Dido and Aeneas, which many consider to be the finest opera ever written to an English text, was composed by
A. George Frideric Handel
B. Jeremiah Clarke
C. Henry Purcell
D. Claudio Monteverdi
C. Henry Purcell
Which of the following is not a form seen in opera?
a. Chorus
b. Ritornello
c. Aria
d. Prelude
d. Prelude
This recording is an example of a(n)
A) Homophony
B) Polyphony
C) Heterophony
D) Monophony
B) Polyphony
Who is Kevin’s favorite composer before 1750?
A. Hildegard von Bingen
B. Josquin des Prez
C. Johann Sebastian Bach
D. Pergolesi
B. Josquin des Prez