Show:
Go for Bar-oque!
Genres
Mix-n-match
Location, location
Very Instrumental
100
Who does Orpheus go searching for in the underworld, hoping to bring her back to life? -- 1. Oriana -- 2. Phyllis -- 3. Persephone -- 4. Eurydice
4. Eurydice
100
Oratorio differs from opera in that it has? - 1. NO choral part - 2. NO acting, scenery, or costumes - 3. NO vocal soloists - 4. NO orchestral accompaniment
2. NO acting, scenery, or costumes
100
Which of the following was true of Beethoven? - 1. was self-educated and well read, but weak in math - 2. symptoms of his deafness began at age 29 - 3. all answers are correct - 4. was a brilliant pianist
3. All answers are correct
100
Where did Handel spend the major portion of his life? 1. England - 2. Italy - 3. Germany - 4. Ireland
1. England
100
Mozart's Symphony No. 40 -- 1. is in the key of G major -- 2. has only three movements -- 3. featured an emotional intensity uncommon for the time -- 4. All answers are correct.
3. featured an emotional intensity uncommon for the time ----- Mozart's Symphony No. 40 was in G minor and consisted of four movements, typical of a classical symphony. Unusual for its time, the work was full of passion and intense emotional energy, foreshadowing the coming Romantic period.
200
What is the third solo instrument in Bach's Brandenburg Concerto No. 5, after the violin and the harpsichord? -- 1. oboe -- 2. trumpet -- 3. flute -- 4. cello
3. flute
200
A symphony is a -- 1. sonata for orchestra -- 2. work for solo instrument -- 3. work for chorus and orchestra -- 4. work for piano solo.
1. sonata for orchestra
200
Which of the following characteristics is NOT typical of the music of the classical period? -- 1. Classical melodies are tuneful and easy to remember -- 2. Classical compositions fluctuate in mood -- 3. A classical composition has a wealth of rhythmic patterns -- 4. Classical music is basically polyphonic.
4. Classical music is basically polyphonic.
200
Where did J. S. Bach spend the longest period of his professional life as a music director? - 1. Vienna -- 2. Rome -- 3. Leipzig -- 4. Paris
3. Leipzig
200
The first movement of a classical symphony is almost always fast, and in what form? - 1. minuet - 2. ABA - 3. rondo - 4. sonata
4. Sonata
300
The compelling drive and energy in baroque music are usually provided by --- 1. a bawdy text -- 2. complex harmonic progressions -- 3. repeated rhythmic patterns -- 4. a loud dynamic level.
3. repeated rhythmic patterns
300
What is a polyphonic composition based on one main theme? - 1. concerto - 2. fugue - 3. subject - 4. episode
2. fugue
300
What are terraced dynamics? - 1. dynamics not written down & are added by the musician. - 2. a gradual change from soft to loud. - 3. the sudden alternation from one dynamic level to another. - 4. a gradual change from loud to soft.
3. the sudden alternation from one dynamic level to another
300
In the baroque period, the ordinary citizen's opportunities for hearing music usually came from the -- 1. corner pub -- 2. church -- 3. concert hall -- 4. court
2. church
300
A classical concerto is a large-scale work in several movements for -- 1. an instrumental soloist -- 2. an instrumental soloist and orchestra -- 3. any combination of instruments -- 4. symphonic orchestra.
2. an instrumental soloist and orchestra ----- A classical concerto is a three-movement work for an instrumental soloist and orchestra. It combines the soloist’s virtuosity and interpretive abilities with the orchestra’s wide range of tone color and dynamics
400
The main keyboard instruments of the baroque period were the organ and the -- 1. clavichord -- 2. harpsichord -- 3. accordion -- 4. piano
2. harpsichord
400
Each successive variation in a theme with variations: - 1. presents a new melodic idea - 2. is usually in a new key - 3. retains some elements of the theme - 4. is usually in the same key
3. retains some elements of the theme
400
Castrati were singers who -- 1. received the highest fees of any musicians -- 2. combined the lung power of a man with the vocal range of a woman -- 3. were male singers who had been castrated before puberty -- 4. All answers are correct.
4. All answers are correct
400
In Italy, music schools were often connected with -- 1. orphanages -- 2. courts of the nobility -- 3. public schools -- 4. universities.
1. orphanages
400
What are the tempo markings of the three movements of the concerto grosso? 1. fast, fast, slow - 2. fast, slow, fast - 3. slow, slow, fast - 4. slow, fast, slow
2. Fast, slow, fast
500
What does melodic sequence refer to? -- 1. the process involved in learning to play an instrument -- 2. the successive repetition of a musical idea at a higher or lower pitch. -- 3. a composition by Vivaldi -- 4. a preferred method of tuning an instrument.
2. the successive repetition of a musical idea at a higher or lower pitch
500
How many movements are typically in a concerto grosso? - 1. four - 2. three - 3. one - 4. two
2. three
500
Most early baroque operas were based on Greek mythology and what else? - 1. contemporary political events - 2. lyric poetry - 3. ancient history - 4. contemporary exploration of the new world
3. Ancient history
500
Where was Mozart from? - 1. Leipzig - 2. Paris - 3. Hannover - 4. Salzburg
4. Salzburg
500
What is the most characteristic feature of baroque music? 1. monophonic texture - 2. gradual dynamic changes - 3. basso continuo - 4. simple singable melodies
3. Basso continuo