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A drama that is sung is called:

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an opera

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The vocal style in opera that imitates the natural inflections of speech is called:

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recitative

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It was thorough the musical innovations of the __ that opera was born.

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Florentine Camerata

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A highly emotional song in an opera is called

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an aria

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The orchestral introduction heard at the beginning of an opera is called:

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an overture

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The text of an opera is called:

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the script

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Who is best viewed as the first master of opera?

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Purcell

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The earliest operas took their plots from:

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Greek mythology

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A type of English entertainment combining music, poetry, and dance was called:

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masque

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The greatest native-born English composer of the baroque was:

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Henry Purcell

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Purcell's opera Dido and Aeneas was composed for:

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a production at a girl's school

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Who was the liberesttist of Purcell's dido and Aeneas?

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Nahum Tate

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on which epic poem was Purcell's opera Dido and Aeneas based?

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Virgil's Aenied

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Dido sings her famous lament in Purcell's opera dido and Aeneas just prior to:

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killing herself

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Dido's Lament from Purcell's opera dido and Aeneas is composed:

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over a ground bass

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Why does the opening melodic line ascend in Strozzi's amor Dorminglione?

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it suggest cupid waking

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The sacred cantata was integral part of the:

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Lutheren church service

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Which of the following does NOT describe a choral?

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Chorale tunes were originaly conceived for polyphonic settings

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During his lifetime, Bach held the position of:

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all of the above.

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Bach was most famous in his day as a performer on

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the organ

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What is the form of the chorale tune Wachet Auf?

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bar form (A-B-A)

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Bach's Cantata no. 140, Wachet Auf, has ___ movements:

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seven

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The opening movement of Bach's cantata Wachet Auf is best described as:

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a grand chorale fantasia

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The duet from bach's cantata Wachet Auf (movement 3) is in __ form.

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da capo (A-B-A)

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Which of the following does NOT characterize an oratorio?

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elaborate scenery

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The stories for oratorios are generally drawn from:

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the bible.

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George Frideric Handel was considered a master of:

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the oratorio

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____ was born in Germany and studied in Italy, but spent much of his creative life in England.

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Handel

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When Handel arrived in London, he established his fame by composing:

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operas

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Late in life, Handel turned his efforts from the opera to:

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the oratorio

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which of the following is Handel's most famous oratorio, frequently performed today?

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Messiah

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Handel's Messiah is:

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an oratorio

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Why is Messiah so popular in England and America today?

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all of the above

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"Rejoice Greatly, O daughter of Zion" from Messiah is an example of:

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a da capo aria

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The famous choral climax in Part II of Handel's Messiah is:

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the "Hallelujah Chorus"

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The first era of Western music history in which instrumental music was as important as vocal music was the:

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Baroque

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Of the following, which is NOT a major difference between Baroque and modern violins?

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the general shape of the instrument

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of the following wind instruments, which was not made of wood?

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trumpet

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Which of the following does NOT characterize the suite?

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each movement is in a contrasting key

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which of the following dance types was NOT standard in a Baroque suite?

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tarantella

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A gigue is best described as:

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a lively sextuple-meter dance

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what is the form of each individual movement in a suite?

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binary

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the concept of the suite was applied to:

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all of the above

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Water Music by Handel is best described as a:

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suite

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why is the music for Handel's Water Music marked by lively rhythms and catchy melodies?

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it was performed outdoors on barges

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the alla hornpipe movement from Water Music is characterized by:

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instrumental groups exchanging motivic ideas

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Who was the court composer to Louis XIV that was central to the development of French opera?

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Jean-Baptist Lully

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The dominant instrument in Mouret's rondeau is:

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the trumpet

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the from of the rondeau is:

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A-B-A-C-A

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the instrumental form based on the contrast of two dissimilar masses of sound is called a:

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concerto

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the typical solo concerto has ___ movements

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three

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a concerto based on the opposition of small and large groups of instruments is called a:

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concerto grosso

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who was the greatest and most prolific Italian composer of concertos?

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vivaldi

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vivaldi was known as the "red priest" for:

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the color of his hair

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vivaldi lived and worked in:

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venice

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which of the following is a well-known set of concertos by vivaldi?

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the four Seasons

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the solo instrument in spring, from the four seasons, is:

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the violin

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which of the following does NOT characterize vivaldi's the four seasons?

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the concertos avoid ritronello form

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the opening movement of Spring, from the four seasons, features:

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ritornello form

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in the slow movement of spring, from the four seasons, vivaldi evokes a dog barking through:

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an ostinato rythem

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who composed the bradenburg concertos?

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bach

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bach's bradenburg concertos comprise ___ seperate concertos

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six

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the accompanying group in a concerto grosso is called:

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the ripieno

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the solo group in a concerto grosso is called:

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the concertino

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which of the following was NOT an important keyboard instrument in Baroque?

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the piano

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a keyboard instrument in which the strings are plucked by quills is:

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the harpsichord

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the harpsichord is different from the piano because:

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all of the above

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what is a toccata?

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an improvisatory, virtuosic keyboard work

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a chorale prelude:

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all of the above

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the __ is a keyboard form based on the principle of voices imitating each other

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fugue

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what is the principal element of a fugue?

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counterpoint

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in a fugue, the areas of relaxation where the subject is not heard are called:

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episodes

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after the fugue subject is stated, the second entrance of the subject is called the

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of the following, which is NOT a contrapuntal device that alters the original theme?

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prelude

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in a fugue, the technique of stating the theme in faster rhythmic values is called:

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diminution

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the opening section of a fugue, in which all voices successively introduce the subject, is called the:

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exposition

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in the field of keyboard music, bach's most important collection was

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the art of fugue

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which of the following is a set of forty-eight preludes and fugues by bach?

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A musical Offering

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how many preludes and fugues are contained in the two well-tempered clavier volumes?

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48

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bach's last demonstration of contrapuntal mastery was:

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the art of fugue

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how many voices, or individual lines, are there in bach's contrapunctus 1, from the art of fugue?

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four

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in which voice is the subject first heard in contrapunctus i, from the art of fugue?

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the second to top voice, or alto

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which of the following is NOT true of the rococo?

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it emphasized the grandiose

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which of the following was one of the greatest painters of the French Rococo?

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Watteau

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The French clavecnist and Rococo composer of the mid-eighteenth century was:

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Francois Couperin

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The Beggars opera was first presented in:

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London

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The Beggars Opera was written by..

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Gay and Pepusch

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John Gays The Beggar's Opera is best described as:

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a ballad or dialogue opera

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Opera buffa is comic opera from:

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Italy

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